Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Known for his audacious visuals and memorable needle drops, his films often examine how the harshness of American culture breeds toxic masculinity. He frequently engages with his own Italian-American upbringing in New … | Continue reading
Everyone's favorite messy lesbian period romance is finally coming back! HBO has, at last, released an official trailer for "Gentleman Jack" season 2, once again starring Suranne Jones as Anne Lister, the real-life English landlord and industrialist often referred to as "The Firs … | Continue reading
Over the last few years, "Peaky Blinders" has turned into a genuine phenomenon. Following the formidable Shelby crime family, based in Birmingham, England and set in between World War I and World War II, the series has inspired fiercely devoted fans across the globe who simply ca … | Continue reading
Composer John Williams' theme for the shark in "Jaws" is an instantly recognizable soundtrack cue and it has become a vivid, universal expression to signify oncoming danger. While the theme may now cut through international waters, symbolizing a threat or the parody of one, direc … | Continue reading
Diablo Cody, Oscar winner and "Jennifer's Body" writer, once told the New York Times: "When I watched movies like 'The Goonies' and 'E.T.', it was boys having adventures. When I watched 'Nightmare on Elm Street', it was Nancy beating up Freddy. It was that simple." Cody's right. … | Continue reading
Self-described "geezer" Alan Ruck made his "The Dropout" debut in an episode aptly titled "Old White Men," focusing on the execs pulled into Theranos by a desire to further their wealth and keep up with young biotech superstar Elizabeth Holmes. The series, which hails from "New G … | Continue reading
Hide your younglings and your Tusken Raiders, because Anakin Skywalker is returning to "Star Wars!" Yesterday brought the first images of Ewan McGregor's return as Master Kenobi in the unimaginatively titled "Obi-Wan Kenobi" Disney+ series, and the first trailer for the show intr … | Continue reading
Of all the trailblazing American films released during the end of the 1960s, "Easy Rider" is easily the most revolutionary. Although the 1969 movie was one of a number of films that helped kickstart the New Hollywood movement of the '70s, it was its box office take of $60 million … | Continue reading
George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" is considered to be one of the greatest post-apocalyptic action films of all time, building on the 1979 original and its sequels to create an absolute masterpiece. With resources scare and the tyrannical slaver Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) … | Continue reading
The cast keeps getting bigger (and better) for the Apple TV+ Original movie "Ghosted." Mike Moh, Tim Blake Nelson, Amy Sedaris, and Tate Donovan are now set to co-star in the film, joining Adrien Brody, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. The movie is based on a script by "Zombieland" … | Continue reading
Much is made of Joss Whedon's work before his name became a loaded one in the pop culture sphere. But one part of his career gets little mention, despite its fascinating variety: Whedon was a script doctor, tweaking the likes of Kevin Reynolds' "Waterworld" (uncredited) and the m … | Continue reading
Over the course of Matt Reeves' "The Batman," the week of Friday, November 1 through Wednesday, November 6 was a whirlwind courtship for Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne/Batman and Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle/Catwoman. That was all without Batman revealing his secret identity or even … | Continue reading
I've always loved the Borg storylines in "Star Trek." The idea of losing your individuality is haunting, and human/Borg interaction really delves into what it means to be a human, an individual, and also part of a community — and hearing that we'd get to see the Borg Queen again … | Continue reading
The original DVD of David Lynch's Oscar-nominated 2001 film "Mulholland Drive" included an insert that offered viewers a series of clues as to how one might interpret and decipher some of the more surreal aspects of the film. It had 10 steps, which I present here fully transcribe … | Continue reading
Christopher Nolan's last historical epic, "Dunkirk," made a massive splash in both the international box office and during its awards run. With eight Academy Award nominations and three wins alongside over $500M on its theatrical run, Nolan's a force to be reckoned with when he t … | Continue reading
Perhaps the single most controversial episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was also the most difficult one to film for James Marsters, the actor who played Spike. It's an episode that is equal parts cheesiness and melodrama, alternating between jetpacks and giant buzzsaws and mo … | Continue reading
Quinta Brunson is truly out here putting in the good work to ensure that "Abbott Elementary" talks the talk and walks the walk. The must-see mockumentary sitcom about a group of educators in the Philadelphia public school system, "Abbott Elementary" has been shining a much-needed … | Continue reading
The upcoming Apple TV+ series "Hello Tomorrow!" has a new cast member. Michael Paul Chan ("Major Crimes") has joined the half-hour dramedy series, according to Deadline. He'll play Walt, "a gifted but surly rocket mechanic with a deep and secret connection to Jack's (Billy Crudup … | Continue reading
The long wait for Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is finally over! While many have gushed about Robert Pattinson's take on the Dark Knight or Paul Dano's unforgettable turn as the Riddler, another major topic of conversation has been Zoë Kravitz's fantastic portrayal of Selena Kyle. Th … | Continue reading
The 11th episode of the seventh season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was called "Parallels." In it, Worf (Michael Dorn) found himself unstuck in space-time, inadvertently leaping from one parallel universe to the next. Sometimes the changes to universes were small — Worf's … | Continue reading
Fans of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series have had a lot of wonderful things over the years. We got the "Game of Thrones" HBO series. We have several spin-offs on the way. Despite complaints about the final season (which was awful and I will fight you on that), … | Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve is definitely walking the golden path. He petitioned hard for his "Dune" film to get a sequel (and even went as far as adding "Dune: Part One" to the movie's title card) and now it looks like he's blowing some big bucks on casting for the finally greenlit "Part T … | Continue reading
"Pam & Tommy" is the rare based-on-a-true-story series where the stranger the plot point, the more likely it actually happened. Did Tommy Lee send a biker gang after Rand Gauthier? According to some parties involved, yes. Did he write a chapter of his memoir from the perspective … | Continue reading
Ah, good ol' causality. There's nothing better to whet a Trekkie's appetite for a brainy, overthought conversation about rerum natura than a story about how a small change in a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. Or, to put it in other … | Continue reading
While I can be quite a mark for nostalgia in media, I understand the criticisms aimed at networks, studios, or filmmakers that tend to go overboard. Not everything needs a reboot or a sequel. And when a movie makes a reference to one thing that was popular back in the day, you do … | Continue reading
"Coyote vs. Acme," the new live-action/animated hybrid from Warner Bros. announced some new cast members today, and boy does this movie sound like it's shaping up to be something special. Joining the already announced human Looney Tune John Cena as the big, bad lawyer of the Acme … | Continue reading
HBO has decided they are staying in the dragon business. It's been a couple of years since "Game of Thrones" wrapped up, but that didn't deter the cable giant from developing what I believe those in the business call a metric crap-ton of spin-offs. They have so many spin-offs tha … | Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve and David Cronenberg have more in common than being Canadian. Both have made films about the trauma and obsession people experience in relation to car crashes ("Maelström" and "Crash," respectively). Both are drawn to projects about people who lose themselves in … | Continue reading
It's a super popular comedy that grossed big at the box office, arguably one of the greatest American films of all time, and even the rare '50s Hollywood film to turn the male gaze on itself. Though the plot sounds twee now, it was about as subversive as comedy got in its day. "S … | Continue reading
In a 1996 interview with ArtsBeatLa, Tim Burton said that, after directing "Ed Wood" in 1994, he wanted to make a B-movie of his own. "Ed Wood," a biopic about the legendary Z-grade filmmaker, covered the title character's life from just before his breakout feature "Glen or Glend … | Continue reading
The entertainment world has always been filled with a wild bunch of characters. But we're not just talking about the iconic personas of Ferris Bueller, Lucy Ricardo, Tony Montana, or Ellen Ripley. Sometimes the people behind the scenes are just as interesting as the larger-than-l … | Continue reading
In a welcome casting decision that I doubt anyone could have anticipated, Christopher Nolan's World War II drama "Oppenheimer" has added former child star and star of the short-lived "Turner and Hooch" reboot series, Josh Peck to the film. Peck has been brought on to play Kenneth … | Continue reading
It's hard to believe that the Joker has been around for over 80 years. Since the character's inception, he's become one of the most iconic villains in all of media, and has proved compelling enough to captivate audiences in stories that don't even feature his arch nemesis, Batman … | Continue reading
The Coen Brothers' 1998 film "The Big Lebowski" has become a cult hit of the highest order, inspiring annual conventions in both Louisville, KY (Lebowski Fest) and England (The Dude Abides). It's odd that such a nonchalant feature film should move so many to such passion -- surel … | Continue reading
Today Prime Video released the trailer for the upcoming series "Outer Range" starring Josh Brolin. I'll admit that this wasn't on my radar, and the title didn't quite give me the impetus to watch. The trailer, however, absolutely does. Let me give you the logline so you have an i … | Continue reading
For the first time possibly ever, horror fans can breathe a sigh of relief over a remake of a beloved property not earning a hard R-rating. Known for his foul-mouthed, ultra-gory, nudity-filled horror films like "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects," Rob Zombie's long … | Continue reading
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through … | Continue reading
One can't help but assume that "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" was the result of a fan write-in campaign. The kicker at the end of the final episode of the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery" was that Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the U.S.S. Discovery met up with … | Continue reading
"Our Flag Means Death" isn't about the thrills of the pirate's life on the high seas. The underdog story is more about the moments in between the action, with a band of pirates trying to keep the ship and each other's spirits afloat. Creator David Jenkins' ("People of Earth") wor … | Continue reading
It's a wild time to be a fan of the animated "Star Wars" TV shows ... and a confusing one for those unfamiliar with that side of the franchise. "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett" brought several beloved characters created exclusively for the animated series "Star Wars … | Continue reading
Sometimes all you need for a good laugh are the right two people. The comedy duo is a pop-culture staple, an archetype with vaudeville roots. With a few variations, one member of the duo is usually straight-laced and the other is outrageous. Sometimes, the dynamic is about one-up … | Continue reading
John Williams is the greatest living composer on earth. I'm not citing sources to back up that claim, because it's an irrefutable fact. How one human being has managed to generate so many works of musical brilliance that have become not just recognizable, but interwoven into the … | Continue reading
Sam Peckinpah's elegiac revisionist Western "The Wild Bunch" inspired leagues of filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Kathryn Bigelow. Its story of a gang of aging outlaws battling an ever-changing, rapidly mechanizing Western landscape shifted the trajectory of the Western pictu … | Continue reading
The Jedi may have the coolest weapons in the "Star Wars" galaxy, but they are one of the most corrupted, negligent, complacent orders in fiction. Their hubris led to the deaths of thousands, the end of the Jedi Order, and the rise of an evil Empire (OK, an Empire that lasted only … | Continue reading
Warner Bros. decided to do some shuffling around with the ol' release calendar today, changing the landscape of moviegoing for the next year or so in the process. Not to be dramatic, but the blockbusters being shifted around the calendar are the biggest of the big movies that wil … | Continue reading
"The Shawshank Redemption" is about the friendship between two prison inmates, Red (Morgan Freeman) and Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins). The film is interesting, touching, and heartbreaking all at the same time. It is generally accepted to be one of the best movies ever made, holding … | Continue reading
"Lucy and Desi" is a romantic comedy. It's a documentary, yes, but a romantic comedy nevertheless, about the passion and laughs shared between two people. Those two people, of course, are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and the duo behind "I Love Lucy," who were responsible for alte … | Continue reading
Well, I hope you weren't riding too high on the flurry of breaking news that erupted this afternoon. All was smooth sailing after the triple-whammy of Disney releasing a brand-new trailer for the upcoming "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series, Warner Bros. and HBO Max attempting to keep up wit … | Continue reading