The 7 Best New Movies Coming to HBO Max in June 2025

HBO Maxis back, like it never left, as this summer will see the popular streaming servicereturn to its original namesake, and the stacked lineup of movies heading to the service in June is a great way to celebrate the occasion. From one of the biggest movies of the year, a beloved franchise, and several underseen recent releases, here’s a look at some of the best movies heading to HBO Max in June 2025....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Bethany Golden

The Current War Trailer: The Race Is on Between Edison & Westinghouse

Newly formed 101 Studios has released the official trailer for their debut titleThe Current War, and it’s a beauty. Based on the epic story of Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch), George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) and Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), three brilliant visionaries in a cutthroat competition to literally light up the world, the film follows their race to claim the elusive prize. Center stage is Edison, whose plans of bringing electricity to Manhattan are upended when Westinghouse and Tesla announce they have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America, sparking one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in U....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Jason Maynard

The Fate of Denis Leary's 'Going Dutch' Has Been Decided by Fox

Going Dutchis returning for a second tour of duty. The freshman Fox sitcom has been renewed for a second season at the network.Deadlinereports that bothGoing Dutchand its network stablemate,Animal Control, will be returning next season. The series' first season is now streaming on Hulu. Deadline reports that although theDenis Leary-led series' ratings were not spectacular, the fact that the series is produced and owned by Fox may have played a part in the network’s decision....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Blake Gonzalez

The House that Jack Built Review: Lars Von Trier Leaves the Best for Last

You may have heard about the 100 or so attendees who walked outof Lars Von Trier’sThe House That Jack Builtduring its world premiere at the 71stFestival de Cannes.The horrified attendees were seemingly offended by the actions of the Jack in question (Matt Dillon), a serial killer with OCD.Clearly, these people have extremely delicate or attention-seeking dispositions because there is nothing more graphic in this picture than what you’d see in aFinal Destinationflick....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 809 words · Brandon Turner

The Plot Against America: Anthony Boyle on David Simon's HBO Series

Created byDavid SimonandEd Burnsand based on the novel of the same name byPhilip Roth, the six-part HBO limited seriesThe Plot Against Americafollows a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey through an alternate American history during World War II, when aviator hero and xenophobic populistCharles Lindberghhas won the presidency and is taking the nation ever closer to fascism. As opposing political views threaten to tear families apart, the eerie parallels of how an outsider can stoke the flames of anti-Semitism and xenophobia from the highest leadership position in the nation become frighteningly real....

August 6, 2025 · 10 min · 2068 words · Scott Smith

The Walkers on The Walking Dead Are Evolving

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 11 of The Walking Dead and Tales of the Walking Dead. After more than a decade of television, the long-running AMC seriesThe Walking Deadis now coming to a close. It has beenquite a journey that hasn’t always been the most consistent, but these final episodes have started to introduce something new to this growing universe. While the human characters and their various conflicts have always been central, the swarms of undead zombies we have become familiar with have now begun to change....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Timothy Scott

Twisted Metal TV Show Adds Joe Seanoa, Richard Cabral

Peacock announced today that professional wrestlerJoe Seanoahas joined theTwisted Metallive-action series as the physical portrayal of Sweet Tooth, who will be voiced by previously announced star and executive producerWill Arnett.Seanoa is the latest addition to the ever-growing cast of the live-action adaptation of the global video game phenomenon. Seanoa brings to life Sweet Tooth’s physical body, as a rage-filled, hulk of a man who dons a terrifying clown mask while driving his infamous doomsday ice cream truck....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Donna Smith

Watch the Russo Brothers CCXP Panel on Cherry, the Extraction Sequel, and More

If you’re a fan of the Russo Brothers and curious about the many projects they’re working on, I’ve got some cool news to share. Later today, around 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET duringCCXP Worlds, Collider is hosting an exclusive conversation withAnthonyandJoe Russowhere they will speak at length about the many projects they’re working on at their production company AGBO, includingCherrywithTom Holland, their next directorial effortwithRyan GoslingandChris Evans, theExtractionsequel, and so much more I can’t list it all here....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Kevin Harris

Weekend Box Office: Justice League Takes the Top Spot

For almost any other movie that doesn’t bare the names Marvel, DC, or Star Wars, a $96 million weekend at the box office is something to celebrate. Even for movies that cost around $100 million to make, such a performance would suggest a profitable movie with marketing factored in to boot. And yet the plain fact is thatJustice League’s $96 million take this weekend is a deafening disappointment, one that now maps out a extremely perilous road for whatever the future of the DC cinematic universe had planned for next....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Mario Vasquez

Weirdest Avengers Teams in Marvel Comics History

A couple of days ago during a Q&A promoting the Blu-ray release ofAvengers: Age ofUltron,Marvel Studios executiveJeremy Latchamrevealed that the current team-up of superheroes in theAvengersmovieswill get a faceliftby the time thatAvengers: Infinity Waris all said and done. The final moments ofAge of Ultronhinted at a possible new line-up for the titular team, but the permutations are limited only by which Marvel characters are currently off limits due to contractual agreements....

August 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1298 words · Dr. Glenn Kim DVM

Westworld Poster Further Teases HBO's Creepy Sci-Fi Western

HBO has certainly been stumbling in 2016, from the launch, renewal, andswift cancellationofVinyltothe divisive finale ofThe Night Of, which began with an incredible opener and failed to match that quality throughout the rest of its first season. But hopes are high forWestworld. The sci-fi Western series has been one of the most promising projects in development at the pay cable network for some time, and it’s finally ready to launch this October....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Cynthia Fitzpatrick

Zoolander: Selling a Pre-9/11 Comedy in a Post-9/11 World

There are many moviegoers heading to seeZoolander 2this weekend that don’t even remember if and when they saw the firstZoolander.Considering the first movie came out almost 15 years ago that’s not too surprising. Once you realize thatJustin Bieber, who cameos in the film, was only 7-years-old at the time it makes you realize just how long a gap there’s been between the two pictures. There is a whole other audience, however, who simply missed out because something much more important happened just 17 days before its release; the September 11th terrorist attacks....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1272 words · Andrew Barnett

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ — What We Know About Scarlett Johansson’s New Rom-Com

Quick Links While “Romantic Comedy” and “Moon Landing” don’t seem like they go hand-in-hand, this is the exact combination of elements that make upScarlett JohanssonandChanning Tatum’s new film,Fly Me to the Moon. The highly-anticipated release deals with a NASA employee and a marketing specialist who are forced to team up on a project, falling in love along the way. WhileFly Me to the Moonsits more in the comedy genre than in drama, Apple has already proven its ability to capture the dense subject of space travel with ease....

August 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1315 words · Emily Mejia