Shameless Seasons Ranked From Worst to Best

After 10 years and 11 seasons, Showtimes' hit series,Shameless, finally came to a close earlier this year. For the past decade, viewers have looked to the show forlaughs, tears, and the much-needed reassurance that, “Hey, my family isn’tthatbad after all!” Throughout its long time on the air,Shameless’quality wavered from flawless to cringeworthy and back again. A lot. The show was never the most stable (in regards to both charactersandwriting), but that was half the fun....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Jesse Mitchell

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 Clip: Admiral Janeway Pursues the Crew

It’s hard to believe it’s already been over six months sinceStar Trek: Prodigycame to a satisfying mid-season conclusion, though it certainly left Trekkies anxious about where things were headed for the intrepid crew of theU.S.S. Protostar. In addition to telling us when the delightful animated series will be returning next month, Paramount+ provided a new clip for the upcoming ten-episode arc as part of theStar TrekDaycelebrations this year. Season 1 introduced audiences to a new—and much younger crew—in the form of Dal (Brett Gray), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), Rok-Tahk (Rylee Alazraqui), Jankom Pog (Jason Mantazoukas), Zero (Angus Imrie), and Murf (Dee Bradley Baker) as they set off on a crash-course mission to learn what it means to be a crew....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Linda Cook

The 24 Best Thrillers on Netflix Right Now (December 2024)

Sometimes you wantNetflixto provide comfort food, and other times you want it to give you a jolt to the system. When it’s the latter, you’ll want a good thriller that may not go heavy on the blood and gore, but still manages to rattle you to your core. The streaming service has a solid selection of picks from the genre, but they’ve also got a lot of other movies labeled under “thriller” that wouldn’t be the best use of your time, so we’ve got an updated list of the best thriller movies on Netflix to save you some scrolling....

August 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1776 words · Nathan Fox

The Humanity Bureau Trailer Finds Nicolas Cage in the Post-Apocalypse

Nicolas Cageis at it again! The king of goofy DTV adventure movies is going post-apocalyptic (again) in his latest poorly CGI’ed endeavor,The Humanity Bureau. Cage stars a Noah Cross, a caseworker in a ravaged America, where climate changed has ravaged the world’s resources. In an attempt to turn around the dire economic recession, the government institutes an agency that exiles the citizens deemed unproductive to a colony known as “New Eden”....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Beverly Pena

The Tick Amazon Series Will Be Darker and More Grounded

Earlier this month,we reportedthat Amazon had picked upThe Tickpilot, and thatWally Pfister(cinematographer forThe Dark Knight) would direct. Additionally, we got story details like The Tick (played byPeter Serafinowicz) is recovering from memory loss and Arthur (Griffin Newman) had been labeled as a schizophrenic because of his statements that evil plans to rule the city, and no one believes him until he runs into the big blue crimefighter. So between an amnesiac and a schizophrenic, that doesn’t exactly sound like the lighthearted romp of the animated TV series or the live-action Fox series....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Joseph Brown

Tim Blake Nelson on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs & Watchmen

FromJoelandEthan Coen, the Netflix original filmThe Ballad of Buster Scruggsis a six-part Western anthology in which each chapter tells a distinct and unique story about the American frontier. In the segment that shares the movie’s title, Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson) proves that he can be both the life of the party and a frightening opponent, and sometimes both at the same time. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Tim Blake Nelson talked about getting to play the title character in a Coen Brothers movie, just how long ago he was first made aware of this project, how long he prepared for the musical aspect of his performance, how challenging the gun tricks were to do, what makes working with the Coen Brothers such a memorable experience, and who Buster Scruggs is to his friends vs....

August 5, 2025 · 11 min · 2202 words · Bob Morris

Upcoming Marvel Movies: Release Dates, Cast, Plot and More

After a momentous finale withAvengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios capped off a 22-film series titled The Infinity Saga, but the question on everyone’s mind, even before there were any signs of an oncoming pandemic, was, “Can Marvel capture lightning in a bottle?” AtSan Diego Comic-Con 2022, after undergoing massive shifts during the pandemic,KevinFeigeannounced that this new group of phases would becalled The Multiverse Saga. Feige also announced when Phase 4 would end and the entire slate for Phase 5 and a glimpse at Phase 6....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1337 words · Karen Williams

Voltron: Legendary Defender Trailer Reveals Netflix Reboot

Though their main slate of adult programming has yielded some of my favorite seasons of TV this decade, Netflix’s children’s programming hasn’t exactly been turning anyone’s head particularly. The first seasons ofJessica Jones,Master of None, andHouse of Cards, both seasons ofDaredevilandBoJack Horseman, and the last two seasons ofOrange is the New Blackhave been particularly effective, charming, and even groundbreaking in their use of imagery and the depth of their emotional narratives....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Donna Green

We Finally Have an Update on When the Next ‘Insidious’ Movie Will Arrive

As perDeadline, the world renownedInsidiousfranchise, produced byBlumhouse Productions, willrelease its next outing in the summer of 2025, Sony has confirmed. The official release date will be August 29, in a month that already includes the releases of a sequel toThe Bad Guys,Bryan Bertino’sVicious, and an as yet untitledPaul Thomas Andersonmovie. It was also recently announced by Sony that another major horror franchise will release a sequel in the summer of 2025, with June 20 marking the arrival ofDanny Boyle’s 28 Years Later....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Todd Sheppard

Wild Rose: Jessie Buckley & Tom Harper on the Honesty of Country Music

You’re going to want to pencil inWild Rosefor a number of reasons but primarily because it’s got a lead performance not to be missed.Jessie Buckleyheadlines the film as Rose-Lynn. She’s always dreamed of making her way to Nashville and becoming a country music star, but her life in Glasgow took some turns. The movie begins with Rose-Lynn’s release from prison, after which she’s eager to get right back to singing. Trouble is, due to her ankle monitor, she can’t go back to work as the house-band singer at Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry and on top of that, her mother (Julie Walters) has been taking care of her two young children....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Joseph Rodriguez

X-Men TV Series Stan Lee Cameo Revealed by Bryan Singer

Stan Leecameos aren’t only relegated to Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, nor just the big screen. Indeed, we’ve now learned via filmmakerBryan Singerthat Lee will make a cameo in the upcoming FoxX-MenTV series, which may or may not be titledThe Gifted. The show isverydifferent from that other recentX-MenTV show, FX’sLegion. That series hailed fromFargocreatorNoah Hawleyand, as is FX’s way, Hawley was basically allowed to do whatever he wanted, including creating a show that doesn’t really have to adhere to any of the previousX-Mencinematic mythology....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Aaron Fields

You Were Never Really Here: New Trailer Stars Joaquin Phoenix

Film4 has released a UK trailer forLynne Ramsay’s thrillerYou Were Never Really Here. The film starsJoaquin Phoenixas a traumatized veteran who tracks down missing girls for a living. But on his latest job, conspiracy swirls and he finds himself going down a dark path to bring a young girl home safely. Along the way, it looks he beats many people to death with a hammer. Although the shorthand for this looks like “Joaquin Phoenix doesTaken,” you can see from Lynne Ramsay’s direction that this is a far cry from your standard Liam Neeson thriller....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Michael Roy

'Alita 2': Robert Rodriguez Offers an Uncertain Update on the Sequels

It’s been four years since we had the chance to witness the incredibly ambitious action-adventureAlita: Battle Angel. The movie had the makings of a franchise starter, and yet… there has been no official word or tangible movement onAlita 2since then. Even though the cast and creativessupported the campaign for a sequelover the years. During a press tour for his new filmHypnotic, directorRobert Rodriguezaddressed the future ofBattle Angeland what has happened with the possible franchise over the last few years....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Crystal Pena