Archer Season 9 Trailer Takes Viewers to Danger Island

The team fromArcherhave traveled around quite a bit over their nine seasons and counting. For seven of those seasons, the agents of the International Secret Intelligence Service–an acronym that was eventually pulled for obvious reasons–went about their business as world-traveling super-spies and the members of their support team. In Season 8,Archerchanged tack by embracing the 1940s noir setting of “Dreamland”, a story arc taking place in the mind of an unconscious Sterling....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Kylie Burns

Batman vs Superman: New Trailer Teases an Epic Smackdown

Warner Bros. has unveiled a new trailer for directorZack Snyder’s highly anticipatedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film picks up after the events ofMan of Steel, asHenry Cavill’s Superman finds himself dealing with the repercussions of his collateral damage-heavy fight with General Zod and a world on edge.Ben Affleck’s Batman, meanwhile, comes out of the shadows to defend his city against this alien presence. After the last trailer, which basically undercut the film’s title fight by revealing how Bats and Supes will eventually come to terms to fight a bigger enemy, it’s good to see the focus shift back toward the central superhero smackdown....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Andrew Ramos

Belko Experiment James Gunn-Scripted Film Lands TIFF Deal

Hot off of its Midnight Madness premiere atTIFF 2016,The Belko Experimenthas landed an acquisition deal thanks to Orion and BH Tilt. That’s a load off the minds of writer/producerJames Gunnand directorGreg McLeansince the thriller had already been slated for a August 09, 2025 release date. The film about a deadly social experiment that sees a group of 80 Americans locked inside a high-rise corporate office and given the directive to kill or be killed starsJohn Gallagher Jr....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Jonathan Pennington

Blaze and the Monster Machines Game Release Date Teased

Fans of kart-racing games will want to fasten your seatbelts. Outright Games has partnered up with Nickelodeon for the brand new gameBlaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers. And you can get your first look at the upcoming title thanks to the launch trailer below! The inspiration behind the game is the CG-animated preschool seriesBlaze and the Monster Machines, in which “the amazing monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ have adventures that explore the physics of how things move; tackle problems through scientific inquiry and mathematics; and discover the parts needed to make everyday technologies work....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Julie Hughes

Candyman Review: A Wry, Ambitious, Uneven Reimagining of a Horror Icon

1992’sCandymanhas its opening credits looking down on the city of Chicago. It glides over the streets, separate, implying a malevolent force floating over the landscape, looking for its next victim, which it will find in protagonist Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen).Nia DaCosta’s legacyquel of the same name chooses to have its opening credits take a similar route but instead of floating above, it floats below, looking up at the looming landscape, which provides not only a dreamlike quality, but also implies that the malevolent force is already here, among us, and part of these surroundings....

July 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1352 words · Victoria Greene

Captain America Fends Off Paddington and 'The Monkey' at Domestic Box Office

After generating a strong $100 million in its extended opening weekend,Captain America: Brave New Worldis expected to retain its crown at the domestic box office in its sophomore frame. The superhero movie is facing fresh competition in the form of Neon’sThe Monkey, the latest horror film fromLonglegsdirectorOsgood Perkins.The Monkeyis eyeing around $14 million in its first three days of release, after generating nearly $2 million in Thursday previews. By comparison,Longlegsmade $22 million in its domestic debut last year, before going on to become Neon’s biggest hit ever, with a lifetime domestic haul of nearly $75 million....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Andrea Garrett

Channel Zero: Dream Door Trailer Reveals Season 4 of the Syfy Series

Syfy’s criminally underrated horror seriesChannel Zeroreturns this Fall for its fourth season, and now that the first trailer has arrive, it’s officially time to start getting excited. The fourth installment will be titledChannel Zero: Dream Door, which once again sees the return of writer, executive producer, and showrunnerNick Antosca. Continuing the tradition of bringing in a new director for each installment of the anthology series,The Dream Doorwill be directed byCheap ThrillsandSmall CrimeshelmerEvan Katz....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Brian Cordova

Chloe Zhao to Direct Marvel Movie The Eternals

Marvel Studios is moving forward with theirThe Eternalsmovie, and they’ve hired an incredibly exciting filmmaker to take the helm. PerTHR,Chloe Zhaowill be directing the comics adaptation, which could be the studio’s next big franchise. Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker with six films in total under her belt, but her 2017 indieThe Riderbrought her immense critical acclaim and the trophy for the inaugural Indie Spirit Awards’ Bonnie Award, which recognizes a mid-career female filmmaker....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Julie Good

Despite It's Brutal 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, Ben Affleck Is Still the Bomb in This Forgotten '90s Horror

The duo of Jay and Silent Bob may be pot-dealing slackers, but every now and then, theseKevin Smithcreations actually offer some true gems of wisdom.Jay and Silent BobStrike Backis full of good-natured jabs at Hollywood, internet culture, and even the actors in the film itself, but one of the most memorable moments is Jay yelling, “Affleck, you da bomb inPhantoms,yo!” It’s a meta-joke to the extreme, asBen Affleckis playing an exaggerated version of himself in that scene, but he also plays Holden McNeil, a completely separate character inthe View Askewniverse– and that character is the one to first compliment Affleck-the-actor for his role in the 1998 sci-fi horror....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 833 words · Bailey Neal

Every Person of Interest Season Ranked From Worst to Best

It has been over a decade sincePerson of Interestpremiered on CBS; while it looked like any procedural show, it turned into something entirely different. The show, which lasted five seasons, started as a simple crime-fighting show but evolved into a science-fiction crime drama grounded in reality while also being anything but. Centred around reclusive billionaire Harold Finch (Michael Emerson), who, before the start of the series, created “The Machine,” a computer program that was capable of collating all sources of information to predict terrorist acts and identify people planning them....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1215 words · Deborah Peterson

Everything You Want to Know About 'Fallout' Star Xelia Mendes-Jones

If you’ve seenThe Wheel of TimeandFallout, there’s a good chance we had a similar viewing experience. The entireWheel of Timeensemble is fantastic, but Season 2, which dropped on Prime Video from September 1 to October 6, brought in a new standout character, Renna, the Seanchan sul’dam responsible for making it an especially dark season forMadeleine Madden’s Egwene. As terrible as Renna is, you can’t take your eyes off her, and the credit for that goes to the actor in the role — Hollywood newcomerXelia Mendes-Jones....

July 27, 2025 · 12 min · 2392 words · Robert Garcia

Frank Miller on His Sin City Prequel & The Dark Knight Returns

In a new episode ofComic Book Shopping, we’re joined by legendary comics creatorFrank Miller. He talks about his career, the inspiration behind his work, and his thoughts on modern superhero movies. He also discuss adaptations of his own work and teases future projects, including a WesternSin Cityprequel. If you like comicsandcelebrity interviews, this is your show. Each week we’re joined by a new guest who hits up a local comic book shop with hostJon Schneppand peruses the wares while also discussing their career, upcoming projects, and of course their favorite comic books....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Christopher Jordan

Go Behind the Scenes of 'Orion and the Dark's Original Song [Exclusive]

Orion and the Darkofficially made its Netflix debut, releasing on the streamer this past Friday, February 2. The animated feature hailing from DreamWorks centers on a young boy who faces some of his biggest fears, traversing the city with one of them. One of the elements that helps boost the featureis its score, composed byKevin LaxandRobertLydecker. Along with the score, the duo and directorSean Charmatzcreated an original song for the movie....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Justin Garrett