Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Last of Us.After the bonding between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) inThe Last of Us' fourth episode, “Please Hold My Hand,” the fifth episode, “Endure and Survive” properly introduces us to another pair trying to make it in this post-outbreak world, brothers Henry (Lamar Johnson) and Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard), who are also attempting to escape Kansas City....
With the penultimate episode of the season,The Mandalorianfinally picks up its momentum—tying together its loose narratives and delivering a nerve-wracking adventure. While there is no question that Season 3 has had its standout episodes andfun moments, it has largely suffered beneath the weight of disjointed scripts, which haverelegated its titular character to a supporting roleand raced through storylines that deserved more careful consideration. Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal/Brendan Wayne/Lateef Crowder) remains at the periphery in Episode 7, but “The Spies” does explain why the series has taken such a sharp departure from the magic of Seasons 1 and 2....
If reality TV viewers were to name at least one show that brought entertainment as well as amusement, many would nameSwamp People. Reality TV bossMathew Ostrom, who was also behind HBO’sThe Chris Rock Showand ABC’sWife Swapas a developer and producer, is one of the main reasons why fans are blessed to watchSwamp Peopletoday. However,Swamp Peoplewas not just an instant thing, or easy. Ostrom launchedSwamp People, which airs on the History Channel, while he was the VP of the then-production company Original Media....
Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 5. If you thoughtlast week’s episodewas chock-full of trauma for Alice (Ali Ahn) and mommy issues, buckle up —Episode 5 amps up both of these things up to the extreme! I, for one, figured I was in for a wild and emotionally devastating time the second we were shown a flashback clip fromWandaVisionfeaturing Agatha’s (Kathryn Hahn) coven — led by her mother, Evanora (Kate Forbes) —attempting to burn her at the stake....
What happened in the final threeepisodes ofOne Day at a Timewill finally be revealed four years after the show abruptly ended,Varietyreports. A victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, production shut down, and three episodes, including the series finale, were never made. The cast and executive producers will reunite on October 15 for a charity table read of the episodes for the lateNorman Lear’s People For the American Way Foundation at TV’s Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood....
Shadow and Boneis a unique addition to Netflix’s fantasy line-up. Adapted from Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, the show has a dedicated group of fans. Despite delays from the writers and actors' strikes, these fans held out hope for the fantasy series despite months without news. And it seemed to be looking up with the release ofShadow and Bone: Enter the Fold, a narrative role-playing game for Netflix members. But, after everything,Netflix announced the show’s cancelation,along with therumoredSix of Crowsspinoff....
Quick Links The “Girl Dad With a Gun” has been a long-beloved subgenre that has tugged on audiences' heartstrings for years. From the beloved games-turned-series,The Last of Us, Joel and Ellie are perhaps two of the most adored dad-and-daughter duos of all time, withPedro Pascalat the scene of the father-figure crime. (Speaking of Pascal, doesThe Mandaloriancount?) Then there’sHugh Jackmanand the youngDafne KeeninLogan, and of course,Liam Neesonand Maggie Grace inTaken. However, an important factor in this subgenre’s success is a solid child performance, and, well, there hasn’t been a drought in that department as of late....
According toDavid Leitch(Bullet Train), his latest blockbuster,The Fall Guy, was a Hollywood production written in the stars. Not only does he tease the timeliness of getting the rights to a particulartortured poet’ssong in the film, starsRyan GoslingandEmily Bluntare both coming off of an explosive awards season in the wake ofBarbieandOppenheimer, giving his feature a boost in the zeitgeist. Despite the buzzy duo, however,The Fall Guyseems every bit deserving of the attention it’s garnered, between highlighting the deserving stunt performers in the industry and Gosling facing his fears head-on, performing 12-foot drops, sans the aforementioned stunt performers....
The Daniels just won the DGA’s top award for their maximalist hitEverything Everywhere All at Once. Their victory cements them as the favorite to take the Oscar for Best Director, trumpingThe Fabelmans’Steven Spielberg, long presumed to be the favorite. RELATED:The Greatest Action Films Of 2022, Ranked It’s genuinely impressive that a pair as daring as the Daniels could receive such mainstream criticism from the usually high-brow industry. However, it’s happening, and both the industry and audiences are embracing more experimental directors who keep delivering groundbreaking and risk-taking efforts that redefine what it means to have a true and compelling cinematic experience....
“Elevated horror” is a term that, for the most part, has a pretty bad reputation among fans of the genre. In broad terms, it’s a very young term that was created to describe artsy movies that are less focused on jump scares, gnarly kills, and “shallow” fun, and more concerned with profound themes and artsier elements. At first glance, it’s easy to see why the term is so derided, since it pretty much discards genres like the slasher and splatter horror as “lower” horror....
Video game fans have long wished for a perfect film adaptation of their favorite game. It would be magical to see the fields of Hyrule or the underwater city of Rapture come to life on the big screen. There have been many attempts to bring the incredibly detailed worlds of video games to life, but most have been deemed failures. Some even say it’s impossible to make a great adaptation....
Given the surfeit of commercially haunted real estate Halloween that’s come to occupy today’s pop culture landscape, you hardly need us to tell you there’ll be more spooky content available this month than any one person could watch in a whole year of Octobers. And yet, while everyone and their great aunt can expect to stumble on at least oneTim Burtonmarathon when flipping through Freeform’s annual31 Nights of Halloweenghouls-travaganza, we recognize that the recent explosion of streaming services, matched with necessity of keeping a whole family entertained night after night during the pandemic, means plenty of families will be on the lookout for a dedicated guide to all the best non-scary Halloween programming across the board....
As someone who has amassed a lot of digital movies over the years with the purchase of physical copies, I’ve been on the lookout for a good way to store and access those digital movies, and to even outright purchase digital copies. Some ways are more arduous than others, but of the services I’ve encountered,Movies Anywhereis easily the best. It’s a quick, no-hassle way to build up a digital library, and even better, it has features likeScreen Passthat allow you to share your love of your favorites movies with friends by allowing them to watch films from your collection....
