Likethe last weekend, this one, too, is dominated by original films. Let’s take a moment to appreciate that, especially after a summer movie season that, like most recent summers, saw its share of prequels, sequels, and spinoffs of popular IP. Continuing Paramount’s winning streak at the box office this year, the horror pictureSmileis exceeding expectations with an estimated $22 million opening weekend, has any other studio hedged its bets more cleverly?...

Mexico is a country ripe with centuries of rich history and urban legends. It is no wonder, then, that some of the best horror films have risen out of the brilliant minds of Mexico’s most talented filmmakers. Often underappreciated in comparison tothe likes of J-horror, Mexican horror offers its own unique cultural perspective, exploring how utterly terrifying it is to be human. Fromhorror stories rooted in fantastical realismall the way to terrifyingly bleak peeks into the worst facets of reality, this list of films aims to introduce you to the glorious and macabre world of Mexican terror....

[WithJason Bourneset to open this weekend, we’ll be taking a look back at the originalBournetrilogy. These reviews will containspoilerssince the movies have been out for years.ÂClick herefor my review ofThe Bourne Identityandclick herefor my review ofThe Bourne Supremacy.]In 2004, the post-9/11 American had begun to take shape andThe Bourne Supremacyreflected that change. It provided a conscious subtext, but the movie remained first and foremost an action-thriller. But by 2007, the change in our country was no longer worthy of a simple observation....

One of my favorite shows of 2019 was Amazon’sThe Boys. Based on the comic book series byGarth EnnisandDarick Robertson, the series takes place in a world just like ours except superheroes are real. However, while TV shows and movies portray superheroes as either good or bad, in the world ofThe Boys, most of them are tragically flawed and often anything but heroic. Trust me, you have never seen a show likeThe Boysand you’ll be constantly picking your jaw off the floor while watching the eight-episode first season....

DreamWorks Animation has been developing a sequel to the 2013 animated featureThe Croodsever since that film proved to be a smashing box office success, but now over three years later, the studio is calling quits. PerVariety, DreamWorks Animation has opted to scrap plans forThe Croods 2despite the fact that they just hired new writers for the project, brothersKevinandDan Hageman, in August. The film was slated for release on July 29, 2025 before DreamWorks Animation moved from 20th Century Fox to Universal Pictures, but the report notes thatThe Croods 2had been a troubled project for a while, with doubts being raised even before the move to Universal....

One of the biggest benchmarks of being a movie star in modern Hollywood is the ability to star in movies that dependably make money, with$100 million still being considered somewhat of a magic number. Many a movie star has made a name for themselves by consistently being the face of films that cross $100 million at the box office, and it’s even more impressive if it happens consecutively with each release....

Netflix has released the first official trailer forThe Last Mercenary, starringJean-Claude Van Dammein his first on-screen leading role since 2019’sWe Die Young. The trailer debuted as a part of the streaming service’sGeeked Week, a five-day virtual fan event that kicked off today and is devoted to covering exclusive news, trailers, first looks, and more from Netflix’s most popular genre series and most-anticipated movies. The long-time actor, fight choreographer, and martial artist has an already stacked filmography and will now be adding to that resume with his first project for Netflix, as well as his first action-comedy role — and the trailer forThe Last Mercenarylooks like it’ll give Van Damme plenty of opportunity to show off his chops in more than one area....

The unnerving seconds that led up to one of the most headline-making cases of the ‘90s plays out today in the first look ofRyan Murphy’s latest installment in his true-crime anthology series,Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Viewers follow behind the story’s two main players, Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch), a pair of brothers, as they walk up the driveway to the front door of their family home in Beverly Hills....

Typically, a suspect goes on the run when they commit a crime. Some may go into hiding when they learn that the Fugitive Task Force is after them. That’s not the case inFBI: Most WantedSeason 6, Episode 17, “Gut Jub,” when a man is accused of murdering his wife. “A couple known for their home renovation TV show is thrown into the limelight after the wife is found dead and her husband goes on the run....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. While “The Queen Who Ever Was” featured a number of cheer-worthy moments,the stand-out scene ofHouse of the Dragon’s Season 2 finale was Daemon’s(Matt Smith)Weirwood visionat Harrenhal. Aside from giving Daemon the final metaphorical shake he needed in order to ditch his ego and support Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) claim, the vision served to give viewers a concise look at Aegon the Conqueror’s Song of Ice and Fire....

Ever since watchingLuc Besson’s amazing movieThe Fifth Elementtwenty years ago, I’ve been waiting patiently for him to make to another crazy large-scale science-fiction movie. Even before visual effects went into hyperdrive, Besson was able to take us to new worlds, create innovative characters never seen on movie screens, and craft action set pieces like no other. So when Besson announced that he was going to helmValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and that he would have access to modern VFX and a big enough budget to bring his wildest ideas to life, you could say I was kind of excited....

DirectorAndy Serkis’Venom: Let There Be Carnage, starringTom Hardy, chewed its way to the top spot at the Friday box office, with $37.25 million from 4,225 theaters. This is strong enough to make it the second-highest Friday of the pandemic era, following the $39.5 million that Marvel’sBlack Widowdebuted with. Unlike that film, however,Venom 2is playing exclusively in theaters. Sony is predicting a three-day total of $71.3 million, but some industry estimates put the opening weekend at $80 million....

The Walking Deadseems tired. And who could blame it? Over eight seasons AMC’s zombie drama has invented more misery, mayhem, death, and destruction for its characters than any other series on TV. After an actual All Out War, the series returned for its ninth season premiere, “A New Beginning”, and everyone just seems sotired. Tired of living, tired of dying, tired of trying to make it work in the apocalypse, tired of being stupid enough to think everything’s going to be fine for once....