Transformers Combiner Wars Trailer Reveals a Bigger Threat

The debut of Machinima and Hasbro’s animated seriesTransformers: Combiner Warsis just around the corner! After four weeks of fantastic prequel episodes introducing the characters at the heart of the story (such as Optimus Prime, Starscream, and Windblade), the first trailer for the new series has finally arrived. It brings to life the Autobots, Decepticons, and massive Combiners that fans of the IDW comics and Hasbro toys have come to know and love....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Cindy Robinson

Viggo Mortensen and Matt Ross on Captain Fantastic

Sundance is an amazing place to world premiere a movie. Not only because it’s an incredible festival filled with people that genuinely love film, but also you can show offbeat and touching stories about people without having to show an explosion every five minutes. The fact is, Hollywood has moved away from smaller, more personal stories and it’s left to the indie world to pick up the slack, like writer-directorMatt Ross’ family dramaCaptain Fantastic, which premiered at Sundance and was also shown at Cannes....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Holly Cline

Westworld Recap: "The Well-Tempered Clavier"

In this age of peak TV, shows often use The Twist to make people watch. These twists often come at the expense of carefully-constructed characters and narrative logic. With “The Well-Tempered Clavier,”Westworlddemonstrates itself as that rare TV show that is able to deliver on the twists without sacrificing other elements of the narrative. Tonight’s episode confirmed a few popular fan theories: Bernardisa host-copy of Arnold. The show is set in multiple timelines, and Billy and The Man in Black are the same person....

July 7, 2025 · 12 min · 2487 words · Michelle Campbell

Why the Hell Is No One Singing in the New 'Wicked' Trailer?

A new trailer forWickedhas been released, but there’s something that looks strange about the upcoming adaptation directed byJon M. Chu. This is supposed to be one of the biggest musicals in the history of Broadway coming to the big screen.Why wasn’t anyone singing in the latest trailer for it? It’s one thing to trick audiences into thinking something such asWonkawon’t be a musical. But to promote a project as whimsical asWickedas nothing more than a regular drama doesn’t feel right....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Jamie Andrews

Why the X-Men Spin-Off Series Hellfire Was Cancelled at FOX

Last year, we learned that FOX was getting into the Marvel biz withHellfire(andNoah Hawley’sLegionon their sister network FX), an adaptation ofThe Hellfire Clubcomic book series from24creatorsManny CotoandEvan Katz. The series was meant to follow a young agent who discovered a secret society of powerful mutants who used their abilities to shape the world. But then, updates went dry on the project. WhileLegioncasted-up and moved ahead into production, it was all quiet on theHellfirefront until last month, when we learned that the network had opted to move forward with a new untitledX-Menspin-off fromBurn NoticecreatorMatt Nixinstead, which would take their televised mutant universe in a new direction....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Cynthia Green

Without This Werewolf Movie, Horror Movies Would Be Completely Different

The 1981John LandisfilmAn American Werewolf in Londonbasically hit the scene as an instant classic and not only helped set the tone for the 80s being one of the greatest decades for horror, but it also modernized a multitude of classic horror conventions.An American Werewolf in Londonis a film that plays with the tropes of its genre by showing them honestly and truthfully, but through a late 20th century, Landisian lens. Up until this point, the werewolf subgenre had been played to death....

July 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1518 words · Zachary Gates

‘Hunger’ Trailer: Cutting Commentary on Class Divide and Kitchen Politics

“To be a chef, you need a drive stronger than love,” is the advice that Aoy, a young woman working at her family’s nondescript noodle shop, is given in the opening moments of the trailer forHunger, the new Thai drama due out on Netflix next month. Assured that she’s meant for greater things by a mysterious man, Aoy is plucked from her life of drudgery and thrown headfirst into the cutthroat world of haute cuisine....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Nicole Simmons

‘Invincible’: Does It Improve on Robert Kirkman’s Original Comic Book Series?

It’s rare to see a TV adaptation of a comic book that does justice to its source. It’s even rarer to see theadaptation improve upon its source. But Prime Video’sInvinciblepulls off this miraculous feat with effortless ease. To those who have read the comics, the show has a tendency to feel like a highly edited and polished final version of a previously flawed draft. And that’s to be expected since the show came out about 18 years after the comics first started and is created by one of the original writers of the comics,Robert Kirkman....

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1210 words · Sharon Schwartz

‘Night Court’ Star Reveals What It Was Like Reuniting With Her Former ‘Big Bang Theory’ Co-Star

The third season ofNBC’sNight Courtended with a very unanticipated reveal, and at the same time, debutedMelissa Rauch’s formerBig Bang Theoryhusband.The finale aired on NBC on Tuesday, May 6, as a one-hour event with Part 1 featuring guest starsMichael UrieandoriginalNight Courtstar Marsha Warfield. Part 2, on the other hand, sawSimon Helbergappear once again as Rauch’s onscreen spouse, marking the first TV reunion between the duo since their stint onBig Bang. Given how things concluded intheNight CourtSeason 3 finale, fans should expect Helberg’s return in future episodes if the show is renewed....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Marie Martin

"I Was Beside Myself" – 'From' Star Reveals How She Felt Reading That Devastating Season 3 Finale Script

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of ‘From’. MGM+’sFromhas been throwing viewers for a loop for the past couple of years, butthe Season 3 finalewas particularly brutal. A mainstay since the first episode,Jim (Eion Bailey)dies, which affects not just the characters, but his co-stars.Catalina Sandino Moreno, who plays his wife, Tabitha, spoke toScreen Rantabout the devastating turn of events. As the mystery-fantasy series has beenrenewed for Season 4, she will have to continue without her television husband and with many more questions....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 587 words · Micheal Quinn MD

'9-1-1: Lone Star' Needs More of Grace and the Call Center

Since the premiere of Fox’s9-1-1, we have gotten a dramatized glimpse at the lives of the first responders who put their well-being at risk to help others in need. It’s most notable with the firefighters, paramedics, and police, as they are the ones out in the field facing imminent danger more often than not. However, the series has also never shied away from showing the toll on a person’s mental health as a 9-1-1 dispatcher, the first line of contact in an emergency....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · Sean Irwin

'Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy' Just Got a Major Update

Everything is set for the fourth installment of theBridget Jonesfranchise,Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,set to release on Valentine’s Day 2025. The sequel will be bringing back some familiar faces, including that ofRenée Zellweger, who stars in the titular role. Others who are set to return and reprise their roles within the franchise areHugh GrantandEmma Thompson. Production on the highly anticipated sequel has been on for a while now. However, in a bit of news that is sure to send shivers of joy down the spines of theBridget Jonesfandom, it has been revealed thatthe upcoming feature has officially wrapped filming....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Omar Johnson

'Jujutsu Kaisen' Fans Rejoice! Crunchyroll Just Gave Us a Huge New Update

At the beginning of May, it was announced that thetheatrical releaseof the compilation movieJujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Deathwas finally set to spread its wings beyond Japan, asGKIDSannounced that it had just secured exhibition rights for the film with a US theatrical debut coming on June 03, 2025. After recently releasing in Japanese theaters, earning the equivalent of $1.3 million in its opening weekend, the movie has now landed another major update....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Peter White