Ally Maki on Home Sweet Home Alone and the Legacy of John Hughes

From directorDan Mazer(Dirty Grandpa), the Disney+ original filmHome Sweet Home Alonecontinues the beloved film franchise by following Max Mercer (Archie Yates), a young boy who has been left home alone when his family leaves for the holidays in Japan. At the same time, parents Jeff (Rob Delaney) and Pam McKenzie (Ellie Kemper) believe that Max has a priceless but unusual family heirloom of theirs and that they must do whatever it takes to get it back from the Mercer home, if only they can survive everything that Max puts them through to keep them out....

June 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1525 words · Angelica Garcia

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carrie-Anne Moss Have an Explosive Liaison in First 'FUBAR' Season 2 Trailer

He told you he’d be back — and this time, he broughtCarrie-Anne Moss. Netflix is dialing up the chaos, charm, and covert action withFUBARSeason 2, and today’s newly released trailer proves things are about to get explosively personal. The action-comedy series led byArnold Schwarzeneggerreturns globally on June 12, just in time for Father’s Day weekend, and it’s bringing another action icon into the fold in the shape ofThe Matrixicon Moss, who is fully suited up as mysterious East German operative Greta Nelso....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Michael Murphy

Artemis Fowl: Nonso Anozie on Protecting a Young Supergenius

In April 2018, a group of fellow journalists and I visited the set ofArtemis Fowlin England. The film, which arrives on Disney+ on June 12th, follows young Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw) and his trusted guardian Domovoi Butler (Nonso Anozie) as they cross over into the world of faeries to rescue Artemis' father (Colin Farrell). During our visit, we got to talk with Anozie about the film. We discuss his martial arts training to play Artemis' protector, reteaming with directorKenneth Branagh, the look of his character, his character’s relationship with Artemis versus his niece, the benefit of practical sets, and more....

June 22, 2025 · 13 min · 2587 words · Jennifer Frederick

Bird Box: Why Netflix's Release Strategy Was Brilliant

“Have you watchedBird Boxyet?” was a common refrain this holiday season. NotBumblebee. Not even reallyMary Poppins Returns. It wasBird Boxthat seemed to permeate social media during the holiday frame, when plenty of folks are home with their families and looking for some kind of entertainment. Indeed, Netflix saysover 45 million accounts watchedBird Boxin the first week of release, making it the best first seven days ever for a Netflix original film....

June 22, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Renee Lin

Bridgerton Star and Creator on Lady Whistledown's True Identity

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 1 finale ofBridgerton, “After the Rain."] One of the biggest mysteries introduced by the first season ofBridgertonis the identity of Lady Whistledown, whose narration as supplied byDame Julie Andrewsdrives much of the Netflix period drama. But while the character’s all-knowing presence has been compared to that ofGossip Girl’s titular narrator, unlikeGossip Girlthe actual person behind the Whistledown gossip pages gets revealed in the final moments of Season 1....

June 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1894 words · Brenda Guerrero

Caveat and the Terror of Amnesia

How about the recent plethora of strong recent horror films bearing cryptic one-word titles? Shudder has its share, and A24 have certainly produced a slew of fine examples(Hereditary, Men, Lamb,Midsommar)over the last several years.Caveat, a nerve-shredding exercise in paranoia and mounting unease, can easily be considered one of the finest, most restrained European horror films of recent years, and it deserves to be placed alongside other recently revered fright-fests. Through the film’s delicate treatment of pain mixed with amnesia, as well as the subsequent mind games that can come with the inadvertent suppression of past horrors,Caveatis a truly terrifying experience that reveals its secrets with an almost musical cadence....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1248 words · Lisa Watkins

Cobra Kai Video Game Release Date, Trailer Teases Netflix Series Tie-In

If you always wanted to kick-punch like The Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), his frenemy Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), or many of the other classic characters fromThe KarateKidseries' spin-offCobra Kai, boy is it the day for you!Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continuesarrives today (!) for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, and you can check out the first trailer above. As the press release puts it: “The game contains dialogue featuring the voices of Ralph Macchio and William Zabka....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 848 words · John Baker

Conan O’Brien Won a ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Cameo, and You Probably Missed It

Conan O’Brienis hands down the funniest American late-night host to ever grace network television. The comedian-producer’s timeless humor can be traced from his beginnings as a writer forSNLto his booming career onLate Night with Conan O’Brien.Despite his retirement from the industry in 2021, die-hard fans of the tall Irish man are still obsessed with Conan’s iconic remotes and his silly cameos. Over his time on air, Conan O’Brien has traveled almost everywhere in the world, as seen in his newest series,Conan O’Brien Must Go, and always seems to get himself involved in the wackiest situations....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Mark Pitts

Eiza Gonzalez on Godzilla vs. Kong, Alita: Battle Angel and Beyond

You’ll hear me say this in the video interview above, but it’s well worth further emphasizing here -Eiza Gonzálezis always a delightful interview. I’ve had the opportunity to cross paths with González a number of times over the years, from covering the launch ofFrom Dusk till Dawn: The Seriesat SXSW to the recent virtual junket for her new Netflix film,I Care a Lot; she’s always a pleasure to talk to while also exuding a deep passion for the projects she’s working on and the opportunities she has....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Rhonda Flores

For All Mankind: Season 3 Episode 9's Cliffhanger Explained

Could the United States actually lose the space raceagain?For All Mankindhas shown with its thrilling third season that this show is not a fluke. With every episode,For All Mankindknows how to build to a heart-stopping conclusion, intertwining different storylines in sometimes unpredictable ways. “Coming Home,” the penultimate episode of this season, flips the status quo of the astronauts and engineers on its head, introducing another inhabitant of the red planet — a North Korean man....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Brianna Phelps

Gears of War Movie in Development

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (October 6th, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Dennis Tzeng, Cody Miller and Natasha Martinez discuss the following: During a livestream for the upcoming release ofGears of War 4,Microsoft announced that a feature film adaptationof the popular video game series is being developed with producersDylan ClarkandScott Stuber.Gears of Waris a military sci-fi shooter that centers on the soldiers of Delta Squad in their last-ditch fight to save the human inhabitants of the planet Sera from an invasion of unstoppable subterranean creatures known as the Locust Horde....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 786 words · Mary Cunningham

Guy Pearce's Forgotten Thriller is a Big Streaming Hit in the U.S.

For his portrayal of the villainous industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren inBrady Corbet’sThe Brutalist, the ever-brilliantGuy Pearcewas the well-deserving recipient of an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor earlier this year. As well as that, Pearce earned the best Rotten Tomatoes score of his career with his starring role alongsideShōgun’sCosmo JarvisinCharles Williams' feature-length debut,Inside, which has since dropped from 100% to 96% following its U.S. release. Now, the year gets even better for Pearce, as one of his more forgotten filmography entries finds unlikely streaming success in the U....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Roberto Casey

Hurricane Season Has a Huge Impact on ‘Deadliest Catch’

Deadliest Catchdoesn’t just earn its name from fishermen’s turbulent journeys to haul in pounds of Alaskan king crab.It also exploresthe life-threatening conditionsthat these fishermen have to go through: choppy seas, gale-force winds that could send you tumbling to the deck or into one of the heavy steel crab pots, or crabs getting loose and skittering around the deck. That’s not even taking the stress of the job into account; CaptainKeith Colburnsuffered a cardiac arrestduring a recent episode, once again highlighting the danger of being out in the open sea....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 691 words · Kathleen Jimenez