WhenYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manwas first revealed, it was initially pitched as a prequel to theJon Wattstrilogy starringTom Holland. The series was set to fill us in on the detailsCaptain America: Civil WarandSpider-Man: Homecomingdidn’t cover, following the young hero becoming a local legend. However, things quickly changed, and the series turned into more of a standalone story, leading to an almostWhat If…?-inspired reimagining of the MCU mythos on the heels of a massive year for Marvel animation....

Book-to-movie adaptations are kind of a common thing in cinema, and they have been for about 100 years now. In fact, there are many movies out there that some don’t even realize have literary origins, as the movies have practically outgrown their sources and have achieved more success. This is true for any genre, from comedy to fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. Yes, this is the case with war movies, too. Many in the world have survived war, and many have taken it upon themselves to document their experiences in memoirs....

Musicals aren’t always associated with the thriller genre, as they are largely perceived to be crowd pleasers that seek only to provide mass forms of entertainment to those that already love theater. While it is true that there is a deep history of melodrama within movie musicals, many of the best in the genre add inherently cinematic qualitiesthat make them more intense. A musical simply serves as a medium to tell a story, and can certainlyintersect with the thriller genreif the characters and narrative call for it....

The Western genre has been a popular onesince the very emergence of the cinematic medium.While Westerns existed since the era of silent films likeThe Great Train Robberyin 1908, the genre really took off in earnest thanks to the series of collaborations betweenJohn FordandJohn Wayne, which began with the 1939 classicStagecoach. While it’s often thought of as one of the most quintessentially “American” genres, many of the best westerns ever made were made or produced outside of the United States....

If you’re reading this right now, it’s safe to assume you don’t live under a rock, because that would make it hard to maintain a connection to electricity and the internet. As such, you and other non-rock-dwellers will have likely read about the recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) lately, particularly regarding programs like ChatGPT. It seems like A.I. is advancing at a blisteringly fast pace, making people wonder about what things (and jobs) computer programs will eventually be able to do....

Even diehard Whovians must admit that theDoctor Whoreboot has had its fair share of plot holes and inconsistencies. While some fans consider that these timey-wimey inconsistencies add to the show’s charm (and the fact that it never takes itself too seriously), others are left feeling confused and frustrated by them. RELATED:‘Doctor Who’: 8 Classic Enemies That Have Returned in the Reboot Mistakes are a given for a show whose premise is time travel....

The coronavirus shutdown has sucked for an infinite number of reasons, but one of the biggest is that it has taken away the small pleasures of everyday life: going out to dinner with your friends, checking out the latest blockbuster and, of course, visiting Disneyland. Ostensibly the most visited regional theme park on the planet, Disneyland is as much a local hangout as it is a tourist destination and we are … we are missing it....

Though Netflix never reveals anything concrete about viewing numbers, or even how much a productions costs, rumor has it that their upcoming seriesAltered Carbonwill be its most expensive yet (formerly,The Crownwas the most expensive Netflix series).Altered Carbontakes place 500 years in the future, where human consciousness can be uploaded into a “cortical stack,” allowing the rich to change bodies (“sleeves”) to live forever. There are, naturally, people opposed to this, and the series will delve into this as well as a central murder mystery that will explore this strange new world....

With Eren and company now at the shoreline and the threat of Marley looming, what’s next for the Scouts and their quest to unravel the mysteries of the Titans, humanity, and more? Well, we’ll just have to find out when Attack on Titan Final Season comes to Funimation. Funimation today announced thatAttack on Titan’s final season (sub and dub) will be available on its streaming service in the U.S., Canada, the U....

Good news, everyone!Bill & Ted Face the Musicwill now be released one week earlier. After previously announcing that the film would be released both in theaters and On Demand on the same day, Orion Pictures today announced thatBill & Ted 3will be released one week earlier in both formats – August 28th. The move comes on the heels of Disney announcing that they would be releasing their big-budget live-actionMulanon Disney+on September 4th, just three days afterBill & Ted 3’s original September 1st release date....

Almost ten years after he went on a Texas crime spree inHell or High Water,Chris Pineis headed back to the Lone Star State. He’s set to star inNowhere Fast, a new Texas-set crime thriller.Variety reportsthat the film will be written and directed byNoah Hawley. Pine will star in the film as a small-town and small-time criminal who inadvertently kills his boss' nephew; mayhem, naturally, ensues. It’s a return to the subject matter ofHell or High Water, the 2016 thriller that earned Pine some of the best reviews of his career, and helped put screenwriterTaylor Sheridanon the path to building his TV empire....

In Season 2 of the Freeform seriesCloak & Dagger, Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) are trying to keep their superpowers under the radar, which is a challenge with so many bad things happening throughout the city. Desperate to help, especially when they discover that a group of young girls have gone missing as part of a sex trafficking ring, they find that being a hero can often cause more problems than it solves....

“Tell Al we will issue word from this fucking quarter when we are able,” an exasperated Doc Cochran (Brad Dourif) says to Dan Dority (W. Earl Brown). It could well have beenDeadwoodcreatorDavid Milchresponding to fans clamoring for a more complete ending to his HBO western, which closed its third season on uncertain ground. And lo, it has arrived.Deadwood: The Moviecomes 13 years after the official close of the series, and almost feels like a murderous, profanity-laden UK Christmas Special in how it unites the characters together for a short narrative that delivers the emotional goods....