Box Office Stats Have Nothing To Do With a Film’s Quality, Actually

Thetop 10 highest-grossingmovies of all time at the domestic box office (without adjusting for inflation) areThe Force Awakens,Avengers: Endgame,Spider-Man: No Way Home,Avatar,Top Gun: Maverick,Black Panther,Avatar: The Way of Water,Avengers: Infinity War,Titanic, andJurassic World, respectively. Out of those 10, five were nominated forBest Picture at theAcademy Awards(Titanicbeing the only one to win the coveted prize), while the other five are, at the very least, highly regarded by audiences. Even if youadjust for inflation,movies likeJaws,Star WarsorThe Sound of Musicjoin the list — all classics....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 959 words · Kathleen Powell

Christopher McQuarrie on Fallout, Top Gun 2, and More

While 2018 has seen some incredible movies, I’d argue one of the top films is writer-directorChristopher McQuarrie’sMission: Impossible – Fallout. Not only does the film feature some of the most incredible action set pieces I’ve ever seen, the movie shows off unbelievable work from every department, an incredible score byLorne Balfe, and a script that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the final frame. It’s one of those rare films where everything just works....

June 8, 2025 · 37 min · 7722 words · Kelly Jones

Claire Foy & Fede Alvarez on The Girl in the Spider's Web and Their "Feminist Batman"

Anyone pining for news aboutMatt Reeves’The Batmanmight find temporary solace in an unlikely place:The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Sony Pictures invited Collider and a few other journalists to watch the first 20 minutes ofDon’t BreathedirectorFede Alvarez’s adaptation of the David Lagercrantz novel, and what we saw playeda lotlike an alt-universe Swedish superhero story, providing Bruce Wayne is now 5'4" and played by spectacular Emmy-winnerClaire Foy. Where previousGirl With the Dragon Tattoofilms have painted their title character as a side-protagonist, Foy’s Lisbeth Salander is front and center inSpider’s Web....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 846 words · Michael Haley

Conjuring Creators to Write New Horror Film Franchise

Conjuringfans, you may have another true-life horror franchise to get excited about. The writers of the first two films, brothersChadandCarey Hayes, are set to write and develop a new franchise based on New Orleans’LaLaurie Mansion, Deadline is reporting. If you know your famed haunted houses, you know the LaLaurie Mansion has been closed to the public for nearly a century. As the legend goes, the owner of the house“Mad” Madame Delphine LaLaurie, snapped after her third husband left....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Lisa Miller

Cryptocurrency Scandal Docuseries by Tiger King Producer Coming to Netflix

Fans of Netflix documentaries will be delighted to hear that the streamer has a new documentary on the way. The currently untitled project will follow the story of a couple —Ilya “Dutch” LichtensteinandHeather Morgan— who allegedly attempted to launder stolen cryptocurrency worth billions of dollars in what is now referred to as the biggest criminal financial crime case in history. While Morgan describes herself as a serial entrepreneur, Lichtenstein is a self-described coder, investor, and technology entrepreneur....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Ashley Robinson

Doctor Who: How Russell T. Davies Could Save the Show

Doctor Who, as a franchise, is all about semi-regular changings of the guard, as the cast and head writer are often in flux. But one of the show’s biggest shifts yet is coming in 2023, as it’s been announced thatRussell T. Davies, the showrunner who guided the original revival withChristopher Ecclestonin 2005, will be returning to oversee the show’s next phase, following the departure of current showrunnerChris Chibnall. Davies was a long-time fan, but in taking on the task of creating a 21st centuryDoctor Who, he was also very conscious of how a large portion of the audience would need either an introduction or a re-introduction to the (at that time) madman in a police box....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Ruth Perry

Every George Clooney-Directed Movie Ranked

A beloved movie star, a member of Hollywood royalty, and a lover of all things Nespresso.George Clooneywas born in Kentucky to a family of folks used to being seen: His mother was a politician and beauty queen, his father is a television anchor and host, and his aunt was friggin’Rosemary Clooney. Clooney broke through as an actor thanks to his intensely watchable starring role in influential NBC dramaER, and he left the show in 1999 to keep fostering his intensely watchable movie star career....

June 8, 2025 · 19 min · 3848 words · Sarah Walker

Fyre Fraud Review: Hulu's Documentary Tone Is Too Glib

The biggest problem withJenner FurstandJulia Willoughby Nason’s Hulu documentaryFyre Fraudis that they seem aware of the larger issues Fyre Festival presented with regards to scams in the social media age, but they’re determined to keep everything light as if they might scare away people who just want the schadenfreude of watching rich millennials get scammed. The documentary never really reconciles that conflict, which is a shame because whenFyre Fraudgets serious, it asks some hard questions about modern advertising, social media, “FOMO” (fear of missing out), and millennial culture....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Adam Collins

Halloween SDCC Poster Brings Back The Shape

San Diego Comic-Con is underway, which means we’re going to get a whole heap of new footage, images, synopses, and poster images in the coming days. While some big names like Marvel, HBO and Starz are sitting out this year, there are still some big titles worth getting hyped about and one of the biggest to-dos on my list is hitting up Blumhouse and Universal’s Hall H panel on Friday featuringHalloweenandGlass....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Cody Jones

How to Fix Your iPad Pro Camera

Is your iPad Pro camera not working right? This can be frustrating when you need to capture important moments or use apps that require the camera. Most iPad camera problems can be fixed with some simple steps at home without visiting a repair shop.If your iPad Pro camera shows a black screen or isn’t functioning, first try closing all apps, restarting your device, and checking for iOS updates to solve the most commoncamera issues....

June 8, 2025 · 14 min · 2810 words · Raven Bailey

How to Train Your Dragon 3 Trailer Reveals the Final Chapter

DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures have released the first trailer forHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The third film in theHow to Train Your Dragonfranchise once again findsDean DeBloisin the director’s chair and serving as the sole screenwriter for what’s intended to be the closing chapter of the series. Based on the books byCressida Cowell,How to Train Your Dragon 3finds Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) ascending to the role of village chief and ruler of Berk, while his dragon Toothless becomes the leader of his own kind....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Nicole Love

Incredibles 2 Bluray Clip Reveals Something Incredible About Evelyn Deavor

Somespoilersahead if you haven’t seenIncredibles 2yet. Disney/Pixar’sIncredibles 2, the sequel to 2004’s beloved Oscar-winningThe Incredibles, has delighted critics and families of moviegoers all over the world, easily surpassing $1 billion at the global box office and still going strong. But another wave of super-family fun is about to hit store shelves and digital catalogs everywhere asBrad Bird’s adventurous sequel is poised to arrive on home video. Fans can reunite with this incredible family of Supers instantly on Digital in HD and 4K Ultra HD and on Movies Anywhere on October 23rd, and on Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on November 6th....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Brian Lewis

Iron Man Suits Up in Mid-Air With a New ‘Avengers’ Hot Toys Figure

It was just announced late last week thatRobert Downey Jr. was zeroing in on his next non-Marvel projectto follow his Oscar-winning performance inOppenheimer, and now one of his most famous MCU moments has been immortalized. Theofficial Hot Toys Instagramunveiled a new figure of Downey’s Iron Man fromThe Avengers, when Loki (Tom Hiddleston) throws him from the top of Stark Tower before the beginning of the third-act fight scene. The new Hot Toys figure features various stages of the Iron Man suit covering Tony, and also comes with a standard Tony Stark collectible bearing a striking resemblance to Downey Jr....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Sheryl Boyd