Ranking the Arrowverse Heroes by How Much They Deserve to Enter the DCU

The CWArrowverseproper is rapidly approaching its end, withThe Flashseries ending this year on an abbreviated ninth season. This would leaveSuperman & Loisas the only remaining Arrowverse related series on the air (it takes place on an alternate Earth, butTyler Hoechlin’s Superman has appeared in the Arrowverse), with one more series,Gotham Knights, set to premiere on the CW sometime in 2023 (not an Arrowverse show, apparently,but if reaction to the trailer is any indication, it won’t be around long enough to form a debate about it)....

August 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1262 words · Zachary Harris

Recreate The Batman Logo Using Any Word or Phrase

Somehow audiences around the world are less than a week away from seeing the highly anticipated comic book filmThe BatmanstarringRobert Pattinsonin the heroic title role. This particular Batman film has one of the best marketing campaigns in recent memory with most of the posters having this epic red and black color scheme. The logo, in particular, has been memorable given the Pattinson Bat-Symbol injected into the middle of the blocky font and now Batman fans can write their own name inThe Batman-style font....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Alyssa Terry

Ricky Gervais' New Netflix Series Gets 6-Episode Order

After his recent standup special on Netflix,Humanity,Ricky Gervaisis returning to for another collaboration. The streaming giant has order 6 episodes ofAfter Life, which will be a single camera comedy, and marks Gervais' second series to premiere on the platform (his comedyDerekas well as the movieSpecial Correspondentsalso debuted on Netflix). Gervais is best known and loved for co-creatingThe OfficeandExtraswith longtime collaboratorStephen Merchant, although fans who have followed the duo for a long time will also note that some of their best work was discoveringKarl Pilkingtonand bringing Monkey News to the world....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Christina Bates

Rise of Skywalker Misunderstands What Made Empire Strikes Back Work

Spoilers ahead forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker In 1980’sThe Empire Strike Back, Darth Vader—Sith lord, Empire heavy, about 90% machine parts—revealed toStar Wars' fresh-faced protagonist Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) that his father hadn’t died in the Clone Wars. Darth VaderwasLuke’s father. Cue trumpets, cue shock. At this point, it’s not a plot twist. It’stheplot twist; it’s chillin' on the Plot Twist Mount Rushmore next to Tyler Durden, a deadBruce Willis, and Norman Bates in a floral dress; it’s the plot twist people wouldEternal Sunshineout of their brain and experience for the first time again if they could....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Courtney Lucas

Shape of Water Production Designer Paul Austerberry Interview

While filmmakerGuillermo del Torois known for putting together intricately designed films,The Shape of Wateris the pinnacle of his career thus far—an immaculately crafted film from top to bottom. The original story takes place in the 1960s, as the Cold War looms large, and revolves around a mute cleaning woman (Sally Hawkins) working at a top secret government facility who falls in love with a Fish Man (Doug Jones) that’s being housed there....

August 18, 2025 · 18 min · 3786 words · Brianna Jones

Teen Spirit Review: Elle Fanning Elevates Pop Star Movie

[This is a repost of our review from the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.Teen Spiritopens today in limited release.] Max Minghella’s directorial debutTeen Spirittotally won me over. It’s one of those movies I hadn’t planned to see in Toronto. One of those movies you see because it fits your schedule, and you just hope for the best. In this case, I was pleasantly surprised by this scrappy tale of a shy teen who sets out to realize her dream of becoming a pop star with help from a very unlikely source....

August 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1276 words · Jeffery Sherman

The 100 Exclusive Clip from “Perverse Instantiation”

In an exclusive clip from “Perverse Instantiation — Part One,” the first segment ofThe 100’s season finale, Clarke and Bellamy return to Arkadia with — surprise, Raven! —notLuna, but Roan(Zachary McGowan), King of the Ice Nation. Despite meeting Roan’s arrival with skepticism, Clarke assures the group that this is their only way into Polis, and their only chance at stopping ALIE. (Despite all of the tension here, it’s nice to briefly get a little Jasper and Monty reunion moment as well!...

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Heather Wood

The Call of the Wild Review: Too Cartoonish to Answer the Call

Other critics and I lamented 2019’sThe Lion Kingfor its rictus-faced animals. For all the attention paid to the realism in every blade of grass and every strand of hair, the animals could not emote.Chris Sanders' adaptation ofThe Call of the Wildgoes too far in the opposite direction with animals, particularly the lead, that constantly seem like they’re mugging for the camera. Dogs are pretty expressive animals. They’re good at letting you know what you’re thinking....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Cindy Oliver

The Mandalorian Release Schedule Revealed by Disney Plus

If you’re keen to know more about what Lucasfilm is serving up withThe Mandalorian, the first live-actionStar WarsTV series coming to Disney+, you’re not alone. Over the weekend, a select group of journalists were invited to a junket where they saw the first 27 minutes ofThe Mandalorian’s premiere episode and lateroffered up their reactionsonline. Now, we’re getting even more exciting news about this hotly-anticipatedStar WarsTV show. The release schedule for all episodes ofThe MandalorianSeason 1 have made their way online....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Michael Ross

The Ray to Battle Nazis in Animated CW Seed Series

This fall, a bunch of your favorite DC superheroes will be returning to The CW’s live-action line-up, but an animated newcomer should also be on your radar.Freedom Fighters: The Raywill arrive on CW Seed this fall, showcasing the light-manipulating meta-human teaming up with a new set of heroes in order to take down the villainous Reichsman. You can just go ahead and read between the lines there: The Ray will be fighting Nazis!...

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Bradley Jones

The ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judges Have Me All Confused

Dancing With The Starshas a reputation for being one of the best competition shows out there, because of the vulnerability and the passion coming from the judges. Throughout the many years and seasons of this show, the judges have always kept it real and honest, until recently. Back then, the judges, especiallyLen Goodman, were cutthroat. The scores were brutal but honest. During the first couple of weeks, when the celebrities who had no dance experience were still warming up to dancing, the scores were usually between a 3 and a 5....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Jackie Hampton

This Week in Trailers: Batman vs Superman, Zoolander 2

The release of a new trailer is exciting, more so if it’s a trailer you weren’t even expecting, you see it and hopefully it tells you everything you need to know to make the decision of watching or not watching what’s being promoted. The decision is rarely easy, but trailers are usually the best tool we have to go from, and here at Collider we do our part by giving you the latest trailers of the week in one place....

August 18, 2025 · 9 min · 1705 words · Sean Diaz

United States vs. Billie Holiday: Fact vs. Fiction in Lee Daniels' New Movie

DirectorLee Danielsis back after a seven-year feature film hiatus with a new biopic,The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Drawing from authorJohann Hari’s 2015 bookChasing the Scream, which tells stories from the early days of the war on drugs and those caught up in the fight.The United States vs. Billie Holidayfocuses on jazz singerBillie Holiday’s (played by Grammy nomineeAndra Day) battle with the United States government over her efforts to sing “Strange Fruit,” a song about lynchings in the South, and the attempts to suppress her by targeting her for her drug use....

August 18, 2025 · 10 min · 1921 words · Tammy Clark