'Andor' Season 2: Andy Serkis Says Kino Loy May Be Alive

In his grand return toStar Wars,Andy Serkisearned a spot in fans' hearts as Kino Loy inAndor. Originally popping up in Episode 8, the Imperial factory facility foreman turned prison break leader goes through a memorable arc following his meeting with Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). Once he realizes the Empire has no interest in ever letting him off of Narkina 5, he becomes a key role in freeing thousands of prisoners from the water-locked facility, revealing more layers to the character as his arc progressed....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · John Chavez

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Makes Box Office History, 'Trap' Cornered by Blockbusters

Disney’s superhero blockbusterDeadpool & Wolverinecontinues to smash box office records, maintaining its dominance in its second weekend of release. The film pulled in an estimated $97.0 million domestically, pushing its total to over $390 million, and$824 million globally. The ridiculous performance has officially crownedDeadpool & Wolverineas the top-grossing R-rated film in domestic box office history,surpassing the previous record held byThe Passion of the Christ, which earned just over $370 million in 2004....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Kristina Myers

'Wonka' International Box Office Delivers Pure Imagination to Top Spot

Paul King’sWonka, the origin story ofRoald Dahl’s legendary chocolatier Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) opened worldwide this weekend, and if there’s one thing the movie’s launch has proven? Audiences still have a sweet tooth. The Warner Bros. movie has opened as the number one film both internationally and globally witha terrific haul of $43.2 million in international box office revenue, including a tremendous $11.1 million in the United Kingdom, where the movie was shot....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Donna Kent

10 'Black Mirror' Episodes That Aren't Completely Depressing

Read update Content Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Netflix show Black Mirror.Everyone loves a healthy dose of social commentary.Black Mirrorstunned audiences with its brutally honest portrayal of modern-day technology, and 3 years after its final season, fans are still talking about it. Charlie Brooker’s groundbreaking anthology series does a wonderful job of capturing the damages of technological development and the ever-growing social isolation of the 21st century. As s a result, nearly every single episode ends in a way that few people could deem happy....

July 10, 2025 · 9 min · 1808 words · Kevin Nichols PhD

10 Anime Shows With the Best Action, Ranked

The anime genre has always had some of the best action in the animated medium. Anime also happens to have the best animation overall; extreme amounts of work, love, and care are put into anime each year. The most popular genre of anime is the Shōnen, which is known for its exhilarating and visually dazzling fight scenes. Everyone loves a good anime fight because they always seem to go above and beyond; if they can take things up to 10, they take them to 15 instead....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1591 words · Robert Thompson

10 Best 'Vampire Diaries' Plot Twists, Ranked

From 2009 to 2017,The Vampire Diariescaptured the hearts of audiences from multiple generations. It became a worldwide phenomenon for its blending of horror, drama, romance, and supernatural, all centered around one of the most iconic love triangles of all time.Nina Dobrevstarred as Elena Gilbert, a human teenager who captured the hearts of a pair of vampire brothers, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) Salvatore. The series was loosely based on the characters from the young adult series of the same name byL....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1517 words · Tiffany Smith

10 Best Fictional Languages, Ranked

As the basis of all communication and expression, language is a beautifully complex and long-studied tool. It’s no surprise, then, that language is the basis of most art forms, from literature to cinema and television. But, while the vast majority of stories are told in real languages, a few writers and linguists have created fictional languages from the ground up for their stories, especially within the fantasy and sci-fi genres....

July 10, 2025 · 9 min · 1875 words · Brittney Valencia

10 Best Horror Movies With Fake Happy Endings

Horror movies are notorious for featuring bleakendings where no one gets out alive. As their characters struggle to survive whatever horrific situation is thrown at them, they often fall at the last hurdle and are snuffed out before the credits. Some horror movies like to subvert this though and end on a happier note, with theScreamfranchise always seeing the villain vanquished by Sidney and her friends. RELATED:10 Best Horror Movie Quotes, Ranked Scary to Scariest While audiences know not to expect a satisfying conclusion from a horror movie, their depressing finales hit harder when the film makes the audience believe things are going to turn out alright....

July 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1302 words · Eric Carpenter

10 Funniest Bullies in Comedy Movies, Ranked

Some of the funniest comedies of all time included some of the most hilarious portrayals of bullies and troublemakers ever to grace the big screen. These cinematic jerks entertained audiences with their over-the-top comedic cruelties and mean-spirited natures. They’ve become iconic, quotable, andsometimes more popular than the protagonists. Though bullying is not a laughing matter in real life, these comedic bullies we’re intentionally writtento be overtly incompetent, irrational, and constantly making bad decisions that usually blow up in their faces....

July 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1374 words · Jacob Davis

10 Most Badass PG-13 Movies of the '90s, Ranked

PG-13 films have quickly become the cornerstone and staple of badass filmmaking that reaches the widest possible audience, with the ’90s arguably being the best decade when it comes to cementing this status. While PG-13 as a rating was created during the ’80s, it wasn’t until the ’90s that filmmakers and audiences fully adopted it as a new standard for exceptional action filmmaking. The ’90s were certainly home to badass R-rated films as well, such asThe MatrixorBad Boys, but there were alsoa great number of iconic and badass PG-13 experiences....

July 10, 2025 · 10 min · 1976 words · Lisa Fischer

15 Underrated Gangster Movies That Are Perfect

Some of the greatest gangster movies of all time can’t exactly be called underrated, because the best of the best also happen to get included among the best films (of any genre) of all time. Think titles along the lines ofThe GodfatherandThe Godfather Part II, as well as anynumber of Martin Scorsese crime films, including the likes ofGoodfellas,Casino,Mean Streets, andThe Irishman. Those movies and various others could be counted as perfect, but there are also some less well-known, more overlooked, or otherwise underrated gangster movies that either achieve perfection, or at least feel near-perfect for what they are....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1616 words · Michelle Strong

30 Years Later, This Brilliant Tom Hanks and Ron Howard Team-Up Is Still the Best Space Movie Ever Made

There is arguably no greater range of genre thanthe space film. The action of theStar Warsfilms, the horror ofAlien, the comedy ofGalaxy Quest, or the suspense/WTF of2001: A Space Odyssey. Real-life events, too, have been dramatized for the big screen, like 1983’sThe Right Stuff, which detailed key events before and during NASA’s Mercury space program. But none have done it better than theRon HowardandTom Hankscollaboration that’s turning 30 this year:Apollo 13,the 1995 modern-day classic that stands as the best space film ever made....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Franklin Simmons

8 Most Over-the-Top Dennis Hopper Performances, Ranked

Dennis Hopper was a singular talent, given it’s so hard to compare the intensity and energy he brought as an actor to any of his contemporaries. Sure, other actors who rose to prominence in the 1960s or 1970s –likeAl PacinoandJack Nicholson– were more than capable of chewing scenery with style, but there was just something extra unstable about Hopper that proved frequently captivating. Also, that’s to say nothing of how surprisingly strong of a director he was, with perhaps his biggest success in that department beingEasy Rider....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1522 words · April Young