The Shawshank Redemptionis widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, even if it wasn’t originally perceived to be a massive hit. Even though adaptations ofStephen King’s work were very popular at the time,The Shawshank Redemptionwas a box office disappointment that infamously lostthe Academy Award for Best PicturetoForrest Gump, a decision that has many cinephiles still shaking their heads in disbelief. Still,The Shawshank Redemptionis a film that audiences can look to as a source of inspiration, as the earnest message of hope can help anyone struggling with critical issues....

Hey, the Oscars do get things right sometimes. Giving Best Picture to movies that took risks or weren’t exactly Oscar bait in recent years (as seen with wins forParasite,Everything Everywhere All at Once, andAnora)? That’s all pretty cool.Everything Everywhere All at Oncewinning Best Picture and three acting Oscars was especially great, seeing as that movie is a sci-fi one, and Oscar voters don’t often recognize that genre quite as often as they should....

For those who grew up during the 2000s (with some fantastic family movies from the 2000s), it can be agreed that it was a much simpler time. Streaming wasn’t a thing yet, so when it came to movie viewing, a trip to the cinema or a rental from Blockbuster would do the trick. 2000s kids and their families were lucky enough to have a wide range of fantastic kid-friendly films released during that decade....

Walt Disney Animation Studios is a cultural icon. The studio literallyinventedan entire business with 1937’sSnow White and the Seven Dwarves, which was the first full-length animated feature ever made in the United States. UnderWalt Disney’s purview, the studio would go on to create classic after classic throughout the 40s, 50s, and 60s, but somewhere in the late 70s and throughout the 80s, Walt Disney Animation had lost its way.The Black Cauldron, released in 1985, is considered a major turning point for the studio as it was the first Disney film to receive a PG rating and was considerably darker than anything the studio had produced before....

Ridley Scottis one of our most prolific living filmmakers, with a knack for world building and story-telling that carries across genres. His early career as a director was marked by groundbreaking titles such asAlien,Legend, andBlade Runner.Each is an incredibly different film, yet all of them share the same attention to craft that Scott is known for. Scott’s career only gained momentum from there. In 1991, he directed the ever-popular road movie,Thelma and Louise....

Tom Cruiseis one of the last real movie stars. At a time when audiences are fragmenting into smaller and smaller niches and watching more films at home, Cruise is one of the few big names that is still able to draw massive audiences to theaters. Since his start in the early 1980s, the actor has appeared insome of the biggest blockbusters everwhile also proving that he can handle more than just action star roles....

The first trailer for Season 2 ofAltered Carbonarrivedjust last weekto tease Takeshi Kovacs' return (of sorts), but a new trailer reveals more about the upcoming season’s increasingly complex plot. However it ultimately shakes out, fans of the sci-fi series will get to enjoy twisting, turning narratives interspersed with plenty of high-stakes shoot-em-up action and mind-bending headgames. Get a good tease with the new trailer below. StarringAnthony Mackie,Renée Elise Goldsberry,Lela Loren,Simone Missick,Chris Conner,Dina ShihabiandTorben Liebrecht, withWill Yun LeeandJames Saitorecurring,Altered Carbonreturns for Season 2 and eight hour-long episodes on February 27th....

The first two episodes ofWandaVisionassembled aton of questions—mostly, like, what the hell is going on here?—but the one mystery itdefinitelydoesn’t seem interested in explaining quite yet is how Vision (Paul Bettany) is involved at all. As you might recall, the android character basically had his brain plucked out of his head inAvengers: Infinity Warby his superpowered lover, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), and then was a no-show forAvengers: Endgame, seemingly confirming that the MCU’s resident robot was dead for good....

Warner Bros. has released the finalBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicetrailer, and the movie finally has my interest, at least on a set piece level. Not that I really expected director Zack Snyder to disappoint in the action department (let’s try to forgetSucker Punchexists), but it’s interesting to see his spin on Batman specifically, and show the character as a seasoned veteran who easily takes out a room full of bad guys (although you expect a combo meter to pop up at any second)....

June 12, 2025 is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the last emancipation of enslaved Black people in Texas. On this day, a group of incredible creatives known asBlack Artists for Freedomreleased a list of demands and action items to elicit change in the cultural systems that can either help propagate white supremacy, or help dismantle it. “Culture alone cannot fix systemic racism,” says the group in their official statement. “But culture is strongly connected to racism’s material effects, and the representation of Black people in the media has long been used to justify the violence against us....

Mary Mouserhas built up quite the resume over the years, but there’s no denying thatCobra Kaiis a special one. Not only is the show a phenomenal continuation of the classicKarate Kidfilm, but it’s also a series that’s amassed quite the fanbase over the course of its two-season run on YouTube. TheCobra Kaifandom is a mighty passionate group and I’ve got a very good feeling that fandom is going to get even bigger courtesy of the shift to Netflix....

On this installment of Collider Movie Talk (Monday January 25th 2016) we discuss the following issues: MAIN TOPICS It’s Monday which means it’s time for our weekend Box Office report brought to you by our friends at AMC Theatres. Coming in at #1 is theLeonardo DiCapriofilmThe Revenant, climbing up from the #2 position last week making $16 million. Coming in at #2 isStar Wars: The Force Awakenswith $14.25 million, up one spot from its #3 finish last week....

On this all mailbag episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Hal Rudnick (Screen Junkies) discuss the following: Last night during Monday Night Football on ESPN, Disney and Lucasfilm dropped the 3rd and final trailer for the upcomingStar Wars: The Force Awakens. In the trailer we get our best looks yet at Han, Leia, Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn and many others.Star Wars: The Force Awakensofficially opens on December 18th....