With directorGuillermo del Toro’s fairy taleThe Shape of Wateropening in select theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with actorDoug Jonesfor an exclusive video interview, who’s a regular collaborator of del Toro’s and who plays the Fish Man inShape of Water. He talked about his collaboration process with del Toro, how he typically prepares for a character, how Guillermo had to keep reminding him to make Fish Man an “animalistic” performance, when he knewShape of Waterwould be such a special film, the amazing production design, how easy is it for him to break character when he’s done shooting for the day, and so much more....

I know we did get to seeFelicity Jonesin one massive franchise viaRogue One: A Star Wars Story, but I’m greedy. I want more and her role as Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat, could have been a great arc for her to dig into. But we all know what happened after the release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. That iteration of the franchise was essentially stopped dead in its tracks, obliterating any chance we had of seeing Jones dig into the role further....

We now have our first look atHypnotic,the upcoming thriller from acclaimed directorRobert Rodriguez.An exclusive image from the film has been revealed byVariety, which shows toplinerBen Affleckin action. While details on the film’s plot remain slim, a logline forHypnoticsays thatAffleck will play a detectivewho is investigating a series of inexplicable crimes while searching for his missing daughter, whose disappearance is somehow involved with a secret government program. The first look from Variety shows Affleck with a concerned look on his face, holding up what appears to be a polaroid picture of his daughter....

Trigger Warning: The article below mentions physical violence and sexual abuse. After his unofficial semi-retirement,Michael Hanekehas stepped back from the spotlight, quietly falling off the radar. But lest we forget that he was a defining figure of 2000s cinema. One of his greatest achievements is his back-to-back triumph at theCannes Film Festival, winning two Palmes d’Or in a row. The first of these victories went to his 2009 filmThe White Ribbon, which deserves extra attention and reappraisal after the major success of last year’s Holocaust dramaThe Zone of Interest....

The concept of U.K. to U.S. television adapting isn’t anything new to the genre, from their popularity in the 1970s withThree’s Company(U.K.’sMan About the House) and Norman Lear’sAll In The Family(U.K.’sTill Death Us Do Part) to the 21st century withThe Office,House Of CardsandShameless, just to name a few. Not that there haven’t been a few duds along the way (see 2003’s U.S. version ofCoupling). Still today, Trans-Atlantic conversion seems to be at its height for two countries thatOscar Wildeonce famously wrote “have everything in common (with)…....

TheTransformers' universeis about to expand for the franchise’s 40th anniversary with the filmTransformers One. This is the first animated film in the franchise since 1986’sThe Transformers: The Movie. However, thefilm is in the same world as the live-action seriesstarted by directorMichael Bayin 2007. Set billions of years before that action-packed blockbuster, the story takes place on Cybertron. It willfocus on the relationship between Orion Pax (Optimus Prime) and D-16 (Megatron) when they were friends....

Keanu Reeves’continued presence in Hollywood reflects the enduring popularity of his films. He’s currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity with the John Wick franchise, which is still going strong thanks to the spinoff filmFrom the World of John Wick: Ballerina. But the movie Reeves is best known for isThe Matrix, which remainsone of the most iconic science fiction films in history. It turns out that before Reeves stepped on the set ofThe Matrix,he had to watch two iconic anime movies....

The large majority ofThe Greatest Beer Run Everrests onZac Efron’s shoulders, but fortunately, he’s got an A+ ensemble at his back for every leg of this unbelievable journey. Based on a true story, Efron leads asChickie Donohue, a guy living in New York in 1967 who decides to bring his buddies fighting in the war in Vietnam a beer. While it might sound outrageous, Chickie commits to his promise. He fills a duffel bag with beers, uses his status as a Merchant Marine to board a shipping vessel bound for Saigon, and then proceeds to see friends includingKyle Allen’s Bobby Pappas,Archie Renaux’s Tom Collins,Jake Picking’s Rick Duggan, andWill Ropp’s Kevin McLoone so he can hand them a beer from home sweet home....

Welcome to theSaturday Mourning Cartoonspodcast, the weekly show for all things animation, including news, reviews, and interviews, from co-hostsDave TrumboreandSean Paul Ellis. On today’s show, we’re giving you an early peek at the new one-hour specialThe Last Kids on Earth, coming toNetflix on Tuesday, September 17th. Not coincidentally, that’s the same day that author/showrunnerMax Brallier’s latest title in the series becomes available in bookstores everywhere. (Check out my interviewwith showrunners Brallier andScott D....

Overcoming the death of one parent is never easy, let alone both of them. For six-year-old Lilo, voiced byDaveigh Chaseand her 19-year-old sister Nani, voiced byTia Carrere, it’s the one tragedy they never saw coming. After losing both parents in a car accident, Lilo is left in the care of her older sister Nani.Chris Sanders’ andDean DeBlois’ animated filmLilo and Stitchunravels the precarious nature of trauma in the lives of two young sisters, forced to grow up faster than most....

Developer Firaxis Games, behind the popular and critically aclaimedXCOMandCivilizationgames, has released a new 20-minute gameplay video forMarvel’s Midnight Suns, showcasing a battle between Wolverine and the player-controlled character The Hunter against Sabertooth. The footage gives fans an in-depth look on how battles will work, and the range of abilities The Hunter can deploy, such as the ability to mitigate damage. As for the villains, Sabertooth was shown to have a unique healing ability, making it harder for The Hunter and his archnemesis, Wolverine, to defeat him....

FX’s favorite undead housemates are taking a break from filming Season 6 ofWhat We Do in the Shadowsto celebrate the birthday of one of their own -Matt Berry. The man behind the dapper Renaissance vampire, Laszlo, turned 50 today and, as a gift, he took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a new photo from the set with the Staten Island gang, plus his good friend Sean (Anthony Atamanuik). Everyone’s gathered in the Vampire Residence around a cart topped with adorable little dollsdepicting the inhabitants, including Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), and The Guide (Kristen Schaal), surrounding Laszlo as he prepares to dig into his cake and gifts....

From writer/directorMaggie Betts,Novitiatefollows a young girl’s (Margaret Qualley) journey into a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God. But as she progresses through training, she finds her faith repeatedly challenged by what it really means to be a servant of God, and the dawn of the Vatican II era means that radical changes in the Church are threatening everything the nuns have ever known. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, Academy Award winnerMelissa Leo, who gives a profound performance as the convent’s Reverend Mother, talked about the appeal ofNovitiate, why she wanted to play a nun, the experience of working with everything but her face covered, and why she chose to stay in one of the dorms at the church that they filmed in....