Oscar IsaachostedSaturday Night Livethis week,and nothing was off-limits, including the kid’s showPaw Patrol. Isaac, who has small children, played a councilman named Herb Tangier, who has had enough of the Paw Patrol. Why? Because they’re dogs, and none of the dogs are helping the citizens of Adventure Bay at all. This sketch was clearly inspired by people who have had to watchPaw Patrolwith their kids because, as someone who knows of the show tangentially from the children in my family, I understand this feeling enough to think the sketch is hilarious....

Universal is hard at work onThe Mummy, the studio’s planned first installment in a shared universe that would see the title monster sharing a franchise of interconnected films with the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Invisible Man, and Van Helsing.Star TrekandMission Impossible 3writerAlex Kurtzmanis set to direct The Mummy the from a script byPrometheusscribeJon Spaihts, and now it seems Universal has set their sights on the actress who will lead as the title monster....

As the final weeks of 2015 start counting down, heavy-duty movie fans are already taking a look toward 2016, and there’s plenty to be excited for beyondBatman vs. Superman,Suicide Squad,Captain America: Civil War, andDoctor Strange. There’s also the new film from the great Chinese helmerJia Zhang-ke,Mountains May Depart, andRichard Linklater’sEverybody Wants Some, but in the realm of cult,Super Troopers 2is perhaps one of the great underdog films to be getting hyped early for its 2016 release....

Thor: Ragnarokis now playing in select territories around the world and opens in North America next weekend. In the run-up to the Marvel film’s release, I got to sit down with directorTaika Waititifor an exclusive video interview. If you remember at Comic-Con this year,he told meThor: Ragnarokwas going to be around 100 minutesbut the actual runtime is over two hours. In our more recent conversation, he explains why the length of the film changed, if they ever considered using a Queen song, how he made all the department heads watchFlash Gordonbefore filming, getting to use Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” deleted scenes, and more....

Queen Elizabeth IIhas passed away at the age of 96. Elizabeth celebrated her “Platinum Jubilee” this summer, making her the longest-serving monarch in British history, and the longest recorded female leader in history. Elizabeth inherited the title after the sudden death of her father,King George VI, in 1952. She is succeeded by her son,King Charles III.Over the course of her reign, both England and the world went through several periods of significant political, social, economic, and societal changes....

Creature Commandos, our introduction toJames Gunn’s DCU, is a hit with viewers and critics alike, something that bodes well for his vision. WithSupermanupcoming on the big screen (and atrailer imminent), a second season ofPeacemakerand new entryLanternson the small screen, things are looking up, up and away. Even Gunn’s explanations of canon vs non-canon are starting to come into focus, making a little more sense along the way.But if Gunn is wise, the DCU would do well to remember and celebrate its television roots by keeping theArrowversealive....

The Hateful Eightmarks a few interesting firsts for filmmakerQuentin Tarantino, but possibly the biggest is the fact that he’s using an original score for the first time in his career. Indeed, Tarantino made a mark in the early 90s by eschewing original soundtracks in favor of choosing his own perfectly timed needle drops and bits and pieces of existing scores for his films. That trend continued over the course of his career until his new WesternThe Hateful Eight, for which Tarantino turned to previous collaboratorEnnio Morriconeto craft an original score....

Spoilers to follow for the first two episodes of The Mandalorian After giving us only two brief days to ponder thatbombshell endingtoepisode 1(while we all also low-key try not to picture Yoda and Yaddle just full-on smashing puppet parts)The Mandalorianhas returned, rougher, shinier, and Maclunkier than ever. Not bigger, though; Chapter 2, “The Child”, runs a lean, mean 32-minutes, continuing the feeling thatThe Mandalorianis less a TV series than it is a slightly overlongStar Warsmovie chopped up into segments....

2022 has been an amazing year for horror both in film and on television. One of the best pieces of horror on the TV side of the equation wasThe Midnight Clubfrom modern genre mastermindMike Flanagan. Like the director’s other Netflix series, theChristopher Pikeadaptation was critically praised across the board when it debuted on the streamer in early October. Given the shocking cliffhanger ending, there were hopes that the series would be picked up for a second season....

The Northman, the latest film fromThe WitchandThe LighthousedirectorRobert Eggers, has received a release date for August 22, 2025. The Northman starsAlexander Skarsgård,Nicole Kidman,Anya Taylor-Joy,Ethan Hawke,Willem Dafoe, andBjörk.The Northmanis described as “an epic revenge thriller, that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.” In addition to directing, Eggers also co-wrote The Northman with Icelandic writerSjón. RELATED:‘The Northman’ Co-Star Teases Alexander Skarsgård’s Gruesome Role in “Enormous” New Robert Eggers Film...

Trey ParkerandMatt Stoneare not known for making friends in Hollywood. BetweenSouth ParkandTeam America World Police,no celebrity figured has been left unscathed. EvenGeorge Clooney, who made guest appearances in the movie and on the showafter helping spread the viral shortthat becameSouth Park, isn’t safe from their ridicule. This is largely a result of Parker and Stone’s lack of reverence for the establishment and general disregard for the culture of celebrity, with only a few exceptions....

While some studios are moving release dates of their big blockbusters up this year as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to show progress towards a New Normal, Paramount Pictures is moving in the opposite direction.Top Gun: Maverick, which had been poised to have a big Fourth of July weekend this summer, is being pushed back to November 19th whileTom Cruise’s other big franchise play for Paramount,Mission: Impossible 7, is being delayed all the way to 2022....

The heist filmOcean’s8stole the top box office spot fromSolo: A Star Wars Storythis weekend. The spinoff from directorGary Ross(The Hunger Games) opened to $41.5 million, which is the best opening for the franchise thus far.Steven Soderbergh’s previous trilogy topped out withOcean’s Twelveat $39.1 million, although all three of his films did solidly withOcean’s Elevenopening to $38 million andOcean’s Thirteenscoring $36 million on its opening weekend. Ocean’s 8findsSandra Bullockfilling the role of Danny Ocean’s sister, and the female-centric spinoff is a purely entertaining ride with an A-list cast that audiences sparked to pretty strongly....