Abominable Review: An Adorable Yet Familiar Tale of Finding Home

[This is a repost of our review from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.Abominableopens today.] The first major co-production between DreamWorks and China’s Pearl Studio,Abominable, does absolutely nothing to break the mold, but it is charming enough and adorable enough to hold your interest during its 90-minute runtime. The film begins with a prison break scene, as the camera sees through the eyes of a large creature escaping a high-end lab before reaching a Chinese metropolis....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 775 words · Kimberly Gibson MD

Andy Cohen Is Shocked This ‘RHONY’ Star Came Back for Season 15

Andy Cohenhas been working on Bravofor years and if anyone knows how the stars ofThe Real Housewives of New Yorkthink, it is him. But with a complete cast reshuffling for Season 14, it meant that new women were taking on one of the longest running shows in the franchise. One of thosewomen wasJenna Lyons.The fashion icon joined the series in Season 14 and really did not fit the mold of what a housewife typically is, and it led to many thinking that Lyons would not return for Season 15....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Donna Gibson

Beats Generations in Order

Beats headphones have become a big name in music. They started in 2006 when Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine teamed up.These headphones changed how people listen to music on the go.The company grew fast and made lots of different products. Apple bought Beats in 2014 for $3.2 billion. This was a big deal in the music world. After that Beats kept making new types of headphones. They made ones that work with wires and ones that don’t need wires at all....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Rick Bartlett

Before 'Oppenheimer,' the 'Twin Peaks' Revival Made Us Fear the Bomb

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Oppenheimer. A searing, white light bursts out in the middle of a desert. The atomic bomb explosion is so powerful, it cuts through reality, into another world from which dark entities slip out. In the mind of directorDavid Lynch, this is what happens when man-made weapons of mass destruction are created, opening doors that should remain locked. InOppenheimer, the deadly, unimaginable consequences of the weapon are internalized within its creator....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1579 words · Kayla Holden

Best TV of 2019, From Fleabag to The Mandalorian

There is simply too much TV, folks. This is a fact. Catching up oneverythingis something of an impossible task. At this point, I’m not sure I’ll ever learn what aKominsky Methodis no matter how many times my dad tells me to watch it. But that also makes it that much more of a minor miracle when a TV showdoesbreak away from the pack, when something so special emerges that you carve out pieces of your precious time just to see what happens next....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1744 words · James Strong

Bling Empire Season 2 Trailer Reveals More Wealthy Reality TV Drama

Netflix has released a new trailer for Season 2 ofBling Empire, the hit reality series focused on a group of wealthy Asians in Los Angeles. The series is led byChristine Chiu,Kevin Kreider,Kelly Mi Li,Kim Lee,Kane Lim, andGabriel Chiu, and explores the everyday drama of rich people in one of the biggest cities in the world. Mixing flashes from the upcoming season with cast members' statements, the new trailer allows us to take a peek at the glamorous life ofBling Empire....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Sandra Bailey

Chloé Zhao on The Rider, Future Projects, and More

From writer/director/producerChloé Zhao,The Ridertells a heartbreakingly beautiful and intimate story of what it’s like for a young cowboy and once rising star of the rodeo circuit when he suffers a tragic riding accident that means his competition days are over. Left to wonder what he has to live for when he can no longer do the thing that gives his life purpose, Brady (played by real-life cowboyBrady Jandreau) searches for a new identity and a new way to work with the horses that he has long admired....

June 11, 2025 · 12 min · 2551 words · Lawrence Mckinney

Colonia Trailer: Emma Watson Joins a Cult for Daniel Bruhl

We got to see theEmma WatsonandDaniel Bruhl-led filmColoniaatthe Toronto International Film Festivalback in September, but audiences will have to wait until April to see it. In the meantime, a new trailer has hit web, featuring the story that plays out in the backdrop of the Cold War in 1973 Chile when general-turned-dictatorAugusto Pinochetcame into power, thanks to a military coup. It’s during this time that Daniel (Bruhl) is abducted by his secret police and held in Colonia Dignidad, which presents itself as a religious community led by a preacher namedPaulSchäfer(Michael Nyqvist)....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · James Ingram

Disney Tried to Force Robin Williams Off 'FernGully: The Last Rainforest'

In 1992, Walt Disney Studios released the critically successful family film,Aladdin.The movie featured the talent and voice ofRobin Williamsand was acclaimed for its animation and performances of its entire cast. Those involved with the film received numerous awards after its premiere, but it didn’t come without its share of drama. Many know thatWilliams fell out with Disneyshortly after that was never fully resolved, but what’s rarely mentioned are the ways Disney attempted to force the famous comedian off of another film that was in production at the same time family classic:FernGully: The Last Rainforest....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 917 words · Whitney Humphrey

Every Supporting Performance Nominee at the 2025 Oscars, Ranked

Following the announcement of thenominations for this year’s Academy Awards, attention is often turned to the biggest prizes: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. However, often the most surprising and, eventually, the biggest talking points of Oscars night come from the supporting categories, withshocks across the yearsproving that Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress are a pair of races worth keeping an eye on. In 2025, many will say that these races are all but done, with a duo of standout performances likely to take their respective crowns....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1734 words · Steven Cantrell

For Your Consideration: 2018 Best Director Oscar Predictions

Welcome toFor Your Consideration, the Collider show that breaks down awards season with hostsScott Mantz,Perri NemiroffandJeff Sneider. Today the gang examines the Best Director category, which is expected to feature some familiar names and some fresh faces this year. The three panelists were asked to rank their Top 5 contenders, and here’s how things shook out. Everyone seemed to be in agreement thatAlfonso Cuarón,Bradley CooperandBarry Jenkinsare the frontrunners for nominations.Romadirector Cuarón seems like a lock, and was ranked #1 on both Scott’s list and Perri’s list....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Kelly Campos

Hold the Dark Poster and Images Reveal Green Room Director's Netflix Film

Netflix has revealed the first poster and images from acclaimed filmmakerJeremy Saulnier’s upcoming filmHold the Dark. Saulnier first broke out with the 2013 thrillerBlue Ruin, then hit another level with the 2015 neo-nazi thrillerGreen Room, so anticipation has been mighty high for his next project.Hold the Darktakes place in northern Alaska and starsJeffrey Wrightas a retired naturalist and wolf expert who teams up with a young mother (Riley Keough) to search the wilderness for the pack of wolves that killed her young son....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Elizabeth Morales

How to Train Your Dragon 3 Will End the Entire Franchise

How to Train Your Dragonis one of the best animated movies of the decade, and it has spawned a successful franchise including a sequel and TV spinoffs. But all of it will be coming to a close with the upcomingHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. EW reports that the new movie will function not only as a closing chapter to the trilogy of movies, but a bittersweet conclusion to the entireDragonsfranchise....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Julie Casey