In its fourth and final season, the FX seriesThe Strainhas seen nine months pass since a global nuclear apocalypse was set off, allowing the strigoi to gain control and the Master to establish a totalitarian regime. The majority of humans are now working for the strigoi as part of The Partnership, where they must collaborate or die, and the heroes that we’ve been rooting for have disbanded and will have to overcome personal hardship and stay alive long enough to possibly make it back to each other and save humankind....

Getting nominated for theAcademy Awardsis a nearly impossible task and getting two is that much more difficult at such a young age, so the few who did inevitably leave a mark on film history. While he was not the first to define youth culture in the 1950s, nobody rose quite so far and so fast asJames Dean, who became one of the few actors to receive two consecutive nominations inhis remarkably short movie careerduring that decade....

Big games call for big movies, and there aren’t many bigger in 2025 thanMission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which will seeTom Cruisestar as the daredevil IMF agent Ethan Hunt, purportedly for thefinaltime. We’ve just been treated to anotheraction packed tease of the film, which will hit multiplexes on June 28, 2025 — and unlike the previous outing,Dead Reckoning, this one is getting an exclusive run in IMAX theaters to prevent the previous problems from arising....

As the most substantial film Marvel Studios has made to date,Black Pantherhas a lot going on. With a nearly all-black cast and few ties to the overall Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film allowed co-writer/directorRyan Cooglerto dig deep into thematic issues he felt important to tackle with a story of this kind. Indeed, in telling the story of T’Challa’s (Chadwick Boseman) ascent to the throne,Black Pantherforces its characters to question their place in the world—do they owe it to those of African descent elsewhere to share their technology and weapons and offset their oppression, or do they maintain their isolationist position as they have for centuries?...

SinceI Love You, Man, one of the better big-studio comedies to be released in the last decade, director John Hamburg has been taking it easy it would seem. He’s directed some TV -New Girl,The Grinder- and directed a TV movie, but one would think the man behind such a beloved little comedy would have been ripe to start in on a new feature right after the first one bowed. One can never really tell about scheduling and the various dealings that go into these decisions, however....

WithWonderopening in theaters this weekend, I recently got to speak with directorStephen Chboskyand novelistR.J. Palacioabout their fantastic film. They talked about what they learned from test screenings, the way the book and the film tell the story from a few different points of view, what was it about the material that got Chbosky involved since he hasn’t made a film since 2012’sThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, and more. If you’re not familiar withWonder, the film is based on Palacio’s novel of the same name and starsJacob Tremblayas Auggie, a young boy born with facial differences that, until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school....

Jagged Edge Productions is ready to kick its childhood icon horror franchise into high gear with its ownAvengers. The creators behindWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyandits upcoming sequel later this monthhave announced a massive crossover film that will bring together the many public slasher villains featured throughout the Twisted Childhood Universe. TitledPoohniverse: Monsters Assemble,the film is due out in 2025, following the release of the previously-announced stand-alone titlesBambi: The Reckoning,Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, andPinocchio Unstrung....

With over 20 directorial credits to his name and a resume spanning more than 20 years,Paul Feighas successfully cemented himself as one of the most successful comedy directors of all time. His next outing,Another Simple Favor, is coming to theaters on May 1, and it returns original starsBlake LivelyandAnna Kendrickto their famous roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers. Feig has also been tapped to directThe Housemaid, which starsBrandon SklenaroppositeSydney SweeneyandAmanda Seyfried....

Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) might get back together. The couple broke up toward the end ofNCISSeason 21, and in Season 22, they decided thatending their relationship was what was bestfor them both. However, according to showrunnerSteven D. Binder, they might have jumped too quickly. Binder talked toTV Insiderabout some events in the upcomingNCISepisodes, which return on Monday, January 27. The showrunner revealed that a case involving them and Jimmy’s daughter, Victoria, catalyzes this realization....

9-1-1: Lone Star’s Judson “Judd” Ryder (Jim Parrack) hasn’t been his best self ever since his wifeGrace Ryder (Sierra McClain)left. As fans know, McClain exited the procedural drama ahead of the fifth and final season, reportedly due to a contract and pay dispute. With that, fans sadly had to bid her character goodbye, including her onscreen husband, Judd, who took up drinking to numb the pain of not having her around....

After surpassingThe Super Mario Bros. Movie’s opening weekend record for video game adaptations,A Minecraft Moviehas broken new ground less than a week into its theatrical run. In just four days of release, in fact, the film has becomeone of the 10 highest-grossing video game adaptations in global box office history. It’s now poised to overtake the lifetime global haul ofPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time, one of the earliest big-budget video game adaptations produced during a particularly tragic run for Disney....

The storm is coming at Apple TV+ asBad Monkeyprepares for its Season 1 finale. Thus far, the comedic crime drama has followedVince Vaughn’s former detective turned restaurant inspector, Andrew Yancy, as he getspulled into a web of corruption and dangerbetween South Florida and the Bahamas. Every loose end of the tropical mystery is set to be wrapped up in the episode coming to streaming tomorrow and Collider is excited to share an exclusive sneak peek at how the witty sleuth gets to the bottom of the case....

After making off with the Golden Lion in 2019,Jokerspawned a sequel that has also serendipitously waltzed into the Venice Film Festival lineup. If you keep up with all the comic book universes, you already knowTodd Phillips’Joker: Folie à Deuxis a musical withJoaquin Phoenixreprising the titular antihero andLady Gagaas Harley Quinn. (WasMargot Robbieunavailable, or could she just not sing?) This is indeed a jukebox musical, though it’s actually more fitting to categorize it as a courtroom drama, as the plot mostly revolves around the murder trial of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix)....