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The addictive video gameOverwatchhas unveiled yet another new hero. Fresh off a series of major changes to the game that seek to decrease player toxicity,Overwatchis now about to launch the new tank hero Wrecking Ball. The character is actually a hamster named Hammond who was genetically modified during his time on the Horizon Lunar colony, which granted him increased size and intelligence. But during Horizon’s rebellion, he attached his escape pod to the back of Winston’s ship and crash landed in the Australian Outback near Junkertown, where he modified his escape pod to be a fully fledged mech....

Hello,you.Buckle up, you’re in for a rollercoaster ride with the fifth and final season of Netflix’s nerve-tingling psychological serial killer thriller seriesYouofficiallywrapped on production. Show starPenn Badgley, who plays the notorious murderer Joe Goldberg on the show, couldn’t resist taking toInstagramto illustrate his last day of filming for the show - but in classic Joe style. Oozing Joe’s usual delusional sense of self, he walks audiences through his “very demure, very mindful” habits on set, such as traveling light… with a gigantic bag....

Showtime’s gothic horror dramaPenny Dreadfulhad afantabuloussecond season, and one shining spot in it was Broadway legendPatti LuPone. LuPone has made an appearance in several series recently (Girls,American Horror Story), and though she was only in onePenny Dreadfulepisode, her character the Cut-Wife had a huge impact on Vanessa’s (Eva Green) arc. Wisely, show creatorJohn Loganis now bringing LuPone back for Season 3, but as a new character: Dr. Seward, an American therapist who “treats Vanessa with an unusual new approach....

Ray Donovanfans have been struggling this year. Despite an innovative premiere and the promise of some emotional soul-searching, most of Season 5 has either felt extraneous (Susan Sarandon’s role and that subplot) or repetitive (Ray’s relationship with Natalie James, Mickey’s schemes, Bunchy’s bad luck, Terry’s guilt). With the flashbacks to Abby and Ray before her death, the show seemed to be course-correcting a long-term problem with Abby’s character and her interactions with her husband....

Netflix is blowing the lid off Season 4 ofStranger Things, announcing eight new (all male) cast members including genre iconRobert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger in theNightmare on Elm Streetfranchise. Let’s start with the new series regulars –Jamie Campbell Bower,Eduardo FrancoandJoseph Quinn. Bower, best known fromThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bonesand theSweeney Toddmovie, will play Peter Ballard, a caring man who works as an orderly at a psychiatric hospital. Tired of the brutality he witnesses day after day, Peter weighs whether to finally take a stand....

Taika Waititihas exited as the director of Netflix’s stop-motion animated movieBubbles, which tells the story ofMichael Jackson’s longtime chimpanzee, and Collider has confirmed that Netflix has pulled out of the project as well. Cartoon Brewbroke the news, reporting that scheduling conflicts with WB’sAkiraforced Waititi to exitBubbles, and with the director no longer involved, Netflix also decided to step away. An individual familiar with the streaming service’s thinking told Collider that “Taika didn’t have the bandwidth to devote to it, and since he was the big draw, it didn’t make sense to continue with another director....

Telluride Film Festival has announced its official program selections in celebration of its 48th edition, which will include premieres ofReinaldo Marcus Green’sKing Richardbiopic starringWill SmithandMike Mills’C’mon C’monstarringJoaquin Phoenix, in addition to such films asJane Campion’sThe Power of the DogandPaolo Sorrentino’sThe Hand of God. The 2021 Telluride Film Festival will run from September 2 to 6. This is the first edition held since 2020 was canceleddue to concerns over COVID-19. Other selections for this year’s Telluride Film Festival includeFauci, the National Geographic documentary that hails from directorsJohn HoffmanandJanet Tobiasand tracks the career of Dr....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 2 finale ofThe Boys, “What I Know.”] With her new movieWe Broke Uphitting theaters on April 16th and VOD on April 23rd,Aya Cashtook the time to join us for an episode ofCollider Ladies Night. As always, the show starts at the beginning and paves the way to the guest’s latest achievement, and for Cash, that meant touching on one of the biggest TV shows of 2019 and 2020, Amazon’sThe Boys....

HBO has released the firstThe DeuceSeason 2 trailer, offering a look at the significantly changed world of thisDavid Simonseries. While the show’s focus is on how Times Square evolved during the 1970s with the advent of the porn industry, the show’s first season took place between 1971 and 1972, when porn was just getting off the ground. Season 2, however, jumps ahead to 1977, and we pick up with the same characters and location five years after the events of the first season....

[This is a repost of myThe Limehouse Golemreview from the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film opens in limited release and on VOD on Friday, September 8th.] There’s a reason the Jack the Ripper killings rocked late 19th century London. The public, while accosting such violence as abhorrent, simply cannot help itself when it comes to the gruesome and the macabre—why else does TMZ exist? Like it or not, there’s a significant public interest in the horrible things that human beings do to one another, and such is one of the main draws of directorJuan Carlos Medina’s Victorian London-set mysteryThe Limehouse Golem, which follows the search for the titular serial killer with a timely feminist bent that allows this film to go far beyond being a damn good yarn—which it is....

Ridley Scottmade a triumphant return to form last year withThe Martian. The Matt Damon-led sci-fi picture was a critical and commercial hit, earning 7 Academy Award nominations and big bucks at the box office. With the June 7th Extended Edition release on the horizon, 20th Century Fox has revealed a slew of bonus features, including an extended cut featuring 10 minutes of new footage not shown in theaters and more than two hours of behind the scenes extras....

When I walked into the theater to seeMark Mylod’s dark comedic thrillerThe Menu, I expected a mysterious, foodie-themed story with a creepy atmosphere and some kind of twist. I didnotexpect to see all of my darkest fantasies about working in the food service industry played out in front of me, and yet that is exactly what happened. Anyone who has worked in any service job will immediately recognize the archetypes in the patrons of Hawthorne....

With directorGuillermo del Toro’s fairy taleThe Shape of Wateropening in select theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with editorSidney Wolinskyfor an exclusive video interview. He talked about how he first met del Toro, the way they collaborated in the editing room, how the first cut compares to the finished film, the toughest sequence to edit, deleted scenes, what people would be surprised to learn about working with del Toro, and so much more....