Normally, I review a month’s worth of FUNimation selections to tell you which anime titles are worth watching, which are essential viewing, and which are more than okay to pass over entirely. This time, however, I’ll be taking a bit of a departure to talk about a particularly dangerous bit of fan service in one of their series titles–Freezing–before getting into the rest of the enjoyable offerings they’ve made available this May....
Welcome to the Rule of Two podcast! Collider Video’s spin-off to the popular Collider Jedi Council is hosted byMark Reilly(AKA Darth Reillus) and Collider CEO’sMarc Fernandez(AKA Marc Sidious). Every week the two discuss their love ofStar Wars, with intimate discussions about the Saga, the Prequels and Sequels. It’s no secret that Reilly and Fernandez differ in their opinions about certain movies in the Saga (ahem,Star Wars: The Last Jedi). But where they do not differ is in their love of the brand....
With Disney finally announcing when the highly anticipated seriesThe Acolyteis going to premiere on the platform and releasing the first trailer for fans to feast upon, all eyes are onthe newStar Warsseries. While talking to series co-creatorLeslye Headlandabout the trailer, though, Collider’s Editor-in-ChiefSteve Weintraubmade sure to squeeze in a question that several fans are eager to find out the answer to: Will we ever seeRussian DollSeason 3? As of right now,Russian Dollhasn’t been officially cancelled by Netflix – which would suggest that there are more stories to be told in theGroundhog Day-like series....
IT: Chapter Twois gearing up tostart production, and the New Line Cinema horror sequel has just added a pair of cast members to play some pivotal supporting roles. Clearly directorAndres Muschietti& Co. aren’t pulling any punches either with their casting choices this round or with the tough thematic material they’ll be pulling fromStephen King’s classic tome. As Deadline reports,Xavier Dolan(The Death, and Life of John F. Donovan) andWill Beinbrink(Queen of the South) will be joiningIT: Chapter Twoin the roles of Adrian Mellon and Tom Rogan, respectively....
Once a promising rising star, now a certifiably exceptional leading man,Josh O’Connorhas been charming audiences withcompassionate, poignant, and magnetic performancesfor over a decade. In that time, he has crafted iconic characters that will be forever tied to his career. But before he garnered critical praise and an Emmy win for his portrayal of Prince Charles inThe Crown, or gave us one of the most memorable performances of 2024 as Patrick Zweig inChallengers, O’Connor honed his skills by starring inOnly You, a sensitive and heartfelt romance film released in the UK in 2019....
Spoilers forThe LEGO Batman Moviefollow in the post below. If you haven’t seen the ending of the movie, turn back now. Fans ofThe LEGO Moviemay have been surprised to learn that whileThe LEGO Batman Movieis indeed a Batman movie, it’s also still very much a LEGO movie and indeed pulled off another third act surprise just asThe LEGO Moviedid. One might think that having almost every Batman villain ever inThe LEGO Batman Moviewould have been enough (for more on this,check out Dave’s extensive Easter Egg roundup), but no—the team behindThe LEGO Batman Moviedecided to bring in villains from all kinds of properties....
With directorJon M. Chu’sfantastic adaption ofIn the Heightsnow playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, I recently landed an interview withLin-Manuel Miranda. During the wide-ranging conversation, he talked about his reaction watching the finished film for the first time, his long history trying to getIn the Heightsmade as a movie, what directorKenny Ortega’sversion would have been like if they’d made it a decade ago and why that version never happened, how Chu changed the game with the way he castCrazy Rich Asians, getting to film on location and the way the neighborhood embraced the film, and much more....
If there’s one person who’s helped define the state of reality TV, it’sMark Burnett. Burnett produced a fleet of reality shows, some of which continue to this day, likeSurvivor, which is about tohit its 47th season.Survivor’s tagline of “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast” helped shape contestants' cutthroat approach to competition, especially when they’re on an island where the general rules of society might not apply. But long beforeSurvivorhit television screens,Burnett created another series that served as the template for which it and other reality shows would follow....
Universal Pictures UK has released a new international trailer forMary Magdalene. The upcoming drama looks at the story of Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix) through his confidant Mary Magdalene (Rooney Mara), a figure who has been belittled in dismissed through patriarchal design. I’m really excited for a feminist look at the character and this attempt to bring her back into the story since it’s pretty clear she was an apostle whose position was diminished due to men in the Church....
TheOcean’smovies aren’t the greatest films known to mankind. They’re not particularly deep, and they relish in our love for celebrity and actors bouncing off each other. But they’re endlessly rewatchable, and the newest entry in the series,Ocean’s 8, is no different. It features glamorous celebrities having a ball as they plan an elaborate heist that will dazzle you not only with what’s being stolen, but with how the crew managed to steal it....
BeforeAndrew Garfieldstars in one of the most anticipated romance dramas of the year inWe Live in Time, he has a movie that’s now more than 10 years old and dominating the streaming charts.The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which Garfield stars in alongsideEmma StoneandDane DeHaan, has jumped into the #2 spot in the Peacock top 10, passing its predecessor,The Amazing Spider-Man.The Amazing Spider-Man 2sees Garfield’s Peter Parker, now a veteran Spider-Man, face off against Electro, Green Goblin, and even Rhino, while also dealing with the loss of his dear Gwen Stacy....
The following article contains major spoilers for the season finale of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.HBO Max’sPretty Little Liars: Original Sinfollows Millwood residents Imogen Adams (Bailee Madison), Tabitha “Tabby” Haworthe (Chandler Kinney), Noa Olivar (Maia Reficco), Faran Bryant (Zaria), and Minnie “Mouse” Honrada (Malia Pyles), who are each being haunted by ghosts from their respective mother’s past. Over the course of the first season,these girls have uncovered the long-buried mysteryof Angela Waters (Gabriella Pizollo), faced certain death at the hands of their masked, 7-foot-tall tormentor, and tried to bring justice to town for the first time in decades — for themselvesandothers....
The House of the Mouse has always been known for its family-friendly content and its strict policies regarding the same. However, in the past few years, with all its acquisitions and changes in content strategies, many R-rated titles have landed on its streaming platformDisney+, which caters to a variety of franchises like theMCU,Star Wars, old Fox Studios movies, Marvel series that were originally developed for Netflix, includingDaredevilandThe Punisher. Given the platform has individual profiles for kids and adults, its top ten charts, at the start of the year were full of R-rated content, perScreenRant....
