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Growing up with Disney films of fairy tales, it’s easy for young viewers to get caught up in the romantic fallacy of beauty and love. The image of a handsome young prince and equally stunning princess riding off into the sunset becomes the customary visual representation of love. Youth equates to beauty, which then gets used as currency for attaining love. However, much of these expectations of grace and ethereal beauty rely so much on their female protagonists....

This holiday season, let us come together and celebrate one thing: shirtless men.Hallmark’s new reality competition hostedby Hallmark regularJonathan Bennettand joined byRebastarMelissa Peterman,Finding Mr. Christmas, has the same charm, wholesomeness, and shirtless men as HBO’s showFinding Magic Mike, but with the addition of holiday spirit.Finding Magic Mike, afterMagic Mike’s success, found men who felt lost in hopes of reigniting a spark in them to fulfill their dreams through dance.But what really makes these two shows click isthe love that the men foster for one another, with eliminations being teary and full of hugs....

Coming off of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983, expectations forAlice Walker’s novelThe Color Purplewere understandably high. The epistolary novel was an essential text for feminist literature and the empowerment of African Americans. A big-screen adaptation of such an important book can alienate the source material, either due to misguided direction, an unwarranted Hollywood sheen on a weighty topic, or poor casting. The film, directed bySteven Spielbergin a drastic pivot from his previous blockbuster fare, was slightly compromised by the former two, as it is a viscerally potent, but imperfect adaptation....

Celebrating its 25th anniversary intheatrical re-release style, it’s never been clearer: everyone lovesThe Mummy. Nostalgia-colored glassescan often be deceptive, but there’s precious little to not love in writer-directorStephen Sommers' grand, heartfelt, and warmly silly remake of Universal Studios’s 1932 film of the same name.Its dominant tone, that of good old-fashioned swashbuckling, fuses superbly with startlingly nasty horrorfor a family-friendly summer blockbuster. The cast sparkles their way throughHamunaptra with electric chemistry and eclectic line readings....

DirectorRidley Scott’s latest historical epic,Napoleon, is marching to the big screen next month. As audiences eagerly await theJoaquin Phoenix-starring movie, the film’s officialTwitter accounthas revealed a set of new photos marking the anniversary of a critical event in the historical figure’s early career. On August 22, 2025, thereal-life Napoleonbrutally shut down the Royalist Insurrection during an unstable period in France’s history, and it looks like that event will play a significant role in the upcoming film....

Kill Bill Vol. 3is a movie that feels like it’s been teased ever since the firstKill Billarrived back in 2003. You’ve got the perfect set up in the scene where The Bride (Uma Thurman) kills Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox) only to have the murder witnessed by Vernita’s daughter Nikki. The Bride tells the young girl, “When you grow up, if you still feel raw about it, I’ll be waiting.” That’s not to say that’s where a third movie would go, but you can easily see an open door for thirdKill Billin a way that you can’t with something likeReservoir Dogs....

James Gray’s new feature,The Lost City of Z, is based on a true tale of a British military man, Percy Fawcett, (Charlie Hunnam) who becomes an explorer in search of (you guessed it) a lost city in the Amazon. That search becomes an increasingly desperate obsession, andThe Lost City of Zturns from being an adventure story to something much darker (Joseph Conrad’sHeart of Darknesscomes to mind). The trailer teases the perils of such exploration, but also shows what a visually stunning and gorgeous film Gray has created....

The Watcherhas been a massive hit on Netflix since its debut in 2022. Taking inspiration from real horrifying events,Ryan Murphy’s mystery thriller series has even become one of the streaming platform’s most-viewed shows. However, while the first season has proven to be a significant success for the streamer,The Watcher’s future remains unclear at this point. And it doesn’t look like a promising future either, as series starNaomi Wattsrevealed that she hasn’t heard anything about the status of the planned second season....

There have been few British shows to earn as high praise asCode of Silence. A groundbreaking dive into the world of a hearing-impaired Alison, portrayed by the brilliantEastEndersandDoctor WhoalumRose Ayling-Ellis, the series has broken boundaries for deaf representation on screen, something pivotal to the show’s creator,Catherine Moulton, who herself is partially hearing-impaired. Afterreleasing just last week on BritBox, tensions are already rising as Episode 3 arrives on July 31. Ahead of the new episode, Collider has teamed with BritBox to bring you an exclusive clip of what’s to come, as Alison receives an unwanted visitor at her home, with her mom unknowingly accommodating a villainous, bigoted character....

WithObi-Wan Kenobinow streaming on Disney+, the curiosity of many fans will be satisfied when it comes to seeing old favorites Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) reprise their iconic roles from theStar Warsprequels. But the series isn’t just a reunion for old, familiar faces. The series offers plenty of new characters to fall in love with and be intrigued by, and none stand out quite as much asMoses Ingram’s fierce, driven Inquisitor Reva, also known as the Third Sister....

Wonder WomandirectorPatty Jenkinshas responded toJames Cameron’s boneheaded comments about the wildly successful superhero film, and it is note-perfect.Wonder Woman, obviously, has been a very important film—it’s the first feature adaptation of the comics character, but it’s also the first major female-led superhero movie of the post-Iron Manera. Sure films likeCatwomanandElektracame before, but those films were treated by their studios like also-rans—Wonder Womanwas created in a climate where superheroes are king of the box office, and Jenkins was given a massive budget and major backing from Warner Bros....

Pierce Brosnanknows a thing or twoabout what makes a great James Bond — and he’s got someone in mind for the next one. During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter,theMobLandstarwas asked about who he could see taking over the legendary 007 mantle. And while Brosnan played it coy at first, his tone swiftly shifted when the nameTom Hardycame up in the conversation. You have our attention, sir. “Oh! Tom would be wonderful....

There’s no slowing downSamuel L. Jackson. He appears in about five films per year on average (2016 is a bit of a slow year for him—he’s only inCell,The Legend of Tarzan, andMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), and he’s made himself a staple of franchise films. His biggest franchise is, of course, Marvel, and he’s expected to return for the upcomingAvengerssequels. While doing press forMiss Peregrine, Steve Weintraub asked Jackson if Nick Fury would have a big part or a small part in theAvengersmovies....