10 Most Inspiring Shows Based on True Stories

If you’ve ever found yourself glued to the TV screen thinking, “There’s no way this actually happened,” you’re most definitely not the only one. As it turns out, the truth really can be much stranger, and often even more inspiring, than fiction. From courtroom dramas that have viewers on the edge of their seats to stories of everyday heroes who defy the odds,shows based on true stories prove that reality can be an even more powerful source of empowerment and inspiration....

July 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1456 words · Cody Burke

10 Reasons Why This Actor Is The Best James Bond

Throughout an illustrious 63-year history that consists of 25 Eon-produced films, theJames Bondfranchise has seen six actors play the titular MI6 agent, each of them bringing unique qualities to the role. The consensus states thatSir Sean Connery, the first and, in many ways, the defining 007, is the greatest. However, while public opinion is largely accepting of the notion thatDaniel Craigalso ranks highly among the Bonds, a compelling case can be mounted to suggest he is the outright best....

July 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1916 words · Christopher Bennett

7 Best Non-Super Movie Heroes From The Last Decade

With a vast pool of source material, industry giants have brought to the screen abarrage of superheroes and supervillains.Marvel and DC have defined the hero genre with characters of impossible abilities and resources. Oftentimes viewers forget the regular heroes of everyday stories. The hero is most often the protagonist, but not always. RELATED:7 Heroes That Need a Proper Reintroduction Into The MCU The only power these characters possess is the heart and the desire to make things right....

July 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1073 words · Jared Williams

7 Shows like Derry Girls For More Hilarious Comedies

The world was blown away in 2018 when Channel 4 aired their most successful comedy series sinceFather Ted. Created byLisa McGee,Derry Girlsfollows a group of friends, four Irish girls and one English boy, who attempt to have fun and live their lives all under the backdrop of the tail end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Though the historical background of the program is bleak and violent, the show finds a way to uplift us all with these kids' wacky antics, their grandfather’s comical remarks, and Sister Michael’s annoyed looks....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1018 words · Gail Carter

A Knight's Tale Soundtrack vs. Marie Antoinette Soundtrack

A Knight’s TaleandMarie Antoinetteweren’t the first period films to use modern music as a part of their soundtrack, but they are unique in that their settings (the 14thand 18thcentury) are both the furthest removed from the music that is playing. Also, their characters occasionally appear to as though they’re actually hearing or broadcasting the same music that we are. As bothBrian Helgeland’sTaleandSofia Coppola’sAntoinetteare coming up on anniversaries (A Knight’s Talewas released into theaters 15 years ago on June 25, 2025 andAntoinettemade its debut at Cannes on May 24th, 10 years ago) we decided to go back and re-watch the films and see which used this modern music in pre-Revolution Europe and see who did it better....

July 11, 2025 · 12 min · 2468 words · Justin Fleming

Agents of SHIELD: Joel Stoffer on Enoch in the Final Season, Missing Fitz

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 7, Episode 9, “As I Have Always Been."] It’s always hard to say goodbye to a TV series that you love, especially when it’s one that’s been on for seven seasons, likeMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and when you know that there’s the possibility that not all of that team of agents will survive their dangerous last mission. But while you’re fearful of that heartbreak, it’s still also exciting to see how that will all play out for the remainder of the season....

July 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1783 words · Jeremy Miller

Aladdin TV Spot Reveals Will Smith as Genie

Disney has released the first TV spot for its upcoming live-action remake ofAladdin, directed byGuy Ritchie, and it offers our first look atWill Smithas Genie.Mena Massoudstars as the street-rat-with-a-heart-of-gold Aladdin, withNaomi Scottas the beautiful and determined Princess Jasmine. The movie will feature anew repertoire of songsbyAlan MenkenandLa La LandsongwritersBenj PasekandJustin Paul(Menken originally collaborated withHoward AshmanandTim Ricefor the music in the 1992 animated version). This is the first big debut of the new Genie design and it’s…weird?...

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Karina James

Aliens 5: 27-Year-Old Newt and Michael Biehn's Hicks Return

AsNeill Blomkamp’spreviously released concept art strongly suggests, both Ripley and Hicks - or some version of both of the characters - are planned to make appearances in his untitledAlienmovie, whenever Fox lets him start production on it. It’s been a weird and winding road for both thePrometheussequel (which was once titledAlien: Paradise Lostbut is now known asAlien: Covenant) and the beleagueredAliensinstallment, butequally tortuous is the ongoing sagaof one Corporal Dwayne Hicks....

July 11, 2025 · 4 min · 662 words · John Christensen

Batwoman Season 3 Trailer Teaser Reveals First Look at Poison Ivy

A new promo for the return ofBatwomanSeason 3 has been unveiled which showcases the first appearance ofJane the VirginstarBridget Reganas Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley in addition to a closer look at Marquis Jet (Nick Creegan) as both characters take on their roles as the new villains of the season. It seems like Batwoman will soon have her own Rolodex of villains that may end up haunting the halls of Arkham Asylum....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Jeremy Gonzalez

Before ‘Speak No Evil’ Comes to Theaters, You Need to See the Traumatizing Original

It takesa truly brilliant horror movie to shock you to your core. Those select few that keep your pulse pounding long after the screen has gone black, make you constantly question what they mean and have you replaying the scariest scenes as you’re lying in bed. Many films are lucky enough to instill such an intense level of fear within their viewers, but few in recent memory have done this as effectively as 2022’sSpeak No Evil....

July 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1073 words · Courtney Wilson

Black Lightning TV Series Lands at The CW with Pilot Order

It’s official! AsVarietyreports, after Fox gave up on the title,Black Lightningwill now indeed be heading to The CW with a pilot order to join the network’s stable of DC programs. The rumors of The CW and Producer AlmightyGreg Berlantilooking to secure the title in the same grouping asThe Flash,Arrow,Supergirl, andLegends of Tomorrowstarted Thursday and by mid-day Friday, the news was out. Another rumor that’s circulating is that the show’s pilot will begin filming in March for an assumed bow with the Fall TV flood....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Tyler Rodriguez

Blood Drive Review: A Silly, Pulpy, Grindhouse Romp

Like any good Grindhouse affair,Blood Driveis a cacophony of bloodshed, debauchery, and puerile humor, and it’s infinitely more fun than it’s actually good. Fortunately, it’s alotof fun if you have the right disposition. What is the Blood Drive? It’s a post-apocalyptic cross-country race that travels through all manner of supernatural subgenres with the basic hook of cars that run on human blood — and it’s rooted in the misadventures of a criminal corporation, Heart Enterprises....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Michele Roberts

Chariot Movie Trailer Features John Malkovich, Thomas Mann, & Rosa Salazar

The first trailer recently dropped for the upcoming science-fiction thriller filmChariot, about a world where scientists have discovered the secret to reincarnation, starringThomas Mann,Rosa Salazar, and two-time Academy Award nomineeJohn Malkovich. The new film hits theaters and will be available on digital and demand on April 15. Chariotfollows the story of a strange and unconventional doctor (Malkovich) who is in charge of the process of reincarnating people and a young man (Mann) who becomes a glitch in the system after running into a woman (Salazar) who he loved in a past life....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Troy Carey