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Everyone has a favorite video game, andeveryone has a favorite video game adaptation. Whether it is the gritty, critically acclaimedThe Last of Usor the colorfulSuper Mario Bros. Movie, there’s the perfect video game adaptation out there for everyone. Well, if you feel you might not have yet found yours, look no further than Prime Video’sSecret Level, a groundbreaking series set to adapt an enormous range of gaming’s best. With a stunning trailer released to great acclaim,excitement is palpable for what seems to be one of Prime’s most ambitious projects ever....

With directorOtto Bathurst’s(Peaky Blinders)Robin Hoodopening in theaters this week, I recently sat down withJamie Dornanto talk about the retelling of the classic story. During the interview, he talked about how this film is different from any previous version ofRobin Hood, if the real reason he did this movie was his love of the animated version ofRobin Hoodand his crush on Maid Marian the fox, what it was like filming with hundreds of extras and making a movie on such a grand scale, his love of theRobin Hoodstory, and more....

A few days ago,some interesting quotessurfaced online fromJoss Whedon. They were in reference toAvengers: Age of Ultronand Whedon’s frustrations with the film or, more specifically, his handling of his frustrations with the film as it related to the movie’s press tour. But those quotes came out of a much larger, much deeper talk between Whedon and hisAvengersco-starMark Ruffaloat the Tribeca Film Festival, and the full hourlong interview has been made available online for our viewing pleasure....

The new King Kong has been unveiled. A new image fromKong: Skull Island, Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated reboot of theKing Kongproperty, has been released online that gives us our first look at the creature, and yep, he looks like an angry gorilla.Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the filmmaker behind the Sundance indieKings of Summer, directs this big-budget pic that takes place in the 1970s, during the Vietnam War.Tom Hiddlestonstars as a British Special Forces vet whileBrie Larsonplays a war photographer, and their group stumbles upon King Kong himself while exploring the titular Skull Island....

While I love the movie industry, it’s always had one serious flaw: once a movie finishes its theatrical run, it’s hard to see it again on the big screen. Sure a lot of people own great theater-like experiences at home with booming sound systems, but there is nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen surrounded by other people. Since I was a little kid, it’s something I’ve always loved....

We’ve covered witch hunters and Dolans. Now it’s time to get the witch perspective onThe Last Witch Hunter. Or rather, the witchandshapeshifter perspective. While on set back in November 2014, I was part of a group of visiting journalists that got to sit down withRose LeslieandJoseph Gilgunto discuss their characters. She plays Chloe, a witch who runs a memory bar in New York City and teams up with Kaulder (Vin Diesel) to take down the witch queen....

Fresh off his turn in the mafia prequelThe Many Saints of Newark,Michael Gandolfiniis tackling another iconic mob story — this time, as part of a biography series.Varietyreports that the young star has joined the cast ofThe Offer, a new series for Paramount+ chronicling the making ofThe Godfather. Gandolfini joins the cast alongside Zack Schor, rounding out a cast that also includesMiles Teller,Matthew Goode, andGiovanni Ribisi. Gandolfini boards the ten-episode series as Andy Calhoun, a savvy businessman on the hunt to buy Paramount, the studio that would go on to produceThe Godfatherand its respective sequels....

[Update:BBCreports that Netflix has agreed to reduce its streaming quality in the UK for the next 30 days. Our original story follows below.] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the resulting quarantines that have been implemented because of it have raised some interesting philosophical and litigious issues. Shouldtaxpayer dollars be used to bolster business sectorswho are too “essential” (or too inflexible) to weather the crisis? Should people be allowed tohorde supplies only to price gougeand sell them back during times of need and scarcity?...

If you didn’t watchMillion Dollar Secret, stop what you’re doing, head to Netflix, and watch. It’s anexceptional binge-watch. If you have already, which I’m assuming is why you’re here,you’re eager to learn why the show was near-perfect, and when it does come back for a much-deserved second season, it must include this major change. LikeThe MoleandThe Traitors,Million Dollar Secretis a game where holding onto a secret determines your fate in the game....

This quarantine, my accomplishments of productivity were limited to things like “started playingCall of Dutyonline again” and “finding a good burger spot nearby to pick up from when I need breaks from playingCall of Dutyonline.“James Gunn, on the other hand, spent his quarantine finishing up a draft ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, editingThe Suicide Squad, and without anyone asking him to, writing an entire eight-episode based onPeacemaker, the character played byJohn Cenain Gunn’s take on the Squad....

Pretty Little Liarsran from 2010 to 2017 onFreeform(formerly known as ABC Family), and starredLucy Hale,Troian Bellisario,Shay Mitchell,andAshley Bensonas four teenage girls grieving for the missing best friend, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) They were also being stalked by the ever-mysterious “A” that knew everything about them and was prepared to make them pay for it. As the series went on, the Liars kept on lying, leading them to some terrifying places and dark secrets… but one thing stood out most about the show, which was the friendship between Aria (Hale), Spencer (Bellisario), Emily (Mitchell), and Hanna (Benson)....

It’s been six years sinceTwin Peaks: The Returnwas released and left us all speechless with its shocking outcome, and we haven’t gotten a chance to go back toTwin Peaksever since. Luckily, there’s plenty that can be done for those who still feel nostalgic for it, from enjoying showsthat were either inspired or influenced byDavid Lynch’s television masterpiece, to thinking even more outside the box and revisiting some iconic commercials. A 1993 Japanese coffee commercial takes us straight back to our beloved small town where everybody knows each other and nothing is what it seems....

One of the best films of the year,Sinners, is alreadystreamingon HBO Max, so now is the perfect time to revisitRyan Coogler’s horrormasterpiece. Although it’s astandalone movie, it’s rare nowadays to watch stories with such well-established lore on the big screen, from the Smokestack twins' (bothMichael B. Jordan) past as World War I veterans, to Remmick’s (Jack O’Connell) past as an Irish vampire. But there are still some gaps in there, likehow the twins became rich so suddenly while living in Chicago and how exactly Remmick ended up in the Mississippi Delta....