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Top Gun: Maverickhas just officially become the seventh highest-grossing film of all time domestically, surpassingJames Cameron’sTitanic. TheTom Cruise-starring sequel just experienced its eleventh weekend of theatrical release, and earned $1.9 million on Friday. The film is expected to pull in a total of $6.7 million for the weekend.Top Gun: Maverickhas now earned $662 million domestically overall, after being released on May 27.Titanic, which at one point was the highest-grossing film of all time, has accumulated a total of $659....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthroughWandaVision, Season 1, Episode 7, “Breaking the Fourth Wall”] WandaVisionis weird, but not without precedent. The MCU/Disney+ television show takes its cue from the genre and formal conventions of broadcast television, and even (especially?) in its earliest, most formative years, broadcast television has been weird — partially because of its status of intimacy within the American household, partially because the early talent pool consisted of vaudeville and theatre writers/performers who were more than willing to muck with people out of the gate, and partially because the creators of the form needed to immediately set themselves apart from the golden removedness of seeing a film at the cinema....

WhenSuits, theUSAlegal proceduralstarringGabriel MachtandPatrick J. Adams, made its way toNetflixthis past June, no one thought twice about it. The streaming giant had added plenty of similar shows over the years (The Blacklist,Manifest, andBlue Bloods, to name a few, the latter of which has since moved to Prime Video), andSuitsdidn’t feel any different. However,whether it be something in the zeitgeist or peak summer boredom, the response to the fast-paced show has been far greater than expected....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. TheSeason 2 finaleofHouse of the Dragoncomes with the promise of a lot of blood for further seasons of the series — and other series, too. In one of the best scenes, Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) takes Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) to the godswood in Harrenhal, and what follows is some of the strangest things in the series so far....

Eventually, studios and filmmakers will crack the code of video game movies. We’ve arrived at a time where there are more good superhero movies than bad ones, but for decades superhero movies could never figure out how faithful they should be to the source material and how much they should try to appeal to the uninitiated. Video game movies are in a trickier position because while superheroes had decades of narratives to pull from, video games sometimes don’t even have stories (what is the narrative ofPac-Man?...

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieveshits theaters this week, and fans of the world-famous tabletop role-playing game are curious to see how the beloved game has been translated into a live-action film. Understanding the deep love that TTRPG players have for their games, directorsJonathan GoldsteinandJohn Francis Daleycollaborated with the publishers of the game, Wizards of the Coast, to bring the essence of the game to life. The end result is a movie that can entertain viewers who have played DnD for years, just as much as someone who has never rolled a 20-sided die before....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Harley Quinn Season 4. Max’sHarley Quinnhas delightedBatmanfans over its four seasons and Valentine’s Day special since it first took to air in 2019. Following the breakout villain/antihero Harleen Quinzel (Kaley Cuoco) and her journey towards self-actualization, the series has blazed bold new trails in both the characterization of its titular figure and the world surrounding her. Now it looks likeHarley Quinnis finishing up its fourth season with a bang — literally!...

Editor’s Note: Spoilers ahead for The Studio Who knew throwing a baseball hat at a panic-strickenSeth Rogencould be so cinematic? Episode 3 ofThe Studio, “The Missing Reel,” is once againan excruciatingly hilarious watch. It highlights just how hard it is to deal with artists in an industry that cares more about bucks than art. Legendary directorRon Howardmakes a cameo appearance in the latest episode, and it’s comedic gold.The Studio,created by Rogen and longtime creative partnerEvan Goldberg, alongsidePeter Huyck,Alex Gregory, andFrida Perez, showcases the team’s commitment to authentically portraying Hollywood....

Even in spite of a fan-favorite TV show, John Constantine is a character synonymous withKeanu Reeves. Ever since he portrayed the character as a grounded man of few words who hunts mighty demons and has a direct connection to both God and the Devil inConstantine, his portrayal continued to influence theother live-action versions. So, whenConstantine 2was announced, fans were ecstatic, but the updates on the movie that is currently in development have been far and few....

After plenty of speculation,James Gunn’sSuperman(formerly titledSuperman: Legacy) officially got its runtime in the past 24 hours, with theman himself confirming it to be2 hours and 9 minutes long. Surprisingly, and perhaps for the better, this makesSupermanthe shortest filmGunn has helmed since 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy. However, alongside confirming the runtime, Gunn was pressed by more commenters onThreadsabout a swirling rumor suggesting that outside forces, especially those higher up at Warner Bros....

Brazilian filmmakerWalter Sallesbroke out over two decades ago with his internationally acclaimed filmCentral Station. Since its release, it has remained one of the highest-grossing Brazilian films in domestic box office history, settling at the number two spot behindCity of God.Central Station’s record has now been broken by the Oscar-winning hitI’m Still Here. But what makes the story all the more interesting is the fact thatI’m Still HerestarsFernanda Torres, whose mother,Fernanda Montenegro, headlinedCentral Stationall those years ago....

Followingyesterday’sOnce Upon a Time…in Hollywoodposter featuring leadsBrad PittandLeonardo DiCaprio, Sony Pictures has released another poster, this time featuringMargot Robbieas Sharon Tate. The main plot of the picture focuses on DiCaprio as the star of a famous Western TV series who’s trying to find his place in a rapidly changing Hollywood landscape alongside his trusty stunt double, played by Pitt. The twist is they happen to live next door to Sharon Tate (Robbie), who was brutally murdered along with several of her friends by the Manson Family....

Filled with tears, accusations, and revelations,The BacheloretteSeason 21 finalewas as dramatic as ever! But of course, the biggest shock of them all was whenJenn Tranrevealed that she and the winner of the season,Devin Strader,had broken up shortly after filming wrapped. Now, viewers were left shocked because the duo had established a strong connection from the get-go. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that Strader was the right man for Tran. Considering that the other contestants onthe reality showwere seengetting into heated spats with Straderin almost every episode, one begins to retrospect ifthey were right to question his intentions from the onset of the show....