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One of the bigger downsides of operating within a large cinematic universe when making a film is the history that has come before and the rules and lore that have been established within it. Sometimes, certain scenes that establish things that should be bigger down the line are forgotten, causing some issues when looking back on the cinematic universe as a whole. The issues caused by some key details in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have become infamous, largely because many scenes simply don’t make much sense anymore....

AsThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumgets closer by the day, the first live-actionLord of the Ringsmovie inPeter Jackson’s critically acclaimed trilogy has returned to streaming charts nearly a quarter of a century later. 2001 brought on the release ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the critically acclaimed LOTR movie based on the work ofJ.R.R. Tolkien.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringis streaming on HBO Max globally, where it’s still charting in the top 10 in several countries, such as Australia, Armenia, and Kazakhstan....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2. For two seasons and a half ofNetflix’sBridgerton,Polly Walker’s Portia Featherington has been painted as the bad guy to her daughters Prudence (Bessie Carter), Phillipa (Harriet Cains), and, particularly,Penelope (Nicola Coughlan). Desperate for her girls to get an advantageous match, Portia has gone to such lengths as forcing her youngest to debut one year earlier than recommended and swindling the whole ton just to keep a hold of her vanishing fortune....

A film maligned upon release,Scarfacewas perhaps ahead of its time in 1983. It captured the glossy neon aesthetic and overbearing capitalist hunger of the 1980s, but perhaps it was just too bloated and immersed in excess for audiences to consume. As our understanding and fascination with the criminal underworld expanded, along with itsreappraisal in the hip-hop community,Scarface, like its protagonist, indelibly played byAl Pacino, Tony Montana, rose from the bottom and ascended to modern classic status....

Jonathan Tuckerhas quietly been building a varied filmography of TV and movie roles over the last 20 years, with early performances inSleepersandThe Virgin Suicides, and more recent efforts in fandom-driven showsThe Black Donnellys,Parenthood,Justified, andHannibal. He currently stars as MMA fighter Jay Kulina in the AT&T Audience Network family drama,Kingdom, and will appear as a pivotal character inBryan Fuller’s adaptation ofNeil Gaiman’sAmerican Godson Starz later this year. During the ongoing TCA 2017, our ownChristina Radishhad a chance to chat with Tucker about his work onKingdom–keep an eye out for the full interview coming soon–but also managed to sneak in a few questions about the upcoming Starz series....

Batman: The Killing Jokeis officially in the world thanks to its debut at San DiegoComic-Con. The animated adaptation has been touted for quite a while ahead of its premiere for a number of reasons: it’s the first R-rated feature adaptation of a Batman story, it brings the acclaimed (yet controversial) story ofAlan MooreandBrian Bolland’sgraphic novel to life, and it reunites classic Batman and Joker voice actorsKevin ConroyandMark Hamill, respectively. There was good cause for all the excitement....

Thenew trailerforZack Snyder’s highly anticipatedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicejust debuted, and it was certainly something. We got plenty of new looks at Snyder’sMan of Steelfollow-up, giving us a better sense of what to expect from the Warner Bros. DC Cinematic Universe once Batman (portrayed byBen Affleck) is added to the equation. As the subtitle suggests, this is essentially a jumping off point for the rest of WB’s DC films, and withWonder Womannow in production andJustice League Part Oneset to begin filming next year, the wheels are (finally) turning on the studio’s answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Castlehad some over-the-top episodes over its eight-season run onABC. For instance, in Season 2 there’s an episode where it seems like vampires may be behind the murders. But, the most twisty, memorable case was Season 4’s “Once Upon a Crime.” The episode came out in 2012, amidst a wave of media about gritty fairy tales from the TV showGrimmto the movieSnow White and the Huntsman. It featured a serial killer who dresses their victims up like fairy tale characters to create elaborate, macabre crime scenes....

WithJurassic World: Dominioncoming to theaters, we are set to see the return of the heroic trio from the originalJurassic ParkinSam Neill,Laura Dern, andJeff Goldblum. As we welcome Neill back in the role that made him so famous, let’s look back at the half-century career of a man who has captivated audiences in everything from horror, to drama, to action, and yes, to battling giant dinosaurs. RELATED:‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Director Colin Trevorrow Talks Franchise Future: Sequels or Reboot?...

Big Hero 6: The Series, based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature and airing on the Disney Channel, continues the adventures of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro (voiced byRyan Potter) and his friendship with his personal healthcare companion and cutting edge robot Baymax (voiced byScott Adsit). Along with Wasabi (voiced byKhary Payton), Honey Lemon (voiced byGenesis Rodriguez), Go Go (voiced byJamie Chung) and Fred (voiced byBrooks Wheelan), this superhero team of six fight to protect their city from an array of villains while also trying to manage day-to-day life in San Fransokyo....

Susanne Bier’sBird BoxandJohn Krasinski’sA Quiet Placestart at the same thematic point—the world is a scary place and parents want to block out the bad things to protect their children. While the big literal difference is thatBird Boxdeals with not seeing anything andA Quiet Placeis about not making a sound, the real gulf between these movies is that whileA Quiet Placecomes from a place of love and trying to hold a family together, the core ofBird Boxis selfishness, paranoia, and ugliness....

It came as a welcome surprise when it wasannouncedthat Netflix will be making new episodes ofBlack Mirror, the British anthology series reminiscent ofThe Twilight Zone.While not always consistent, each episode proved to be thought-provoking and well worth a watch, resulting in a highly-acclaimed series. Similar to the first season of the sci-fi series, the 12 new episodes will continue the format where each episode revolves around a different story and characters while commenting on people’s relationship to technology and how it alters their relationship with one another....

The upcomingTransformersspinoffBumblebleeis poised to break new ground in more ways than one. This is the firstTransformersmovienotdirected byMichael Bay, asKubo and the Two StringshelmerTravis Knightsteps into the director’s chair, and it’s also an origin story, chronicling the beginnings of the titular Transformer as he encounters a young teenage girl (Hailee Steinfeld) in the 1980s. Oh, and we’ll get to hear Bumblebee’s real voice. Yes indeed,IGNrevealed that not only will Bumblebee speak inBumblebeerather than simply communicating through his radio, but none other thanMaze RunnerstarDylan O’Brienprovides the voice....