Pull any slasher movie villain’s name out of a hat, and chances are it’ll be someone who is known for their slow walking and menacing stalking. That’s all well and good, but perhaps it’s time for our horror icons to pick up the pace. A common cliché and stereotype in horror cinema is the slow, masked killer subtly chasing a defenseless protagonist. This always raises the question of how this menacing killer is able to kill so many people despite moving slower than a snail....

The climactic sequence ofWes Anderson’sThe Royal Tenenbaumsis one of the most revealing scenes that the idiosyncratic Texas auteur has ever written. Royal Tenenbaum, the cantankerous con-man father of Archer Avenue’s once-illustrious Tenenbaum family, played to perfection by the greatGene Hackman, has just passed away from a heart attack. His family - wife Etheline (Anjelica Huston), grown children Chas (Ben Stiller), Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow), and Ritchie (Luke Wilson), surrogate child Eli Cash (co-screenwriterOwen Wilson), and co-conspirator Pagoda (Kumar Pallana, whom Anderson and Wilson befriended in their pre-Bottle Rocketdays) - have gathered to pay their respects....

There’s simply no doubting the huge pull ofMCUtitles at the box office.Captain America: Brave New Worldmay haveearned the worst CinemaScore for an MCU filmever, but that hasn’t stopped it from flying to a huge box office opening, earning an eye-watering$180 million thus far worldwide. This opening weekend total is split between $88.5 million domestically and $92.4 million in overseas markets, shooting it straight to the top of this year’s list of highest earners, albeit not against any particularly large blockbuster competition....

Having completed a full month of release in theaters worldwide, Universal’sHow to Train Your Dragonremake flew towards another global box office milestone. It’s thesecond-highest-grossing installment of the fan-favorite franchise, having beaten the lifetime global haul of the original animated film, and the series' third installment. It now trails onlyHow to Train Your Dragon 2, whose own remake is already slated for a 2027 release. The movie isinching closer to the $600 million markat the worldwide box office, reestablishing the audience’s faith in live-action remakes of animated hits, after a string of big-budget films underperformed in recent years....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 4 Episode 9 of Succession.Despite the 90-minute run-time ofSuccession’s finale, the show has a lot to wrap up following its penultimate episode. Obviously, much of the finale will center aroundthe Gojo acquisition of Waystar, but there are a number of plot points still hanging over the audience’s heads that we may or may not ever see the full conclusion of. With such an ensemble of characters, each with their own intertwined storylines, it’s safe to say that some ofSuccession’s biggest questions will be left unanswered....

Critically acclaimed horror novelistStephen King is one of the most adapted authors of our time- no surprise, considering his outstanding catalog of work dates back an incredible five decades. From much-loved classics like 1974’sCarrieto modern gems like 2013’sDoctor Sleep, many of King’s books have made it to the big screen. The latest to get the movie treatment isSalem’s Lot, King’s second-ever novel published in 1975. Adapted byThe Conjuring Universe’sGary Dauberman,Salem’s Lotfollows the residents of a small town whose lives are plunged into terror when a bloodthirsty vampire and his assistant move into the legendary Marsten House on the hill....

When it comes to Hallmark Channel movies, you may always count on the familiar faces of alum like the Queen of ChristmasLacey Chabert, Hallmark leading manAndrew Walker, andsoap opera-turned-romcom starRyan Paeveyto show up on your screen and make you long for a romance like theirs. But sometimes, you just might see a familiar face that you were never expecting. RELATED:New Movies And TV Shows Coming To The Hallmark Channel In 2023...

Law student turned actor and producerGerard Butlergot his professional start in the industry slightly later in life at the age of twenty-seven, and his career only went up from there. Since his first film appearance in the British dramaMrs Brown, Butler has gone on to work on fifty-nine movies, with seven in line for release over the next two years. He has also appeared in nine television shows and worked on multiple stage plays....

The 2018 Annie Awards nominations have arrived. To the surprise of no one, Disney and Pixar dominate this round as Pixar’sIncredibles 2scored 11 nods in total andRalph Breaks the Internetpulled in 10 nominations. EvenMary Poppins Returnsscored a nomination for Best Animated Special Production owing to the film’s 2D-animated sequence, and all told the Walt Disney Company rounded up a total of 42 nominations. Best Animated Feature is a contest betweenIncredibles 2,Ralph Breaks the Internet, Aardman Animatinos’Early Man,Wes Anderson’s stop-motionIsle of Dogs, and Sony Pictures Animation’sSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

Beatlemania is making its way onto Disney+. And we have our first in-depth look atPeter Jackson’s new docuseriesThe Beatles: Get Back. Announced back in March of 2020, this docuseries will cover the making of the Beatles' 1970 albumLet it Be, through to their final performance together as a group (the famous surprise rooftop concert in London). The last album the group recorded before their 1970 break-up, this period in the band’s history is one of rising tensions between the artists which eventually bubbled to the surface....

From the small high school fields of America’s countryside to the bright lights of some of the world’s biggest stadiums, football has become a part of the fabric of sports culture. While the football season may technically run from September to February, the reality is that the game never stops. Busy off-seasons led by superstar player trades, free agent signings, and the annual draft have ensured that the sports world never stops talking about football....

With the popularity of escape rooms and immersive haunted experiences, the “survival games” horror sub-genre has been growing. Many of these films borrow heavily from preceding, influential films centered on sadistic games, includingThe Game,Cube,Battle Royale, andSaw. The new wave of survival game films largely focuses on a seemingly innocent game, building to bloody life or death stakes, often melding fiction and reality. These deadly games range from manhunts for sport to supernatural board games to escape rooms and haunted experiences that become all too real....

BBC’sDeath in Paradiseis set to receive a spinoff withKris Marshallreturning as Humphrey Goodman for the lead role inBeyond Paradise. British-French crime dramaDeath in Paradisemade its debut on BBC One in 2011. The first 3 seasons of the series follow Richard Poole (Ben Miller) a detective for the London Metropolitan Police who is sent to Saint Marie, an island in the Caribbean, where a British police officer was murdered. After solving the murder, he takes over as the island’s official detective inspector....