Bradford Young on Arrival and the Young Han Solo Movie

Unique sci-fi stories are few and far between nowadays, but the upcoming filmArrivalis a terrific, moving, and somewhat surprising entry in the genre. Based on a short story byTed Chiang, the film marks the latest effort fromPrisonersandSicariodirectorDenis Villeneuveand is a first contact story that favors intelligence over might.Amy Adamsstars as a linguist who is enlisted to help try and figure out how to communicate with alien beings who have touched down across the planet....

June 14, 2025 · 13 min · 2561 words · Monica Walker

CBS All Access and Viacom Merging for New Streaming Service

We called it! Recently, our own Dave Trumbore hypothesized that aViacomCBS streaming service, taking advantage of their recent corporate merger, could destroy other streaming services in its wake. Now, it looks like Mr. Trumbore’s musings are coming to fruition. According toCNBC, ViacomCBS are indeed developing a new streaming service that would combine everything currently available on the CBS All Access app alongside Viacom’s robust library – including Paramount films and Viacom channels....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Samantha Newman

Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 6: Ahsoka's Story Stalls During a Spice Run

It’s a curious choice indeed to feature the return of fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano onStar Wars: The Clone Warsonly to relegate her to third wheel in what should be her story.Last week’s new episode, which arrived on Disney+, caught viewers up with the former Jedi after she fled the surface city of Coruscant for the dangerous depths of Level 1313. It was a fine enough introduction to the character for newcomers and a re-introduction of sorts for fans who have been waiting years for the series' return, and it even featured a fun, action-packed sequence to jazz up the proceedings a bit....

June 14, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · David Martinez

Composers Jake Monaco and Sebastian Evans on Their Craft

When I say the word “composer”, there’s a good chance that one of three things pops into your mind: Any one ofJohn Williams' iconic movie scores, the cinematic horns ofHans Zimmer, or even your favorite cartoon theme song from your childhood. Music helps to inform the emotional journeys our heroes take in television and movies, be it an independent project or big-budget franchise picture. Fast-paced, dynamic scores complement action sequences; powerful musical swells take an epic discovery to new heights; and sombre tones enhance an already emotional moment....

June 14, 2025 · 16 min · 3319 words · Ricardo Barnes

Crisis on Infinite Earths Episode 1 Ending Explained

The CW’s“Crisis on Infinite Earths”is a crossover event of epic proportions, uniting the superheroes of theArrow-verse for one common goal – to save the universe. With their worlds in imminent danger, The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) sends Harbinger (Audrey Marie Anderson) to gather Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), The Flash (Grant Gustin), Green Arrow (Stephen Amell), Batwoman (Ruby Rose), White Canary (Caity Lotz), The Atom (Brandon Routh) and Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) together, in the hopes that together, they will find a way....

June 14, 2025 · 10 min · 1982 words · Allison Rubio

Dan Levy on Coastal Elites, Quarantine Creativity, & LGBTQ+ Superheroes

It will likely come as a surprise to no one thatDan Levyis a delightful interview. Coming off of the success of his beloved comedy seriesSchitt’s Creek, which went off the air with its critically acclaimed final season earlier this year and is currently up for 15 awards at the 2020 Emmys, Levy is poised for a turning point in his career just at the moment the entertainment industry (and the world) finds itself in unprecedented and unknowable terrain....

June 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1707 words · Christopher Dennis

Ewan McGregor Joins Doctor Sleep as Adult Danny Torrance

Ewan McGregoris checking into the Overlook Hotel. PerVariety, McGregor is set to star inDoctor Sleep, Warner Bros.’ adaptation Stephen King’s novel of the same name, the 2013 follow-up to his horror classicThe Shining. McGregor will play the adult version of Danny Torrence, the terrified tot plagued by psychic powers who you probably remember best for screaming ‘Redrum’ while he watched his father descend into a murderous rage. OculusandOuija: Origin of EvilhelmerMike Flanaganis set to direct....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Toni Garcia

Friday Box Office: Logan Leads Get Out and The Shack

Off the top of my head, I can’t pinpoint when the R-rating took a slug to the gut but my memory places it some time in the late 1990s, maybe 2000 on the dot. At some point, the powers that be deemed that it wasn’t worth making adult-themed entertainments with big budgets because teenagers couldn’t get in on their own and thus a tremendously lucrative demographic was diminished. Sneak-ins were rampant, of course, but that was even worse: more people saw their movie but the competition got the money....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Lisa Pierce

Get Ready, Popstars — Chappell Roan Is FINALLY Giving Us New Music With Release Date Revealed

The past year provedmonumentalforChappell Roan. After garnering a large fan base with her 2024 single “Good Luck, Babe!,” fans quickly discovered the other works in her catalog, including her 2023 albumThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. But this month, fans of Roan are finally getting new music. On Tuesday, March 4, the Grammy-winning artist took toInstagramto announce the release date ofher upcoming single, “The Giver.” While this will mark the first time “The Giver” will be available for purchase and streaming, it won’t be the first time fans have heard it....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Melissa Rodriguez

Ghostface Glows With Blood-Soaked ‘Scream’ Figure From Mezco Toyz

While theScreamfranchise has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the last year, that hasn’t stoppedGhostfacefrom being one of the biggest icons in horror. He’s been the center of blood-soaked apparel collections, Funko Pops, and various action figures. Now, as fans wait forScream 7,Mezco Toyzhas unveiled their latest Ghostface figure. AnEntertainment EarthExclusive, a part of theLiving Dead Dollsseries,the ten-inch figure is of the glow-in-the-dark variety. This edition also features a blood-covered mask and the killer’s signature haunting knife....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Mrs. Maria Mitchell MD

Goldeneye 007 Creator Confirms Playing as Oddjob Is Cheating

Goldeneye 007is indisputably the best video game ever created. Forget your cutting edge graphics, impressive storytelling, or emotional twists and turns.Goldeneye 007is the GOAT and nothing’s ever going to top it. But until the game gets a re-release on a next-gen console, the best we can do these days is reminisce about how greatGoldeneye 007was, which includes debating one of the game’s greatest questions: Is playing as Oddjob cheating? In between swigs of Surge and grabbing handfuls of pizza-flavored Pringles,Goldeneye 007players also spent time fighting over who’d get to play as Oddjob in the game’s multiplayer mode....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Barbara Gibson

Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Gets Switch, PS4, Steam Release Date

TheAce Attorneyseries is one of the best detective games there are, but the series hadn’t been fully released in the US, until now! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of theAce Attorneyfranchise, Capcom has announced that it is bringing the Victorian Era-set 3DS gamesThe Great Ace Attorney: The Adventure of Ryunosuke Naruhodofrom 2015, and its 2017 sequelThe Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodotogether in a single collection, retitledThe Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, this summer....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Lisa Brown

Han Solo Movie Reshoots Cut Michael K. Williams' Role

Emmy-nominatedMichael K. Williamsis one of those rare actors who steals the scene every single time he’s in front of the camera. The first time seeing him perform invariably leads to looking Williams up on IMDb or asking fellow cinephiles and TV junkies about him, followed by the realization that he killed it inThe Wire,Boardwalk Empire,The Night Of, andHap and Leonard, not to mention numerous movie and TV roles over the years....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Shannon Donaldson