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When talking about movies and discovering new ones, there are perhaps no better platforms than IMDb and Letterboxd. While the former appeals to more general audiences, the latter is aimed at more passionate cinephiles. The scores on both sites are often very similar, with maybe just a few points of difference at most. Sometimes, however, there are certain films that manage to win over the users of one platform but leave the users of the other one a bit more disappointed....

Even if August seems like a quiet time for entertainment, Netflix always has fresh new titles to explore. This August, the streaming giant brings you several new releases, including the extended director’s cut ofRebel Moonand theLee Daniels’ horror film,The Deliverance,starringGlenn CloseandAndra Day. There are also several old and new films from various genres and languages. So, whether you want to explore romance, comedy, action, or sci-fi, August has something for everyone....

As characters onArrowhave beenleaving, so too are some of the show’s executives.THRreports thatArrowshowrunnerMarc Guggenheimwill be moving over to a consulting position for that series andLegends of Tomorrow, whileWendy Mericlewill be exiting the Arrowverse altogether.Beth Schwartzis being promoted toArrowshowrunner, whilePhil Klemmerwill become the sole showrunner ofLegends(which he co-executive produced with Guggenheim in the past). Neither Guggenheim nor Mericle have yet released statements about the changes (though Guggenheim did Tweet “Going out with a bang,” as the show concludes shooting its season finale), but these changes come just several months after the other major Arrowverse shakeup whenAndrew Kreisberg(EP ofThe FlashandSupergirl) wasfiredfollowing sexual harassment allegations....

Ridley Scott’s 1982 classicBlade Runnerwas a definitive moment in the aesthetic of science fiction filmmaking. In the decades since, Scott’s landscape of dust-covered neon and towering skyscrapers has become the go-to template for visions of a gritty future. WithBlade Runner 2049, the “I still can’t believe this is happening” sequel,ArrivalandSicariohelmerDenis Villeneuvere-teams with legendary cinematographerRoger Deakinsto bring that world to life again in a way that honors the original, and maybe rewrites the rulebook again in the process....

From creator/executive producer/writerMartin Gero, Season 3 of the NBC seriesBlindspothas gone global, with new tattoo riddles to solve and new threats to stop. And even though they’ve been apart for two years, the team is back together, but they’re also each hiding secrets of their own that could make things very interesting when they come to light. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, showrunner Martin Gero talked about the need to evolve and reinvent a network TV show, the challenges of going global, whether this team can ever truly be honest with each other, the dynamic between Jane (Jaimie Alexander) and Weller (Sullivan Stapleton), now that they’re married, how Patterson’s (Ashley Johnson) first name became such a big mystery, the new tattoos, what Roman (Luke Mitchell) is really after, how the latest death will affect things, whether viewers might ever see Weller’s family again, the addition of Rich Dotcom (Ennis Esmer), and whatMary Stuart Mastersonadds to the team....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Nobody 2 Four years after the events ofNobody,Bob Odenkirk’s weary, quietly lethal everyman, Hutch Mansell, is still paying off that little incident with the Russian mob — $30 million worth of “little incident,” to be exact. He’s working non-stop as a hitman, but his marriage to Becca (Connie Nielsen) is running on calendar reminders, and his kids, Sammy (PaisleyCadorath) and Brady (GageMunroe), barely see him....

As you hopefully noticed over the past month, we recently launched a new live interview series called Collider Connected, in which we conduct an interview live on our YouTube channel. We’ve had Oscar-winning composerMichael Giacchino(watch that here), two-time Oscar-winning cinematographerRoger Deakins(watch that here),Will Forte(watch that here),Kaitlyn Dever(watch that here), andJoe Pantoliano(watch that here). For our next episode, I’m going to be conducting an in-depth conversation with directorsChad StahelskiandDavid Leitch! If you’re not aware, Stahelski and Leitch got their start in Hollywood performing stunts and doubling for some of the biggest actors in Hollywood likeKeanu ReevesandBrad Pitt....

John Wickco-directorDavid Leitchis givingCharlize Theronthe badass assassin makeover inAtomic Blonde, the espionage actioner based onAntony Johnston& illustratorSam Hart’s graphic novel"The Coldest City." From a screenplay byKurt Johnstad(300),Atomic Blondestars Theron as MI6’s most lethal assassin, Agent Lorraine Broughton, who is sent to deliver a priceless dossier in Berlin with the help of embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) and gets caught up in a web of international intrigue and deception....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 3 finale of Cobra Kai.] How about thatCobra KaiSeason 3 finale fight? Yet again, the show delivered an epic showdown with wildly impressive camerawork and fight choreography, but even more remarkable is how many key story beats and character arcs shine through, even amidst all that action. We’ve got Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) getting back to fighting form and Sam (Mary Mouser) finally facing Tory (Peyton List), but a personal favorite is something I’ve been eager to see since Season 1, Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and Demetri (Gianni DeCenzo) joining forces again....

[This is a re-post of myCome Sundayreview from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.] Full disclosure: I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the setting of the true-life dramaCome Sunday. So I can say with full confidence that when Bishop Carlton Pearson, the leader of a wildly popular Pentecostal church, preaches one day that there is no Hell and humans don’t have to be saved by Jesus to get into Heaven, it wasdefinitelymet with strong reactions from not only his congregation but the evangelical-leaning community of Tulsa at large....

TwilightandRed Riding HooddirectorCatherine Hardwickewill return to the world of fantasy and action-adventure with a new project she’s recently signed on for. That project? A live-action adaptation of the Vault Comics seriesHeathen, which mixes Norse mythology, Vikings, and a dash of queer heroism into one epic story. PerDeadline’s report, the Vault series “centers on Aydis, a fierce Viking warrior who is scorned by her village for kissing another woman and then, after witnessing widespread injustice toward women, declares a one-woman feminist war on Odin himself....

Sonic the Hedgehogis finally spinning into theaters this weekend after several months of visual effects tweaking to correct the ghoulish mistake that was the title character’s original design. The film will mark the latest video game adaptation to hit theaters, a dragon that Hollywood has been chasing for over a quarter century and still hasn’t managed to quite get right. Because unlike film adaptations of other “low” art such as comic books, we’ve still yet to see a video game movie that was really, actually good....

Everything Everywhere All At Onceis changing the game in a very big way for breakout starStephanie Hsu. No synopsis can do the full film justice, but just in case you’ve yet to experience the phenomenon,Everything Everywhere All At Oncefocuses onMichelle Yeoh’s Evelyn Wang, a woman struggling to keep her family’s laundromat afloat with her husband, Waymond (Ke Huy Quan). Evelyn is so wrapped up in that, filing her taxes, and her father’s (James Hong) arrival from China that she fails to notice how much her daughter Joy (Hsu) really needs her....