Back to the Future: The Musical Headed to Broadway in 2023

It’s about time.Back to the Future: The Musicalis officially set for Broadway as expected after widespread acclaim for the West End production. Producers confirmed the musical was Broadway-bound in a tweet on the officialBack to the FutureTwitter account that included a small promo clip showing off the famous DeLorean time machine with Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown about to speed through time at 88 mph. Synchronize your watches because the musical will arrive in 2023....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Mark Garrett

Before ‘Oppenheimer,’ Robert Downey Jr. Deserved an Oscar for This Thriller

Most younger movie-going audiences knowRobert Downey Jr. for his spot-on performance as the unofficial MCU leader, Iron Man. While he deserves all the credit that he has garnered for setting the Marvel Cinematic Universe on its upward trajectory in 2008, Downey has several more roles that probably better reflect the dynamic actor’s versatility. Most recently,Downey Jr. earned his first Oscarfor his portrayal ofLewis StraussinChristopher Nolan’s critically reveredOppenheimer, but it’s his collaboration withDavid Fincherthat deserved to be his first Oscar win....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Jennifer Thomas

Before ‘Yellowjackets,’ One of Its Stars Led the Adaptation of This Beloved WWII Novel

Although there have been many greatworks of fiction about World War IIthat have emerged since the conclusion of the conflict itself,The Book Thiefalmostimmediately announced itself as a future classic when it hit bookshelves in 2005.Praised for its beautiful prose and frank examination of radicalism in a fascist society,The Book Thiefserved as a celebration of the real heroes that fought for freedom and integrityduring one of the most dangerous periods in human history....

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 700 words · Joseph Jones

Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 2000s: Donnie Darko to Sunshine

The science-fiction feature film genre has been around for decades, but it went through a curious evolution in the 2000s that gave us some of the best sci-fi films ever made. Coming right on the heels of the internet’s ascension and the rise of the digital age, new technologies opened up a world of possibilities for filmmakers venturing into the sci-fi genre throughout the 2000s. From 2000 through 2009, audiences were glimpsing effects that were growing more realistic on an exponential level, fittingly climaxing with the groundbreakingAvatarto close out the decade....

July 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1855 words · Cheryl Garcia

Billionaire Class: Malcolm Spellman and Eric Haywood Developing Series

Fox is developingBillionaire Class,a new one-hour drama fromMalcolm SpellmanandEric Haywood,Deadlinehas reported. The project reunites the duo who previously produced Fox’sEmpirestarringTaraji P Henson. The new drama is set to chart the lives of the ultra-rich and seems to comment on wealth and inequality. The series is written by Haywood and is being described as a high stake wish-fulfillment drama. It follows Jo, a disillusioned executive assistant of a billionaire who teaches Mike, a street hustler the mannerisms of the rich and wealthy to con her employer’s wealthy friends....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Lisa Thompson

Call My Agent Remake Coming From Amazon With Jack Davenport and Helena Bonham Carter

It has been announced that Amazon Prime Video will be premiering a British remake of the acclaimed French comedy seriesCall My Agent!BAFTA award winnerJohn Mortonwill write and direct the initial two episodes of the remake while also executive producing the entire series.Trainspotting’sKelly Macdonaldis said to join the series for a cameo appearance. At the same time,Helena Bonham Carter(The Crown, TheHarry PotterSeries) andThe Sixth Sense’sOlivia Williamswill also make cameo appearances. The remake is said to follow the original essence of the French series, where a Parisian talent agency’s employees must scramble to keep their high-up client’s content and their business afloat after the sudden death of the company’s founder....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Nicholas Gallagher

Collider Nightmares: Split Trailer from M. Night Shyamalan

On this week’s episode of Collider Nightmares (July 19, 2025) Clarke Wolfe, Perri Nemiroff, Jon Schnepp, Mark Reilly will discuss the following: FRESH MEAT After the successful partnership of writer/directorM. Night Shyamalanand mega producerJason Blumlast fall with the dark comedy thrillerThe Visit, it only makes sense that the duo would join forces yet again to make audiences scream and hopefully conquer the box office.Last week we were treated to the first trailer forSplit, the latest chiller from Shyamalan and Blum starringX-Men’sJames McAvoyandThe Witch’sAnya-Taylor Joy....

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 847 words · John Torres

Crashing Review: Pete Holmes Finds the NY Comedy Scene

Crashing,Pete Holmes' intimate look at a fledgeling life in the New York City comedy scene, fits into two familiar and reliable modes. One is the post-Curb Your EnthusiasmHBO comedy series mode: intimate comedies of manners and ambitions centered on (primarily white) twenty-and-thirty-somethings. Holmes, playing an eternally emasculated and humiliated version of himself, is of the same breed asThomas Middleditch’s entrepreneur in the making fromSilicon Valley, as well as the ubiquitous weed dealer ofHigh Maintenance, and even shares some of the traits of the central quartet fromLena Dunham’sGirls....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 879 words · Joseph Jones

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11 Episode 5 Review: The Season's First Miss

As recent seasons ofCurb Your Enthusiasmhave become about telling a larger overarching story, there’s something special about a good standalone episode. Every episode this season has in some way related to the creation ofLarry David’s new showYoung Larry, but this week’s “IRASSHAIMASE!” completely disregards the larger story to tell a simpler episode that - as of right now - doesn’t tie into the bigger picture. While it’s nice to see a stand-alone episode ofCurbevery once in a while, “IRASSHAIMASE!...

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 823 words · Robert Young

Cursed Images: Netflix King Arthur Retelling Stars Katherine Langford

We all know the legend. King Arthur retrieves the sword of Excalibur from the Lady in the Lake to become medieval England’s greatest ruler. But what about that Lady in the Lake’s point of view? What’s her story?Cursed, a forthcoming Netflix fantasy series based on an illustrated YA book byTom WheelerandFrank Miller, aims to answer that question with the help of Netflix alumKatherine Langford(13 Reasons Why) as that very Lady. And we’ve got the first images of the handsome-looking series below....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Jennifer Taylor

Dave Bautista Joins Timothée Chalamet in Dune Movie

After working together onBlade Runner 2049, wrestler-turned-actorDave Bautistais teaming back up withDenis Villeneuve, having signed on for a key role in the director’s newDunemovie, Collider has confirmed. Based on the acclaimed sci-fi novel byFrank Herbert,Dunewill starTimothée Chamaletas young hero Paul Atreides, whose family assumes control of the desert planet Arrakis only to be betrayed, forcing him to lead a rebellion to overthrow the new emperor. The complex story is said to explore themes of politics, religion, and man’s relationship with nature....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Roger Davis

Emilia Clarke Confirms Her Role in Marvel's Secret Invasion Series

AnotherGame of Thronesactor is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Emmy-nominated actressEmilia Clarkeofficially confirmed her role in the upcomingSecret Invasionseries for Disney+, an adaptation of the 2008 crossover series published by Marvel Comics. Appearing to promote her new comic series,M.O.M.: Mother of Madness, co-written withIsobel RichardsonandMarguerite Bennett, Clarke was able to confirm her casting in the new miniseries, though not much else. The uber-intense secrecy of Marvel kept her from saying anything about the show’s plot or who she is set to play, or even anything other than the show’s title and her fear of saying too much....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Jeremiah Collier

Fall of the House of Usher Adds Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, and More

Mike Flanaganhas just announced more cast additions for his highly anticipatedThe Fall of the House of Usherproject for Netflix. The cast additions include many familiar faces for Flanagan fans (fanigans?), along with a new collaborator. You can check out Flanagan’s announcement, made via Twitter thread,here. Some of the names now attached to the project include longtime Flanagan collaborators,Henry Thomas,Samantha Sloyan, andKatie Parker. Also joining the cast is Flanagan’s wife and creative partnerKate Siegel, who has previously worked on seven other Flanagan projects, includingHush,Midnight Mass, andThe Haunting of Hill House....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · William Davis