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The post-Halloween weekend box office is off to a bumpy start asTerminator: Dark Fatewins Friday with $10.6 million domestically (Thursday previews included) earned from 4,086 locations. Despite getting the bragging rights for the top spot in the chart, this is an abysmal number for the sixth installment in theTerminatorfranchise that boasts two of its biggest stars,Arnold SchwarzeneggerandLinda Hamilton, returning to the scene alongside newcomersMackenzie Davis,Gabriel Luna, andNatalia Reyes. We should have seen the writing on the proverbial wall when it was reported thatTerminator: Dark Fatetook in $2....

Netflix has unveiled the trailer forThar, a newIndianneo-Western thriller set to debut on the service on May 6. Starring father-son duoAnil KapoorandHarsh Varrdhan Kapoor,Tharis an 80s-set revenge thriller about a city-bred antiques dealer who arrives in a desert village amid a series of violent murders. The younger Kapoor plays Siddharth, a man of few words who finds himself in the thick of the mysterious events unfolding before his eyes in the remote village....

There is a long and complicated history behind big-screen adaptations of the works ofJ. R. R. Tolkien, and that landscape is littered with the remains of countless scripts and projects that never saw the light of day.Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy was exceptional in more than one way: not only did it come away with trophies and superlatives galore, but it also was the first major production ofThe Lord of the Ringsto be completed in a live-action format....

It was the summer of 1999. Fears of Y2K had yet to fully manifest themselves, though Hollywood was still finding success with world-ending pictures like the previous year’sArmageddonandDeep Impact. The traditional-yet-twisty smash horror hitThe Sixth Sensehad yet to debut and the equally mind-bending sci-fi filmThe Matrixwas already changing the future of the cinematic landscape thanks to its incredible bullet-time sequences. But another film–one that was cobbled together on an unbelievably low budget, incorporated the technique of using “found footage” (something previously seen only in cult films) and developed a brilliant word-of-mouth marketing campaign–would have far-reaching effects on the cinematic world that would outlast any of the other fads of 1999....

If you thoughtChristopher Nolan’s Batman movies looked good before, get excited because the director has confirmed that he’s working on a 4K restoration of hisThe Dark Knighttrilogy. Warner Bros. is in the thick of their new on-screen incarnation of the DC universe, but lots of folks are still loyal to Nolan’sChristian Bale-led version – and rightfully so, it’s one of the best film trilogies of all time, so it’s a heck of a clever money-making move to get the director back on the Batman train for a new home video release....

As 2020 continues to find new ways to fuck with us, one bit of sunlight is still streaming into our lives every Sunday. And because it’s 2020, it’s from a very unlikely source: The remotely-produced version of a comedy talk show hosted by “Retired Filmmaker George Lucas.” The George Lucas Talk Show, in its original form, ran for over six years as a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, bringing in a high caliber array of guests to chat with “George Lucas” (played byThe Marvelous Mrs....

The complication of telling an ensemble story is that, inevitably, some of your characters and storylines are going to be more interesting than others. In the wake of the Von Strucker reveals ofThe Gifted’s last episode, the Strucker family took center stage in “outfoX.” The thing is: while the Strucker family drama is becoming a vital part of this show’s internal mythology, the characters who make up that multi-generational drama are some of the least interesting on the show....

I’m not the first nor the last person to say that life can feel pretty unfair sometimes. It often seems like everything wrong that could possibly happen is piling up all at once, and it’s a very stressful feeling to have. This feeling of mounting stress and anxiety is often explored in superhero media, as with great power comes great responsibility. However, good or evil, most superhumans don’t have an interdimensional virus that could cause your body to explode if not properly treated....

The Witcherhas undeniably become a smash hit for Netflix over the years. Based onAndrzej Sapkowski’sThe Witcherbooks, the series has spanned two seasons with a third and fourth in the works, an animated prequel movie, and now a miniseries prequel withThe Witcher: Blood Origin. However,with big changesand an admittedly confusing timeline in the first season, fans have often wondered if showrunnerLauren Schmidt Hissrichhas a solid ending for how she imagines the main series will conclude....

Thor: Love and Thunderis the latest adventure of the Norse God of Thunder, again directed byTaika Waititi. When the film’s primary antagonist, Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), begins killing off different gods and goddesses across the galaxy, it’s up to Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg, and Thor’s former girlfriend-turned-Mighty Thor,Jane Foster(Natalie Portman), to save the day. From Thor’s introduction in the firstThormovie through Norse mythology, the MCU has its own pantheon of gods and goddesses across its universe....

It’s looking likeTom Hankswill re-team with directorPaul GreengrassforNews of the World, a road drama from writerLuke Davies(Lion) based on the historical fiction novel byPaulette Jiles. (Varietyreports that the deal isn’t final, but “negotiations are taking place”.) The last collaboration between Hanks and Greengrass,Captain Phillips, grossed $218 million worldwide on a $55 million budget en route to six Oscar nominations. Even if you’ve never seen it you have definitely told someone you are “the captain now....

On Friday evening,Westworldvery casually dropped a new teaser for the upcoming Season 3 and, in a surprise twist, it did not feature any of the characters or settings viewers are familiar with. Despite series regularsEvan Rachel Wood,Thandie Newton,Jeffrey Wright,Tessa Thompson,Luke Hemsworth, andEd Harrisset to return with newcomerAaron Paulalso joining the fray, none of theseWestworldall-stars were to be found in the new clip. Instead, the clip — titled “Incite Anthem”, per the YouTube listing — introduced a straight-outta-Silicon Valley company calledIncite....

“It is a dark time in Staten Island,” Nandor (KayvanNovak) gloomily states in the opening toWhat We Do in the ShadowsSeason 3. When we last left this house of New York vampires, Nandor’s familiar, Guillermo (HarveyGuillén) had not only been revealed to the group as a vampire hunter, but had killed 70 percent of the vampires in the tri-state area. Between living with a descendent of Van Helsing, and the Vampire Council out to kill them, things were at an all-time low for this quartet of blood-suckers....