The ‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club and 8 Endearing Outcast Groups From Movies and TV

Another season ofStranger Thingshas been released into our reality. Though the stakes are raised, and foes aremore dangerous than they’ve ever been before, nothing can stop the charm of the series’ characters from shining through. RELATED:8 Best Horror Movies Starring the Cast of ‘Stranger Things’ WhatStranger Thingsdoes well is emulating the 80s to a tee, up to and including its faithfulness to the era’s cinematic obsession with unlikely misfit heroes. Admittedly, the series has now firmly established the courage of its main characters, though the centrality of the Hellfire Club and the popularity of the show’s primary cast just goes to show there’s still an appetite for endearing outcast groups....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Timothy Taylor

This Forgotten Best Picture Oscar Winner Doesn't Get the Credit It Deserves

If the furor over shows likeSuccessionandHouse of the Dragonis any indication, we love to see a well-told tale of political intrigue and petty power struggles. Being reminded that the people who are supposed to run our governments are just as selfish and corruptible as the rest of us is equal parts terrifying and all too juicy to resist. While now seemingly the primary domain of many juggernaut television shows, the behind-closed-doors conflicts of powerful authority figures used to be the fulcrum of many major Hollywood films....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Yvonne Bush

Transformers 5 Poster Asks Us to Rethink Our Heroes

Paramount has released a newTransformers: The Last Knightposter bearing the tagline, “Rethink your heroes.” As we saw in thefirst trailer, Optimus Prime has become evil, or at the very least, wants to murder Bumblebee, as if this had any emotional resonance whatsoever. BetweenTransformersandThe Fate of the Furious, it looks like 2017 will be the year where our one-dimensional heroes get turned into misunderstood antagonists. Granted, I’m not sure who has less depth: the growling, robotic hunk of faux nobility or Optimus Prime....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Brett Scott

Transformers 7: Title Revealed for New Movie Reboot

The title for the upcomingTransformersmovie has been announced, with the seventh installment in the franchise officially now calledTransformers: Rise of the Beasts. The news was revealed as part of a special press event revolving around new developments in regards to the latestTransformersfilm, which has reportedly just started filming and is currently slated for a July 06, 2025 release. Collideroriginally broke the newsthatIn the HeightsstarAnthony Ramoswould be starring in the newestTransformersfilm. Ramos is said to play “a flawed and vulnerable hero who has made mistakes in his life and is eager to redeem himself with the help of Optimus Prime....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Raymond Hensley

Twin Peaks: The 7 Scariest Moments

Considered by many to be one ofDavid Lynch’s (Eraserhead) finest works and agolden standardfor TV shows,Twin Peaksis well-known for its nebulous amalgamation of drama, police procedural, psychological horror, and comedy genres. As expected, there’s also plenty of David Lynch’s token strangeness spread throughout the show’s three seasons and its movieTwin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me(1992). For horror fans that may be curious about the series, it doesn’t have gratuitous violence or gore, but the tone and eerie atmosphere are unmistakable....

July 5, 2025 · 11 min · 2184 words · Michael Gonzalez

Tye Sheridan Talks Ready Player One and Detour

Tye Sheridanhas been working like a madman since he was 15 years old. After getting his breakout role inTerrence Malick’sTree of Life, Sheridan co-starred oppositeMatthew McConaugheyin his second film andNicolas Cagein his third. Since then, the young actor has made an unusual amount of smart career moves, consistently tackling new genres, bouncing between budget sets, and working with one influential filmmaker after the next. Heading into 2017, Sheridan has a key role in a major superhero franchise and a full slate of films in post-production, includingSteven Spielberg’s highly-anticipated adaptation ofErnest Cline’sReady Player One....

July 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1856 words · James Gould

Vox Machina Season 2: Ashley Johnson's Pike Is Still the MVP

Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for Episodes 1 to 3 ofThe Legend of Vox Machina Season 2.A little gnome with a giant heart. That’s an expedited summary of Pike Trickfoot (Ashley Johnson), one of the seven characters leading Prime Video’s animated seriesThe Legend of Vox Machina. The holy healer’s Season 1 arc saw her torn between her faith and her friends before realizing the two weren’t so incompatible after all....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1146 words · Julian Warner

Waco Images Reveal Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh

The Paramount Network – formerly known as SpikeTV – has just released the first images of its highly anticipated limited seriesWaco. The series will explore the story of David Koresh (Taylor Kitsch), the leader of a religious cult known as the Branch Davidians, who led a standoff against the ATF in the early 90s. The event then spiraled into an FBI raid that left over 70 people dead, and it became one of the most infamous incidents of the era....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Michael Mathis Jr.

Watch This 32% Rotten Tomatoes Blumhouse Flick With Matthew Lillard Before the Sequel Comes Out

Blumhouse Productions has long been in the business of backing horror hits likeThe Purge,Insidious, andSinisterfranchises, as well as other non-genre favorites such asWhiplashandBlacKkKlansman. In 2023, the studio dipped into the business of video game adaptations when it helped bring the beloved gaming titleFive Nights at Freddy’sto big screens around the world. While not a critical hit, landing an abysmal 32% critics’ approval rating onRotten Tomatoes, the movie was a financial success and an audience favorite....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Amber Archer

Westworld Featurette Highlights Humans Behaving Badly

HBO is gearing up for the premieres of its hugely anticipated seriesWestworldby dropping some more teasers and featurettes, though still keeping things pretty close to the vest. Part of this is because the fun of discoveringWestworldis not knowing what to expect next, and part of it is because there’s no logical way to explain any of what happens in the show in a 2 minute clip. HBO has struggled to create a sizable drama hit in the last few worlds, withGame of Thronesrunning away with all of the premium network’s cachet in that department (its comedies are still strong, it’s worth noting)....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Jaclyn Ortiz

Who Ya Gonna Call?: 10 Iconic Ghostbusting Movies

Ghost stories, and by extension movies, seem to be a requisite for some summer’s eves. While films with ghosts can be scary, the idea of investigating them as a job or hobby makes that scare all the more enjoyable. RELATED:10 Paranormal TV Shows to Watch That Will Creep You Out Whether for dramatic effect, laughs, or straight-up horror, films that feature paranormal investigations are always fascinating as it attempts to blend some forms of (questionable) science with a belief in the supernatural....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1270 words · James Sexton

Win Free Tickets to Our 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' IMAX Screening and Q&A

We’re going to Miami, readers! Well, we’re going to Los Angeles for an advanced screening, but if you want to take a trip to Miami, you won’t want to miss out on this one. Collider has partnered with IMAX and Sony to offer you a chance to seeBad Boys: Ride or Dieon the biggest screen before its official theatrical release in June. Not only will we get to seeWill SmithandMartin Lawrencereprise their iconic roles as Mike and Marcus, but Collider’sSteve Weintraubwill sit down after the credits for an exclusive Q&A with the behind-the-scenes bad boys, directorsAdil El ArbiandBilall Fallah....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Denise Moore

You Can Eat Out of Red Hulk's Head With New 'Captain America: Brave New World' Popcorn Buckets

New popcorn buckets based onCaptain America: Brave New Worldhave been revealed by the social media accounts ofRegal. One of the buckets will be based on the iconic shield used by the titular hero,played byAnthony Mackie. The other one will have the appearance of the Red Hulk, the threatening villain who will be portrayed on the big screen byHarrison Ford. These collectibles are part of an extensive marketing campaign Marvel Studios has constructed in order to allow fans to enjoyCaptain America: Brave New Worldas a unique experience....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Melissa Watson