Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Buccaneers Season 2. The Buccaneersis an ambitious series that immediately introduces five heroines in its opening moments. Nan (Kristine Froseth) undoubtedly gets the most screen time as she is torn between Theo (Guy Remmers) and Guy (Matthew Broome). Meanwhile, between her financial woes and difficult relationship with her in-laws, Conchita (Alisha Boe) has gotten her own storylines. So has Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse), who developed a relationship with James (Barney Fishwick), escaped his abuse, and is now making a life for herself and her son in Italy with Guy....

It seems like wrestling films are in, since three projects with this theme are featured in the 2024Toronto International Film Festivallineup. Yet, one stands out from the rest as a compelling true story about an athlete who defeated the odds and won matches using only one leg.Unstoppable, a directorial debut byAirandArgoeditorWilliam Goldenberg, recounts a portion ofAnthony Robles' life as an emerging wrestler on the lookout for a full-ride scholarship. Born without one leg, the athlete was undermined by peers, coaches, and even his own family, but that never prevented him from deliberately showing everyone that he is more than capable of leaving the mat victorious....

While it might be alarming to look back on 2006 and realize it was now 17 years ago, at least many of the great films released that year have aged very gracefully. It was a year that saw many great films released on an international scale, with a surprising number of non-English-language movies crossing over to English-speaking countries and having appeal outside where they were made. Some have even argued that the Best International Feature Film category for the Oscars that year housed better films than the ones that were up for Best Picture....

A couple misconceptions aboutanimation. One: It’s not a genre, it’s a medium. It’s a method of telling different stories in different genres, just like “live-action filmmaking.” So if there are any Blockbuster Video managers reading this, first of all: How are you holding up? Second of all: Organize your animated films within their actual specific genres, please! And two: While we are appreciative of the manyfamily-friendly,kid-focusedanimated TV shows, animation is not just for kids....

Broadly speaking, most fictional stories that we enjoy as audiences can be broken down into two categories: comedy and tragedy. There are undoubtedly works that walk the line between these two extremes or adopt some conventions from each to form what we call a dramedy. But most of the time, film and television are broken up into the two categories mentioned. RELATED:10 Dramatic Actors Who Were Awesome in Comedic Roles Similarly, actors and actresses can find themselves typecast into starring in one of these two categories....

Paramount unveiled the official title for the film spinoff ofA Quiet Place, the hit horror franchise created by actor and directorJohn Krasinski. As revealed atCinemaCon, the spinoff will be calledA Quiet Place: Day One, teasing a prequel story set right as the aliens arrive on Earth. The firstA Quiet Placefollows a family trying to survive after vicious aliens started to roam the planet. These aliens are entirely blind, but they are extra sensitive to sounds, forcing humans to develop clever ways to move on with their lives in safety....

It’s a part of the perpetual cycle of Hollywood that as older stars begin to fade and pass on, young, rising stars begin to take their place as the new icons to the younger generation. One of the most prominent and successful young actresses who has laid the groundwork for major success isRachel Zegler, combining her talents of both acting and singing to be one of the most prominent Gen Z actresses working today....

So maybe she isn’t going to be the new Bond (though I can dream), but we have been blessed by a lot ofGillian Andersonon our screens lately. Last year she followed upHannibal’s final run with a return toThe X-Files, and also starred in the Netflix seriesThe Fall, along with a small role in Lifetime’s excellentWar & Peaceminiseries. Now, Starz has announced she will be appearing in their upcoming seriesAmerican Gods, whichHannibalcreatorBryan Fullerwill be co-showrunning alongsideMichael Green....

Delivering one of the best President’s Day weekends ever, Marvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais looking at a four-day debut in the $118 million range. The third solo Ant-Man film and the 31st overall in the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe grossed $100 million-plus across the traditional three-day weekend, after a $46 million Friday. This isn’t just the biggest opening for an Ant-Man film — the first movie made $57 million in its opening weekend in 2015 while the second film made $76 million in its debut weekend three years later — but also the third-biggest weekend for the month of February....

Anthony Danielshas been involved with the world ofStar Warslong enough to know better than to claim ownership over his most famous role. But in the below video interview with Collider, he did say that he felt protective of C-3PO, the protocol droid who Daniels has played in 10 of the films, plus countless video game and TV projects. (He even is featured in theme park rides.) “I’m kind of the guardian of who he is,” he says, noting that on set, he’d more often than not talk to people (includingThe Rise of SkywalkerdirectorJ....

The most popular medical sitcom of all time is returning to television.Varietyreports thatBill Lawrenceis currently developing a reboot ofScrubsfor ABC. Due to Lawrence’s overall deal withWarner Bros., theTed Lassoco-creator wouldn’t be able to work as a showrunner if the newScrubsis ordered as a full series. Still, the writer remains heavily committed to breathing new life to the series that entertained audiences over the course of nine seasons. No cast members from the original series have been confirmed to be returning for the new production as of this moment....

Having arrived movie theaters a couple of weeks ago after being in the works for over 20 years, film directorRobert Rodriguez’s latest action thriller,Hypnoticis available on Digital on all major streaming platforms. Fresh of his latest foray into directing and acting in theMichael Jordaninspired story,Air,Ben Affleckstars as the leading character of this action thriller. Revisiting a genre he is well accustomed to, Affleck returns to the role of a skillful detective – notBatman– who is stressing over solving a mystery while battling with a psychological breakdown, all in a race against time....

Although the series peaked and dipped in terms of quality,Buffy the Vampire Slayer was continuously inventive throughout its seven season run from 1997 to 2003. Each season focused on a central “big bad” that threatened the main trio of Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), and Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and their allies that season, but offshoot episodes introduced smaller scale threats that were equally as exciting. Considering the influence of classic horror films on the show’s mythology,Buffysurprisingly had only three episodes set during the Halloween holiday season....