Simple Plan Has Been Around for 25 Years but They’re As Relevant as Ever—Partly Thanks to TikTok

Not many bands can achieve the milestone of 25 years together, butSimple Planhas, and they are commemorating it with a Prime VideodocumentaryentitledSimple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd. The film, released on July 8, blends archival footage and interviews with band membersPierre Bouvier,Chuck Comeau,Sébastien Lefebvre, andJeff Stinco. In it, the group reflects on the highs and lows of their long-term success. From playing in their parents' basement at age 13 to touring all over the world with acts they grew up listening to (such asThe OffspringandBlink-182), the band’s music became the soundtrack of a generation and continues to soar on social media....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1402 words · Jessica Vincent

Spider-Man: Far From Home Director on That Final After-Credits Twist

Spider-Man: Far From Homespoilers ahead. Spider-Man: Far From Homeis a movie where you can’t quite trust anything you’re seeing, which is pretty par for the course when you’re dealing with ya boy Quentin Beck, a.k.a Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). But directorJon Wattsactually saved one of the film’s biggest switcheroos for the very end, after the credits were over. InFar From Home’s second after-credits scene, a brief stinger reveals thatSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury andCobie Smulders' Maria Hill were actually two Skrulls impersonating the two S....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Sandra Wood

Superstore Showrunners Reveal Post-Finale Season 7 Ideas

Superstorehas closed its doors for good after six seasons on NBC, but its showrunners have revealed what might’ve been if the show had another season ina new interview with Entertainment Weekly.Jonathan GreenandGabe Millerwere about halfway through Season 6 when they found it would be the last for the ensemble comedy set in a big-box retail store in St. Louis, Missouri. Green and Miller had to drop some storylines and adapt others to fit the limited time they had to wrap up the lives and loves of the employees at the Cloud 9 store....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Sierra Brock

The Humans Trailer Reveals the Next Soul-Crushing A24 Family Drama Starring Richard Jenkins & Steven Yeun

A24 has released a new trailer forThe Humans, written and directed byStephen Karamand based on his one-act play of the same name.The Humanshad its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival last September 12, gathering an impressive response from critics eager to underline the soul-crushing portrait of the contemporary American family, and will come to theaters this November. The new trailer shows three generations of the Blake family coming together to celebrate Thanksgiving....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Bradley Little

The Meg Director Jon Turteltaub on Why The Movie Isn’t Rated R

If you’re looking for a fun time at the movies, I’m giving a big recommendation to the giant shark movieThe Meg. To tell you a bit about the story,The MegstarsJason Stathamas a former deep sea rescue diver who must face down a prehistoric shark—the Megalodon—and save a team of scientist trapped at the bottom of the ocean. The film is helmed byNational TreasuredirectorJon Turteltaubfrom a script byDean Georgaris(Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life) andJon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber(RED)....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Veronica Pierce

The Ring 3 Release Date Delayed until 2016

Paramount Pictures has delayed the release of the long-developedThe RingsequelRings(formerly known asThe Ring 3D), bumping it from the 2015 schedule. The third film in the supernatural horror franchise was originally slated to arrive in theaters on November 13th, and will now debut sometime in 2016. Though no new release date has been set, Variety reports that Rings will most likely hit theaters sometime in the first quarter of the year....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Rebecca Brown

The Suicide Squad: Daniela Melchior Weighs in on Ratcatcher 2's Future

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Suicide Squad.]It feels very safe to say,Daniela Melchioris the breakout star ofThe Suicide Squad. Even with so many heavyweights around her includingIdris Elba,Margot Robbie,John Cenaand more, she still manages to shine as the beating heart of the film. Ratcatcher II begins the movie as an unenthusiastic member of the team who’d much rather nap the day away than contribute to the mission. She does have a very big heart and strong moral compass, but those are qualities that have really only been shared with her closest allies since her father’s (Taika Waititi) passing – the rats....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Christine Watts

This Campy Slasher Movie Turns Musical Theater Into a Bloody Horror Nightmare

Have you ever watched a slasher movie and thought, I know what would improve this—some Disney Channel original songs! Probably not, but that new-found curiosity can be quenched byStage Fright. Directed byJerome Sable,Stage Frightis a Canadian horror musical that combines all thewell-known tropes of the slasher subgenrewith all the corny nostalgia ofCamp Rock. It revels in its ridiculousness, with huge ensemble numbers that indulge in cliché lyrics as well asacknowledging the stereotypes of musical theater....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Lauren Brown

This Underrated Dramedy With Two Legends Is the Most Romantic Western

It’s somewhat unusual to considerromance cinema to be a genrein and of itself, as romantic relationships are critical to many types of films. Even the most action-packed genre movie or hilarious comedy is made more endearingas the result of a romantic storyline, as it grounds the narrative with an empathetic emotional quality that the viewer can relate to. It should not come as a surprise thatgreat Western films have always incorporated an element of romance....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1025 words · Carrie Chavez

This Wacky 'Jurassic World' Cameo Is Getting an SDCC Exclusive Figure

There have been some weirdJurassic Parkaction figures over the years, fromTransformerstoSteven Spielberg, but Mattel’s newJurassic WorldSan Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure may be the wildest yet.SuperHeroHypehas the exclusive reveal of aJimmy Buffettfigure, replicating his cameo in 2015’sJurassic World. InJurassic World, the dinosaur theme park is shown to have a Margaritaville, Buffett’s signature fast-casual chain restaurant, on its premises. When prehistoric creatures start rampaging through the park, the restaurant is besieged by a flock of ravenousDimorphodons, a type of pterosaur....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Gary Bell

Unforgettable Review: Maddeningly Not Exploitative Enough

For a movie that includes a scene where an icy perfectionist sexts and masturbates with her ex-husband’s new fiancée’s former domestic abuser (whew!),Unforgettableis unfortunately way too tame. There are two intriguing ways to go with this type of material, darkly erotic or over-the-top trashy;Unforgettableis surprisingly vanilla. Which is too bad because there are some intriguing pieces here. For starters,Unforgettableis one of only seven films that a major movie studio (and not one of its indie subsidiaries) tapped afemale directorfor release in 2017....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1213 words · Sarah Robinson

Up-and-Comer of the Month: Uncut Gems Star Julia Fox

You may not have known her name until just now, butJulia Foxhas been famous for years. A former fixture in the New York club scene, Fox is an acclaimed artist and photographer who once owned and operated her own successful fashion line. But beforeUncut Gems, she had never acted professionally before, let alone played the female lead in a major movie. Fox playsAdam Sandler’s mistress in theSafdie brothers' kinetic gambling thriller, and the New York-raised firecracker adds to the film’s already-strong sense of authenticity....

August 5, 2025 · 20 min · 4213 words · Kim Kaiser

Warner Bros. Discovery Exec Claims the Strike Has Saved the Studio Millions

Read update A previous version of this article attributed the comments to David Zaslav when they actually came from CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels. We have amended the following article with the correct attribution. Warner Bros. DiscoveryCFOGunnar Wiedenfelsindicated the ongoing dual strike has saved the company around $100 million, according toVariety. The announcement came during the most recent earnings call for the company, where the executive expressed how productions shutting down across the studio allowed them to save money....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Michael Bowers