Free Peacock vs. Peacock Premium: The Differences Explained

NBCUniversal’s new streaming servicePeacocklaunches this week, but questions still abound as they do with every new streaming service launch. Peacock is unique in that it offers two different options to consumers – there’s a free version of the streaming service, and a paid version. But what’s the difference between free Peacock and paid Peacock? What do you get with each? We’re so glad you asked. The free version of Peacock is, obviously, free but is also ad-supported – meaning you’re gonna be seeing some ads....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Matthew Wagner

Give ‘The West Wing’ the Reunion Episode It Deserves!

There are few works of filmmaking, regardless of medium, that have captured the scale and scope of the current American political system quite likeThe West Wing. While there have been many films, television shows, miniseries, and documentaries dedicated to just one aspect of the democratic process,The West Wingexamined the decisions made by lawmakers as a workplace drama. While it may not have been as formally inventive as early 21st century shows likeThe WireorThe Sopranos,The West Wingcontinued to provide insightinto the issues at the heart of the American experience....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Cody Williams

Good Fight's Creators on Finding the Right Time to End it After 13 Years

From creatorsRobert & Michelle King, the sixth and final season ofThe Good Fightsees Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) feeling a bit adrift and turning to an alternative form of therapy to help her find balance. With new blood at Reddick & Associates in the form of Ri’Chard Lane (Andre Braugher), Liz Reddick’s (Audra McDonald) authority on uncertain ground, and the feeling that the country has rolled back its last 50 years of progress with the overturning of Roe v....

August 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1445 words · Cindy Kelly

Happytime Murders Review: A+ Puppetry Hampered by a Bad Script

Back in 2004,South Parkco-creatorsTrey ParkerandMatt Stonepulled the strings of the puppet action-comedyTeam America: World Police. That movie may have achieved cult-classic status in the nearly 15 years since, but it was not so warmly received at the time: The lateRoger Ebertgave it1 out of 4 stars, saying “The plot seems like a collision at the screenplay factory between several half-baked world-in-crisis movies,” andEmpire’sKim Newmansaid,“Team Americalacks the sweetness that diluted earlier Parker-Stone projects, while its nihilism about world politics is sometimes hard to take....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 955 words · Elizabeth Rhodes

Hell Fest Images Tease a Halloween Haunt Slasher

If you’ve ever been to a Halloween haunt, you’ve probably thought about what you’d do if suddenly the nightmares around you became real. Such is the setup forHell Fest, the new horror pic from CBS Films and Lionsgate that’s set to slash it’s way through theaters just in time for Halloween season. Directed byGregory Plotkin(Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension), the film follows a college student, Natalie (Amy Forsyth), and her friends through the annual horror haunt known as Hell Fest, but get a few more scares than they bargained for when it turns out a real killer is on the lose, using their horror-themed surroundings to hide his sinister deeds....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Dr. Brian Harris

Here Are the New Netflix Christmas Movies Coming in 2019

It’s the middle of October, which means Christmas is closer than it’s ever been. And with the realization that autumn is upon us (for roughly three weeks now), comes a Netflix announcement of the most festive kind. Today, they released their schedule of release dates for a slew of holiday-themed movies and shows—all originals. If you’ve got a soft spot for yuletide cinema, the final two months of 2019 are going to be extra special for you....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 946 words · Andrew Parks

Hugh Jackman Gives Wolverine 3 Script Update

I can’t imagine anyone else ever playing Wolverine. It’sHugh Jackman’s character, and while it will inevitably live on once he hangs up the claws, he wants to ensure he does right by the character. He genuinely loves the little mutant, and wants to make sure his final outing,Wolverine 3, sends him out on a high note (thanks toX-Men: Origins, he knows what the nadir looks like). Steve caught up with Jackman at Sundance before the secret screening of his new filmEddie the Eagle, where he plays an Olympic skiing coach to an aspiring ski jumper played byTaron Egerton....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Samantha Humphrey

Is This the Reason We Haven't Seen the X-Men in the MCU

Welcome back to Collider Dailies! Jumping right into today’s episode,Perri NemiroffandSteve Weintraubare discussing a super-sized topic as news of a Marvel crisis spreads, as reported byVariety. Numerous drawbacks for the studio raise questions of whether or not the brand is beginning to Snap. On top of reshoots,low budgets with big talent, underperforming at the box office, and other issues, Marvel is finally having to address the big bad in the room:Jonathan Majorsas Kang the Conqueror....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Judith Jacobs

iZombie Season 4: Rose McIver on New Brains, Big Surprises

This past fall, a group of journalists were invited up to Vancouver to visit theiZombiesets and talk to the cast about Season 4. At that time we had alotof questions about what this new season would bring, especially given Season 3’s cliffhanger ending. Since then a little more has been revealed in promos and trailers, but Season 4 sounds like it’s really going to dig into some big socio-political themes about living in a city filled with zombies....

August 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1904 words · Michael Griffin

Knives Out 2: Edward Norton Joins Netflix's Murder Mystery

Edward Norton’s career has officially come full circle, as he has signed on to joinDaniel CraigandDave Bautistain Netflix’s murder mysteryKnives Out 2. Rian Johnsonreturns to write and direct the sequel, which is gearing up for a summer shoot in Greece. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film will be another murder mystery featuring a large ensemble cast, so there will plenty of suspects for Craig’s Benoit Blanc to investigate....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Shelley Arnold

Lindsay Hubbard Needs To Take Accountability on ‘Summer House’ Season 8

Summer Houseis a show that celebrates young people having the time of their lives in a shared house where alcohol flows, insults are hurled, and relationships are always tested.Lindsay Hubbardhas been a central figure since the very first season. But she’s like a Jekyll and Hyde figure. When she’s sweet and open-minded, she’s an absolute delight. When she’s in a mood, a monster is unleashed. She is irrational. She lacks sensitivity to reality....

August 2, 2025 · 10 min · 1978 words · Sarah Smith

Love Island USA Season 7's Huda Mustafa: Age, Instagram, & More

From day one, she dominated the villa, and nowLove Island USA’sHuda Mustafamight be reality TV’s next big villain. She coupled up withJeremiah Brownon night one, and their volatile relationship was the main focus of the show in its first few weeks. Though Jeremiah was voted off the island in episode 18,Huda has continued to be one of the stars of the season and a polarizing figure in the eyes of the audience....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Curtis Thompson

MacGruber TV Series in the Works with Original Cast

MacGruberlives! Hopefully.A sequelto the brilliant, hilarious, and insane 2010 comedy has been talked about for a long time now, but getting it off the ground has proven difficult because, well,MacGruberwas a box office bomb, grossing under $10 million at the box office. Written byWill Forte,John Solomon, andJorma Tacconewith Taccone at the helm, the film was a feature-length adaptation of a recurringSNLsketch in which Forte played a MacGuyver-like action hero with tremendous confidence and absolutely zero skill....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Adrian Gutierrez