The Good Dinosaur Trailer Reveals Unexpected Friendships

The latest trailer for Disney/Pixar’s upcoming filmThe Good Dinosaurgives a more extensive look into the prehistoric world of Arlo the Apatosaurus. Not only do we get more detailed looks at the lush and nearly photo-realistic landscapes that form this world, we also learn more about Arlo’s relationships with the creatures around him. Of course, there’s the friendship between Arlo and a primitive human boy that forms the emotional core of the story, but then there’s the unexpected team-up of the herbivore with a trio of meat-eating T-rexes; I’m curious to see how that all plays out....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Ian Martinez

The Irishman: First Half of New Scorsese Movie Features De-Aged Cast

WhileAlfonso Cuaronmay be well on his way towards winning Netflix its first ever Best Picture Oscar, there’s already reason to believe the streaming service will be back in the awards race next year withThe Irishman. The gangster drama is the highly anticipated next film from directorMartin Scorsese, and it’s been a long time coming. The film is an adaptation of theCharles BrandtbookI Heard You Paint Housesand is a decades-spanning look back on the life of a hitman, withRobert De Nirofilling the lead role with a cast that also includesAl PacinoandJoe Pesci....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Heather Alvarez

The Midnight Sky Ending Explained by Felicity Jones

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersfor The Midnight Sky.] If you’ve got questions aboutGeorge Clooney’sThe Midnight Sky, you’ve come to the right place! Not only is the material itself a complex exploration of the value of human connection, but there was also a little bump in the production process - pun intended - that challenged Clooney and the team to adapt on the spot,Felicity Jones’pregnancy. Jones plays Sully in the movie, an astronaut aboard the Aether assigned to assess if Jupiter’s moon, K-23, is habitable....

July 26, 2025 · 12 min · 2456 words · Andrew Stewart

The Purge, Legend of Tarzan, and BFG Box Office Comes In

The Friday box office numbers have arrived, and as expected,Finding Doryis performing (ahem) swimmingly. According toBox Office Mojo, the movie pulled in an estimated $13.4 million on Friday looking at a four-day right around $52 million. That would bring the Pixar’s film domestic total to almost $400 million in three weeks and over $500 million worldwide. Of course, everyone expectedDoryto be a moneymaker; the question was how much. What is unexpected this weekend are the higher than predicted numbers forThe Purge: Election YearandThe Legend of Tarzan....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · David Rodriguez

Tolkien Biopic Cast, Release Date and Details Revealed

If you remember back in Fall 2013, and you have a better memory than I do if you do, we reported that aJ.R.R. Tolkienbiopic wasin the works. It was tentatively titledTolkienthen, a title that it keeps as Fox Searchlight has unveiled the cast, release date, and official synopsis. It was previously reported that the picture would examine theHobbitandTheLord of the Ringsauthor’s life, focusing on his formative years at Pembroke College and as a soldier in World War I, and how those events influenced his work....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Robert Zimmerman

TV's 10 Most Dysfunctional Family Thanksgiving Episodes, Ranked

It is no secret thatThanksgivingis one of those days where families get together, eat way more than their fill, and get into petty arguments about politics, jobs, and the world as a whole. Thankfully, it makes people feel a bit better when they watchtheir favoritedysfunctional TV familiesgo through the same experiences on Thanksgiving, whether it be kitchen disasters or family drama with that one uncle who drinks too much before the turkey is even carved....

July 26, 2025 · 12 min · 2495 words · Kevin Bennett

Walking Dead: Why Andrew Lincoln Didn't Become a Movie Star Between Seasons

It wasn’t until I started prepping for myPenguin Bloominterview withAndrew Lincolnthat I realized his focus has been almost entirely onThe Walking Deadsince the start of the show. SinceTWDfirst kicked off on AMC in October of 2010, the only other projects Lincoln has appeared in have beenTWD-related, minus the mini-sequel toLove, ActuallycalledRed Nose Day, Actually. Yes, leading a hit series can keep one mighty busy, but we do often see actors capitalize on current success by booking other projects in between seasons....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 665 words · Eric Leonard

Watch: Stranger Things Season 2 Super Bowl Trailer

WhenStranger Thingsdebuted last year on Netflix, it did so quietly and without much hype. But its tightly-wrought narrative, binge-friendly style, and perfect freaks-and-geeks vintage aesthetic (helpfully augmented by some great casting) tapped into something. It became a phenomenon, and so this year, any word of the series' return gets us all whipped up into a frenzy. We don’t know a lot about the new installment of the series, which is probably a good thing....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Anthony Harrell

Westworld Season 3 Had Serious Problems with Its Character Arcs

The third season ofWestworldreally hammered home that showrunnersJonathan NolanandLisa Joylack the nuts-and-bolts storytelling to deliver on the big ideas their series reaches for. It’s fine to make a show about free will, predestination, privacy, and security, but what carries a dramatic series like this forward is investment in the characters, andWestworldSeason 3 showed that the writers still haven’t figured that out. The season started strong enough with the introduction ofCaleb (Aaron Paul)and Serac (Vincent Cassel), but by the time Season 3 reached its conclusion, its grand proclamation was that humanity needed to be free to be messy because humanity is capable of both beauty and ugliness....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 914 words · Adam Bennett

Why Did George Lucas Quit the DGA?

There is no limit to the influence thatGeorge Lucasmade on Hollywood. His career-defining achievement,Star Wars, is a franchise that shows no signs of slowing down and expanded to broader mediums beyond cinema. Studios and filmmakers have sought to replicate the magic of the film and its ensuing series for over 45 years. Along withJaws,Star Wars, for better or worse, established the blockbuster and altered the medium on the grounds of production, distribution, and marketing....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1252 words · Kenneth Davis

Wunmi Mosaku Joins Call Jane Starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver

Call Janehas gainedLovecraft CountryandLokistarWunmi Mosaku.Deadline is reportingthat the star is joining the 1960s-set film with an absolutely incredible cast. The drama, which has already castElizabeth Banks,Sigourney Weaver,Kate MaraandRupert Friend, is written byCarolscreenwriterPhyllis Nagyand based on The Blacklist script fromHayley SchoreandRoshan Sethi. Call Janeis about a 1960s housewife named Joy (Banks) who finds herself pregnant unexpectedly. When she needs help, she discovers an underground abortion movement led by a woman named Virginia (Weaver)....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Jennifer Parks

‘Challengers’ Proves Movies Don’t Need Sex Scenes To Be Sexy

When the trailer forChallengersfirst dropped on the Internet, there was one scene on everyone’s mind: the threesome. The potential spectacle ofZendaya,Josh O’Connor, andMike Faistengaging in what looked like the steamiest sex scene in recent history was enough to send people into a frenzy. This frenzy was only heightened when the film got delayed multiple times due tothe actor’s strike, leaving people to stew in their horny speculations. Imagine the surprise when the film would finally release withthe biggest box office openingof directorLuca Guadagnino’s career, all with…no sex scenes....

July 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1340 words · Kristy Wang MD

‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie’ Trailer Brings Back the Magical Girl Quintet

It’s been over a decade sincePuella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie - Rebellionwas released. Fortunately, the next installment of this anime feature will arrive very soon as the second trailer forPuella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie - Walpurgisnacht Risinghas arrived, teasing what’s to come for these magical girls. In the latest trailer, new magical girls are seen, along with the original cast. So far, not much of a plot is seen in the trailer, but brand-new dialogue lines by Homura Akemi (Chiwa Saitō) tell that Madoka’s kindness is the kind that would get her hurt....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Daniel Cabrera