This French Horror Updates the Giallo Movie While Honoring the Classics

Slashers tend to be the first horror subgenre that comes to mind when one thinks about mysterious killers and creative death scenes, and it helps that slashers have seen a revival. But predating the classic slashers of the 1980s is thegiallo, an Italian crime-horror film, which is also seeing a slower but steady return to modern audiences. These are stylish films with intense colors, while an amateur sleuth is made to solve a murder mystery....

July 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1719 words · Kathryn Mccann

This New ’X-Men ‘97’ Funko Pop Ad Is Straight Out of the ’90s

Since it was announced thatX-Men: The AnimatedSerieswould continue asX-Men ‘97, Marvel Studios has been very careful with making the new title look as if it came straight from the 90’s.Funkohas comitted to the bit, releasing a new promo for their vinyl figure line based on the television series that looks as if it was released decades ago. The collection will feature a big figure based on a Sentinel, one of the deadly robots designed to eliminate every mutant it encounters....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Alicia Pope

Thor: Love and Thunder Mondo Posters Turn Natalie Portman Into Mighty Thor

Collider has the pleasure to exclusively present two new Mondo posters forThor: Love and Thunder, the latest Marvel Cinematic Adventure of the God of Thunder. Both posters pay homage to Jane Foster’s (Natalie Portman) recent MCU transformation into the Mighty Thor. InThor: Love and Thunder, Thor Odinson’s (Chris Hemsworth) ex-girlfriend, Jane, claims Mjölnir for herself. And thanks to the hammer’s magic, she becomes as powerful as the God of Thunder himself....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Wayne Gonzalez

Thor: Ragnarok After-Credits Scenes Explained

There’s a new Marvel movie out, which means we’ve got new post-credit scenes. As far as we know, theThor: Ragnarokthat was screened for critics is what will be screened for everyone else, so there aren’t any additional stingers coming down the road for this film. WhileGuardians of the Galaxytreated audiences tofivepost-credits scenes,Thor: Ragnarokfollows suit withSpider-Man: Homecomingin having one serious post-credits scene and a funny post-credits scene. If you haven’t seenThor: Ragnarokyet,spoilers ahead....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Alice Mccoy

Viola Davis and Liam Neeson on Widows and Chicago

On the surface,Widowsmay appear to be your classic, run-of-the-mill heist flick, butSteve McQueen’slatest has far more on its mind than just double crosses and role reversals (although, yes there’s plenty of that, too). At its bleak emotional core – the film depicts the dissolution of a marriage and the lingering ramifications that haunt even after death. The film opens with Veronica and Harry Rawlins (Viola Davis&Liam Neeson), kissing in bed, post-coital – the seemingly perfect couple; but not twenty-seconds later, Harry’s revealed to be a crook and his lasted heist goes pear-shaped, the criminal shot and blown up in a police shoot-out....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Clayton Fletcher

WandaVision Explains How Mutants Will Enter the MCU

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforWandaVision, Season 1, Episode 5, “On a Very Special Episode…"] Until recently, mutants could not exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel had sold the rights to the X-Men and even the concept of “mutants” to 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) in the late ’90s, and 20th Century wasn’t going to give them up. When Disney purchased 20th Century, Marvel had the rights back to the X-Men and mutants, but a new problem presented itself: If superpowered people had been roaming the globe, then why didn’t they pitch in on the many crises that the Earth had faced over the past decade?...

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Parker Wilson

When Will We Get 'The Bear' Season 4? FX Boss Gives Update

Season 3 ofThe Bearfound major success during this year’sPrimetime Emmy Awards. It’s also no secret that a 4th installment is in the works. Fortunately for fans, there has been an update on where season 4 is in terms of production, as well as the reassurance that it won’t be the last, according to FX Boss,John Landgraf.In an interview withDeadline, Landgraf has confirmed that most of season 4 has already been filmed, and it should be ready sometime next year....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Mr. Daniel Ingram

Willa Fitzgerald Says Mary McDonnell Was Her “North Star” In ’The Fall of the House of Usher’

For a few years in a row, horror fans were treated to a brand-newMike Flanagan-directedNetflix series. Eventually, the helmer and the streamer wouldgo their separate ways, but not without one last project. That came in the form of 2023’sThe Fall of the House of Usher, which served as an adaptation of theEdgar Allan Poeshort story of the same name. Over the years, Flanagan has recruited multiple impressive stars for his projects andThe Fall of the House of Usherwas no different....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 884 words · Brendan Gray

Without Harold Ramis, ’80s Comedies Would Have Looked Very Different

The 1980s was one of the most influential periods in the history ofmodern American comedythanks in large part to artists likeHarold Ramis. The initial days ofSaturday Night Livelaunched many of the most dominant comedy stars of the era, includingBill Murray,Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy,andJohn Belushi, who all would go on to find equal success in film. Although it was exciting to see so many great and diverse comic voices announcing themselves, there needed to be someone there to make something out of the chaos....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 998 words · Monica Fry

‘Demon Slayer: The Hashira Training Arc’ Lands a Release Date on Netflix

The announcementwas made on the social media platform, X, and besides the fourth season arriving on Netflix in the United States, it will also arrive in Latin America and Canada. After intense confrontations in the Swordsmith Village Arc, the fourth season ofDemon Slayerbrought a more training intensive focus to battle-hardened heroes.The Hashira Trainingarc seesTanjiro and his allies, Inosuke and Zenitsu train with the strongest members of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Hashira....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Jennifer Meza

‘Fraggle Rock’

The originalFraggle RockTV series debuted in the 1980s, introducing the world to the Fraggle gang made up of Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red – lovers of radishes, friends of the Trash Heap, and always up for a good song over a day of work. They have fun and zany adventures while dancing their cares away, lifting each other up and enjoying Uncle Travelling Matt’s stories of the silly creatures (aka, humans) in Outer Space (aka, life outside of Fraggle Rock)....

July 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1890 words · Gary Ramirez

‘Love Is Blind’s Fame Problem Has Taken On a New Form in Season 8

Love Is Blindcontestants seeking fame over love has been a growing problem in recent seasons of Netflix’sreality dating show– from cast members whose behavior on the show suggests they likely weren’t there for the “right reasons,” likeStephen RichardsonandHannah Jileslast season, to those more blatantly looking for fame, likeNick Dorka, whose journal entry about his aspiration of becoming “the most famous person ever” onLove Is Blindwas exposed at theSeason 7 Reunion. In Season 8, however, it appears thatLove Is Blind’sfame problem has taken on a new form, withpeople both inside and outside the cast seemingly standing to gain something from the show’s popularity....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 740 words · Anthony Beard

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Tops Valentine’s Day Box Office

The domestic box office witnessed an excellent 120% bump on Valentine’s Day, withMagic Mike’s Last Danceclaiming the top spot. The comedy drama threequel made $1.93 million, taking its running domestic total to just over $11 million in five days. Context is especially important here; the third Magic Mike movie is making significantly less than both previous entries in the franchise, mainly because Warner Bros. gave it a targeted release in just 1,496 theaters....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Danielle Ross