When it comes to the Oscars, people tend to focus on the major nominees and the major categories. We all know aboutAnora,The Brutalist,Emilia Pérez,Conclave, and the other films nominated for Best Picture and leading the nominations. But the fact of the matter is, there are twenty-three categories at the Academy Awards, which means there are a ton of nominees that most people haven’t seen or heard of. Yet, these smaller categories containsome of the best films that will receive an Oscar nomination, as, for example, a film in the documentary short category might actually be better than most of the Best Picture nominees....

American Horror Story: Cultwill surprise you. FX’s hit horror series has established a well-earned reputation as a taboo-shredding genre free-for-all over the years, but it’s not the salacious shock factor that thrills inCult. There are certainly elements of that campy glee inRyan MurphyandBrad Falchuk’s seventhAmerican Horror Storyinstallment, but this irreverent election-inspired batch is the most American, most horrific, and most story-drivenAmerican Horror Storythe duo have ever produced. Despite the carnival of killer clowns and trypophobic tongues that dominated the marketing campaign,Cultis less interested in the indulgent visual splendor we’ve come to expect from the series, and is focused instead on creating a psychological state of persistent paranoia and fear rooted in the national panic fuelling our current political discourse....

If you’re a fan ofArrow, you likely already know, this many seasons into the show, that the glue that holds everything together isStephen Amell. Amell was one of the first people involved with the series to acknowledge the weaknesses of Season 4, and how the show needed to go back to its grittier, vigilante roots in Season 5. It worked, and Amell has proven again and again that when it comes to knowing what’s best for the show, he is the best source....

If you’ve always wanted to seeScott Adkinsdo his best Jason Statham, boy have I got the trailer for you. Today, we’re happy to debut an exclusive first look atAvengement, the new thriller starring Adkins as in a peak early-2000s Statham role; an English gangster fresh out of prison, who heads back to his old neighborhood to take revenge on the people that turned him into a killer and try to reclaim his soul through his bloody retribution....

In its fourth season, A&E’sBates Motelhas reached cruising altitude, where there is occasionally some turbulence (mostly with its side-stories about the ever-increasing metro area of White Pine Bay), but for the most part, entrenched fans should be happy with where it’s going. I’ve mentioned in the past that one ofBates Motel’s greatest successes is how it’s guided by itsPsychoroots, but it’s not beholden to that story. Yet increasingly (though slowly), the show has angled itself towards that inevitable fate....

InThis Week in Animation News, I’ll take a look at the previous week in the world of animation in order to get you caught up on everything you might have missed. It’s your one-stop shop for news regarding cartoons, anime, and animated web series. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between! For the latest animation stories we’ve already covered on the site this week, take a look at the following links....

Based on the characters from DC, The CW seriesBlack Lightningfollows Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams), the father of two daughters (Nafessa WilliamsandChina Anne McClain) and the principal of a charter high school, who also happens to be the masked vigilante Black Lightning. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, Pierce struggles to find a balance between using his power as a superhero to protect young people and families in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence and being there for his family....

TheBond 25director search has taken yet another unexpected turn. While the folks at EON and MGM took their time in settling on a filmmaker to take the helm, considering directors likeDenis VilleneuveandDavid Mackenzie, the surprise announcement came earlier this year thatDanny Boylewould be directingBond 25based on an original story he hatched withTrainspotting 2writerJohn Hodge. But a few months before filming was about to begin, Boyledeparted the project over creative differences—reportedly to do with his and Hodge’s script and the casting of the villain....

When the goddess of gossip herself, Lady Whistledown,broke the news via TwitterthatRegé-Jean Pagewould not be returning for Season 2ofBridgerton, all of the show’s fans fainted in unison. For how on earth will we last without Simon, Duke of Hastings sensually uttering the words “I burn for you?” in at least one episode per season? Although the news may have come as a shock to viewers, Page signed on knowing full well what he was getting into,per an interview with Variety....

It’s a good time to be an indie movie right now, since there isn’t that much competition from studio blockbusters. Whether it’s a good time to be an indie movie starringArmie Hammerright now, well, we’ll soon see, as Quiver Distribution has just released a trailer for the embattled actor’s latest indie movieCrisis. Written and directed byNicholas Jarecki,Crisisfollows an assortment of characters, each of whom have some role to play within America’s ongoing opioid epidemic....

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is toturn up on timeand be there sharp. Paramount and IMAX are officially teaming up to launch the highly anticipatedMission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningwith an Opening Day Fan Event like no other, and if you’re anxious about being late for things? This might not be for you. The exclusive screening is taking place onThursday, May 22 at 2PM (local time)in participating IMAX theaters across the country — and here’s the kicker: there will bezero trailers or commercialsbefore the film....

While it’s been known since its release that actor and comedianPatton Oswaltprovided the voice of Pip the Troll inEternals' first post-credits scene, a tweet courtesy of Oswalt now confirms he was also on the set to provide motion capture for the character. The two photos make it evident that cameras captured every one of the actor’s moves and facial expressions. In the first, Oswalt stood in a room adorned with countless cameras, while the second shows cameras attached to his head in order to capture his facial features and expressions....

There are some time-honored television traditions that seem destined to continue forever: Sunday Night Football, the Academy Awards, and, of course, the Disney Channel Original Movie. In an era of peak TV, DCOMs may seem like lesser television output, but for anyone coming of age in the ‘90s and beyond, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that you’ve got a few favorites of your own, each with stranger and more implausible plotlines than the last....