Harry Potteris a franchise with one of the largest followings anywhere in the world. The character’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have clasped the imaginations of people of all ages for over two-and-a-half decades. These movies have the incredible ability to transport their audiences into the fictional world; everyone wanted to receive a Hogwarts letter at eleven, hoping to join Harry on his quests. With a universe as vast and diverse as this one, it makes sense that some quotes in the movies stay with the readers and viewers long after the credits roll....

HBO’sThe Sopranoshails as one of the all-time greatest drama series of the 21st century and, even decades after the infamous finale, the show continues to recruit new fans of all ages around the world. The series centers around New Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, played by the incredibleJames Gandolfini, who tries to find some middle ground between his family life and his high-risk career choice in “waste management.” While Gandolfini is simply remarkable in his portrayal of the Garden State mobster, he’s joined by a string of notable stars who deliver unforgettable performances....

Romance is what art was made for. Larger than life, indescribable emotions demand something more than simple words to convey and so the quest to properly portray love in all of its complexities drove the creation of music, poetry, and theater for thousands of years. When film came around one of the earliest images put to video was that of a kiss, andby the time of Hollywood, some of the earliest classics were love stories....

Horror movies arefull of trusted tropes and creepy clichés. Whoever says “I’ll be right back” will never be back, sex is essentially a death sentence, and there will always be a “Final Girl” left standing. However, a rarely mentioned but reoccurring pattern is the bad boyfriend. RELATED:From ‘Halloween’ to ‘Nope’: The 10 Most Iconic “Final Girls” in Horror Movie History Maybe he is simply incompetent and unhelpful, or maybe he is secretly a sadistic serial killer....

Even in wartime, the golden age of Hollywood roared throughout the 1940s. Many of the best and most successful American films of the time were patriotic and unifying—and the 1940s also stands out as a time of cinematic experimentation on a grand scale. There’s no shortage here of films that have long been regarded as among the finest landmark movies in history. The technological leaps of the years prior, like sound and Technicolor, enhanced great filmmakers' palettes....

Get ready for the Christmas zombie musical you didn’t know you needed in your life,Anna and the Apocalypsefinally has a distributor! The unlikely genre hybrid from directorJohn McPhaildebuted at Fantastic Fest last year, earning critical buzz and becoming one of the persistent audience favorites throughout the fest. That’s because it’s delightful, not to mention surprising and unique. Since then,Anna and the Apocalypsehas played at Sitges Film Festival, but distributors failed to pick up the crowd-pleaser out of either fest....

Warner Bros. has released the firstAquamanTV spot, and while the film is still two months away, the studio is probably wise to get the publicity machine chugging away at this one. The film is their holiday tentpole, and it’s going to have stiff competition from movies likeMary Poppins ReturnsandBumblebee. As you can see from this TV spot, they’re leaning heavily on the humor to try and sell this as a different beast from previous DCEU movies....

Dystopia. A concept that anybody who took a literature class should be more than a little familiar with. To put it simply for those who are unfamiliar with the term, a dystopia is the antithesis of a utopia. Where a utopia is a perfect society where every problem has been solved, a dystopia is a perfect society that is operated by those problems, often creating an oppressive environment for the less fortunate....

DirectorTodd Fieldand actorCate Blanchettare getting a lot of acclaim for their latest featureTÁR. The movie has had a good film festival run and is garnering Oscar nomination buzz for both the actor and the director. The movie follows Blanchett as a world-renowned maestro whose personal life and professional career become upended by her toxic behavior. After watching the movie, however, one question that is on everyone’s mind is, will Lidya Tár conduct again?...

Yeah, I know it was unlikely. But as I plunked down my $12.99 monthly fee for Disney+ (I sprung for the Hulu/ESPN+ bundle, ‘cause YOLO), a small piece of my heart asked a hopeful, hopelessly naive question: “Can I stream either of the MCUSpider-Manmovies on Disney+?” Now, thanks to reporting fromThe Verge, the answer is a cold, heartless, J. Jonah Jameson-esque “No!” If you’re not familiar with theSpider-Man/MCU/Disney/Sony drama, I’ll give you a quick recap....

As expected,Fast & Furious 9has decimated all existing pandemic-era box office records, and the even better news for the theatrical industry is that its $70 million opening weekend was above projections, with Universal predicting a debut of around $60 million. Not only was it the first movie since March of 2020 to open on over 4000 screens, but it blewA Quiet Place Part II’s previous $48.3 million record out of the water....

HBO Max has unveiled the voice cast for its upcoming animated family seriesGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, which is based onChris Columbus' classic 1984 movieGremlins. Set in 1920s Shanghai,Secrets of the Mogwaiis described as an origin story about how Chinatown shopkeeper Mr. Wing first met the lovable Mogwai known as Gizmo. Here, Mr. Wing is just a naïve 10-year-old boy named Sam, who embarks on a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside with Gizmo and a 12-year-old street thief named Elle....

After eight seasons of ups and downs, the Showtime drama seriesHomelandfinally came to an end on Sunday night with an eventful series finale. Once a critical darling, then a punching bag, then somehow an underrated show,Homelandhas been through it all. And while the series never came close to matching that incredible, Emmy-winning first season, once it finally disposed of Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) the show started to evolve in exciting ways....