Read update Content Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.WithBreaking Badhaving concluded way back in 2013, andBetter Call Saulending in 2022, it’s now possible to compare the two shows directly. It’s important to note that both are great in their own ways (even if onesomehow still doesn’t have any Emmys), and are heavily linked, asBetter Call Saulis set (mostly) beforeBreaking Bad, and features many returning characters from the original show....

Ready to get Christmas cozy? You’ll have to wait until after Thanksgiving – yes, show Thanksgiving some respect!! – for Netflix’sA Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, a sequel to their happy holiday film.Rose McIverandBenLambwill reprise their roles as an everywoman and a royal who meet-cute and fall in love, but who face a few more challenges before they tie the knot. Probablyreally low-keyones, though. It’s Christmas after all! The movie will be directed byJohn Schultzand written byNathan Atkins, and will follow the couple through some minor turmoil as Amber questions whether she can be queen and Richard must face “a political crisis....

If you’ve been on Twitter at all in the last hour, you’ll know that everyone has lost their ever-loving mind over theWalking Deadseason finale. This is not a particularly surprising occurrence for the finale of AMC’s juggernaut series but it’s become memorably animated on social media over the last 15 minutes. The wait to find out who comes out on top by the end of the episode is high, only calmed slightly by the release of a trio of newAlien: CovenantTV spots that feature bits of new footage fromRidley Scott’s upcoming horror epic....

Focus Feature has set the release date forSam Taylor-Johnson-directed filmBack to Blackbased on iconic singerAmy Winehouse’s life and work. StarringIndustrybreak outMarisa Abelathe film aims to give a peek inside Winehouse’s rise to stardom and the relationship that inspired herBack to Blackalbum. To mark the occasion, the makers have also unveiled the first look at the feature. In the new behind-the-scenes images Abela is a spitting image of Winehouse with her signature hairdo and eye makeup....

Having recently wrapped its phenomenal fifth season, I feel confident in saying thatBetter Call Saulhas now surpassedBreaking Badin quality. That’s not to denigrateBreaking Bad—one of the best TV shows ever made—but to single out just how incredible this “prequel series” has become, and how compelling and dramatic and heartbreaking it is in its own right. But as showrunner and co-creatorPeter Gouldtells it, the road to getting here was a long and winding one....

Warner Bros. has a reason to smile this weekend, as the studio’s year-long strategy of releasing new films simultaneously in theaters andon the HBO Max streaming servicefinally paid off.Dune, directed byDenis Villeneuveand based on the epic science-fiction novel byFrank Herbert, registered WB’s biggest opening at the box office this year, raking in $40.1 million in its first three days. That’s around $10 million more than whatGodzilla vs. Kongmade in its opening weekend back in April....

This morning brought what is routinely the most tantalizing news of any given year, namely the line-up for the Cannes Film Festival, inarguably the biggest and best showcase of world cinema on the planet, with New York and Toronto barely nipping at its heels. The out-of-competition selection includes the bigger titles, includingSteven Spielberg’s mo-cap extravaganzaThe BFG,Shane Black’sThe Nice Guys, andJodie Foster’sMoney Monster, but per usual, the real treats are in the competition line-up....

Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, is celebrating the 69th annual Godzilla Day on November 3 with tickets ofGodzilla Minus Onegoing on sale. Godzilla Day is a monster-sized lineup of content to celebrate all things Godzilla. The beloved king of monsters has been smashing onto our screens since debuting in the 1954 Japanese filmGojira(Godzilla). With two newGodzillaprojects set to be released, with the Apple TV+ MonsterVerse project –Monarch: Legacy of Monstersand the Japanese kaiju film –Godzilla Minus One,there is sure to be enough content for Godzilla Day....

[This article contains spoilers for the fall finale ofChicago Med, Season Eight.] The fall finale of NBC’sChicago Medsaw two more characters leave the show. Viewers bid farewell to long-term characters April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta) and Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) in the series finale, with the final episode hinting at what is to come in the future of the staff at the Gaffney Chicago Medical Centre. As firstreported byDeadline, the Season Eight fall finale ofChicago Medsaw viewers bid farewell to DaCosta and Tee’s characters with a happy ending for the couple....

CinematographerPhedon Papamichaelhas had a very diverse career thus far. He’s worked with filmmakers ranging fromGore VerbinskitoOliver StonetoJudd Apatow, all of whom have incredibly different styles and methods of working. Even Papamichael’s two closest collaborators,Alexander PayneandJames Mangold, approach the art of making movies in very different ways. But Papamichael says that’s exactly what makes his job so fun. It’s fresh each time. That was certainly the case withThe Trial of the Chicago 7, Oscar-winning writerAaron Sorkin’s second directorial effort....

[Note: This is a reprint of our review of Concussion from the AFI Film Festival; the drama is released nationwide today] How morally objectionable is it to be a fan of professional football today? I must confess that I am. I follow my team like an addict, I have their Super Bowl pennant hanging at my desk, and it’s all my father and I talk about. But I also cringe at this week’s footage of Odell Beckham, Jr....

Whoa! Big news out of DC land. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. and DC Films are in the early stages of developing new Joker origin story as their latest expansion of theBatmanuniverse and they’ve brought some heavy-hitters aboard includingMartin Scorsese. Holy shit.The HangoverandWar DogshelmerTodd Phillipsis set to direct and co-write the script withThe FighterscreenwriterScott Silver. Scorsese will produce with Phillips. The film is intended to launch a yet-to-be-named new banner at Warner Bros....

Back in July,we reportedthat the short list ofJames Bond 25directors includedDenis Villeneuve(Sicario,Arrival),Yann Demange(’71), andDavid Mackenzie(Hell or High Water), and any of them would make an exciting choice for Bond’s latest adventure. Speaking toThe Playlist, Villeneuve says he’s interested inBondand working withDaniel Craig, but his new adaptation of Frank Herbert’sDuneis what takes priority: “The thing is I don’t now about that, but listen,” Villeneuve says. “Daniel Craig is a very inspiring actor and I had some contact and the thing is that I’m busy right now doing ‘Dune....