The newPet Semataryprequel from Paramount Players has just gained two new cast members.Jack Mulhern, who appeared in this year’s HBO limited seriesMare of Easttown, has been added to the cast, along withThe RevenantactorForrest Goodluck. In addition to Mulhern and Goodluck,Natalie Alyn LindandIsabella Star LaBlanchave joined the cast as well. Alyn Lind is perhaps best known for her role as a series regular on the ABC original series,Big Sky, while this upcoming film will mark the first major starring role for Lablanc....

I’ll never forget covering this storyback in May of 2016. During a conference call with analysts, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer revealed that the studio might make as many as seven morePower Rangersmovies. As a massivePower Rangersfan, it was impossible not to get a little excited about the prospect of having a long-running film franchise, but we hadn’t even seen the first film yet! Even if there are internal hopes to make many more movies, might it be a better approach to keep those ambitions quiet until the first film comes out and justifies the costs of moving forward with sequels?...

Back in 2014, a certain something on the Toronto International Film Festival line-up caught my eye simply because I’ve got a hard time saying no to a lost-in-the-woods horror film. Then camethis clipand immediately after that,Backcountrybecame a must-see. Ultimately I did catch it and not only have I enjoyed it many times since its TIFF debut, but it’s kept me eagerly awaiting directorAdam MacDonald’s second film. A little over three years later,Pyewacketis here and as hoped, his second directorial effort is worth the wait and also suggests MacDonald has the skillset to grow, thrive and terrorize within the genre through powerful builds and highly character-driven storytelling....

From creatorEvan Romanskyand executive producersRyan Murphyand Ian Brennan, the Netflix seriesRatchedcrafts a haunting origin story for the iconic character of Nurse Ratched inOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The story begins in 1947 as Mildred Ratched (SarahPaulson) arrives in Monterey County in Northern California seeking employment at a psychiatric hospital conducting experimental procedures on the human mind. While she presents herself as the perfect nurse for the job, Mildred has a deeper and darker mission she’s pursuing which comes with potentially dangerous consequences....

Horroris a genre based on impact, with each project trying to make watchers feel something — typically terror — with many attempting to use the fears at their center to educate on some vital issue. There have been countless movies that do this well, but there are unfortunately even more that bungle their topic completely andsend people away with a worse understandingthan they had before. Nowhere is this more dangerous than youth-focused content, particularly around stories of self-harm likeAdam Egypt Mortimer’sSome Kind of Hate....

Michael Giacchinohad to pull off a pretty impressive feat when he signed on forRogue One: A Star Wars Story– the Oscar-winning composer only hadfour and a half weeksto pen the entire score.Giacchino took over back in SeptemberafterRogue One’s intensive reshoots shifted the production schedule and original composerAlexandre Desplathad to move on to other commitments, leaving Giacchino on a tight turnaround schedule to make the film’s December release. On top of that,Rogue Oneis a particularly tricky project....

With writer-directorKevin Smith’sClerks 3opening in select theaters September 13th, I recently got to speak withRosario Dawsonabout making the sequel. During the wide-ranging interview, Dawson talked about howClerks 3is more emotional than she expected, how she ugly cried during the premiere, why she loved being able to play Becky again, the way Smith works on set, how she always tries to challenge herself with her choice of roles, and how appreciative she is of the fans....

I attended Comic-Con from 2008 to 2015, and over the years I picked up some wisdom about how to survive the four-day madness (five if you count Wednesday’s preview night). Comic-Con can be exciting, friendly, and foster a good sense of camaraderie if you know how to play it right. It’s an expensive ticket to get out to San Diego, get a hotel room, and buy a badge not to mention other expenses (food, merch, etc), so you should get the most out of your time....

With writer-directorSteven Knight’snew thrillerSerenityopening in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway to talk about the film. During the interview, they talked about why they wanted to get involved in the project, Steven Knight’s writing, how much they like to know about a project before reading the script, and more. If you haven’t seen theSerenitytrailers, the film starsMatthew McConaugheyas a fishing boat captain whose life is upended when his ex-wife (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down and asks him to kill her abusive husband (Jason Clarke)....

Consider this yourstrong spoiler warningif you haven’t seenStar Wars: The Force Awakensyet. By now you’ve probably had a chance to check outJ.J. Abrams’Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but there’s a good chance you haven’t spotted all of the film’s numerous cameos just yet. Sure, you may have heard aboutDaniel Craiggetting to don Stormtrooper armor, or thatKenny Bakerreturned to consult on all things R2-D2, or that good guyGreg Grunbergplayed a Resistance fighter pilot, but there are so many masked movie-stars that you’d need a handy guide to spot them all....

Star Wars: The Force Awakenshad a lot of heavy lifting to do. Not only did it have to bring back beloved characters in acceptable ways, it had to shake off the failings of the prequel trilogy, hone in to what was loved about the original films, and introduce new characters and things that help to expand the universe. For the most part it succeeded. Since the film is one of the highest grossing movies of all time, it’s not worth spending too much time on the minutia....

Spoilers ahead forStranger Things3 The third season of Netflix’sStranger Thingsbrought back a few familiar monstrous faces, as the Upside-Down’s resident boogeyman the Mind-Flayer returned yet again to possess the residents of Hawkins, Indiana. The show remains a delight—Collider’s Adam Chitwood called thisthe best season yet—but after three years all these strange things don’t seem to be gettingthatmuch stranger. That could change with a hypothetical fourth season, say showrunnersRossandMatt Duffer. Speaking toEW, the series creators noted that they plan the broad strokes of each chapter well in advance, and the plans they’re currently cooking up feel “very different” than season 3....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Hacks Season 4, Episode 4Few comedy shows have been as impressive in recent years asHacks. Created byPaul W. Downs,Lucia Aniello, andJen Statsky, the hitMaxseries has made viewers laugh (and oftentimes cry) for years with its story about a pair of opposites united in their love of comedy. For three emotional seasons, 20-something comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) and long-time stand-up comedian and Vegas comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) have turned their generational divide and on-and-off feud into a beautiful friendship personally and professionally....