When I was asked to do a set visit forWendell and Wild, the new stop-motion animated film from Netflix, you couldn’t get me on the plane fast enough. I had never heard of the project, but the names attached were too intriguing. Director?Henry Selick, ofNightmare Before ChristmasandCoralinefame. Producer and star?Jordan Peele, formerly ofKey & Peelecomedy; currently of directing big-screen chills likeNope. The pair worked on the script together. With that talent, you can expect a funny, adorable, creepy tale of monsters that is both heartwarming – while taking a bite out of said heart....

Supacelltook the world by storm when it first premiered, especially since it showed that there’s still room forgreat stories within the superhero genre. TheRapman-created show is also one of the few Netflix shows to reach100% on Rotten Tomatoes,meaning that its Season 2 renewal isn’t all that surprising. Anyone who’s watchedSupacellcan tell you that its story is a major part of its draw, as five Black residents of South London discover they have superpowers....

Young Justice: Phantomshas madea triumphant returnafter its mid-season hiatus, launching the second half of its season in March. These episodes continue a major trend thatPhantomshas stuck to: namely, launching a four to five-episode story arc focused on a major member of the original “Team” of superheroes. Not only does this story structure take a page from the comics the series is based on, but it’s also helpedPhantomsget back to the root of what madeYoung Justicesuch a beloved series....

From NEON and National Geographic,Fire of Loveis a documentary about married French volcanologists,Katia KrafftandMaurice Krafft. Directed bySara Dosaand narrated byMiranda July, the film utilizes the wealth of archival footage the Kraffts left behind to tell a moving story about their love, both for each other and for the mysterious wonder of volcanoes. Winner of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award for U.S. Documentary at this year’sSundance Film Festival, the film seamlessly weaves the Kraffts’ footage, diaries, and press interviews together to paint a moving portrait of their heart-melting romance and the dangerous passion that bonds them....

Quick Links Cord Jefferson, renowned forscripting episodes of TV hits likeWatchmen,Succession, andThe Good Place, has taken a bold leap into directing. His directorial debut, showcased at the Toronto International Film Festival, adaptsPercival Everett’s incisive 2001 novel, “Erasure,” intoAmerican Fiction, a sharp satire dissecting the publishing world’s stereotypical view of Black literature. American Fictiontranscends being merely a directorial debut, it is a declarative statement from Jefferson. With a cast featuringJeffrey Wright,Issa Rae,Tracee Ellis Ross,Sterling K....

AsCollider’s Exclusive Previewevent rolls along, we wouldn’t wantCountdownfans to feel left out. Today, we’ve got yourJensen Acklesand co. fix for our readers with two brand-new images that tease the action, drama, and potential romance that’s on the way in the four remaining episodes. So far, the latest crime drama to come from Prime Video has captivated audiences, withOne ChicagocreatorDerek Haasstriking gold with his new series. The title’s breakout season has proved that the stakes are high and that Haas, who also serves as the project’s showrunner, isn’t afraid of cracking some eggs to make an omelette — or in the case ofCountdown— killing off some favorites to stack the stakes higher....

Netflix has released the official trailer forJulie and the Phantoms, a new TV show from executive producerKenny Ortega(High School Musical) and choreographerPaul Becker(Descendants). The new show combines a coming-of-age story with music and — wait, let me check my notes here —ghosts, resulting in a sweet story about a teenager trying to find her voice in the wake of her mother’s passing. The trailer forJulie and the Phantomsis as heartwarming as it is fun....

Katie Maloneydidn’t likewhat the reunion forVanderpump Rulesdid toAriana Madix. On the show, they kept the last few moments from the cast so that they could all watch it together. Those moments showedLala Kentgoing on a rantabout Madix andTom Sandovalacting like Madix walking out of the situation made him look good. It came across as a deliberate attempt to hurt Madix and Maloney brought this up on her podcastDisrespectfullywhich she co-hosts with formerVanderpump RulesstarDayna Kathan....

“Her hair is dark blonde, maybe honey? It was tied back. She was slim, about 25, 26. She had very delicate features … her eyes are sort of cat-like. Wide, but alert. Her lips are full, she has a long neck, high cheekbones. Her skin is smooth and bright … she had a lost look in her eye, that was both direct and also chilling. She’s totally focused, yet almost entirely inaccessible....

One of the unexpected highlights of Disney+ has been its unstoppable documentary programming. From documentary features like Disneynature’sDolphin Reefand biographies likeDon Hahn’s recent (and totally wonderful)Howard, to the equally exceptional long-form documentary series likeInto the UnknownandThe Imagineering Story, Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform has been totally unstoppable it when it comes to nonfiction content. And this hot streak looks like it’ll continue with National Geographic’s upcomingMagic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, announced today and set to premiere on September 25....

When Marvel Studios announced their Phase 3 lineup,Inhumanswas scheduled as one of the new franchise starters (along withCaptain Marvel) that would drop between the event film sandwich that is the two-partAvengers: InfinityWar. But, a lot has changed since 2014. First, the inter-studio standaloneSpider-Man rebootwas added to the line-up, thenCaptain Marvelshuffled up by a couple months andInhumanswas bumped back in lieu ofAnt-Man and The Wasp. Immediately after,a rumor surfacedthat Marvel Studios planned to scrap theInhumansmovie entirely since the storyline was already being explored on TV side withAgents of S....

Some pretty big and unprecedented news broke with regards to Marvel TV last week with word that not only was theInhumansproperty coming to television, but also thatthe first two episodes would debut in IMAX theaters. It’s a bold move, giving the premiere episodes of a new TV series a splashy first-showing on the biggest movie screens around, and was also a curious one seeing as how Marvel Studios has been developing anInhumansmovie for quite some time....

[Note: This is Matt’s review from the Sundance Film Festival; as the film enters limited release today, we are reposting] What would indie cinema be without coming-of-age dramedies featuring young teens in unique-yet-familiar situations? They all exist on a spectrum, but at some point a young person (usually male) is going to learn some very important life lessons such as “Your parents are flawed individuals” and “Your crush will break your heart....