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Actor, writer, director, and producerJohn Krasinskisurprised the world two months ago by launching a weekly YouTube series calledSome Good News,in which he highlighted only “good news” stories from around the world while also bringing joy in the form ofThe OfficereunionsandsurpriseHamiltonperformances. Krasinski then surprised again when news broke last week that he wassellingSome Good Newsto CBS, which would continue the show with Krasinski in an executive producer role, although not in a hosting capacity....

Last night, Warner Bros. debuteda new trailerfor the upcoming blockbusterKong: Skull Island, and it was a pretty sharp change in tone from the film’s teaser trailer. While audiences are certainly accustomed to dark and gritty blockbusters by now, and havePeter Jackson’s loving and classicalKing Kongremake still in their minds,Skull Islandputs a very different spin not just on theKing Kongstory but on the blockbuster genre in general. The film takes place in the 1970s, in the midst of the Vietnam War, and features a disparate group of people exploring Skull Island—fromSamuel L....

InRobert Schwartzman’s comedyThe Argument, a cohabitating couple turns to their friends to help resolve a dinner party dispute that doesn’t just threaten to tear apart one relationship, but several. As one of the friends asked to help settle the titular conflict,Maggie Qplays Brett’s (Danny Pudi) girlfriend Sarah, an entertainment lawyer who has little patience for creative types, especially actors. This leads to one of the funniest scenes in the film, in which she vents to the entire room about how acting isn’t a real job....

Over three seasons, the uber-popular anime seriesMy Hero Academiahas seen the rise of Izuku “Deku” Midoriya from Quirkless wannabe hero to a capable fighter, leader, and strategist in his own right. But as Deku and his fellow heroes-in-training continue to get stronger, the shining beacon of hope, All Might, is rapidly losing his ability to battle the world’s deadliest villains. The secret of his malady, and of Deku’s sudden strength, is known only to a few, but as the anime’s first feature film reveals, there are a couple more confidants in All MIght’s inner circle than we might have expected....

It looks like the infamous TV dramaLOSThas officiallyfoundits way back toNetflix. As of Monday,Netflix users can now stream all six seasonsof the popular sci-fi adventure series that captured the hearts and minds of the entire globe throughout its original run on ABC from September 2004 to May 2010. WhileLOSTis currently also available to stream on Hulu, its presence on the Netflix platform will not necessarily be a new one. All of the show’s six seasons were previously viewable on Netflix until January 2018, when the streamer’s subscription-streaming rights to the show expired and were quickly snatched up by Hulu....

If you’ve ever visited a Jewish summer camp, the one thing I can guarantee you’ll hear booming from old-school stereo systems and Apple earpods is rap music, and my memories of summer camp were no different. Each kid would show up with a black Case Logic full of CD’s (remember those?), and without fail, the coolest kids would have an extensive rap collection that typically included theNotorious B.I.G.albumsReady to DieandLife After Death....

If sheer force of effort, years of dedication, and naked ambition were justly rewarded, Canadian filmmaker/animatorNick DiLibertoand his passion projectNova Seedwould win all the awards. As it stands right now, DiLiberto may have to settle for becoming a modern cult classic among fans of animation, Saturday morning cartoons, and the stylings of veteran animators likeRalph Bakshi. That’s no small feat. In the modern world of computer-generated animation that churns out highly polished pixel pixies that all end up looking somewhat similar, DiLiberto’s style has offered up something wildly different and yet comfortably nostalgic....

No matter what you think of theResident Evilmovies, you’ve got to give everyone involved credit for managing to make six films and going out on their own terms. While you might not realize it, theResident Evilfilms are the most successful video game movie franchise of all time making nearly 1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Not bad for a movie no one wanted back in 2002. With final installment, fittingly titledResident Evil: The Final Chapter, opening this weekend in theaters, I recently sat down with writer-directorPaul W....

While Sundance is known as a film festival, with so many great new television shows and short-form series being produced in the past few years, more and more festivals have started branching out to showcase emerging talent in all areas of the entertainment industry. And Sundance is no different. Over the past few years, Sundance has been at the forefront pushing VR at the festival and this year it also included a larger focus on TV and short-form series....

As far as franchises go, the five-film run featuringSylvester Stallone’s stoic killing machine John Rambo is one of the strangest.First Blood, directed byTed Kotcheffand adapted from the novel byDavid Morrell, stars Stallone as a traumatized loner just looking for a place to rest seven years after Vietnam. Running afoul of some biased local lawmen who don’t like his hippie look and vagrant vibe, Rambo uses his training and a heaping dose of PTSD to fight back, culminating in a heartbreaking breakdown by Stallone as Rambo remembers returning home from war to face scorn and protester spit....

Here’s a new project I’m genuinely torn on, and apparently, so is all of Hollywood, as it’s still looking for a home:Ryan ReynoldsandWill Ferrellare attached to star in a new take onA Christmas Carolthat will reimagine theCharles Dickenstale as a musical. Daddy’s HomefilmmakersSean AndersandJohn Morrisare set to write and direct the project, which is currently being shopped around town, though buyers have been awful Scrooge-like thus far. Reynolds is red-hot right now, but I’d be surprised if a major studio jumped on this one in the wake of Ferrell’s abysmalHolmes and Watson, which was released last Christmas to scathing reviews....

HBO Max has announced the release date for the fifth and final season of their dark comedy-thrillerSearch Party. The final season will open with the new year, debuting all 10 episodes on January 7th, 2022. Search Party’s first two seasons originally debuted on TBS back in 2016 and 2017. The show sat on the shelf before being picked up by HBO Max, who has aired seasons three and four.Search Partycenters on friends Dory (Alia Shawkat), Drew (John Reynolds), Portia (Meredith Hagner), and Elliott (John Early) as they search for a missing girl in a messy investigation driven by harrowing theories, a misguided accidental murder, and a media circus of a trial....

TNT’s long-awaited post-apocalyptic sci-fi seriesSnowpierceris finally going to premiere, and the good news is we’ll get to watch it a few weeks earlier. Originally set to debut on May 31, the decision was made to bump the show’s premiere up two weeks to May 17. “Snowpierceris one of the most anticipated original series of 2020 and in this climate, viewers are craving thrilling, engaging, edge-of-your-seat content that speaks to them on a deeper level,” saysBrett Weitz, general manager for TNT, TBS and truTV in an official press release....