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If you’ve recovered from the emotional demolition that wasThe Last of UsSeason 2, Episode 2… you’re doing better than we are. Joel (Pedro Pascal) is gone — brutally murdered by Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in front of Ellie (Bella Ramsey) — and the audience is left shattered, furious, and somehow still glued to the screen. For co-creator and showrunnerCraig Mazin, pulling off this moment was never about shocking people for the sake of it....

The next generation of the Evans family is back in animated form in the new trailer for Netflix’sGood Times, which will premiere on the streamer April 12. The upcoming series is a sequel to the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom of the same name, and is one of the final works by legendary TV producerNorman Lear, who died last year at 101. The new series will starJ.B. SmooveandYvette Nicole Brownas Reggie and Beverly Evans, residents of one of the last housing projects in Chicago....

Cinema and music are practically inseparable. Most films have a score of some kind — even silent movies have soundtracks to play over the moving images. Some ofthe greatest movie scores ever madeare so good that you’re able to listen to them outside the context of the film itself, and many (like the one for “Jaws”) are often parodied and paid homage to throughout popular culture. However, a particular subsection of music has a particular amount of character: the solo....

There will possibly never be another live-action sitcom with more creatively elaborate plot lines than theDan Harmon-createdCommunity. TheNBCcomedyregularly pushed the boundaries of what could be accomplished in one episode of a sitcom, referencing movies both well-known and obscure. From quick throwaway references to movie-inspired plots that carried through multiple seasons,Communitywas as pop culture-obsessedas its cinephile expert Abed (Danny Pudi). While Greendale fans wait for the conclusion to the prophecy of six seasons and a movie, it’s time to look at which movie references inCommunitywere streets ahead....

Content Warning: The following article contains discussions of sexual assault and other forms of abuse.The best docuseries spark outrage, inspire lawsuits, or make headlines for years. When the medium is working properly, it can expose cults, crack cold cases, interrogate supposedly untouchable celebrities, and give victims a platform to speak. The ten on this list stirred public debate and fractured fan bases. A few reshaped the public conversation entirely. Some have been accused of bias, others of sensationalism, but all of them demand attention....

Movies took a hit with the pandemic: ticket sales were way down, and production disruptions meant fewer films hit the cinemas these past three years. However, over this year, audiences have started returning to the cineplex. Despite there being far fewer movies released in 2022 than in 2019, the U.S. box office still managed to bring in more than$3.3bnover the summer. RELATED:Every Anya Taylor-Joy Movie Ranked From Worst to Best Top Gun: MaverickandDoctor Strange in the Multiverseof Madnessperformed well, andAvatar: the Way of Wateris also set to makea big splashthis month....

What qualifies something as intense? Is it your heart beating out of your chest? Is it that you are glued to the seat? Is it that you’re sitting at the edge of that seat andeverything is completely unpredictable? Intensity feels different for everyone, but one thing that is common for us all is that feeling of tension.It’s a rubber band that is getting pulled farther and farther, and we just wait for it to… snap!...

While there is no doubt thatDavid Schwimmerdid an amazing job bringing the character of Ross to life on-screen inFriends, the character of Ross remains underrated. Since Ross is characterized with flaws, as he often makes mistakes, acts impulsively, and often believes himself to be correct, often to the point of arrogance, many fans have been quick to dismiss Ross as a good guy. Related:The One Where We List the ‘Friends’ Cast’s Best Performances After the Show...

While the series has gotten better with it in recent years, all in all, theTransformersfranchise has beennotoriously bad at creating compelling human charactersthat don’t feel like an absolute waste of screen time.Some characters add nothing to the plot, some detract from it and some are simply some of the most unbearable characters in cinema. One would think that in a series about giant butt-kicking robots, filmmakers wouldn’t attempt to make humans the protagonist and, if they were to, they’d at least make them good and entertaining to watch....

Bad filmmaking isn’t just limited to Hollywood: it’s a widespread international phenomenon. Throughout the years, some of the worst movies ever made have come from places outside of the U.S. Whether they’re so-bad-they’re-good gems or films that are just plain awful, these examples of international badness are proof that lackluster cinema can come from anywhere on the planet. There are plenty of things that can make a film bad.A nonsensical story, uninteresting characters, dull directing, or a cheap qualityare all elements that, if present together, can collaborate to make a movie truly, indefensibly bad....

Action movies have proven themselves to be some of the most popular and exhilarating genres of movies in cinematic history, with some of the most beloved and successful movies of all time being action movies. Films likeThe Dark Knight,Kill Bill, andThe Matrixhave stood the test of time as some of the most impactful and iconic stories of all time, still enthralling audiences to this day. This testament still holds true with modern-day films, as the 2020s have already proven themselves to be a groundbreaking decade for action films as a whole....

Although the Walt Disney Company has released hundreds of animated movies over the years, only those released under the banner of Walt Disney Animation Studios are counted among Disney’s classics. It was founded byWaltandRoy O. Disneyin 1923, making it the longest-running animation studio in the world. The studio would produce short cartoons through the 20s and 30s before releasing its first animated movie in 1937 withSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs....

Based onJ. K. Rowling’s acclaimed fantasy novel series, theHarry Potterfilms have become a quintessential hallmark of 21st-century cinema, following the titular Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends through their adventures at Hogwarts. The franchise is still adored by a sizable fandom over ten years since the eighth and final movie was released, and moviegoers' appetite for wondrous and magical adventures remains firmly intact. Thankfully,there have been plenty of movies likeHarry Potterthat can satisfy the itch of all Potterheads....