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Editor’s Note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Acolyte Episode 1. A little overthree and a half years ago,Leslye Headland’s Star Warsseries was announced, and now it’s finally time to delve into the mysteries ofThe Acolyte. Set at the tail end of the High Republic era, roughly 100 years beforeThe Phantom Menace, the promising new Disney+ series gets to play in entirely uncharted territory, at least in live-action. The series is connected to the multimedia initiative, codenamed “Project Luminous,” first announced in 2018, which has spanned three phases of genre-rich storytelling in the publishing realm....

The return ofThe Bearis now a step closer as the series has finally set a date for when Season 3 will begin filming.Deadlinehas revealed that the next season of the acclaimed series will start filming either in the final weeks of February or the first weeks of March.Jeremy Allen White(Carmy),Ebon Moss-Bachrach(Richie), andAyo Edebiri(Sydney) will return once more when the cameras start rolling. The third season ofThe Bearwill pick up right after a series of unfortunate events, withCarmy finding himself trapped inside a walk-in refrigerator....

ABC’s longest-running live-action network comedy seriesThe Goldbergswill wrap up its run with Season 10,Deadlinehas reported. The move does not come as a surprise as few series see the renewal in double digits and given the current state of the industry, fewer will. The half-hour comedy, from creatorAdam F. Goldbergwill bow out with the May season finale doubling as the series finale. The series is based on Goldberg’s childhood and family in the 1980s, with a childhood version of himself....

There is something that is persistently strange about the very existence ofWaco: The Aftermath. The sequel to 2018’sWaco, a dramatization that ended up being engaging enough as a harrowing thriller though abundantly superficial as a retelling of history, never makes a strong enough case for its existence over the course of its five episodes. Telling what are essentially three different stories in the aftermath of the real 1993 standoff, it stretches history far beyond its breaking point when it should have stayed a miniseries....

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a state-owned broadcaster that has produced programming in the UK for over a century. One of the largest such entities in the world, it employs some 21, 000 people and is watched by scores of millions of viewers around the world. It’s an undeniable pillar of British cultural life, having produced countless hours of progamming anda string of classic shows(even if there are also a lot of duds for every hit)....

A detective strolls down a foggy alley. A killer lurks in the shadows. A mysterious woman smokes a cigarette in the corner of a bar. These are the images we associate with thegenre known as film noir. Most of these crime stories were brought to the big screen in the U.S. in the 1940s. However, the rest of the world took note, and it wasn’t long before other countries borrowed the formula and made it their own....

Offering laughs and love in equal measure, romantic comedy cinema is a uniquely endearing and enjoyable genre. When it is good, it is cheerful and triumphant. When it is great, it is often nothing short of a life-affirming testament to the value of heartfelt human connection and the passionate pull of falling in love. The best examples of the genre from the past 100 years highlight this heartwarming heft in a fashion that is as glorious as it is enduring....

Loneliness is a common and unavoidable feeling that often results from significant changes, such as adjusting to unfamiliar surroundings or coping with the painful loss of a loved one. It is a vital part of the human experience, so it is no news to anyone that most people have gone through it more than once. However, luckily for us all,cinema is a therapeutic tool that often provides viewers with comfort and solace, helping audiences feel less alone and more understood....

TheCritics Choice Awards2021 winners list is here and, as you might suspect, there are some current awards season favorites who scooped up plenty of wins.Nomadlandwas a a major presence in the Movies section of the Critics Choice Awards. DirectorChloé Zhaopicked up wins for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, while the film itself won Best Picture and Best Cinematography. As for the Television section of the awards show, some of the Golden Globes favorites also won big here, too....

Summer might be the period we expect massive blockbusters to decimate the box office, but compared to most summers,2024 seems a bit light on the massive sure-thing movies.Maybe that’s just because 2024 has already been full of huge spectacles, likeDune: Part Two,Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, andeven A24’sCivil War, but this year’s summer releases seem less like simply pushing out IP-driven products and more like studios taking some surprising swings for these summer months....

He’s enjoyed a long career as an athlete, an actor, and a politician. However, despite his mega-star status, we’re willing to bet there’s a lot you don’t know about the Austrian Oak. He Won a Golden Globe For One of His First Roles Schwarzenegger landed a handful of supporting roles throughout the 1970s as his acting career was building up steam. One of those roles was Joe Santo, a bodybuilder training for the Mr....

‘Girl, Interrupted’ (1999) Available: June 29, 2025 James Mangold Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy This cult classic allowedAngelina Jolieto take home an Oscar for playing the troubled and reckless Lisa, one of the women that Susanna befriends in a mental institution.Winona Ryderplays the main character inGirl, Interrupted, who is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital after a supposed suicide attempt. While there, she is faced with the complicated reality thatpatients with mental health strugglesendure, and must determine whether she should remain in the institution or find a way out....

It’s abundantly clear thatDave Bautistashines on screen in action-heavy set pieces, butZack Snyder’sArmy of the Deadgives him the opportunity to show off his dramatic chops as well and Bautista certainly runs with it. He leads the film as Scott Ward. Scott was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the zombie war, but now that the undead are walled off and trapped in the Las Vegas Strip, he’s living a quieter life working as a diner cook who dreams of running his own food truck....