Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow below. If you haven’t seen the movie, turn back now. It’s a bit early to be calling favorite scenes fromStar Wars: The Last Jedibut nevertheless, I have picked mine and they are a bit predictable. No sequence, other than arguably Rey’s reflective trip down the pit on Luke’s island, struck me as potently dramatic in the same way the scenes within Snoke’s throne room felt....
There are a few movies that leave alasting impression on pop culture, and when it’s a teen comedy with quotable dialogue and memorable fashion choices, it becomes a cult classic. One such movie isClueless, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and is still fresh in fans’ minds. Now it’ll be easier to return to this classic as it comes to streaming. PerComicBook,Cluelessis now available to stream on Netflix. The coming-of-age story written and directed byAmy Heckerlingexplores the themes of self-discovery, self-awareness, friendship, and teen romance, all wrapped up in a witty story and even wittier dialogue....
[This is a re-post of ourThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourireview from the Venice Film Festival. The film opens in limited release on Friday, November 10th] The impeccably titledThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the new film fromIn BrugesfilmmakerMartin McDonagh, is a catalogue of American hatred. Principally, the two-sided hatred of police for protecting their own instead of facing the hatred that oozes within many police stations throughout the country. McDonagh uses many hateful words toward people of color, homosexuals, and the police; The Show Me State is here to show us all sides of hate inThree Billboards....
Changing your Android phone’s theme can give it a fresh look and feel. Android offers various ways to customize the appearance of your device.You can easily change your phone’s theme by adjusting wallpapers, colors, and styles in the Settings app. Android 12 introduced Material You, a dynamic theming system that adapts to your wallpaper. This feature creates a cohesive look across your device. It picks colors from your background image and applies them to icons, menus, and other interface elements....
Tombstonemight be considered one of the greatest Westerns ever put on screen, but if you’ve read anything about the making of the film, it’s a miracle it turned out as good as it did.Tombstonewas hit with a number of setbacks during production, includingKevin Costner— who passed on starring inTombstone—attempting to launch his own rival WesternwithWyatt Earp, which led studios to be rather bullish on distributing it. The biggest roadblock concerned a shift in directors, asKevin Jarreoriginally was set to write and directTombstone....
Weekend estimates for the Memorial Day weekend box office are in, and things are looking, well, interesting.X-Men: Apocalypseis unexpectedly topping the weekend with an estimated $65 million through Sunday, and while that’s on pace to top out at between $75 million and $80 million for the weekend—by no means a terrible performance—it’s behind the opening grosses forX-Men: Days of Future Past, which landed on Memorial Day weekend in 2014, and below earlier suggestions that peggedApocalypse’s opening as high as $100 million....
It’s not exactly a surprise thatF9was able to maintain the first spot at this weekend’s holiday box-office, as the newFast & Furiousinstallment was one of the most-anticipated films of 2021. Even so, as we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic on movie theaters, it’s great news that this year’s Independence Day (a traditionally big moviegoing weekend in the U.S.) was able to haul an impressive box office compared to 2020....
Westworldhas turned into one of the most thought-provoking pieces of science-fiction in recent memory, and that means the fan theory train has already left the station. With last Sunday’s premiere ofEpisode 3, followed by a teaser for Episode 4, more questions have been added to our long list, while the series creators continue to spark more debate. After yesterday’s head-scratchinganalysisof an intriguing fan theory, here’s another one to dissect amongst yourselves....
Don’t expect to see a director’s cut ofWonder Womanwhen it comes time for the Blu-ray release. What you see in the theaters is what you get forPatty Jenkins' DC superhero pic, which starsGal Gadotas the superpowered Amazonian princess who is finally headlining her own film 75 years after making comic book debut. As the DCEU follow-up toZack Snyder’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which landed on home video with a three-hour extended cut, andDavid Ayer’sSuicide Squad, which released a host of primarily Joker-centric deleted scenes on Blu-ray, you may be surprised to hear thatWonder Womandoesn’t have any deleted scenes....
When it comes to the horror genre, no blockbuster is as beloved asJaws. The 1975Steven Spielbergterror becomes more iconic every year as more and more audience members of the younger generations get introduced to the classic behemoth.Part of the franchise’s lasting legacy has been due to all the merchandise that has washed onto the shoresover the decades. This includes games, toys, and various clothing lines. Now, for the die-hardpinballenthusiast,Jawsis receiving an official pinball machine from Stern Pinball....
After a huge awards season withPoor Things, the release ofKinds of Kindnessthis week, and the announcement of his next feature,Bugonia, filmmakerYorgos Lanthimosis keeping busy. This means the actors he likes to work with —Emma Stone,Jesse Plemons,Willem Dafoe— are also reading scripts, hitting rehearsals, and heading back into production soon. So, what is the set of a Lanthimos moviereallylike? The Academy Award-nominated director is a visionary who creates topsy-turvy realities that blur the everyday with whimsy or, in the case ofKinds of Kindness, “very dark, heavy themes” and black humor....
Saturday Night Livewould not be the show it is now without the first group of Not Ready for Primetime Players. When it comes to celebrations,it’s been customary to honor the original cast.The pioneers of late-night sketch comedy. Such was the case forSNL50: The Anniversary Special. But, of the living members of the 1975 cast, there was one notable absence:Dan Aykroyd. Known for his brilliant characters on and off ofSNL, his lack of presence was surely felt....
Currently in its fourth episode,The RookieSeason 7promises the appearance of a fan-favorite star in a guest role in next week’s episode.TVLinecan confirm thatSeth Gabel, who portrayed agent Lincoln Lee on FOX’s sci-fi seriesFringewill put on his creepy suit once again to feature in the “Til Death” episode ofThe Rookie. The actor is set to appear midway through the installment to kick off a multiple-episode arc as a vending machine supplier and person of interest named Glasser....
