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One ofJunji Ito’s most popular characters, Tomie, is also his most frequently adapted. With nine live-action horror films under her belt and a number of appearances in his anime adaptations, the allure of Tomie’s murderous beauty is unparalleled within Ito’s canon. The manga series follows the mysterious Tomie as she enters and permanently disrupts the lives of those she encounters. Her allure is palatable, and her presence alone drives these individuals, most often men, to madness that often results in incredibly violent fits of jealous, often murderous, rage....

Hot off the barrel of the smoking gun that isAntoine Fuqua’sThe Magnificent Seven–which opens this Friday withDenzel Washingtonin the lead–is news that the director/actor duo will be reuniting forThe Equalizer 2. ProducerTodd Blackconfirmed the news during a Q&A, moderated by our ownSteve Weintraub, afterCollider’s recent IMAX screening ofThe Magnificent Seven. While we knew thatWashington would be returning for his first sequeland hopeful franchise role withThe Equalizer 2, Fuqua’s confirmation as a returning director is welcome news....

We’ve all seen a lot of movies. Most of us know the typical twists and turns that take place in a two-hour movie. The character you thought was your friend is a villain. The unassuming friend was really someone else. The one you love, who doesn’t love you, will eventually come around and see you for who you really are. You know the drill. So trust me when I say, if you’re looking for a movie that will constantly take twists and turns you’re not expecting, check out directorRichard Shepard’sThe Perfection, which is now streaming on Netflix....

Spoilers ahead forSpider-Man: Far From Home. Although Marvel Studios has become known partially for its credits scenes, those scenes are, by their very existence, rarely essential to the experience. If you want to get up and leave when the credits start to roll, you can. But inSpider-Man: Far From Home, we get some of the most important scenes yet in the MCU, one which could transform the future of theSpider-Manfranchise and another that hints at the direction of the MCU’s next phase....

Zombie flicksare a unique kind ofsurvivalist horror. They usually feature rotting flesh, chase scenes, headshots, and a lot of biting.Robin Campillo’s 2004 directorial debut,They Came Back(Les Revenantsin French), refuses to humor these genre staples.This French filmfavors a slow-burn, psychological angle to scare its audience.They Came Backfollows three families in a provincial French town after 13,000 dead people suddenly reappear over the course of two hours. The mayor’s wife, Martha (Catherine Samie), a couple’s six-year-old son, Sylvain (Saady Delas), and young widow Rachel’s (Géraldine Pailhas) husband, Mathieu (Jonathan Zaccaï), are the primary focuses of the film....

No matter the scenario, I will always seeEric McCormackas one-half of the starring duo inWill & Grace. He attempted comebacks since then, like with the TNT seriesPerceptionand that showTrust MewithThe Flash’sTom Cavanagh. But does he have the presence and demeanor to pull off an FBI agent role in a time-traveling sci-fi series? The first trailer forTravelers, the latest addition to Netflix’s slate of original content, sees the actor as Grant MacLaren, an FBI agent from the distant future when humanity develops the technological to send someone’s consciousness back through time to inhabit a body in the 21st century....

From showrunnerSeamus Kevin Faheyand executive producerJared Padalecki,The CWWestern seriesWalker Independencefollows Abigail Walker (Katherine McNamara), an affluent woman from Boston whose life is derailed before she can complete her journey out West, leaving her in a position to have to reinvent herself. Once in the town of Independence, Texas, Abby quickly realizes that everyone she encounters there seems to be keeping secrets and making allies, like con artist Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr) and Apache tracker Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez), is imperative to her survival....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 4.In its second season, we’ve seen many twists fromThe Last of Usalready, but the fourth episode has its own surprise for both viewers and characters alike. At the most dramatic possible moment, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) learns that Dina (Isabella Merced) is now three months pregnant. Not only does this raise the stakes in their hunt for Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her crew, but it also places our two main heroes in a precarious position....

Since first debuting in 2018,The Dragon Princehas continued to win over critics and audiences with itsimpressive world-building and rich storytellingacross the magical continent of Xadia. The series began with two royal half-brothers, Callum and Ezran, teaming up with Rayla, a Moonshadow Elf assassin, to safely deliver a dragon egg back to its mother. Since then, we’ve watched our favorite characters head to war, explore countless new locations and cultures, fall in love, and embrace their destinies to ultimately restore peace between humans and magical creatures in Xadia....

The great horror kickoff of 2023 started with the moviesM3GANandSkinamarinkand continues to rile up fans with promises of unbound terror in the release of films likeInfinity Pool,Knock at the Cabin,Scream VI,Evil Dead Rise, anExorcistlegacy sequel,and so many more. It looks like a perfect year for horror, but one movie that hasn’t gotten a lot of heat is the newDeon Taylorfilm set to hit theaters this Friday.Fearexposes audiences to the things buried deep that frighten them the most and take them on a blood-curdling ride through things they’d wish they’d never seen....

Far Cry 6, like many of the preceding games in the long-running video game franchise, is a politically provocative, complicated, messy, and incendiary piece of work. It dives headfirst into themes about oppression, revolution, and the violence needed to achieve either result. It’s startlingly bloody, with your player-character Dani (whose gender identity you get to choose) learning the increasingly destructive methods of guerilla warfare as NPC villain Presidente Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito) routinely turns to torture and mayhem to exert and keep his stronghold on the fictional island of Yara....

Warner Bros. has big things to worry about with the box office performance ofJoker: Folie à Deux, but at least it hasBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceto hang its hat on this spooky season. After just recentlypassingThe Hangover Part 2to reach the #5 spot on the highest-grossing comedies of all-timeat the domestic box office,Tim Burton’s legacy sequel is about to etch its name onto yet another legendary box office list. The film needs less than $1 million to passGlen Powell’sTwistersto become the fifth highest-grossing movie of 2024 domestically....

Quick Links For the citizens of Gotham City, they are unfortunately living in a crime-ridden hotspot that countless villains also call their home. On the other hand, it’s very fortunate for us because that means there will be many new stories to tell inHarley Quinn’s upcoming fourth season! Since first debuting in 2019, the animated series has remained one of the most funny and action-packed animated series streaming on Max. On top of that, it’s also been one ofDC’smost exciting and wildly unpredictable projects in recent years....