Spider-Man: No Way Homeis out this week and it looks like it will have major implications for the Marvel multiverse going forward. One of the upcoming films that Spider-Man is heavily affecting is the sequel toDoctor StrangeentitledDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Not much is known about the film other than the fact that characters likeElizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch are involved in the story, but the new Hasbro Marvel Legends toy line based on the upcoming sequel teases a bit of what to expect....

Four new character posters for Focus Features and Carnival Films' release of the firstDownton Abbeymovieare here to remind us just how poor we are. But rich, perhaps, in that we are getting this movie at all. Though the series wrapped things up in a very satisfying way, it’s never a problem to return to this lush, gorgeous world, especially when rapidly changing times could signal a change in how the household staff are managed – if household staff are to remain at all....

In March of 2020, right before COVID shut down the world, I traveled to New York City to see a screening ofA Quiet Place Part IIand then interviewed the cast and writer-directorJohn Krasinski. At the time, people weren’t sure how this new mysterious virus was spreading, which meant when we sat down to do interviews, we were asked not to shake hands with anyone. We had no idea just being in the same room with someone infected would spread the disease....

45 years ago this month, the world lost a screen legend whenBruce Leepassed away. Next month, we can celebrate his filmography and the 45th anniversary ofEnter the Dragon, which opened just a few weeks after his death in the U.S. DirectorRobert Clouseand screenwriterMichael Allin’s action movie classic put a sort of spy spin on the martial arts aesthetic by placing Lee’s character, recruited by a law enforcement agency, at the center of an elite fighting tournament arranged by a reclusive drug lord....

As society and technology evolve, so does the manner in which we go to war. Unfortunately, war has been a facet of humanity since its very existence, and with war comes loss, violence, and moral quandaries. It’s this latter issue that’s become supremely important in the “drone warfare” age, and directorGavin Hood’s effective, smart thrillerEye in the Skytackles the issue of mortality (ie. “What’s the right thing to do?”) head on as it charts a single mission involving a drone strike from the points of view of the various people involved in pulling the trigger....

By the end of Friday,Black Pantherhad racked up another $16.3 million to add onto its frankly gargantuan domestic take. That was way more than enough to easily keep the Marvel juggernaut at the top of the box office asRed Sparrow, this weekend’s most prominent wide release, brought in some $6 million to arrive in the second spot. Indeed, as I suspected whenBlack Pantheropened, it won’t be until next weekend’s release ofA Wrinkle in Time- another major Disney release - thatRyan Coogler’s extravagant hit will see some real competition....

I bet you woke up this morning wondering if the newFast & Furiousmovie was doing well at the box office after all its predecessors have proven fiscal titans over the last 16 years at the domestic box office. Well, there’s good news on that front.The Fate of the Furious, which easily takes the prize for the worst entry in the franchise to date, is on track to debut with something like $103 million over the Easter weekend, taking in $45....

It’s weird to be talking about an impending new season ofGame of Thronesin June, but here we are. For the penultimate season of HBO’s most successful series, proper winter conditions were needed and thus production for Season 7 didn’t begin until last fall instead of the standard July start-date. Which is whyGame of ThronesSeason 7 isn’t premiering until next month. But the wait will hopefully be worth it, as creators/showrunners/writersDavid BenioffandD....

Twenty years afterThe Simple Life,Paris HiltonandNicole Richieare no longer the snarky young women they once were, but we are still ‘sliving’ for them. Once, the original party girls who changed culture with sayings like “that’s hot,” Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, took to the stage for the three-part specialParis and Nicole: The EncoreonPeacockto say thank you to the fans, reminisce, and, of course, entertain. While on a journey to write an entire opera to their hit nonsense song ‘Sanasa’ in a month, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reconnect with their roots fromThe Simple Lifeand show how much they have grown and changed....

The second chapter in directorDavid Gordon Green’sHalloweentrilogy,Halloween Kills, delivered an incredibly high body count. Perhaps more surprising, not every kill was caused by the hand of Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney). But yes, most were, and the macabre setpieces were dialed up more than anything seen in the franchise, arguably was more violent than the deaths in the gritty remakes by directorRob Zombie. In the past, even as recent as the 2018 film, the violence was either shown in the build-up or in the aftermath....

From show creatorDavid Farr(who also wrote the screenplay for the film), the second season of the Amazon Prime Video original seriesHannacontinues to follow a young woman (Esmé Creed-Miles) who escaped a sinister government agency, only to find out that she was not the only one out there with the skills and training to be an assassin. With the Utrax program and all of the new trainees now being run by the ruthless John Carmichael (Dermot Mulroney), Hanna finds an unlikely ally in CIA agent Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos)....

Harry Potteris more than a beloved book series. It is a cultural phenomenon, now with its ownmuch-lauded West End sequel:Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. It has been credited (slightly hyperbolically, in my opinion) with getting a generation of kids to read. Much of that is down toJ.K. Rowling’s mastery as a storyteller. Rowling didn’t just create vivid, relatable characters and a tight, unpredictable plot; she imagined into life an entire world for kids and adults alike to escape into....

Heathad a long journey to the big screen. DirectorMichael Mannwrote the first draft as far back as 1979, after which it languished in development hell for much of the next decade while Mann worked his way through the competitive world of film and television. By the late 1980s, he had served as producer on two of the decade’s most successful shows,Miami ViceandCrime Story, and NBC was eager to repeat that magic once again....