Disney and Lucasfilm have released a newSolo: A Star Wars Storytrailer for the highly anticipated spinoff. The film starsAlden Ehrenreichas a younger iteration of the titularStar Warscharacter made iconic byHarrison Ford, and charts his early adventures as he first crosses paths with Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) and the Millennium Falcon first comes to be in his possession. The film very publicly went through production troubles as directorsPhil LordandChris Miller(The LEGO Movie) left over creative differences with three weeks left of filming to go....

The Academy has unveiled a massive list of original scores that are eligible for this year’s Best Original Score Oscar, but as always, there are a few noticeable absences. The Academy’s music voting branch has a pretty stringent set of rules that result in baffling disqualifications every year, and one of 2016’s casualties isJohann Johannsson’s tremendous work on the sci-fi filmArrival. Why was this score deemed ineligible? Well,the Academy’s rules statethat a score “shall not be eligible if it has been diluted by the use of pre-existing music, or it has been diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer....

Listen, there are some genre directors you simply must pay attention to because they demand your respect, andAlexandre Ajais one of those directors. I’ve been a fan since his 2003 breakoutHigh Tension, and though there have been some stumbles along his journey through Hollywood – looking at you,MirrorsandHorns– I was a big fan of bothCrawlandPiranha 3D, as well as his 2006 remake ofThe Hills Have Eyes. Netflix has just released a trailer for Aja’s latest directorial effort, the French survival thrillerOxygen, which starsMélanie Laurent(Inglourious Basterds) andMathieu Amalric(The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) as well asMalik Zidi....

Out of everyone inThe Beatles, it’s probably safe to say thatJohn Lennonwas the most politically active. His activism gained traction after the band broke up, but even while he was in the biggest band in the world, he found himself involved in scandals due to his controversial comments about the state of the world and youth. So, it really wasn’t a surprise that, whenThe Beatlesbroke up, he dove headfirst into making political demonstrations through his art....

Whether you grew up withFirestarter,X-Men, orStranger Things, it’s almost impossible to have escaped the sub-genre of superhero storytelling. People are fascinated with the limitations of the human condition and can’t seem to get enough stories about those fictional folk among us who have surpassed these restrictions. But if this were to happen in reality, how would the “Normals” among us actually respond? Would it be with open-armed acceptance, zealous worship on the level of religion, or outright hostility and contempt?...

Big Brotheris a social game where people live in a house and evict each other every week. The way to get the power to choose who is in danger is by winning competitions. Some of the competitions rely on luck, others rely on memory, but most of them rely on speed and athleticism. Most of the competitions are also in favor of taller people. This leads to more men winning, which could lead to the women being vulnerable....

Followinglast night’s Super Bowl spot, Universal has now released a fullSkyscrapertrailer. The film is based on an original idea by writer/directorRawson Marshall Thurber(We’re the Millers) and starsDwayne Johnsonas a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While assessing the tallest building in the world in China, the thing goes up in flames and he’s being framed for the crime. In a race against time, Johnson must save his family and clear his name....

Last night, rapperMegan Thee Stallionmade her debut onSaturday Night Livewith a rare double-duty appearance as a host and musical guest. With Halloween around the corner, Megan Thee Stallion starred as a fitness instructor in the “Hot Girl Workout” class determined to help her clients grow their booties to rock their sexy Halloween costumes. TheSNL comedy skitwas perfectly written for Megan and was filled with body positivity messages. Wearing a matching bright purple workout set, Sergeant Cake (Megan Thee Stallion) appeared on-screen shaking her booty....

Is Hopper actually alive inStranger Things 4? The hit Netflix series fromMattandRoss Dufferwas recently renewed for Season 4, setting off a new wave of excitement across the fandom. TheStranger Thingsseries renewal means fans will be getting answers to some of the most pressing cliffhangers from the end of Season 3, which arrived in July. Arguably the biggest question that needs answering is whether or not Hopper, played byDavid Harbour, is still alive following the harrowing final act of the season finale....

There is a silver lining for those films entered into competition atSXSW2020 in the wake ofthe festival’s cancellationon March 6. Just one week after news of SXSW’s shuttering due to concerns over thegrowing coronavirus pandemic, we learning the film competitions for both feature-length and short films will be conducted digitally and with the use of screeners. Thanks toThe Hollywood Reporter, it looks like show will go on — sort of — as SXSW festival organizers announce the film competitions will go digital to minimize any public health risks normally posed by an in-person event....

There’s nothing quite like a documentary crafted as a mystery. This morning, Netflix debuted the trailer forTell Me Who I Am. It looks to be the next riveting, buzzed-about doc that gets people talking, insisting you see it before it’s spoiled. The film is directed byEd Perkins, who was Oscar-nominated this year for his 2018 documentary short,Black Sheep. This project, his first documentary feature, looks like the stuff Hollywood films are made of....

Crying is supposed to be good for your health. It’s said to regulate emotions, allow us to decompress and process our feelings, and sometimes it’s just a great stress reliever. In that way, you might even consider crying a form of self care. So today, let’s practice some self care with the help of everyone’s favorite Japanese export: anime! Get your tissues ready as we go over seven of the saddest anime of all time....

Wait, what the heck happened to April? Somehow, against all reason, we’re hearing that it is, in fact, May, which means it’s time to get excited for a whole new batch of movies to watch. But this year is definitely going to be a bit different. May is usually the time when summer movie season kicks off in earnest, but with theaters around the world still closed down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response, the May 2020 movie season is going to be pretty unique....