Today’s the big day for HBO Max which officially dropped the HBO tocomplete its rebrand to Max. Sadly, that change didn’t come without casualties. Followingthe removal of the Adult Swim classicMetalocalypsefrom the platform yesterday, the animation cuts kept coming as the comedic talk showSpace Ghost Coast to Coastwas axed from the platform. Created byMike Lazzobased on the original Hanna-Barbera character Space Ghost, it marked Cartoon Network’s first original foray into adult animated programming, paving the way for the Adult Swim brand known today....

Ever since the 2022 awards season began,West Side StorystarAriana DeBosehas been on a tear. For her role as Anita in the 2021 iteration, DeBose has bagged a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award—and the list doesn’t stop there. All eyes are now on the 94th Academy Awards, where DeBose is heavily favored to win Best Supporting Actress. RELATED:Biggest Surprises And Snubs Of The 2022 Academy Award Nominations...

A director with a body of work that’s particularly hard to summarize,Ken Russellis about as singular and uncompromising as filmmakers get. He proved able to excel in making movies about historical people or events, made plenty of more fantastical movies with vibrant colors and imaginative sequences, and then sometimes did something in between. Further, it’s probably easier to list the genres he didn’t tackle, rather than go through all the different genres he did....

William Shakespeareis arguably the most important figure in literary history. Having written at least thirty-seven plays, his works have been enjoyed by countless people for hundreds of years. It is no surprise that many of these works have been adapted for film and TV. RELATED:15 Best Shakespeare Film Adaptations, Ranked From Branagh to Olivier Shakespeare’s most famous plays such asRomeo and JulietandHamlethave had dozens of adaptations, and even Disney has adapted some of his plays....

Look, good movies are good. Great movies are great. Masterful movies are masterpieces. Movies that are compelling and well-made in all regards are fantastic, rewarding, and even exhilarating to watch. If good movies did not exist, and the experience of watching every movie was an unpleasant one, pop culture websites like the one you’re currently browsing wouldn’t exist and, in all likelihood, no one would really care much for film as an art form....

Charles Xavier - Professor X - may be the leader of theX-Menand the founder of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, but the telepath certainly isn’t immune to the odd mistake - or ten. RELATED:Comic Characters We Could See Enter The MCU’s Multiverse The iconic superhero has been played by bothJames McAvoyandPatrick Stewart(the latter of whichrecently returned to the roleinDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness). Professor X regularly saves the day, but his faith in his frenemy Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) and monitoring of his old friend Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) often result in the English hero looking foolish....

In recent years, “nepo babies” have become a bone of contention when discussing the entertainment industry. Many complain that Hollywood is simply a business centered around knowing the right people, even if it means leeching off their successes. Perhaps there is some truth to that, especially since there has been a rise infamous acting families, but let’s not negate the hard work of these individuals. Indeed, let’s not villainize the familial connections of the business as they have considerable narrative advantages....

Horror movies come and go every year, with some ranging from horror-comedies (Evil Dead II: Army of Darkness) to slasher horror (Halloween). Other horror films are remakes of classics (Friday the 13th) or sequels to ongoing franchises (The Conjuring). However, despite the many, many releases of horror cinema, hardly any ever holds a candle to the true darkness that a horror film can possess. Some do that very well—Sinister, for example—but for some of those that do, there are restrictions placed for younger audiences....

TheJedi Knightsof theStar Warsgalaxy are sworn protectors of peace and justice, originally envisioned byStar WarscreatorGeorge Lucasas a powerful sect of warrior monks who use their connection to The Force for the preservation of good and light. Despite their sinister counterparts, the Sith, wielding awe-inspiring abilities through the Dark Side of the Force, The Jedi nonetheless boast immense power themselves, drawing from the balance of the universe to perform incredible feats and maintain order in the galaxy....

Apple TV+‘sSlow Horsesfollows a dysfunctional group of British intelligence officers who, as a result of their career-ending mistakes and failures, are housed at MI5’s “dumping ground” department called Slough House. It’s wonderful to immerse within theSlow Horsesand Espionage universe, but for fans looking for more intriguing spy drama, there are several other series like it. The British spy genre is prevalent in the program, which is adored for its slow-moving action and morally gray characters....

While the 95thAcademy Awardsare nearly six months away, movie lovers and critics alike have already begun speculating who will go home with golden statues on the biggest night of award season for movies. This year, notably diverse films across all genres are already contending with their Academy Award chances, making for an interesting Oscar race to play out in the months ahead. Usually comprised of early bellwether performances with a few surprises sprinkled in at times, the Best Actress and Best Actor categories are consistently among the most anticipated awards of the evening....

Superhero cinema was forever changed by theX-Menfranchise, which offered the genre a path towards popularity after a series of major failures. Superhero movies were treated with much more animosity in the aftermath ofBatman & Robin, a notorious failure that treated the source material like a joke. WhileBladebecame a breakout hit in 1998, it was aimed at an older, R-Rated audience, and didn’t serve as a four-quadrant blockbuster. While both theX-Mencomics and animated series had been popular in the 1990s, it was the success of the first film fromBryan Singerthat turned the franchise into an international sensation....

Well, this is certainly not what I expected. The fullAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypsetrailer has arrived and it’s all kinds of crazy in the most signatureAmerican Horror Storyway possible.AHSalways reinvents itself between seasons, so I don’t know why I thought that theMurder HouseandCoventie-ins gave me some idea of what to expect, but Season 8 of the hit horror anthology looks like just as big of a surprise as ever. Of course, now we (kind of) know what to make of those mysterious teasers, what with the satan babies and gas masks....