Ang Lee's Best Movies: Hulk, Brokeback Mountain, & More

Despite making one of the most (unjustly) ridiculed Marvel films to ever be released, it’s clear thatAng Leeunderstands more about the emotional struggle and strangeness of Marvel characters than almost any other director that’s been put behind the camera. HisHulkis messy, audacious, and easy to poke fun at because of its bolder, not-always-coherent visual and narrative ideas. And yet, the movie is genuinely personal, if not always personable in its narrative development, and the movie handles dark subject matter deftly where so many other superhero tales barely touch on the darker side of power....

August 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Dr. Lisa Brown

Batman v Superman: Superman's Death Explained by Zack Snyder

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justicetakes its inspirations from 90s comics when it has Doomsday and Superman kill each other. For those who don’t remember, the Death of Superman was a major event in the 90s, arguably the biggest event in all of comics since it took a character who was synonymous with superheroes, offed him, and then brought him back, which opened the door for all superheroes to die and then come back....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Spencer Ray

Best Games on Roblox (Summer 2025)

Roblox has grown into a massive gaming platform with thousands of games for players of all ages. From action-packed adventures to relaxing simulators, there’s something for everyone in this blocky virtual world. Finding the right games to play can make your Roblox experience much more fun. Best Roblox Games to Play Right Now Roblox’s Summer 2025 lineup is bursting with creativity, chaos, and community-driven fun. Whether you’re farming for fun, trolling towers, or flexing your fashion sense, this season’s trending games offer a little something for every player type....

August 14, 2025 · 22 min · 4547 words · Dylan Young

Best New Films and Shows on Shudder in May 2022

Ah, summer: that time of year when the sun’s a little hotter and the buns get a little tanner. It’s the season that everyone thinks of when they think about vacationing, crappy Memorial Day movies, and, of course, horror movies. Let’s be real here, dear reader, if you’re using Shudder, how would you not be thinking about horror 24/7? The streaming site for all things scary has been putting out banger after banger like it was a Kendrick album this year, and their lineup for May is certainly no exception....

August 14, 2025 · 4 min · 848 words · Jennifer Barnes

Best Picture Oscar Nominations 2023

Let the hype begin. The nominations for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards have just been announced from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, and it looks like a straight shootout between a multiverse-traversing launderette owner, and two warring former best friends with a miniature donkey for who takes home the Oscar. This year’s ten nominees are led by the two front-runners mentioned previously -Everything Everywhere All At OnceandThe Banshees of Inisherinsit at the head of the pack....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Gina Simon

Blizzard Delays Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 Until at Least 2023

Blizzard has officially announced the delays ofOverwatch 2andDiablo 4until at least 2023. The announcements was made during the company’s latest quarterly earnings report on a presentation slide titled “Update on Our Pipeline.” Neither title had a previously announced release date, but the company as made it clear that they are now “planning for a later launch forOverwatch 2andDiablo 4than originally envisaged.” The statement from the slide also states that the company believes that the projects could use some extra development time due to “new leadership… particularly in key creative roles” on the projects and Blizzard as a whole....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Edward Bush

Cherry: Tom Holland, Russo Bros. Movie Gets Release Date, Images

New images fromTom Holland’s upcoming movieCherryhave arrived, and they paint a dramatic portrait of what awaits viewers. Holland re-teamed withAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamedirecting duoJoeandAnthony RussoforCherry. The directing team brings to life a story based on the 2018Nico Walkernovel of the same name and from a script penned byAngela Russo-OtsotandJessica Goldberg.Cherryfollows the titular protagonist (Holland) as he goes from an Army medic in Iraq to a civilian dealing with PTSD who is caught up in a life of crime....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Michael Burns

Conversations: The LEGO Batman Movie

One of the things I’m so happy we worked out is our screening series with IMAX. If you’ve been reading the site over the past year you’ve probably noticed that almost every month we show something in IMAX and after the screening offer a Q&A with someone involved in the production of the movie. Earlier this week, we held an early screening of The LEGO Batman Movie with director Chris McKay and producer Dan Lin....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Natasha Baker

Dumplin' Director on Jennifer Aniston and Dolly Parton

From directorAnne Fletcherand screenwriterKristin Hahn, and based on the best-selling novel byJulie Murphy, the Netflix dramedyDumplin’follows Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), the teenage daughter of Texas beauty queen Rosie Dickson (Jennifer Aniston). Struggling to feel comfortable in her own skin after a family tragedy, plus-size Will, known to her mother as Dumplin’, enters the Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a form of protest, and with Dolly Parton as her spirit guide, she unexpectedly finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that teaches her about how true beauty comes from within....

August 14, 2025 · 16 min · 3314 words · Jennifer Flores

Every Live-Action Batman Movie of the 21st Century, Ranked

Superman may be renowned as the first and most famous of DC Comics’ heroes, butin the 21st century there has not been another superhero who has been more popular thanBatman.Although there was a brief instance in which it felt like theBatmanfilm franchise did not have a future afterBatman & Robinproved tobe a massive box office failureand major critical disappointment, a series of strong decisions lead Warner Brothers to turning the Dark Knight of Gotham into the most important film character of his time....

August 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1304 words · Melanie Roman

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 Images

HBO has unveiled the first batch of images fromGame of ThronesSeason 7 Episode 4, which is officially titled “The Spoils of War.” There’s a lot to unpack here, but most notable is something that Vinnie Mancuso pointed outin his preview for this next episode. Vinnie asked the pertinent question, “Will Theon Greyjoy Get Punched in the Face?” The answer, judging by these images, is almost certainly yes. We see that Theon is indeed washing up ashore on Dragonstone where he’ll come face to face with Jon Snow for the first time since, you know, laying waste to the Stark family in a variety of ways....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Amy Garrett

Glass Spoiler Review: Shyamalan Can’t Overcome His Weaknesses

Spoilers ahead forGlass. IfGlassis the filmM. Night Shyamalanhas been waiting to make for 19 years, that’s a bit disconcerting. The first part of his trilogy, 2000’sUnbreakable, still holds up today even if it was ahead of the curve on the rise of superhero cinema and the use of comic book tropes. At its core, the film is using the basics of superhero comics to write about the rise of a superhero, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), and supervillain, Elijah Price aka Mr....

August 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1090 words · Caitlin Mills

He's Back! Hayden Christensen Will Return as Anakin Skywalker in 'Ahsoka' Season 2

The onetime Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) will return for the second season of her eponymousStar Warsseries, and now we know that her former master will, too.Hayden Christensenwill return as Anakin Skywalker inAhsoka. The news was revealed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration convention in Japan. After playing the character in the prequelsAttack of the ClonesandRevenge of the Sith, Christensen took a long hiatus from the franchise, but has returned with a vengeance in recent years....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Tracy Galloway