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When it came time to choose a villain for Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ rebootSpider-Man: Homecoming, there was a pretty clear choice. After five previousSpider-Manfilms, the studios didn’t necessarily want to pick a villain who’s been onscreen recently—meaning Green Goblin, Lizard, and Electro weren’t exactly priority characters for this movie. And throughout those five films there’s one major villain who’s yet to be seen onscreen: Vulture. Indeed,Sam Raimiwas considering this character forSpider-Man 4withJohn Malkovichfilling the role before that sequel was scuttled, and nowMichael Keatongets to take a crack at it inSpider-Man: Homecoming....

The domestic box office was disappointingly muted on Friday, despite discounted prices fueled by National Cinema Day. With a projected $58.4 million overall haul, this weekend is an improvement overthe last, but only slightly. Factor in cheaper ticket prices thanks to the National Cinema Day and you have a weekend box office haul that, despite being low, is estimated to end 10% higher than the worst weekend of the summer seven days ago....

This weekend’sStar Wars Celebrationwasn’tonlyabout newStar Warsfilms and TV shows—we also got an update on the massiveStar WarsLand theme parksthat are coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland in 2019. When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm, the opportunities to expand theStar Warsbrand obviously extended to Disney’s ever-popular and immersive themes parks. And indeed, the Imagineering team have been hard at work on developingStar WarsLand for quite some time now. The theme parks won’t open until 2019, so there’s still a ways to go, but Disney has revealed some new details about what parkgoers can expect from this collaboration between Disney and Lucasfilm....

The PG rating in the 1980s became a controversy in the film industry, andSteven Spielbergwas behind a lot of it. Before the PG-13 rating, there was no slot for a film that was between a PG and an R-rated film. Thus, a lot of films fell on either end of the spectrum. Some were doomed to an R rating, which limited their audience by not letting anyone under 17 in without a parent or guardian....

Somespoilersahead for folks who aren’t caught up with Supergirl. The most recent episode of The CW’sSupergirlfeatured some intense action sequences thanks to the Daxamite invasion of National City. However it’s looking like the Season 2 finale “Nevertheless, She Persisted” is going to focus the alien brawling on a more personal level, as teased by a new trailer. At the end of the last episode, Kara (Melissa Benoist) found herself aboard the Daxamite flagship in an attempt to reason with Rhea (Teri Hatcher)....

For about 95% of its runtime, the 1983 slasher flickSleepaway Campoperates as an oddly bloodless, weirdly sexless, overall kind of annoying ripoff ofFriday the 13th. Writer and directorRobert Hiltzikmines little tension from his story of a youth summer camp besieged by a killer dumping boiling water on pervy camp cooks and stabbing counselors in the shower,Psycho-style. It’s all very rote and by-the-bloody-books until the film’s final minute, when a last-second twist, wonky special effects, and general what-in-the-fuck-ness combine into one of the most enduringly disturbing images in horror movie history....

My, what a spectacular year we’re having on television. With half of 2019 left to go, TV has already delivered the bulk of the best in entertainment this year, across the board. From streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon, cable standouts like HBO and Starz, upstarts like DC Universe and more, everywhere you turn, there’s some fantastic TV to watch. Likewise, the best TV shows of 2019 represent an impressive lineup of diverse genres; superhero and fantasy entertainment, prestige dramas and mini-series, horror comedies, sketch comedy, animation, genre-bending hybrids and everything in between....

With the Warner Bros. comedyThe Houseopening this weekend in theaters, I recently sat down withAmy PoehlerandWill Ferrellfor an exclusive video interview. While some conversations are serious, and others strictly about the movie, the one you’re about to watch had me laughing from start to finish. While we did talk about making the movie, how they’d never worked together as the leads in a film before, or the way they like to work on set, you’ll see the entire conversation is each of them trying to make the other one laugh and I’m just along for the ride....

The Witcheris set to hit Netflix at some point this year, though an official release date remains to be given for the series. At one point, a now-deleted tweet from Netflix stated that the show would be making its grand debut on December 17. Unfortunately, the streaming service has since confirmed that this is not the case, but the show will still be premiering at some point in the last three months of the year....

A couple of months back, theWonka bonkers first trailerfor Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’sTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryconfounded the internet. What’s not to understand? The world-famous chocolatier, Willy Wonka, meets Tom and Jerry in the brand-new animated family film based onRoald Dahl’s beloved children’s book and, of course, Hanna-Barbera’s rambunctious cat and mouse duo. The new musical adventure arrives on DVD July 11th and on Digital HD on June 27th....

Now that ourTop 50 Superhero Movies of All Timelist has come and gone, it’s on to the next! But this time around, we’re putting the spotlight on one specific filmmaker - one of the best of all-time,Steven Spielberg. From 1975’sJaws, which started the summer blockbuster phenomenon, to 2017’s Academy Award-nominatedThe Post, Spielberg has moved audiences with his rich, emotional stories, thrilled them with some incredible action sequences; made them think with his political dramas and inspired them to explore a world beyond our own....

Currently in its eighth season, with over 200 episodes under its belt, World of Wonder’sUNHhhhhas become a mainstay for drag fans and queer viewers. Episodes uploaded to YouTube, where they appear after debuting on WOW Presents Plus, regularly attain views in the millions. Because of the ineffable comedic duo that hosts the program, drag queensTrixie MattelandKatya Zamolodchikova(best known by her mononym, Katya; as a duo, they are best known as Trixie and Katya), the series has also broken through via memes and clips on social media....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforThe Umbrella AcademySeason 2.] We need to talk about Ben Hargreeves' arc inThe Umbrella AcademySeason 2. The Netflix series adapted from theGerard Way-Gabriel BáDark Horse Comics series is back for another chapter, and while there is more than plenty to discuss about the events of Season 2, we need to dedicate some space to the character of Ben (Justin H. Min) and his very heavy and impactful final moments in the penultimate Season 2 episode, “743....