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During Collider’s Directors on Directing panel at Comic-Con,a sneak peekof the upcomingJohn Wick 4was shown off with all new footage ofKeanu Reevestaking on various bad guys as he looks to bring down the High Table. Among the myriad of fight scenes, Reeves came to blows with another ultra-experienced action star inDonnie Yen. Using a combination of pistols and swords, the two battle in a scene that action fans have been dreaming of for years....

Star Wars: The Bad Batchis the latestStar Warsproperty to grace Disney+, the first among many new TV series set in a galaxy far, far away. With the premiere of this new spin-off, we can’t help but look ahead to the remainingStar Warsshows on the streamer’s roster. Specifically, we’re absolutely starving for some kind of update on the spinoff series following everyone’s favorite dapper scoundrel Lando Calrissian,which was announced last December....

Last Week Tonight with John Oliverwill be entering its fourth season soon, and in a TV landscape filled to the brim with political pundits, late night shows, and personality-driven commentary series (fromThe Daily ShowtoSamantha Bee), this show has managed to succeed in finding its own niche. Though I was never a fan of Oliver’s stand-up, he has really found a format that works for him with Last Week Tonight, being (asKumail Nanjianisays in this clip) an “acquired taste” of “a British man yelling about how the world is going to end....

Back in 1978,The Star Wars Holiday Specialaired on CBS. Infamous for its bargain basement production values, baffling plot points and completely out-of-place cameo appearances (say hello toBea Arthur), it was also notable for featuring nearly the entire cast fromStar Wars(which had come out the previous summer and demolished all box office records) and, in an animated segment that was the undeniable highlight of the special, introducing the world to mysterious bounty hunter Boba Fett....

News surrounding new projects for Netflix has been coming out left and right and today is no different! In some very exciting casting and creative team-based news,Laura DernandLiam Hemsworthwere tapped to star in the streaming service’s upcoming romantic film,Lonely Planet. And, somehow, it gets even better. Academy Award nominee and three-time Emmy nominee,Susannah Grant, has also signed her name on the dotted line to write and direct. While plot details are being kept under wraps, we do know that the story will take place in Morocco....

Yes, you’re able to measure your height with a cell phone, but it depends on your phone model. Some new smartphones have advanced sensors that can take accurate measurements. Let’s take a closer look at how it all works. The ability to measure your height with just a cell phone shows the amazing progress in AR technology. It’s a fun and useful feature that demonstrates the potential of our smartphones to make our lives easier and more interesting....

The Criterion Collection keeps offering the best of cinema, now with a special box set honoringMelvin Van Peebles, both a revolutionary filmmaker and a defender of Black consciousness in cinema. Coming this September, the “Melvin Van Peebles: Four Films” box set includes new 4K restorations ofThe Story of a Three Day Pass,Watermelon Man,Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, andDon’t Play Us Cheap. The new collector’s set features hours of special features including commentaries, documentaries, and both new and archival interviews....

As much as the people who handle the marketing for the Academy Awards would like to present the honor as an artistic one, its not entirely true. Arguably, that’s what their Governors Awards are for, but the true rewards of receiving an Oscar come in the form of funding. It’s essentially a great PR boost and that shouldn’t be looked down on or considered any less important than any honors in artistic accomplishment and technical skill....

Almost everything I had read or heard aboutOutlaw Kingsounds absolutely insane, and I’m pretty excited for the brute-force Scottishness of it all. But for now, if you want a wee taste of it, you can check out a new poster that Netflix has released for the film, which comes fromHell or High WaterdirectorDavid Mackenzie. As we wrote when thetrailerwas release, “based on a true story, the film starsChris Pineas Robert the Bruce, a man who transformed from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during Edward I’s occupation of medieval Scotland....

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 3 of Poker Face.On the previous episodeofPoker Face, our resident lie detector Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) took a detour to New Mexico and got swept up in solving the murder of Subway employee Damian (Brandon Micheal Hall) that was believed to be committed by the oddball trucker Marge (Hong Chau). Cale deduces that it was actually committed by Jeb (Colton Ryan), the mechanic at the shop where she took her car....

On the intriguing new eight-episode Cinemax seriesQuarry, created byMichael D. Fuller&Graham Gordyand based on the best-selling books byMax Allan Collins, U.S. Marine Mac Conway (Logan Marshall-Green) returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972, only to find himself demonized for the actions he witnessed and took part in while he was there. Struggling to make ends meet, Mac, who evolves into Quarry, is lured into an underground killing network of powerful criminals that turns his life upside down....

Two of Cartoon Network’s most beloved (and occasionally nightmare-inducing) animated series have officially vanished from HBO Max. As of July 31,Courage the Cowardly DogandWhat’s New, Scooby-Doo?have been pulled from the streamer after their most recent licensing agreements expired — and in a move that will haunt fans worse thanFreaky Fred’s grin, they’re not being renewed. The move marks another pivot in Warner Bros. Discovery’s content strategy, as the company again shifts away from kids’ programming on the platform and reaffirms its focus on adult and family titles....

Fandango is teaming up with Warner Bros. Pictures to offer exclusive advance screenings ofShazam!, the newest DC Super Hero to hit the big screen and one of the most highly anticipated movies of the season, on March 23rd. Tickets for this limited engagement go on sale today,exclusively for Fandango. Nearly two weeks before the film’s April 5th release date, fans and members of Fandango VIP, Fandango’s free-to-join rewards program, can get a first look at the film in screenings taking place at approximately 1,200 select theaters and 40 exhibition circuits nationwide....