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The numbers are in for this weekend’s box office and there’s nothing particularly surprising that’s come up since we reported the Friday numbers yesterday. As expected,Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, the latest eccentric fantasy-comedy fromTim Burton, has taken the weekend with a commanding $28.5 million; here’sMatt’s reviewfor the film. the movie, which starsAsa Butterfield,Eva Green, andSamuel L. Jackson, cost some $110 million to make. That number puts it clearly abovePeter Berg’sDeepwater Horizon, which was made for about the same amount of money and came in with $20....

HBO’s new seriesWestworldis poised to be the heir apparent toGame of Thronesonce that epic story comes to a close. ShowrunnersJonathan and Lisa Joy Nolanclearly have this comparison in mind, even subconsciously, if their plan of attack for scripting the series' story structure is any indication. You see, it’s not enough that the new show will air its 10-episode first season starting in early October, the Nolans wanted to have the whole storytelling spectrum in mind, beginning to end, five-seasons worth at least....

Hulu has released the full list of titles coming to and leaving the service in October 2019. Since we’re now firmly in Halloween season, it’s no surprise a solid dose of spookiness is coming your way.Little Monsters, the Hulu original film that stars Oscar-winnerLupita Nyong’oas a schoolteacher protecting a kindergarten field trip from a zombie outbreak, hits the streamer on October 11. Season 2 of theStephen King-themed horror seriesCastle Rockalso arrives on October 23....

Another month, another Great Shuffling of the titles you can stream on all the major streaming services. Amazon Prime just released its latest list, and there are some exciting gems on there. Starting August 1, you can catchJames Mangold’s fabulous Western3:10 to Yuma,Tony Scott’s sweatiest masterpieceTop Gun, orMike Newell’s rom-com royaltyFour Weddings and a Funeral.On the newer side, there’s alsoDora and the Lost City of Gold,The Peanut Butter Falcon, or—if you’re in the mood to watchTom Hardypoop his pants more than one time—Capone....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for X-Men ‘97 Episode 4. X-Men ‘97has introduced a number of new characters into the world ofX-Men: The Animated Series. Some of those characters are deep cuts from comics canon, particularlythe mutant-hating X-CutionerandJean Grey’s clone Madelyne Pryor. With the latest episodes “Fire Made Flesh” and “Montendo/Lifedeath — Part 1,” another new mutant has entered the picture:the mutant inventor known as Forge. Forge tracks down Storm (Allison Sealy-Smith), promising that he can help her regain her mutant powers after she loses them in battle with the X-Cutioner....

Season 3 ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlshas seen some big changes, fromReneé Rapp’s departureto the introduction of two new characters in Kacey (Gracie Lawrence) and Taylor (Mia Rodgers). But as a result of these changes,Whitney’s(Alyah Chanelle Scott)character has slipped through the cracks, and with just two episodes remaining, the show still has no idea what to do with her character. Both Bela (Amrit Kaur) and Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) have more clearly defined arcs in Season 3, but Whitney’s is all over the place, introducing new conflicts that are either quickly resolved or abandoned completely....

Few projects this year have earned as much hype in their respective mediums asParadiseandMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and now one of the stars of the hit Hulu TV series has shared an interesting tidbit tying the two together.Dan Fogelman’s series gained steam due to its thrilling twists and storytelling devices, andThe Final Reckoninghas been dominating the box office, largely thanks to the stunts and action fromTom Cruise. The famous stunt used inMI 8’s marketing has been the plane sequence, which sees Cruise navigate around a biplane with no parachute to support him....

Despite only being on the air since 2016,S.W.A.T.is already in the middle of airing its eighth season, which is set to conclude later this year after 22 episodes, an increase from Season 7’s 13-episode run.Shemar Moorestars in the lead roleof Sergeant Daniel ‘Hondo’ Harrelson inS.W.A.T., withJay HarringtonandDavid Limfeaturing alongside him as Sergeant David ‘Deacon’ Kay and Officer Victor Tan. One of the newer characters to enter the show is Officer Zoe Powell, who first made her debut in 2022 and has become a recurring character ever since....

It came asa surprise when Fox announcedthat its procedural drama,9-1-1: Lone Star, would end with its fifth season. The announcement came merely a few weeks before the season aired its premiere. The9-1-1universe currently resides on ABC after departing from Fox. The original series airs on Thursdays, and there are conversations regarding another spin-off currently in development. The abrupt nature of9-1-1: Lone Star’s ending has brought about members of its viewing audience wondering exactly how the stories of some of its main characters might end....

Phoebe Dynevoris unarguably one of the hottest names in Hollywood right now. Since herBridgertonbreakout, the actress has been booking role after role and cementing her place among the industry’s best. Dynevor literally shines in everything she’s in and has shown a strong preference for thrillers. Her talent is being demanded again for yet another thriller, this time by a guru of the supernatural genre,M. Night Shyamalan. The yet-untitled project is a supernatural romantic thriller, an original film that Shyamalan is writing, based on the same original romantic story that bestselling authorNicholas Sparksis also currently writing a book on....

One of the highlights ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse—and there were many highlights — wasNicolas Cage’s performance as Spider-Man Noir in the film, one of the many Spider-variants who helped a young Miles Morales out on his journey to becoming Spider-Man. AlthoughCage didn’t return for the sequel—Across the Spider-Verse— we may not have seen the last of him in the role, as he exclusively told Collider at SXSW. Spider-Man Noir is an alternative version of Spider-Man from a universe set during the 1930s....

Much like film, television has proven to transport viewers to another time and place through its rich world-building and characterization, offering a glimpse into history through the magic of storytelling. Although it is nearly impossible to find a show that has not taken creative liberties in one way or another for entertainment purposes, some period pieces are actually quite precise, receiving acclaim for their meticulous attention to detail and arduous research....

Passionate in his opinionated reviews,Roger Ebertcontinues to wield the power of dividing movie lovers with his choices forthe best and worst movies of all time. With four decades worth of movie reviews for theChicago Sun-Timesand his famous co-hosted program withacclaimed criticGene Siskel, Ebert’s love for cinema and distaste for bad movies ricocheted through the cinephile and box-office community. He was authentic in his approach, never shying away from going against the popular vote and awarding one, half, or no stars to films that became cult classics, Oscar winners, and all-around fan favorites....