‘Shifting Gears’ Tim Allen on Laughing Through Life and Sitcoms
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for Shifting Gears.] Summary Tim Allen's character in 'Shifting Gears' reflects his true self as a comedian, designer, and philosopher dealing with personal struggles. The show's cast, including Kat Dennings and Seann William…
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Why We Think Chris Evans Will Play the Beyonder in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars
(Editor’s Note: No spoilers here about Chris Evans playing The Beyonder in Avengers: Doomsday and/or Avengers: Secret Wars. We’re just sharing a theory.) News that Captain America actor Chris Evans will return to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday sparked furious…
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A Heartbreaking, Unflinching Look at Diaspora Life
I'm lucky I live where I do. An accident of birth ensures that I can live my life in such a way that on a given day, my worries can consist of wondering how I'm going to pay for the…
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‘September 5’s John Magaro and Leonie Benesch Explain the Director’s “Wild Style” of Shooting
Summary Director Tim Fehlbaum assembled a talented cast for September 5, including Leonie Benesch and John Magaro. The film depicts the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the perspective of an ABC Sports crew. In this interview with Collider's Steve…
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Robbie Williams As A CG Chimp Is The Strangest, Most Brilliant Biopic Decision I Didn’t Know I Needed
The biopic formula has become rather mundane and uninteresting, save for the few biopics that actually pull us in and dare to do something memorable. But for all their posturing, Better Man is perhaps the weirdest, coolest biopic I’ve seen…
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Anthology Film Bears Witness to Tragedy & Artistic Resilience In Gaza
A profound testament to the importance of artistic statements in the face of the day-to-day horrors in Gaza, the omnibus film “From Ground Zero” represents an act of bearing witness. Over the course of 22 short films — collected and…
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Ridley Scott Sold The Set Of 2005 Movie For $10, But When He Wanted To Rent It, The Price Ballooned To $1M
Ridley Scott sold the set of his 2005 movie for $10, only to pay $1 million to rent the set again fifteen years later. Scott has a dynamic directing career that began with the 1977 film The Duellists. His next…
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‘From Ground Zero’ Review: Powerful Stories From the Besieged City of Gaza
A dark chapter in world history is being written as you read this, as the senseless cycle of violence in the West Bank continues to put countless innocent civilians in the crossfire. The current ongoing conflict is yet another tragic…
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New Emmys Rule Eliminates Guest Actor Category Double Dip
Claire Foy earned Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series nominations for her acclaimed performance in “The Crown” in both 2017 and 2018. She then won a Guest Actress in a Drama Series Emmy in 2021 for the same character…
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‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ is Not Canon to the MCU
With the conclusion of What If...?, Marvel Animation released the teaser trailer for their upcoming animated series, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Originally announced as Spider-Man: Freshman Year, the series seemingly would be a new take on Peter Parker's origin story…
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‘Squid Game’ Season One’s Streaming Record to be Toppled by ‘Squid Game’ Season Two
Since its highly anticipated debut in the last week of December 2024, season two of Squid Game has dominated the Netflix charts. The Korean survival thriller achieved 126.2M views in just 11 days, becoming the second most-watched non-English title of…
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If You Loved the Horrifying Vampirism of ‘Nosferatu,’ Watch This Grossly Underappreciated Dracula Adaptation
A disgusting, blood-obsessed, bat-like creature haunts the corridors of your home. You spend each waking moment terrified of its return in the night. Your friends are dropping like flies and there is nothing you can do to stop it. This…
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