YouTube Commits $3M for L.A. Creatives Impacted by L.A. Wildfires
A week after fires ravaged Los Angeles from Altadena to Malibu, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced that the company would be committing $15 million to organizations providing immediate relief in Los Angeles in partnership with Google and Google.org. Now, just…
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Buckley’s Life Is Put On Display, Only For The Documentary To Fail To Capture Him
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley never lets us forget that the man, the myth, and the subject of this documentary, Jeff Buckley, was an unknowable enigma. The feature-length exploration of his too-short life ultimately fails to understand him, despite its…
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Jon Miyahara, Beloved ‘Superstore’ Star, Dead at 83
Jon Miyahara, best known for portraying Brett in the 2015 NBC sitcom Superstore, has died. His co-star, Colton Dunn, who played Garrett McNeil on the show, first shared news about the actor's death in a heartwarming social media post. In…
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The Hunt for Gollum’ Just Got a Huge Update
Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth just got the green light from the very top. During a recent financial call, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav singled out The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum as one of the studio’s…
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Conrad Is Suffering, but I’m Having the Time of My Life
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 5.I'll be honest: I didn't really get into the second season of The Summer I Turned Pretty until everybody got to Cousins Beach and the…
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“The Greatest Gift We Have is Community, Which is Such an Integral Part of the Human Experience”: Ebs Burnough on Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
Kerouac's Road Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation is a smartly unconventional look at the 1957 novel that captured a counterculture and continues to resonate with outsiders and inner journey seekers to this very day. Directed by Ebs Burnough…
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This Surreal Animated Movie With Some of Today’s Funniest People Is Unlike Anything You’ll See This Year
Boys Go to Jupiter, the feature debut of writer/director/producer/composer Julian Glander, finds beauty in mundanity. Set in suburban Florida between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, this strange but lovely film is unlike any animated feature you’ll see this year. This…
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Gina Carano & Disney Settle ‘The Mandalorian’ Firing Lawsuit
Gina Carano and Disney's long-standing feud has seemingly come to an end as the studio has decided to settle the lawsuit with the actress. In February 2024, Carano filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm following the company's decision to fire her…
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‘The Wilhelm Scream’ Traces the Origins of Cinema’s Most Beloved Cry of Anguish
As a lifelong movie lover, Anna Quinlan grew up loving the Wilhelm Scream without knowing it had a name. The scream — which you can hear here — has appeared in countless films, including repeatedly in the Star Wars and…
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Betrayals and Demerzel’s Stressful Gaze
Foundation Season 3 Episode 4, titled The Stress of Her Regard, isn’t just a mouthful, it’s a pressure cooker. This episode drops bombshells we’ve been waiting on since Season 1 and still manages to leave us stressed, confused, and emotionally…
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Weapons Review | Flickreel
Weapons has a premise right out of a classic urban legend. The kind that the camp counselors would tell around a fire to scare the bejesus out of the younger kids. As a chilling narrator explains, seventeen children from the…
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‘Smoke’ Stars Rafe Spall and Greg Kinnear Break Down That Horrific WTF Death
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Smoke, Episode 8. Summary Episode 8 of Smoke showcases the consequences of silence over action, leading to a shocking death. Greg Kinnear and Rafe Spall spill all on the tension buildup in "Mercy"…
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