How ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Changes the Book’s Medusa Myth

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers forPercy Jackson and the OlympiansEpisode 3. Disney+‘sPercy Jackson and the Olympiansfollows the title character (Walker Scobell) as he enters a world where myths are real and discovers that his absent father is the Greek god Poseidon. Yet, this is not the first version of Percy’s story. The show is adapted fromRick Riordan’s novels of the same name. The series follows the story of the first book,Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, but is already making significant changes....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1283 words · Evelyn Wood

I Aspire To Have a Mansion Just Like Shamea Morton Mwangi on 'RHOA'

Part of the joy in watching any ofThe Real Housewivesfranchises is the voyeuristic peek into a lifestyle we’ll never have and can only dream of. We watch and wish we could go on the vacations the ladies go on. We are envious of the luxury vehicles the women have. But it’s the homes.Those not-so-humble abodes.When it comes to the lifestyles of the rich and famous reality stars,it’s those incredulous homes that get us gagging....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 895 words · Debra Williams

Jason Isaacs on Auditioning for John Malkovich's Con Air Role

Jason Isaacshas played an awful lot of fascinating villains over the course of his career, from Lucius Malfoy in theHarry Potterfilms to Col. William Tavington inThe Patriot. But as he told me in an upcoming installment of ourCollider Connected video interview series, there was one iconic part he at one point auditioned for but didn’t get: the part of Cyrus the Virus in 1997’sCon Air, ultimately played byJohn Malkovich. Isaacs plays a key role inCon AirdirectorSimon West’s most recent film, the disaster epicSkyfire, but the story of his involvement begins with an ill-fated long-ago audition, as he describes below:...

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Eric Moore

Kathleen Turner on Kominsky Method Season 3 and Voicing Jessica Rabbit

WithThe Kominsky MethodSeason 3 now streaming on Netflix, I recently sat down withKathleen Turnerto talk about making the final season of the award-winning show. If you’ve never seenThe Kominsky Method, the extremely well made series hails fromThe Big Bang TheoryandMomcreatorChuck Lorreand it’s not at all what you might expect. Instead of a laugh track or characters performing in front of a live studio audience,The Kominsky Methodis a single-camera series about people navigating their later years in Los Angeles....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Curtis Lambert

Klaus Review: Animated Netflix Movie Is a Christmas Classic in the Making

Netflix has gifted us a new Christmas movie classic all wrapped up in the form ofKlaus. From an original story byDespicable Me/Minionsfranchise creatorSergio Pablos, this gorgeously animated tale is actually the first of such efforts backed by the streaming giant. It tells the origin story of the iconic Christmas character Santa Claus in an entertaining, roundabout way while introducing brand new mythology befitting the North Pole setting. So while I don’t necessarily expect a series of sequels and spinoffs fromKlaus, it’s destined to join the annual holiday watchlist....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 796 words · Robert Hardin

Lady Bird Review: Greta Gerwig Has a Lovely Coming-of-Age Story

[This is a repost of my review from the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.Lady Birdopens in limited release tomorrow.] Over the past decade,Greta Gerwighas established herself as a unique presence in movies. Although she’s played a wide variety of characters, her most memorable performances come when she plays a quirky, cocky, free-spirited person who has to learn some harsh lessons. She brings this attitude to her directorial debutLady Bird, but rather than coming off like a self-parody, the story feels refreshingly honest, funny, and sharp....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 628 words · Melissa Woods

Loki and Sylvie’s Dynamic Has Changed in Season 2, Producer Explains How

The second season ofLokiwill sendTom Hiddleston’s version of the God of Mischief on a complicated journey through time and space, as he tries to keep the Time Variance Authority from imploding and taking the lives of everyone inside it. The first season saw Loki developing a complicated relationship with Sylvie (Sophia DiMartino), a variant of the same character determined to bring down the TVA after her life was ruined by the organization....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Brianna Haney

Lost in Space: Watch a New Teaser for Netflix's Sci-Fi Reboot

Netflix is about to getLost in Spaceand it sure does look like they threw a big chunk of change at the series reboot. With original series likeSense8,Stranger Things, andAltered Carbon, original films likeMuteandWhat Happened to Monday, and even big news acquisitions likeThe Cloverfield Paradox, Netflix has demonstrated an interest in ambitious sci-fi storytelling. Those projects don’t always hit the mark, but the streaming service is always taking big swings with their genre projects, and their latest high-profile series is no exception....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Monica Klein

Lucy Hale on Blumhouse's Truth or Dare and Life Sentence

Directed byJeffWadlowand produced byJason Blum, the supernatural thrillerBlumhouse’s Truth or Darefollows a tightly knit group of friends – Olivia (Lucy Hale), Lucas (Tyler Posey), Markie (Violett Beane), Brad (Hayden Szeto), Penelope (Sophia Ali) and Tyson (Nolan Gerard Funk) – on a trip to Mexico for their last undergraduate getaway, before they all go their separate ways. While there, they play what they think is a harmless game of Truth or Dare, but the game follows them home and forces them to keep playing, leading them to reveal truths that could turn their worlds upside down and carry out life-threatening dares, or they’ll suffer the consequences....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1463 words · Meagan Bryant

Magnum PI Spinoff, Focusing on His Daughter, Headed to ABC

Because why not reboot or remake everything that’s ever aired on TV before now,Magnum P.I.is the latest series being eyed for nostalgic spin-off. Airing from 1980-1988, the original series starredTom Selleckas Thomas Magnum, a former naval officer turned private investigator who heads up security at the sprawling Hawaiian estate of the (never seen) fantastically rich author Robin Masters. Magnum lives in the (still huge) guest house, and has access to the mansion’s (called Robin’s Nest) grounds, private beach, and tidal pool....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Brian Kelley

Mark Hamill on Pop Culture Quest and Star Wars Toys

Mark Hamillhas been collecting comic books, original artwork, toys and other memorabilia since the early 1970s, and now he gets to share his passion and enthusiasm for collecting in his new web series,Mark Hamill’s Pop Culture Quest. Kicking things off at the DC Comics headquarters with the legendary Jim Lee, throughout the season, the actor, who is a pop culture icon in his own right, will uncover comic book memorabilia, film props, countless Godzilla items, pinball machines and so much more....

August 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2124 words · Stephanie Stewart

Marlon Brando Created This Iconic and Instantly Recognizable Part of Don Corleone in the Audition

Very few roles in cinema are as instantly recognizable asMarlon Brandoas Don Vito Corleone inThe Godfather. It’s widely regarded as among his best work and proof of his genius as an artist, despite hismany controversies.Nearly everything about the way Don Corleone is presented onscreen comes from Brando himselfand his construction of the character, from his corpulent manners and hoarse voice to his iconic cheeks. What’s evenmore impressiveabout this is how Brando came up withthese character traitson the spot during a screen test,making for an excellent behind-the-scenes story....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Brian Phillips

Master Gardener: Paul Schrader's New Movie Casts Sigourney Weaver and Joel Edgerton

Paul Schrader’s highly anticipatedThe Card Counterwon’t hit theaters until next week, but he’s already cast the leading roles for his next project.Joel EdgertonandSigourney Weaverwill star in the legendary screenwriter’s latest thriller,Master Gardener. Edgerton plays the titular gardener, Narvel Roth, who works on the estate of Mrs. Haverhill, played by Weaver. When Mrs. Haverhill insists that Narvel take on her troubled great-niece as an apprentice, it upends his life, threatening to draw him back to his violent past....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Adam Holmes