On today’s episode of Collider Movie Talk, Mark Ellis, Jon Schnepp, Dennis Tzeng and host Ashley Mova discuss the following: It’s our first show of the week, which means it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you by AMC Theaters. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS was finally knocked out of the top spot, and it was supplanted by the Kevin Hart/Ice Cube comedy RIDE ALONG, taking in $35....

Big ol' steamy spoilers aheadfor anyone who hasn’t seenDeadpool 2yet. While the best part ofDeadpool 2is obviously Deadpool himself, the 20th Century Fox antihero sequel does boast a rather impressive supporting cast of characters. Some of them walk the line between superhero and supervillain, super-powered and super-delusional, and even alive and, well … dead. But there’s one Marvel Comics character who’s pretty tough to miss, and no we’re not talking about theblink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameofor The Vanisher....

During a Warner Bros. press event in Tokyo forPokémon Detective Pikachu, I had a chance to sit down with starRyan Reynolds, who lends his voice to the title character. After a warm-up, in whichI quizzed Reynolds on his Pokémon knowledge, we talked about a wide range of Pokémon-related things, from Pokéballs to back tattoos. Additionally, I discovered what it was like for Reynolds to transform into Pikachu as a method actor and the grueling process of morphing back into his human form....

It’s no surprise thatStar Warsrevolves around conflict on a galactic scale. Whether that’s the Republic fighting the Separatists, the Rebellion taking on the might of the Empire, or the Resistance struggling to survive the threat of the First Order, the franchise is filled with great action scenes. Whether it’s the impressive lightsaber duels between skilled Force users, exciting dogfights in battles such as Yavin and Starkiller Base, or ground-based battles on planets like Geonosis and Hoth,Star Warshas some of the best action in cinema....

WithFor All MankindSeason 3 debuting around the world this Friday on Apple TV+, I recently got to speak withRonald D. Mooreabout making the new season. As I have said many times, if you’re not watchingFor All Mankind, you’re missing out on one of the best shows airing on any channel. And while both Season 1 and Season 2 were phenomenal, Season 3 might be the best one yet. I got to watch eight out of the ten episodes of the third season, and it takes everything you love about the series and amps it up several levels....

Sometimes, a person’s personality can be too big for a small town. At least that’s the case with Lady Nikuko, the brash and sometimes scatterbrained titular character of the animated filmFortune Favors Lady Nikuko. From acclaimed directorAyumu Watanabe(Children of the Sea) andStudio 4°C(Mind Game,Animatrix),Fortune Favors Lady Nikukois a dramedy based on the popular novel of the same name byKanako Nishi. Sometimes heartwarming, sometimes hilarious, and always moving, the film examines the relationship between Nikuko (Shibonu Otake) and her daughter Kikuko (Cocomi), growing up in a small port town in Northern Japan....

When writers for movies and TV create villains, they’re usually there to be disliked on one level of another. At the same time, writers include qualities in villains that you can’t help but admire or even sympathize with. Villains can offer us a more in-depth characterization than many other characters can. RELATED:2022’s Best Villains From Movies and TV, Ranked by Villainy Whether it’s the bitter but badass Erik Killmonger fromBlack Panthercharacter or the tough-as-nailsMiranda Bailey ofGrey’s Anatomy, these are some “bad guys” we can’t help but admire....

Steven Spielbergis without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and almost certainly defined what audiences have come to expect from massive works of spectacle.Jawsmay have beenthe first film to coin the phrase “summer blockbuster,”but Spielberg continued to work on ambitious epics in the subsequent decades with his work onJurassic Parkand theIndiana Jonesfranchise. While it’s not always considered to be among his best, Spielberg’sreinvention of the Peter Pan mythology inHookwas a massive commercial success in 1991....

[Editor’s Note:Hadesjust landed itself 8 nominations at this year’s The Game Awards, including “Game of the Year,” so if you haven’t played it yet, yeah, maybe it’s time!] When Hollywood makes stories about the Greek gods, they usually focus solely on the inexplicable hatred between Hades and Zeus, who are more often than notmere analoguesfor the God and Satan. Thankfully, one of the year’s best games is also the most successful attempt at bringing us a different side of the Greek myths,Hades....

Just in case you missedmy conversationwith writer-directorRemi Weekesearlier this week, I loveHis House. At the moment, it is one of my favorite films of 2020. I’m very convinced that Weekes has quite the career ahead of him and I feel the same way about his two stars,Wunmi MosakuandṢọpẹ Dìrísù. There’s a good chance you’ve seen some of their work before - perhaps Mosaku in HBO’sLovecraft Countryand Dìrísù inGangs of London- but the level of chemistry and talent on display inHis Houseis especially undeniable....

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguardis on track to top the domestic box office this weekend, despite opening on a Wednesday. The R-rated second outing forRyan Reynolds' beleaguered bodyguard Michael Bryce andSamuel L. Jackson’s legendary assassin Darius Kincaid brought in $3 million on Friday, tracking for a $10 million three-day bow and $15 million across its first five days in release. The first installment also debuted at number one in August 2017, albeit with a much more robust haul of $21....

When the camera lens on an iPhone cracks, it may seem like a big problem. Even though iPhones are durable, their camera lenses can still get damaged when dropped or hit. But a cracked lens doesn’t mean your camera is done for. Fixing a cracked lens involves getting the right tools and parts, following precise instructions, and handling the delicate parts carefully. You need to understand how bad the damage is....

Let’s travel back in time about a month whenJames Camerondecided tovoice his thoughtsonPatty Jenkins’Wonder Woman. It went something like this: “All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing overWonder Womanhas been so misguided. She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing! I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backwards. Sarah Connor was not a beauty icon. She was strong, she was troubled, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit....