Stranger Things Questions for Season 2: Cast, Soundtrack & More

Though Netflix hasn’t officially renewed their breakout hit seriesStranger Thingsfor a second season yet, that seems all but a formality at this point. Considering the streaming network’s tendency to renewalltheir original properties (especially ones as popular asStranger Things), and the fact that series creatorsMatt and Ross Dufferhave been openly discussing potential Season 2 plans in interviews, it seems pretty likely that we’ll be heading back into The Upside Down before too long....

July 19, 2025 · 11 min · 2194 words · Donna Snow

Suicide Squad's Cara Delevingne Stuns as Enchantress

You’ve probably heard of The Joker and Harley Quinn, but of all the major players inDavid Ayer’sSuicide Squad, casual fans might know the least about Enchantress. That’s where actorCara Delevingnecomes in. Not only does she play the super-powered DC Comics sorceress, she’ll also star as the mild-mannered freelance artist, June Moone. As part ofEmpire Magazine’s featureon all thingsSuicide Squad, Delevingne shared some insight into her characters, both her vulnerable human side and the difficult-to-control magical entity that exists within her....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Andrew Bell

The Beatles: Get Back Trailer Reveals Peter Jackson's Vibrant Docuseries

Disney+ has debuted a new trailer and poster for the three-part documentary seriesThe Beatles: Get Back, which takes fans “back in time” to 1969, when the iconic band found itself in a rush to write and record a new album in three weeks. Directed by Academy Award-winnerPeter Jackson, the Disney+ original docuseries will provide “the most intimate and honest glimpse into the creative process and relationship betweenJohn Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison, andRingo Starrever filmed....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Jason Cross

The Doom Generation & SLAM Getting Restoration Screenings at Sundance 2023

The Sundance Institute has just announced the first two films in the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Lineup. The two films, announced today, may be familiar to independent film fans, and devotees of the Sundance Film Festival. That is because the festival has decided to bring back two films from previous festivals to kick off the 2023 event. The two films set to kick off the 2023 festival areSLAMandThe Doom Generation. The 2023 Festival will take place from July 21, 2025, through August 06, 2025, in Park City, Salt Lake City, at the Sundance Resort....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Gary Brewer

The Mandalorian Images Give a Closer Look at the Star Wars Series

Now that we know a few more concrete details on Disney+, the hype is officially over-the-moons forThe Mandalorian.Jon Favreau’s live-actionStar Warsseries starringPedro Pascalas a lone gunfighter out on the furthest reaches of the galaxy will hit the streaming service on day one. Our benevolent Disney overlords kept the officially trailer under wraps out of Star Wars Celebration today, but there is a whole new batch of high-res images from the series, which give a closer look not only at Pascal’s still-nameless Mandalorian, but also the characters played byGina CaranoandCarl Weathers....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Susan Hodges

The Power: Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins Exit Prime Video Series

The stars are beginning to dim for Amazon’sThe Power, as today,Deadlinerevealed thatLeslie MannandTim Robbinshave both bowed out of the streamer’s upcoming thriller. The news comes as the latest setback for the series which cast Mann back in October 2019 to star oppositeRainn Wilson. Now, two and a half years later, production on the piece still hasn’t begun. Shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic were to blame for the initial slowdown, with Wilson ultimately stepping down due to scheduling issues....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Courtney Bowen

This 'Friends' Episode Paved the Way for One of the Show's Worst Habits

Friendsis one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, and for good reason. It is wildly funny, with standout episodes like “The One with the Embryos” where the friends compete in trivia about each other, with the prize being an apartment switch. Another highlight is “The One Where Everybody Finds Out,” in which Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) play a game of chicken, as the friends attempt to get Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler to admit to their relationship....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 951 words · Michael Strong

This Short-Lived Marvel Series Was Killed Because of Legal Reasons, but Disney Needs To Bring It Back

TheMCUhas become so grand sinceJon Favreau’sIron Man, starringRobert Downey Jr., was released in 2008. Throughout the years, the franchise has introduced so many iconic heroes to a broader audience, making them fan favorites. But even with hundreds of characters to choose from,Marvel’s biggest superhero is still Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man. Whether it’sPeter Parker or Miles Morales(created byBrian Michael BendisandSara Pichelli), Spider-Man continues to be a household name. With so many iterations of the webslinger across movies, TV shows, and video games,there’s a Spider-Man project out there for fans of all ages across the world....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Lisa Johnson

This ‘NCIS’ Season 22 Episode Gives Series One of Its Lowest Ratings Ever — But It’s Not All Their Fault

The words “worst” andNCISdon’t really go hand-in-hand. The series is approaching the 500 episode mark. Having a dud or two (or five) is bound to happen, though.Across its 22 seasons,NCISjust had one of its lower performing episodes, but if you look closely before you go to see for yourself if the episode was really “that bad” you realize its performance might actually have nothing to do with a good or bad plot....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Amy Olsen

Top 10 Films of 2016: Brian Formo's Picks

When making a top 10 list for a year in cinema I like to think of the themes that seem to inform the year. Not that every film needs to fit a specific theme, but each year does seem to kind of speak to something in the time period in which it was released. For 2016, that theme seems to be identity. Which is appropriate for the year itself. Identity politics is what people around the world are voting for or voting against; it’s individual groups of marginalized people vs....

July 19, 2025 · 15 min · 3131 words · Rebecca Carrillo

Turning Red Review: Pixar Makes a Lovely and Joyful Film About Growing Up

Pixar likes to make its audience cry. Since the “When She Loved Me” montage inToy Story 2, some of Pixar’s best films often center around mortality and shattering loss, whether in the Carl and Ellie montage inUp, Andy saying goodbye to his toys inToy Story 3, or the loss of Bing Bong inInside Out. Around the same time Pixar was becoming known as one of the best animation studios of all time, they were also becoming known as the studio that could make the viewer cry, be it through toys, fish, monsters, or robots....

July 19, 2025 · 5 min · 998 words · Benjamin Porter

Watch Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon Play with Therapy Dogs

At a typical press junket, you’ve usually only got one or two days with the principal players and they’ve got to talk to reporters from all around the country and sometimes the world in the same day. That’s one of the main reasons when you do a TV interview, you only get four minutes. The studio has to keep everything moving like clockwork and you are moved in and out of the junket room like you’re speed dating....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Samantha Thompson

Who Has Been a Black Panther Besides T'Challa in The Comics?

Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris hitting North American screens on August 13, 2025. The highly anticipated MCU release has already receivedhigh praise in early social media reactions, with many calling the film a beautiful tribute toChadwick Boseman, the first actor to play the hero on-screen. What hasn’t been disclosed as of yet is who will take up the mantle of Black Panther. Marvel, very wisely, chosenot to recast Boseman’s T’Challa, opting instead to confront the tragedy of his loss, both on and off-screen, full-on....

July 19, 2025 · 8 min · 1505 words · Jennifer Davis