When tracing the lineage of transgender identity and how it’s historically been represented in cinema, you’llinevitablystumble onto sexploitation legend,Doris Wishman’s 1977 docu-soapLet Me Die a Woman.TheChristine Jorgensonmeta biopic/satire is a direct response to the worst director in the world,Ed Wood’sGlen or Glenda. Ed Wood was a cross-dresser who didn’t live full-time as a woman but had no qualms about leading a relatively open life as a transvestite during the hostile 1950s....

Back to the Futureis one of the most loved movies ever made, but it had a long journey from page to screen. The original script hada time machine that looked like a refrigerator instead of a DeLorean, no major studio was interested for the longest time, and then when filming actually started,Eric Stoltz,originally cast as the lead of Marty McFly, was fired, withMichael J. Foxbrought in for reshoots. It all worked out, asBack to the Futurewasthe biggest box office draw of 1985, launching a trilogy and making Fox the most famous actor in Hollywood....

WhileGrey’s Anatomyis first and foremost a medical drama, it has also made a name for itself as a romance series, anda wildly dramatic one at that. It seems that while patients are going through medical crises, the doctors treating them are going through crises of their own in their love lives. Now, you may immediately go to Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) as the most dramatic couple of the show, but on one of my many rewatches, I’ve realized there is a couple that manages to tug on my heartstrings far more than I originally realized and not one of the main couples of the show....

Back in 2017, I had a chance to check out the wholly original animated seriesTigtonethanks toAdult Swim’s previews at RTX. I’ve been waiting for this insane fantasy series to see the light of day ever since. But some fans have been waiting even longer, namely those who first heard of this twisted brain-child ofAndrew Koehler’s back in 2011 and 2014 when a pair of Kickstarters were launched to get it off the ground....

There is more to theDaft PunkTron: Legacysoundtrack than you’ve heard. During Collider’s Comic Con@Home “Directors on Directing” panel, which featuredRobert Rodriguez,Colin TrevorrowandJoseph Kosinskidiscussing their craft, Collider’s Editor-in-chiefSteve Weintraubasked if there was something that each filmmaker fought for that they’re particularly proud of. While Kosinksi prefaced his response by saying that he didn’t know if it was a fight,exactly, his answer was surprising: the decision to let French electronic duo Daft Punk (neeGuy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoandThomas Bangalter) score his sci-fi extravaganzaTron: Legacy....

With the critical success ofThe MandalorianandThe Book of Boba Fettit should come as no surprise that theStar Warsgalaxy is continuing to expand on Disney+. Earlier this month,Production Weeklyrevealed an untitledStar Warsseries heading into production under the working title “Grammar Rodeo” and new reports byDiscussingFilmsuggest that the series is working to secure Sony’sSpider-Man: No Way HomedirectorJon Wattsfor at least one episode. Trusted sources had previously informed me thatStar Warswas looking to create a live-action series geared towards a younger audience and that it could potentially be tied into the recent multimedia rollout ofStar Wars: The High Republic....

As the guy behind the scripts forSawandInsidious,Leigh Whannellhas come up with his fair share of killer ideas for movies, but for his next project,Upgrade, he’s heading into the realm of sci-fi and it looks like it might just be his most entertaining movie yet. The film starsThe InvitationstarLogan Marshall-Greenas Grey Trace, a man whose wife is murdered in front of his eyes in a mugging that also leaves him paralyzed. Hungry for revenge, Trace is approached by a billionaire investor who offers him an experimental cure to his paralysis with an implant called STEM, but the implant offers a lot more than a pair of working legs and when he starts to explore the newfound possibilities, he becomes a high-tech killing machine....

Reality televisionis a lot of things, but rarely is it predictable. The best franchises are the ones that keep viewers on their toes. Whether it be intense competition shows or dramatic series spotlighting the mega-rich, the ones with staying power are those who shock their audiences in the best ways possible. That’s what madeThe GOATsuch an interesting concept for so many long-time reality fans. Directed byMichael SheaforAmazon Prime Video, this satirical series tries to find the ‘Greatest Reality Show Contestant of All Time’ bybringing together a group of legends from various hit franchises, putting them through challenges that emulate different kinds of programs, and crowning whoever manages to be the last person standing....

There is no Marvel Cinematic Universe character like Rocket Raccoon. In fact, much like the Highlander, there can be only one, and that “one” is Rocket. Bringing a tiny, otherworldly trash panda to life is no mean feat, one that only a skilled actor could pull off. We should all be thanking our lucky stars thatBradley Cooperhas taken on the role of Rocket because, much likeLiam NeesoninTaken, he possesses a unique set of skills that allows his play a range of wide characters....

Spoilers for Netflix’sWu Assassinsahead Let’s start with the positives, shall we? Netflix’sWu Assassinswhoops ass. I mean that literally. Thanks to the combined efforts of directorStephen Fung, starIko Uwais, fight choreographerDan Rizzuto, and an army of stunt maestros, the martial-arts fantasy series features some of the most dazzlingly impressive fists-and-feet throwdowns you’ll see on a screen this year, big or small. There was a moment deep into season 1 when tried to make a GIF of Uwais dodging two goons during a brawl but the result was too shoddy to Tweet; not because of the show, but because Uwais was moving too fast for the frame rate....

Temper your expectations forBryan Cranston’s return to television, asYour Honoris guilty of not being on the same level asBreaking Bad— though I acknowledge that’s an unfair comparison and that the final verdict is still out on the show as a whole. Based on the Israeli seriesKvodo,Your Honorfinds Cranston playing Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge who is forced to cover up a shocking crime when his teenage son Adam (Hunter Doohan) suffers an asthma attack while driving, gets into a car accident, and leaves the scene, allowing another boy to bleed out on the street....

Molly Ringwald Actress Molly Ringwald got her big break in John Hughes’s 1984 filmSixteen Candlesas the angsty Samantha whose 16th birthday is forgotten by her family. This movie cemented Ringwald as a member of the famous Brat Pack, and she went on to star in two other Hughes films,The Breakfast Club(1985) andPretty in Pink(1986). These films defined the decade and put Ringwald on the map. After starring in all of these iconic films, Ringwald had some trouble trying to eclipse the work she did early on in her career....

[This is a re-post of my review from the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.Black Massopens today.] The true story surrounding notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger and his relationship to the FBI is so sensational that it had to be a movie, but directorScott Cooperfails to provide a compelling angle on this stranger-than-fiction crime drama in his adaptation,Black Mass. Instead, Cooper is content to rely almost entirely onJohnny Depp’s charismatic-yet-one-dimensional take on Bulger, which is a shame since the film has a far more interesting character in FBI Special Agent John Connolly, who actually has an arc as opposed to being an outright sociopath from start to finish....