Stern Pinball is ready to bring the action of one of the biggest action franchises in recent memory to life, with a new pinball machine based on theJohn Wickseries. The collectibles company has released a trailer for the new product, which allow customers to the game with a carefully crafted machine based on one of their favorite films. John Wick’s (Keanu Reeves) journey on the big screen might be over, but that doesn’t mean that the franchise will remain a thing of the past now that the hero gave his life in his quest to take the High Table down....

[This is a re-post of my review from the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.Lionopens Friday in limited release.] BetweenSullyandLion, I’m forced to wonder: must all incredible true stories become major motion pictures? At leastLionhas the benefit of being a journey with a narrative arc as opposed to a remarkable 208-second event. DirectorGarth Davistakes a controversial approach to his story, not because he does anything radical with it, but because it raises the question of whether or not there’s a better way to convey Saroo Brierley’s journey....

Margot Robbiehas reacted with surprise after being informed thatRobbie Brenner, Head and Executive Producer of Mattel Films, has declaredBarbie, the upcoming film fromGreta Gerwigand starring Robbie, to be “not a feminist film”. Robbie appears as the titular doll in one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the summer, and indeed, the day of July 21. During an interview conducted byEliana Docktermanfor Time Magazine, Brenner expressed her view that Gerwig’s film was “not a feminist movie,” a sentiment shared by other Mattel executives the author interviewed....

Rough news, Minecraft fans. The big-screen adaptation of the hugely popular video game has hit another roadblock, withRob McElhenneydropping out as director, most likely pushing back the expected May 2019 release date. “No, that is not happening,” theIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiastar toldThe Wrap, which doesn’t really leave much room for debate, does it? Warner Bros. is apparently reassembling the entire project with McElhenney’s departure, bringing on theNee Brothers(The Last Romantic) to pen an entirely new script....

Operation Finaleis a white-knuckle thriller that also just happens to be based on a true story. DirectorChris Weitzhelms the story of Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac), who—along with a crack team of fellow Mossad and Shin Bet agents—tracked down and captured the war criminal Adolf Eichmann (Oscar-winnerBen Kingsley) years after he helped manufacture the Holocaust. The film features a few fantastic supporting performances—includingNick Krolltaking a break from comedy, and up-and-comerHaley Lu Richardsonas a teenager hiding her Judaism from a Nazi boyfriend (Joe Alwyn)—but the rising tension between Isaac and Kingsley is a sight to behold, worth the price of admission alone....

Kraven the Huntermight have marked the end of Sony’s Universe of Spider-Man Characters, but it’s found new life on Netflix. TheAaron Taylor-Johnson-led antihero movie is stillholding strong on Netflix’s Top 10 charts, even beating out Netflix’s latest blockbuster,The Electric State. With its intense, bloody action sequences and a star-studded cast that includes Taylor-Johnson,Ariana DeBose,andRussell Crowe, it’s not hard to see why the film’s a draw for Netflix users, even with its dismal 15% Rotten Tomatoes score....

Production has quietly gotten underway onPaul Thomas Anderson’s new movie, and information has been trickling out slowly – largely due to set photos snapped of PTA and his cast and crew filming in the street. That’s how we learned thatBradley Cooperis in the film (which is set in the 1970s), but now we know who the movie’s lead character will be played by:Cooper Hoffman, the son of the late, greatPhilip Seymour Hoffman....

A new trailer has been released forReady Player One, which further revealsSteven Spielberg’s highly-anticipated sci-fi adaptation. The film follows Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), who joins a worldwide contest to find an actual Easter egg hidden in the OASIS by its creator, so that after his death a worthy person would take control of this expansive virtual world. But of course, there’s a nefarious organization ready to swoop in and find it themselves so they can monetize it all and keep it only for wealthy customers....

Production onSpider-Man: Homecomingis in the home stretch, and as such the filming has now moved from its base of operations in Atlanta to the streets of New York City for some location shooting. Given that there are, you know, a lot of people in NYC, some new set photos and videos have arrived of scenes that were shot there recently. They’re not super revealing (thankfully) but we do get a peek atTom Holland’s Peter Parker attempting a quick costume change, plus some photos of Parker wearing a rather tourist-y shirt....

TheSplatoonseries is a fresh take on a familiar genre. Though players can eliminate their opponents in classic shooter fashion, the primary objective of an online Turf War battle is not to rack up kills but to cover the ground of each arena with as much ink as possible. In practice this makesSplatoonand its sequels colorful, cartoony alternatives to the often grim, cynical multiplayer shooters likeCall of DutyorGrand Theft Auto Online. Thelatest entry in theSplatoonseries,Splatoon 3, once again features the series’s popular candy-coated aesthetic and madcap paint-spraying action....

In the next episode of The CW seriesStargirl, entitled “Shiv Part 1,” Courtney (Brec Bassinger), Yolanda (Yvette Monreal), Beth (Anjelika Washington) and Rick (Cameron Gellman) are learning the importance of superhero teamwork with the help of Pat (Luke Wilson), but facing off against the Injustice Society is proving to be a bigger challenge than they’re ready for. Being a teenage member of the Justice Society is definitely not easy and when you throw in life-or-death stakes, it can be difficult to tell whether it’s the supervillains that are more dangerous or high school....

The television landscape currently has more than enough superhero shows to occupy each day of the week, with each episode packed to the brim with heroes, villains, and other characters from the pages of Marvel Comics, DC Comics and more. So for the folks who haven’t been keeping up with comic books over the last few decades, some of these lesser-known characters might have you scratching your heads. Don’t worry, we’re here to help....

Jordan Peelecasually sent shockwaves through the internet with the first drop of the trippy, daring trailer forGet Out, a surprisingly dark (but self-aware) turn from a dude we’d known previously for lovably weird laughs onKey & Peeleand the deceptively complexKeanu. The film, which envisions aGuess Who’s Coming to Dinnerscenario with an unsavoryThe Stepford Wivestwist that results in horror film with “cutting commentary on racial dynamics”. But whileGet Out’sclear social commentary might seem surprisingly bold in the mainstream horror climate that often trades in shocking imagery and supernatural shenanigans, it’s simply another entry in the long-held political tradition of the horror genre....