On the surface,Moneyballseems like an incredibly odd movie. It’s a movie about sports where the heroes—Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his assistant GM Peter Brand (Jonah Hill)—are playing statistician. The old ways of baseball are talked about in vague, intangible terms like “having a great swing” and “he looks like a star” and other things that the movie and time have proven don’t matter when it comes to getting wins....

One of the many documentaries to world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the six-part Netflix seriesWild Wild Country, which was helmed by directors byChapmanandMaclain Way(The Battered Bastards of Baseball). While most of you reading this won’t know the nameBhagwan Rajneesh, if you were alive and watching the news in the early 1980s, he was a massive story around the country. That’s because Rajneesh and his followers spent $125 million back in 1981 to build Rajneeshpuram in in the Oregon desert, a 64,000-acre “utopia”, complete with a hospital, schools, restaurants, a shopping mall, and their own airport....

With Netflix releasing the action-thrillerBrighton December 22nd, the other day I got to sit down withWill SmithandJoel Edgertonfor an exclusive interview. They talked about the freedom they had working for Netflix, how the movie is something other studios might not make, what it’s like working with directorDavid Ayeron the action scenes, and a lot more. In addition, Edgerton talked about why he wanted to directBoy Erasedand Smith talked about makingSuicide Squadand the status ofSuicide Squad 2....

Wings of Fire, the upcoming animated series produced bySelmadirectorAva DuVernay, is headed to Netflix. Based on the best-selling series of books of the same name byTui T. Sutherland,Wings of Firewill bring the epic dragon tale exclusively to the streaming channel, which greenlit a 10-episode first season. We first learned about Wings of Fire last year, whenWarner Bros. announced it was partnering with DuVerneyto adapt the story into “a high-end serialized animated family television series”....

Presidential scandals are forever a subject of great interest to the American public. And king of them all is Watergate. ThoughWoodrow Wilson’s 1919 stroke, secretly opening the door for First LadyEdith Wilsonto run the country, is quite juicy. No matter how much compelling untapped historical content is out there, it’s the Nixon White House that storytellers keep coming back to. And, according toVariety, it’s happening again withThe White House Plumbers....

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Eileen. Based on the novel of the same name byOttessa Moshfegh, who also co-wrote the script,Eileenis an effectively disturbing film, a powerful look at the lengths to which mistreated women will go to achieve freedom, justice, and happiness, featuring electrifying performances from starsThomasin McKenzieandAnne Hathaway.Eileenis a mysterious thriller that keeps the viewer at the edge of their seat, until a truly wild climaxthat ends shockingly and ambiguously....

Having entered the final stretch of its largely successful theatrical run, Universal’sHow to Train Your Dragonremake is aiming to surpass the $650 million milestone at the global box office before it taps out for good. Domestically, the hit film has already passed what will likely be its final milestone, $250 million. Produced ona reported budget of $150 million, which is on the lower end of the spectrum for a movie of its size,How to Train Your Dragonhas beenan unambiguously profitable venture for DreamWorks; the studio intends to follow in Pixar’s footsteps andproduce remakes of its greatest animated hits....

Disney’sMufasa: The Lion Kingis still one of thehighest-performing movies at the box office, despite having debuted over 10 weeks ago in December. Although the film is slowly starting to lose ticket sales and theater numbers as its box office run comes to a close, that hasn’t stopped theBarry Jenkins-helmed prequel/sequel from continuing to hit new milestones and break more records, with the film onlyrecently passing the $700 million mark globally....

The level of anticipation for the upcomingSuits L.A.spinoff is about to grow exponentially. According toDeadline,Gabriel Machtwill return as Harvey Specter in the new project. The character was one of the leads of the originalSuitsseries created byAaron Korsh. Specter is set to have a recurring role in the first season ofSuits L.A.The highly-intelligent lawyer will be a part of a story arc that will run over the course of three episodes, giving audiences a chance to be reunited with one of the most beloved characters from the original series....

Joe Gattodoesn’t have any plans to look back! TheImpractical Jokersstar is done with his stint on the popular reality TV show for good. Though the cult-classic comedy show holds a special place in his heart,Gatto is taking major steps forward in his career.The formerImpractical Jokersstar exited the show back in 2021 and has not looked back since. During an interview withThe Wrapon July 29, 2025,Joe Gatto reflected on his journey onImpractical Jokers....

One of the best things about HBO’s new medical dramaThe Pittis that its real-time approach makes everything urgent and underscores that doctors and nurses can’t possibly keep track of every detail that goes on in the emergency room — both with patients and health professionals. In Episode 10,a shocking reveal involving Langdon(Patrick Ball) changed our perspective of the character, and Ball himself spoke toDeadlineabout it. In the episode, senior attending resident Robby (Noah Wyle) sends Langdon home after finding drugs in his locker, and this happened after Dr....

[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Black Mirror Season 7, Episode 4] Charlie Brooker’s massively popular sci-fi seriesBlack Mirroris back for Season 7 with another talented roster of stars, includingIssa Rae(Insecure),Cristin Milioti(The Penguin),Emma Corrin(Nosferatu),Paul Giamatti(The Holdovers), andRashida Jones(Silo). With six new episodes dropping on Netflix this month, Collider’sSteve Weintraubspoke toWill Poulter(Death of a Unicorn) about reprising his role as Colin Ritman. We first met Colin in the 2018 interactive filmBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch, where the game creator played a role in the development of an adventure game adapted by Stefan Butler (Fionn Whitehead)....

The Surferis the latest feature from Irish directorLorcan Finnegan, who continues to display his knack for psychologically layered and visually stunning films he first established in movies likeVivariumandNocebo. To celebrate the film’s release, Lorcan joined Collider’sPerri Nemirofffor an in-depth conversation about the making of this Australian thriller. The Surferfollows a man, played byNicolas Cage, who returns to his childhood beach, only to find himself locked in a tense standoff with the local surf community....