Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Electric StateThe Electric Stateis the latest attempt from Netflix to craft a blockbuster, and to Netflix’s credit, the streamer went all out for its adaptation ofSimon Stålenhag’s groundbreaking book.AnthonyandJoe Russo, who produced Netflix’s popularExtractionand helmed some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest movies, directed and theirAvengers: EndgamecollaboratorsChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeelypenned the script. Furthering theEndgameconnections,Alan Silvestri scored the movie, and, if that wasn’t enough,The Electric Stateboasts one of the biggest budgets of a modern movie at awhopping $300+ million price tag....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Season 9 Episode 9 of The Flash.Season 9 ofThe Flashhas brought back several familiar faces from throughout the Arrowverse. But Episode 9, “It’s My Party and I’ll Die if I Want To,” went all out with the return of Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale),Arrow’s John Diggle (David Ramsey), and most importantly,the man who started it all, Oliver Queen(Stephen Amell). Though the show only briefly brings Oliver back, it’s full of action and character development....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 3 of The Mandalorian through Episode 6. After the “Guns for Hire” episode ofThe Mandalorian, a strong case can be made for aStar Warsprocedural show with the Mandalorians at the center of the action. They are a warrior culture that has evolved through many thousands of years and spread throughout the universe. With many civil wars and outside influences affecting their culture, they’ve fractured in their belief of what a true Mandalorian is....

Pretty in Pink,Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,The Breakfast Club, andSome Kind of Wonderfulare just a handful of the classicJohn Hughesmovies thatdelivered some of the best teen protagonists of the 20th century. But, for every lovable, angsty, and unforgettable lead, someone was determined to make their lives a living hell.It’s the timeless tale of good versus evil as it pertains to the youth of America trying to navigate their way through a tumultuous high school experiencewhere you are trying to discover yourself and who your friends are....

Ask a film historian when the modern age of filmmaking truly began, and chances are they will sayJaws. The world’s first blockbuster created a new era marked by heightened action, drama, and the technical prowess to move the camera in ways audiences had never dreamed of before. It was also the world’s introduction toSteven Spielberg, a man who would quickly become recognized as one of the best directors of all time....

Ah,romantic comedies. We all love them, secretly or very openly, but they are very often our(un)problematic faves that talk about love,romance, self-worth, and happinessin twisted or straightforward ways. And what’s not to love? Rom-coms are feel-good stories that don’t always have to elevate our existence with a message; sometimes, they’re very direct in what they want to say andaren’t afraid to embrace clichésfor that purpose. The rom-coms ofthe 2000sare the (un)problematic faves of the discussion, as the decade was an interesting time....

After both Chimney (Kenneth Choi) and Eddie (Ryan Guzman) took their leave from the firehouse duringFOX’s9-1-1Season 5, two newcomers joined in their stead: Lucy Donato (Arielle Kebbel) and Jonah Greenway (Bryce Durfee). Jonah turned out to be a dark force causing chaos and death under the guise of saving people, which Hen (Aisha Hinds) and the gang discover after Claudette (Vanessa Estelle Williams) dies, despite her being in stable condition before the ambulance left for the hospital....

MGM Studios has released a new trailer forThe Addams Family 2, which sees the creepy and kooky family going on a family vacation. In the new trailer, we see Wednesday and Pugsley have science experiments and talent show acts go south in school, and we get more details of what we can expect from the spooky family vacation in places like Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. Uncle Fester reveals details of the day Wednesday was born (spoiler: it was a Tuesday), and a new villain is set to expose the Addams' quirkiness to the world....

Aeon Fluxreboot: Cool! Aeon Fluxlive-action reboot: Ehhhh. Let me spin a yarn for the whippersnappers. Back in the 1990s, MTV launched an experimental block of animation programming calledLiquid Television. Part of that wasAeon Flux(styled Æon Flux), a rare – at that time – animated series aimed at adults that included graphic depictions of violence, as well as sex, fetishism and domination. Can you imagine being a kid and stumbling onto this?...

The007franchise made by Eon Films has been going on since 1962, so it’s kind of expected that the main actors are going to have to change up a bit due to how demanding the role is and due to the natural human process of aging or wanting to move on to other projects. It’s happened six times so far–an actor is selected to play the role, they do their part for a certain period of time, then they decide that they’ve had enough and leave the role behind, passing the torch to someone else....

The lateGene Hackmanwas one of those actors that only come along once in a blue moon. Tough, versatile, subtle, and always with tremendous screen presence (even when playing supporting roles), he was one of the greatest thespians of his generation, equally great from his New Hollywood days to his time as an industry veteran. Hackman’s recent passing shook the entertainment community to the core, and he will be sorely missed....

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020,Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 thrillerContagionfound a second life. Now, screenwriterScott Z. Burnsis exploring a return to the film with a technological twist: he’s having an artificial intelligence come up with a sequel pitch. Burns' process will be chronicled in a new Audible podcast,What Could Go Wrong?In a new, Collider-exclusive sneak peek, Burns' AI pitches its sequel idea to Soderbergh himself. In the clip, Burns has already had the chatbot (the British-accented Lexter) pitch him an idea for theContagionsequel, which involves the distressing amounts of microplastics now found in the human body....

From writer/directorGavin Rothery, the indie sci-fi dramaArchiveis set in 2038 and follows George Almore (Theo James), who has isolated himself while working on a true human-equivalent AI. Having built on each of his two previous robot prototypes, the risk of failure is high, as his goal is to be reunited with his dead wife. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, British actor Theo James talked about responding the more existential themes of this script, why the filmmaker’s vision interested him, what having actors in the larger robot suits and getting to interact with them added to his performance, and how he responded to the film’s shocking ending....