Tilda Swinton Leads a Post-Apocalyptic Musical in First 'The End' Trailer

The end of the world is getting more sing-songy than usual in Neon’s new audacious musical,The End, which boasts a stellar ensemble cast led byTilda SwintonandMichael Shannon.The latest feature film fromThe Act of KillingandThe Look of SilencefilmmakerJoshua Oppenheimer,The Endtakes place in a world where most of humanity has been wiped out in an apocalyptic disaster, with the only survivors being an affluent family living in a state-of-the-art bunker. At least, they think they’re the last of humanity, but asthe first trailer forThe Endshows, they might just be wrong....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Tiffany Campbell

What We Do In The Shadows Season 2 Ending, Explained

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 2 finale ofWhat We Do In the Shadows, “Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires."] Before it premiered, the idea of a TV show based on the cult hitWhat We Do in the Shadowsmight have seemed pretty far-fetched. After all, how could you hope to replicate the original film’s joke-a-minute pace, the unique characters, and the fantastic performances without the original cast? Turns out, by simply taking the same concept and expanding it tenfold, while giving us new characters to rival the originals, if not surpass them....

July 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1487 words · Mary Palmer

While You Wait For 'The Last of Us' Season 2, Watch This Gripping, Touching Zombie Apocalypse Thriller on Prime Video

Season 2 of the smash HBO seriesThe Last of Usis slated for release in April of this year. Despite being just a few months away, you might be able to wait around for more Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) venturing across a post-apocalyptic clicker landscape ravaged by a fungal plague. In that case, an excellent movie currently available on Prime Video uses many of the same plot devices and will satiate your cravings until HBO officially announces the premiere date ofthe highly anticipated second season....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Christopher Moran

Why Back to the Future 2 Is Better Than the Original

“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” With this deliciously simple, tantalizing line of crisp screenwriting – followed soon thereafter by the dope visual effect of a damn flying car – objective masterpieceBack to the Futureends with a bang. The classic blockbuster, from directorRobert Zemeckisand screenwriterBob Gale, changed the game in 1985. Zemeckis initially wanted its story to end on his cliffhanger forever – until, buoyed by returning starsMichael J. FoxandChristopher Lloyd, he was convinced to follow the car once it flies into the air....

July 14, 2025 · 8 min · 1619 words · Lisa Cook

You’ll Never Guess Saoirse Ronan’s First Role — It’s a Bonkers Fantasy From the Director of ‘Clueless’ and It’s Prime Video Right Now

Although she is unfortunately not often mentioned in the same breath as legends such asJohn Hughes, John Landis,andChristopher Columbus, Amy Heckerlingdeserves to be recognized as one of the greatest comedy filmmakers of all time. Between inventing the modern raunchy teen comedy withFast Times At Ridgemont High, delivering an underappreciated sequel withNational Lampoon’s European Vacation, helping to launchMichael Keaton’s career withJohnny Dangerously, andepitomizing ‘90s high school culture withClueless,Heckerling is responsible for changing the way studio comedies are made....

July 14, 2025 · 4 min · 699 words · Justin Lopez

Zama Review: A Sumptuous, Feverish Conquistador Tale

[This is a re-post of ourZamareview from the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The film is now playing in limited release.] Maybe it’s the driven mad ending toApocalypse Now(and to directorFrancis Ford Coppola), but there’s something fitting about an acclaimed director emerging from a long absence to make a film that features the backdrop of a colonial jungle. The irony of these films is that the elements are unforgiving to those attempting to conquer—unable to live as they desire—yet they refuse to allow the conquered to live without them....

July 14, 2025 · 5 min · 1022 words · Mark Guzman

‘Love After Lockup’ & ‘90 Day Fiancé’ Share This Dark Connection

Children being featured on reality TV shows is a delicate issue as the genre continues to grow. Series that focused on kids, likeToddlers & TiarasandDance Moms, were entertaining, but they also raised somepretty serious questions surrounding the treatment of the kidsinvolved in the shows. And now, the after-effects that these series had on their young stars have been coming to light. One of the stars ofToddlers & Tiaras,Kailia Posey, died by suicide in 2022, and her mother shared that she had been having mental health issuesand was in therapy at the time of her death....

July 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1347 words · Ronald Robinson

‘The Bachelorette’ Alum Arrested for Assault

The BacheloretteSeason 12 alum,James Taylor,has found himself ina legal predicament. Taylor, who competed onJoJo Fletcher’s season of the popular reality dating show, wasarrested in Texas on July 01, 2025, and was charged withassault causing bodily injury and unlawful restraint. According to records obtained byEntertainment Weekly,Taylor was released the same day after being arrested by the College Station Police on warrantsrelated to an incident that took place on July 05, 2025. He was released on two surety bonds, each costing him $4,000, totaling a whopping $8,000....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Julie Haley

"It Was Really Satisfying to Get Back in There": 'Black Mirror's Jimmi Simpson on Returning for "USS Callister: Into Infinity" and Acting Opposite Himself

Editor’s note: The below interview contains spoilers for Black Mirror Season 7. Each new season ofBlack Mirrorbrings surprises and twists along with it.Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology series has managed to either top itself or change up the definition of what we think it is — and yet the creator and writer has never made a strict sequel until now. With a new batch of episodes comes a follow-up to Season 4’s “USS Callister,” which put a dark twist on classic sci-fi shows like the original Star Trek in the way onlyBlack Mirrorcould....

July 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1478 words · Meredith Roberts

'9-1-1: Nashville' Casts 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Alum Chris O'Donnell

AnNCISstar is leaving the beaches of Los Angeles for the Honky Tonk. Deadline reports thatNCIS: Los AngelesveteranChris O’Donnellhas joined the cast of thepreviously announced9-1-1: Nashville. It’s been less than a month since the series was announced, and O’Donnell is the first name attached to star in the show. He will play Captain Don Sharpe, a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who is in charge of Nashville’s busiest firehouse along with his beloved son....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Sharon Gamble

'Andor' Season 2: Tony Gilroy on the Race to Finish His Final Script

Star Wars Celebration is in full swing this weekend, and anticipation is once again reaching new highs forAndorSeason 2, as the cast and crew came out on stage to sharecon-exclusive footageof what they have beenfilming since November. After the panel wrapped up, Collider’s ownSteve Weintraubcaught up with the series creatorTony Gilroyto discuss the upcoming season, how it compares to Season 1, and more. Gilroy revealed that, with theimpending Writers Strike, he only has a few weeks left to finish writing what will be his final script of the series, explaining:...

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Timothy Fuentes

'Love Is Blind' Under Fire After Contestant Sues for Sexual Assault and False Imprisonment

Love Is Blindhas been consistently under fire for its run on Netflix, but Season 5 has been its most controversial yet, now being the subject of allegations of sexual assault and false imprisonment from one of the contestants on the series. According to a new case against the series and its productions companies, Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, Season 5 contestantTran Dangalleges that when she was in Mexico with her then fiancéThomas Smith, she was sexually assaulted by him while there, whichLove Is BlindcreatorChris Coelendenies....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Cindy Ingram

'SNL' — Ryan Gosling Will Host Next Month

He’s just Ken, and now he’s heading back to Studio 8H. Afterbringing the Kenergy to the Oscarswith a standout performance on Sunday,Ryan Goslinghas been tapped to hostSaturday Night Liveon April 13 in what will be his third appearance hosting the long-running NBC sketch comedy show. He’s one of two new hosts confirmed for April, as series veteranKristen Wiigis also set to return the week prior on April 6, alongside musical guestRaye....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Brittney Dillon