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Vince Vaughn’s next project is getting closer by the day to its arrival date, with its release scheduled for early next month. TitledNonnas, the Netflix film is directed byStephen Chboskyfrom a screenplay byLiz Maccie. In anticipation of its debut, the streaming giant has unveiled the very first look atVaughn in character,surrounded by delightful “nonnas,” includingSusan Surandon,Talia Shire,Brenda Vaccaro, andLorraine Bracco. Inthe image shared on X by Netflix, Vaughn and the grandmas seem to be in a joyous mood as they stand in front of a restaurant named Enoteca Maria....

In Netflix’sWanderlust,Toni ColletteandSteven Mackintoshstar as a married couple (Joy and Ala) who live in a small English town and are coming to some new realizations about what they want from life after a cycling accident puts their sex life on hold. The 6-episode series explores how the two try to make a mutual arrangement to sleep with other people while also staying together, which of course starts off ok and seems to turn pretty messy almost immediately....

There have already been two great movies released thus far in 2016 -Corneliu Porumboiu’s slyThe TreasureandRadu Jude’s dark comedyAferim!, both from Romania. The year doesn’t really get going, however, until the big American movies start rolling in, and among the more epic-in-scope films that will see release this year,Duncan Jones’Warcraftis right up there withBatman vs. SupermanandCaptain America: Civil War. Sure, its the action-adventure adaptation of one of the biggest video game franchises on this here planet, but it’s also, and more importantly, the third film by Jones, a very talented director and, of course, the son of the late, greatDavid Bowie....

Spoilers ahead forWatchmen. Last night’s finale ofWatchmenended with a cliffhanger of sorts. After Lady Trieu’s plan to steal Doctor Manhattan’s powers goes to hell, Angela is back at her home cleaning up when she recalls that in her first conversation with Jon, he said he could transfer his powers into something as simple as an egg, and if she were to eat that egg, she would get his powers and be able to walk on water....

Jim Carreyrecently returned as both Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Professor Gerald Robotnik in the thirdSonic the Hedgehogmovie. Now thatSonic the Hedgehog 4is confirmed to be in development (set for a 2027 release), Carrey’s future in the action-adventure franchise remains unclear at this point, considering his dual role’s unfortunate fate in the third installment. However, in a recent conversation with Cinema Today (viaScreenRant), the award-winning actor revealed his interest in returning to the franchise and that he’s “definitely open” to the idea....

Will Smithis making yet another curious career choice. The actor is coming off of starring as Deadshot in the DC filmSuicide Squadand leading the saccharine, critically malignedCollateral Beauty, and now he’s got his eye onDumboof all things.Varietyreports that Smith is circling the Disney live-action adaptation, which hasTim Burtonattached to direct from a script byTransformers: Age of ExtinctionscribeEhren Kruger. Burton has been attached to direct the film for a few years now, but with Disney’s live-action slate off and running with a string of successes that includeCinderellaandThe Jungle Book, the Mouse House is now moving “aggressively” towards a start-date onDumbo....

Disney is once again giving collectors a chance to bring home some oftheir most beloved Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm television showsfrom the past few years in 4K and Blu-ray releases. Ahead of its second season’s debut in 2025,Andorwill be one of the four receiving a new collector’s edition Steelbook featuring all episodes of Season 1 in one sleek package. Starting on March 12, the three-disc release, featuring case artwork with the rugged and rebellious Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) done byAttila Szarkaand collectible concept art cards showing off the vistas of the acclaimedStar Warsseries, will be available to pre-order ahead of its April 30 release....

Another year, another film bySteven Soderbergh. 2025 has already seen the theatrical release of two films by the great filmmaker,Presence, a supernatural horror film in January, andBlack Bag, a slick romantic spy thriller in March, both written byDavid Koepp. The two films were met with critical acclaim, particularlyBlack Bag, which is the kind of mid-budget,star-driven movie straight from the 1990sthat film fans long to see released regularly. Unfortunately, the film is now synonymous with the current ongoing crisis in Hollywood....

ABC’sDesperate Housewiveswas one of the hottest drama series starring an array of notable stars, includingTeri Hatcher,Eva Longoria, andFelicity Huffman. The show takes place in the picturesque American suburbs where several women who are all neighbors and longtime friends lead seemingly normal lives, but when one of them winds up dead, the others begin to uncover a series of secrets, scandals, and even murder. The award-winning show ran for eight seasons and featured iconic guest stars such asBob Newhart,Beau Bridges, andCastleandThe RookiestarNathan Fillion....

The MCU is taking fans into new territory withSecret Invasion, an espionage thriller that bringsSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury back to Earth when an unexpected rebellion, led byKinglsey Ben-Adir’s Gravik, arises. Leader of this Skrull uprising, Gravik is an antagonist unlike the planet-destroying Titans we’ve seen before, and during the press junket, Collider’sPerri Nemiroffsat down with Ben-Adir to pick his brain on Gravik’s dark motivations. With news of a hidden takeover, Fury returns from his cosmic engagements inSecret Invasionto reunite with old friends and colleagues including Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), Everett Ross (Martin Freeman), and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders)....

Summer is right around the corner, which means the new season ofThe Summer I Turned Prettyis too. Based onJenny Han’s bestselling book series, Season 2 premieres on July 14, bringing more warm vibes andromantic dramato viewers. The upcoming season will adapt the second book,It’s Not Summer Without You, and Han recently teased a poignant moment from the novel will make its way to the screen: the cocoa scene. It’s Not Summer Without Youpicks up the summerfollowing the first book....

In the late 1970s and into the 80s, the television showDallaswas ubiquitous, and the biggest query across the country became,“Who shot J.R. Ewing?“But to me and most of the young men who lived here in Big D during that time, the exploits of a local wrestling family known as the Von Erichs were far more important. Of course,the Dallas Cowboys were big too, but Kerry, David, Kevin, and Fritz Von Erich were the most fabulous royal family in town(even though they lived an hour north in Denton)....

One of the most visually stunning scenes in the opening episodes ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerwas the exploration of the kingdom ofKhazad-dûm. The darkness of Moria seen inThe Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ringwas compelling and used to great dramatic effect, but the kingdom of the Dwarves in theSecond Ageis shown to be a far cry from the terrifying darkness the Fellowship passed through in the Third....