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On the surface,Destin Daniel Cretton’s adaptation ofJeannette Walls’ memoirThe Glass Castle, should pack an emotional punch. It’s the story of a painful childhood, the gulfs that form between parents and children, and the difficulty of finding forgiveness. The film also features outstanding performances, especially fromWoody Harrelsonwho continues to show that he’s one of the best actors working today. And yet Cretton’s movie can never seem to find much depth beyond Walls’ suffering....

Universal Orlando Resort has just announced its first-ever escape room experience, Universal’s Great Movie Escape. Featuring two new immersive escape rooms based on their epic filmsJurassic WorldandBack to the Future, fans will get to try their luck in these multi-sensory puzzle rooms. Universal’s Florida theme park will soon be offering thrill-seekers a chance to experience the elaborate worlds ofSteven Spielberg’s 1985Back to the Futurewith Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr....

On January 22, following a screening ofAssassination Nationat the Sundance Film Festival,I tweeted, “Hari Nefreally impressed me in this film.” Well, it turns out, I wasn’t the only one.Sam Levinson’s femme-powered revenge movie left Park City with the biggest deal of the festival ($10 million to NEON), while Nef emerged as the film’s breakout star. That has little to do with the fact that she’s transgender, and everything to do with her talent, which is evident to anyone who seesAssassination Nation....

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Oscar-winning filmTerms of Endearment, theShirley MacLaineandJack Nicholson-led drama is getting the 4K treatment. Ahead of the restoration rerelease, Collider’sSteve Weintraubspoke with co-writer and directorJames L. Brooksabout the behind-the-scenes of the film, like casting changes and what it’s like in the moments leading up to that Oscar win. BeforeTerms of Endearment, Brooks was already well-established on the television side of things. He was producing for the New York sitcomTaxiand had served as the executive producer forThe Mary Tyler Moore Showbefore that....

A hero is only as good as its villain, right? Well, not necessarily. We’re now 23 films and one TV series deep into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while it’s true that the MCU is the most consistently successful franchise maybe in history, it’s definitely not true that every villain is equal. There are those who stick with us long after the credits have rolled like Thanos and Killmonger and Loki, and those we forget like Laufey and Kaecilius and Aldrich Killian....

Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, My Man Godfrey, The Awful Truth— welcome, one and all, to the all-too-brief era of the screwball comedy. From the mid-1930s to the early 1940s, theatergoers couldn’t toss a stick without hitting banter speedy enough to makeFast and Furiousracing scenes blanch, ludicrous plot MacGuffins, the biggest stars of the day merrily making fools of themselves, and slapstick stunts so outrageous that no one would survive a real life equivalent....

The late greatJohn Singletonwas a filmmaker who was truly ahead of his timeand was completely unwilling to ever be confined to one area of focus. While Singleton broke out in Hollywood withhis directorial debut,Boyz n the Hood, for which he becamethe youngest and first Black nominee for Best Directorin the history of the Academy Awards, he continued to make interesting genre movies. Some may have seen Singleton’s shift towards Hollywood filmmaking as disappointing considering his independent origins, but each of the larger studio films that he made still felt like very personal statements that were bursting with personality....

Out-of-this-world terror awaits sci-fi fans in the latest trailer forFede Álvarez’sAlien: Romulus. Yesterday,an ominous poster featuring a facehugger doing what it does bestforetold the coming of today’s drop, which serves as the second teaser for the movie thattouches down in cinemas on August 16. This time around,the space crew tangoing with the deadly extra-terrestrialswill be made up of actors includingCailee Spaeny(Civil War),Isabela Merced(Madame Web),Archie Renaux(Shadow and Bone),David Jonsson(Industry),Spike Fearn(Tell Me Everything), andAileen Wu....

Officially, theI Know What You Did Last Summerfranchise is joining the requel lineup. It’s the update either you didn’t know you wanted or you’re ecstatic about, any hints of annoyance foranotherlegacy sequel is just fleeting disbelief.Jennifer Love HewittandFreddie Prinze Jr.are in talks to come back, their return working wonders with the franchise’s theme of revisiting the past and old secrets, ripe for the Fisherman’s return. InScream(2022), Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) explains the legacy sequel, even if no one else in the scene understands what she’s going on about....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Madness. All eight episodes of theNetflixseriesThe Madnesshave dropped, including a finale that finally gave Muncie Daniels (Colman Domingo) the chance to prove his innocence. Since Episode 1,Muncie has been framedfor the murder of white supremacist Mark Simon (Tahmoh Penikett). As he tries to clear his name, Muncie has a run-in with Julia Jayne (Alison Wright), a relentless killer and fixer who is after him and his family....

The Penguinis a show that knows its genre. By treating audiences tosubtle comic book referencesand plenty of nerve-wracking negotiations,Lauren LeFranc’sseries expertlybalances the mythology of Gotham City with all the hallmarks of a classic gangster movie, leveraging its setting’s gritty reputation to deliver a hybrid in the superhero age. The show’s creators have made no secret of their inspirations, with executive producerMatt ReevescitingAl Pacino’sScarfaceas an influence on Oz’s (Colin Farrell)character development, but this week’s episode goes even furtherby exploringThe Penguin’sthematic linksto the go-to classic of American crime,The Godfather....

There’s an inherent danger with any spin-offs of popular television shows, as it can often be challenging to replicate a series that was popular for very specific reasons. Television shows are generally successful if they combine multiple cast members and storylines, but isolating just one of them can be more limited in storytelling. Television fans need to look no further than theFriendsoffshootJoeyor theBonestie-in seriesThe Finderto see how wrong spin-offs can go....

Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), an autistic surgeon with savant syndrome, used his brilliant skills to save lives at San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital week after week on ABC dramaThe Good Doctor,and fans watched over the years as Shaun grew both professionally and personally, ultimately becomgin a husband and father.While the show’s depiction of autism drew some criticism over the years, it remained one of the network’s most popular shows. The series began in 2017 and lasted seven seasons with over 120 episodes before coming to an end in May 2024....