Los Espookys Review: HBO Strikes Horror Comedy Gold

It’s a rare and wonderful thing when you find yourself watching an episode of television and realize, “I’ve never seen anything quite like this before.” HBO’s new half-hour comedyLos Espookysis a wonderfully weird and inventive show that inspires exactly that kind of thought at least once an episode, embracing bizarre characters, off-kilter humor, and a heady dose of magical realism where the impossible can, and often does, happen. It’s also hilarious....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1135 words · Phillip Perkins

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ Brings Kid Cudi Back to Horror With a New Track

Critically acclaimed filmmakerM. Night Shyamalanis returning to screens with his new horror thrillerTrap, starringJosh Hartnettas a father with a dark secret. The movie takes place during the concert of fictional mega popstar Lady Raven, played by Shyamalan’s daughter and real-life singer-songwriterSaleka Shyamalan. For the role, Saleka collaborated with rapperKid Cudifor one of the fourteen original tracks off her new album, penned entirely for the movie. Their song, titled “Divine,” and Kid Cudi’s turn as “The Thinker” inTrapmarks the artist’s first on-screen return to horror sinceTi West’sX(2022)....

July 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1251 words · Joseph Morgan

Maika Monroe's 95% Rotten Tomatoes Horror Movie Is Streaming for Free

Ten years after successfully debuting at the Cannes Film Festival,It Follows, written and directed byDavid Robert Mitchell, is now available to watch for free on Tubi. This will certainly delight horror fans who are aware of just how great the movie is, from the quality toMaika Monroe’s stellar performance. FollowingIt Follows’ Cannes debut, it was widely released on August 22, 2025, and quickly became a favorite of many, including critics, who praised its originality and performances....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Scott Richardson

Matt Damon on Being Directed by Ben Affleck in 'Air'

Ben AffleckandMatt Damonshare not only a long career history - starring together in 1997’s Oscar-winning filmGood Will Hunting- but a long friendship too, meeting in their hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts at ages 8 and 10 respectively. Now the pair work together not only on screen, but this time with Affleck on the other side of the camera also, in his latest directorial effortAir. The film tells thestoryof Damon’s characterSonny Vaccoro, a Nike salesman, and his efforts to sign rookieMichael Jordan,with Affleck also starring as Nike founderPhil Knight....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Jason Diaz

Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins Picks His Favorite Criterion Films

If you had the opportunity to take home as many Criterion Collection DVDs as you wanted, what would you do? Well,MoonlightdirectorBarry Jenkinsis here to show you how to do it right. Jenkins is in the midst of an early career high, landed countless critical awards and 8 Oscar nominations forMoonlight, but raiding the Criterion closet has got to be one of the best perks yet… and I suspect it’s only a matter of time beforeMoonlightgets a Criterion release of its own....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Amanda Brown

Netflix Movies and TV Leaving in July 2017

It’s that time again, folks. Netflix has announced the titles that will be leaving the streaming service next month, and you better get crackin’ as the best of the bunch are departing on July 1st. If you haven’t yet honored the greatAdam Westwith the underrated 1966 filmBatmanyou best get on it, whileMartin Scorsese’sHugoand the comedy classicBlazing Saddlesare also leaving. On the TV side of things, there’d been talk thatallofFuturamawas departing the streaming service, but Netflix’s release only specifies that Season 6 of the animated series will be expiring on July 1st....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Kimberly Garrison

New Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania IMAX Poster Teases an Epic Experience

As Phase Five kicks off with Marvel Studios' latest entry,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the hype continues to build momentum as the film charges toward its February release. In celebration of tickets now officially going on sale for the upcoming movie, IMAX has revealed a brand-new poster viaTwitter, which invites audiences to experience the titular characters' latest adventure on the largest screen possible. The latest poster featuresPaul RuddandEvangeline Lillyas the titular characters as they stand against a backdrop showcasing the surreal nature of the Quantum Realm....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Natalie Burke

New Details on CCXP Worlds Including the Mind-Blowing Tech They’re Using

Over the last few years, I’ve watched firsthand asCCXPgrew from a fantastic convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil to something that people talk about all around the world. In years past, they’ve world premiered movies, trailers, and had some of the biggest movie stars on the planet travel to Brazil to talk about what they have coming up. While I had been excited to attend this year’s convention, with the global pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, this year’s CCXP (taking place Friday, December 4, through Sunday, December 6) has moved online — but that doesn’t mean it’s any less cool....

July 1, 2025 · 13 min · 2661 words · Jessica Morales

Noah Hawley on Legion Season 2 and Fargo's Success

From show creatorNoah Hawley(Fargo), the FX seriesLegion, based on the Marvel comics byChris ClaremontandBill Sienkiewicz, is back with all new levels of weird and wild. Picking up approximately one year after a mysterious orb appeared and took David Haller (Dan Stevens) away to an unknown place, he’s not only trying to figure out what’s happened in the time that’s passed, but he’s also dealing with the fact that he’s not really schizophrenic, like he was lead to believe, and could instead be the most powerful mutant who ever lived....

July 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1589 words · Debbie Pearson

Our ‘Knives Out: Get Your Cut’ Week Concludes with a Mysterious Photo

Our participation inKnives Out: Get Your Cutweek concludes today with an exclusive image featuring Meg Thrombey (Katherine Langford) and Harlan Thrombey’s caretaker, Marta (Ana De Armas). To get today’s clue, you’ll need to text Meg Thrombey to get some first-hand dirt on the family. Text the keyword “MARTA” to 94200 to see how Meg feels about Harlan’s nurse. Fans can also opt-in for more texts to get some more dirt about the family by texting “Hi Meg” to 94200....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Scott Mccormick

Oxygen Ending Explained: Director Breaks Down His Netflix Thriller

It all seems so simple at the start. Netflix’s new sci-fi survival thrillerOxygenbegins with a straightforward “what if?” — what if you woke up in a coffin-sized box, with no memory of who you are, and had to find a way out before you ran out of oxygen? But despite what the title might have you think, it’s not a simple survival story that ends up being the crux of the film, it’s the forgotten memories and what they mean, not just for the survival ofMélanie Laurent’s character, but for the future of all mankind....

July 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1678 words · Kerri Perkins

Persona 4 Characters Ranked: A Look at the Investigation Team Members

The cast ofPersona 4just keeps coming back. They’ve starred in a dancing game, two fighting games (and guest-starred in another), twoEtrian Odyssey-style dungeon crawlers, two anime adaptations, an expansion of the original game calledPersona 4 Golden, and more. If there’s ever aPersona 5fighting game, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to find aged-up versions ofP4’s characters on the roster (which happened withPersona 3characters in theP4fighting games). Indeed, while stellar casts are a staple of the JRPG genre, there’s something equal parts magnetic and magical aboutPersona 4’s Investigation Team members....

July 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1721 words · Laura Knight

Sabrina Carpenter Hailed This 18-Year-Old Historical Rock Musical as Her Favorite Movie of All Time

It hadthe Beatles, drug trips, Vietnam War protests, cameos from rock stars likeBono, and more. 2008’sAcross the Universeis an experimental, visually stunning movie musical that pays homage to the ’60s biggest bandand the chaotic decade that they blossomed in. Right now,Sabrina Carpenteris one of the most popular pop stars and the most daring. Often harnessing the aesthetic of the mid-21st century across music videos for “Espresso” and her most recent single, “Manchild,” she often sports pinned-up curls, vintage film grain over her shots,and the production value of old-timey musicals....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 843 words · Ann Wheeler