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Following the rapturous reception toFinding Dory, there’s plenty to be excited about when it comes to Pixar’s sequels, includingCars 3. The movie is currently in theaters but before it hit theaters, I sat down withCristela Alonzofor an exclusive video interview about her role in the thirdCarsmovie as Cruz Ramirez. She talked about how she was offered her part in the film, the way Pixar used elements of her own life in building Cruz Ramirez, changes during the recording process, her love of Superman, and a lot more....

There will soon come a day when you’ll have 10,000 different ways to watchBong Joon-ho’s extraordinary Oscar-winning dramaParasite, and there is nothing wrong with that. you’re able to already watch itin black and whiteoron streaming, and soon you’ll be able to watch it with all the Criterion Collection bells and whistles as the film debuts during the company’s October new releases. JoiningParasiteareJean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking road-trip moviePierrot le fou,theDiahann CarrollandJames Earl Jonestwo-hander rom-com Claudine, directorHenry King’s dark WesternThe Gunfighter, and Stephen Frears' thrillerThe Hit....

Although Hollywood loves adapting anything it can get its hands on, the number of manga adaptations has been surprisingly low. That may change when it comes toAdam WingardadaptingDeath Note.Led by rising starNat Wolff(The Fault in Our Stars), the story of the manga follows a student who happens to discover “a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name.” This takes him on a quest to “cleanse the world of evil” as he sees it, which puts him in the crosshairs of a reclusive police detective....

ThoughFargohasn’t been officially picked up for Season 4 yet, creatorNoah Hawleyand FX CEOJohn Landgrafhave been discussing it as if it’s a done deal. Still, that doesn’t mean that we’ll be seeingFargoany time soon. As wereportedback in January, Hawley was considering a possible 2019 premiere for the return of the series, for which he recently received some new inspiration (more on that below). But now, according toThe Wrap, is seems that Hawley is less certain that the show will be back next year....

The best out of all theStephen Kingadaptations,The Shining, was famously denounced by the author for its changes to his story, while other excellent takes from the likes ofJohn Carpenter(Christine),George Romero(The Dark Half),Brian De Palma(Carrie), andDavid Cronenberg(The Dead Zone) were also a bit more liberal in choosing what to keep from King’s work. On the flip side, there are outright catastrophes likeDreamcatcher,Secret Window, andThinnerthat are a bit more careful to follow along closely to what is in King’s books, and a long range of mediocrities ranging fromSilver BulletandPet SemetarytoSleepwalkersandNeedful Thingsthat were similarly envisioned....

The Day of the Jackal, the upcoming action series led byEddie Redmayne, is set to premiere on November 14, but the first critics' reviews are finally in, and we now have a baseline as to how the show stacks up to the original. The upcoming thriller series is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name starringEdward FoxandTerrance Alexander.The Day of the Jackal(2024) has premiered with a strong 93% score from critics onRotten Tomatoes, even higher than the originalRotten Tomatoesscore of 91% from the original....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killers of Killers. The new CG-animated feature,Predator: Killer of Killers, presentsa new action-packed, bloody entryinto the iconicPredatorfranchise. Co-writer and co-directorDan Trachtenberg, who previously worked onPrey, expandsthe mythology and world-building of thePredatorsaga in new and exciting ways. The new film builds on what worked before and ignores what did not; specifically,the greatly maligned 2018 sequel,The Predator. Additionally, the new feature contains some interesting callbacks for the franchise....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from The Midnight Club.Mike FlanaganandLeah Fong’sThe Midnight Clubfollows a group of terminal young adults spending the last months of their lives together at a hospice. As expected, the series dives deep into the effects a terminal diagnosis has on a person, especially when the patients are so young, with so much to live for. However, while questions of mortality, and morality, are at the center ofThe Midnight Club, the series is actually all about storytelling....

Hi, humans! TheHotel Transylvaniafranchise is closing its doors after a decade of fun family-friendly animated stories.Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the fourth and final movie, is here at last. One big change in the new movie is thatAdam Sandleris not the voice of Dracula any longer. Instead of the Sandman, Drac is voiced by voice artist and YouTuberBrian Hull. Drac’s buddy Frankenstein has also been recast withBrad AbrellreplacingKevin Jamesin the role. Other members ofHotel Transylvania: Transformania’s voice cast includeAndy Sambergas Johnny Loughran,Selena Gomezas Mavis Dracula,Kathryn Hahnas Ericka Van Helsing,Jim Gaffiganas Professor Abraham Van Helsing,Steve Buscemias Wayne the werewolf,Molly Shannonas Wayne’s wife Wanda,David Spadeas the invisible man Griffin,Keegan-Michael Keyas a mummy named Murray,Fran Drescheras Frankenstein’s wife Eunice,Asher Blinkoffas Johnny and Mavis' son Dennis, andRichard Tyler Blevinsas the Party Monster....

The Eternal Daughteris an upcoming gothic mystery created by acclaimed filmmakerJoanna Hogg(The Souvenir). The movie centers on a mother-and-daughter duo as they check into a beautiful but rather spooky-looking hotel where the mother used to live as a child. It’s not long, of course, before things begin to go bump in the night and long-buried family secrets are uncovered. Interestingly,Tilda Swintonwill play both lead roles: the middle-aged daughter, and the elderly mother with a deep connection to the house-turned-hotel....

Star Wars: The Last Jediunderstands Star Wars better than most Star Wars projectsnot namedAndor. Of course,it’s not a perfect movie, as it messes with the canon and puts too many storylines on its plate to fully satisfy all of them. But to me, it strikes at the core themes and truths of what Star Wars is meant to be with a clarity and purpose that still takes me aback all these years later....

While speaking toJohn Krasinskifor the Disneynature documentaryBorn in China, which he narrated and which opens in theaters April 21st, our own Christina Radish also got a chance to talk about the upcomingJack RyanTV series. The series comes from executive producer and showrunnerCarlton Cuse, withMichael Bayalso acting as executive producer for a number of episodes; Krasinski also has producing credits on the series in addition to starring as the title character....

In Season 2 of the Starz drama seriesCounterpart, the Crossing between parallel dimensions is closed and Howard Prime (J.K. Simmons) is going to work and living his life while his counterpart Howard Alpha (also J.K. Simmons) is locked in a mysterious black site and cut off from everyone he knows, each stranded in the other’s world and adapting for their own survival. As war between the worlds escalates, both men find the lines between them blurring in ways they never would have expected....