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What a year at the movies 2024 has already been.Inside Out 2has broken box-office records,Dune: Part Twowas a fittingly grand sequel fromDenis Villeneuve, andChallengersgave us some of the most erotically charged churro eating you’ve ever seen in a film. Deadpool and Wolverine teamed up, Furiosa kicked ass in Australia, andI Saw the TV Glowcompletely screwed with our minds. But as we begin to wrap up 2024, some of the biggest and best films of the year are still to come....

Visual Effects and CGI have drastically evolved over time such as having anactor seemingly appear in the same frame twice such as inThe Social Network(2010). Even some of the scenery that appeared in the filmBrokeback Mountain(2005) had viewers questioning whether they can actually see that panoramic view in real life. RELATED:‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Jaws,’ and 8 Other Classic Films That Prove That CGI Isn’t Everything Luckily, not every amazing setting was digitally altered and can only be viewed on the big screen....

The character ofJack Ryancreated byTom Clancyis one of the most popular heroes in literature,making it no surprise thathe was eventually brought to the big screenin a major way. As a CIA analyst who eventually finds his way into the field, Ryan is an interesting take on the notion of a “secret agent” who couldn’t be more different than James Bond or Jason Bourne. Ryan is a patriot who has extensive training, but it is ultimately his intelligence and moral righteousness that makes him best suited for his missions....

A weekend full of wins has already been teed up for Sony’sBad Boys For Lifeas the next installment in the action franchise scores a $23.5 million domestic opening weekend. The thirdBad Boysfilm seesWill SmithandMartin Lawrencereprising their respective roles as Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. The boys may be a little older, but that hasn’t deterred audiences from checking out this new release on Friday. It’s been 17 years since we’ve gotten aBad Boysmovie (the last installment was 2003’sBad Boys II) so it feels only natural that fans of the franchise would hustle back into theaters this weekend to catch up with Smith and Lawrence....

[This is a repost of my review from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.Beirutopens today.] WatchingBeirutis like stepping into a time machine and realizing that even 20 years ago, people would have found this to be a tired retread for the spy-thriller genre.Brad Anderson’s film never misses a cliché it doesn’t love, and while movies can be charmingly old-fashioned,Beirutjust feels old. The film moves with an artificial sense of urgency, pushing us along not because we’re invested in the characters or their story, but to give the illusion that what’s happening is important....

We have the privilege of bringing you some exclusive images and insider info behind the scenes of Disney Channel’s newest animated series,Big City Greens.Normally, we just get to see the final product of a show when it hits the airwaves but are all too often disconnected from the original source material. For brothers/co-creatorsChris and Shane Houghton, however, their inspiration is plain to see thanks to these throwback images from back when they were just kids themselves....

WhenHwang Dong-hyuk’ssurvival dramaSquid Gamebecame the most-watched series on Netflix in the final quarter of 2021, it was a significant moment for South Korea. It was proof that audiences in the west had the capacity for and, more importantly, the desire to consume media from overseas. Indeed, it seems as though South Korean drama is now experiencing the same kind of boom that Japanese anime saw in the late 1990s, when series likeDragon Ball ZandPokemonhad an entire generation of children stuck to their television screens....

With directorDavid Leitch’sFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawnow playing in theaters and IMAX, the other day I sat down with writer-producerChris Morganfor an in-depth interview. During the wide-ranging conversation, he talked about how he first broke into Hollywood, selling his first screenplay, how he got involved in theFast & Furiousfranchise, why the films can bend the rules of physics, his original idea forFast Five, how they got the great scenes ofDwayne JohnsonandJason Stathaminsulting each other, and more....

Deadpool 2is about to hit theaters, and while reviews overall are fairly positive, there’s one thing everyone seems to agree on: the post-credits scene is an all-timer. We won’t be spoiling it here, but as you may imagine, there were many different ideas kicked around about what to do for a post-credits scene.Deadpoolis a very different franchise than the Marvel movies or evenX-Men, one in which pretty much anything is possible, which is why the initialDeadpool 2post-credits scene crossed the line and was simply too much for audiences....

What can’tDan Stevensdo? He melted hearts onDownton Abbey, played a force to be reckoned with inThe Guest, proved he had some serious comedic chops inNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, is busy showing off his stellar voice work inKipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts- I can go on and on. Stevens continues to show off his range this summer with two new features,Dave Franco’s directorial debut, the horror thrillerThe Rental, and Netflix’s latest original feature, the undeniably silly and lovableEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga....

This year,The Ultimatumpremiered its all-female-led cast onThe Ultimatum: Queer Love. The show was reportedly filmed in San Diego, California, in 2021 and followed the same premise as its original show. The idea here is the same: five couples are brought in, and each couple has a partner who has given their other partner an ultimatum. If after three weeks of being in a “trial” marriage with another person they do not want to engage and get married, then it’s a deal breaker....

Fantastic Fest’s in-person Austin event may be canceled this year, but the Alamo’s annual celebration of oddball cinema, good food, film community, and general antics has set an all-virtual event to keep the movie-loving party going. And if there’s one event we should have expected to adapt to 2020, it’s the film festival with the catchphrase “Chaos Reigns”. From September 24 to October 1, Alamo On Demand will offer world premieres of new movies and live online events for free to anyone in the United States, repertory titles “available at special rates” through the week, and two in-theater screenings....

By now, you’ve probably heard about the case ofMichelle Carter. Carter was accused at age 17 and tried for the involuntary manslaughter of her boyfriend, 18-year-oldConrad Roy III, by allegedly convincing himself to commit suicide via her text messages. To most people, the case seems fairly clear cut on its surface. A “normal” human being sees a person who is threatening suicide and intervenes to prevent harm. Michelle, on the other hand, supported and encouraged Conrad’s desire to commit suicide....