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From co-creatorsIdris ElbaandGary Reich, the eight-episode, half-hour Netflix comedy seriesTurn Up Charlie, follows struggling DJ and eternal bachelor Charlie (Elba), who realizes that he needs to do something for cash while he’s waiting to get his dream career back on track. When he decides to reluctantly become the manny for the precocious problem-child daughter (Frankie Hervey) of his famous movie star best friend (JJ Feild) and his wife (Piper Perabo), a hugely successful DJ with a career that Charlie would love to have, he gets way more than he ever could have ever bargained for....

Jude Lawmay currently be facing off against the children of At Attin inStar Wars: Skeleton Crew, but longtime fans of the actor’s career knowLaw’s characters have thrown plenty of tantrums themselves, and one of Law’s earliest films might just have featured his most immature role of all.Wilde, the 1997 historical drama directed byBrian Gilbert, is a poignant adaptation of the life of poet and playwrightOscar Wilde(Stephen Fry) that featuresone of Law’s most underrated movie performancesas Wilde’s infamous lover, Lord Alfred Douglas....

If you watchedStar Wars: The Force Awakens, you could go for the entire film without knowing there was a prequel trilogy. Given the poor reaction to the prequels, a reputation that hasn’t really improved in the decade since the release ofStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith, it made sense thatJ.J. Abrams’ movie mostly ignored those installments. Yes, there are the broad strokes of an unnamed hero coming from a desert planet, but Abrams’ film was largely unconcerned with everything that happened in the prequels....

Reservation DogsduoSydney FreelandandSterlin Harjoare reteaming on the Native American basketball movieRez Ball, whichLeBron Jameswill produce for Netflix. The coming-of-age sports drama is inspired byMichael Powell’s nonfiction sports novelCanyon Dreamsas well as the New York Times articles that preceded it. Described as “Friday Night LightsmeetsHoosiers,“Rez Ballexplores the raw and exhilarating world of “reservation basketball” with its unique, lightning-quick pace that is rumored to have influenced top NBA teams and coaches throughout the years....

[Editor’s note:The following containsspoilersforMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.] Marvel and Insomniac Games have hit it out of the park withMiles Morales, the new, standalone, spinoff sequel to the 2018 hitMarvel’s Spider-Man. Part of the reason the game is so successful is its web-swinging action, venom-stinging combat, and truly explosive sequences. But the part that makes all that visually compelling material work so well is the heart of the story: Miles Morales and his friends, family, and even his enemies....

The gangster or mob movie originated as thinly veiled propaganda in the 1930s, condemning the lives led by men such asJohn DillingerorAl Capone, who, despite their murderous reputations, had become the stuff of legends in the depression. While not technically told to by the government, the fact is intervention in Hollywood was a reality of the times.RELATED:10 Most Iconic Gangster Movies of the 1970sAs a new wave of directors took cinema into unseen and extreme territory, they had a generation of actors who were willing to commit and help bring their visions to life....

With 2018 in the books, it’s time to look ahead to 2019. There are already loads of movies we can’t wait to see, and it was a challenge to whittle the list down to just 30 titles. But we’re pretty happy with our movie preview even though we know there are also plenty of indie movies that are still flying under the radar, but right now these are the films that are must-sees for the year from giant blockbusters likeAvengers: EndgameandStar Wars: Episode IXas well as new titles from auteurs likeJordan PeelewithUsandGreta GerwigwithLittle Women....

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 15th, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Jeremy Jahns, Jon Schnepp, Natasha Martinez, and Wendy Lee discuss the following: Warner Bros. announced yesterday that it is shaking up its executive team by replacing creative development and production chiefGreg Silvermanwith New Line’sToby Emmerichas the new president and chief content officer. In an article from Variety, the reasons given for the ousting is due in large part to costly flops from the studio that includePanandIn the Heart of the Sea, as well as the company’s leadership being unhappy with the poor critical reception forSuicide SquadandBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

Where recent weeks have been a little soft on trailers, this week has definitely picked up the pace and given us a lot to look at when it comes to trailers, Super Bowl 50 definitely had something to do with that. So if you’re struggling to make up your mind on what to watch, don’t worry, you have plenty of trailers to choose from and they’re right here. This week, we got new trailers forBatman v Superman,Captain America: Civil War,X-Men: Apocalypse,Jason Bourne,The Jungle Book,Alice Through the Looking Glass,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and a lot more....

Maxim Pozdorovkin’s “documentary” (I use that term in the loosest sense of the word)Our New Presidenthas ambitious goals, aiming to outline out how creating “fake realities” through propaganda ends up creating fake citizens, people who can buy into absurdity. Unfortunately, Pozdorovkin is either unwilling or uninterested in doing the hard work of making a compelling argument, instead just stringing together a bunch of clips from Russia Today (RT) and NTV, showing how the state’s power over journalism has created an endless string of mindless propaganda....

The plug has been pulled on the short-lived animated sci-fi seriesPantheon, which joins a list of series and projects scrapped by AMC Networks. The series first premiered back on September 1 with an eight-episode first season, having received a two-season order in March 2020. Despite this order, the series has now been scrapped after its first season and is pulled from AMC’s streaming service. The report ofPantheon’s cancellation comes fromDeadline, which notes that the series cancellation is part of a cost-cutting measure that aims to save AMC upwards of around $400 million in content write-downs....

Chandler KinneyandMaia Reficcohave been cast as the leads in HBO Max’sPretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a dark continuation of the teen mystery series that ran for seven seasons between 2010 and 2017. Based on the books bySara Shepard,Pretty Little Liarshas spawned multiple television shows. Kinney (Zombies 2) will play Tabby, an aspiring director and horror movie buff hiding a secret of her own. Reficco (Evita) will play Noa, a striving, sardonic track star who’s working hard to get her life back to normal after a summer in juvie....

What’sreality televisionwithout some controversy? In 2024,the genre hosted some major scandals, shocking lies, and extraordinary moments.With so many dramatic moments, finding the most controversial can be hard. To say that there are endless moments that could be included is an understatement. For this list, we’re discussing the moments that went viral. From massive breakups to shocking cheating scandals, from games of deceit to an entire cast being dropped,2024 has been the gift that keeps on giving in the world of reality television....