New book, new battles. Last season,The 100ended with a series-altering finalethat marked the end of “Book One” and set the stage for a whole new world in Season 6… literally. With Earth fully uninhabitable thanks to the general terribleness of humanity (and a few real poor choices from Clarke and Co. along the way,) our survivors are landing on a new planet, but it looks like the gorgeous and inviting land known as “Sanctum” might not be all it’s cracked up to be....

Robert Zemeckis’ 2000 masterpieceCast Awaywas unlike any other survival film in history, as it explored the unique mindset of a person as they experience the trauma of loneliness.Tom Hankshad played many different American heroes by the time he appeared in the film, but his role as FedEx analyst Chuck Noland proved to be one of his most challenging,as it nearly claimed his life. Hanks may have earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in the film, but the real star ofCast Awayended up being the volleyball “Wilson,” who Chuck communicates with after he is marooned on a desert island in the Pacific Ocean....

DirectorDavid Leitchknows how to keep busy. In 2017 he hadAtomic Blonde, last year he hadDeadpool 2, and now he hasFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. With the schedule that he keeps, Steve Weintraub made sure to ask at theHobbs & Shawpress day what Leitch has on the horizon. The director provided a fairly comprehensive look at the hurdles it takes to get something likeThe Divisionin front of cameras: “There are a few projects I’m attached to....

Let me be very clear:Michael Rianda’sfirst animated feature film,The Mitchells vs. The Machines, is fantastic, laugh out loud funny, and one of the best things I’ve seen this year. The movie is about a dysfunctional family that takes a cross-country road trip to take their daughter to college, only to be interrupted by an apocalyptic machine uprising. One of the reasons this movie works so well is the screenplay Rianda co-wrote withJeff Rowe....

Prisoner-of-war films have been some of Hollywood’s most enduring pictures.Steve McQueendaringly screaming over fences on his motorbike inThe Great Escape,Alec Guinnesscollapsing on the detonator inThe Bridge on the River Kwai,andJack O’Connelldelivering a message home inUnbrokento say that he is still alive are some of the most powerful and jaw-dropping moments in war pictures, let alone cinema itself. In1953, however, the famed writer-directorBilly Wilderwent in a slightly different direction with his unique POW film....

The British Academy Film Awards—or BAFTAs—handed out their prizes this evening, and it was something of a “makeup” for last year’s ceremony as far asAlejandro G. Iñárrituwas concerned. Iñárritu’sBirdmanwas shut out of everything but Best Cinematography last year, favoringRichard LinklaterandBoyhoodin the top categories instead, but this year Iñárritu’sThe Revenantruled the major awards, taking home Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor forLeonardo DiCaprio, Best Sound, and Best Cinematography forEmmanuel Lubezki(his third in a row)....

There’s a lot to love aboutThe Wilds, but there’s no denying that a key contributor to the new Amazon series becoming a runaway hit is the pitch-perfect ensemble. And when you fall for a cast this hard, there’s nothing more delightful than an F-bomb filled blooper reel! The show focuses on a group of teenage girls heading off to a retreat in Hawaii. Mid-flight, their plane goes down leaving them stranded on a deserted island....

Francis Galluppi’sThe Last Stop in Yuma Countycame and went in 2024 without much fanfare. While it received strong critical notices and currently has a 97% fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes, thethrillerdidn’t make a dent at the box office. And yet, it made such a mark on directorSam Raimithat he asked Galluppi to helm an upcoming installment in theEvil Deadfranchise, which will release after 2026’sEvil Dead Burn. The Last Stop in Yuma Countyis atwisty, tense ride, and one of the best features of 2024....

Video game adaptations remain one of the hottest things in Hollywood right now, but there is at least one long-gestating project that won’t see the light of day. New Regency and Ubisoft’sSplinter Cellfilm is officially dead, according to the would-be film’s producer,Basil Iwanyk.The film would have been based on the popular stealth video game franchise of the same name and was slated to starTom Hardyin yet another big action role. But by all indications, this isn’t coming to fruition....

It’s been almost 25 years sinceDiana, Princess of Walespassed away in a tragic car crash. In all these years, her life and character have been documented and portrayed in film and television, through different perspectives. ButSpencerdigs deeper into the person, the woman, and the mother that Princess Diana also was, aside from being a member of the royal family; something that has never really been explored. The biographical psychological drama film is a tribute to and a portrait of the beloved princess....

WhenMatt Reeves’The Batmanhit theaters back in 2022, fans were blown away by the artistry put into this superhero detective thriller. Combining issues of serial killers, organized crime, and the Dark Knight’s (Robert Pattinson) own desire to lift Gotham City out of darkness, the film did a wonderful job at opening up this greater universe. But withThe Penguinnow airing on Max, Gotham’s underworld is more exposed than ever.Since it’s been a while, a refresher on who exactlyJohn Turturro’s character, Carmine Falcone (played now byMark StronginThe Penguin), is in relation to the greater Batman universe might be in order, especially now thatClancy Brownhas shown up as Salvatore Maroni....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforThe Prestige.] 2020’sTenetwas a singular moment of reckoning for Mr.Christopher Nolan. Narratively and aesthetically, it’s as pure a crystallization of all his impulses and obsessions as he’ll ever make — so much so it becomes a nearly abstracted viewing experience. And industry-wise, it just about broke everything Nolan has banked on as a noted, celebrated, big-budget blockbuster filmmaker. It came out during a pandemic when people weren’t going to a theater; he insisted on releasing it in theaters only; it didn’t make much money; it likely prompted Warner Bros....

Between alternate realities, variant identities, interdimensional criminal law,and a good deal of existentialism, Disney+’sLokihas packed a lot of heady science fiction concepts into its first batch of episodes. A series that focuses on the loss of identity amidst a chaotic universe could be a pretty bitter pill to swallow, but thankfully it’s a really fun time-hopping cosmic caper. When looking at sci-fi that uses sharp humor to explore elaborate concepts,Lokiowes a lot to the brilliance of theBill & Tedfranchise....