The best erotic cinemaisn’t just about titillation or even sex but about yearning, power, vulnerability, and the strange ways we collide. To this end, some filmmakers have pushed storytelling boundaries, using explicit and emotionally-charged content to explore obsession, identity, and the disintegration of control. The actors deserve credit, too, for the courage it takes to bear all on screen. The ten films on this list burn hot, but they also leave scars....

New Zealand is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes ever found in the world, as anyLord of the Ringsfan will tell you, and has created quirky and hilarious comedies like HBO’sFlight of the Conchordswhich helped to define the country as a unique powerhouse of storytelling, humor, and pop culture. New Zealand nativeTaika Waititi, who worked as a writer onFlight of the Conchords,has also helped spread Kiwi creativity to more global audiences through the mainstream and international success ofThor: RagnarokandReservation Dogs....

To so many of us,Chris Hemsworth’s main mark on the entertainment industry is through action films. The beefy Australian will forever be synonymous with his role as Thor aka The God of Thunder in his own lineup of Marvel films as well as a handful ofThe Avengersflicks. He’s also busted skulls in theExtractionfranchise and blasted away otherworldly threats inMen in Black: International, but there’s only been one time that the actor dipped into the world of horror....

One of our most anticipated films of the year just became a Netflix movie. It was announced today that the streaming service has acquiredConnectedfrom Sony Pictures Animation, and that the film has a new title (which was apparentlyitsoriginaltitle):The Mitchells vs. The Machines. The wholly original family-centric sci-fi comedy hails from the mind of co-writer and directorMike Rianda, withJeff Roweonboard as co-director and co-writer. Produced byPhil LordandChris Miller, the story follows one family’s struggle during a technological uprising....

Marvel’s Avengersis poised to introduce players around the world to the game’s most high-profile superhero yet: Black Panther. The “War for Wakanda” expansion, free to all new and returning owners of the Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix game this Tuesday, August 17th, changes up the meta in a big way and offers a brand-new playground to play in. That’s right, gamers will be traveling to the hidden, technologically super-advanced, and jaw-droppingly beautiful land of Wakanda in order to step into the shoes of T’Challa and his super-powered alter ego....

Ready to yuck it up? If you’re in the mood for somebingeablelaughs, good news:Huluis jam-packed with some of the best comedy shows, from sitcom classics to the latest hits. Whether you’re looking for animated gems likeRick and MortyorBob’s Burgersor live-action staples likeSeinfeldandFrasier,workplace comedyfavorites likeBrooklyn Nine-Nineor genre-defying essentials likeAtlantaandCommunity, not to mentionunderratedmust-watch shows likeDon’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, Hulu has what you’re looking for. In addition to a heavy selection from NBC, Fox, and FX comedy favorites, Hulu is also bulking out an original content roster of their own with comedy winners like theAidy Bryant-frontedShrill, theSeth RogenandEvan Goldberg-producedFuture Man, and the heartfelt early-aughts nostalgia tripPEN15....

We have always held a long-standing fascination with royalty as the subject of derision, praise, critique, pride, and general fascination. The people we call “royals” live lives that are remarkable for their intersection with wealth, historical significance, and public interest. This sub-genre sits at the intersection of many popular genres, including the biopic and the period drama, as well as occasional thematically venturing into the ghostly (Spencer) or the comedic (The Favourite)....

From the release of thefirst trailerto the EWcover story, we have been learning a lot aboutCaptain America: Civil Warin recent days. But of all the remaining questions left to be answered,Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther is one of the biggest. This will be the first appearance of the character in the franchise prior to his own film,Black Panther,in February 2018, as well as the debut of the first black superhero Marvel ever introduced (as Falcon appeared in later comics)....

As the superheroes on screen get increasingly larger than life, sometimes it’s the smaller characters that completely steal our hearts and our attention. That was certainly the case with Pizza Poppa, a character played by legendary horror iconBruce CampbellinDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Although he had less than a minute of collective screentime, Pizza Poppa’s impact cannot be denied. He was even the focus of a game at San Diego Comic-Con called Pop-a-Poppa....

Like clockwork, Entertainment Weekly has released a new set of covers featuring the factions ofCaptain America: Civil War. The groupings are pretty interesting though: first up we have a levitating Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) behind grounded Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) to support Team Cap, followed by a far more heroic-looking lineup of Captain America himself (Chris Evans), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), and Falcon (Anthony Mackie). On the opposing side there’s Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr), a floating War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), followed by a fierce Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and levitating Vision (Paul Bettany), looking calm as always....

The firstteaser trailerforCarol, the 1950s-set love story betweenCate Blanchett’stitle character andRooney Mara’sidealistic young clerk, was a beautifully edited musical homage to the film’s central relationship. Short on dialogue and long on emotions, the teaser feels like a tonal companion piece to this new U.S. trailer, which is much more conventional. Unfortunately, it also falls into the common trap of giving away a condensed version of almost the entire movie rather than setting up stakes to make viewers invested....

Box office history was made on Saturday, as China’sNe Zha 2broke several records within the span of a few hours.Ne Zha 2, which debuted over the lucrative Chinese New Year period, is alreadythe year’s highest-grossing film, and it hasn’t even been rolled out internationally yet. The movie has consistently been generating over $50 million every day of release so far, and has now becomethe first movie of 2025 to passthe coveted $1 billion markat the global box office....

Cyberpunk 2077likely claims a top spot on just about every gamer’s most-wanted list. Though the sci-fi game has seen its share of delays over the years,including a recent one just this week, the title is ready to go as far as the main game itself is concerned. It’s already gone gold and been pressed into its master disc; the devs team just needs a few more weeks to get the Day 0 patch ready to go....