Why The Green Knight Is a Millennial Morality Tale

“Is this all there is?” “What else ought there be?” David Lowery’sThe Green Knightis a lavish chivalric feast steeped in the dirt, grime, and sweat—there is so much sweat—of its medieval time period, a dreamy Arthurian tale of honor and blood and sacrifice that absolutely, 100% should not make you think of internet memes. And yet. As the credits rolled onThe Green Knight,my unwell mind wandered immediately to a popular meme that sloppily edits a line by Thanos fromAvengers: Infinity War....

July 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1356 words · Nicole Donaldson

'Heartstopper' Season 3 Sets Release Window on Netflix

Audiences have waited patiently for news on whenHeartstopperwill return, desperate to find out what’s next for Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), as the series moves forward with their love story. And now we finally have a release window! According toNetflix, the third season ofHeartstopperwill be available for streaming in October. A specific date for the premiere hasn’t been set yet, but audiences can rest assured, knowing it won’t be too long before Nick, Charlie and their friends are back on television....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Maria Greene

'How To With John Wilson' Trailer Sets Return Date for Third & Final Season

Everyone’s favorite self-described anxious New YorkerJohn Wilsonis hanging it up with Season 3 of the hit HBO comedyHow To With John Wilson. The streamer revealed that the upcoming run of episodes would be his last, unveiling a new trailer that promises one more season full of wows. Along with the trailer came the release date, confirming that Wilson’s third journey through the Big Apple will begin on July 28. In Season 3, Wilson “continues his heartfelt mission of self-discovery, exploration, and observation” bytaking to the streets of New York once againand filming the people and the happenings around him, all while exploring a variety of random topics to give fellow New Yorkers profound everyday advice including how to find a public restroom and how to clean your ears....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Evan Carter

'Mission: Impossible 7': IMAX Tried to Help But Paramount Wouldn't Budge

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Onecame into theaters with stunning word of mouth, the highest-rated reviews of anyMissionfilm to date, and a star inTom Cruisewho’d hit nothing but home runs for a decade and who was just coming off the biggest film of his career. However,the movie underperformed due to the weight ofOppenheimerandBarbie,and may yet end up losing money for Paramount in the process. InMission’s case,Oppenheimeris slightly more relevant.Part of the takings of Cruise’s last movie,Top Gun: Maverick, and the previousMissionfilm,Fallout, came from extended runs playing on premium large format screens, IMAX in particular....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Dr. Zachary Trevino

'Rebel Moon': Zack Snyder Plans to Release an Explicit Cut

Zack Snyderis currently preparing his next film, an epic space adventure about a young woman who is trying to save her community from imminent destruction.Rebel Moonis set to hitNetflixby the end of the year, and the good news for fans of the filmmaker is that the story will be released in two versions. During a recent interview withVanity Fair, the director talked about how one version will be released for the whole family to enjoy, while a second version will feature explicit scenes not meant to be seen by children....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Nicholas Shelton

'Scream 6': Liana Liberato on Her Character's Life Before the Murders

[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers forScream VI.]Scream VIshattered fans' expectations by giving usthree Ghostface killers for the first time in the franchise. The three killers were alsoall members of the same family, determined to avenge the death of the late Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid), 2022’sSCREAMvillain. So, we know the entire Bailey family sticks together regarding killing. But what about their pre-murderer lives? In an exclusive interview withPerri Nemirofffor Collider’s Ladies Night, starLiana Liberatorevealed howScream VI’s cast discussed the workings of the Bailey family, which helped her to become a more humanized killer....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Charlotte Hubbard

'Thunderbolts*' Almost Did Taskmaster Justice — Almost

Editor’s Note: The article below includes spoilers for ‘Thunderbolts*‘Not even a week after the release ofThunderbolts*, and we’re already getting all the secrets behind one of Marvel’s most solid entries in years. This includesthe supposed title change toThe New Avengersand the expanded role thatOlga Kurylenko’s Antonia Dreykov, a.k.a. Taskmaster, was intended to have. While the former is a fun way to entice the wider audience to go to theaters, the latter simply hurts....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · Corey Chavez

10 Best Ad-Libbed Scenes In American Sitcom History

Off-the-cuff dialogue isn’t something every sitcom actor can pull off, that’s for sure. It takes years of experience, as well as a creative mind that allows you to envision a scene before it even plays out. Get it wrong, and it can lead to some pretty uncomfortable moments between the audience and the characters. Get it right, however, and it can go down in history. RELATED:10 Of The Best ’80s Sitcom Families, Ranked Of course, we often watch sitcoms and fail to realize what’s scripted and what’s ad-libbed....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1311 words · Brian Morris

10 Best Characters in the Mad Max Movies, Ranked

When it comes to post-apocalyptic movies, there isn’t a franchise that is more iconic than theMad Maxseries.George Miller’s 1979 film chronicled the origins of a cataclysmic event that turned the world into a truly “mad” place where the remnants of humanity became locked in a war over water, oil, and other resources. Although there was a three-decade gap after the release ofMad Max Beyond Thunderdomein 1985, theMad Maxfranchise is now more popular than ever before after2015’sMad Max: Fury Roadwas instantly hailed asone of the greatest action movies ever made....

July 3, 2025 · 8 min · 1638 words · Rebekah Wang

10 Best Conjuring Universe Human Characters, Ranked

When it was released in 2013,James Wan’sThe Conjuringquickly became a massive box office and critical success, spawning a slew of impressive sequels and spinoffs. Each installment balanced a well-structured narrative while showing some truly incredible and disturbing moments of suspense and terror. The series is best known for its clever jump scares and eerie tone, but it also has some truly remarkable characters who stand out and even become the most compelling parts of their own respective films....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1315 words · Megan Thomas

10 Best Prequels for Iconic Movie Characters, Ranked

Within any great movie, there is always a stand-out character. And if you’re lucky, sometimes there’s even more than one. Blessed with compelling storylines that are actualized by masterful performances, audiences can’t help but be engaged with them, regardless of whether they’re protagonists or the most evil of villains. Good characters deserve time to thrive. Perhaps that’s why origin stories are so common nowadays. Rather than going forward, sometimes a franchise does best when it looks to the past....

July 3, 2025 · 11 min · 2171 words · John Armstrong

10 Cloverfield Lane Super Bowl Commercial Braves Outside

Last month, Bad Robot pulled off a stunt that’s all but impossible in the age of the internet by unveiling a completely unexpected trailer for10 Cloverfield Lane, the long-awaited “blood relative” semi-sequel to the found-footage monster movie that fans had all but given up on.10 Cloverfield Lanepromises to be a very different movie from it’s predecessor, not only in format – which has abandoned the found footage aspect – but in content....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Eric Johnson

10 Movies That Feature One Character Played by Multiple Actors

It’s fairly uncommon to see one character played by different actors in the same movie. It’s more common across a series, where one movie might follow a character at one point in their life, with a sequel jumping forward by enough years to necessitate a recasting. However, when a single film does it, it’s usually a sign that it covers a significant portion of time, or otherwise features multiple actors in the same role for artistic/symbolic reasons....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1392 words · Ashley Phillips