From directorDavid E. Talbert(Almost Christmas,Baggage Claim), the Netflix feature filmEl Camino Christmasfollows Eric Roth (Luke Grimes), as he goes on a journey to find the father that he never knew. When his search takes him to the remote desert town of El Camino, Nevada, he’s mistaken for a drug dealer and the local law enforcement (played byVincent D’OnofrioandDax Shepard) ends up trapping him in a liquor store where he’s stuck with a group of locals, one of which turns out to be his father....

Marvel’s embrace of genre may have no greater success story thanSpider-Man: Homecoming. WhereasAnt-Manmade swift, wildly imaginative work of the caper genre,Doctor Strangefully embraced fantasy elements, andIron Man 3’s radical, imperfect take on the character study,Spider-Man: Homecomingis a teen comedy, first and foremost. And it may very well be the wittiest and most emotionally mature film of its kind sinceAzazel Jacobs’Terri. The fact that the movie focuses on Peter Parker’s life as a high-school student, more believable with 21-year-oldTom Hollandin the role, over his potential romance(s), his home life, or his work as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is crucial to its success....

Teenage nostalgia is a big ticket right now thanks to the success ofStranger Things. And whileStranger Thingsis definitely guilty of engaging in nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, there’s narrative purpose behind it as well. The characters inStranger Thingsaren’t just listening to 80s songs – the 1980s permeates every level of that show, from the costumes to the sets to the storylines. The Cold War plays a huge part, as well as pop culture tropes from the time period....

TheLove Is BlindSeason 7saga continues.Ashley Adionserhas defendedTyler Francisfor weeks in her interviews. She married him after he blindsided her with the news he had biological kids. He claimed on theNetflixseries that he was a donor for his good friend who was a married lesbian. That friend wasBri Thomas,and she accused Tyler of lying. Tyler said at the reunion that he wouldn’t explain himself to anyone but Ashley. However, he finally explained himself in a long interview....

DC’s Legends of Tomorrowpremiered back in 2016, at the height of Arrowverse fervor withThe FlashandArrowgoing strong andSupergirljoining The CW lineup. The brainchild of super-producerGreg Berlantiand fellow Arrowverse executive producersMarc Guggenheim,Andrew Kreisberg, andPhil Klemmer,and featuring a motley crew of supporting characters fromArrowandThe Flash, the show essentially seems like a gamble by the execs to test the limits of the fanbase they had accumulated. If fans of their DC shows were passionately devoted to their flagship series, could they then also get behind a series of b-grade characters ripped from both shows, despite it having no precedent or backing in the comics....

Having portrayed a grief-stricken woman caught up in a cult,a literary icon, and even the sister of Black Widow,Florence Pugh’sacting range knows no bounds. As fans eagerly await the release of her latest project,Don’t Worry Darling, we turn our attention back a few years. 2019 saw Pugh sporting jet black locks and a lip piercing as the feisty professional wrestler, Paige.Stephen Merchant’sFighting With My Familyis the true story of this retired WWE star’s rise to fame....

It was immensely sad news to see thatGene Hackman, the beloved film actor, along with his wife, had passed away in unfortunate and tragic circumstances. The actor, who had reached the age of 95, was the star of so many classic films and has provided audiences the world over with some of their favorite all-time performances. Films likeSuperman,The French Connection,UnforgivenandThe Royal Tenenbaumswill be revisited time and time again to see the absolute best of what Hackman could do on the silver screen....

With this latest trilogy ofX-Menmovies coming to a close with the upcomingX-Men: Apocalypse, its just about the right time to be going over what exactly what was worth celebrating in these movies. I’ll admit that I have been a passive fan of these movies thus far - I haven’t seenApocalypseyet - but that isn’t to say there haven’t been elements of them that I have thoroughly enjoyed. There is, for instance, the thrilling Quicksilver sequence inX-Men: Days of Future Past, as well as the friendship formed betweenJennifer Lawrence’s Mystique andJames McAvoy’s Charles Xavier in First Class....

Quick Links Gran Turismois officially off to the races at the box office, but will the unique video game biopic make it past the finish line fast enough to be considered a success and make its presumably sizable budget back? Gran Turismois a much more grounded change of pace from directorNeil Blomkamp, whose past films include high-concept and big-budget sci-fi films likeDistrict 9,Elysium,Chappie, andDemonic. Though named after the popular video game series from PlayStation,Gran Turismotells the incredible true story ofJann Mardenborough(Archie Madekwe), who went from humble video gamer to world-renowned racecar driver in a stunningly short amount of time....

Tensions are mounting aboard theU.S.S. Titanas Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and the Shrike pursue the starship deeper into a dangerous nebula, which prevents them from jumping to warp. But tension isn’t the only thing mounting, emotions are too. On the heels of last week’s revelation, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Jack (Ed Speleers) are both forced to come to terms with their newfound connection in Episode 3 ofStar Trek: PicardSeason 3. Picard is convinced that Vadic will continue to pursue them, no matter where they go until they surrender, and Captain Shaw (Todd Stashwick) isn’t looking to surrender his ship—at any cost....

Among the upcoming dystopian moviesAlex Garland’sCivil Waris the most anticipated, the feature will see America on fire, literally and metaphorically. The movie featuresKirsten Dunstin the leading role as a journalist covering the war-ridden country with her team. The previously released trailer gives the idea of the basic plot of the film as well as the grandeur of Garland’s vision. Elaborating on the same, Fandango has now unveiled a series of new images, which point in a grave direction....

There’s no denying that audiences love a good spy story, andGal Gadothas a new addition to the genre on the way with the upcoming release ofHeart of Stonefrom Netflix. In an exclusive viaEmpire Magazine, a brand-new image from the film has been released, showcasing the action star in the midst of a fiery explosion. “The scene was even crazier, at a higher altitude,” Gadot said about the image to Empire, “and we got into the science of it and dialed it down so that a human could do it....

Quick Links NBC’s crime drama rebootMagnum P.I.returns to our TV screens with its final episodes this fall.Jay Hernandezcontinues to entertain inTom Selleck’s original iconic role as the stylish Thomas Magnum, alongside his formidable partner in crime Juliet Higgins, portrayed byPerdita Weeks. Season 5 Part 1 has so far been filled with the expected mystery and action as our two investigators traverse their way through the crime-ridden Hawaiian paradise in order to solve and prevent crimes wherever they might manifest in the city of Honolulu....