The much-loved Starz horror-comedy seriesAsh vs. Evil Deadis back for Season 2, with Ash (Bruce Campbell) leaving Jacksonville and returning to his hometown of Elk Grove, Michigan. Although things with Ruby (Lucy Lawless) are shaky, at best, the former enemies, along with Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) must form an uneasy alliance, if they’re going to survive the growing evil. During a press conference, Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless and executive producerRob Taperttalked about their fear of not living up to fan expectations, how muchSam Raimiis still able to be involved, the pressure to outdo the first season in the second season, why they think the show has gotten better in its storytelling, the incredible casting decision to bring onLee Majorsas Ash’s father, why Ash is not a good role model, how continuity is for wimps, and taking things to a whole new grotesque level....

While we wait for our favorite comic book characters like Deadpool to return to the big screen, companies likeNECAhave been keeping us occupied with a whole batch of new figures from pop culture juggernauts likeScreamandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now NECA has arguably saved the best for last as theyjust announced life-size replicas ofBatman,Deadpool,Groot, and Greta fromGremlins 2: The New Batch. First in the collection is the life-sizeBatmanfoam replica which is based on his appearance in the 2015 critically acclaimed video gameBatman: Arkham Knight....

Disney has offered another new look atBeauty and the Beastby way of a brand new TV spot that aired during the Golden Globes. The film starsEmma Watsonas Belle andDan Stevensas the titular beast, offering up a live-action reimagining of the 1993 musical that became the first animated film to earn a Best Picture nomination. Belle stumbled upon the Beast’s castle when her father (played byKevin Kline) is taken prisoner. Once there, she befriends the beast and strikes up a romantic relationship that may or may not involve ballroom dancing....

Despite winning a Peabody Award and appearing on many critics’ top 10 lists, theSundanceTVdramaRectifynever gained a wide audience. But the series, which is available to stream onAMC+, features the strongest performance ofJ. Smith-Cameron’scareer. Smith-Cameron plays Janet Talbot, the mother of the main character, Daniel Holden (Aden Young). Daniel has been in prison since he was 18 for the rape and murder of his high school girlfriend. At the beginning of the series, new evidence comes to light that allows Daniel to be released....

Jeffrey Wrighthas a longstanding relationship with HBO, having appeared on many of the best shows in the network’s history; after winning a Primetime Emmy Award for his role inAngels in Americaand giving a dynamic lead performance in all four seasons ofWestworld, Wright reprised his role as Isaac Dixon in the second season ofThe Last of Usaftervoicing the character in the second video game. Cruel, manipulative, and dangerous, Dixon is a horrific villain who has developed hateful ideologies that allow him to justify his harmful actions....

This is a re-post of ourBlinded by the Lightreview from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It’s now playing in theaters. Blinded by the Lightis an irresistible movie. You may be initially dubious about its premise—a coming-of-age 80s-set story about a young British Pakistani boy who discovers his identity by listening toBruce Springsteen—but you will inevitably succumb to its charms. You may think the film’s sentimentality is too much, but you’ll be in tears by the end....

The absolutely brilliant second season of the FX seriesFargo(my personal vote for Best Returning Series of 2015) is now available on Blu-ray/DVD. The latest chapter of the pitch-perfect take on the Coen brothers’ world takes you back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, when Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) was a young State Police Officer recently back from Vietnam. He finds himself investigating a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and small town beautician, Peggy Blumquist (Kirsten Dunst), along with her husband, Ed (Jesse Plemons), the local butcher’s assistant....

Ever sinceCaroldebuted at Cannes,Todd Hayne’s sumptuous 1950s melodrama has emerged as one of 2015’s major critical darlings. The film starsCate BlanchettandRooney Maraas two women from drastically different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair. Carol (Blanchett) is an elegant middle-aged wife and mother trapped in an unsatisfying high-society marriage and Therese (Mara) is a twenty-something department clerk looking for a better life, but the two of them face an undeniable attraction that comes at exactly the wrong time in Carol’s life....

Promotion forCobra Kaiis kicking into high gear as its fifth season draws closer. With just a couple of weeks left, Netflix has shared a new clip for the upcoming season, providing viewers with another look at one of the season’s new additions:Alicia Hannah-Kimas Sensei Kim Da-Eun. The new clip offers a peek at the early dynamic between Sensei Da-Eun and Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). With Silver franchising Cobra Kai across the valley, he enlists the help of Da-Eun to teach his students....

Often with interviews, I’m so hyper focused on one particular movie or show that it can be easy to overlook how much variety someone has in their filmography, likeDakota Fanning. Since jump starting her career at just seven-years-old withI Am Sam, Fanning’s amassed an impressive amount of credits ranging from big budget fare likeWar of the Worldsto hot franchises like theTwilightfilms, and also some independent gems likeKelly Reichardt’sNight Moves. But even after spending nearly two decades accumulating credits non-stop, there was one thing Fanning had yet to do until recently - star in a live-action TV show....

“It’s Times Like These” that we are happy creative minds likeDave Grohl’s exist. Today, we learned that Open Road Films has acquired worldwide rights toStudio 666, a new film by Grohl’s band,Foo Fighters. The film, under the direction ofBJ McDonnell, will center around the band as they move into a notorious mansion in Encino that is known for its dark rock and roll history in an attempt to begin recording their long awaited tenth album....

Surprise! It’s another series from Netflix that seems to have snuck up out of nowhere. And yet, Netflix knows exactly how to get my attention –Christina Applegate?Linda Cardellini? I’m in.Dead to Mefollows two women, Jen (Applegate) and Judy (Cardellini), who become unlikely friends after meeting in a grief support group. As Jen starts to become closer to Judy, though, it becomes apparent that her new friend is not who she seems....

One of the biggest questions since the Fox-Disney merger (at least from a storytelling/MCU fan perspective) is, what’s to be done with Deadpool? How can a hero known for his foul mouth and extreme bloodshed with two R-rated hits to his name possibly join the family-friendly MCU? While out promoting his new film,Hobbs & Shaw,Deadpool 2directorDavid Leitchoffered his thoughts on the situation. Here’s what he toldYahoo!: “It’s rated R so that’s not necessarily the [MCU] brand but he doesn’t necessarily need to be R and [Disney] don’t necessarily need to only make PG-13 movies,” the director tells Yahoo Movies UK....