Widowsfeatures one of the great all-time tracking shots:Colin Farrell’ssuave politician, Jack Mulligan, enters his car from a rally—but instead of immediately cutting inside, the camera stays on the exterior of the limo as it travels from a derelict urban neighborhood to—in less than five minutes—a gentrified, posh suburb (where Mulligan lives). In this one, single take—filmmakerSteve McQueenhighlights the disparity between the Chicago communities, between the ‘one’ vs. ‘ninety-nine’ percent, between black and white....

The present drive to adapt video games is a frontier that many knew existed in the entertainment industry, though few have successfully taken on the daunting task. HBO’sThe Last of Usand Prime Video’sFalloutare two of the most recent examples that prove with the right application,video game adaptations can be done right. Exploring the wasteland that was once Los Angeles, the first season ofFalloutseesElla Purnell as Lucy McLean, an underground resident of Vault 33 seeking out her lost father....

If you ever see someone with a Dunkin' cup, shaking that ice, they’re either ready for more coffee or summoningRuPaul’s Drag RaceSeason 17’sKori King. Known for references on references,the Boston-based drag artist took over the Werk Room.With a big personality and a vicious tongue, Kori brought hilarity to the show as one of the confessional queens of the season. Even doing immense homework prior to the season, the formula didn’t quite work....

With production fully firing down in West Texas,LandmanstarAli Larteris pulling back the curtain on her characterAngela Norris — the brash, big personality ex-wife ofBilly Bob Thornton’sTommy Norris— and why Season 2 will be louder, sexier, and even more emotionally explosive than what came before. Angela may have started as a voice on a FaceTime call — all attitude and acrylics — but by the end of Season 1, she’d charged into Midland like a Category 5 storm....

Tom Hardy’s fans are having a ball with his latest releases,MobLand,and his upcoming Netflix action thriller,Havoc. New projects mean Hardy is out and about doing press interviews, where he also ended up talking about his iconic superhero run withVenom. During these interviews, he hinted thatVenom andTom Holland’s Spider-Man came really close to crossing over. Fans at the time felt that “studio politics” was at play (thanks to the way the question was phrased), but in a new interview, Hardy clarified that the crossover didn’t get “killed” but simply “didn’t happen....

When producerJon Landauand others brought to screens the ambitious adventure story ofAlita: Battle Angel, it seemed to be the start of great things. However, in the years that have followed the 2019 blockbuster, there has been little in terms of significant movement towards the creation of a sequel,even though the film’s creative team have remained consistently optimistic. A live-action adaptation ofYukito Kishiro’s manga series of the same name,Alita: Battle Angelwas a modest hit at the box office andproducer Landau offers a confident update regarding a sequel....

TheBattles Without Honor and Humanityseries is the gold standard when it comes to movies about the Yakuza, which - for people not in the know - might be most simply defined as Japan’s equivalent of the mafia. Sometimes, the series is known asThe Yakuza Papers, but honestly,Battles Without Honor and Humanityjust sounds a lot cooler. There were a total of eight main films in the series, all somehow made between 1973 and 1976....

After more than four years of whispers, delays, andstrike-induced standstills, the highly anticipatedHavocfromThe RaidmastermindGareth Evansis finally here — and it’s exactly the kind of brutal brawler you’d expect. Having been in production hell since first being announced in 2021 for Netflix, the ultraviolent crime saga starringTom Hardyhas the charm of abone-snapping action flick, which seemingly works on the surface. But as the film crashes onto the screen with style to spare,the popcorn flick doesn’t quite hold itself together amid the carnage....

After two years of a hiatus, the wait is finally over, andHouse of the Dragonis back. Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 left off. Afterthe tragic death of Lucerys Velaryon(Elliot Grihault) at the hands of Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) on dragonback, the two factions of the Targaryen family are officially going to war. Those who support Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) call themselves the Greens, while those who support his older half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) call themselves the Blacks....

Only a couple of days following thelatestRed, White & Royal Blueposter, Prime Video has once more treated viewers to another look at the upcoming romance. The adaptation ofCasey McQuiston’s bestselling novel still has three weeks until release, butPrime Videois giving viewers all the Alex and Henry content. Today, the streamer shared another new poster featuring the movie’s central couple ahead of the August 11 premiere. The newest poster returns to showcasingAlex (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) in full....

Star Wars: The Bad Batchwas an animated series that reached the heart of the audience thanks to the lovable characters it expanded upon in the galaxy far, far away. The series came to a close earlier this year, but the team of brave heroes is coming back in an unexpected way. According toStar Wars News Net, Dark Horse Comics will publish a new miniseries centered around the team as part of theirHyperspace Storiesbanner....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Season 3 of The Mandalorian.Inured by the Mandalorian way of life, Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) is an expertly capable warrior and her copious experience has also made her wise. Her fairness and compassion aid in her ability to lead others. And all of her qualities are spurred by an unwavering devotion to Mandalore and its people. But such an impressive record had to have begun somewhere… and that somewhere was back in 2012 when Bo-Katan was first introduced toStar Warsin aClone Warsepisode titled “A Friend In Need....

The Westernis one of the oldest genres in film history. The romantic vistas of the West, the fierce individualism of the brutal colonizers who settled it, and the notion that life and justice are only as secure as far as one can shoot are among the genre’s most storied elements. The highest point of tension, then,often lies well outside the boundaries of the law, especially among groups of outlaws who have no resource but violence when they find themselves at a crossroads....