Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight to Debut on Netflix

After a successful collaboration between Netflix andGuillermo del Toroon the animated seriesTrollhunters, the streaming giant and the Oscar-winning filmmaker are now set to work together on a live-action series. Netflix has announced that they are moving forward withGuillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight. The series is billed as a collection of stories personally curated by del Toro “that are both equally sophisticated and horrific.” Additionally, the press release notes “On Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight, creator and executive producer del Toro will bring his own visionary style as both a writer and director to certain episodes....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Laura Peterson

Halston: Ewan McGregor Netflix Series Gets Release Date and New Images

On what would have been iconic fashion designerRoy Halston Frowick’s 89th birthday, Netflix has announced the release date for their new limited seriesHalston, starringEwan McGregor.Halstonwill debut on Netflix on May 14, and Netflix has released a poster, images, and polaroids of the cast. In addition to McGregor as Halston, the series also featuresKrysta RodriguezasLiza Minnelli,Rebecca DayanasElsa Peretti,Bill PullmanasDavid Mahoney,Gian Franco RodriguezasVictor Hugo,David PittuasJoe Eula,Sullivan JonesasEd Austin,Rory CulkinasJoel Schumacher,Kelly BishopasEleanor Lambert, andVera Farmigaas Adele....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Christina Suarez

Henry Cavill Should Have Been the Next Great Superman

To quote a pretty well-known comic book arc from 1993: “He first came to us in an hour of need, when society had grown dark and cynical and it seemed that greed had become the American Way.” That time, of course, was the year 2011;Transformers: Dark of the Moonwas one of the biggest movies of the year,Game of Throneswas but a wee baby fantasy series debuting on HBO, and there hadn’t been a big-screen Kryptonian since 2006’s disastrously uninterestingSuperman Returns....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 912 words · Kelly Christian

Himesh Patel on The Luminaries, Christopher Nolan's Tenet, and Station Eleven

From author/screenwriterEleanor Cattonand directorClaire McCarthy, the drama seriesThe Luminariesis set in the 1860s and follows Anna Wetherell (Eve Hewson) and Emery Staines (Himesh Patel), who have both traveled to New Zealand to start a new life with the promise of a prosperous future. Once there, scheming fortune teller Lydia Wells (Eva Green) sets a plan in motion that leads Anna to be framed for murder and wondering how to get her life back....

June 1, 2025 · 14 min · 2804 words · Loretta Jones

Horace and Pete: Hulu Is Streaming Louis C.K.'s Web Series

If there’s a microcosm to be found that sums up all the greatness and the tragedy of independently financed works of art,Louis C.K.‘sHorace and Petemay not be the greatest but is certainly the most timely. In January, C.K. started premiering episodes ofHorace and Peteon hiswebsite, charging $5 for the first episode, $2 for the second, and $3 for the remaining eight episodes. Though a blazing critical success, the series did not do all that well - when C....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Alexander Keller

How Does ‘Madame Web’ Tie Into the Rest of the Spider-Verse?

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Madame Web. Sony Pictures continues with the studio’s attempts at crafting a live-actionSpider-Manfilm universe in the new Spidey-themed big-screen adventure,Madame Web. The new live-action feature starsDakota Johnsonas Cassandra Webb, aka Madame Web of the Marvel Comics Universe. InMadame Web, Cassandra inexplicably finds herself wrapped up in the lives of three teenage girls: Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney); Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor); and Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced)....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1095 words · Sarah Hill

How to Send or Receive Money on Apple Pay

Apple Pay is a simple and secure way to handle digital transactions.To send or receive money on Apple Pay, you’ll need an Apple device with the Wallet appsetup, an Apple ID, and a linked debit card.When someone sends you money, it’s automatically added to yourApple Cash card, which you can then use for purchases or transfer to your bank account. The process of receiving payments happens primarily through the Messages app on your iPhone....

June 1, 2025 · 16 min · 3357 words · Dustin Orozco

Is 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' a True Story?

All productions that involve the horrors of the Holocaust and unimaginable crimes against humanity are difficult to watch. However, Peacock’s streaming six-part miniseries,The Tattooist of Auschwitz, is particularly gruesome and unflinching, depicting how the ruthless Nazis treated the Jewish people under Hitler during World War II. The true story of Lale Sokolov is retold through a series of flashbacks by an elderly Lale, now a retired Slovak-Australian (Harvey Keitel) who recounts his grim experiences to Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey), the author of the 2017 novel of the same name....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1101 words · Annette Harris

Is Benedetta a True Story? What's Fact & Fiction in Paul Verhoeven's Movie

The long-delayedBenedetta, the newest cinematic event from acclaimed directorPaul Verhoeven, is a period film that reaches new heights for the filmmaker. It is a story of religion, sex, and the failings of institutions all wrapped into one. It displays violence, eroticism, and death in a way that only Verhoeven can. It is a truly unique work in the director’s already eccentric filmography. One of the most remarkable things about it is that much of the film’s wild and chaotic story is drawn straight from the pages of history....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Kimberly Johnson

J.K. Rowling Reveals Salem Witch Trials History

In the second of four short pieces of writing that further reveal the history of magic on the North American continent,J.K. Rowlingis tackling one of the biggest magical topics of all: the Salem Witch Trials. As part of the lead up to the America-setHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, thePotterauthor is taking the opportunity to lay some historical groundwork by revealing some of the canon history on this side of the pond....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Margaret Clark

James Gunn Reveals ‘Creature Commandos’ Members Who Almost Made the Cut

Creature Commandosintroduced a group of unpredictable and powerful beings who worked together on a secret mission for Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). But the characters that were seen during the first season of the animated Max series could’ve looked very different.James Gunnhas revealed the DC characters that he almost included as part of the team. Through a post onThreads, the filmmaker has mentioned the DC Comics characters that he would’ve liked to include in the first DC Universe story, and they’re not the ones audiences might’ve been expecting....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Maria Figueroa

Janelle James Teases Who Will “Act the Fool” on the 'Abbott Elementary'/'Always Sunny' Crossover

Earlier this year, worlds collided when the degenerates ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiainvaded the more wholesome environs ofAbbott Elementary. This summer, the tables will be turned, as Abbott’s faculty heads to Paddy’s Pub. But who will stay above the fray, and who will take advantage ofAlways Sunny’s more R-rated milieu?Janelle James, who plays Abbott principal and queen bee Ava Coleman, saysviewers might be surprised.She made the comments on a recent episode of Entertainment Weekly’s The Awardist podcast....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Susan Anthony

Joe Carnahan Says His Death Wish Script Isn't Dead Yet

Back in 2012, fresh off the success of his thoughtful and surprising dramaThe Grey, filmmakerJoe Carnahansigned on to tackle a remake of theCharles BronsonactionerDeath Wish. It was a swell match between director and material, as Carnahan’s penchant for gritty, hard-nosed thrillers was honed on films likeNarcandSmokin’ Aces. However, as the project moved along, it became clear that Carnahan and MGM weren’t seeing eye-to-eye on the version ofDeath Wishto bring to the screen....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1110 words · Stephanie Russell