Katheryn Winnick on Moving from Vikings to Big Sky

From show creatorDavid E. Kelley, the ABC seriesBig Skyfollows private detective Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and ex-cop Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick), as they search for Jenny’s estranged husband Cody (Ryan Phillippe) who disappeared when he went looking for two sisters that were kidnapped. The wild adventure leads them straight into a string of truck stop disappearances and they find themselves on the trail of a killer that they must stop before anyone else is taken....

August 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2348 words · Randy Cooper

Marvel 616 Directors Alison Brie and Gillian Jacobs Talk New Disney Plus Doc Series

Marvel’s 616, the new Disney+ documentary anthology that takes you into the storied history of the House of Ideas, pulled off a super-heroic feat itself by reunitingCommunitycast membersAlison BrieandGillian Jacobs, who each directed remarkable installments of the first season. Jacobs’ episode, “Higher, Further, Faster,” looks at the history of women artists and creators at Marvel, a seemingly insurmountable task that Jacobs brings to life with humor, wit, and brevity. “Spotlight,” Brie’s episode, is tonally very different, focusing on a middle-class Florida high school that is putting on a Marvel play as part of their free-to-produce Spotlight program....

August 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1704 words · Karen Brown

Neruda Review: Anti-Biopic Pens Noir, Western Stanzas

[NOTE: This is a re-post of our review from the Telluride Film Festival;Nerudaopens in select cities this weekend; it is also Chile’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the Oscars] It should come as no surprise that Larrain and his cinematographer,Sergio Armstrong, came toNerudawith a unique color palette prepared. But what is surprising aboutNerudais how far it strays from being a biopic about the famed Chilean poet and Communist Senator....

August 16, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Stephen Johnston

Quentin Tarantino Is Probably Not Directing a Star Trek Movie After All

Well it turns out we may not get to seeQuentin Tarantino’sStar Trekmovieafter all. In December 2017, it was revealed that Tarantino had pitchedan original ideafor aStar Trekfilm to producerJ.J. Abrams, and the two were officially developing that idea into a potential movie that Tarantino might direct. They setMark L. Smith(The Revenant) to write a screenplay based on Tarantino’s story while the filmmaker focused on makingOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, and he said he’d circle back around toTrekonceHollywoodwas complete....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Erica Alexander

Reptile’s Power Scales Up With a New Mortal Kombat Iron Studios Figure

Few game franchises have the same level of longevity asMortal Kombat, which debuted its first installment in 1992 and is still releasing new projects to this day. As with any major franchise,Mortal Kombathas expanded well beyond its original medium and now exists in the form of movies, TV shows, and even toys and figures. With the release ofthe newMortal Kombatmovieright around the corner, Iron Studios has celebrated its imminent arrival by giving a new collectible to one of the more underappreciated characters in the universe, Reptile....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Andrew Lee

Rogue One: New Trailer Stirs Up the Rebellion

A new trailer forGareth Edwards’Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis now online. The film follows a small group of rebels as they attempt to steal the plans for the Death Star. Despite all the talk of production problems on the film, you wouldn’t know it from this trailer.Rogue Onelooks like a bold, exciting step into the future of the Star Wars franchise. Visually, it looks completely different than anything we’ve seen before, and it looks like Edwards has succeeded in giving his picture a “war movie” aesthetic....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Brian Frank

Sergio Star Wagner Moura on Making the Character His Own

SergiostarWagner Moura, directorGreg Barker, and producersBrent TraversandDaniel Marc Dreifussstopped by the Kia Telluride Supper Suite in Park City, where Collider spoke with the quartet about their Netflix drama, which is set amid the chaotic aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The film centers around top UN diplomatSergio Vieira de Mello(Moura), whose life hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career. “It’s a story that has been in my head for a long time,” said Barker, who wasn’t kidding....

August 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1278 words · Tammy French

Spider-Man: No Way Home Black Suit Diamond Select Figure Is On Sale Now

Spider-Man: No Way Homeis breaking all sorts ofbox office recordswith no end in sight and, like with all gigantic Marvel projects, with it comes loads of merchandise to make die-hard Spidey fans happy.No Way Homehas seen various Funko Pops and Marvel Legends figures at this point, but now Diamond Select Toys has entered the No Way Home ring to bring us their version of the black and gold outfit from the new film....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Pamela King

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order News and Story Details to Know from SWC

Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment showed off their brand new game,Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, at Star Wars Celebration today and it looks like it will deliver for anyone looking to take a step away from the multi-player format and dive into a single-player story. The game is set shortly after the events ofRevenge of the Sithand centers on a young Padawan who managed to survive Order 66, an order that branded all Jedi traitors to the Galactic Republic and targets for execution by the Grand Army of the Republic’s clone troopers....

August 16, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Timothy George

The 8 Most Underrated Documentaries on Netflix Right Now

Documentariesare an undeniably important part of our cultural landscape, educating the general public about society’s most important issues, illuminating the lives of remarkable people, and spotlighting the incredible work that goes into making the world a better place for all. Unfortunately, despite their importance, documentaries rarely achieve the sort of mainstream success that their fictional counterparts enjoy.Netflixis home to many great documentaries, but some of the best of them have yet to get the attention they truly deserve… until now....

August 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1484 words · Jacqueline Tran

The Devil's Candy Movie Review: Well Worth the 7-Year Wait

[NOTE: This is a repost of our review from the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival;The Devil’s Candyenters limited release this weekend, March 17] It’s been six years sinceSean Byrne’sThe Loved Onesdebuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, but he’s finally back with a new feature calledThe Devil’s Candy. While introducing the film to a packed house, Byrne briefly addressed the difficultly of getting new projects off the ground, but thankfully he managed to secure a green light for this one because it’s a standout....

August 16, 2025 · 4 min · 734 words · Nathaniel Vance

The Flash Season 4 Episode 10 Recap: "The Trial of the Flash"

The joy of the holiday season is over, it’s time for murder in the first degree! Yes,The Flashhas returned with a very strange episode, “The Trial of the Flash,” which saw Barry paying for the (perceived) crime of murdering Clifford DeVoe. What the courtroom does not know, however, is that DeVoe was not young and hot enough for the CW, so he pulled aGet Outmove and transferred his mind into the body of a hot black telepath....

August 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1359 words · Jennifer Brady

The Wildest, Weirdest Musical of 2024 Is a 20-Minute Animated Short

Don Hertzfeldtis no stranger to abstract, non-verbal, animatedshort filmswith works such asWorld of TomorrowandIt’s Such a Beautiful Day. However, his musical,ME, might be his most mind-melting. A beautiful, funny, and numbing tale that explores the ignorance and flaws of humanity alongside awe-inspiring yetsimple animationand a plethora of musical styles. You may need to watch this short film two or three times, asit moves at such a terrific pace it can be a shock to process it all....

August 16, 2025 · 4 min · 706 words · Jacqueline Collins