Cameras are rolling today onDwayne Johnson’s first-ever Netflix original film. Last year, the streaming service picked up the package forRed Notice—which included the script, Johnson, and directorRawson Marshall Thurber—for a pretty penny, and subsequently put together an ace trio in the lead. Johnson is joined in the cast by Wonder Woman herselfGal GadotandRyan Reynolds. Johnson has ties to both actors onscreen. Gadot, of course, had a role in theFast & Furiousfranchise and Reynolds most recently had a scene-stealing cameo opposite Johnson in the spinoffHobbs & Shaw....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for all of Season 1 of The Rings of Power.The final episode of Season 1 ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerbrought a resolution to more questions than some might have expected: after all, most of the first season served as a long and elaborately drawn-out opening act to an overarching five-season storyline, there were only so many resolutions that could be reasonably expected from the finale....

Audiences will be able to enjoy the third season ofThe White Lotussooner than expected. According toVariety, the new episodes of the successful anthology drama will premiere in February 2025. It had been previously reported that the third season ofThe White Lotuswould be making its way to the screen next year, but details regarding the month of release were still being kept under wraps at the network. The release date of the new episodes was always going to be hard to predict, with HBO also looking forward to launching the second season ofThe Last of Usnext year....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Creature Commandos Episode 5, “The Iron Pot.“ViewingCreature Commandosis an interesting experience. Series creator, lead writer, and executive producerJames Gunn, who is also the current co-head of DC Studios, is usually well-suited for shows and characters of this type, with the Creature Commandos team acting asthe DC Universe’s own Island of Misfit Toys. Gunn has excelled with his previous projects, but the usual Gunn style isn’t working as well where a certain character’s arc is concerned....

It’s no secret thatStephen Colberthas struggled to find his footing as host ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He’s a genuinely funny guy, but translating that to late night television, not to mention a severe lack of comfort during interview segments, has madeLate Showa bit of a disappointing watch. However, Colbert had a very good run last week during the Republican National Convention, as he was right in his wheelhouse—politics is where Colbert soars....

Young Australian actorSam Rechnerhas just been cast as a classmate of a youngSteven Spielbergin thedirector’s autobiographical film. The film, which will be Spielberg’s follow-up to this year’sWest Side Story, was given the titleThe Fabelmanslast month. Rechner joins a star-studded cast that includesMichelle Williams,Seth Rogen,Paul Dano,Julia Butters,andGabriel Labelle.The Fabelmansis loosely based on the upbringing of Spielberg in Arizona. The Fabelmanswill be Rechner’s second acting role in a film. His first film role is in the upcoming Australian drama,Ruby’s Choice, starringJane Seymour....

What if the Man of Steel was raised behind the Iron Curtain? So begins DC’s acclaimed Elseworlds story,Superman: Red Son, the next entry in the popular series ofDC UniverseMovies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film arrives – along with a newDC Showcaseanimated short,Phantom Stranger– from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting July 23, 2025, and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack on June 14, 2025....

Directing duoJustin BensonandAaron Moorheadhave been on a very impressive run withResolution,SpringandThe Endless, and now they’re back with more at TIFF 2019. Their latest film,Synchronic, starsAnthony MackieandJamie Dornanas Steve and Dennis respectively, a pair of New Orleans paramedics. One night the duo must tend to what they think is a routine overdose when, in fact, the incident is tied to a synthetic narcotic called synchronic, which is essentially a time travel drug....

InThe Sweet Sound of Death(La Llamadain Spanish), death doesn’t signal the end between two lovers, but argues that it always should. DirectorJosé Antonio Nieves Conde’s ghost story may present itself as a supernatural romance with familiar themes and tropes throughout — young lovers, spectral visitations, eerie silences —but beneath itsgothic stylelies something much more devastating. Rather than reinforcing the familiar fantasy oflove triumphing over death,The Sweet Sound of Deathquietly deconstructs it....

It’s rare to see a TV show dedicate itself so fiercely to the inner lives of young girls. And it’s even rarer to see it executed as well as the new Netflix adaptation ofThe Baby-Sitters Club, which uses its premise to launch a charming collection of characters, brought together ostensibly for business purposes, but reminding us that friendship can create whole new families. For the record, I am reviewing this show as someone who was a fan of the originalAnn M....

Plenty of interesting things have been happening inThe FlashSeason 2, not the least of which being Barry Allen’s (Grant Gustin) dating life with Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten) and a few returning romances for our young hero. The big news, of course, has been the big rift that brought new speedsters into Century City, and also caused the original Firestorm (Robbie Amell) to martyr himself for the good of the city and his wife, Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)....

Six years after the advent ofThe Kennedysminiseries comes its follow-up, one I don’t imagine anyone was really clamoring for:The Kennedys - After Camelot. In it,Katie Holmesreprises her role as Jackie Kennedy, soon to be Onassis, and shares her screen time with Ted Kennedy (Matthew Perry) in what more or less amounts to a selective chronicling of the family’s downfall. It’s also a by-the-books biography that flirts with scandal while wanting to remain exceedingly reverential to the family on which it is based....

M. Night Shyamalanmight be one of the most recognizable directors of all time. He’s given us some of the most memorable thrillers and surreal horrors of the past three decades with films likeThe Sixth Sense,Signs, andGlass.Shyamalan’s plots are never straightforward, and with them come manymoments that make the audience question reality, feel disturbed into silence, want to throw up, or crack up laughing at how ridiculous the story can get.To list them all here would take longer than anyone has time for, but it is almosta trademark of Shyamalan....