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From bit parts to blockbuster hits,Brad Pitt’s rise to stardom has been nothing short of meteoric. His iconic status means that anything he touches makes headlines. The news of his latest projects, including officially wrapping filming forthe upcoming Formula One drama,F1,and the recent announcement that he is in talks for themaking ofOcean’s 14as well as hisstarring role inWolfshave excited his fans. On his way to acquiring this apex status, Brad Pitt made a movie playing a role in which he is at his most dramatic....

Lifetime movies are usually a lot of fun, and there’s no shame in liking them. FromMother, May I Sleep With Danger(both versions) to the recent adaptation ofV.C. Andrews’Flowers in the Atticseries to the 2015 surpriseWill Ferrell/Kristen WiigthrillerDeadly Adoption, there is no guilt here about these made-for-TV pleasures. So I went intoThe Bad Seedwith popcorn and a glass of wine, ready for all the camp and thrills Lifetime usually delivers. Instead,The Bad Seedcan’t seem to figure out exactly what it wants to be....

Those Critters who have been eagerly anticipating more news about the upcoming animated seriesThe Legend of Vox Machinahave not been waiting in vain — theCritical Roleteam has released the latest installment of their digital series,The Legend of the Legend of Vox Machina, along with some exciting new updates about the show coming soon to Amazon Prime Video. Phil Bourassa(Young Justice,Batman: Bad Blood,Justice League) will serve as the lead character designer for the upcoming animated series, and theCritical Rolecast expressed their own hype over learning that Bourassa would be lending his talents to rendering the world of their very first D&D campaign for the small screen....

Warner Bros. released a newThe LEGO Ninjago Movietrailer at the film’s Comic-Con panel, and it’s now online for all to see. The latest addition to theThe LEGO Movieuniverse follows Lloyd, a Green Ninja who must team up with other ninjas to defeat Garmadon, the Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad.Tron: Uprisingfilmmaker and animation veteranCharlie Bean, whose credits range fromSamurai JacktoDexter’s Laboratory, makes his feature directing debut on the film with a script byHilary Winston&Bob Logan&Paul Fisher....

Time to bring 2019 in with a bang by checking out some of Funimation’s latest anime titles, which include explosive titles and some surprisingly erotic stories that push the boundaries ofecchi. If you’re curious about anime but haven’t watched any yet, or you’ve been a fan for decades, Funimation definitely has something for you to enjoy. This New Year’s selection includes an excellent installment in the kid-friendlyMonster Hunter Storiesseries, a pair of swimming sports dramas from the popularFree!...

Disney+, Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform, was only a few months old when the coronavirus threw the entire world into disarray. As the landscape changed on an almost daily basis, Disney+ became the most important element of the vast company’s portfolio. Disney+ became a place where new offerings, originally intended for theatrical exhibition, could be shown to a potentially wider audience without losing any of its inherent specialness. Just think about the size and scope of what movies premiered on Disney+ this year – a new Pixar animated marvel, a massively hyped Broadway performance, two musical documentaries by pop music’s reigning queens, and one of the bigger live-action adaptations of the company’s animated classics all made their debut alongside a robust line-up of movies that were already intended for the platform....

Though many familiar faces appear inGame of Thrones,the fantasy setting hides most with costumes and make-up. Yet, not all escape notice. One particularly controversial appearance wasEd Sheeran’s cameo in Season 7. This late in the series, the massively popular show had begun a downward slope that left fans more critical than ever, but putting the other issues aside,the hatred for Sheeran’s scene runs deep. This is one of manycameos in the series, and Sheeran isn’t even the first musician to appear....

A new poster forTop Gun: Maverickteases the exclusive IMAX experience of the highly-anticipated sequel. FeaturingTom Cruisein the cockpit of a jet fighter, the new poster takes fans on a trip to the past while we all get ready to see the star returning as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. While IMAX always offers 26% more image space than regular widescreen exhibitions,Top Gun: Maverickalso holds a few surprises for fans choosing to watch the movie in the unique format....

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuce. The animatronic shark used inSteven Spielberg’s shark-attack classicJawshas become the stuff of legend, mostly for the way it absolutely would not work, forcing the then-26-year-old filmmaker to improvise a classic. So, naturally, the still-unopened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures—which has suffered its own fair share ofsetbacks and delays—will play host to the fourth and only surviving shark model from the film, fully restored with the help of FX legendGreg Nicotero....

It’s time for the girls to shine in the official music video for “Grease Is The Word”, a rebuffed version ofFrankie Valli’s ear-worm song for Paramount+’s upcomingprequel series,Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Before you continue, we’re warning you that the classic tune will immediately get stuck in your head - if it hasn’t already after just reading this far. Putting their own spin on things, the folks behind the remix ditched the disco feeling of the original film’s song, toning down the horn section and picking up the pace with a faster tempo....

Consider your spooky October viewing schedule all firmed up thanks to the newly-releasedWelcome to the Blumhousetrailer. This new horror anthology features four films resulting from a partnership between Blumhouse Productions and Amazon Studios, with all four movies coming to Prime Video next month. Not only does the trailer promise some really good chills, but it teases all of the incredible talent bringing these stories to life. The trailer forWelcome to the Blumhouseis, of course, properly scary....

Don’t get me wrong,WandaVisionwrapped up all its emotional loose ends. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) was waging a war against her own grief, one that she couldn’t just punch into submission and one that the sudden miraculous appearance of Reed Richards or Magnetowouldn’t have changeda bit.WandaVisionwas a story about coping, gussied up with witch spells and robot fights, and it told that story to its conclusion, beautifully. However, the shared-universe nature of the MCU means its stories don’t ever really end....

New month, new binge-watching material and with theaters still largely shut down as the world strives to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming options are more key than ever. Thankfully, if you’re looking for something new to watch next month,Amazon PrimeVideo has a pretty diverse variety of options set to make their debut, including new and returning original series and a pretty wide variety of new movies too. In the realm of bingeable content, Amazon is debuting the second season ofHomecoming, which starsJanelle Monaeand the new existential sci-fi seriesUpload, which sounds a bit likeThe Good PlacemeetsSilicon Valley(for more, read Adam Chitwood’s review here....