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After setting records in its opening weekend, Disney’sMoana 2is set to continue its phenomenal box office run in its sophomore frame. The animated sequel is eyeing another record run, and is currently aiming for around $60 million across the three-day frame. The movie grossed around $12 million on its second Friday, pushing itsrunning domestic total to nearly $250 million. It should be able to pass the $300 million mark by Sunday....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 4 of One Piece. At the end of the last episode, we learned just a touch more about Usopp (Jacob Romero), and why as a child he had the tendency to run through the streets of his village, alerting everyone to the arrival of pirates that don’t exist: with his own father Yasopp (Stevel Marc) out at sea pursuing a life of piracy, he held fast to the belief that his father’s return meant his mother’s health would improve....

Oshi no Kodebuted to positive reviews among avid anime fans and has become one of the most celebrated anime series of 2023. The success of the first season immediately guaranteed the anime asecond season, which also received mostly favorable feedback from critics and audiences alike. Of course, with the successful first and second seasons (complete with an opening episode that even outperformed big anime titles likeDemon Slayer), fans have been eager to know when Season 3 is coming out, especially considering how Season 2 ended on such a controversial note....

Get ready to dance in your seats, Broadway is coming to a movie theater near you! Thanks to a collaboration between Bleecker Street and Fathom Events,Waitress: The Musicalwill be shown to a wider audience! The recording of the stage musical will have a nationwide release on December 7. Based on the2007 indie filmWaitress,Waitress: The Musicalfollows Jenna, a pregnant waitress in a small town who is trapped in a loveless marriage. But a nearby pie baking contest offers Jenna a shot at a new life....

Outlanderfirst graced screens in 2014, an enchanting adaptation ofDiana Gabaldon’s popular book series. This enthralling fantasy romancefollows Claire (Caitriona Balfe) a World War II nurse on vacation with her husband in the beautiful greenery of Scotland. Claire’s journey takes an unexpected turn when she stumbles upon an ancient stone circle. She is forced through time, suddenly meeting violent odds, only to be saved by hardened Scottish Clansmen. Among them is young Jamie (Sam Heughan), a brave and stubborn Scottish warrior....

It’s safe to say that a lot happened during the 1960s, both within the world of cinema and just in/around the world at large. Technology and general attitudes about various things were changing at a rapid pace, and this certainly affected film industries around the world,especially in the U.S., where the Hays Code – which had impacted film content for decades – wasofficially done away with in 1968. Filmmakers outside the U....

The term “international movie” is a little iffy, from one point of view. Or maybe it’s iffy from most points of view, seeing as a film gets called an international orforeign oneif it’s not produced in the U.S. But, if you’re not in the U.S., then aren’t Hollywood productions international movies? You could go a little broader and say international movies are ones where English is not the primary language, but then what happens if you don’t speak English?...

A household name in Italy and the rest of the world,Monica Bellucciis a top-notch model and actor. She had her breakthrough role in the arthouse movieThe Apartmentin 1996, which earned the star a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress. However, Bellucci’s breakout was inFrancis Ford Coppola’sBram Stoker’s Dracula, as it was the movie that introduced Bellucci to Hollywood and gave her some exposure. Nevertheless, the star’s most memorable performances to date are arguably the tragicMalènaand the controversialIrreversible, which remain talked-about films even today....

Spanning almost three decades, theScreamfranchise has become one of the best and most beloved horror franchises of all time. Following a crop of new and old characters across six movies, fromNeve Campbell’s badass final girlSidney Prescott tonew horror movie iconJenna Ortega’s Tara Carpenter (alongside sister Sam, played byMelissa Barrera), the suspenseful and scary encounters with Ghostface have audiences coming back for more with every new installment. While the franchise is loved by audiences as a whole, that doesn’t stop fans from passionately debating which movie is their favorite, who the best Ghostface killer is, and which scenes and kills are the most terrifying....

Ryan Cooglerhas only made five feature-length films so far in his career, yet the writer and director has already amassed a truly impressive filmography. After a series of shorts that teased his great talents, Coogler made his debut film,Fruitvale Station, in 2013, which also helped catapult his frequent collaboratorMichael B. Jordanto stardom. Since his debut, Coogler has brought new life to theRockyfranchise with 2015’sCreed, and made two of the most successful superhero films ever made with 2018’sBlack Pantherand 2023’sBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever....

Once you’ve seen a handful of movies directed byJames Cameron(something that’s very likely you’ve already done,given how much money his movies have made), it’s possible to start recognizing some motifs or just things that likely appeal to Cameron. He tends to make action and/or sci-fi movies, he likes robots/mech suits, features strong female characters in lead or supporting roles, he’ll usually work romance into his stuff, he’s always pushing special effects forward, and, most significantly of all, the guy really, really, really likes water....

Star Trekfans are still waiting for the third season ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, but the wait for season four will be shorter. In a new Instagram post, series starAnson Mountreports that he’ll be returning to theStar Trek Stageto film the fourth season in the Spring of 2025. The series wasrenewed for a fourth seasonearlier this year. In the post, Mount praises Canada’s hospitality — bothStrange New WorldsandStar Trek: Discovery, which debuted Mount’sCaptain Christopher Pikein its second season, were filmed there, as was Mount’s AMC Western series,Hell on Wheels....

[Note: This is a re-post of our review from the Telluride Film Festival;Arrivalopens in theaters this week]. Denis Villeneuve(Sicario, Prisoners), to this point, has been a frustrating director for me. Frustrating because his films have always shown a delicate craftsmanship, but the final product never coalesced into a film that was equal to the visuals, score and pacing that Villeneuve had shown complete mastery of.Prisoners' eloquent visuals colored suspicion in every corner of a suburban street but was undid by a script that over-relied on red herrings....