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Quick Links Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for The BrutalistBrady Corbet’sThe Brutalistis one of the buzziest movies of 2024. Against all odds, the film lives up to the hype —The Brutalistis a staggeringly ambitious, enthralling spectacle that feels almost like a classic from the 1970s. It very well might be the best film of the year, period, and it seems a given that it’ll be an Oscar contender. Clocking in at a runtime of just over three and a half hours (including a fifteen-minute intermission), the film is a massive undertaking, but it somehow feels half its length....

Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation ofPinocchiowas released in 2022, and reinterprets the classic story, which began with Carlo Collodi’s bookThe Adventures of Pinocchioin 1883. The inventor Geppetto creates a wooden marionette named Pinocchio, and wishes for the puppet to become a real boy. In his quest to be good and become human, Pinocchio faces temptation from a sinister carnival leader, and must overcome this. Del Toro’s dark interpretation of the story and stunning stop-motion animationwere highly praised....

Skateboardinghas had an enormous presence in popular culture since luminaries of the discipline like Tony Alva and Jay Adams began piloting plywood decks with urethane wheels over the death boxes of empty backyard pools in the 1970s. The rebellious Zephyr team, based in Santa Monica, California (“Dogtown”), created a cultural crossover, and Hollywood followed the trend with ’70s films likeSkateboard(starring teeny-bopper Leif Garrett) andFreewheelin'(starring seminal skater and later-documentarian Stacy Peralta, a member of the original Zephyr team)....

He’s been everyone’s favorite mischievous, ever-boozy, and always hilarious pirate for over two decades now. Yet, many people don’t know thatJohnny Deppalmost never got the part of Jack Sparrow. It’s difficult to imagine anyone pulling off the part better than him, since it’s become one of the most recognizable and iconic roles of his career. That’s certainly saying something, given that the legendary star has also played so many other unforgettable characters, like Edward Scissorhands and Willy Wonka....

With fans still buzzing over thefirst trailerforMarvel’sAnt-Man, this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly has four new images, following theEW magazine coverthat also debuted just a few days ago. The photos give us a new look atEvangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne, along withPaul Rudd’s Scott Lang andMichael Douglas' Hank Pym. We also get a great new look at Paul Rudd in the fullAnt-Mancostume. With the new trailer already out, hopefully we’ll get to see more images with supporting characters such asCorey Stoll,Michael Pena,David Dastmalchian,Judy Greer,John Slattery,Neil HamburgerandBobby Cannavale....

While most of us could never imagine seeing our parents' story on the big screen, it would be nearly impossible to not find fault in a stranger’s outsider take on your parents' relationship, lives, reputations, resemblances; the memories and legacies being too precious to be left in someone’s unfamiliar hands. It’s been seen time and again, loved ones appalled by their family’s depiction. Lucie Arnaz has taken to Instagram to share her thoughts after viewingBeing the Ricardos....

One of the greatest things about streaming services likeNetflix, Amazon, Disney+, Hulu and all the others is that they have helped many of us save space. Before streaming content became as easy as pressing a button, having a DVD collection that took up a room (or multiple rooms) in a house wasn’t uncommon. The thought of having thousands upon thousands of titles at our fingertips seemed to be a futuristic fantasy that we’d never see in our lifetimes....

Tom Hardy is teasing the arrival of Carnage inVenom 2. Production is set to begin on the sequel very soon, with Hardy reprising his role as journalist-turned-anti-hero Eddie Brock/Venom. Last time, Eddie was tasked with taking down Riz Ahmed’s Carlton Drake, who eventually merges with a symbiote of his own to become Riot. However, this time around, the ante is set to be raised in a big way as Carnage will enter the fold, and this is something fans have been waiting a very long time to see....

Christopher Nolan’s baffling thrillerTenetis a movie that continues to confound audiences four years after its release. LikeInceptionbefore it, Nolan’s thriller plays around the concept of reality in a way that leaves many people scratching their head, and for the director, this is perfectly fine. In a new sit-down interview withThe Late Show’s Stephen Colbert, theOppenheimerfilmmaker discussed his latest movie, but also touched on his previous work, includingTenet. The film stars John David Washington as the Protagonist, alongside Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh....

Welcome to Hell! Today, we have a first look at the horror thrillerDevil’s Revenge, which dusts offStar Trekicon William Shatner for a Halloween treat that will leave you howling. Shatner is teaming up with genre favorite andStar Trekalum Jeri Ryan along with Jason Brooks. The movie hits theaters in limited release later this fall just in time for the Halloween season. From Cleopatra Entertainment,Devil’s Revengeis about a down-on-his-luck archaeologist on a routine cave expedition who is cursed by a relic that turns out to be a portal to Hell....

A new leaked image has revealed costume designs, and possibly a few details, about several upcoming Marvel projects including Disney+ series’Hawkeye,Ms. Marveland director Sam Raimi’s sequelDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The images have fans squinting to make out the details, but some are quite clear, such as the Clint Barton and Kate Bishop’sHawkeyecostumes, as well as the first look at Alaqua Cox’s Echo, and a potentially very comic book accurate ensemble for Ms....

DreamWorks Animation has found their man in acclaimed filmmakerEdgar Wright, who is set to direct and co-write the screenplay for an originalanimated featurecentered on the concept of shadows. Wright will co-write the film with acclaimed comedian and author,David Walliams. TheUntitled Shadows Movie, a new approach to a previously developed concept, marks the feature animation directorial debut for Wright. For DreamWorks Animation’s Co-Presidents of Feature Animation Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria, the hiring ofEdgar Wrightis the latest example of the studio’s focus on working with a diverse group of the industry’s most gifted filmmakers....

The world lost a true icon yesterday whenMichael Madsenpassed away at his home in Los Angeles County. Today, Hollywood is mourning the loss of the beloved actor, who touched the lives of so many people both on and off camera, not the least of whom was his younger sister,Virginia Madsen. A legend in her own right, theCandymanandDunestar penned a touching tribute to her late brother, calling him, among other things, a “poet and an outlaw” in an emotional post on social media....