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Although the first few months of 2020 have been marked by a slew of poorly received PG-13 horror movies, John Krasinski’s sequel to sci fi horror, A Quiet Place 2, looks to change the tides and remind audiences that high quality horror can still be produced under a PG-13 rating. The original A Quiet Place was a box office hit, well-received by critics and audiences alike. Hitting theaters in 2018, its post-apocalyptic tale of a family trying to survive in a world overtaken by aliens who hunt via sound captivated audiences....

Olivia Thirlby is an invisible woman in a clip and poster for the supernatural drama, Above the Shadows. Thirlby, who’s best known for her roles in films like Juno and Dredd, stars here as Holly, a woman who’s disconnected from the world to the point of becoming quite literally invisible. However, everything changes when Holly encounters the one person who can still see her: Shayne (Alan Ritchson), a disgraced MMA fighter whose downfall was brought about by one of Holly’s tabloid photographs....

ABC has a decision to make with regard to the future of its sole remaining Marvel television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In all likelihood the end is nigh for the comic book show, with the biggest question being: Will it end with season 5 or will Marvel Television and ABC give Agent Coulson and his crew at the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division a proper send off with a series finale at the end of season 6?...

You don’t have to be a Potterhead to know that wands play a HUGE role in the Harry Potter universe! Wandlore, which was introduced to the fandom by author J.K. Rowling, is an ancient, and complex branch of magic dealing with the history, abilities, and actions of wands. According to wand maker Ollivander, who studies wandlore extensively, wands are mysterious, magical tools that are complex and almost impossible to fully understand....

While some fantastic shows have had controversial finales (The Sopranos, Mad Men, Lost) and others are just too sugary for viewer’s tastes (The Newsroom, Parks and Recreation, Entourage), a TV finale is a cultural event. No matter what, audiences will sit through the good, the too good, and the bad to find out exactly how their favorite show will end. Over the course of a long-lived TV series, viewership fluxes in and out, but when a network announces a series finale, viewers start to regularly tune in, hoping to catch the final moments of beloved characters while they still have a chance to do so....

Even if you’ve never seen the movie before, it’s impossible to deny the magnitude of Home Alone’s status as a cinematic classic. It really has transformed into an icon of popular culture over what is now nearly three decades, and at the heart of it lies Macaulay Culkin’s performance as Kevin McCallister. It’s easy to forget that Culkin even had a career outside of the character, but he has. It’s had gaps and periods of feast and famine, but there’s an often-fascinating back catalog of movies starring the adorable actor waiting to be discovered or re-examined....

Superhero narratives have always relied on plot twists. It seems their outlandish, larger-than-life brand of storytelling demands a few shocking revelations and developments to keep fans coming back. Plot twists in and of themselves are no guarantee of success, and occasionally, they actively hurt their stories. Superhero TV shows are just as likely - perhaps even more so - as superhero comics and films to utilize plot twists to keep their audience on their toes....

Chances are if you’ve been paying attention, you’ve already spotted Boyd Holbrook in numerous high profile and independent films for the past ten years. A budding actor in Hollywood that used to be a “model poet” in Kentucky, Holbrook has all the hallmarks of a movie star with his height, good looks, and brooding demeanor. He gives standout performances even when surrounded by huge stars like Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, and others....

We’ve already gone over the 10 essential Batman comic book stories to either prime you on the character or to thematically get you into the mood for this week’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And while Batman may be the splashier half of this superhero equation — given that this is a brand-new iteration of the character played by a brand-new actor and helmed by a brand-new director — it is actually Superman who remains the more fundamental of the duo....

Many athletes have tried their hand at acting. A chosen few have succeeded, while most have faltered. It seems that once the camera’s rolling, the titans of sport can let the pressure get to them and put in some truly wooden performances. While Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson may light up the screen with a seemingly bottomless supply of charisma, the likes of Hulk Hogan have attempted to launch misjudged acting careers in films such as Mr....

When you go camping with friends, you don’t let one of your friends recite an hour-and-a-half long monologue about a ghost they saw when they were a Boy Scout. You take turns around the campfire, each of your buds sharing a story unique to them, their culture, or their temperament. In this spirit, horror filmmakers sometimes join forces to create anthology movies. These films tell not one story, but three or more separate fantastical tales, occasionally woven together by a “frame narrative....

Just in case you have been living under a rock, Stranger Things is the story of a three young boys who meet a mysterious girl who helps them find their missing friend. It took the summer of 2016 by storm and absolutely earned its place in our hearts. Like any well-structured mystery, it gave us bits and pieces of the puzzle until it all intersected in the end. While many questions were answered, there are still several that make viewers excited to return to this world next year....

The town of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls is one of those little New England villages that we all wished we lived in, a place full of colorful characters and many vibrant personalities. Sure, it’s almost a little too perfectly quirky, but the people in Stars Hollow are what keeps things interesting. Whether it’s Lorelai Gilmore and her obsession with coffee, Taylor Doose and his obsession with other people’s business, or Kirk Gleason with his obsession for everything weird, Stars Hollow has proven that it is one of the most fascinating fictional places on the planet....

Sons of Anarchy may have ended four years ago, but that doesn’t mean that it has lost any of its popularity amongst fans. Kurt Sutter did an amazing job creating a series that was full of symbolism, expression, and most importantly, viewer interpretation. Forums like Reddit are full of different fan theories that pertain to the show and Sutter has said that he wants fans to make their own ideas about certain things....

The 1990s were the heyday of witches in popular culture. From kid-friendly films like Hocus Pocus and Kiki’s Delivery Service to horror fare like The Craft and The Blair Witch Project, magical women ruled the decade. One of the most enduring pop culture phenomenon that spawned from this trend was The WB’s long-running drama series Charmed. It was popular enough to last long after the craze had ended. Focusing on the misadventures of the Halliwell sisters, Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Prue (Shannen Doherty), the latter eventually replaced by Paige (Rose McGowan), the show lasted for an impressive eight seasons and 178 episodes....

Netflix already lost 1.2 million subscribers in the first two quarters of 2022. While the company hopes to add one million new users with its new ad-supported tier, a survey shows that 1 in 4 Netflix users are planning to cancel their subscriptions this year. Here’s what this could mean to other streaming services, such as Apple TV+. Reviews surveyed 1,000 Americans to gauge their streaming habits in 2022. According to the report, the average American is subscribed to four streaming platforms....

The Star Wars franchise has a lot going on across its films, books, video games, animated series and, of course, the overwhelming amount of merchandise. Whether it’s part of the main canon or not, it all includes healthy doses of sci-fi, fantasy, action, romance, adventure and, at many times, pure and utter nonsense. But as true fans already know, the nonsense is actually a large part of what makes the world of Star Wars so great....

A Wrinkle In Time Has Magic Moments - And Many Problems The book had been adapted into a made-for-television movie in 2003, but the less said about that version, the better. Based on interviews and reports, it’s clear that this new movie was a passion project for Ava DuVernay, and it shows: when the film is firing on all cylinders, it’s downright magical. The imagery combines the majestic visual grandeur of something like Avatar or The Wizard of Oz with the magical realism of Terry Gilliam and an intimate characterization which viewers can relate to in their own lives, regardless of age or race....

Most Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans can remember the moment when the little ABC drama that could turned into a series with very real implications for the Marvel universe. It took a long time getting there in season 1 (with many people giving up on the show halfway), but by episode 17, appropriately titled ‘Turn, Turn, Turn,’ fans learned that Hydra had heavily infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and, most importantly, Grant Ward. The reveal first seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier a week before, tied into Agents of S....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ahead.] – Prior to his introduction on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the character of Ghost Rider only had two feature films to his name. In both, Nicolas Cage took on the role of original Ghost Rider host Johnny Blaze, but Marvel and ABC threw fans for a loop when they cast Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes, the All-New Ghost Rider. Since then, the actor has spent the last eight episodes of season 4 getting fans excited to see the Spirit of Vengeance come to life once again....