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Since The Last of Us released on the PlayStation 3 way back in 2013, its popularity has seen the franchise grow into a household name thanks to multiple remasters, an award-winning sequel, and even a television show that is expected to run for three seasons. Telling the story of a smuggler tasked with transporting a

As SXSW 2026 picks up steam, Bleecker Street opens body horror satire prize-winner from last year’s fest, Slanted from writer-director Amy Wang, on 588 screens. Shirley Chen  (Dìdi) stars as Joan Huang, a high school outsider who idolizes in girls and dreams of being a prom queen with the help Ethnos, a mysterious cosmetic surgery

Michael B. Jordan got a lot of praise for his work as a director on Creed III, but while that sort of success certainly meant new opportunities, it also meant a lot of expectations. The actor admitted that his work directing the upcoming remake of The Thomas Crown Affair is not something for which he

Netflix‘s longest-running series ended four years ago, but it’s still one of the streamer’s best original shows. A long-running original series on the platform is an impressive feat, especially in contrast with the extensive list of canceled Netflix shows. The Society, I Am Not Okay With This, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Shadow and

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment along with recently launched Art House New York unveiled the inaugural Art House Cinema Week New York with MOME providing 5,000 free tickets to participating theaters. The event running March 20-26 also features reduced price screenings and discounted memberships and concessions. It’s among the first initiatives announced

Shia LaBeouf has been entrenched in another wave of legal issues lately, which stem from a recent arrest. On February 17, LaBeouf (39) was taken into custody in New Orleans after getting into a fight with other individuals amid a days-long bar crawl for Mardi Gras. The actor has since discussed the altercation, though questions

Anime as a medium has a broad history of emotionally-resonant serial storytelling, with no shortage of sad stories. It’s always been a special sauce of this particularly expressive art-form, its writing geared toward tugging at the heartstrings, with its moving parts, from characterization to music, creating powerful experiences that linger far beyond the final episode.

Broadway dug itself out of the winter doldrums last week, with productions resuming their full, no-snow-days schedules and total box office and attendance rebounding 8% over the previous week to $28,123,874 and 238,988, respectively. In all, attendance for the 28 shows was at 91% of capacity, up from 88% the previous wintry week. Helping boost

Two upcoming video game adaptations on the 2026 movies schedule are catering to the same kind of crowd, and yet there’s quite the divide among this group of moviegoers. First, Mortal Kombat II hits theaters in May, and then the Street Fighter reboot comes out in October. There’s always been a rivalry between the fans

2025 was one of the best years in movie history, perhaps the best of the 21st Century, as witnessed by the competition in the 2026 awards season, where no contender seems to have a genuine monopoly. So, it is hardly surprising that there are many underrated movies from 2025 that have flown under people’s radars

It was a complete rejection by moviegoers around the world this weekend as Maggie Gyllenhaal’s $80M bride of Frankenstein monster movie, The Bride!, opened to $13.6M. Of that, domestic was $7.3M, not only breaking Warner Bros’ No. 1 nine-picture opening streak at the B.O., but repping a bow that was lower than some recent lows

While once seen as a major champion for fresh storytelling, Pixar’s run with original movies in the last few years hasn’t quite matched its legacy. The animation studio has produced hit sequels, including Pete Docter‘s Inside Out 2 and Josh Cooley’s Toy Story 4, but Dan Scanlon’s Onward, Enrico Casarosa’s Luca, Domee Shi’s Turning Red,

Saturday Night Live is on a roll as it delivered another strong episode this week with host Ryan Gosling and surprise guest Harry Styles. The most recent installment of the live sketch comedy show hit the ground running and kept a steady pace throughout the night. Here are some of this week’s highlights. Ryan Gosling’s

SATURDAY AM: Pixar original’s Hoppers is still coursing to a U.S./Canada opening around $40M in what’s fueling a $91M overall domestic box office weekend, +63% over the same period a year ago. It’s a win for original animation which has often struggled in its openings over the last nine years. However, this weekend isn’t a

These days it feels like there’s always another Disney remake on the way, but lately there’s been some evidence of the studio pulling back on these projects. I just learned that one project that’s been reportedly on the way for a long time isn’t happening anymore. I think in this case, though, it might be

ScreenRant is hosting an early screening and Q&A of 20th Century Fox and Hulu’s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. The action comedy tells the story of two gangsters, Nick (Vince Vaughn) and Mike (James Marsden), and the woman they love, Alice (Eiza González), trying to survive the most dangerous night of their lives.

With the U.S.-Israel war on Iran in its sixth day, the focus, beyond the geopolitical consequences, human cost and stranded travelers, has been on the implications for the energy and tourism industries of the neighboring Gulf states which have come under retaliatory attack. Another economic casualty in the Gulf of the escalating conflict could be

With Hoppers arriving in theaters on the 2026 movie schedule, now seemed like a perfect time to dig into a bit of Pixar movie trivia. That’s the theme of this week’s movie quiz, in fact! General knowledge about the beloved animation studio’s body of work is a must for our Pixar movie crossword puzzle. How

Netflix’s new campus drama, Vladimir, has much potential but ultimately gets a failing grade. An eight-episode limited series, Vladimir‘s starry cast, which includes Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, and John Slattery, is enough to attract anyone’s attention, but it’s the show’s steamy premise that will really seduce an audience. Based on Julia May Jonas’s novel of

Talking animals are still the rage and have no intentions of calming down at the weekend box office as Pixar’s Hoppers is bound to give the Emeryville, CA animation studio a lift as far as its original fare goes with $88M around the globe in 41 markets. That’s not only the best start for a

It’s been over a year since Megan Fox wiped her Instagram in December 2024, leaving her 20 million+ followers wanting as she maintained radio (or social media, rather) silence to give birth to her and Machine Gun Kelly’s “celestial seed” last March. Well the Jennifer’s Body legend just stormed back into our parasocial lives, posting

The success of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has proved that Westeros still has a firm grip on audiences. Even after Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, fans are clearly hungry for more. This face isn’t lost on Warner Bros., either. In 2026, HBO’s parent company officially announced the franchise’s first-ever theatrical

Paramount/Spyglass’ Scream 7 scored the best opening year to date for a Hollywood movie with $97.2M at the global weekend box office. As we told you there were myriad records broken for both a Paramount horror pic opening and a Scream franchise movie. Our full analysis of Scream 7‘s international is here. However, post New

Audiences are about to take a trip into the minds of the animals when Pixar’s Hoppers hits the 2026 movie calendar. The premise of the upcoming kids movie puts 19-year-old Mabel’s mind inside a robotic beaver in order to communicate with other animals and save their habitat. Critics have screened the movie ahead of its

We may still be waiting for any official word on Red Dead Redemption 3, but that doesn’t mean there are no games for fans of westerns to be excited about. A new co-op shooter, Far Far West, has just moseyed into town, offering some fresh Wild West action. And better still, you can try the

Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined – Live in Mexico City and EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert are sitting at nos. 4 and 5 in North America making for a great music weekend at the specialty box office. The Twenty One Pilots concert film from Trafalgar Releasing is rocking to a $3.7 million opening

For most children with famous parents, life is far from “normal,” and that is certainly true for Jennifer Lopez’s kids with ex-husband Marc Anthony. The set of twins recently turned 18, with the Selena actress sharing a heartwarming video of Emme and Max growing up through the years on Instagram. The video shows lots of

After nearly half a year of waiting, Pokémon Home support is finally coming to Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Pokémon Home is a space where players can transfer, store, and trade Pokémon between the various modern games in the series. The service lets you shift your favorite mons between all the major recent games, from Pokémon Brilliant

Hollywood franchise filmmaking spoof The Napa Boys, fashion comedy Idiotka, Jessica Chastain- starring Dreams, and Werner Herzog’s documentary Ghost Elephants debut with the unusual Hypnosismic – Division Rap Battle-Interactive Movie. Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert from Neon expands to 1,000 screens after the buzzy doc’s weeklong Imax exclusive run on 325 big screens.

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Housemaid. If you have not yet seen the film, proceed at your own risk! Paul Feig’s The Housemaid was a massive hit – earning $385 million worldwide during its theatrical run – so it’s not exactly a surprise that a sequel is in the works… but