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Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has signed a first-look deal with Action Xtreme, the genre label of the U.K.’s Sovereign Films, to co-produce and distribute a slate of action films and series in Africa.

The partnership aims to bring fresh African stories to the world stage while giving Nollywood talent and crew opportunities to work on high-level international productions. The deal kicks off with the Lagos-set action-thriller “Son of the Soil,” directed by British Chinese filmmaker Chee Keong Cheung (“Redcon-1”), which Nile Entertainment will be releasing theatrically across Africa, as Variety previously announced.

“Son of the Soil” stars British Nigerian actor-writer Razaaq Adoti as a former Nigerian Special Ops paratrooper who returns home after the murder of his sister. When he finds his community overrun by a violent drug cartel, he sets off on an emotionally charged fight for justice and redemption.

Wee-woo! That’s the best siren sound we could come up with to alert you that the debut trailer for Boston Blue has officially clocked in for its shift. That’s right, Blue Bloods fans, your favorite son, Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg), is officially back in action, and this time there’s a new set of family dynamics at play for the offshoot series that will celebrate its grand premiere on CBS on Friday, October 17.

The pulse-pounding teaser might be short in time, but it’s overflowing with action as we see Wahlberg’s Detective running through the streets of Boston in hot pursuit of his perp. Little does he know,...

La sociedad secreta que vigila brujas y vampiros llega a AMC+ este otoño y tendrá panel en la San Diego Comic-Con Málaga. © AMC+

AMC+ ha lanzado un nuevo tráiler de Talamasca, la nueva serie original del cada vez más exuberante y elaborado universo Universo Inmortal de Anne Rice. Hablamos, cómo no, del mundo de Crónicas vampíricas, Entrevista con el vampiro y Las brujas de Mayfair.

Esta nueva serie de seis episodios se centra en una sociedad secreta llamada Talamasca, compuesta por hombres y mujeres encargados de rastrear y contener a brujas, vampiros y otras criaturas dispersas por el mundo.

Te Puede Interesar La San Diego Comic-Con Málaga anuncia sus primeros...

Ridley Scott teases his upcoming post-apocalyptic movie, revealing that it just might be the best of his long filmmaking career. Now 87 years old, Scott remains as active as ever as a director, releasing Gladiator 2 last year and movies like Napoleon (2023) and House of Gucci (2021) before that.

Scott, however, still remains best known for early works like the first Alien (1979) movie and Blade Runner (1982), with Thelma & Louise (1991) also earning critical acclaim. During the middle years of his career, Scott delivered hit films like Gladiator (2000) and Black Hawk Down (2001).

Over the last two decades, Scott has continued to release films regularly, and reception has varied. Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), for example,...

A big slate of films is about to rotate off Netflix between Monday, 9/1 and Sunday, 9/7, with one last title departing on Monday, 9/8. Below you’ll find each movie’s essentials—what it’s about, who’s in it, and who made it—plus the exact date it leaves so you can plan your queue.

The lineup ranges from studio epics and acclaimed thrillers to animated favorites and anime specials. Skim the list, mark your priorities, and press play before these titles cycle out.

‘Sicario’ (2015) Lionsgate

An FBI agent is seconded to a cross-border task force targeting a cartel boss, drawing her into operations led by a quietly formidable fixer. Emily Blunt...

If you’re planning a movie night, this is the week to press play on a long list of titles that are cycling off Netflix between Monday, 9/1 and Sunday, 9/7. Below you’ll find each departing movie with quick details on what it’s about, who’s in it, and how it came together behind the scenes, plus the exact exit date so you can time your watch.

The mix spans big studio spectacles, award-winning dramas, beloved comedies, anime specials, and cult favorites. Skim for your must-sees, add them to your queue, and make a plan before they disappear.

‘After Earth’ (2013) Columbia Pictures

M. Night Shyamalan directs this sci-fi adventure about...

When Ridley Scott Refused $20 Million to Direct Terminator 3 and Compared It to James Bond(Photo Credit –Wikimedia)

With nearly five decades behind the camera, Ridley Scott is often hailed as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. At 87, the legendary director has built a remarkable legacy with groundbreaking films like Alien (hard to believe it was only his second movie), Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Body of Lies, and The Martian, among many others. Throughout his career, he has directed over 30 films, which have collectively grossed more than $5 billion at the global box office.

Why Ridley Scott Turned Down Terminator 3

The first two Terminator films, directed by James Cameron,...

Batman & Robin star Chris O’Donnell spent years portraying an NCIS special agent in NCIS: Los Angeles. However, what many might not know is that he also appeared as a CIA agent in the Cold War spy thriller miniseries, The Company. Aired on TNT in 2007, the three-part series is based on the novel by Robert Littell.

O’Donnell began appearing in NCIS: Los Angeles in 2009 and continued playing the main role of G. Callen until the show went off air in 2023. He had appeared in several movies and shows before this, and one of them was this spy thriller series, in which he played Jack McAuliffe, a Yale elitist turned post-Cold War jaded CIA agent.

Very few directors have had the longevity, success, or diversity in their careers that Ridley Scott has had. At 87 years old, the man behind "Blade Runner," "Alien," "Gladiator," and so many other classics is still just as active -- arguably more so -- than he was back in the 1980s. With such a long career come inevitable missed opportunities ... or, if you're Scott, opportunities you're still royally glad that you turned down. The one in question? "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."

It's been known for years that Scott was one of many directors in consideration to direct the threequel after James Cameron removed himself from the project. But in...

Though decorated actors Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington have a plethora of movie titles to their names, the Hollywood legends never shared the big screen until a forgotten CIA thriller, which is now a streaming hit 13 years after its release. Reynolds and Washington's Safe House finds a haven on the Netflix charts amid renewed interest.

PerCollider, Safe House is climbing Netflix's global film charts to round out August. The movie ranks in the Top 10 in several countries, garnering particular interest across Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand) and Kenya.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa, who helmed the ill-fated Sony Spider-Man Universe blockbuster, Morbius, Safe House paired Reynolds and Washington for the...

As September rolls in, Netflix is shaking up its library, making room for new titles by saying goodbye to some familiar ones. This means a bunch of movies you might have on your watchlist are about to disappear, so it’s time to plan your movie nights before they’re gone.

From action-packed thrillers to heartfelt romances and animated adventures, the list of departures is packed with variety. Below, we’ve rounded up every movie leaving Netflix in September 2025, with details on the plot, cast, and when you need to catch them by.

‘V for Vendetta’ (2005) Warner Bros. Productions

Set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime rules Britain,...

Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott has helmed some of the biggest franchises around, including the Alien and Gladiator film series. However, the award-winning director reveals why he opted against boarding another franchise, claiming he turned down Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines because he "can't be bought."

Speaking with The Guardian, Scott shared why he declined the opportunity to direct Rise of the Machines, claiming he was "proud" to turn down a big-money offer to guide the project. According to Scott, he asked for a similar fee to what star Arnold Schwarzenegger got paid and was surprised when his request was met. However, he felt his style of directing contrasted with...

Known for her extended run on Stranger Things and set to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sadie Sink's reputation as a noteworthy Hollywood name continues to grow. While she's featured in many popular projects, she's also the star of a 2024 film that fell under the radar, but is now a streaming sensation as A Sacrifice explodes on the HBO Max charts.

Per Flix Patrol, A Sacrifice is one of HBO Max's 10 most popular films in the world. The thriller ranks second on the HBO streaming service's chart, falling just short of the top-ranked movie, Final Destination Bloodlines.

Directed by Jordan Scott, the daughter of legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott,...

It’s been 17 years since Tropic Thunder first hit theaters, sparking both box office success and plenty of controversy that still lingers today. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the 2008 action-comedy skewered Hollywood excess, the self-importance of actors, and the making of war epics — with performances from Jack Black, Danny McBride, Tom Cruise, and most infamously, Robert Downey Jr. in blackface. With a script by Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen, Tropic Thunder grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and earned an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes. But in a recent interview, Stiller opened up about the true inspiration behind the film — and why it resonated with him at the time.

“It was...

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It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought, why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore.

Airport (September 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Airport is a disaster drama film written and directed by George Seaton. Based...

Netflix has released the list of movies and television shows that will be removed from the streaming service beginning on September 1.

Throughout the month, the streamer will be removing several hit titles and you won’t have much longer to stream these if you’re a Netflix subscriber.

This isn’t unusual. Each and every month, Netflix removes a whole bunch of films and shows. September is no different.

We have the full list of movies and TV shows that will be expiring, along with the date they’ll be gone.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down for the full list of movies and TV shows that will be removed from Netflix, come September…

Leaving 9/1/25

17 Again

50 First Dates

After Earth

Airport

Airport ’77

Airport 1975

American Gangster

American Graffiti

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Barbarian

Bee Movie

Black Hawk Down

Blood and Bone...

Ridley Scott has directed all manner of sci-fi and action projects over the years, but one of the more undersung projects from the acclaimed filmmaker just got a disappointing streaming update. 24 years ago, Scott directed Black Hawk Down, the 2001 war epic telling the story of the one hundred and sixty U.S. soldiers who were dropped into Mogadishu in 1993 to capture the two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, only to find themselves in a battle against heavily-armed Somalis. Black Hawk Down has been streaming on Netflix for a few months now, but the streamer has confirmed that the last day to watch the film was August 1. The film earned strong scores of 76% from critics and 84% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $172 million against a $92 million budget.

Ridley Scott recruited an all-star roster of talent for Black Hawk Down, which alone would make the film worth watching, even...

Ahead of David Fincher and Brad Pitt‘s upcoming spin-off, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, Quentin Tarantino declared his support for the Fight Club director. In a lengthy 2-hour interview on The Church of Tarantino podcast, Qt revealed:

I think me and David Fincher are the 2 best directors. So the idea that he actually wants to adapt my work shows a level of seriousness towards my work.

The Adventures of Cliff Booth is set to be based on Brad Pitt’s Oscar-winning role in the 2019 film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Before this, there had never been a filmmaker or scriptwriter who boldly pursued a spin-off from Tarantino’s source material. As such, the news comes as a pleasant shock to both Fincher and Tarantino fanatics.

However, one can hardly agree with Tarantino on his proclamation of who the two best directors are in Hollywood. Let’s look at...

Ridley Scott directed multiple award-winning films, and the beginning of the 2000s was one of his highest points. One year after the extremely successful 2000 historical drama Gladiator, he directed the war epic Black Hawk Down.

The critically acclaimed war movie is now set to lose its streaming home, as What's on Netflix reports Black Hawk Down is set to leave Netflix on Sept. 1. The movie premiered in 2001 and has since become one of Scott's best movies. The film's story was also explored in a documentary on Netflix earlier this year.

Scott directed and produced Black Hawk Down with a script by Ken Nolan, with Jerry Bruckheimer as a co-producer. The war film is based on journalist Mark Bowden's non-fiction book of the same name from 1999, following the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu in the early 1990s. Black Hawk Down featured an impressive cast,...

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it: find a film to watch tonight without wasting an hour scrolling through Netflix.

Analysis paralysis can hit harder than Denzel Washington fighting the Russian mob. This can be especially true when you know you just want to kick back and enjoy fist fights and shootouts but are caught in a sea of subgenres, stories, and tones that -- if encountered by the wrong audience -- can turn a decent action flick to a real chore.

At /Film, we're happy to find every action fan the exact flavor of violence that will make you the hero of movie night, even if it means digging through mountains of Netflix content on your behalf. From buddy action comedies starring Will Ferrell and Eddie Murphy to relentlessly gory thrillers from gritty directors Leigh Whannell and Sam Hargrave,...

Ioan Gruffudd, who notably portrayed Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards in 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four duology, reflected on the scrapped plans for a proposed third film that never came to be.

In a Q&a with Vulture tied to the release of Marvel’s new take on the storied comic book family, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the Welsh actor talked about feeling “incredibly proud to be part of such a beautiful franchise,” which comprised 2005’s Fantastic Four and 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

“The mindset was that we were going to do three, and I think the second movie was equally successful as the first and equally enjoyable for the fans,” said Gruffudd, who attended the world premiere of the MCU entry, which features Pedro Pascal in the main role. “I particularly loved working with Doug Jones [as the Silver Surfer] on that movie, who’s just a terrific...

Let’s be honest, gaming is just too expensive. We were already frustrated with the $70 price tag for Aaa titles, and then Nintendo came along and casually pushed that up to $80 like it was no big deal. If you’re someone who’s hoping that this trend is about to stop, then think again because word on the street is that even GTA 6 might launch at $80 or higher. At this point, our only hope to play such games is to pray to Lord Gaben for those Steam sales.

But if you’re someone who feels like these new-generation games simply aren’t worth that kind of money, even on discounts, then you’re in luck. Lord Gaben’s Steam is loaded with some insanely good free-to-play games that won’t cost you a single dime. We’ve spent quite a lot of time playing each of them, and trust us,...

Netflix's new show, Untamed, is a Taylor Sheridan-like crime thriller, and it's maintained an exceptional streak on the platform. Untamed currently has a 79% score on Rotten Tomatoes and is led by veteran actors Eric Bana (Troy), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), and Rosemarie DeWitt (Mad Men). The first season was released in its entirety on July 17, 2025.

As per Netflix Tudum, Untamed is at the top of Netflix's Global Top 10 Shows for the second week in a row. For two weeks, this series has been the most-viewed show on Netflix worldwide, surpassing The Sandman and the true-crime series Amy Bradley is Missing by a landslide, with 26,100,000 views and 127,100,000 hours viewed this week.

What Untamed's Viewership Success Means Untamed Proves The Taylor Sheridan Formula Works

Netflix's TV library is expansive, with original releases offered practically every week. This makes it all the more challenging for shows to establish dominance on the site's famous global rankings.

La sociedad secreta que vigila brujas y vampiros llega a AMC+ este otoño. © Netflix

Durante la Comic-Con de San Diego, AMC+ presentó el primer tráiler de Talamasca, la nueva serie original del cada vez más exuberante y elaborado universo Universo Inmortal de Anne Rice. Hablamos, cómo no, del mundo de Crónicas vampíricas, Entrevista con el vampiro y Las brujas de Mayfair.

Esta nueva serie se centra en una sociedad secreta llamada Talamasca, compuesta por hombres y mujeres encargados de rastrear y contener a brujas, vampiros y otras criaturas dispersas por el mundo.

Te Puede Interesar Crítica de ‘El Instituto’ (‘The Institute’): Esta serie será tu nueva obsesión con sello Stephen King.

El reparto está encabezado por Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey: Una nueva era), Nicholas Denton (Las amistades peligrosas), William Fichtner (Black Hawk derribado), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Legends of Tomorrow), Celine Buckens (War Horse) y la participación especial de Jason Schwartzman...

Despite initially being made and marketed as a limited series, Netflix has now renewed its new crime thriller show for a second season. While it was thought that the new series would be a one-and-done job, the huge success of the first season has clearly resulted in the streamer wanting more. And more it will get.

Released on the streamer earlier this month, Untamed introduces audiences to Eric Bana as Kyle Turner, a special agent for the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (Isb) who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. Suddenly, the investigation of a brutal death sends him down a path that will force him to face the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past. While the intention was for the series to last just the six episodes that are now available, the show has been at the top of the...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

The Assessment (Fleur Fortune)

The “old world” is a wasteland. People still live there, but not for very long. Those in the “new world” live hundreds of years thanks to a drug that slows aging. It’s groundbreaking technology that comes at a price: the combination of scarce real estate on which to live safely and figurative immortality means less to go around for a populace that never decreases. The compromise was thus to take China’s now-defunct “one-child policy” to the nth degree and render the conception of all children illegal. Unless you’re granted a waiver by the government, but that permission is understandably not easily won. You must prove yourselves worthy as a couple via a seven-day evaluation. This...

Eric Bana is back in peak form with Untamed, a new Netflix six-part mystery thriller series. Bana is known for his intense and nuanced performances and has built a diverse career that includes everything from war dramas and psychological thrillers to biopics.

In Untamed, you see the actor take on the role of Kyle Turner, a deeply scarred U.S National Park Service agent, who’s trying to get to the root of a suspicious death in Yosemite. Critics have praised Bana’s layered acting in the show, and if this is your first brush with him, here are five films that showcase why he’s one of the most brilliant artists of our time.

1. The Dry (2021) Eric Bana in The Dry | Credits: Screen Australia

In The Dry, Eric Bana delivered a quiet but mesmerizing performance as Aaron Falk, a federal agent who is forced to confront his past trauma while...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains major spoilers from “Untamed,” now streaming on Netflix.

Eric Bana wouldn’t mind a change of pace in his more than 30-year career.

Known for high-stakes drama and action movies such as “Black Hawk Down,” “Troy,” “Hulk” and “Munich,” most don’t know — or have forgotten — that the 56-year-old actor started in comedy.

Along with starring in the sketch comedy series “Full Frontal” in the mid-1990s in his native Australia, he also hosted a short-lived talk show, “The Eric Bana Show Live.”

“Most of what I get sent is quite dark and dramatic, and I’ve really enjoyed doing the lighter stuff when it comes along,” Bana tells me during an appearance on the “Just for Variety” podcast. “So it would be fun to do more lighthearted stuff for sure, but it doesn’t grow on trees on my desk. There’s a lot of darkness on my desk.

Netflix may have just found its next big binge-watching win, with the streamer’s new crime thriller series, which follows a special agent for the National Parks Service’s investigation after a body is found within the vast wilderness, has now been met with rave reviews from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes resulting in a score that’s sure to have you rushing to find the remote.

Untamed stars Hulk and The Dry actor Eric Bana in the lead as the National Parks Service special agent, Kyle Turner, who works to enforce human law in the merciless wilderness of Yosemite. “Suddenly, the investigation of a brutal death sends him down a path that will force him to face the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past,” the official synopsis teases.

Created by Mark L. Smith, who already saw huge success on Netflix with the gritty Western series American Primeval,...

2025 is shaping up to be a great year for both free-to-play as well as paid games, with developers, both big and small, pulling out all the stops to provide unforgettable experiences. Oftentimes, you might be looking for something to play without opening your wallet.

Fortunately, exciting games are coming in the second half of 2025, and you won’t have to spend a dime on them to enjoy them. From tactical shooters to racing simulators to action RPGs, there’s something for everyone to play without spending a dollar. Here are 10 upcoming free-to-play games that you must not miss.

1. Delta Force (Consoles)

Tencent’s Delta Force has been making quite the rounds on PC as one of the best free-to-play tactical shooters released this year, and it’s been one of those silent hits in the team-based shooter market. Good news for console players as the Fps game makes its way...

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has become a franchise all his own, with every streamer now looking to replicate the same success as Paramount. Well, Netflix may have gotten one step closer to doing just that, with the popular streamer's new crime thriller series, which has been likened to the gritty, sweeping drama of Yellowstone, as well as the same neo-western sensibilities demonstrated in the filmmaker’s underrated Wind River, which has now debuted with a killer Rotten Tomatoes score following the first reviews.

The series is titled Untamed and finds Hulk and The Dry star Eric Bana taking the lead in this character-driven mystery-thriller, which follows a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. Suddenly, the investigation of a brutal death sends him down a path that will force him to face the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past.

These days, it’s all about family for Vin Diesel. Since his appearance in the 2001 film, The Fast and the Furious, the actor has become synonymous with the franchise. But in the late ‘90s when the blossoming action star was trying to make a name for himself, he auditioned and was booked for one of the greatest war flicks of all-time — Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. The movie is a legend in and of itself, filled with a stacked cast that also includes Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, but Diesel’s addition to it no doubt helped launch his career and put him on the crash course to step into the role of Dominic Toretto just a few years later. Now, more than 25 years since it first took the world (and global box office) by storm, Saving Private Ryan is enjoying a run on Prime Video.

In the world of cinema,...

For many kids growing up in the early 1990s, "The Sandlot" was one of the definitive sports movies. Set in 1960s Southern California, it revolves around a group of kids who gather to play baseball in an abandoned lot in their suburban neighborhood. But their light-hearted escapades turn chaotic when the newest member of their ranks accidentally offers up a priceless baseball autographed by Babe Ruth, not realizing its significance, which is promptly hit over the fence into a neighboring junkyard. To get it back, they'll have to tangle with the Beast, a (supposedly) bloodthirsty monster of a dog who (allegedly) eats burglars as though they were kibble.

Over the years since its release, "The Sandlot" has swung its way into the heart of pop culture, basking in the warm glow of '90s nostalgia and developing a reputation of one of the greatest baseball movies of all time. While...

Tom Hardyis no stranger to war movies. In fact, that’s how the actor got his start. Back in 2001, the actor joined an insanely stacked call sheet alongside legends like Ewan McGregor and Josh Hartnett in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down. Perhaps that’s part of the reason why, when he was asked about his favorite films, the actor responded with a classic war pic at the top of the list. According to Far Out, Hardy previously heralded Oliver Stone’s iconic Vietnam War-centered feature, Platoon, as his number one picture. Now, audiences can head to Prime Video to check out the film, as it finds itself streaming alongside the platform’s extended list of content.

During his interview, Hardy was sure to mention the near impossibility of picking a favorite flick, naming other filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Gaspar Noé, and more as the best in the biz.

Jerry Bruckheimer, start your engines. The veteran producer's latest summer spectacle, F1: The Movie, races into theaters on Friday and is already expected to top the weekend box office courtesy of Brad Pitt's star power and the global popularity of the Formula 1 racing circuit.

Based on advanced looks, F1 also has the right stuff to appeal to Oscar voters — much like Bruckheimer's previous collaboration with director Joseph Kosinski, 2022's Top Gun: Maverick. That legacy sequel received six nominations, including Best Picture. That also happened to be Bruckheimer's first nod in a five-decade career.

"We got recognized for a terrific film and thanks to Tom Cruise, I'm here," the producer said at the time, adding: "I've been doing it for so long and haven't had the accolades from my peers. ... I finally got that which is kind of a completion for making movies for all these years."

While Top Gun: Maverick...

The New York Times recently ran a poll asking famous filmmakers, actors, and writers to name the best movies of the century so far. From Pedro Almodóvar to "West Side Story" and "Snow White" star Rachel Zegler, the Times asked dozens upon dozens of famous people about their favorite feature films released since the year 2000 and then compiled their responses into a Top 100 list (ranked by which movies got the most votes). The poll was very similar to the polls that Sight & Sound holds once every decade, only limited to releases from the last 25 years and inviting a different team of filmmakers, writers, and executives to participate. (Sight & Sound also invites critics and essayists.)

As of this writing, one can see many of the Top 10 lists submitted by the participants, and, boy howdy, are some of the choices interesting. Alex Winter, the star of the "Bill & Ted" films and director of "Freaked,...

When The New York Times recently dropped its list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, it didn’t just spark film buff debates — it also gave readers a peek into which movies actors, directors, and creatives listed as their favorites. And let’s just say, the results are full of surprises.

Who would’ve guessed that comedy legend Mel Brooks — the mind behind Blazing Saddles and The Producers — is a major fan of Hidden Figures? His top 10 also includes Jojo Rabbit, A Beautiful Mind and The Bourne Identity.

Then there’s horror king Stephen King, who proved he has a soft side with Brokeback Mountain on his list, alongside more intense films such as Black Hawk Down, Million Dollar Baby, and Oppenheimer.

When Oscar winner Julianne Moore needs a laugh, it appears she turns to comedies Superbad and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. Rounding out her list was also stylish dramas like Black Swan,...

As it did when it debuted in theaters earlier this year, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's Warfare dropped on streaming with a bang. The war thriller, which sort of underperformed at the box office but earned excellent reviews, beat a Denzel Washington blockbuster in its first two days of release on Prime Video. Featuring an ensemble cast of young male stars, Warfare was based on a real-life incident experienced by Mendoza, who served in the Iraq War. The movie made a little over $30 million worldwide against a reported budget of $20 million.

According to FlixPatrol, Warfare was the fourth-biggest film on Prime Video on June 18, whereas Washington's The Equalizer 3 had to settle for the eighth spot. The Prime Video charts were topped by The Accountant 2, which recently debuted on streaming after grossing over $100 million worldwide. The number three spot was claimed by its predecessor, The Accountant, with...

Untamed (Photo Credit – Netflix)

Ott giant Netflix has an exciting slate of original films and shows lined up for release in the coming months. One such title quietly making its way to the streaming platform is the mystery thriller limited series Untamed. The series, which consists of six episodes, will premiere on Netflix on July 17, 2025. Here are three solid reasons why this show deserves a spot on your watchlist.

1. The Creators

The upcoming Netflix series has been created by Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith. For the unversed, Mark L. Smith is a screenwriter who has previously lent his writing skills to Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning film The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.

He also created Netflix’s recent Western series, American Primeval, and his upcoming projects include Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi film The Dog Stars. With such an impressive filmography, streaming enthusiasts have every...

Caught by the Tides

Jia Zhang-ke’s elegiac and poetic feature revolves around a woman (Zhao Tao) who journeys from her home in a fading industrial city in search of a vanished former boyfriend. The movie looks back on China’s recent history, but also on Jia’s filmography, echoing themes, geographical features, techniques and structural elements while incorporating footage shot at various intervals from 2001 through 2023 — an approach that gives it a kind of kinship with Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. — David Rooney

Ghost Trail

Centering on a Syrian exile tracking down his former torturer in France, Jonathan Millet’s film is a work of visceral intensity and formidable control. Millet has a shrewd grasp of paranoid-thriller mechanics; a refreshing preference for intimacy and clarity over distancing stylistic or narrative fussiness; and two fantastic actors: soulful, movie-star-magnetic lead Adam Bessa and Tawfeek Barhom as a villain whose humanity is the most chilling thing about him.

Exclusive: Miramax in a competitive bid has snapped up the rights to Australian author Amy Taylor’s upcoming second novel Ruins with Oscar nominees Vanessa Kirby and Sebastian Stan attached to headline and produce. Scott Free, Linden Entertainment and Kirby’s Aluna Entertainment put this package together, I hear. Kirby will produce through Aluna.

Miramax’s new President of Film Group Alexandra Loewy shepherded the deal.

Getty/Miramax

Ruins follows a couple whose affair with a young Greek woman over the course of a summer in Athens threatens to crack their relationship open in a story about privilege and power, desire and intimacy. The Dial Press is publishing Ruins in the U.S. on Aug. 12 and Allen & Unwin will publish in Australia and New Zealand on July 1. There is currently an ongoing negotiation for UK publishing rights. Taylor’s first hit novel was Search History in 2023. The author is...

Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek's spy thriller won over audiences on the big screen. Now fans can watch Malek's latest film, The Amateur, from the comfort of home as it makes its digital debut.

Per Digital Spy, fans can now rent or purchase The Amateur on various major digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. The movie, directed by Slow Horses helmer James Hawes, hits the digital world two months after its theatrical release.

Malek -- who played bioterrorist Lyusifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die -- portrays Charles Heller in The Amateur. Charles is a CIA cryptographer whose world comes crashing down when his wife Sarah, played by Superman star Rachel Brosnahan, dies in a terrorist attack. When his CIA colleagues decide against taking action, Charles becomes a vengeance-filled vigilante, using his intelligence to travel the globe and find the perpetrators.

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Orlando Bloom, the star of Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, and The Lord of the Rings universe, is trying to revive the flames of one of his most important franchises. In the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Bloom played Will Turner, the blacksmith's apprentice who falls in love with Elizabeth Swann amid the invasion of the ghostly pirates. While there have been rumors about the possible return of the franchise, nothing has been confirmed. As fans wait for news, Bloom adds fuel to the fire and says that he wants to get everyone back for a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

The Troy actor is likely referring to Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, who played Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann in the series. But who's to say we can't add Geoffrey Rush and Kevin McNally to the mix as well, given how important their characters were in the entire series?...

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Ridley Scott was on fire creatively at the outset of the 21st century. After a rough 1990s that saw him stumble, at least commercially, with "1492: Conquest of Paradise," "White Squall," and "G.I. Jane," the world-building maestro bounced back in a big way with "Gladiator," "Hannibal," and "Black Hawk Down." Scott had always exhibited a chameleonic ease moving from genre to genre, but deftly segueing from a sword-and-sandals epic to a Grand Guignol romance to a concussive masterpiece of modern combat over the course of two years was an unparalleled feat, particularly while working on such a massive scale.

Scott, then in his mid-60s, appeared to be peaking. So when he failed to win the Best Director Oscar for both "Gladiator" and "Black Hawk Down" (despite the former winning Best Picture), it felt safe to assume that something even...

Pierce Brosnan Shares His Co-Star Can Likely Be The Next James Bond(Photo Credit –Instagram)

It’s been four long years since Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die was released in theatres, and still, there hasn’t been an official update about who will play the next James Bond. Recently, Pierce Brosnan, who played the iconic spy in several James Bond films, including GoldenEye and Die Another Day, shared his thoughts on how one of his recent co-stars might fare as 007. Read on to find out what he said.

Pierce Brosnan Thinks This Actor Would Be A Wonderful James Bond

According to a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the ever-charming Irish actor Pierce Brosnan was asked who he would choose to play the next James Bond. He diplomatically replied that he has no picks and that it’s a very exciting moment in the history of James Bond.

Mention Darkness Falls to your fellow horror fans, and you might get two very different reactions. One may scoff, dismissing it as yet another teen jump-scare fest with zero artistic merit. Another might enthusiastically high-five you and say, “I don’t care what anybody says, that movie rules!” The vast difference likely caused by a studio aiming to replicate The Blair Witch Project’s viral marketing success, while making a film more comparable to the modern popcorn horror of Blumhouse or the Conjuring Universe. This is the story of a film with enough lore to fill a novelization, a fake documentary, and a comic book prequel. Reduced to a film so short they had to make the ending credits last eleven minutes long just to be able to release theatrically; a studio that decided to entirely replace the design and appearance of its main villain in Post-production; and finally, this...

In the early 2000s, Josh Hartnett was everywhere. He was once one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising stars, coming into the spotlight with leading roles in big-budget movies and teen heartthrob status. But now, more than 20 years later, Harnett is reflecting, in a slightly critical look, at the movie that changed his life overnight.

The actor shared his experience on Pearl Harbor, a Michael Bay-directed war-romance movie that led him into a level of fame he wasn’t fully prepared for. And, Hartnett subtly but clearly draws a line between the glossy, romanticized vision of Pearl Harbor and the gritty realism of Black Hawk Down.

Josh Hartnett reflects on Pearl Harbor and the career-defining aftermath Ben Afleck and Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbor | Credit: Buena Vista Pictures

In a 2024 interview with Vanity Fair, Josh Hartnett opened up about his experience filming the 2001 blockbuster, Pearl Harbor, which also starred Ben Affleck,...

It’s only been a week since it was announced that Alex Garland will write and direct a live-action Elden Ring movie for A24 and video-game company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Deadline now reports that he may have found his leading man. Kit Connor, who appeared in Garland’s Warfare, is apparently in talks to star in the Elden Ring movie.

However, the report states that several factors, including scheduling, still need to be worked out, but both Garland and Connor are keen to reunite, although a formal offer has not been made.

Elden Ring is an open-world action RPG where you play as a Tarnished warrior seeking to restore the shattered Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord by defeating mighty demigods in a dark, mysterious fantasy world. George R. R. Martin, creator of the fantasy-novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, provided worldbuilding for the game.

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Featuring the return of true simulation warfare, Delta Force has been something of a renaissance to many who missed these types of shooters, and with the latest news regarding the big update incoming, it’s only going to get better!

Per Team Jade, the developer behind Delta Force:

“Delta Force just got a major update with the release of Black Hawk Down Solo Mode, featuring difficulty levels scaled specifically for solo players, offering a more balanced and intense single-player experience.

Also coming this week: Victory Unite, a new Warfare mini-mode, drops May 30 on PC and mobile. Designed to elevate tactical gameplay, Victory Unite introduces:

Rank-based Access: Reach Lieutenant (PC) or Colonel (mobile) to unlock Victory Unite. Faction Command Voting: Players elect a Commander per faction, who gains access to an exclusive command chat to coordinate with all Squad Captains. Tactical Advantage: Commanders can call in exclusive attacks, introducing new layers...

Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha returned to theaters this month in a 4K restoration ahead of a 4K Uhd on July 22 from Kino Lorber. The film follows Jesse, a 10-year-old American boy believed to be the reincarnation of the revered Buddhist monk Lama Dorje. His story is intertwined with that of Siddartha, charting his journey to enlightenment. Bertolucci and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro filmed the two narratives using 35mm and 65mm, respectively.

We spoke with Pietro Scalia, the film’s editor, who has earned two Academy Awards for his work on JFK and Black Hawk Down. Scalia has worked on a diverse range of films, from the intimate drama of Good Will Hunting to the epic scale of Gladiator. His extensive credits also include Hannibal, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Martian, and Ferrari, among others. Scalia’s approach to editing emphasizes rhythm, emotional impact, and narrative pacing.

Pietro Scalia: I remember that Bernardo,...