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Despite there being very different stories and settings, Go! Go! Loser Ranger has a lot in common with Solo Leveling. Both anime explore dark and morally ambiguous topics to enhance their setting and rely on very interesting world building as a hook. Solo Leveling's Sung Jinwoo and Go! Go! Loser Ranger's Footsoldier D start off as underdogs who are climbing their way up in unexpected ways. D has nothing like the system helping him along the way, but being a monster in a world of humans gives him an edge.

Both these worlds were dramatically changed when monsters started showing up. For the hunters of Solo Leveling, gates pose a present threat that humanity has no way of permanently stopping. Contrary to this, the Dragon Keepers have defeated the monsters in Go! Go! Loser Ranger. In both anime, there's far more going on behind the scenes than would first appear.

Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump’s second inauguration, his dozens of controversial executive orders, and the salute by Elon Musk that has neo-Nazis and white nationalists overjoyed.

Co-anchor Colin Jost noted that during his oath, Trump was seen not placing his hand on the Lincoln Bible.

“Well, he tried to,” Jost said, “but the Bible screamed.”

“During his address, President Trump said he was changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Jost went on. “And, like you, Hillary Clinton could...

Exclusive: MSNBC Films will debut King of the Apocalypse, a documentary about Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, that will air at 9 p.m. Et on Feb. 2.

Rhodes was among the 1,500 January 6th defendants granted clemency by Donald Trump in one of his initial acts upon returning to the White House on Monday. Serving an 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy, Rhodes’ sentence was commuted to time served.

Per MSNBC, the documentary traces Rhodes’ life “from little-known libertarian blogger to leader of the militant group the Oath Keepers,” offering a look into the right-wing militia movement. The project features previous interviews with Rhodes, and is told through the perspective of his son, Dakota Adams, and ex-wife, Tasha Adams. Dakota Adams, who broke from his father’s ideology narrates the documentary, and “sheds light on the ideology his father represents, how decades-old ideas have been made more mainstream and tailored to the political moment,...

On Monday January 13 2025, Nick Jr broadcasts Baby Shark’s Big Show!!

Holders Keepers; The Nickname King Season 3 Episode 17 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Baby Shark’s Big Show!” titled “Holders Keepers; The Nickname King” promises to be another exciting adventure in the colorful world of Carnivore Cove. Baby Shark and his best friend William are back with their usual charm and enthusiasm, ready to explore their community and meet new friends.

In this episode, Baby Shark and William embark on a fun-filled quest that revolves around the idea of nicknames. The duo will encounter various characters in Carnivore Cove, each with their own unique and catchy names. This adventure is sure to bring plenty of laughter and smiles as they learn the importance of friendship and creativity.

As always, viewers can expect original, catchy tunes that will have everyone singing along. The vibrant animations and lively storytelling make “Holders...

Doc Short Contenders Give Voters Plenty to Ponder

The 15 films that made the shortlist in the Oscars’ documentary short category are all powerful and thought-provoking, making the competition for an Academy Award nod incredibly stiff this year.

Leading the charge are “Incident,” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra,” “The Quilters,” “Death by Numbers” and “Keepers.”

The first 89 seconds of Bill Morrison’s police brutality doc “Incident” is silent. Security footage captures a street in Chicago on a July afternoon in 2018. Minutes later, a man is dead. Through a series of recordings of CCTV and police bodycam footage captured from different vantage points, Morrison offers a raw look at the Chicago police shooting of a Black man. The 29-minute New Yorker film won the best short documentary award at the 2023 IDA Documentary Awards and garnered a spot on the influential Doc NYC shortlist earlier this year.

Netflix’s “The Only Girl...

Quick Links All the Disney Villains Try Taking Over the World Why Was Kingdom Keepers Stopped?

Most of us know by now that numerous high-profile Disney movies are based on books. Some of these include 1989s The Little Mermaid (which was based on an 1837 fairy tale), 1991s Beauty and the Beast (inspired by a 1740 novel), and Aladdin (originally composed in the late 1200s). Even though these classics are trademarks of both the Walt Disney Company and the animated genre as a whole, a novel franchise that was born within the last 20 years could have been Disneys best movie to date. Written by Ridley Pearson, the plot involved iconic villains such as Maleficent, Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil, and "the most powerful demon Walt Disney ever created," trying to take over both Disney Theme Parks and the world. Interested to hear more?

Spanning over 11 books from 2005 to 2014, the Kingdom Keepers series...

Quick Links How To Find The Scorpionlord Boss How To Defeat The Scorpionlord Boss

There are a total of six chapters in Black Myth: Wukong, with over 100 bosses and some optional bosses like the Scorpionlord. Each chapter gets harder, and bosses are more difficult to beat. Some bosses are mandatory, while others are optional, but all will give special rewards. In Chapter 4, players can choose to go against an optional boss called Scorpionlord.

Scorpionlord is hailed as one of the more difficult optional bosses in Black Myth: Wukong. Those up to the challenge will be rewarded with an item that increases healing speed. The benefit of this item is enough to tempt some players into battling this optional boss. Others may want bragging rights to having defeated Scorpionlord. Whether doing it for the healing speed boost or to be a completionist, its important to come up with the right strategy...

Steve Blackman’s adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s superhero family comic book series completes its run on Netflix on August 8th, 2024 with the finale of ‘The Umbrella Academy’. At its premiere event at the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard earlier in the week, audiences got to experience the first episode of the fourth and final season, just a taste of what’s to come for our gang of siblings-turned-superheroes. ‘The Umbrella Academy’ follows the misadventures of the Hargreeves siblings, all adopted by the mysterious Reginald Hargreeves, as they are pulled through time to stop the apocalypse in different timelines and eras. Season four begins back in the present, finally! But, it’s the wrong timeline, corrupted by an incomplete reset attempt by Reginald, and they’ve all lost their superpowers. The Hargreeves know they’re not in the right present day, but somehow, so do some civilians,...

After facing time-traveling assassins, the timeline preserving Temps Commission, and an alternate reality version of the Hargreeves siblings as adversaries, the Umbrella Academy squares off against their new antagonist(s) in the fourth and final season, in the form of a widespread cult known as ‘The Keepers’. Constituting fairly regular humans suffering from timeline sickness, the Keepers might lack supernatural flair and gusto, but their steadfastness, belief in a singular cause, and unity make them the most formidable threat the superhero group has had to face so far. By the end, the Keepers succeed in their objective as well, having a significant influence on the ending of the narrative as a whole, which makes it necessary to have a detailed discussion about the group’s origin, motive, and future in the context of the final chapter of the series.

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The Origin And Motive Of The Keepers

Amidst all...

In one of the most surprising episodes of the whole series, The Umbrella Academy season 4 episode 5 takes us on an emotional journey through timelines as Ben and Jennifer continue running away and The Keepers make major process on their mission. Five's boss at the CIA is revealed to be not who he thought he was and we learn what Sy has been up to this whole time.

Warning: Major spoilers for The Umbrella Academy season 4 episode 5 are below.

The fifth episode of the season, which marks the penultimate episode, begins by catching us up on Five and Lila's mission to stop Ben from ever meeting Jennifer. But somewhere along the way, they get lost in various different timelines and can't find a way home. They've been time-traveling for six years together, and through those six years, they've gotten very close. The bond they form during this time won't be easy to break.

Here are some of the most highly anticipated upcoming anime that fans are eagerly waiting for: Oshi no Ko Season 2 Fire Force Season 3

In keeping up with the new anime that come out each season it can be easy to forget all the great upcoming anime set to release at later dates. Many of these shows have only been announced with not even a set release period revealed. However, when these shows make their debut they are bound to be some of the most talked about anime of the time.

Of course, there will always be anime coming on the immediate horizon to get people hyped. More seasonal shows like My Hero Academia have a fairly consistent release schedule, so fans can rely on always having seasons of that show to look forward to until it eventually ends. However, this list is focusing on the shows that have a bit more unpredictable release schedules,...

For 30 years, the Power Rangers franchise has been a staple of American popular culture, with an entire generation growing up with the brand's classic iteration. Its source material is footage from the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, with both properties having their own tropes and archetypes that are well-known among international audiences. These concepts usually aren't translated into anime, but one new series takes them and turns them completely upside down for a morphenomenal take on the genre audiences think they know.

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! makes its parodying nature obvious from the very title, and the satire on Power Rangers, Super Sentai and the "tokusatsu" genre as a whole goes far beyond the name. Bringing familiar narrative elements into anime while subverting them entirely allows the series to stand out among the morphing grid. Likewise, it also does to the distinctly Japanese take on superheroes what anime such as My Hero Academia...

The Dragon Keepers in Go! Go! Loser Ranger struggle with addiction to power after defeating the weak alien Invaders. The Dragon Keepers create staged battles to maintain power, highlighting the importance of supervillains in superhero stories. The upcoming anime emphasizes the necessity of supervillains in keeping heroes honest and preventing abuse of extraordinary abilities.

For the heroes in the upcoming anime Go! Go! Loser Ranger defeating the supervillain turns out to be the start of darker times. One of the hallmarks of any Power Ranger-inspired story is the age-old battle between good and evil. Evil, in the form of the alien supervillain, not only gives fans someone to hate but also provides a challenge the Power Rangers must struggle to overcome. Ultimately, the hope is that the Power Rangers will triumph over the evildoer and all can live happily ever after.

Like almost every other work inspired by the Power...

Former President Donald Trump was criticized by his own former vice president, Mike Pence, for saluting prisoners who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot and calling them “hostages” during the introduction of his Dayton, Ohio campaign rally.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6th hostages,” the moderator of the rally on March 16 stated over the loudspeaker.

Trump raised his right hand and saluted as the “January 6 Choir” sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” The choir is composed of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and others imprisoned for helping to advance the failed insurrection.

The rally started with the Pledge of Allegiance recited by January 6 defendants serving time in the Washington, D.C., jail.

“You see the spirit from the hostages, and that’s what they are: hostages,” Trump claimed at the rally. “They’ve been treated terribly and very unfairly. And you know that and everybody knows that.

Following the first lineup last week, the official website for the TV anime Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (known as Sentai Daishikkaku in Japan), based on the super hero manga by Negi Haruba ( The Quintessential Quintuplets ), announced the second lineup of its additional voice cast members. The anime has planned to reveal more voice cast members weekly for three consecutive weeks since January 30. The five characters introduced in a new video below are Ranger cadets of the Red Battalion led by the Dragon Keepers: Kai Shion: Yuki Ono (Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ) Eigen Urabe: Seiichiro Yamashita (Toru Ishikawa in Horimiya ) Angelica Yukino: Akari Kito (Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) Soujiro Ishikawa: Daiki Hamano (Go Onizuka in Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains ) Renren Akebayashi: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Kumiko Omae in Sound! Euphonium ) Related: Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Anime Announces 4 Additional Voice Cast Members The TV anime...

The Vanishing, or Spoorloos, is a crime thriller constantly on the verge of becoming a horror movie, delivering one of the most disturbing endings of all time. The Dutch film revolves around a couple, Rex and Saskia, whose promising bike holiday is disrupted when Saskia stops at a gas station to buy drinks and disappears without a trace. Three years later, Rex is still looking for her and is contacted by a stranger who claims to know Saskia's whereabouts.

The brilliant movie inspired an American remake directed by George Sluizer himself, the director of the original film, gathering renowned movie stars such as Kiefer Sutherland and Jeff Bridges in the lead roles. However, it lacks the dreadful mood of Spoorloos and its cold, nearly impersonal tone, which leads up to an unnerving twist.

The Vanishing Is the Perfect Example of a Slow Burn

The Vanishing is committed to constantly playing with the viewers expectations,...

Dear Jassi arrives with echoes of Madonna’s 1989 hit “Dear Jessie” and its sugary promise of pink elephants and lemonade, but none of that turns out to be forthcoming in Tarsem Singh Dhandwar’s beautiful and brutal sixth feature. Instead, we have perhaps the most disturbing bait-and-switch since George Sluizer’s original iteration of The Vanishing, a Punjabi Juliet-meets-Romeo story that’s much harsher that any so-far-filmed version of West Side Story and a whole lot funnier. This dissonance takes a while to reveal itself, but when it does, the shock is visceral. The fact that almost everything is true is the killer blow, and the shockwave of that reverberates through the poignant final credits, a static shot that forces the audience, or maybe just simply dares them, to think about what they’ve just seen.

Immigrant stories have been big in 2023, but the troubling core of Dear Jassi is actually an emigrant story,...

Stephen King's miniseries Rose Red had mixed reviews upon release but has gained new popularity since being added to Hulu's catalog in 2023. The miniseries allowed upcoming actors like Nancy Travis, Kimberly J. Brown, and Melanie Lynskey to showcase their abilities. Matt Keeslar played the role of Steve Rimbauer in Rose Red and has since had notable roles in films like Scream 3 and series like Dune.

Stephen King's underappreciated miniseries Rose Red includes a number of dynamic characters and a talented cast to bring them to life. In 2002, ABC released a three-part miniseries with a story by King. The show follows Dr. Joyce Reardon, a paranormal psychology professor who brings a group of psychics to the Rose Red mansion in hopes of finding scientific data that proves the existence of the paranormal. Once there, the team faces the evil spirits tethered to the house due to previous deaths.

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.

’90s Horror, Art-House Horror, and Pre-Code Horror

It’s October, which means you are likely crafting an endless queue of horror films to consume. When it comes to a single streaming service to dedicate your eyes to this month, The Criterion Channel takes the cake with three different series. First up, ’90s horror brings together such films as The Rapture (1991), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), The Addiction (1995), and Ravenous (1999), while Art-House Horror features Häxan (1922), Vampyr (1932), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Carnival of Souls (1962), Onibaba (1964), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Sisters (1973), Eraserhead (1977), House (1977), Suspiria (1977), Arrebato (1979), The Brood (1979), The Vanishing (1988), Cronos (1993), Cure (1997), Donnie Darko (2001), Trouble Every Day (2001), Antichrist (2009), and more. Lastly, Pre-Code horrors brings together ’30s features such as Freaks (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Old Dark House...

"Ride" is a new Hallmark Channel show that combines the beloved family-friendly nature of the network with modern neo-Western themes and plenty of romance. The cast of "Ride" is made up of Hallmark Channel veterans, showcasing their talent in a different genre from the typical Christmas movies the network is known for. While mainstream critics may have hesitated to praise the show, audience reviews highlight its positive qualities, particularly its portrayal of a ranching family and the lighter alternative it offers compared to shows like "Yellowstone."

The cast of the Ride television show on the Hallmark Channel is an eclectic mix of talent that's instantly recognizable to fans of Hallmark's movies. Starting in 2023, Ride follows the exploits of the famous McMurray rodeo family as they try to maintain their beloved Colorado ranch following the death of the clan's matriarch. Heavily influenced by the modern neo-Western genre, Ride spices things...

The Criterion Collection is showcasing a lineup of pre-code, arthouse, and 90s horror films on The Criterion Channel for Halloween. Classic pre-code horror gems like "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Mystery of the Wax Museum" are being featured. The arthouse and 90s horror selections include notable titles such as "Night of the Living Dead," "Suspiria," and "The Exorcist III," but some important movies from the 90s are missing.

The countdown to Halloween is on! It’s finally fall, and The Criterion Collection is getting in on the spooky celebration. All month long in October, film fans can watch some of the best pre-code, arthouse and 90s horror flicks on The Criterion Channel. For a brief stint in Hollywood, at the end of the silent era and the beginning of the talkies, there wasn’t a Hays Code in place to monitor content being featured in the movies of that time period.

Dear Child is a mystery crime drama series written and directed by Isabel Kleefeld. The Netflix series is based on an international bestselling novel titled Liebes Kind by Romy Hausmann. Dear Child revolves around a 13-year-old missing persons case which is reopened after an unknown woman is struck by a car in a German forest and the girl who accompanies her is being interviewed by the police. The Netflix series is a claustrophobic and dark experience with plenty of twists and turns. So, if you loved Dear Child here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Synopsis: For Camille Preaker, it’s a dark path down memory lane. Based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) and directed by Emmy(R) winner Jean-Marc Vallee (HBO’s “Big Little Lies”), this thrilling limited series stars five-time Oscar(R) nominee Amy Adams...

If time travel were truly possible and fans today could travel back 15 years to tell their younger selves that Loki, the God of Mischief, would end up becoming one of the most popular characters in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- big enough to merit two seasons (and counting) of his own show -- well, they'd probably get laughed back into their regular timeline again. But with the benefit of hindsight, the recipe for success behind "Loki" is easy to see. Take one of the most talented and charismatic actors currently working in Tom Hiddleston, add in a buddy comedy dynamic with Owen Wilson's Time Variance Authority agent Mobius, and wrap it all up in a "Doctor Who"-inspired romp through different timelines in a setup for Marvel's newest and baddest villain, and it's no wonder why "Loki" took off like it did.

Amid all the hijinks of season 1 of "Loki,...

The filmmakers behind the year's most terrifying horror film, "Talk to Me," have a fascinating backstory that rivals any of the supernatural chills and thrills in their feature film debut. The Australian sibling duo of Danny and Michael Philippou first got their start as YouTubers, as we've previously written about here. But don't let their humble beginnings fool you. The pair of movie aficionados certainly didn't shy away from wearing their cinematic influences on their sleeves when it came time to write and film "Talk to Me."

The filmmakers revealed as much during a recent interview with /Film's Jacob Hall. In our review of the film, Chris Evangelista made note of the pervasive Sam Raimi influence, particularly through the usage of gore and makeup that feels of a piece with "The Evil Dead." But as it turns out, their specific inspirations for their newest film go even deeper than that.

Buckle up, horror fiends, as we embark on a spine-chilling road trip through the most dreadful pit stops and roadside attractions ever depicted on the silver screen! From eerie gas stations to ominous wax museums, these horror movie locations will make you think twice before stopping for a break. So forget about stretching your legs, fasten your seatbelts, and get ready for a terrifying journey through “Little Roadstop of Horrors: 10 Horror Movie Pit Stops and Roadside Attractions to Avoid At All Costs.”

Miramax The Titty Twister – From Dusk ‘Till Dawn (1996)

Located somewhere along the desolate highway just south of the Mexico/US Border, The Titty Twister appears to be your typical roadside strip club. However, when the sun sets, the establishment undergoes a horrifying transformation. It becomes a sanctuary for vampires in search of fresh blood to satiate their insatiable thirst. The unsuspecting travelers who dare to step foot inside...

Very rarely do filmmakers helm the remakes of their own films. In these cases, they are movies like 1993’s The Vanishing, in which director George Sluizer remade his original 1988 international thriller of the same name for an English-language adaptation in the United States with American stars Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland and Nancy Travis. Action legend John Woo would do the same, albeit to a smaller degree, as he remade his 1991 film, Once a Thief, into a TV movie in 1996.

The guns-a-blazing maestro is at it again. This time, with the movie that many regard as his best film, 1989’s The Killer, which starred his frequent collaborator, Chow-Yun Fat. According to World of Reel, Woo has already started production on the remake of The Killer, which will be taking place in France. The film is set to star Nathalie Emmanuel and Omar Sy. Emmanuel has had little slivers of action displayed...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expanding its membership.

According to a press release, the organization that hands out Oscars each year at the Academy Awards has extended invitations to join the Academy to 398 artists and executives who have made notable contributions to the motion picture industry.

“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang in a joint statement.

Read More: The Academy Announces 2024 Oscars Date As Well As Submission Deadline

There are some big names and familiar faces among the invitees, including musicians Taylor Swift and David Byrne, and numerous actors, ranging from Selma Blair to Keke Palmer to “Elvis” Oscar nominee Austin Butler.

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan, Daniel Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert, recent acting nominees Austin Butler, Paul Mescal, and Stephanie Hsu, and bold-face names for the extremely online like Taylor Swift, Abel Tesfaye (a.k.a. The Weeknd), and Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav were among the 398 people announced as new members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday.

“The academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide,” said academy CEO Bill Kramer and academy president Janet Yang in a joint statement.

This year’s class of new members is heavy on 2022 breakouts, like the aforementioned Kwan and Scheinert – invitees in both the directors’ brand and the producers’ branch. In keeping with academy practice,...

It’s that time of year again — the break between Cannes and the fall festivals, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences makes its membership invitations. The Oscars group said today that it has extended offers to 398 artists and execs — one more than last year — who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures.

The list includes actors, directors, writers, producers, musicians, executives, artist reps, publicists and below-the-liners such as casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, production designers and sound pros.

“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide.”

As usual, the invitees include newly minted Oscar winners,...

Watch an average modern American horror movie and you’re bound to be inundated with a lot of noise. Loudness is not innately a bad thing, nor are pronounced jump scares. But lackluster scary films can often end up being so underwhelming because they mistake loudness for creepiness. Something like Smile or Fall will often just ratchet up the volume of the score or pile on noisy jump scares instead of coming up with actual substantive frights. If one wants a masterclass in how to make quiet horror cinema that chills you to the bone, look no further than the 1988 George Sluizer feature The Vanishing. Hailing from the Netherlands, The Vanishing proves utterly terrifying even without resorting to jump scares or superfluous loudness.

Exclusive: UK production company Mad As Birds (Mab) — best known for pics such as Six Minutes to Midnight, Poms, The Vanishing, and The Almond And The Seahorse — has landed a major cash injection from a private investor as it sets out a diverse slate of projects for the Cannes market.

We understand the investment is around the seven-figure mark. The investor, whose identity has been kept private, approached the UK-based indie headed by Celyn Jones, Andy Evans, and Sean Marley with the unique deal, which is set to supercharge the company’s work across film and TV, with several Mab projects heading to the Cannes market this week.

New Mab film projects hitting the market include:

Call Girls

Directed by veteran British filmmaker Catherine Morshead, the film comes from a screenplay by writers Paul Coleman and Brennan Reece. Coleman is the BAFTA-winning writer behind the BBC comedy Car Share,...

Kate Stables has readied a new This Is the Kit album called Careful of Your Keepers. The LP arrives on June 9th via Rough Trade, and as a preview, new single “Inside Outside” is out now.

Careful of Your Keepers is named after the seventh track on the record, which refers to, as Stables put it in a press release, “The fragility of things. Of situations. Of relationships. Of humans. What we do to look after each other and ourselves. The passing of time and what that does to us, and how we live our lives going forward.”

Stables teamed up with her usual band for the LP, as well as Jesse D. Vernon, who arranged a horn quartet. Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys produced the project, and both Stables and Rhys himself spoke excitedly about the collaboration in a statement.

“I’ve always loved the idea of working with him somehow,...

Nothing really hits the audience as hard as a realistic horror movie. There are plenty of great horror movies that focus on supernatural terror or creepy monsters. However, sometimes the scariest thing a movie can be is grounded in reality. If the audience watches the horror unfold on screen and knows something like that could actually happen in real life, it can be quite unsettling. These movies rely simply on the evil that can exist in the real world and the threats that are very much possible. These types of stories will deliver the typical horror movie thrills with scares that may stay with viewers a little longer.

It is always fun to go to a movie and watch vampires, alien creatures, or ghosts delivering the scares on the big screen., However, when a person leaves the theater, there is never a sense that Dracula will appear out of the...

Exclusive: We’ve heard from sources that Jason Seagraves has exited Cavalry Media as their SVP of Development.

Seagraves is the second executive to leave the management and production company following co-founder Dana Brunetti, which we first reported.

Seagraves, I understand, has both Brunetti and Cavalry Media co-founder Keegan Rosenberger’s approval to transition to a producorial role on his projects, one being the teen drama series Motorheads which is set up at Amazon Studios with John A. Norris as showrunner.

Motorheads is a coming-of-age ensemble drama, set in blue collar steel town that’s trying to reinvent itself. The show follows as its denizens navigate the hierarchy and rules of high school, while others are running from a dark past looking for new beginnings.

Before Cavalry Media, Seagraves was at Cross Creek Pictures as VP of Production and Development. There he steered such movies as the Oscar nominated Denzel Washington movie Roman J. Israel,...

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Fund has unveiled its latest round of feature film grantees from the Arab world and Africa.

The announcement comes just days after the fund revealed it had boarded French director Maïwenn’s upcoming costume drama Jeanne du Barry starring Johnny Depp, in its first European investment as executive producer.

In its latest funding round for Arab and African filmmakers, it is getting behind 36 productions by Saudi, Arab and African filmmakers, 25 in or on the verge of production, 11 in post-production.

The 25 production grant winners include upcoming films by established directors such as Abderrahmane Sissako’s The Perfumed Hill, Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Miss Camel, Annemarie Jacir, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Mime, Cherien Dabis, and Karim Moussaoui’s The Vanishing.

The fund has also gotten behind buzzy, emerging talents such as Saudi Arabian filmmaker Sara Mesfer, who is gearing up for her first solo feature Habibi And I In Eden.

Further projects come from Mehdi M. Barsaoui, Ameer Fakher Eldin, Haifaa Al-Mansour and Annemarie Jacir.

The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation has unveiled the 36 recipients of the Red Sea Fund’s 2022 production and post-production funding cycles.

All titles are from Arab and African filmmakers, who will receive grants to help them complete films that shine a light on narratives and new talents emerging from the region.

Two films selected have previously received support at the development stage by the Red Sea Fund. Captain Mbaye from Rwandan filmmaker Joel Karekezi follows a Un observer sent to Rwanda as genocide breaks out.

Plane reviews are in, and they are looking surprisingly good. Action star Gerald Butler plays a commercial pilot who, after his plane is damaged by a lightning strike, makes an emergency landing on the war-torn Island of Jolo in the Philippines. Soon after, most of his passengers are taken hostage by heavily armed rebels, forcing him and a fugitive on board, played by Luke Cage's Mike Colter, to attempt a daring rescue mission. The Plane trailer went semi-viral online when it was released late last year because of its hilariously generic title, coupled with the ironic fact that most of the movie takes place on the ground.

Now, the first Plane reviews are in, and they are surprisingly praising Gerald Butler's latest action movie. At the time of writing, Plane is flying high above the certified fresh threshold on Rotten Tomatoes in the 70 percent range. While most of the reviews...

This weekend, Netflix is adding the first part of the second season of a drama TV series, a drama movie based on a novel, a new version of a classic Christmas tale, and a documentary about a filmmaker. Last weekend, Netflix welcomed season 4 of Lego: City Adventures, the stop-motion animated movie The Boxtrolls, the sports drama movie Southpaw, the mystery thriller The Vanishing, and Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, along with the Christmas movie Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, the fantasy horror TV series Wednesday, and the rom-com Christmas movie The Noel Diary.

As it does on the first days of every month, Netflix will add a long list of licensed content this weekend, most notably the buddy cop comedy 21 Jump Street, the drama movie Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, the coming-of-age drama My Girl, the epic historical war movie Troy, and David Leitch’s Bullet Train.

This weekend, Netflix is expanding its Christmas catalog with two movies perfect for the Holiday season, while also taking its subscribers back to the Halloween season with a very special TV series. Last weekend, Netflix added the supernatural action movie R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned, the African dramas Nafsi and The Griot, and season 2 of the Korean crime thriller series The Good Detective, along with the psychological period drama The Wonder, the Christmas movie Christmas With You, the German mystery-horror TV series 1899, season 2 of the animated series Inside Job, and the fantasy movie Slumberland.

When it comes to licensed content, this weekend the streaming giant will welcome season 4 of Lego: City Adventures, the stop-motion animated movie The Boxtrolls, the sports drama movie Southpaw, the mystery thriller The Vanishing, and Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. As for original content, Netflix will add more Christmas titles with...

Focus Features will be giving the psychological thriller Inside a theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada on March 10, 2023, and today they have unveiled a trio of very strange teaser posters for the film. You can check those out at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Vasilis Katsoupis, who previously made the 2016 documentary My Friend Larry Gus, from a screenplay by Ben Hopkins (The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz), Inside tells the story of Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.

The film stars Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Gene Bervoets (The Vanishing), Josia Krug (Commitment Phobia), and Eliza Stuyck (Vincent).

Giorgos Karnavas, Marcos Kantis, and Dries Phlypo produced Inside, with Katsoupis serving as executive producer alongside Jim Stark,...

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Since Reno 911! was canceled in 2009, following its six-season run on Comedy Central, Robert Ben Garant (who starred in and co-created the series alongside Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver) has always had a feeling the show had a second life. “Reno had been off the air for over 10 years,” says Garant of the effort to find a new home for the Cops spoof, which followed a bumbling crew of deputies in the Nevada city who attempt to uphold law and order — but often create their own disorder. “We edited together a highlight reel and tried to sell it, and everybody passed.”

That is, until Quibi came calling, and Garant and his colleagues realized that the now-shuttered shortform video platform would be the perfect place for the show. “We had one of our editors cut one of the old episodes down to seven minutes,...

The factions of far-right militants in America can seem a jumble of militiamen and revolutionaries, neo-fascists and white supremacists. While they all share a love of guns and a loathing of liberalism, not all militant groups share the same tactics, aims, or trigger points. How do you differentiate an Oath Keeper militant from a Proud Boy brawler or a Boogaloo Boi from the Patriot Front? We’ve got you covered.

Below, a survey of some of the most dangerous groups on the right, the objectives they pursue, what makes them unique — and why they fight.

Exclusive: Blackstone Publishing has acquired worldwide publishing rights to Sean Scott Hicks’ autobiography, The Devil To Pay: A Mobster’s Road To Perdition. The company’s Director of Media, TV and Film, Brendan Deneen brokered the deal and will now edit the book, while shopping film and TV rights to studios and streamers.

The Devil To Pay tells the story of a man who was born into one of the most notorious crime families in history—The Winter Hill Gang. Hicks, the illegitimate offspring of a secret relationship, was raised around the criminal influences of such infamous mobsters as Whitey Bulger, Steve Flemmi and Howie Winter. By the age of 15, he became fully involved in Boston’s underworld of organized crime figures, primarily the Irish mob, which ultimately led to him serving over 24 years in prison. In his memoir, Hicks details his never-before-shared theories about how the unsolved 1990 Isabella Gardner...

In the not-so-grand tradition of "The Vanishing," "The Grudge," and "Delivery Man," German filmmaker Stephan Rick has opted to step behind the camera for the English-language remake of his foreign-language original film. Fortunately for Rick, his 2011 thriller, "Unter Nachbarn," never received a U.S. release; ergo, the twists and turns of this fiendish-looking yarn, now titled "The Good Neighbor," will be completely new to the vast majority of audiences. How fiendish-looking? See for yourself!

Luke Kleintank and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers play a pair of friends who cap off a triumphant night on the town by running over and killing a young woman on a bicycle....

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Danielle Deadwyler has been cast in the lead role of the J.J. Abrams HBO series “Demimonde,” Variety has learned.

The show was first reported to be in development back in 2018, though few details were available at the time. Now, it is known that the series focuses on Olive Reed (Deadwyler), a woman who is torn away from her husband and daughter in a brutal scientific accident. She is forced to unravel a conspiracy to reunite with her family, now lost to a dark, distant other world.

This is not the first time Deadwyler has been in an HBO or HBO Max series. She most recently appeared in HBO Max’s “Station Eleven” and also had a role in the hit HBO limited series “Watchmen.” Her other TV roles include “Atlanta,” “P-Valley,” and “The Haves and the Have Nots.” On the film side, Deadwyler turned in a standout performance in the...

Accomplished screenwriter and avid movie watcher, Daniel Waters breaks down his ‘Best of the Best of 2021’ list with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Drive My Car (2021)

A History of Violence (2005)

Larry Crowne (2011)

The Vanishing (1988)

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

Gerry (2002)

Swept Away (1974)

Swept Away (2002)

The Tender Bar (2021)

Riders Of Justice (2021)

Another Round (2020)

The Worst Person In The World (2021)

Pig (2021)

Dune (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Dune (2021)

Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

Den of Thieves (2018)

Copshop (2021)

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary

Magnum Force (1973) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing

The Driver (1978)

Memoria (2021)

Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

The Power of the Dog (2021)

Old Henry (2021)

The Village (2004)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Annette (2021)

Titane (2021)

Zola (2021)

The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)

Who You Think I Am (2021)

Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021)

Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy...

Danielle Deadwyler adds emotional force to a bland script as a farmer who takes on a criminal family to protect her own

At times, this slow-burn indie hillbilly thriller feels like a heavy-footed stomp through the genre. It’s set in the Appalachian mountains, where a close-knit clannish community lives by its own rules; a lawless backcountry in which a lone woman takes on the meanest family on the mountain to protect her own, banjos strumming on the score. It’s not exactly strong on originality or authenticity. But what The Devil to Pay does have going for it is a performance of real emotional force by Danielle Deadwyler (best known for supporting roles in films such as the Netflix western The Harder They Fall).

Deadwyler plays Lemon Cassidy, a farmer eking out a living with her husband and little boy. Life is tough, and gets tougher still when Lemon...

It’s that time of year again. While some directors annually share their favorite films of the year, Steven Soderbergh lists everything he consumed, media-wise. For 2021––another year in which he not only released a new film, but shot another (and produced the Oscars)––he still got plenty of watching in.

Along with catching up on 2021’s new releases, he took in plenty of classics, including Jaws, Citizen Kane, Metropolis, The French Connection, and Lubitsch’s Ninotchka and Design For Living. Early last year, he also saw a cut of Channing Tatum’s Dog, which doesn’t arrive until next month. He also, of course, screened his latest movies while in post-production, with three viewings of No Sudden Move and three viewings of Kimi, which arrives on February 10 on HBO Max and the first look of which can be seen below.

Check out the list below via his official site.

[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Loki” Episode 4, “The Nexus Event.”]

Through four hours of “Loki,” the most remarkable aspect of Marvel’s third so-called television series is how quickly it can pivot. The Time Keepers are dead! No, they’re just androids. Loki is finally going to say something from the heart! Oh wait, he’s dead — except he’s not, so long as you watch the credits. These little twists and turns are standard storytelling in the MCU and beyond; what’s frustrating is that so many of them mean so little, especially when it comes to characters.

Take Owen Wilson’s Mobius M. Mobius. After sitting out last week’s episode, everyone’s favorite Tva analyst returned in a big way, only to say goodbye in similar fashion. He kicked things off by saving Loki (Tom Hiddelston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) from a falling planet, using their tender kindling of what’s later called a “sick,...

This article contains Loki episode 4 spoilers.

Loki episode 4 is, well…we’re just gonna say it…the best episode of the series so far, by far. It rivals even the best chapters of WandaVision in its ambition, scope, and general batshittery. And a good chunk of that comes in the final moments, as well as what comes after.

That’s right, folks. Loki episode 4 engages in that proudest of MCU traditions: a post-credits scene.

Let’s try and make sense of all this, shall we?

Is Mobius Dead?

In what is perhaps the first truly heartbreaking moment on this show, Owen Wilson’s fan favorite Mobius M. Mobius gets himself deleted after confronting Judge Renslayer about the true nature of the Tva, its agents, and the Time-Keepers. Unlike the other Minutemen, notably C-20 and B-15, Mobius hasn’t had a Sylvie-assisted memory reactivation, but he’s savvy enough to realize...