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Kyle Allen plays Brad and Sebastian de Souza plays Garrett in the new Netflix romantic drama 'The Life List.' They tell MovieWeb's Matt Mahler how great Sofia Carson was to work with, and de Souza shares a bit about his role as Lord Byron in the upcoming film about 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley, 'Mary's Monster.'

In 'The Life List,' after the death of her mother, Alex revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey.

April is right around the corner, marking the halfway point to the best holiday of the year: Halloween. Pluto TV is celebrating accordingly with the return of April Ghouls programming.

Beginning April 1, Pluto TV will be streaming themed programming dedicated to supernatural, thrills, and chills. April Ghouls will also feature stunts and horror film marathons across a number of channels; Pluto TV is making sure everyone is able to get in on the Halfway to Halloween fun.

To celebrate April Ghouls, here’s the horror that’s getting featured all April long.

New Horror Movies On Pluto TV This Month

● 30 Days of Night & 30 Days of Night: Dark Days

● Bram Stoker’s Dracula

● Deliver Us from Evil

● The Evil Dead (1983)

● Fright Night

● Grace: The Possession

● Idle Hands

● Oculus

● Only Lovers Left Alive

● Paranormal Activity 1-4

● Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

● Pet

● Pet Sematary II

● Quarantine

● The Ring, The Ring Two & Rings

● Silent Hill

● Skinwalkers

● Urban Legend,...

The newest Mummy film has recruited one of the stars from the Transformers franchise as its new lead, but it doesn't sound like he will be the titular Monster. In December 2024, shortly before the release of Nosferatu and Wolf Man, it was announced that Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin was set to make TheMummy reboot for the newly combined Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. However, Cronin's take on the character would not be an official Universal Monster: instead, a version was created for New Line Cinema, the same studio behind Evil Dead Rise.

Deadline now reports that Jack Reynor has been cast in the lead role for The Mummy. The Deadline story states that Reynor is not expected to wear the mummy bandages, implying he will be the human protagonist that the Mummy terrorizes. The actor is best known for his roles in 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction and the...

He may not be returning to Star Wars (yet), but it looks like the Force is bringing together Oscar Isaac and Rogue One director/Andor creator Tony Gilroy. The actor is reportedly set to star in Gilroy's next feature film, a drama about a cello player — though there is very little known about the movie beyond that. If true, it would mark the first time the duo have worked together. But given the talent involved, we could absolutely see it not being the last time these two talented storytellers unite in creative collaboration.

Per the folks over at ComingSoon.net, the film is only in the script stage, with details being kept under wraps. There are, reportedly, several interested studio players involved in negotiations to grab the distribution and/or production rights to the film, currently titled Behemoth. Beyond that, your best guess is as good as ours as far as what will happen.

More than 200 years after “Frankenstein” was published, Mary Shelley has never been hotter. The hulking character that the Gothic novelist conjured up — half man, half beast, all monster — will feature prominently in two upcoming movies from A-list directors that debut mere months apart.

The first, “Frankenstein,” is courtesy of Guillermo del Toro, a master of the macabre whose credits include “The Shape of Water” and “Crimson Peak.” It launches on Netflix in November and stars Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac. The second, “The Bride,” will be directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is following up her acclaimed feature directing debut, “The Lost Daughter,” with a $90 million creature feature inspired by “The Bride of Frankenstein.” Warner Bros. will open this one in theaters on March 6, 2026 with Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale playing the undead couple. It was originally slated to debut on September 26, 2025, but the studio pushed it back this week, giving...

An Academy Award winner is checking into the Arcadian for Only Murders in the Building Season 5. Not Meryl Streep, though, because she is a three-time Oscar winner and already checked in. Ever since Only Murders in the Building debuted on Hulu in 2021, it has become a huge cultural hit and seems like a rarity in the age of streaming. It has been able to maintain a constant yearly schedule and also managed to attract big-name stars for guest spots and recurring roles, which include Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Ron Howard, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, and, of course, the aforementioned Streep, to name a few. Now, a Quentin Tarantino regular joins the cast.

Variety reports that Christoph Waltz has joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 5. Waltz's role is currently under wraps, but it will be a recurring role in the filming season.

Christoph Waltz has boarded the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5.

The “Inglourious Basterds” star will join the Hulu series in a recurring guest star role when “Only Murders in the Building” returns for its fifth installment. Like each season of “Only Murders,” details regarding Waltz’s role and storyline are being kept under wraps. Production is currently underway on the new season.

Waltz will appear alongside “Only Murders in the Building” stars Martin Short, Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Michael Cyril Creighton, who most recently traveled to Los Angeles in Season 4 to shepherd the film adaptation of their podcast. After introducing Tea Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio at the end of Season 4, co-creator and showrunner John Hoffman told TheWrap the next season would also see Leoni returning.

Season 5 could potentially see the return of Meryl Streep’s Loretta, with Hoffman telling TheWrap, “I find it very hard to...

Dark Delicacies, the iconic Los Angeles horror book and gift store, is a globally respected staple of Los Angeles horror culture. In 1994, Del Howison and Sue Howison opened Dark Delicacies, creating a playground of ghoulish delights for horror fans selling everything from books to movies to memorabilia to children’s gifts for our favorite little monsters.

Best known for their signing events, Dark Delicacies has featured an endless array of talent like Sara Karloff, Mick Garris, Joe Dante, and Roger Corman. During the Dark Delicacies over thirty-year history, with Del and Sue at the helm, they created a fun yet comforting environment for everyone at their countless memorable events.

This April, Dark Delicacies will be closing their brick-and-mortar storefront, with the final signing on Saturday, March 22nd at 3:00 Pdt for Del’s book What Fresh Hell is This? In honor of this signing, Del shares with us what inspired their beloved signings,...

From the beginning, Star Trek presented a hopeful and optimistic view of humanity's future, where reason and enlightenment prevailed. It was never intended to be scary, at least not directly. Despite that, a number of episodes could be quite frightening, either as a means of generating drama, or because they explored ideas with unsettling implications. The best of them use horror as a fulcrum for Star Trek's usual fare of moral philosophizing amid the backdrop of a mysterious universe, but even the also-rans tend to turn their creepy premises into an entertaining hour of television.

Horror has since become a more regular visitor to the Final Frontier, with figures such as the zombie-like Borg evoking genuine terrors in opposition to the principled compassion of the Federation. The Original Series planted those seeds by indulging in horror while the formula for the vaunted franchise was still developing. Ten of them are listed below,...

Warner Bros. has made some changes to its release calendar. Among the movies receiving new release dates is Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, which features Christian Bale as Frankenstein's Monster.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has pushed The Bride! back almost six months, moving the monster movie out of 2025 completely and into the first quarter of 2026. Instead of Sept. 26, 2025, The Bride! will now open in theaters on March 6, 2026. The other five movies from the studio that saw their release dates change include Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which is moving back from Aug. 8 into The Bride!'s old Sept. 16 release spot. Zach Cregger's hotly-anticipated Barbarian follow-up Weapons is moving up several months, from Jan. 11, 2026, to the now-open Aug. 8, 2025, spot, while the animated The Cat in the Hat movie and David Robert Mitchell’s Flowervale Street are now set to hit theaters on Feb. 27, 2026 and Aug.

“Mickey 17,” Bong Joon Ho’s wacky sci-fi satire, is shaping up to be a major money loser for Warner Bros. following its rocky box office reception.

The film, which stars Robert Pattinson as a clone who works menial jobs in a futuristic dystopia, will likely lose between $75 million to $80 million during its theatrical run, according to three sources with knowledge of the economics of movies on this scale. A source close to the film disputes those estimates, saying the true losses are “significantly less.”

After two weeks of release, “Mickey 17” has earned $35.7 million domestically and $92.2 million worldwide. The film was projected to end its theatrical run with $175 million to $180 million worldwide — including $52 million domestically and $123 million internationally. But those estimates were recently revised down to $143 million worldwide — including $46 domestically and $97 million internationally. “Mickey 17’s” breakeven point is roughly $300 million. Most movies don’t earn a profit purely...

In a massive shakeup yesterday, Warner Bros. Studios took a look at its slate of upcoming movies and decided to rearrange a lot of things, which unfortunately is bad news for horror fans, as Maggie Gyllenhall's The Bride! has now been pushed back to 2026. Starring Christian Bale as Frankenstein's monster, the film was originally slated to be released on Oct. 3, 2025, then got bumped up to Sept. 26, and now Variety notes that it won’t be coming out until March 6, 2026.

Set in 1930s Chicago, The Bride! is a musical-horror hybrid that sees Frankenstein ask Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change. Starring Jessie Buckley as the titular Bride, the film also features the likes of Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annette Bening.

Gyllenhaal herself is an accomplished actress, and while The Bride!

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio are ready to go to war.

On Thursday, Warner Bros. released the first teaser trailer for One Battle After Another, the acclaimed filmmaker and star's first-ever collaboration. According to the studio, the full trailer will arrive next week.

Little is officially known about One Battle After Another – so much so that its title wasn’t revealed until Wednesday night when it was reported the studio had shifted the project's release date from August to the fall (more on that below). However, online scuttlebutt suggests the project, Anderson’s most expensive ever, is at least inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland. That novel — set in 1984 but with flashbacks to the 1960s to contextualize the cultural clash in America during those decades — focuses on a former hippie named Zoyd Wheeler and his 14-year-old daughter as they attempt to stay ahead of a villainous federal official. Watching...

The Bride!, an upcoming Frankenstein movie starring Christian Bale and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, has had its release date pushed back and will now come out in 2026 rather than 2025. The upcoming movie The Bride! will be set in 1930s Chicago and will follow Frankenstein as he seeks out Dr. Euphronius to make him a companion. In addition to Bale, the cast of the film includes Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jake Gyllenhaal. This news comes not long after the reveal that reactions to the film's early test screenings were negative.

Warner Bros. reveals that The Bride!'srelease date has been changed from September 26, 2025 to March 6, 2026. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another has now taken The Bride!'s previous release date, which is more ideal than an early 2026 release. These moves come alongside a flurry of schedule changes from the studio, which are as follows:...

Several major movies have suffered release date delays, including Oscar-winner and Hollywood icon Leonardo DiCaprio’s upcoming mysterious crime thriller. Set to be helmed by Academy Award nominee Paul Thomas Anderson, the project has now been pushed back from August 8 to September 26, while Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein musical The Bride! faces an even greater delay, moving from September to March 6, 2026.

But, in some good news, while DiCaprio’s latest venture and The Bride! have been pushed back, Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s upcoming horror epic Weapons starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner has been pulled forward. Originally set for release in January 2026, Weapons will now take the August 8, 2025, slot left by DiCaprio.

As per a report by Variety, Warner Bros. has likely delayed these tentpole projects “as the studio helps outfit U.S. movie theaters with VistaVision projection systems to accommodate their director’s vision,” insiders claim. It’s also...

Ted Sarandos, the head of Netflix, wonders if the threatened cinema industry might harbour some kind of bias against his company. Hmmm.

Netflix loves statistics. The company thrives on numbers, using its endless reams of data to commission projects, axe projects, determine payouts and see into the future. Okay, maybe not the last one.

But for a company so adept at reading the digital tea leaves that it has rocketed from humble beginnings as a mail-out DVD service to become bigger than any of its famous old rivals, CEO Ted Sandaros seems to be having a little trouble deciphering a rather simple data set.

Netflix has picked up more awards recognition at the Oscars each year for the last three years, and yet still, that top prize of Best Picture eludes the company. Even in the years when it seemed like a shoo-in, such as when Roma or The Power Of The Dog...

Warner Bros. is getting its ducks in a row before it presents its upcoming slate to theater owners at this year’s CinemaCon, which gets underway March 31 in Las Vegas.

Wednesday evening, the studio announced a number of high-profile changes to its release calendar, led by news that director Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s Frankenstein pic The Bride is relocating from Sept. 26, 2025, to March 6, 2026. The film stars Christian Bale opposite Jessie Buckley. The Bride has had a challenging postproduction period, according to sources, though others deny any challenges and note its post-process has nothing to do with the new date.

The studio says the movie is the sort of event film that will benefit from hitting theaters timed to the beginning of spring holidays and school breaks. This does not preclude the film from being an awards contender despite such an early release date.

In another notable move, the release of Paul Thomas Anderson...

Warner Bros. enacted some significant housekeeping around its film release schedule on Wednesday, including a new date for the highly anticipated Paul Thomas Anderson film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Now officially titled “One Battle After Another,” the Anderson project is shrouded in mystery but said to be an American crime thriller. Previously dated for Aug. 8, the film will now open nationwide on Sept. 26.

Insiders familiar with the movie said the minor push comes as the studio helps outfit U.S. movie theaters with VistaVision projection systems to accommodate their director’s vision. A move out of August to late September also squeaks “One Battle” out of the summer box office season and places it closer to the awards corridor, Anderson’s natural habitat.. DiCaprio will costar with Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor.

Elsewhere on the Warners slate, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” will see a notable...

Will “Snow White” be the fairest of them all at the box office?

Disney’s live-action remake of the 1937 animated classic is targeting $45 million to $55 million from 4,200 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Internationally, the film is estimated to collect $50 million for a global start above $100 million. Those ticket sales will easily be enough to lead the domestic box office, which is coming off the worst weekend of 2025 as Paramount’s action comedy “Novocaine” topped charts with just $8.7 million.

Based on projections, “Snow White” won’t reach the initial box office heights of prior Disney live-action remakes, including 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” ($95 million opening weekend), 2016’s “Jungle Book” ($103 million) and a trio of billion-dollar smashes, 2019’s “The Lion King” ($191 million) and “Aladdin” ($91 million), 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” ($174 million). Instead, “Snow White” is tracking a similar start to 2019’s “Dumbo,” which took off with $45 million, only to stall out at $353 million,...

Jacob Elordi has come a long way since The Kissing Booth. Over the last three years, the Aussie actor has pushed himself time and again with starring roles in the likes of Saltburn, Priscilla, and Oh, Canada, working with such filmmakers as Emerald Fennell, Sofia Coppola, and Paul Schrader while honing his craft. And his latest role, as lovestruck Pow Dorrigo Evans in The Order director Justin Kurzel's five-part WWII miniseries The Narrow Road To The Deep North, looks to be the rising star's most challenging assignment yet. Check out the trailer for the show, adapted from Richard Flanagan's eponymous Booker Prize winning novel, below;

You could probably count on one hand the number of films and TV shows that offer a meaningful insight into Australia's contribution to the war effort during World War Two — and most of us would probably struggle to name more than two (Gallipoli...

The Oscars want more Conan!

After a rapturous reception at this year’s Academy Awards, emcee Conan O’Brien will return to the Dolby Theatre for the 98th Oscars on March 15, 2026.

The announcement comes from Bill Kramer, Academy CEO, and Janet Yang, Academy president, who also confirmed the return of the Emmy-winning producing team Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, who will lead the show for the third consecutive year.

Using his signature humor, O’Brien quipped in a statement: “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.”

Brody’s best actor speech for “The Brutalist” clocked in as the longest in the ceremony’s history.

“We are thrilled to bring back Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 98th Oscars!” Kramer and Yang said in a joint statement. “This year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually...

While many streaming services are shrinking their once vast catalogs of classic films in favor of chasing original content, Tubi is becoming an increasingly attractive option. Although it's a free service, it has a surprisingly well-rounded collection of older films, especially in the horror department. While you may not always be able to find the most recent horror films fresh from their theatrical run (although they do have some newer movies), they have a well-curated selection of offerings that run across several different subgenres. 

It doesn't matter whether you're a fan of zombie films, Italian giallo, slashers, or goofy 1980s horror comedies -- Tubi has you covered. And whether you're a horror movie amateur looking to catch up on some classics or a long-standing fan of the genre hoping to find something a little more obscure, there's plenty to catch your eye here. Dim the lights and make sure you...

As 2025 kicks off, several book to movie adaptations can be expected to move forward to completion, some with release dates already slated for the quarter century marker.

Mickey17, directed by Bong Joon Ho, arrived in theaters in early March. Netflix released it’s big-budget sci-fi film The Electric State, which is based on a graphic novel, March 14.

Edgar Wright’s The Running Man and Josh Boone’s Regretting You, which will likely follow in the footsteps of the Blake Lively-starring It Ends With Us and further pave a path for future Collen Hoover film adaptations like Verity and Reminders of Him.

Several other big screen adaptations of books are arriving on streamers and in theaters this year. Check out the full list of book to movie adaptations below:

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton – Theaters – March 7, 2025

Robert Pattinson in ‘Mickey 17’

Bong Joon Ho has directed an adaptation of Edward Ashton...

The year 2024 was a significant one for horror movies, highlighted by a successful awards season and dominance by the genre at the box office. Notably, the Oscars recognized four films within the genre, signaling a growing appreciation for horror’s artistic merit.

The Academy Awards have historically marginalized horror films, with The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 a notable exception. Its “Big Five” sweep — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Adapted Screenplay — remains a unique achievement. However, the recent nominations of films like The Substance and Nosferatu indicate a growing willingness to acknowledge the genre, signaling a potential change in the awards landscape.

The ‘Silence of the Lambs’ cast and production winners hold their Oscars at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. The film won five Oscars.

Horror at the Academy Awards was first recognized in 1974, when William Friedkin’s groundbreaking The Exorcist received a remarkable 10 nominations including Best Picture. While it won just two awards,...

There’s an old saying that goes, “A house built on sand won’t stand long,” but it seems Hollywood is trying to test just how shaky a foundation can be before it crumbles. Warner Bros. is knee-deep in risky territory with high-budget projects like Mickey 17 and The Bride!, and yet, here we are with the spotlight on the latter—the one that has the Hollywood elite shaking their heads.

Jessie Buckley in The Bride! (2025) | Credit: Warner Bros.

Maggie Gyllenhaal has been handed a $100 million+ budget for her take on a Frankenstein-esque story starring Christian Bale. But one Hollywood insider thinks it’s a leap too far. Gyllenhaal’s only other directorial project was an arthouse film, and now she’s stepping into the world of major budgets and even bigger expectations.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s bold leap: Is Warner Bros. betting too big on The Bride!

Now, let...

Universal Horror has taken a strange turn in the last decade. After seeing plans for a Dark Universe crumble to dust like a vampire in the sun when Tom Cruise’s The Mummy bombed, the idea of a shared monster universe was quickly abandoned in favor of something that has – mostly – proven to be more interesting to audiences. Movies that take classic creatures of the night and put them into new settings have led to success with The Invisible Man, Abigail, and Nicolas Cage’s Renfield. Next up is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! but rumored first reactions are not exactly electrifying for its box office chances.

Just like several other releases in recent years, The Bride! is under immediate pressure from another take on the same story being on the horizon. It is not the only Frankenstein-centric movie that is being released this year, with Guillermo del Toro...

Dead Lover has become the inaugural feature acquisition from a new distribution venture between Cartuna and Dweck Productions, marking one of the first deals from the 2025 SXSW Film Festival.

The film from writer-director Grace Glowicki was purchased by Cartuna x Dweck out of SXSW, where the movie made its Texas debut on March 9 after its world premiere at Sundance’s Midnight section earlier this year. Glowicki stars alongside Ben Petrie, Leah Doz and Lowen Morrow in the Frankenstein-themed project that blends elements of horror, comedy and romance.

Dead Lover stars Glowicki as a gravedigger whose whirlwind affair with her perfect match (Petrie) ends tragically when he drowns at sea. This leads her to attempt to resurrect him through cutting-edge scientific experiments.

Cartuna x Dweck is planning a theatrical release, although details about a release date have not yet been shared. Glowicki (Tito) helmed the feature from a script she co-wrote with Petrie.

In the first sale of the SXSW Film Festival, Grace Glowicki’s Midnight movie “Dead Lover” has found theatrical distribution from a new boutique distribution venture, Cartuna x Dweck, which is a partnership between physical media company Cartuna and Dweck Productions, the company behind films such as “Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point” and “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair.”

Cartuna x Dweck acquired North American rights to “Dead Lover” following its Texas premiere at SXSW, and this will be the first release from the new venture, as the two companies have quietly been building an initial slate of films to be announced later this year. No release date for “Dead Lover” was announced.

“Dead Lover” is Glowicki’s sophomore feature, which she wrote, directed, and starred in, and it made its premiere in the Midnight section of this year’s Sundance film Festival. The film is a campy,...

The earliest reactions are in for The Bride, but they are not a good sign for the film. Maggie Gyllenhaal's new movie is one of two Frankenstein adaptations this year, with the other helmed by Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro. The Bride will take the world of Frankenstein to 1930s Chicago, where the titular character asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion, bringing a murdered woman back to life. Its leading cast includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, and Annette Bening.

Per Puck, the early reactions have been revealed for The Bride. It's not looking positive, with the head of one production company saying, "to give her [director Maggie Gyllenhaal] anything more than $15 million to make the movie is irresponsible, as far as I’m concerned." Early test screenings have not been universally positive, with some reporting that the film might be too arthouse and...

Sky Arts offers a rare theatrical treat this Tuesday with a broadcast of Danny Boyle’s acclaimed 2011 stage production of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” But this isn’t just any performance. This is the version where Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the role of the Creature, a role he alternated with Jonny Lee Miller during the play’s original […]

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein: Part 2 – Benedict Cumberbatch...

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things” is a madcap romp through a woman’s journey of self-discovery. This marks the filmmaker’s third collaboration with Emma Stone after she starred in “The Favourite” and a silent short, “Bleat.” The film bagged the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and garnered Stone a Golden Globe, BAFTA, and her second Oscar. Lanthimos assembles rock-solid creative teams in every department to present a wild, spunky, and dazzlingly inventive vision.

An adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel, the film is a revisionist spin on the Frankenstein template where its heroine, Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), gradually discovers morality, consciousness, and what constitutes humanity. The film traces her growth from being a fully grown woman with the intelligence of a baby to a complex, sentient individual who is finally enlightened by all the baggage and despair of humanity.

Poor Things (2023) Movie Summary & Plot Synopsis:...

The 97th Academy Awards just ended, but it's never too early to start thinking about next year's Oscars. Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng make their ridiculously early 2026 Oscar predictions.

The 2025 slate is more akin to the 2023 one than last year's with some big names and past Oscar players in the mix. James Cameron will unfurl Avatar: Fire and Ash in December. Leonardo DiCaprio leads Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. The filmmaker has 11 Oscar nominations and zero wins. Will this be the one to break the duck? Chloé Zhao is back with an adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Both actors have another film in play: Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! for the former and Oliver Hermanus' The History of Sound for the latter. The Bride! is one of two Frankenstein films coming out this year, the...

As major streaming services are looking to cut their annual content budgets, Netflix is looking to grow theirs. In a recent Morgan Stanley-hosted investor conference, Netflix's Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann revealed the streaming giant will be spending $18 billion on content in 2025, and could grow it further in the future. He said:

"We look at it every quarter, every year and iterate. We are not anywhere near a ceiling. We also balance having enough for the long-term investment to continue to drive growth. I do think we are still just getting started."

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When you think of the filmography by Alfred Hitchcock, the first words that no doubt come to mind are "horro" and "suspense." Hitchcock had a skillset that let him manipulate the audience like no other filmmaker at that time. Or arguably since. And it seems Hitchcock could also execute the action genre just as flawlessly. In fact, so good was his affinity for action movie thrills that Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro believes the director achieved the "most perfect action ever made."

Guillermo del Toro shared his love of cinema by participating in the Turner Classic Movies selection for March 2025. He chose films like John Ford's The Quiet Man, 1951's An American in Paris, and 1979's Being There. When it came time to speak about Hitchcock's 1959 movie North by Northwest starring Cary Grant, Martin Landau, James Mason, and Eva Marie Saint, del Toro declared:

"North by Northwest, 1959 by Alfred Hitchcock,...

People like to say, “It’s never too early” to do something, but that’s not always true. For example, it’s too early to predict next year’s Academy Awards before this year’s Academy Awards. But the 2025 Oscars are over, so now it’s time to start making predictions about what films will contend for the Oscars next year.

It’s already looking like the 98th Academy Awards will have a stronger field than the 97th. Blue chip filmmakers are returning from long breaks with exciting casts in tow. Each Safdie brother has their own A24 sports drama. There’s a new Avatar movie. It’s going to be an exciting, unpredictable year.

Here are 25 films likely to contend for 2026 Academy Award nominations in many different categories, not just Best Picture. Some of them are locks, some are long shots, and some will peter out entirely, replaced in...

Nearly two decades after its release, Guillermo del Toro’s R-rated fantasy film Pan’s Labyrinth is still considered among the best in its genre. The coming-of-age movie follows a young girl escaping her harsh reality by visiting a mystical world.

Pan’s Labyrinth is included among the dozens of titles joining Paramount+ this month and has been available to stream from March 1. The film, considered one of del Toro’s best, is the first of the writer/director’s projects to appear on the streaming service. Also coming to Paramount+ this month is Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and Dune.

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Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômor | Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano

To western audiences, Takeshi Kitano is most likely known for one of two things; his mesmerising presence in Battle Royale, or for hosting the game show Takeshi’s Castle. There is also the chance that some may know him for his supporting role in 2017’s unremarkable Ghost in the Shell… In his native Japan, he is better known as a comedian and TV host, along with being a well-regarded director who was once dubbed as “the true successor” to the legendary Akira Kurosawa.

For his latest film, Broken Rage, Kitano blends together many of these elements for a truly fascinating work. He stars as Mouse, an assassin whose regular routine involves receiving an envelope at his local café. They contain instructions from a mysterious boss for Mouse’s next target, who he executes before moving along in plain sight.

Orochimaru is the resident creepy guy who is always looking for spare parts (or a spare body.) Nonetheless, after kicking up quite some dirt in Naruto, he is keeping his head low in Boruto. He is probably the kind of guy who read Frankenstein once and got too inspired by it.

But who is to say he will always stay passive? As long as he is alive and kicking, there is always a slight chance of his brain doing a summersault and returning to its past ways. With a delicious target in front of him, can Orochimaru hold back for too long?

Did Orochimaru really forget his ultimate goal in Boruto? Orochimaru might be simply bidding his time in Boruto | Credits: Pierrot

Orochimaru’s ultimate desire was to achieve immortality. He experimented on humans to test what kind of modifications a human body can endure without breaking. He wanted to...

March has arrived, which means Super7 is back with their first Halloween celebration of the year: March of the Monsters. Super7 is unleashing a parade of monsters this month, and Bloody Disgusting is exclusively unveiling two coveted Universal Monsters Super Cycle collectibles for fans of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein.

The Super Cycle line is inspired by vintage-style plastic and tin wind-up tricycle toys. These toys feature a 5″ soft vinyl figure, a wind-up mechanism, colorful wheels, and a functioning bell above the back tire.

Two new additions arriving this month are Universal Monsters Super Cycle Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein on vintage-styled tricycles with a wind-up mechanism that drives and rings the bell. While Super Cycles has previously released Bride of Frankenstein, the new Bride of Frankenstein Super Cycle edition glows in the dark!

Read on for details on both.

Universal Monsters Super Cycles – Frankenstein’s Monster (Msrp – $60)

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David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced showman who helped ignite the punk rock movement as the vocalist of the New York Dolls before he recorded “Hot Hot Hot” as the lounge lizard Buster Poindexter and acted in Scrooged, has died. He was 75.

Johansen died Friday at his home in Staten Island, his stepdaughter, Leah Hennessey, told The New York Times.

Hennessy revealed Feb. 10 that Johansen had been battling Stage 4 cancer for a decade, had a brain tumor and had broken his back in a fall just after Thanksgiving. The family asked for donations to help with their medical expenses.

The outlandish and raw New York Dolls, fond of vulgarity and dressing in drag, were comprised of Johansen, guitarists Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane and drummer Jerry Nolan when they laid down in eight days their eponymous breakthrough album, produced by Todd Rundgren for Mercury Records, in 1973.

“We went into a room and just recorded,...

Ant, Coral, and Paparazzo faced off one last time on The Masked Singer Wednesday night. The Group A finalists joined panelist Robin Thicke for a performance of "Fly Me to the Moon" before going head-to-head in front of Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora. Only two could move on to Season 13's Lucky Six while the third-place finisher was forced to unmask. Read on for our recap of "Rat Pack Night," hosted by Nick Cannon, which aired Feb. 26 on Fox.

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Kicking things off was Coral — and it turns out she has a strong connection to the Rat Pack and its era. Here's her story: "I made it to the Group A finals! I'm dead! Especially for 'Rat Pack Night' because their music really reminds me of my dad. Growing up on the East Coast,...

The Masked Singer is back!

A new episode of season 13 of the hit Fox singing competition series aired on Wednesday night (February 26).

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season includes the new costumed character Detective Lucky Duck, who will help panelists “uncover who’s behind each mask.”

During the episode, Group A contestants Ant, Coral, and Paparazzo returned to the stage for their second performance of the season.

While on stage, Paparazzo performed “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin.

Keep reading to see all of the clues and guesses for Paparazzo…Keep scrolling to check out the clues and guesses…

First Performance Clues:

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Ryan Reynolds is a fan-favorite actor, whose role as a leading actor grossed over $4.4 billion at the worldwide box office. Now synonymous with the role of Deadpool, the actor is easily defined by his cheek-in-tongue, self-deprecating humor.

Over the years, Reynolds made a name for himself with roles that often poked fun at himself, whether in action, comedy, or more. While the actor proved his range in films like 2008's Fireflies in the Garden, 2010's Buried, and 2014's Voices, it was his comedy roles that won the public over and enchanted the critics. However, in a new episode of Brotherly Love Podcast, hosted by actor Matthew Lawrence and his brothers Joey and Andy, Matthew opened up about his experience with Reynolds on the set of 1998's Boltneck, where the Canadian actor reportedly "really upset" the crew.

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The arrival of Shrek in 2001 symbolized the pinnacle of animated storytelling until that point, as well as demonstrating the existence of animation studios other than Disney and Pixar. The film made it a point to satirize and subvert the classic fairy tales depicted in earlier Disney movies. Over the years, fans have reflected on Shrek not only as a meme but as a genuinely enjoyable film.

Shrek is an excellent movie by itself, but its sequel, Shrek 2, was arguably even better than the first installment in the franchise. While many animated sequels these days are just retreading the same ground covered by their predecessors, Shrek 2 is one of the few that managed to tell an entirely new story. Shrek 2 added great characters to the franchise, dealt with more expansive themes and lore, and generally improved upon Shrek in every way.

Updated on February 25, 2025, by Ajay Aravind: Shrek earned kudos from critics,...

If there is one thing guaranteed to kill off many fan dreams, then Hollywood’s obsession with money and copyrights is top of the list. This is something that Venom creator Todd McFarlane touched on while addressing how he would love to see Venom enter the MCU and face off with Spider-Man. While the Marvel characters did come together in Tobey Maguire’s third Spider-Man movie, the film was generally considered a bit of a mess, and it certainly didn’t allow Venom to live up to his full potential.

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A new rumor reveals the future of the film franchise after Tom Hardy's departure.

Now that Tom Holland is set to swing back into action in a fourth solo MCU movie, and over at Sony, Tom Hardy’s time as Venom has seemingly coming to an end after three movies,...

Guillermo del Toro has a slew of unproduced projects, as is the case with most artists. There are usually multiple project ideas that are being developed simultaneously, but one of them getting green-lit usually means that the other one will not happen, thanks to time and resource constraints. Del Toro saw himself exit one Tom Cruise project for another film that is yet to see the light of day.

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However, the film that he was starring in would have been the perfect counterbalance for his blunder with The Mummy. Despite this film being in the works way before the Dark Universe was even a thought, the film would have been the perfect antithesis to The Mummy, thanks to its content, especially in the hands of Guillermo del Toro.

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Born as a reflection of our waking reality, Science Fiction is more than just a mere futuristic view of life as we know it, but it acts as a warning of it. The Science Fiction Genre has been a pivotal one in human history. While some often credit Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ‘Frankenstein’ as the first true science fiction novel, themes, and tropes that are characteristic of modern science fiction can be traced to the 2nd-century novel ‘Verae Historiae’ or ‘A True Story’ by Syrian satirist Lucian of Samosata. Regardless, this speculative fiction has evolved alongside humanity, drawing inspiration from its technological advancement to focus on potential scientific advancements to explore complex societal issues, philosophical questions, and humanity's potential future. Many, especially nowadays, see Science Fiction as a mere entertainment genre that alongside fantasy acts as a form of escapism. Yet, upon further analysis, it can function as a tool...

Production has begun at last on the third and likely final season of Max’s Euphoria. Much has changed in regards to who will return in front of the camera in the three years since the second season premiered.

Find everything we know about Euphoria Season 3 below:

When will Euphoria Season 3 come out?

At the Wells Fargo Tmt Summit, Jb Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming for HBO/Max parent Warner Bros. Discovery, confirmed that the series starring Zendaya is targeting a 2026 return. An exact date has not yet been announced.

Has Euphoria Season 3 gone into production?

Yes, the third season has started production as of Feb. 10, 2025. Season 3 is currently shooting in Los Angeles.

Who is coming back for Euphoria Season 3?

Zendaya will return to reprise her role of Rue Bennett, as will Hunter Schafer in her role as Jules Vaughn.

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This article contains spoilers for "Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3.

And there we have it. "Cobra Kai" has bowed out for the final time, with Season 6 Part 3 bringing Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso's (Ralph Macchio) 41-year journey together to an end. But along the way, other fighters who were just as determined and devoted to being the best around joined them on their path, leading to some frankly outlandish events. During its six incredible and ludicrous seasons, we witnessed mass high school brawls, arson attacks, and an actual prison break. Three people have even died because of the (checks notes) karate school war that should've ended years ago. Nevertheless, peacetime appears to have finally come to the valley now that "Cobra Kai" has drawn to a conclusion. All that's left to do now is decide who got the best send-off because of it.

After picking apart every strike, backflip,...

Six months after director Justin Kurzel confirmed himself as a poet of machismo with 2024’s “The Order,” and six months before star Jacob Elordi will unleash his own take on Dr. Victor’s monster on the 2025 fall festivals, the Australian duo have dropped an altogether unexpected Frankenstein in frigid Berlin. Directed by Kurzel, and led by Elordi, the upcoming miniseries “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” plays as an intriguing genre mash-up that fuses the burly head of a war-drama onto the lithe body of a primetime soap.

Or perhaps the other way around — as the filmmakers premiered just two episodes of the eventual five-part series at the Berlin Film Festival, raising more questions than answers by previewing a time-hopping narrative that refuses easy classification.

Adapted from Richard Flanagan’s prizewinning novel, the prestige drama is less ambiguous about its protagonist, mind you. We follow rakish doctor Dorrigo Evans across three distinct timelines,...