These Animated Movies Are Perfect For Bad Days

Everyone has bad orstressful days, and that’s totally normal. No matter what’s going on in your life, you’ve probably had times when you just wanted to curl up in bed and lose yourself in a good movie. Fortunately, there are tons of movies that are perfect for giving you that warm, fuzzy feeling to drive away bad thoughts. Above everything else, there’s something about animated movies that excel in this category, fromAardman’s stop-motion animationhits toPixar’s vast catalog of animated classics....

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Danielle Smith

These Movies Made 2001 a Great Year for Cinema

Looking back at the year 2001, we come to realize all the great achievements that were made in film. So many classic movies that we know and love were released — some of which would change cinema forever. From dramas, comedies, action, and even fantasy adventure, the wide range of movies filmmakers were working on at the time was endless. One of the most influential movies to come out in 2001 isHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 805 words · Deborah Moore

Walking Dead Season 10 Special Look: Daryl Vs. Negan in a Zombie Cold War

AMC has released a newThe Walking Deadfeaturette for season 10. The video features footage from the upcoming season and teases what comes next. In addition to the footage, the cast and executive producers give better insight of what to expect in the upcoming tenth season. Executive producer Greg Nicotero describes the upcoming season as having a “subversive Cold War-type paranoia,” which seems to fit quite nicely when looking at the arrival of the Whisperers....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Karen Thomas

WandaVision Director Shares Real-Life Inspiration Behind S.W.O.R.D.

WhileWandaVisionintroduced a number of major new characters into the MCU, it also introduced a significant new organization from Marvel Comics, named SWORD. On the show, the role of SWORD is to study the magical anomaly occurring around the town of Westview brought about by the machinations of Wanda Maximoff. In an interview with Screenrant, the director ofWandaVision, Matt Shakman, explained the real-world inspiration for SWORD. “Oh, it was a super exciting opportunity tobuild a whole new agency....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Katelyn Martin

Was a Real UFO Caught on Video at Skinwalker Ranch During History Channel Live Feed?

Was a UFO spotted atSkinwalker Ranch in Utah? The History Channel promotedThe Secret of Skinwalker Ranchseries with a 12-hour live stream from the iconic ranch, which picked up some interesting lights. The new non-fiction series takes a closer look at the mysterious ranch where people have spotted UFOs for decades, along with paranormal activity and some weird cattle accidents. While not everybody believes in the paranormal or aliens, just about everybody can agree that there is some odd energy at Skinwalker Ranch....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Harry Cox

Wedding Season: How it Addresses South Asian Issues

Netflixis quitepopular for its rom-coms. However, recently, there has been a surge in rom-coms that steps aside from the stereotypical white-main-character trope. FromTo All The Boys I’ve Loved BeforetoNever Have I Ever, these films and shows bring in new perspectives by having protagonists from Asian descendants. The most recent hit isWedding Season. This Indian-American rom-com by Tom Dey focuses on twoSouth Asian charactersstruggling to balance their own happiness and their families' happiness since the two seem to be in conflict with one another....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · William Estes

What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Teasers Head to the Pharmacy for Sunscreen

FX has released two new teasers forWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 2. The highly anticipated second season will premiere April 15th on FX and the next day on Hulu. The two teasers find the gang in the pharmacy as they check out some sunscreen and look into some blood pressure tests. Will extra strength sunscreen be powerful enough to protect vampires from the sun? We’re about to find out....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Rhonda Robinson

Why Watchmen Is Zack Snyder’s Best Movie

To say thatZack Snyder’s filmography has been a divisive one would be an understatement, and the claim thatWatchmenis his best film may not go over well with fans of his larger work in the DC franchise. Snyder’s passionate fanbase has constantly voiced their support for his adaptations of the modern DC Cinematic Universe, which began in 2013 withMan of Steeland continued with 2016’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justiceand 2017’sJustice League. While the extensive amount of reshoots by Joss Whedon onJustice Leaguedrew sharp criticism from Snyder’s fanbase, his 2021 director’s cut was released on Max....

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 983 words · Tina Stewart

Will Avengers: Endgame Debut Crash Through $300M Box Office Ceiling in U.S.?

It’s no secret at this point that a whole lot of people are going to seeAvengers: Endgameon opening weekend. But just how high is this one going to fly? We’re just a few weeks out from what is quite arguably the biggest movie of the year, which means box office tracking and predictions are starting to roll in from analysts and others within the industry. The movie already had a great shot at breaking the all time opening weekend record, but now some believe Marvel’s latest could make as much as $300 million during its debut....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Chloe Rodriguez

Will Smith to Play Venus & Serena Williams' Father in King Richard

Will Smith is set to star as Richard Williams, father of Tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, in the biopicKing Richard. This movie has become a hot-ticket item in Hollywood now that Smith is attached. The script was penned by Zach Baylin and it recently landed on the Black List, a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. The project has now gained traction with one of the most recognizable movie stars on the planet set to do once again what, in the past, has proven to be what he does best....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Lisa Mckenzie

'Bloat' Review

If foundfootage horror moviesare to millennials,screenlife horror moviesare to zoomers. With an innovative marketing campaign that understood the World Wide Web’s growing impact on culture,1996’s groundbreaking found footage flickThe Blair Witch Projectpaved the way for modern screenlife films of the 2010s and ’20s. And while works likeUnfriended,Searching, andHostskillfully balanced onscreen suspense and multi-tab laptop realism, 2025’s J-horror-adjacent filmBloat(which comes from a producer ofUnfriendedandSearching) sinks in a lake full of tropes and is deficient in scares....

August 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1133 words · Laura Campbell

'Hidden Figures' Fans Need to Watch Netflix's New Historical War Drama

Quick Links Netflix’snewly acquired historical drama,The Six Triple Eight, is gaining attention with its debut on the streaming platform for its inspirational re-telling of the events surrounding the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female group that operated during WWII. The film, written and directed by Tyler Perry, contains many Hollywood stars, including Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey. Although reviews are still coming in for the film, which was released in select cinemas on June 16, 2025, audiences of the war story genre are likely to find something to delight in....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Jordan Vazquez

10 SNL Sketches That Didn't Aged Well

A show that’s produced in front of a live audience is likely to have its share of setbacks, andSaturday Night Liveis no exception. After a week ofrehearsals, table reads, and just about anythingyou can think of, the execution of the script and ideas can still yield any given number of possible results. People can either love a good episode or they can downright hate it and even plead for its removal....

August 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1917 words · Sharon Foley