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Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningAs (ahem) impossible as it sounds, Ethan Hunt’s journey has reached its end. Audiences recently saw the long-awaited release ofMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise’s last hurrah in the franchise that arguably made him a household name. While it’s a slightly bumpier ride than previous installments in the series, on the whole, it’s a satisfying conclusion and yet another sterling showcase of Cruise’s willingness to defy death for our entertainment....

Outlanderfans, rejoice! Droughtlander is finally over! Well, sort of. The eighth and final season of the STARZ series isn’t slated to premiere until early 2026, but the prequel,Outlander:Blood of My Blood, arrives this month, and it looks amazing. Based on Diana Gabaldon’s characters rather than any particular book, the newest addition to theOutlanderuniverse is set to follow Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire’s (Caitríona Balfe) parents through their own epic love stories, one of which viewers know next to nothing about....

Does an actor need to be familiar with a franchise in order to want to join it? Not according toMadelaine Petsch, who’s made it clear she wants to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe despite admitting she’s never seen a Marvel movie. Petsch, who broke out with her performance as Cheryl Blossom on the hit television seriesRiverdale, currently stars as Maya Lucas in the newStrangerstrilogy, withThe Strangers: Chapter 1opening in 2024 andThe Strangers: Chapter 2opening on Sept....

After eight years and six seasons, Hulu’sThe Handmaid’s Talecame to an epic conclusion today after 66 episodes. While not everything was tied up into a neat little bow, it managed to deliver a worthy finale that leaves enough room for fans to look forward to the sequel series,The Testaments, that’s to come later. Reactions have been swift online, with many praising the show for its commitment to quality, though as the saying goes, you may’t please everyone....

Some movies in cinema history represent milestones that will never be replaced, while others are so experimental and personal that they cannot be separated from their directors or writers. The characteristic that sets them apart from the rest, especiallyin these times of remakes and reboots, is precisely the impossibility of replicating them: the impossibility of recreating those magic moments that sometimes happen in the seventh art. These 10 movies proved to be unique, whether for the wizardry of the director or the complex themes exposed, and stood the test of time as complete on their own....

Ryan Reynolds has probably become accustomed to his movies having sequels thrown at them, after having a run of hit movies and a long list of projects in the works, but fans of his Netflix streaming6 Undergroundwill be disappointed to know that it won’t be one getting another outing. Netflix executive Scott Stuber has recently been talking about some of the decisions being made for the platform’s future expansion, and what has been the driver behind them, and as far as the Michael Bay project is concerned while they would not go into specifics, it was enough of a disappointment to not warrant a sequel being commissioned....

Saturday Night Livemovies have a decidedly checkered history. In total, 11 sketches were adapted into movies, starting with a bang when theBlues Brotherswas born out of a 1976 sketch and became a film hit. Still, it would be over a decade before the secondSNLfilm,Wayne’s World, made it to the big screen. That gap may be because ofSNL’s somewhat fallow ’80s decade,but the success ofWayne’s WorldledSNLhoncho Lorne Michaels to continue these big screen adaptations, mostly in the ’90s....

Dolph Lundgrenthinks something is missing from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: scenes that were originally scripted to involve him andAmber Heard. During a recent interview, Lundgren expressed frustration over scenes that he says were cut from the Aquaman sequel late in the day, despite rumors of Heard’s reduced role being previously denied by director James Wan. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom The follow-up to the smash hit DC adventure Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis....

Grossing $337 million opening weekend, it’s fair to say that theBarbiemovie got something right—actually, a lot of things. Directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote with Noah Baumbach,Barbieis the much-anticipated and widely supported live-action movie based on Mattel’s iconic doll created by Ruth Handler. It is the journey of “Stereotypical Barbie’s” quest for an identity and a purpose outside her “perfect” existence in Barbieland. Though die-hard Barbie connoisseurs may have hoped to see The Heart Family, that absence may be the only thing missing for fans....

The beloved score to the classic 80’s film is back after a limited release last year. This LP is pressed on red vinyl and includes not only the score toPee-wee’s Big Adventureon side A, but is also accompanied by a bonus program of Danny Elfman’s score toBack to Schoolon side B. In 1985, Tim Burton and Paul Reubens invited Elfman to write the score for their first feature film,Pee-wee’s Big Adventure....

Disney’s D23 Expo has been in full swing all weekend providing fans with plenty to talk about for the weeks to come or maybe just until Comic-Con later this week. Josh Brolin was on hand for the Marvel panel where he and about 1/3 of the cast ofAvengers: Infinity Warintroduced the world premiere footage of said movie to a crowd of around 7,000 fans that nearly lost their minds when they figured out what they were witnessing....

Quick Links Everything about the final episode ofThe Penguinwas perfection. There aren’t many spin-off series that give fans exactly what they’re asking for and more. This episode was beautifully chaotic, with Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) embracing the Penguin and giving in to his villainous ways. The war between Oz and Sofia Gigante (Cristin Milioti) comes to an end with Sofia receiving a fate worse than death, returning to Arkham Asylum, Oz killing his “weakness” Victor Aguilar (Rhenzy Feliz), and settling his mother in his penthouse while in a coma-like state....

The breakout star ofThe Mandalorianhas not been Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin. Instead, it’s the loveable little green baby named the Child, aka Baby Yoda. It’s amazing that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni were able to keep the little guy a secret for so long, especially since he had been talked about for years before he ended up on the hit Disney+ series. However, thanks toDisney Gallery: The Mandalorian, we know that he wasn’t always going to be so cute....