Real Military Veterans Made the Action Film 'Sunray: Fallen Soldier'

You can always sniff out phoniness in a project, and conversely, notice real authenticity. The newactionfilmSunray: Fallen Soldieris created by and starring a collective of former British Royal Marines Commandos - the UK’s elite amphibious special operations capable commando force. And you can tell. The synopsis reads, “A war veteran calls on friends from his past to hunt down those responsible for the death of his daughter. Along the way, he learns more about himself than he anticipated as a violent crime syndicate unravels in his wake....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · Crystal Vega

Rogue One Helps Disney Set $7 Billion Worldwide Box Office Record

Today, The Walt Disney Studios will become the first studio ever to reach the $7 billion threshold at the global box office, setting a new industry record. With a powerful $290 million global debut forRogue One: A Star Wars Story, Disney’s year-to-date grosses are $6,988.3 million from Jan. 1 through Jul 18, 2025, including $2,700.4 million domestically, also an industry record, and $4,287.9 million internationally, aDisney record. Thesephenomenal box office resultsare driven by films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm, representing the first time that all five of these world-class brands have released films in the same calendar year....

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Edwin Spears

Spike Lee Stands Up for Woody Allen While Criticizing Cancel Culture

Spike Leeis standing up for fellow director Woody Allen. Lee also went on to criticize cancel culture. Allen has been accused of sexually assaulting Dylan Farrow when she was 7-years old, which he had denied for nearly 30 years now. The director says that denouncing him has become the “fashionable” thing to do these days and likened it to people eating kale. Whatever the case may be, Allen stays steady in public and claims these things don’t get to him, though Lee says it affects him more than people realize....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Christopher Parrish

Step Up: High Water Trailer Brings the Dance Franchise to YouTube

YouTube Red has released the first trailer for Step Up: High Water, the latest offering from the streaming service to be based on a hit movie series. Production is already under way on theKarate Kid revival seriesentitledCobra Kai, with YouTube Red also ordering a pilot forImpulse, based on the same novel series that spawned the movieJumper. This time around, Lionsgate is teaming up with YouTube red forStep Up: High Water, which is based off the hitStep Upmovies that have grossed over $650 million worldwide....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Rebecca Taylor

Studio Ghibli: The Best Place to Start If You’re New to the Studio

In the world of animated films, there are few studios with the kind of universal acclaim and fervent fandom that precedesStudio Ghibli. The studio has made some of the most enduring, popular, andcritically acclaimed animated filmsof all time. While the medium of animation is a playground of sorts for the creatively inclined, no one in the field has played around as much as lead creative Hayao Miyazaki. Famously a bit of a curmudgeon, Miyazaki has spent the last 50 years dedicating himself (and the studio that he co-founded) to the craft of hand-drawn animation — a dying art in theera of CGI....

July 8, 2025 · 11 min · 2173 words · Larry Lopez

Tarantino Finds His Young Roman Polanski in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

The cast for Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodabsolutely refuses to quit growing. Tarantino has already been in production on his latest directorial effort for weeks, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t found time to add to his ever-growing ensemble left and right. We now have word that several more people have signed on for various roles in the late 1960s period piece, including the actor who will portray a youngRoman Polanski....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Lawrence Moore

Tenacious D Do the Time Warp with Susan Sarandon in All-Star Rocky Horror Cover Video

Tenacious D have put their spin on theTime Warpwith an all-star cast. The rock band led by Jack Black and Kyle Gass have released a new music video, in which, they cover the classic tune fromThe Rocky Horror Picture Show. What’s more, they gotSusan Sarandon, who appeared in the 1975 movie version of the classic musical, to make an appearance. But she is far from the only celeb who got in on the fun with KG and JB....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Rebecca Hunt

The Boys: 10 Best Quotes From the First 3 Seasons

Fans ofThe Boyslike the show for different reasons. Some like it for the absurd levels of violence, others love the unique superpowers, while others still enjoy the never-ending feud between Butcher’s team and Vought’s mannerless superheroes. However, there’s one thing each viewer is likely to appreciate, and that’s the dialogue. While questions might be raised about how long The Boys and The Seven will go at each other without a clear winner, there is no shortage of interesting ways to craft dialogue....

July 8, 2025 · 9 min · 1877 words · Kylie Young

The Cabin in the Woods: Revisiting the Most Irreverent Horror Movie of the 21st Century

When it comes to cinematic entertainment, few genres have had the enduring quality and consistent popularity of horror films.The New York Film Academycredits “Le Manoir du Diable” as the first example of the genre in 1896, and since then, there have been hundreds upon hundreds more released, delighting and frightening audiences throughout all of cinematic history. Horror has grown and evolved over the years, with many filmmakers approaching the stories with their own unique perspective on what makes a good horror film, including screenwriter Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon, both of whom have a history of bringing a new and unique spin on classic horror mainstays, having worked together onBuffy the Vampire Slayer....

July 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Elizabeth Oconnor

The Most Underrated Lesbian TV Shows

If you’re reading this, it’s more than likely you’ve seen bothThe L WordandThe L Word: Generation Q.You’re sick of scrolling through theLGBTQ+section of Netflix and finding nothing new, and you just want somethinggood. It can be hard to come across genuinely great and thoughtful lesbian media. For starters, there is simply not a lot out there, and when you factor in poor quality and inauthenticity, it doesn’t leave you with many options....

July 8, 2025 · 9 min · 1904 words · Denise Sanford

The New Mutants Director Thinks He'll Choose His Next Project More Wisely

After a three-year wait,The New Mutantsis finally in theaters. And audience reaction has been mixed, to say the least. Considering the muddled production process the film had to go through, there is little wonder that the final product turned out to divisive. As director Josh Boone told Radio 1 Newsbeat, the film that audiences are getting to see in theaters is only a section of what was originally planned. “We were just in aperplexing circumstancethat most people don’t have to deal with....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Cheryl Brown

The Uzumaki Anime Looks Just as Terrifying as the Iconic Manga

Adult Swimis adapting the iconicUzumakimanga as ananime, and the latest footage released unveilsa shockingly faithful adaptation that visually mirrors the source material. TheUzumakimanga by Junji Ito was released from 1998 to 1999 to mass acclaim, and has since become a horror classic ripe for a modern anime adaptation. The final result looks glorious, a mind-boggling visual feast that will surely upset the stomachs of those who come across it.The shape of a spiral has never looked so terrifying....

July 8, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Nicole Potter

Walking Dead Episode 8.11 Recap: Never Trust Blind Faith

The post-Carl era truly begins onThe Walking Dead.Dead or Alive Orhas the various groups making their way to the Hilltop. The result is an episode sans Rick (Andrew Lincoln), where characters deal with each other and their decisions. Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) has a crisis of faith. Eugene (Josh McDermitt) gets down to business for Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Tara (Alana Masterson) finally challenges Dwight (Austin Amelio) for murdering Denise....

July 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1139 words · Joshua Brady