Michael Lerner, Oscar nominee for Barton Fink, dead at 81

Michael Lerner, a prolific character actor with credits that include Eight Men Out, Barton Fink and X-Men: Days of Future Past, is dead at 81. If you’re a fan of eighties and nineties movies, you most likely recognize Michael Lerner. While never a leading man, the character actor had plenty of solid roles under his … Read more

Why This Week Was a Huge Turning Point

The Mandalorian Chapter 21, also known as “The Pirate,” might eventually become known as a huge turning point in the history of the Star Wars series. This was the moment when we finally understood what was really going on in this season: The Mandalorians were going home, reunited under the leadership of Bo-Katan, and Moff … Read more

Universal to Adapt Fantasy Novel About Greek Gods

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the film adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s bestselling fantasy novel Lore. The project hails from Spider-Man: No Way Home producer Amy Pascal. Described as The Hunger Games meets Greek mythology, the Lore movie will be written by Snake Eyes scribes Joe Shrapnel and Anna … Read more

Beef TV Review

Steven Yeung and Ali Wong deliver in this dark comedy-drama that is one of the best series of 2023. Plot: Follows the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers. Danny Cho, a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau, a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life. The … Read more

A Million Spider-Men Swing Through the New ‘Spider-Verse’ Trailer

The Spider-Verse is getting bigger. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced Miles Morales and several other Spider-Men from around the multiverse, including Spider-Ham and Spider-Man Noir. But the sequel, Across the Spider-Verse, has a veritable League of Extraordinary Spider-Men, including Spider-Man 2099, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man India, Spider-Woman, Spider-Gwen and so many others. (Did you spot the … Read more

Disney+ Schedule April 10-16: New TV & Movies

A four-part original series starring Jeremy Renner is topping the Disney+ schedule for April 10-16. On Wednesday, April 12, the streaming service will add Renervations to its available content. Across four episodes, Renner and a team of experts will rebuild decommissioned government vehicles for people in need. Renervations is produced by Boardwalk Pictures for Disney+. … Read more

The Worst Marvel Comics Ever

Comic books are the product of so many different people and collaborations — writers, artists, inkers, letterers, colorists, editors, executives — and they have to be produced under an incredible time crunch. Every month (or sometimes multiple times every month) a new issue is due out in stores. Fans expect their fix every single Wednesdays, … Read more

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Scores Record Opening

Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros. made an incredible splash at the box office this weekend, grossing an astronomical $146.36 million domestically over the 3-day weekend and a record $204.6 million over its first five days, per Deadline. To put that in perspective, Illumination’s previous top opening was 2015’s minionswhich earned $115M domestically en route to a … Read more