The 10 Silliest Action Movie Deaths of All Time

A character dying in anaction movieis just part of the formula. You can’t have a genre with heavy gunfire, explosions, and antagonists who are out to do harm and not expect casualties. Most of the time, the death of a character comes with drama. If it’s a sympathetic character being killed off, it can pull at your heartstrings. Even a villain’s death can make a viewer feel empathy for his downfall....

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1682 words · Jessica Hayden

The CW Renews Riverdale, Supernatural, Arrowverse Shows and More

The CW has renewed some of their most beloved shows, while the fates of several others hang in the balance. The network has announced the renewal of ten shows in total, includingRiverdale,Supernaturaland the entirety of their DC Comics slate for the 2018-2019 season. This means that the vast majority of the network’s scripted programming slate will return next season, which doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, as the network’s strategy in regards to their scripted programming lineup in recent years has worked quite well for them....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Theresa Jordan

The Flash Movie Will Likely Focus on Barry Allen

Back in October, Warner Bros. revealed their massiveDC Cinematic Universeslate, which goes all the way up to the year 2020. One of those projects isThe Flash, which already hasEzra Millerset to star. Many fans have been wondering if the movie will featureEzra Milleras Barry Allen, or one of the other incarnations of the title character, such as Wally West. We reported last month thatThe Lego MoviedirectorsPhil LordandChris Millerare providing the story treatment forThe Flash, and it’s possible that they may direct the superhero adventure as well, but that has yet to be confirmed....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Sarah Johnson

The Old Man: How Jeff Bridges Masters This FX Series

Despite having an easy path to Hollywood, guided by his family Lloyd and Beau Bridges,Jeff Bridgespaved his way to fame through natural talent. Coached by his father and brother, Bridges developed skills that landed him all kinds of roles. As Alex Pappedemas ofMen’s Healthcomments, Bridges has played “cowboys and country singers, good men and flawed men and men who very badly want to kill Iron Man.” Yet despite portraying so many varied characters, Bridges maintains an essence in all of his work that is so authentically him....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 819 words · Ronald Sanchez

The Real-Life Gangsters Behind The Departed, Explained

Martin Scorsese’s 2006 American crime thrillerThe Departedmarked the fourth time the critically acclaimed director had a feature reach number one at the box office. Often considered among his best works, the film not only topped the list of best films of 2006 on many lists, including Richard Roeper’s list for Ebert and Roeper, but it would also clean up during the award season, winning four Oscars at the 2007 Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay....

July 17, 2025 · 5 min · 957 words · Ricardo Lawson

The Rock Producer Shuts Down Popular James Bond Theory

It appears thatThe Rockis not secretly a James Bond sequel in disguise as some fans have suggested. For years, there has been a popular fan theory that Sean Connery’s character in the 1996 action flick is in actuality and older Bond going by a different name. As the theory has persisted, many fans have gone ahead and acceptedThe Rockas a movie that’s actually about what happens to the original 007...

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Steve Guzman

To Kill a Mockingbird Returns to Theaters This March

Atticus Finch returns to movie theaters to inspire a new generation inTo Kill a Mockingbird, part of the TCM Big Screen Classics Series. The greatest movie hero of all time doesn’t wear a cape, carry a gun or crack a whip, he’s Atticus Finch, the soft-spoken Southern lawyer at the center of To Kill a Mockingbird. Named the screen’s greatest hero by the American Film Institute, Atticus is played by Gregory Peck in director Robert Mulligan’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novelTo Kill a Mockingbird....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Douglas Shields

Tom Cruise's Best 'Mission: Impossible' Stunt Raised the Bar for Action Movies

Throughout theMission: Impossiblefilm series,Tom Cruisehas continually raised the stakes with his impressively wild stunts. His new release,Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning, is a high-stakes, stunt-filled adventure that proves once again the actor’s willingness to do whatever it takes to create the perfect action shot​​​​​. And after a series of increasingly impossible stunts, this performance truly raised the bar for how action films are made. InMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the well-executed stunts of the film raised the stakes in every way....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 789 words · Kevin Strickland

Truth or Dare Review: A Slow, Boring, Miserable Experience

Horror super producer Jason Blum delivers a Friday the thirteenth dud.Truth or Dareis painfully slow and tedious with an absurd plot. It has no palpable scares whatsoever. I honestly can’t remember the last time I was this bored in a movie. Let’s be clear. No one is walking intoTruth or Dareexpecting a masterpiece. Even with spectacularly low expectations, the film disappoints on every level. Lucy Halestars as Olivia, a college coed who’sforced to go on a Mexican spring break with her roommates....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Michael Baxter

Why Ghosted Represents the Worst of the Streaming Era

Ghostedis the latest action-centric romantic comedy from Apple TV+, a studio that certainly knows how to assemble a fairly impressive team of storytellers. The film was directed byRocketmanfilmmaker Dexter Fletcher, and written byDeadpoolscribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The film follows the lonely florist Cole Turner (Chris Evans) in the aftermath of his recent breakup. After Cole falls in love with the enigmatic customer Sadie Rhodes (Ana de Armas), he subsequently discovers that she’s an undercover spy working on an international case....

July 17, 2025 · 5 min · 955 words · Joseph Carter

Wile E. Coyote Movie Is Happening with It's Always Sunny Writers

Will Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote both have mother’s named Martha inCoyote Vs. Acme? We’ll find out when the next Looney Tunes feature film hits the big screen, arriving from writers Jon and Josh Silberman. Many fans believed that the next Looney Tunes movie would beSpace Jam 2with LeBron James. Not so fast. It looks like that project is still stalled in development for the time being, as LeBron makes his way to the Los Angeles Lakers....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Brad Lindsey

'Ahsoka' Season 2 Eyeing Natalie Portman to Reprise 'Star Wars' Role

Star Warsmay take place in a galaxy far, far away, but it’s not afraid of running around in circles.Ahsoka, the latest live-action Disney+ series starring Rosario Dawson, has already featured a bevy of iconic faces, most notably Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader. However, series creator and showrunner Dave Filoni is not done recruiting formerStar Warsactors for his flagship streaming show. While many fans never expected the prequel era to make a resurgence in the past few years, the latest development surroundingAhsokawill shock them the most....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Erin Fitzgerald

10 Best Crime Dramas Featuring 'Dept. Q' Cast Members

Dept. Qis Netflix’s latest bingeworthy thriller with a stellar cast across the board. The series is led by Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, an Edinburgh detective back to work after a near-death experience. Morck is irritable and hardly a team player, but he agrees to head his station’s new cold case unit, Department Q. His team is rounded out by former Syrian officer Akram Salim (Alexej Manvelov) and cadet Rose (Leah Byrne), with help from Morck’s former partner James Hardy (Jamie Sives) as they try to solve the missing persons case of Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie), an ambitious prosecutor who disappeared four years ago....

July 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1579 words · Michael Turner