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The popularity of Netflix’sThe Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnappingcan be attributed to multiple elements. The documentary itself is well constructed, with a well-planned blend of emotional recounting of abuse with investigative work. At the same time, the disturbing content ofThe Programmakes it one of the most difficult to watch, which has also attracted true-crime fans fascinated by the more harrowing stories that come out of the genre. The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping Katherine Kubler, director of the docuseries and a past ‘student’ of Ivy Ridge, which used cult methods and abuse to discipline kids, is thorough in her approach to breaking down the school’s history....

Last week’s episode ofMarvel’s Agent Carterrevealed yet another one of the show’s connections to theMarvel Cinematic Universe, as Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) visited Russia’s infamous Black Widow training program, which Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) will come out of several years later. While the show is set several decades before the Avengers ever assembled,Bridget Regan’s Dottie serves as this generation’s Black Widow, as she targets Peggy while pretending to be her friend at the same time....

Alex Winter doesn’t believe that the success of theJohn Wickfranchise paved the way forBill & Ted Face the Music. Keanu Reeves has played John Wick in three installments so far and there’s more on the way for the assassin. The first movie came out and was an unexpected success, while the next two chapters were huge hits, seemingly introducing another phase of Reeves' long career, though he never really went away....

Released in 2021, theDwayne Johnson-led globe-trotting epicRed Noticehas long held the record forNetflix’s most-streamed title. This popularity can be attributed to a few factors. First and foremost,the star power of Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot was an almost immediate guarantee of the film’s success. Yet, what is often understated is the movie’s release during the COVID-19 lockdown at the height of demand for online/streaming entertainment.These factors led toRed Noticeamassing 454 million hours of views to date, meaning the movie has been viewed approximately 233 million times on the platform....

Andy Serkissays he’d be “very happy” to reprise his role of Supreme Leader Snoke in J.J. Abrams’Star Wars 9. ManyStar Warsfans were disappointed that Rian Johnson chose not to delve into the backstory of Snoke and feel that the character was a missed opportunity for those who were looking for a Darth Vader-type of villain inThe Last Jedi. J.J. Abrams was the one to introduce the character, will he bring him back for some possible flashbacks?...

Marvel’s highly-anticipated Phase 4 sequelAvengers: Infinity War started productionback in January. Even though filming has been under way for a few months, little has been revealed about the story. We reported in January thatPeter Dinklagewas being sought to play an unspecified character, with theories running rampant that he’s playing either MODOK or Pip the Troll, neither of which have been confirmed. Today we have word that the movie has added another cast member, motion capture specialistTerry Notary, who will have a pivotal role....

Funko has announced thatBaby Yodais their bestselling pre-order item of all time. The figure hasn’t even hit shelves and it’s already topped the hundreds of pop culture icons the company has put out over the years.The Mandaloriandropped in November 2019 and nobody even knew about Baby Yoda, aka the Child’s, existence until the very end of the first episode. It was a surprise that not even the biggestStar Warsfans saw coming....

Award-winning playwright, author, and the founding artistic director of the Gloucester Stage Company,Israel Horovitz, has been accused of sexual assault by 9 women and his son,Beastie Boysrapper and musicianAdam Horovitz, aka Ad-Rock, has spoken out to say that he believes the allegations and stands behind the women. The stories range from the mid-1980s all the way up to last year and range from sexual abuse to inappropriate touching, with one of the women stating that she had known the elder Horovitz since she was 11-years old and considered him to be an honorary grandfather while another was Adam Horovitz’s high school girlfriend....

With the ongoing global circumstances continuing to bring Hollywood and the entertainment industry to a standstill, powerhouse movie studio Universal has announced that two of their upcoming projects will be postponed in the name of public safety. The projects in question areNobodyas well as divisive director M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming untitled feature. Universal is using the same approach for its movies as many other studios have done due to concerns surrounding public health and safety....

The official Captain Marvel website is a blast from the past. As of this writing, the Carol Danvers standalone movie is now less than a month away from hitting theaters, which means that Marvel Studios is preparing its final promotional push for the project. This includes TV spots, various forms of merchandise, posters, and in this case, a perfect retro website, tailor made to take us all back to a time when the internet was a whole lot simpler....

Jurassic World Dominionis being called theepic conclusionto theJurassic Saga. The film notably features the characters from the original trilogy that started withJurassic Park (1993), bringing the old storylines full circle as it nears its end. The film takes the threat posed by thegenetically manipulated dinosaur species, right amid human civilization, asFallen Kingdomsaw the animalsescaping captivity and finally infiltrating the mainland. Colin Trevorrow’sJurassic World Trilogywas earlier marketed as a revitalization of the original series, with the story continuing more than a decade ahead in time....

Netflix hasreleased a promo video for their impressive 2022 movie slate, and amongst the glimpses of exciting projects sits theJamie FoxxstarringDay Shift. Alongside the Netflix clip, which offers several snippets of the first footage from the upcoming action movie show Foxx battling vampires, something which audiences have no doubt always wanted to see, the streaming giant has also released an official image fromDay ShiftviaNetflixFilm. Day Shiftsees Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx leading the way as a hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted daughter....

2024 has been a wild, wild time at the movies. Nicolas Cage embodied his own mother inLonglegs. Paul Mescal and Aandrew Scott made us cry (no surprise there) inAll of Us Strangers. Yorgos Lanthimos got weird, twice, withPoor ThingsandKinds of Kindness. A24 turned their hand to making a movie with cool ‘splosions withCivil War. And, Wim Wenders made us want to quit our jobs to become toilet cleaners withPerfect Days. But, as the year is officially at an end,IMDbhas unveiled the best-reviewed movie of the year, and it should surprise very few people that it’sDune: Part Two....