https://collider.com Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:31:19 GMT en-US hourly 60 Does Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem have an extra slice of footage during the credits? Shell yes it does! While the latest (and possibly greatest) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doesn't have a post-credits scene, it does have a mid-credits sequence, and a reasonably lengthy one at that.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:01:17 GMT https://collider.com/does-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-have-end-credits-scene-post-after/ 28 Days Later, director Danny Boyle’s terrifying vision of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, immediately sparked renewed interest in the genre when it debuted in 2002. Boyle’s fly-on-the-wall perspective, released during the dawn of digital innovation, became an instant classic because of its humanist drama and biting political allusions. All zombie movies have to live in the long shadow of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, but Boyle's innovative take on a 21st-Century post-apocalypse emerged as a worthy contender. Understandably, expectations were high for the follow-up, 28 Weeks Later. Boyle was out, choosing instead to work on the sci-fi epic Sunshine, another collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland. Filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo stepped in as director, but his script—co-written with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López-Lavigne, and Jesus Olmo—would follow an entirely different cast of characters. However, 28 Weeks Later is a perfect conclusion to a terrifying double feature, retaining the same frantic pacing and distinguished style of Boyle’s work while expanding the searing commentary of government and military responses to a global health crisis. Like 28 Days Later, it feels all the more prophetic in the post-pandemic era, boasting its own set of memorable characters and terrifying set-pieces.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 03:46:19 GMT https://collider.com/28-weeks-later-is-good-reasons-why/ The fifth season of What We Do in the Shadows has arguably been the series' best. That's a hard thing to accomplish, as the show only gets better by the season. Each year, the writers and cast find new ways to top themselves without jumping the shark. Every time you think you've seen it all, they deliver a surprise. You thought it was nuts when Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) died and came back as a giant-headed baby? Think again.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 03:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-5-finale-guillermo/ Whether your skills are beginner or advanced, The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge has something to offer this holiday season. Watching the novice bakers learn new skills on this recent spin-off from Netflix's popular Nailed It! franchise can help you gain confidence and inspiration for your baking efforts this holiday season. In each episode, the contestants upgrade their entry-level baking skills through lessons from experts that they then apply to the Big Cake Bake. Pick up tips and tricks with the contestants along the way, from fillings and frostings, to sculpting cake and chocolate, and molding fondant. Apply what you learn to your holiday treats and improve your current repertoire with recipes ranging from fillings for sculptural layered cakes, cupcake sheet cakes, or sugar cookies and chocolate molding techniques. If your favorite holiday movie is Grinch related, keep the delicious results from what you learn all to yourself. Or if you are in an entertaining mood, create a jaw-dropping sculptural design to impress in-laws and other out-of-towners.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:31:19 GMT https://collider.com/the-big-nailed-it-baking-challenge-netflixn/ Lateasha Lunceford is just ignoring Dr. Heavenly Kimes rather than getting involved in her messy life. The new Married to Medicine star is the new wife of Dr. Gregory Lunceford, and now that Season 10 is underway, we're seeing how Lunceford isn't handling Dr. Heavenly's outlook on her marriage well. Heavenly has been open about her being concerned for Lateasha, who is 23-years her husband's junior, due to Dr. Gregory's alleged controlling nature. But Lateasha says Dr. Heavenly's antics are simply to distract from Heavenly's own martial issues.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:16:18 GMT https://collider.com/married-to-medicine-lateasha-lunceford-heavenly-kimes-beef/ Tom Sandoval says he made a mistake by having an affair on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix. The Vanderpump Rules star sat down with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge to talk about all the secrets in his life for the Two Ts in a Pod podcast. He admits to being in love with Rachel Leviss, and says their affair was more than just a one-time hookup. “You get lost in your emotions. Love makes you do really stupid things,” he reasoned. “[You] throw logic out the window. And that’s exactly what happened."

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/vanderpump-rules-tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-rachel-leviss-affair/ With the release of the movie Wonka approaching, it's the perfect time to revisit the beloved musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Inspired by Roald Dahl's book, the film narrates the story of Charlie Bucket, who wins a Golden Ticket in a Wonka Bar, granting him a visit to the renowned Chocolate Factory owned by chocolatier Willy Wonka. Joining Charlie are four other children and their parents, embarking on a day-long factory tour led by Wonka. This extraordinary day unfolds with surprises - some bitter, some sweet - for both the children and Wonka himself.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-characters-ranked-likability/ Southern Charm New Orleans star Reagan Charleston is headed towards another divorce. Reagan, who was married to Jeff Charleston at the start of Southern Charm, married Reece Thomas shortly after she and Jeff split. Reece was Reagan's college boyfriend, and she seemed happy their romance rekindled. Unfortunately, Reagan says the honeymoon was short-lived.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:46:18 GMT https://collider.com/southern-charm-new-orleans-reagan-charleston-divorce/ After a performance so sinister for its skin-crawling realism in Gerald’s Game and a smaller role in Doctor Sleep, it was past time for Bruce Greenwood to take center stage as part of horror connoisseur Mike Flanagan’s troupe of recurring actors. Greenwood’s been a respected figure in the Canadian film industry for decades and far from ignored by American media, but beyond consistent indie roles, he's nonetheless felt just this side of underutilized. Before assuming Netflix leading man status for The Fall of the House of Usher, wider audiences likely knew him best for his roles in the 1980s television drama St. Elsewhere and director J. J. Abrams' Star Trek movies.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:31:19 GMT https://collider.com/fall-of-the-house-of-usher-bruce-greenwood/ Karen Huger doesn't shy away from sharing her opinions. The Real Housewives of Potomac star is opening up about Mia Thornton's divorce from her husband Gordon Thornton. The Thornton joined the Bravo reality series in Season 6, and are in the middle of a contentious divorce, with Gordon slinging accusations about his estranged wife only being with him for his money. Huger seemingly agrees with Gordon's sentiments, or at least understands.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/real-housewives-of-potomac-mia-thorntons-divorce-karen-huger-reaction/ When it premiered in 2022, workplace rom-com Our Flag Means Death has become a huge hit for HBO streaming service Max, as well as a critical darling. Loosely based on a true story, the series is set during the Golden Age of Piracy in the 1700s and follows "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet as he abandons his aristocratic lifestyle to become a pirate, where he crosses paths with the notorious Blackbeard and the two fall in love. The show has run for two seasons so far, and although a third isn't guaranteed, the show's success makes it likely, and it would be the final season.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/our-flag-means-death-characters-ranked-braveness/ Tom Sandoval was the talk of reality news at the start of 2023 at the heart of "Scandoval," the infamous term to define his affair with his Vanderpump Rules co-star, Rachel Leviss. The affair ended his nearly 10-year relationship with Ariana Madix. In a recent interview with the Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge podcast while talking with Bravo stars Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge, he explained his affair was not a simple hookup, noting he developed deep feelings for Leviss that extended beyond filming, well after his breakup with Madix.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:17:20 GMT https://collider.com/vanderpump-rules-tom-sandoval-rachel-leviss-affair/ Kevin Costner is something of an American treasure and one of the most popular Hollywood actors of the past few decades of cinema. Since rising to prominence in the 1980s, he's steadily worked as an actor - and occasional director - starring in multiple high-profile movies and also finding great success in the world of television, more recently, with the ever-popular Yellowstone.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/kevin-costner-movies-ranked/ To say The Flash is a big movie is an understatement. Not only is it the Scarlet Speedster's solo film debut, but it also crosses time and space as Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) races to fix an alternate timeline he created. Said timeline features a world without metahumans and one that is in the grip of General Zod (Michael Shannon), forcing Barry to recruit Batman (specifically Michael Keaton's Batman) and Kara Zor-El (Sasha Calle), aka Supergirl. You don't get much bigger than that!

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:45:17 GMT https://collider.com/the-flash-movie-supergirl-superman-story/ Santiago Limón's comedy series Nothing to See Here on Netflix follows two differently abled friends, Alexis (Alexis Arroyo) and Charly (Kike Vazquez), who set out to find their real identities in a world that refuses to identify them beyond their disabilities. Prompted by an eventful night at a local club, Alexis decides to follow a career as a comedian in Mexico City and Charly accompanies his friend wholeheartedly, not knowing that the decision will completely change their lives and how they perceive it. The ending of Nothing to See Here focuses on the culmination of this beautiful journey which is riddled with uncertainties at every step for the two friends.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/nothing-to-see-here-ending-explained/ From the early age of 12 (when the actor made her acting debut in 1994 with Luc Besson's hitman melodrama Léon: The Professional), Natalie Portman has slowly made a name for herself in the industry, becoming one of the most pursued, recognizable, and talented A-list stars over time. The compelling May December is her most recent feature, with many critics highlighting it as one of her best so far.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/natalie-portman-movies-ranked/ At this point, every part of The Notebook has become famous enough that you don't even need to have seen the movie or be that much of a fan to know its ending. This touching conclusion involves the reveal that the young couple in the 1930s (played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) that we've been following this whole movie is not what they seem. These two are also the elderly couple in the movie's framing device, who’d been previously reading the period-era exploits of the film’s younger leads as if they were different fictional beings. However, did you know that a The Notebook alternate ending also exists?

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:15:17 GMT https://collider.com/the-notebook-movie-ending-different-explained/ Fairy tales have long captured the imaginations of animators both in the Western and Japanese film industries, providing a unique avenue to explore fantastical heroes, menacing villains, and moral dilemmas. However, Studio Ghibli remains distinct in style and thematic exploration, with each film resembling a series of vividly detailed paintings as the focus on natural settings remains eminent. Blending Western stories with Japanese folklore, Hayao Miyazaki imbues his films with his sensibilities that illustrate his fascination with magical realism, child-like wonder, and the sublimity of nature. Independent female heroes are often the focal point of Miyazaki’s films, rather than turning them into victims or designated love interests. His preoccupation with environmentalism is conveyed both through his artistic style and overarching themes. As such, he forgoes traditional, fairytale villains and instead explores how modernization and industrialization pollute society both literally and figuratively. Ponyo, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle are three such retellings of Western fairytale tropes, inscribed with Miyazaki’s whimsical touch.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:15:17 GMT https://collider.com/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-fairytale/ Disney's 62nd animated feature, Wish, has arrived in theaters to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary. Set in the magical kingdom of Rosas, it follows a young girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) who learns a dark secret about the king, Magnifico (Chris Pine). The movie is meant to serve as a love letter to all things Disney, but critical and audience reception was mixed, mainly taking issue with its story, which is as cookie-cutter as one could imagine.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/wish-disney-characters-ranked/ There are movies that gently tug at our heartstrings, and then there are those that mercilessly shatter our emotional defenses. And Billy Ray's Secret in Their Eyes, a heart-wrenching mystery drama, falls squarely into the latter category. The movie is a remake of an Argentinian film from 2009, which, in turn, is an adaptation of a novel. The story has indeed gone through numerous retellings, adapted across different mediums and cultures. But its emotional core has always remained the same. And this unchanging essence has allowed the story to remain a delicate, touching piece to be told with different characters and contexts for different times and audiences. As a result, the American version of Secret in Their Eyes, which stars Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman, has achieved much the same while adding more in terms of an amazing cast and fresh cultural context.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/secret-in-their-eyes-julia-roberts-nicole-kidman-chiwetel-ejiofor/ Based on Adam Nevill's 2011 novel, The Ritual has all the makings of a great horror film. A group of friends set out for a hiking trip in Sweden after the recent loss of a friend to a tragedy — it already sounds like a disaster in waiting. While the setup may make The Ritual seem like another low-budget survival horror film, the film presents more than it offers with its chilling atmosphere, sound effects, and ability to hold tension. Directed by David Bruckner and written by Joe Barton, The Ritual places its different elements artistically to provide a fascinating and terrifying, underrated horror movie. It also has something to offer all kinds of horror film fans as it successfully plays with the ropes of both survival films and cult horror.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-ritual-horror-movie/ Miloš Forman was a Czech-born filmmaker who left a lasting imprint on the medium. He found success in his home country in the early 1960s before moving to America, where he directed several masterpieces, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. His films tend to combine realistic drama and wickedly uproarious black comedy, often in a sumptuous period setting.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/milos-forman-movies-ranked-imdb/ There are multiple ingredients to an action-adventure animated series: well-crafted protagonists, a story hook that keeps viewers coming back for more, and an antagonist and/or antagonists who provide a challenge. Genndy Tartakovsky has proven to be a master at juggling all of these elements throughout his various animated projects, whether it's the adventures of a caveman and a dinosaur in Primal or his insanely awesome, over-the-top depiction of a galaxy far, far away in the Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series. But Tartakovsky's magnum opus has to be Samurai Jack. The action-adventure epic followed the titular samurai, voiced by Phil LaMarr, as he finds himself stranded in a dark future.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:45:31 GMT https://collider.com/samurai-jack-villain-aku/ Editor's Note: The article below contains spoilers for "The Giggle," the third and final episode of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:42:09 GMT https://collider.com/doctor-who-regeneration-david-tennant-ncuti-gatwa-video/ For over twenty years, Larry David has been making viewers everywhere laugh out loud through his long-running and Emmy Award-winning series, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-). Although, Larry David has also been causing fits of laughter long before his beloved starring role. After all, he is the co-creator of Seinfeld (1989-1998), which is arguably the most successful comedy series ever made both in terms of its critical reception and record-breaking ratings. Though co-creator Jerry Seinfeld is very much the lead character of the titular series, it's also no secret that Jason Alexander's character of George Costanza is supposed to be a caricature of Larry David himself.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-cast-release-filming/ Netflix keeps its ratings fairly confidential, but with millions of subscribers worldwide and a culture dedicated to marathon-binging sessions, it’s safe to say they’re putting up some pretty staggering numbers. The platform is both a streaming service and a movie studio; its original content ranges from Oscar-nominated to critically panned. But while accolades are nice, Netflix’s movies exist for one reason and one reason only: to rack up those viewing hours.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/most-watched-movies-on-netflix-ever/ A romance movie is always a great entertainment choice, whether it’s for a friend gathering, a date night, or just a random pick on an exhausting weekday. South Korea has produced quality romance films for the past few decades and has been at the top of the game since the birth of its film industry.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/best-south-korean-romance-movies-2020sr/ The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, continues to pull in the numbers at the global box office after another successful weekend. The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes maintained its robust performance, earning an estimated $9.4 million in North America over the weekend. This brings the film's total North American earnings to $135.66 million. Internationally, it garnered an additional $11 million during the weekend, pushing the international total to $143.3 million. The film's global estimated earnings now stand at $278.96 million and continue to increase.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:37:33 GMT https://collider.com/ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-global-box-office-278-million/ It's that time of year again when everyone starts watching Holiday movies. Whether it be a romantic Hallmark, Home Alone, The Grinch, Elf, or Die Hard, there's a little something for everyone. But this year is a little different. This year, we have a holiday miracle! Eddie Murphy has returned to grace us with his presence in a Christmas movie for all ages to enjoy. It might just fit into the holiday classics people enjoy year after year. Candy Cane Lane has the perfect holiday twist and is filled with magic, mayhem, and an evil elf on the shelf named Pepper (Jillian Bell), or Peppermint, as Santa (David Allen Grier) calls her. The trials the Carver family are put through make them stronger as they band together to take down the evil elf and figure out the true meaning of Christmas.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/candy-cane-lane-ending-explained/ With Christmas just over two weeks away, what better time to look at the beloved holiday classic Die Hard? Even if you don't buy the film as festive Christmas fare - hey, no judgment (there's total judgment, by the way) - one has to admit that it is among the great action films of all time. But it doesn't mean that every moment in the film makes sense. In fact, there's one in particular that is enough to make a guy wanna lose his shit. Is it dropping the dead terrorist down the elevator shaft with "Now I've got a machine gun ho ho ho" written on his chest? Nope. How Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his dishonest host could have cut the power to the building themselves rather than wait for "standard hostage negotiation procedures"? Nada. It's the shoes, dammit. And in a film that isn't short of plot holes, John McClane (Bruce Willis) not having shoes is by far the most maddening. With Die Hard's theatrical rerelease bringing John McClane back to our theaters, let's take a look back at this plot hole.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/die-hard-plot-hole-explained/ Clint Eastwood, to put it bluntly, is a living legend. Even as his 93rd birthday draws near, the 4-time Academy Award winner is still making movies and likely plans to continue to do so until he physically can't anymore. Who's to stop him, he's directed two Best Picture winners in Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, has directed 41 films, worked with multiple generations of Hollywood's top talent, and is arguably the most iconic movie cowboy to ever grace the silver screen. Now, Eastwood is looking to make his way back to the big screen with Juror No. 2 which is rumored to be the final film of his legendary career.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/clint-eastwood-juror-2-final-film-cast-plot/ The How to Train Your Dragon franchise is one of the largest in DreamWorks' catalog. Based on the books by Cressida Cowell, it follows the Viking village of Berk, which has an evolving relationship with dragons. At first, the two groups fought, but thanks to the efforts of Hiccup the Viking and the dragon Toothless, they overcame their differences and worked together to create a better future.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/how-to-train-your-dragon-best-strongest-dragons/ Yippie-ki-yay, Die Hard fans. The legendary action film was re-released in theaters this weekend, just in time for the holiday season, and it seems demand for Bruce Willis' John McClane to liberate the Nakatomi Plaza from Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is as strong as ever, after the limited release saw the movie bring in just shy of $1 million this weekend. Die Hard took in $923,000 which, if you're still counting, brings the film's worldwide haul to $142,526,197 35 years after it was first released. Released in 1988, the film exceeded expectations by generating around $140 million in box office revenue against a budget of $28 million. It not only claimed the title of the highest-grossing action film of the year but also secured the tenth spot among the highest-grossing films, earning four Oscar nominations.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:25:10 GMT https://collider.com/die-hard-re-release-domestic-box-office-923-thousand/ Horror, despite not being the most universally beloved genre, is one of the most reliable genres to bring folks into theaters and rake in boatloads of cash, but which one stands tall as the highest-grossing movie in its field? In all of film history, many things have changed, but spooky movies making a big splash at the box office has pretty much remained. People love going out to the theater to be terrified in a massive crowd of people, feeding off of each other's fears and screaming their heads off all in unison. But has a killer clown brought the biggest crowd or a giant shark? Maybe a demon-possessed little girl? Well, depending on whatever metric you want to go off of, finding the answer can be a little bit hairy.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:15:19 GMT https://collider.com/highest-grossing-horror-movie-of-all-time/ Kurt Russell's involvement with Tombstone is one of the great myths of modern day Hollywood. A troubled production from the start, thanks to a rival project in the form of Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp — armed with a much bigger budget — matters were made worse when director Kevin Jarre was fired a month into production. George P. Cosmatos was hired as his replacement shortly afterwards, but as the tale goes, Russell directed the movie himself. Russell was recently asked by Rolling Stone about how much of the film's production he was actually involved in, and the legendary star opened up on how much he could say.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:01:51 GMT https://collider.com/kurt-russell-tombstone-director/ Alfred Hitchcock's influence on cinema cannot be denied. His films live on and hold up well, despite the fact Hitchcock himself passed away in 1980, and his final film was released in 1976. Many of his best works don't feel like they live in the past, or merely feel like products of it. The best of his works still feel alive, exciting, and vital, and that's a reason other filmmakers have always been influenced by him, whether it was back when he was alive and making movies, or in the years since 1980.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:01:20 GMT https://collider.com/best-alfred-hitchcock-movies-ranked/ Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Fargo Season 5.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/fargo-season-5-joe-keery/ Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Cruel Summer Season 2.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:45:19 GMT https://collider.com/cruel-summer-season-2-maggie-isabella-relationship/ Very rarely does an indie film convince large numbers of people to become online sleuths to figure out something that happens at the end of it. Sure, for science-fiction, horror, or other genre films, this kind of behavior is fairly commonplace, as those genres tend to attract obsessive and investigative types. But a low-key character drama that does not have much of a plot? That film must dig deep into someone for them to go on the hunt for answers. Such is the case with Lost in Translation, the 2003 Oscar-winning sophomore feature from Sofia Coppola, which concludes with an ending that has caused many folks online to put on their audio engineer hats to determine what has been said in a muffled whisper between the two main characters.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:45:19 GMT https://collider.com/lost-in-translation-ending-explained/ Paul King's Wonka, the origin story of Roald Dahl's legendary chocolatier Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) opened worldwide this weekend, and if there's one thing the movie's launch has proven? Audiences still have a sweet tooth. The Warner Bros. movie has opened as the number one film both internationally and globally with a terrific haul of $43.2 million in international box office revenue, including a tremendous $11.1 million in the United Kingdom, where the movie was shot.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:23:14 GMT https://collider.com/wonka-international-box-office-43-million/ While Warner Bros. Discovery's Monsterverse continuity is still going strong, the original creators of the Godzilla franchise, Toho, are still bringing their interpretation of the beloved monster movie icon to the big screen. Their latest entry has started things fresh, with the critically acclaimed Godzilla Minus One placing the titular nuclear lizard in an all-new time period.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-cast-trailer-release-date/ 2007 was an incredible time for Elliot Page. The up-and-coming Canadian actor had a string of massive hits that garnered huge critical and awards attention, warming up with the deliciously twisted Hard Candy in 2005 and knocking it out of the park with Juno. It was the big movie of the year that everybody was talking about, first in terms of its greatness, and later in terms of its supposed effect on young viewers. Page received no fewer than thirty-five nominations for the role and took twenty of them. For a while, you simply could not escape the Juno effect, and Elliot Page was rightfully the new young star to be reckoned with. But among all the very well-earned praise for Page’s electric performance, others weren’t quite getting the recognition they deserved for their work on the film — particularly Jennifer Garner.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/jennifer-garner-juno/ Every Christmastime, special themed episodes of animated shows for people of all ages grace viewers' screens, hoping to become a new holiday staple. But if some think they’re limited only to the shows intended for children, they’d be sorely mistaken. Even adult animated shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, South Park, and others have created specials that are beloved by many – especially IMDB users.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/best-adult-animated-holiday-episodes-specials-ranked-imdb/ Thanks to stupendous word-of-mouth and stellar reviews, Toho’s Godzilla Minus One is turning out to be this year’s biggest crossover hit. The kaiju film passed significant box office milestones both domestically and worldwide this weekend, and has already emerged as the biggest-ever Japanese live-action release in North America. Godzilla Minus One exceeded expectations in its opening weekend, and seeing the positive response, Toho increased its theatrical footprint and has expanded its run till at least December 14.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:44:06 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-global-box-office-51-million/ The return of Hayao Miyazaki has been warmly received by filmgoers, as his first film in a decade, The Boy and the Heron, spread its wings with an opening weekend domestic haul of $12.8 million, bringing its global haul to $86.2 million. The film also earned $2.55 million on 300 IMAX screens worldwide, with $2.4 million of that coming via 291 domestic screens, accounting for around 20% of the domestic opening.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:38:06 GMT https://collider.com/the-boy-and-the-heron-global-box-office-86-million/ Trolls Band Together continues its journey at the global box office with a total of $173 million, with $83 million coming from the domestic box office and the remaining $90 million coming from international territories. The return of Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) continues to enjoy a healthy box office run almost a month after premiering in theaters, while still trailing behind the first installment of the franchise. The first Trolls movie earned $346 million in 2016, with the introduction of the characters giving DreamWorks Animation their next franchise. But the latest chapter in the Trolls' history brought plenty of surprises of its own.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:31:39 GMT https://collider.com/trolls-band-together-global-box-office-173-million/ The Harry Potter films included many talented actors, even some in small roles, but few are as underused as Emma Thompson. The renowned actress takes on the minor part of Professor Sybill Trelawney, who teaches divination to the students of Hogwarts. But the character appears in only three of the eight Harry Potter films; even then, she is never in the forefront. With such a large cast, several phenomenal actors don't get the time they deserve in the film series. From the brief appearance of Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh) to the lack of focus on Tonks (Natalia Tena), many great characters appear less often than they should. But even among these, Thompson's situation is the most severe as her character is both unique and significant to the plot in ways the films didn't explore.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/emma-thompson-harry-potter/ Inspiration often emerges from the unlikeliest places. For New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, the creative revelation responsible for her wildly popular Outlander series struck thanks to something that, from a distance, seems odd, but actually is like the stars themselves had aligned. In a 1966 episode of Doctor Who, Britain's long-running science fiction classic about a time-traveling alien, the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) met Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines), a heroic, kilt-wearing Jacobite Scotsman who survived the Battle of Culloden. If that description rings several recognition bells, that's because it should. Jamie McCrimmon from Doctor Who is almost entirely responsible for Outlander's best character.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/doctor-who-outlander-jamie-fraser-inspiration/ Apple Studios took a chance by releasing Ridley Scott's historical epic Napoleon in theaters – and it's a chance that has mostly paid off. The biopic of the famed French general is soaring to new heights at the worldwide box office. The film to date has grossed $170.8 in global ticket sales, the vast majority of which have come from overseas markets. Napoleon has garnered this total by generating $117.7 million at the international box office and $53.1 million domestically.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:12:59 GMT https://collider.com/napoleon-global-box-office-170-million/ Animation and the holiday season have gone hand in hand throughout film history to create some of the most iconic and memorable films and characters, becoming synonymous with the holidays themselves. Films like How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and The Nightmare Before Christmas have become all-time classics that fans watch year after year to get into the holiday spirit. However, numerous other outstanding Yuletide animated films have been overlooked in favor of these classics and deserve their own time in the spotlight.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/animated-christmas-movies-underrated-ranked/ Urban legends and horror movies go hand in hand, whether they are real-life tales or completely made up. Films like Candyman, The Hitcher, The Ring, The Mothman Prophecies, and The Blair Witch Project all play into urban legends. Heck, there's a horror franchise called Urban Legend. Sometimes, more than one film will use the same urban legend as the backdrops for their plots. 1974's Black Christmas and 1979's When a Stranger Calls both dig into the urban legend involving strange calls coming from a killer already inside the house, which they both use to great effect. This urban legend, particularly for When a Stranger Calls, is based on more than just passed-down fiction. When a Stranger Calls' frightening first scene is based on a tragic true story about a babysitter stalked by a killer inside a dark house at night in the spring of 1950.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/when-a-stranger-calls-true-story/ Although the mainstream audience might not have seen Thomasin McKenzie until her starring role in the Taika Waititi-helmed war dramedy Jojo Rabbit, where she played a young Jewish hideaway escaping the Nazis, the budding actress gave a heartbreaking and powerful performance in Debra Granik's 2018 film Leave No Trace. With many favorable reviews across the board, the film achieved near-universal acclaim, focusing on McKenzie and her co-star Ben Foster's performances. For those that are excited about seeing her in future projects, Leave No Trace is essential viewing to grasp the acting prowess that Thomasin McKenzie is capable of.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/thomasin-mckenzie-leave-no-trace/ The year is 1974. Francis Ford Coppola would go on to make history with two films from this year nominated for Best Picture. George Lucas just finished American Graffiti and is deep in pre-production for Star Wars. Chinatown is this year as well. Most film historians mark 1974-75 as the peak and perhaps also the end of a period known as "New Hollywood", when young directors broke away from the studio system and rose to prominence with independent film. At the heart of this phenomenon were two filmmakers closely affiliated with both Lucas and Coppola, but have unfortunately faded away from the public consciousness. Their names are Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, and in 1974, before they went on to join Coppola's American Zoetrope and the eponymous Lucasfilm, they made their directorial debut with a little horror film called Messiah of Evil.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/messiah-of-evil-huyck-katz-lucasfilm/ Director Martin Scorsese’s epic crime film, Killers of the Flower Moon, is still breathing at the box office despite being available on digital. The Apple Original, which received a huge theatrical release in something of a first for the studio, has pretty much reached the end of its run. This weekend, the film grossed over half-a-million globally, generating around $400,000 from international territories and roughly $200,000 domestically.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:11:37 GMT https://collider.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-global-box-office-155-million/ From writer, producer, and film director Richard Curtis, the screenwriter behind classics like Notting Hill, Love, Actually, and Bridget Jones's Diary, comes Genie, a fairy tale Christmas adventure set in New York City. Genie stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy and Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu in a remake of one of Curtis' previous films that he tells Collider's Steve Weintraub he wanted to expand on almost immediately after it was released.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:09:35 GMT https://collider.com/richard-curtis-love-actually-storylines/ While Wish continues to struggle at the global box office during its third weekend playing on the big screen, the latest project from Walt Disney Animation Studios has earned $105.5 million in theaters from all over the world. The movie showed a strong hold this weekend when it comes to the domestic box office, only dropping 31% from last week's total with $5.3 million. When it comes to the film's performance in international territories, Wish has earned $56.1 million overseas, but an estimated budget that ranges from $175 million to $200 million makes the results obtained by the Disney project disappointing.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:03:16 GMT https://collider.com/wish-global-box-office-105-million/ Everyone who's interested in how stories are made is bound to have heard the term "the Hero's Journey." Also known as the monomyth, it's a story archetype coined and popularized by Joseph Campbell in the mid-1900s when he noticed that heroes in myths typically go through the same 17 stages in their journey, from the call to adventure that gets the character out of their comfort zone, to the freedom to live found at the end of the ordeals in their adventure.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/best-heros-journey-movies/ Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) is one of the most misunderstood Game of Thrones characters. Although Sansa herself attests to being guided by certain antagonists like Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) or Petyr Baelish, aka "Littlefinger" (Aidan Gillen), it would be wrong to villainize Sansa by comparing her to them. In reality, Sansa is the hero of the Battle of the Bastards and Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) obvious successor, as well as the one who shares the most in common with him out of all the Stark children.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/sansa-stark-game-of-thrones/ Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Olivia Rodrigo and brought a fun and hilarious energy to Studio 8h. Driver, who was hosting for the fourth time, was there to promote his new film Ferrari. The actor delivered an incredible episode once again, showing that pairing him with Rodrigo was surprisingly a great choice. The entire episode worked to balance Driver fans with those who love Rodrigo's music.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:38:41 GMT https://collider.com/snl-adam-driver-best-sketches-videos/ Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron, directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, topped an otherwise quiet weekend at the domestic box office with a record-setting performance. The film grossed an estimated $12.8 million across its first three days of release, which marks the sixth-biggest domestic debut for an anime film; the top five includes two Pokémon movies, two Dragon Ball Z films, and Jujutsu Kaisen 0. Which means that this is the top opening for a non-franchise anime film in domestic box office history.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:35:45 GMT https://collider.com/the-boy-and-the-heron-domestic-box-office-13-million/ Having passed the halfway mark in Season 1 of Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the finale is fast-approaching, and with Godzilla rearing his massive head, there's no guarantee for anyone. Recently, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down with stars Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell for an exclusive conversation about a potential Season 2 and the roles that prepared them for the 10-episode series.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:34:33 GMT https://collider.com/monarch-legacy-of-monsters-kurt-russell-snake-plissken/ Sam Esmail's psychological thriller Leave The World Behind is now on Netflix, and it has one hell of a cast. Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke are set to star alongside Mahershala Ali, who is showing once again that there is no role that he can't handle. The versatile performer has already established a filmography filled with diverse and unique characters ranging from an Oscar-winning turn as a drug dealer in Moonlight to another Oscar-nominated film Green Book, where he plays a talented jazz artist named Don Shirley touring the southern United States during the height of racism in the 60s with a white Chauffeur played by Viggo Mortensen.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/mahershala-ali-swan-song/ At this year's Comic-Con Experience (CCXP) in Brazil, Prime Video pulled the curtain back on their upcoming series, Fallout. The highly anticipated series is xecutive produced by Westworld's Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, with a story adapted to the screen by co-showrunners and writers Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. For those unfamiliar with the franchise, the games take place in a post-nuclear war America where there are Vault Dwellers — those who’ve thrived underground and are unaware of what lies beyond their Vault-Tec vaults — and the survivors, mutations, and guilds that make up the irradiated Wasteland. According to Prime Video, the show takes place 200 years after the devastation in an "incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe." The stars of the series include Yellowjacket's Ella Purnell as Lucy, a Vault Dweller, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Aaron Moten as Maximus, a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, as well as Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Johnny Pemberton, and Michael Emerson.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:22:08 GMT https://collider.com/fallout-series-timeline-walton-goggins-graham-wagner/ Rebel Moon will be an action-packed space opera about a young woman trying to change the fate of her planet, while avoiding the cruel Imperium that placed it in an unfortunate situation in the first place. While it was already known how the pitch for the story came from Zack Snyder's idea for a Star Wars movie, the filmmaker has explained how Rebel Moon's R-rating allows the properties to be different. During a recent interview with Collider's Editor-in-Chief, Steve Weintraub at CCXP, the director talked about how the inclusion of graphic violence and explicit content sets the tone for his latest project, saying:

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:10:42 GMT https://collider.com/rebel-moon-r-rated-cut-cleaner-pg-13/ Christmas and the holiday season have proven to be a time-honored tradition and a great setpiece for several beloved and cheerful films that perfectly use the festivities to create timeless classics. It's become a staple of many households to put on some of the most iconic and beloved holiday films for the season, with a great number of highly memorable Christmas films to choose from. However, while it always works to put on a classic like Home Alone, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Elf, there are still a great number of holiday films being created during the modern era.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/christmas-movies-past-5-years-ranked/ While The Fourth Kind has garnered a bit of a cult fandom in the years since its premiere, its secret weapon turned out to be how sneakily it flew under the radar when it first arrived. Written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, The Fourth Kind details paranormal events purported to have taken place in the small, secluded town of Nome, Alaska — events related to close encounters of the fourth kind, but what is the fourth kind, exactly? Most moviegoers would be familiar with the third, thanks to Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but the various types of alien interaction get a lot more specific and vastly more interesting.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-fourth-kind-movie/ For those of us taking in content - whether it be on the big or small screen — we’re watching the finished product unfold after months or even years of preparation, execution, and post-production. In a rare glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes, The Fall of the House of Usher star Kate Siegel opened up to Collider’s Perri Nemiroff about the backstory of her character, Camille L’Espanaye. During her drop by with Nemiroff on a recent installment of Ladies Night, Siegel divulged everything (and we mean everything) there is to know about the damage-control daughter of Bruce Greenwood’s Roderick Usher. So, if you felt the character’s three-episode arc wasn’t enough (we sure could’ve used more Camille!) now’s your chance to discover more about her past, unattainable future, and her boundary-crossing relationship with her assistants, Toby (Igby Rigney) and Beth aka Tina (Aya Furukawa).

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/fall-of-the-house-of-usher-camille-backstory-kate-siegel/ Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Season 3 of Slow Horses.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:15:24 GMT https://collider.com/slow-horses-season-3-tiger-team-true-story/ As House of the Dragon Season 2 draws closer, the Targaryen Civil War threatens Westeros. With Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) each claiming their father's throne, the kingdom is forced to pick sides. But, while the Targaryen conflict destabilizes the kingdom, other families have been enemies for much longer. The Targaryen rift began with Rhaenyra and Alicent's (Olivia Cooke) falling out in House of the Dragon Season 1. The two friends become enemies as Alicent campaigns for her son to get the crown that Rhaenyra expects. Their bitter rivalry passes to their children, who fight each other from a young age. Despite Viserys' (Paddy Considine) attempts to keep peace in his family, their hatred grows. With the Iron Throne in the balance and their tenuous control of dragons, the Targaryen feud escalated into a war in a single generation. While no other families have the power of the Targaryens, others certainly have bad blood, and older grievances impact The House of the Dragon as well. In contrast to the Targaryens' recent division, the longest-lasting feud in Westeros is between the Brackens and the Blackwoods, who have hated each other for so long that no one can agree on what happened. Yet it plays a role in the Dance of the Dragons as well.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/house-of-the-dragon-blackwood-bracken/ Mythology and legends have existed since before humans could even write. Stories were passed orally from one generation to the next about how the world worked and what our place was in it. Often these stories had a purpose aside from entertainment; they sought to teach us something, and sometimes that message was conveyed as a monster or legendary creature, like the siren or cyclops.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/best-mythical-monster-movies-after-troll/ Adam Driver took to Studio 8H to host Saturday Night Live this week with musical guest Olivia Rodrigo and gave us a solid episode to get us into the holiday spirit. The fourth time that Driver has hosted the show, he was there to promote his new film Ferrari from director Michael Mann and brought his level of charm and comedic timing to the night and was all-around just a great host as always.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:54:40 GMT https://collider.com/snl-adam-driver-cold-open-monologue/ If there’s one thing audiences have come to understand about Mike Flanagan and his sprawling list of works, it’s that the filmmaker and writer knows how to drum up some good scares. That’s why, when it was revealed that he would be taking a Stephen King short story and adapting it into feature-length form, no one was the least bit surprised. But, when we found out that the title was The Life of Chuck from the legendary author’s If It Bleeds novella, well, that one threw us for a loop. Nowhere near the same themes and subject matter as other classics like It and The Shining, The Life of Chuck’s storyline isn’t one of terror - or at least not terror in the way we’ve come to think of it. During an interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff as part of one of Nemiroff’s Ladies Night sessions, The Life of Chuck star, Kate Siegel semi-opened up about the new movie, sharing what she could — which was very minimal but informative nonetheless.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:31:19 GMT https://collider.com/the-life-of-chuck-mike-flanagan-not-a-horror-movie/ Celebrated as the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas is all about sweet gingerbread, toasty warm hot chocolates, and visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads. With movies like Home Alone, Elf, and The Grinch, cinematic Christmases never fail to appeal to children. With presents stacked up to the ceiling and the whimsy of a snow day, Christmas is marketed as one of the most wholesome of holidays.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/r-rated-christmas-movies/ From Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service to Howl’s Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke, the films of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki run the gambit of wholesome slice-of-life portraits to full-fledged historical epics, all of which are infused with fantastical elements peppered throughout. One storytelling element that is prevalent throughout more than a few of his works is romance, or rather, the casual allusion to or near omission of it. Miyazaki's work is famous for being highly romanticized and lovingly sentimental, but traditional romance itself is not the driving force of the narrative, despite being a clear and present element in the likability of some of his most popular stories.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/hayao-miyazaki-movies-romance/ Editor's Note: The following includes graphic references to physical assault.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:30:17 GMT https://collider.com/a-few-good-men-true-story-aaron-sorkin/ Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Season 3, Vol. 2 of The Witcher.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-witcher-season-3-ciri-desert-location-explained/ Any movie fan not living under a rock is well aware of Tom Cruise's affinity for aviation. Having attained a pilot's license in 1994, the 60-year-old actor has put his skills to jaw-dropping use in several films, most dangerously in the Mission: Impossible films and Top Gun: Maverick. While his role as Pete Mitchell in the latter film and its predecessor remain iconic portrayals of a pilot, his performance as a flying daredevil in another film – American Made – also deserves praise.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/true-story-tom-cruise-movie-american-made/ When you think of Studio Ghibli, it's likely that flashes of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and if you're cool, avian pigs fill your brain. They've repeatedly created some of the most iconic animated films in recent decades, and have built up various worlds and mythologies that will likely continue to convert casual viewers into lifelong fans for years to come. There's a sea of artists behind the scenes who have had a hand in crafting these classics, but one man is found at the center of almost every one of the studio's best movies. That man is Hayao Miyazaki. You probably know him by now, but there was a time when he was just another filmmaker making animated fantasy movies. Great animated fantasy movies, but nothing groundbreaking. That is... until Castle in the Sky, Studio Ghibli's first full-length feature.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 07:15:17 GMT https://collider.com/studio-ghibli-miyazaki-castle-in-the-sky/ Art is such a pivotal piece of life, not just from an entertainment standpoint, but also from a personal one. And perhaps one of the greatest examples comes from 1989’s Dead Poets Society, a film that showed the beauty and importance of poetry and chasing your dreams. It won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, along with scoring nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. The film also acted as a launching pad for a lot of its younger cast, specifically Ethan Hawke, who played Todd Anderson; a shy and reserved boy who is among the group of boys taken under the wing of John Keating (Robin Williams). The role was Hawke’s second-ever film role, and it secured him as the star we see him as now. But while his talent and charisma as an actor certainly helped him to get where he is today, Robin Williams played a huge part in getting his career off the ground.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 07:01:12 GMT https://collider.com/ethan-hawke-robin-williams-dead-poets-society/ It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is an American sitcom that knows no bounds, and is far from the politically correct media that we are seeing today. The long-running series has most recently premiered its 16th season, which has received great reception and maintained its cult following. If you haven't had a chance to catch this wild series, It's Always Sunny follows a gang made up of horrible, ruthless, and utterly hilarious individuals who make fun of everyone and everything in dark humor, from people with disabilities to drug abuse, cannibalism and kidnapping (just to name a few), making us wonder: where will they draw the line? Well, you’ll notice on Hulu that there are a handful of episodes are missing, and here's why.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 04:01:21 GMT https://collider.com/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-episodes-not-on-streaming/ Since the infancy of cinema, surrealism has been a powerful tool that some talented filmmakers use to empower their films. Often illegible and always bizarre, cinematic surrealism is characterized by reflections of the subconscious, unconventional approaches to storytelling, strange imagery, and dreamlike tones. There have been many outstanding surrealistic movies made over the decades, expanding and enriching the movement.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 04:01:20 GMT https://collider.com/directors-surrealism-movies/ French cinema has always been synonymous with its increased focus on artistic merit, experimentation, and cinematic vision compared to films released in other areas of the world. These core aspects that have made French cinema a staple for so many decades also apply to the numerous creative and iconic animated films to be released by filmmakers in the country. More than any other individual country, French animated films have consistently told highly creative and provocative stories that strive to inspire and enlighten their audiences first, above all else.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 03:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/animated-french-movies-ranked/ You want an example of an actor who’s taking the reins of her career with great authority, racking up audacious roles, working with some of the strongest voices in the industry and supporting them as a producer as well? Look no further than Emma Stone.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:07:10 GMT https://collider.com/emma-stone-movies-poor-things/ It’s very impressive that Bones was able to maintain a consistent level of quality throughout its ten-season run. It’s rare to find a show, especially one as popular as Bones, that managed to be on the air for such an extended amount of time without experiencing a significant quality dip. That challenge is even greater for procedural shows like Bones; after a while, the same “case of the week” style mysteries are bound to get stale. However, Bones did a great job at spacing out its major storylines as it introduced some of its main villains. This made Bones feel unique among procedurals, particularly due to how genuinely creepy some of the show’s serial killers could be.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/bones-main-characters-ranked-likability/ Wes Craven was a horror legend, responsible for some of the genre's most iconic films. Most notably, he helped to establish the slasher film with 1972's Last House on the Left and 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. As if that wasn't enough, Craven went on to redefine the genre again in the 1990s with the meta and irreverent Scream. Even his less successful movies, like Swamp Thing and The Serpent and the Rainbow, make for fascinating experiments.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/wes-craven-recommended-movies/ As a famous crustacean once said, "The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake," and so is all the money that Disney's 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid made in its theatrical run. While many of Disney's live-action updates of their classic animated films, including Tim Burton's Dumbo from 2019 with Michael Keaton and Colin Farrell, Robert Zemeckis' Pinocchio with Tom Hanks, and Guy Ritchie's Aladdin with Will Smith as the Genie (the beloved character made famous by Robin Williams) have been extremely hit-and-miss, Rob Marshall's The Little Mermaid has been praised by critics as one of the better remakes from Disney. Not only are there some great vibrant visuals that stay true to the original, but the movie is also packed with outstanding performances, including a flawlessly cast Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and a sensational breakout role for Halle Bailey as Ariel.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/the-little-mermaid-ending-explained-live-action/ Demon Slayer (or Kimetsu no Yaiba, in the Japanese original) is one of the most popular anime and manga franchises right now. It follows Tanjiro Kamado, an insecure boy who pledges vengeance on demons after his entire family is killed by one. He does this by joining the Demon Slayer Corps, a group of sword-wielding individuals who fight demons as the creatures attack innocent people after sundown. Getting rid of a demon is no easy feat. The anime has incredibly skilled evil spirits who find creative ways of launching deadly attacks to make us desperate – from the traditional body snatching to limb-deteriorating bouncing balls. In the Demon Slayer universe, one of the few ways to kill a demon is by exposing them to sunlight. This is the reason why the swords used by demon slayers go through lengthy sun exposure during their manufacturing. But how are they made, anyway?

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:16:19 GMT https://collider.com/demon-slayer-sword-colors-explained/ Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, collectively known as "The Archers," were a groundbreaking British filmmaking duo whose collaboration produced some of the most imaginative and visually stunning films of the 1940s and '50s. They made a string of memorable war movies during WWII, before branching out into more fantastical and ambitious stories like Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/michael-powell-emeric-pressburger-movies-ranked/ Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood's magnum opus, continues to stand the test of time as one of the finest films in the history of cinema. The picture, which is credited for ending the romanticization of the Western, as well as subverting the genre on its head, had a lot of things going for it. It was more than just a eulogy for the endless men with no name that Eastwood portrayed. It was also one of the most acclaimed projects that the filmmaker ever made, and the story of its production is filled with fascinating tidbits that made the finished product as great as it is.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/unforgiven-clint-eastwood-production-history/ Brian De Palma's Scarface is as unapologetic as it gets and has grown to be one of the most iconic and over-referenced mobster flicks in film history. With a narrative focusing on drugs, violence, and the tempting life of crime, it was expected to receive some form of regulation from the film censorship authorities. However, it was initially slapped with an X-rating, a classification usually reserved for pornographic films. This decision by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) kickstarted a protest, one that continues to be a point of discussion regarding film censorship, authorship, and what should and should not be presented on screen.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/scarface-x-rating/ Whether it’s all-powerful alien beings like Superman and Thor, or innovative humans who make the most of their resources like Batman and Iron-Man, superhero stories revolve around God-like characters imbued with immense power defending the world from all manner of threats. While it has taken mainstream live-action cinema a little longer than it should have to realize the female equivalents of these heroes as major characters and even leading protagonists, franchises like the MCU and DCEU have started to give women more of a platform in these roles.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/female-superheroes-ranked-strength/ There's something fascinating about failed art, and there's no question that 1992's Frozen Assets, starring Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long, was a failure. It was universally panned by critics and audiences alike and completely flopped at the box office, bringing in only $376,000 on a budget of $5 million. And unlike other bad movies that have since gained cult followings, like Tommy Wiseau's The Room (or my personal favorite guilty pleasure, The Core), Frozen Assets has been largely forgotten in the three decades since its release. Yet its existence raises interesting questions about what distinguishes a bad movie that's fun, like The Room, from a bad movie that's just bad, and whether there’s any value in preserving objectively terrible art.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/roger-ebert-gene-siskel-frozen-assets/ The Oscars are some of the most prestigious honors in film, with the gold Oscar trophy being ubiquitous with critical acclaim and success. The near century’s worth of history for this award ceremony has seen a plethora of different winners and nominees, some of whom were much younger than the rest of their competition. Of all the youngest Oscar winners to date, the trophy holder who won her award at the earliest age was Tatum O'Neal for Paper Moon. Let’s take a look at the five most popular and competitive categories at the Academy Awards – Best Director, Best Actor/Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role — and see who took home the trophy in the earlier years of their lives.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:15:18 GMT https://collider.com/who-is-the-youngest-oscar-winner-tatum-oneal/ For as long as the documentary has been a tried and true style of filmmaking and sharing of powerful real-life stories in a cinematic experience, mockumentaries have acted as the fictional branching path for the documentary premise. The simple premise and execution of treating a fictional story as if it's real, even including parodies of real-life figures and events, has made for numerous iconic comedies over the years.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:01:17 GMT https://collider.com/mockumentaries-2010s-ranked/ Arguably the best part of the hit anime, My Hero Academia, is the wonderful characters that make up not only Class 1-A but the Pro Heroes and League of Villains. What fans love about My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi's excellent writing is how well he manages to balance the large cast and ensure that everyone gets a character arc of some sort.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/my-hero-academia-character-arcs-ranked/ After premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the screen adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's award-winning novel, Eileen, is now in theaters with an ensemble cast at its core. While promoting their film's release, Moshfegh, Luke Goebel who co-wrote the screenplay with the author, and filmmaker William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) spoke with Collider's Steve Weintraub about the work put into adapting this expectation-defying thriller.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:26:50 GMT https://collider.com/eileen-movie-ending-changed/ In My Demon, the latest Korean drama to dominate Netflix, characters hail Song Kang's co-protagonist Jeong Gu-won as S.I.C.K: "sexy, innocent, cold, and kind." He’s also a scumbag, which, for a demon, is just par for the course. Most international viewers know Kang from the smash hit horror series Sweet Home. Dubbed “the son of Netflix” thanks to the streamer hosting his most popular ventures, Song's dramas Sweet Home, Love Alarm, and Nevertheless all made 2021's most-watched Netflix K-Dramas of the year. With all that star power, Song is oddly absent for most of Sweet Home Season 2. My Demon neatly fills that void. Not even halfway through its 16 episode run, the series shot to #2 ranking on Netflix's Top 10 most-watched series. Likewise, not even halfway through its run, My Demon has established itself as the singular K-Drama to watch as 2023 comes to a close.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:16:20 GMT https://collider.com/my-demon-netflix-k-drama/ Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2022. Who could have predicted that a sequel to a thirty-six-year-old film would become one of the most commercially successful films at the box office, let alone one that also scored a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and was named the Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review? The notion of Tom Cruise being the last true movie star has gained immense traction recently, and considering how much of Maverick plays out like an impassioned plea for what blockbuster films can and should be, it’s a title that fits him with absolute perfection. However, there is one thing that fans of the original Top Gun have been curious about since the film’s announcement: where is Kelly McGillis? Two possible explanations have been provided by sources close to the matter, but depending on which you choose to believe, the answer might be rather disheartening.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:00:21 GMT https://collider.com/why-isnt-kelly-mcgillis-in-top-gun-maverick/ Action movies have proven themselves to be some of the most popular and exhilarating genres of movies in cinematic history, with some of the most beloved and successful movies of all time being action movies. Films like The Dark Knight, Kill Bill, and The Matrix have stood the test of time as some of the most impactful and iconic stories of all time, still enthralling audiences to this day. This testament still holds true with modern-day films, as the 2020s have already proven themselves to be a groundbreaking decade for action films as a whole.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/action-movies-of-the-2020s-ranked/ To this day, it's one of the most frequently quoted films in modern cinema history. Anyone who's ever heard the line, "Say hello to my little friend," or, "For a green card, I gonna carve him up real nice," knows they come from the 1983 masterpiece Scarface, director Brian De Palma's paeon to the gangster genre. The movie chronicles the rise and fall of Tony Montana, a refugee from the 1980 Cuban Mariel exodus who ascends the blood-stained rungs of the drug underworld to become Miami's "Cocaine King." Al Pacino, whose unhinged and frenzied performance as the maniacal Montana earned him a 1984 Golden Globe nomination, was so convincing that some moviegoers believed the story of the horrifyingly lethal narcotic kingpin was about a real person. And it actually was.

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