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. Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:37:33 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/scarface-movie-true-story-al-capone/ There’s no better time to be alive if you’re a Godzilla fan. Godzilla Minus One’s currently killing it at the box office, but Legacy’s American MonsterVerse is continuing on Apple TV+ with the series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. This all leads into 2024, which will continue that cinematic universe with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The new year also marks Godzilla’s 70th anniversary and, to celebrate both the MonsterVerse and this famous Kaiju’s birthday, Cavity Colors has unveiled their latest apparel collection for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:54:38 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-cavity-colors-collection-images/ Did you know that a Bryan Cranston character from an Oscar-winning movie also appeared in Fargo? That's not to say Bryan Cranston himself appeared in Fargo, but a character of his certainly did, 10 whole years before Cranston even played the role. The role in question is a double-crossing businessman named Stan Grossman, who ignores the feelings and desperation of his films' respective protagonists to better focus on his business ambitions. Stan Grossman was played by Larry Brandenburg in Fargo and then later by Cranston in 2006's Little Miss Sunshine. Understandably confusing, given their unconnected universes, but here's how it all happened...

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:15:18 GMT https://collider.com/fargo-easter-egg-little-miss-sunshine/ The Creator, a science fiction adventure directed by Gareth Edwards, is coming to Hulu on December 20, just in time for Christmas. News of the movie's streaming release was shared on Hulu's social media accounts. The movie earned a disappointing $80 million at the global box office when it was released earlier this year, but it can hopefully reach a new audience when it's available to watch at home.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:36:39 GMT https://collider.com/the-creator-streaming-release-date-hulu/ Al Pacino’s most commended role might have been as Michael Corleone, but his loudest and most unforgettable performance arguably comes from Brian De Palma’s Scarface. The movie’s spirit drifts alongside Pacino, who delivers an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana, peaking and plummeting Though the movie was reviewed harshly at the time of its release, it was catapulted into a cult status with passing years, frequently topping the charts of gangster movies. Pacino’s performance, a compelling story and grand set designs are all a part of its charm, but what truly leaves a lasting impact is the movie’s hypnotic ending.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:30:19 GMT https://collider.com/scarface-ending-explained/ Fan-casting and uproarious public support gave us John Krasinski's brief cameo as Mr. Fantastic in Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, and Jessica Chastain's portrayal of an adult Beverly Marsh in IT Chapter Two. With the massive slate of characters new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the way, whether it's the Mutants of the X-Men or Fantastic Four-adjacent players yet to arrive, speculation and rumors surrounding casting are already bubbling to the surface. With swiftly rising A-lister Jenna Ortega recently free of her Scream franchise duties, you might think she's ready to make her MCU debut, a prime fit for any number of the yet-to-be-filled hero or villain roles, but Ortega has already made her MCU debut — over a decade ago.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/jenna-ortega-iron-man-3/ Ready your wrists to move the flippers quickly if you want a chance of survival as a The Texas Chain Saw Massacre-themed pinball machine is on the way. Grab a piece of head-cheese and chow down while feasting your eyes on a teaser that introduces the newest piece of horror-based gaming machinery from Spooky Pinball LLC. With so many references to the original Tobe Hooper 1974 classic, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the entire trailer to not miss any of the Easter eggs.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:46:34 GMT https://collider.com/texas-chain-saw-massacre-pinball-game-trailer/ There's something about Christmas tradition that's inherently a bit twisted. The very idea of a costumed man sneaking into your home to reward the good and punish the naughty is already pretty messed up -- and that's before you dive too deep into the truly creepy holiday mythologies from around the world. Even though Christmastime has been marketed as a Winter Wonderland filled with presents, carols, and good cheer, the truth is, there's always been a dark side.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/christmas-horror-movies/ DreamWorks Animation has delivered no shortage of fantastic villains over its decades-long career, particularly from the Shrek franchise with Lord Farquard (John Lithgow), the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), and Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). There are of course examples from their other films as well, like the complex Ramesses (Ralph Fiennes) from The Prince of Egypt and the deranged Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2. The acclaimed studio's hit Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is already worthy of being called a modern animated masterpiece for its gorgeous art style, hysterical sense of humor, and surprisingly mature themes on mortality, but the foes that Puss (Antonio Banderas) and his friends face push the sequel into a whole other tier altogether. The variety of the antagonistic forces is also a big plus, with the sympathetic Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and her crime family of the Three Bears, the power-mad and irredeemable Big Jack Horner (John Mulaney), and one final main villain who completely steals the show.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:46:19 GMT https://collider.com/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish-wolf-villain/ On the surface, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro doesn't seem particularly unique or innovative--until you realize that the film is almost 45 years old. A full two years before Raiders of the Lost Ark and decades before anime as a medium would be taken seriously by anyone in the film industry or was commonplace in American culture, The Castle of Cagliostro introduced plenty of tropes and inventive action set-pieces to North American audiences, even if they didn't quite understand the breadth of its innovation. Having been screened in the early '80s at various science fiction and film festivals and conventions, The Castle of Cagliostro was generally dismissed as a little more than a cartoon, as it was usually the only animated film being shown at these events. Hayao Miyazaki had not yet become a household name that transcended the medium as this was his first feature film and Studio Ghibli wouldn't be founded for another six years.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:15:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-castle-of-cagliostro-miyazaki-steven-spielberg/ Even though the year is almost over, it’s never too late to celebrate your favorite horror franchises. Especially when Chucky’s involved. Our favorite killer doll is celebrating multiple anniversaries this year alongside premiering Season 3 of his popular Syfy series. Now, Gutter Garbs has revealed that it will be ending the year off with a bloody bang, debuting their Bride of Chucky 25th anniversary collection.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:11:24 GMT https://collider.com/bride-of-chucky-collection-gutter-garbs-images/ Many of the 62 films making up the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon have become household names, but the allure of the Disney brand name has even given some weight to motion pictures that this division never ended up making. Over the years, countless projects were proposed for creation at Walt Disney Animation Studios only to never go forward for a multitude of reasons. These productions have included everything from a take on Don Quixote that was set up in the 1940s to a version of A Catcher in the Rye that would’ve starred German shepherds and been called Dufus to Barry Cook’s passion project My Peoples, among many others. So many projects in the halls of Walt Disney Animation Studios have gotten pretty far along in production before getting canned…including the mid-2000s project Fraidy Cat.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/fraidy-cat-abandoned-disney-movie/ For the first time ever, two Japanese movies are looking to claim spots in the top five of the domestic box office chart. And to make matters more interesting, an Indian Hindi-language movie — Animal — is hovering outside the top five, rounding out an unusually eclectic slate of contenders this weekend. At number one is the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, which opened to around $5.5 million on Friday, after grossing $2.3 million in Thursday previews.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:55:44 GMT https://collider.com/the-boy-and-the-heron-domestic-box-office-5-million/ If you ask cinema fans to make a list of elements that define the movies of Zack Snyder, you’re bound to hear “slow motion” nine times out of ten. Of course, the world-famous director is well aware of it, and during a press tour to promote his latest project Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire, he talked about his approach to those kinds of scenes and what sort of guidelines he establishes with himself and his crew during filming.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:54:08 GMT https://collider.com/zack-snyder-slow-motion-scenes/ The Indian blockbuster Animal is headed for a huge second weekend, after breaking numerous box office records in its first week of release. Directed by the provocateur Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Animal delivered the third-biggest opening for a Bollywood movie this year, and has remarkably registered lower drops than the two top-grossing Hindi-language releases of 2023 — the Shah Rukh Khan-starrers Pathaan and Jawan — during its first week in theaters across the globe.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:35:10 GMT https://collider.com/animal-global-box-office-70-million/ The Harry Potter franchise is a global phenomenon like few others. It’s been 15 years since the last book was released, and 11 years since the last movie hit theaters, and yet the IP is as strong as it ever was. Harry Potter is ubiquitous in the form of elaborate theme parks, video games, and of course, the highly re-readable novels. But Harry Potter doesn’t begin and end with the books. As with anything that’s popular nowadays, Hollywood came calling rather quickly, and the first Harry Potter film was released a little over a year after the fourth book hit the shelves. But in another minor miracle, the Harry Potter film franchise was able to maintain a level of quality rarely found in film series that stretch on past one or two movies, let alone eight. The Harry Potter movies visualized what book readers had long fantasized about in their heads, and with the creative input and blessing of Rowling, they were able to evolve and grow just as the novels did, with four different directors bringing a variety of flavors to the series from film to film without sacrificing character, story, or continuity. It’s a magnificent accomplishment made all the more impressive by the fact that there’s not an outright bad movie in the bunch. As the franchise remains as popular now as it was a decade ago, now seems like as good a time as any to revisit the Harry Potter films and rank them worst to best— a somewhat difficult task given the high standard of quality throughout.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:30:20 GMT https://collider.com/best-harry-potter-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/ A film maligned upon release, Scarface was perhaps ahead of its time in 1983. It captured the glossy neon aesthetic and overbearing capitalist hunger of the 1980s, but perhaps it was just too bloated and immersed in excess for audiences to consume. As our understanding and fascination with the criminal underworld expanded, along with its reappraisal in the hip-hop community, Scarface, like its protagonist, indelibly played by Al Pacino, Tony Montana, rose from the bottom and ascended to modern classic status. However, the Brian De Palma remake will never rise to the same greatness as the original Scarface from 1932 by Howard Hawks, a timeless and formative classic of the gangster genre.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:46:20 GMT https://collider.com/scarface-1932/ Darkman is coming to 4K Blu-ray, courtesy of Shout Factory. The 1990 horror-superhero mash-up will be available in a special collectors' edition featuring a passel of collectibles. Sam Raimi's loving homage to pulp fiction and Universal monster moviescan now be seen in an all-new 4K UHD transfer. The release will come with various sets which are set to arrive on February 20, 2024.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:40:17 GMT https://collider.com/darkman-4k-uhd-release-date/ Aside from the twists, jump-scares, and incredibly well-crafted stories, there’s something else about a Mike Flanagan production that makes it stand out from the rest — the cast. Known lovingly as the FlanaFam, many of the same faces have appeared in the director’s films and television shows, demonstrating their broad width of talent through ever-changing character work. In his upcoming film, The Life of Chuck, an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, Flanagan will expand his family tree, growing new branches filled with fresh faces. During a chat with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff for Nemiroff’s Ladies Night, frequent Flanagan collaborator and his wife, Kate Siegel, shared why one of the new names, in particular, was the perfect fit for the FlanaFam.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/kate-siegel-matthew-lillard-flanafamily/ The name Godzilla is synonymous with the concept of gargantuan beasts, capable of crushing cities. Godzilla is the quintessential kaiju, the most recognizable among giant monsters in entertainment, with decades of films entrenching it in the cultural zeitgeist. One of the most integral aspects of Godzilla is that it is utterly enormous — capable of destroying entire skylines — effectively illustrating the catastrophic strength that earned it the title of King of Monsters. The most recent addition to the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Minus One, differentiates itself by featuring a titular monster that doesn't quite reach the level of titanic stature that many of its predecessors do. While it is still incredibly imposing and destructive, it's noticeably smaller than other depictions of the character. This creative decision to use a Godzilla that is more compact and younger than others is firmly one of the film's greatest strengths.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-smaller-kaiju/ Julia Roberts is to rom-coms as pepperoni is to pizza, which is why it's easy to forget that she's actually had just as successful a career within the thriller genre as she's had in romantic comedies. She's been the girl slinging pizza behind the counter in Connecticut in Mystic Pizza, and, of course, she's been the pretty woman in the appropriately titled Pretty Woman. But at the same time, she's also had to fake her own death to get away from an abusive husband in Sleeping With the Enemy and stay one step ahead of being killed seemingly by her own government with The Pelican Brief. Basically, Julia Roberts has done it all, but when it comes to thrillers, there's no stopping her, as evident in Sam Esmail's Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, which she stars in with Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:15:18 GMT https://collider.com/julia-roberts-thrillers/ There are many ways to tell a story like Peter Pan. Perhaps most importantly, there are many ways to finish a story like Peter Pan. In his original 1911 novel, J.M. Barrie ended the adventure of the boy who wouldn’t grow up by having Peter return alone to a Never Land free of Captain Hook. The pirate captain ends the book being eaten by the crocodile that hunted and haunted him for years on end. In the 1953 classic animated Disney film, Peter Pan (Bobby Driscoll) returns to Never Land with his Lost Boys. Hook (Hans Conried) is chased off by the crocodile. It is unclear whether he survives. Now, in the newest live-action Disney remake, Peter Pan & Wendy, Peter (Alexander Molony) leaves the Lost Boys with the Darlings and goes back to Never Land to rescue Hook (Jude Law) after sinking his ship.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/peter-pan-and-wendy-ending-explained/ It’s the holiday season, and that means it’s Christmas movie season: the time of year when we gather around our televisions and watch films that are filled to the brim with holiday cheer — or at least ones that make us feel all fuzzy inside.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/best-christmas-movies-on-hbo-max/ Ridley Scott has proven to be a prolific filmmaker for over forty years, and he continues to release major films epic in scale yet still retaining intimate moments. Some of his efforts tend to underwhelm regarding box office or audience acceptance, but he is one artistic voice people still take seriously. Scott's range can be seen in historical epics or character dramas, which all have a sense of urgency, regardless of the quality. However, there are certain hallmarks Scott continues to revolve around in his films, and one film in particular manages to cover all the bases. Prometheus is an ambitious piece of cinema by a true artist, who manages to inject critical thinking into an entertaining blockbuster.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:01:19 GMT https://collider.com/prometheus-ridley-scott-good/ Ed Helms is among the many stars of the American reboot of The Office that used the sitcom’s popularity to launch a successful career in comedy films. Andy Bernard was among the most likable characters on The Office because of his completely earnest lack of self-awareness, and the sheer goofiness that Helms brought to the role made him one of the wackier figures on a show that already had its fair share of exaggerated characters. While his knack for eccentricity signified his comedic talents, Helms is also a more talented dramatic actor than he is given credit for. Helms proved in Mark and Jay Duplass’ 2012 independent comedy Jeff, Who Lives At Home that he could bring both humor and pathos to a flawed character in a “slice of life” dramedy.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:15:17 GMT https://collider.com/ed-helms-jeff-who-lives-at-home/ Killer toys are nothing new in the horror genre. From the simple clown in Poltergeist to the advanced robotics of M3GAN, horror has always given us a reason to fear these inanimate objects. It seems the audience can't get enough of them with killer toys fronting the hugely successful Chucky franchise and The Conjuring spin-off series, Annabelle. There is something so terrifying about the childhood innocence associated with toys being contrasted with the brutality of horror. However, these huge box-office successes often focus on the mass assembly often seen in toy production and the constant consumption of new toys. 2019's Benny Loves You takes a different track, instead looking at the intimacy between a childhood favorite toy and its owner. It replaces the cold replication of the toy industry with a charming, unique lead whose desire for destruction stems from the need to give back all the love he was given when Jack (Karl Holt) was a boy. This leads to an inexplicable urge to root for Benny, as well as empathize with Jack about his inability to let Benny go and accept his adulthood. Benny Loves You has been handled with care and the resulting feature is an endearing gem within the horror genre.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 07:00:18 GMT https://collider.com/benny-loves-you-killer-toy/ Spartacus, the historical epic produced by Kirk Douglas' Bryna Productions, can be considered an anomaly in the iconic filmography of the famed filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. For one, he didn't have total creative control over the picture, given that he was a replacement for its original director, Anthony Mann. This eventually led to him virtually disowning the finished product, despite Spartacus' cinematic brilliance. Would it have been better under the complete command of Stanley, the infamous perfectionist? It could have been, but its battles with other factors, most of which were issues with censorship, made the final picture what it was for better or for worse.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:16:19 GMT https://collider.com/spartacus-stanley-kubrick-censorship/ Deemed the greatest villain in cinematic history, Darth Vader is the iconic antagonist of the Star Wars galaxy. The ruthless Sith Lord made his first appearance over four decades ago in Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (1977) and has since become one of the world's most feared, loved, and treasured characters of all time! Despite his ultimate end in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader continues to grace the beloved franchise in spin-off series like Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Fans might be familiar with the Japanese influences within the Star Wars universe, but most are unaware of the historical samurai that inspired the creation of Darth Vader – the legendary warrior Date Masamune, the "One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū".

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:46:20 GMT https://collider.com/darth-vader-samurai-inspiration-date-masamune/ Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise is easily one of the most popular anime in the world, with fans spread across the globe. And now, Dragon Ball fans can finally watch all the shows within the series online (except Dragon Ball Z Kai, which, let's face it, doesn't really count as its own show). In case you don't know what the series is all about, the Dragon Ball franchise follows the adventures of Son Goku, first introduced as an orphan with a monkey's tail and strange martial arts powers. With the help of allies like Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi, Goku protects the world by stopping people from gathering together the seven titular Dragon Balls. When brought together, the Dragon Balls allow one to summon the Eternal Dragon Shenron, who can grant whatever you wish for when summoned.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 02:46:18 GMT https://collider.com/how-to-watch-all-dragon-ball-shows-streaming-online-z-gt/ Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Godzilla Minus One.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-humans/ The intensity of production for Stanley Kubrick's films has been well documented. With hundreds of takes, attention to detail down to the smallest imaginable thing, using lenses from NASA to film in candlelight for Barry Lyndon, Kubrick was a perfectionist. None of his films were more of a nightmare to make than his final one, Eyes Wide Shut, starring then-couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The film set the record for the longest film production at 15 months, including 46 consecutive weeks. Why was this?

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/eyes-wide-shut-production-drama/ Editor's note: The following article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 01:10:19 GMT https://collider.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-spider-man-2099-miguel-ohara/ Morena Baccarin's Vanessa Carlysle has been a pivotal part of the Deadpool series so far, playing a crucial role in the transformation of Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson into Deadpool. There was significant uproar initially when it was revealed that Vanessa was being killed off early in Deadpool 2 in a fairly flagrant act of fridging, before being brought back in the post-credits scene of the movie thanks to some timey-wimey shenanigans courtesy of Josh Brolin's Cable. Now, it's official: Vanessa will be returning to Deadpool 3, and Baccarin is hinting that fans might see a different side to Vanessa than they've seen so far in the series.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:25:34 GMT https://collider.com/deadpool-3-morena-baccarin-returning/ Money makes people crazy, particularly with three million bucks on the line. Vera Cruz reinvents the story of the politically charged Mexican Revolution with illustrative aspects that blur its historical correctness. Starring Gary Cooper as Benjamin Trane, an honorable ex-Confederate, and Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin, a lawless gun-slinging thief, they make the best unconventional duo in the movie. Cooper and Lancaster's unpredictable antics led to Vera Cruz's improvisation, which in turn contributes to themes of betrayal in the Western genre.

]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:16:19 GMT https://collider.com/burt-lancaster-gary-cooper-vera-cruz/ The best thing about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid animated movies is that they manage to capture elements of the franchise that were simply ignored or watered down in the live-action franchise. Of course, it helps that novel series creator Jeff Kinney pens the screenplay and produces these entries, which he does again in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:52:37 GMT https://collider.com/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-christmas-cabin-fever-movie-review/ In an alternate universe, the first animated adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved children's character Pippi Longstocking might also have been one of the first Studio Ghibli films. Years before they founded the world-renowned animation studio and created masterpiece after masterpiece of the medium, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata once dreamed of adapting the Pippi Longstocking book series into a feature-length film. (Since Ghibli wasn't yet a twinkle in the duo's eyes, this Pippi movie would have technically been Studio Ghibli-adjacent). The pair were so passionately invested in the idea, they created intricate, lovingly detailed artwork and scouted locations in Lindgren's native Sweden. But what seemed on the surface like a perfect combination — that of Hayao Miyazaki and a spirited heroine — never evolved beyond that artwork. What happened to prevent a Studio Ghibli Pippi Longstocking from taking flight?

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:45:19 GMT https://collider.com/hayao-miyazaki-pippi-longstocking/ In a taut exchange from 2016’s Suicide Squad, an awe-struck Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) asks “Are you the devil?” “Maybe” replies a stoic Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), in a display of apathy that will send shivers down your spine. In a universe inhabited by superheroes and supervillains, it’s easy to see the world in black and white; good and bad. The baddies have outlandish plans for taking over the world, causing chaos, mayhem, and death, and the do-gooders must try everything they can to stop them and save the world. However, there are some characters that live in the grey, whose actions and motivations are less clear-cut, and no one embodies this shady area more than Viola Davis’ merciless Amanda Waller.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/viola-davis-amanda-waller-dc-villain/ We are now in the first full week of December. Do you know what that means? Many holiday movies are now going to be streaming. Oh, and also two of the best movies of the year as well. Whatever you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered in our weekly roundup of everything coming to streaming this week.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:39:00 GMT https://collider.com/streaming-movies-new/ Ryan O'Neal, the Oscar-nominated leading man known for his run of work in the 1970s including Paper Moon, What's Up, Doc?, and the romantic staple Love Story, died on Friday. His passing was revealed by his son, Bally Sports West sportscaster for the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Kings and actor Patrick O'Neal, who posted a loving tribute to the late star on Instagram. He was 82.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:00:10 GMT https://collider.com/ryan-oneal-dead-at-82/ Sean Gunn is jumping from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the new DC Universe, as Deadline reports that the actor is set to play Maxwell Lord in the upcoming franchise. It's currently unclear which project he's supposed to make his debut in, with Superman: Legacy, The Authority and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow in the horizon. The role of Lord was recently seen in Wonder Woman 1984, where Pedro Pascal portrayed a different version of the character. With James Gunn ramping up the ideas behind the new DC Universe, more information will be revealed about the new iteration of the villain in the future.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:40:07 GMT https://collider.com/sean-gunn-cast-maxwell-lord-dc-universe/ James Wan has proven himself a master of his craft in the last 20 years. Dipping effortlessly between billion-dollar blockbusters and low-budget chillers, the Australian filmmaker is always worth keeping an eye on. But having just completed work on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the final film in the extinct DC Extended Universe, he's looking for something a bit closer to his roots.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:39:00 GMT https://collider.com/james-wan-horror-movie-after-aquaman-2/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:16:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-boy-and-the-heron-review/ While 2023 has seen some interesting documentaries that pack unexpected punches as they do everything from transcend true crime to show us what really causes shark attacks, nothing can compare to longtime director Frederick Wiseman’s latest masterwork, Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros. To put it in food terms, as that is what his 44th documentary itself is about, most everything else feels like it is merely an appetizer for what is the main course.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:00:19 GMT https://collider.com/menus-plaisirs-les-troisgros-movie-review/ After years of Riverdale putting the craziest spin possible on the Archie franchise, 2023 finally delivered a more traditional approach to the beloved characters created back in 1941. Or, well, sort of: directed by Zoya Akhtar, Netflix's newest musical, The Archies, takes Archie Andrews (Agastya Nanda) and the gang back to the era they are most commonly associated with, the 1960s, while also taking us all the way to India for a Bollywood take on this classic American property. Set in the Anglo-Indian community of Riverdale, in 1964, The Archies is, despite all the controversy surrounding nepo-babies, a bubbly movie devoted to topics as diverse as love, politics, community, economic changes, and the importance of art. All of these themes collide with one another in the arena of adolescence, creating a narrative about how growing up means a lot more than simply changing the size of your clothes.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:31:31 GMT https://collider.com/the-archies-ending-explained/ Hollywood has a history of indulging itself, and many of the most stunning films of all-time are the result of incredible budgets. With adjustments for inflation, classic historical epics like Ben-Hur and Cleopatra are just as pricey as the blockbusters of today. A film’s budget and box office performance can change the way that the industry operates and inspire new trends. In the case of Ben-Hur, Hollywood saw a future in epic storytelling with elaborate sets and set pieces; in the case of Cleopatra, the film’s failure marked an end to this fruitful period of movie stars and signified the dawn of the New Hollywood era.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:30:21 GMT https://collider.com/most-expensive-movies/ The vibes in The Polar Express have always been off — well, at least for a so-called "wholesome" Christmas movie aimed mostly at children. The thing is, between the creepy Sims-like animation and mildly terrifying side plots, Robert Zemeckis' film would've worked a whole lot better had it been an outright Christmas horror film rather than a regular holiday movie verging on creepy territory. There's nothing warm about The Polar Express: as the viewer, you're almost always on edge while watching it, which is why it's a little shocking that so many people have deemed it to be their favorite, wholesome holiday movie. The overall message of the film might be sweet and charming, but the route taken to arrive at that point is definitely far from wholesome. There are tons of moments in the film that could have definitely been spun with a deeper horror angle to really drive the point home that this was bordering more on a horror film than a family movie.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:15:18 GMT https://collider.com/polar-express-horror-movie/ A new clip from Rebel Moon shared by IGN introduces audiences to the bennu, feathered creatures the characters of the space opera will use to travel. In the video, Kora (Sofia Boutella) is hiding from the Imperium when she runs into Tarak (Staz Nair), a former nobleman who's been chained by the time he meets the protagonist of the film. In order to earn his freedom, Tarak must establish a connection with a bennu, but given how dangerous the animals are, he has a big chance of dying in the process. But nobody counted on Tarak's hidden abilities.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:08:44 GMT https://collider.com/rebel-moon-sneak-peek/ Hayao Miyazaki is a filmmaker whose entire career is made up of many movies one might call his masterpiece. Whether you are partial to the engrossing beauty and simplicity of My Neighbor Totoro, the complexity of morals in The Wind Rises, or the epic stakes of Princess Mononoke, the case can be made for most of the entries in his filmography. One of his most popular films, the one that was the biggest breakthrough with Western audiences is Spirited Away. This coming-of-age story of a young girl who gets tangled up in the world of spirits while trying to save her parents from becoming pigs went from being a huge hit in Japan upon release, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese history for nearly 20 years, to winning the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in the United States (and remains the only foreign language film to do so.) Unsurprisingly, it was not an easy process bringing Spirited Away to the United States, and only succeeded in spite of its release.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/spirited-away-disney-us-release/ Now considered a pioneering example of the modern action blockbuster, Die Hard was an underdog. None of the now-household names were stars, groundbreaking techniques were invented on the fly, and a musical crooner was offered the leading role. Celebrating its 35th anniversary with a December 2023 theatrical rerelease, the film's humble journey lies primarily with two men: Jeb Stuart, a husband and young father whose screenwriting career desperately needed a win, and Lloyd Levin, the development executive at 20th Century Fox, a studio needing a guaranteed summer hit.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:30:18 GMT https://collider.com/die-hard-bruce-willis-true-story-explained/ Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Nowhere. Article was updated as of 12/1

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:35:19 GMT https://collider.com/nowhere-ending-explained/ After losing one distributor and gaining another, The Bikeriders finally has a new release date. Jeff Nichols' biker epic will roll into theaters June 21, 2024.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:17:47 GMT https://collider.com/the-bikeriders-new-release-date/ With a name like Sofia Coppola attached to the director’s chair, it’s hard to imagine not having enough funding to produce a movie. The daughter of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola has proven herself to be an incredibly talented director in her own right, having helmed critically acclaimed titles including Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides. But, when it came to the Academy Award winner’s latest project, Priscilla, those closest to the production admit that they had a difficult time raising enough money to do justice to the on-screen adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s memoir. During a conversation with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff at the Hammer Museum with the movie’s producer Youree Henley and costume designer Stacey Battat, it was revealed that the creative team was in such a desperate place financially that they almost sunk their hopes into a pickleball tournament that would give donors a chance to face off against the film’s star, Jacob Elordi.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:02:15 GMT https://collider.com/priscilla-jacob-elordi-pickleball-tournament/ From Bollywood director Siddharth Anand, who delivered the biggest hit of his career earlier this year — the Shah Rukh Khan vehicle Pathaan — comes a new action-thriller in a similarly patriotic vein. Titled Fighter, the film stars A-listers such as Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor, and appears to draw liberally from the Top Gun movies. The first teaser for Fighter was unveiled on Friday, after months of build-up.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:42:36 GMT https://collider.com/fighter-trailer-hrithik-roshan/ Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Nowhere.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:16:18 GMT https://collider.com/nowhere-netflix-true-story/ With Dune: Part Two on the horizon, director Denis Villeneuve has already set his sights on a third and final trip to Arrakis. The script for the third installment of the series is nearly done.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:43:43 GMT https://collider.com/dune-3-script-update/ Studio Ghibli films are known for being saturated with some of the most creative characters in all of cinema. Coming to theaters in the U.S. on Dec. 8, Hayao Miyazaki's newest comeback film, The Boy and the Heron, tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, stricken by the grief of his mother's sudden death, who moves to the countryside where he is taunted by a strange and exotic Grey Heron. The heron, voiced by Masaki Suda and dubbed by Robert Pattinson, guides Mahito into a surreal fantasy world where he must search for love and meaning without the presence of his mother, but the mysterious, cranky, and deceitful heron has plans of his own.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:31:18 GMT https://collider.com/calcifer-best-miyazaki-sidekick/ Toho’s Godzilla Minus One is emerging as something of a word-of-mouth phenomenon. After delivering the biggest domestic debut for a live-action foreign-language movie in around two decades, and then following it up by becoming the first live-action foreign-language movie to top the domestic box office, Godzilla Minus One has passed a new milestone. After less than a week of release, the kaiju film has grossed $15.7 million in North American theaters, and over $40 million worldwide.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:02:36 GMT https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-global-box-office-42-million/