It was 2007 and I was driving up Highgate Hill to join an entourage of arts workers heading to Cherbourg for the Indigenous arts festival Stylin’ Up. At sunrise I saw Patty leaning against a yellow ute in a striped 70s men’s T-shirt, a rat’s tail catching the

Christian Duguay is confirmed to direct Lady Liberty, a historical drama that will tell the origin story of the Statue of Liberty. The producers behind the French comedy The Intouchables (2011) and 2021's Oscar-winning CODA are attached to the project. The film will trace the artistic audacity of

Marvel Comics is full of heroes with impressive abilities, but some characters possess powers that read more like curses than gifts. This roundup spotlights oddball mutants and one-shot figures whose talents range from the impractical to the outright bizarre. ForgetMeNot becomes literally forgotten the moment he leaves someone’s sight,

Solo developer Csaba 'ForestWare' Székely is building Sword Hero, a systems-driven open-world RPG inspired by early-'00s titles such as Gothic, Kenshi, Arx Fatalis, Blade of Darkness, Fable and the manga/anime Berserk. After trying the free combat demo on Steam, the writer—coming in with 150

Caroline Goldfarb, a comedy writer and producer, never imagined falling for a shofar player; Michael Gropper, a prominent Los Angeles shofar player who had little interest in social media, felt the same. A spontaneous band of matchmakers — cousins and friends who turned up trick-or-treating on Halloween 2024 — nudged them together.

If you're looking for a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller while waiting for Silo Season 3, Hulu's Paradise fits the bill. Both series begin in enclosed spaces where survivors live protected from the elements. In Silo Season 2, Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) reaches the surface and makes shocking

Who doesn't love a good shoot-'em-up cowboy tale or a meditative exploration of the lonely Old West outlaw? The Western is a purely American genre that has reached far beyond its initial setting, offering powerful dramas about the human condition and the clash between justice and

Today marks the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. Originally released for the Famicom Disk System in 1986, Nintendo’s adventure launched one of the most beloved high‑fantasy game series, but it has repeatedly come close to embracing science fiction—most notably a pitch called The Legend of

After well-documented behind-the-scenes issues in its first season, Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane says the gloves are off for season 2. He was parachuted in to oversee reshoots on a first season that quickly turned sour amid creative departures. Scardapane said, "The task of season one was a

South Africa will not host a pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, the culture ministry said Friday, even after the government won a court case over its choice of artist for the event. A judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the artist Gabrielle Goliath that sought to force the

Patton, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola two years before The Godfather, remains a vivid character portrait of General George S. Patton Jr. Despite courting controversy as a pro-war film during the Vietnam era, it won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor,

When Dawson's Creek premiered in 1998 there was nothing like it on television. The teen drama sparked controversy before the first episode aired because it tackled topics then seen as taboo — sex, teen pregnancies, mental health, religion and sexuality. Created by Kevin Williamson, the series ran six seasons

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, who directed 2022's Scream and Scream VI as well as the 2019 slasher Ready or Not, say making the sequel Ready or Not 2: Here I Come brought unexpected pressure. In the original, Samara Weaving's Grace fights for her life against

Jason Statham remains one of the biggest action stars in the world. He first broke out in films like Crank and The Transporter and has since launched original thrillers such as The Beekeeper. His latest, Shelter, earned the best review scores of any of his films in the past decade,

Tom Noonan, a 6-foot-8 character actor known for a string of memorable, often menacing roles, died on Feb. 14 in Englewood, N.J. He was 74. His daughter, Wanda Noonan, said he died in a hospital and did not provide a cause. On screen he was variously a psychopath in

Some movies are destined to be ubiquitous. They break free from the silver screen, sometimes performing, sometimes underperforming, and firmly implant themselves in our cultural zeitgeist, becoming a shared connection across generations. They typically feature accessible, timeless themes that resonate broadly or kick off new traditions of storytelling. The Godfather

Val Kilmer's last comedy role came in the 2010 spoof MacGruber, where he plays the villainous Dieter von Cunth. Based on Will Forte's Saturday Night Live sketches, the film leans into action-movie parody, and Kilmer matches its irreverent energy. He and Forte display strong onscreen chemistry,

Viz Media has announced a complete box set collecting all 30 volumes of the original Jujutsu Kaisen manga, making it easier to start the series. The collection also includes volume 0 and a double-sided poster, and is listed for release in Fall 2026. For readers who have been waiting to

Adapting The Lord of the Rings required Peter Jackson to balance fidelity to Tolkien with the demands of cinema. While he kept many story beats and lines, Jackson also added a major storytelling element that does not exist in the novels. In the book the Eye of Sauron functions as

You could argue war movies shouldn’t be thrilling if you think they should be strictly anti-war, but some films manage to balance thrills with moral weight. The piece treats a “war thriller” as a film tagged both “war” and “thriller” on Letterboxd, which helps explain why certain familiar titles

Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan became well-regarded for its raw depiction of cinematic violence when it was released in 1998. Its hyper-realistic gore and the chaotic Omaha Beach opening were so intense the VA set up a trauma hotline for veterans who experienced flashbacks. The film remains one

After almost 25 years, east London’s Sông Quê has opened a small offshoot: Sông Quê Phở Bar on Commercial Street. The compact menu centres on phở and includes a handful of the original café’s small plates, from summer rolls and green papaya salad to grilled lamb chops and

Tubi is kicking off its "cartoon era" on March 1, adding more than 100 classic cartoons you can watch for free. The ad-supported streaming service already has an extensive collection, but the lineup is about to get a lot bigger. Most of the upcoming titles are Cartoon Network

In Season 1, Episode 7 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, titled "Ko'Zeine," the series introduced a new holiday called Worlds Day that serves as a secular stand-in for Christmas. The franchise had never given humanity a clear Christmas observance in its six decades of storytelling, and

Anya Taylor-Joy has become one of Hollywood’s most prominent young stars over the past decade, after early roles in The Witch and Morgan and breakout acclaim for her 2020 turn in the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit. She recently headlined Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opposite Chris Hemsworth