Dune: Oscar Isaac Teases Tone of Denis Villeneuve Adaptation

Finally, some tantalizing news aboutDenis Villeneuve’sDune— and it’s all thanks toOscar Isaac. Isaac is set to play Duke Leto Atreides, father of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and husband to Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), in Villeneuve’s live-action adaptation of the novel of the same name written byFrank Herbert. TheDunenarrative over the course of the past year has provided some interesting updates. In recent months, we’ve learned it’s been pushed back on the Warner Bros....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Vincent Acosta

Friday Box Office: The Nun Scares Up $22.4 Million

If the last three weeks ofCrazy Rich Asians-dominated box office reports were a downright holy and righteous period of light and positivity, here comes demonic Gothic horrorThe Nun—poppining out of the shadows accompanied by avery jarringmusic cue—to possess moviegoer’s attention. Warner Bros.' 1952-set spookshow grabbed $22.4 on Friday, gliding toward an estimated $50 million opening weekend. Directed byCorin Hardy, the film sends a priest (Demián Bichir), a novitiate (Taissa Farmiga), and a French-Canadian (Jonas Bloquet) into abarRomanian convent to explain a nun’s mysterious suicide....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Ashley Hickman DVM

Friday the 13th Part 2: Why Jason's Sympathetic Story Doesn't Quite Fit

Happy Friday the 13th! To celebrate one of the spookiest days on the calendar, let’s take a look back at the first sequel of the famedFriday the 13thfranchise. When audiences crowded into theaters in 1981 to catch the sequel of the box office hitFriday the 13th, they likely didn’t know what to expect. Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), the first film’s antagonist, was dead and gone. Her son Jason appeared as a severely decomposed creature in the film’s conclusion, but his state was hardly one that could allow him to carry on his mother’s vendetta against the counselors of Camp Crystal Lake....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1210 words · James Johnson

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 Theories

Grab the largest horn of giant’s milk you can find, my friends, because another chapter ofGame of Throneshas come and gone and Everyone. Is About.To Die. Next week is the 82-minute long dead and company battle-a-palooza that’s going to make “Blackwater” look like a high-school production ofSeussical the Musical, so naturally Episode 2, “A Knight of Seven Kingdoms”, was a bleak hour that saw everyone contemplating their impending deaths via walking skeletons while sitting in extremely poorly-lit rooms....

August 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1810 words · John Pope

Gary Ross on the No Luxury Free State of Jones Shoot

It’s been four years sinceThe Hunger Gameshit theaters, but directorGary Rossis finally back with another film and when you seeFree State of Jones, you’ll understand why it took so long to come to fruition. Not only is it a moderately priced war drama that looks like it could have been a big budget studio production, but the script also reflects the significant amount of research that went into making the film....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Charles Briggs

George Miller on Roadblocks to His Justice League Movie

Before Warner Bros. announced its ambitiousJustice League-bound film slate stemming fromMan of Steel, the DC’s movie house had set events into motion forGeorge Millerto helmhis own superhero team-up. As has been widely reported, a cast was assembled,a script was written, andconcept art was designed, but it all fell apart. So what happened? During a recent interview withTHR, Miller shed some light on the film’s fate. Here’s what happened, in a nutshell:...

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Connor Barrera

God of War Ragnarok Trailer Reveals Kratos and Atreus' Next Adventure

The officialGod of War Ragnarökgame trailer was released today during the PlayStation showcase. If YouTube comments and internet chatter are anything to go by, the three-minute and 16-second video clip has done its job.Gamers all over the internet are super hyped for the upcoming release. The trailer features gameplay, cinematics, and some fun reveals that took many fans by surprise. It all starts with Kratos in a dark cave sitting in front of a campfire....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Kristopher Roman

Greyed Out Files and Folders on Mac

If you run into a greyed-out file or folder on your Mac it will likely prevent access to the resource, meaning you may’t open, edit, modify, copy, delete, or read it. A greyed-out file or folder typically indicates a problem with permissions, connections, or file system errors. Mac users may face this issue with both internal and external drives. It can happen due to various reasons such as improper ejection of external drives, sudden power loss, or software glitches....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1143 words · Elizabeth Moore

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: James Gunn Explains 8K Weapon

The discussion surrounding a director’s decision to use analog film or digital to capture their movie has been given another round. As digital cameras and projectors become more prominent, many directors and cinematographers have made the switch from film to digital. But there are other directors who refuse, simply preferring film over digital, and others who switch between the two depending on the project. Notable directors who stand by film includeChristopher Nolan, J....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Joshua Williams

Here’s Why ‘Big Brother’ Should Never Pair Newbies With Veterans

We’ve seen our fair share ofdisastrous twists onBig Brother, from BB16 and BB17’s Battle of The Block competition, to The Saboteur in BB12. Some twistsmay seem good in theory, but just didn’t work when put into play.However, one of the worst twists I think Big Brother has ever introduced, and for some reason continues to bring back, ismixing new and returning players. A complete all-star cast has proven to work really well, but for me when newbies and vets play against each other, it hasalmost always ended with the vets on top....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Luis Hawkins

How Amir Talai Pushed Himself for ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Season 2

Hazbin Hotelhas beenpromised to be grander in scale. Season 1 broke streaming records andtopped Billboard charts. After this success, it’s only natural to want to take the series to the next level in Season 2, which is exactly what Alastor’s voice actorAmir Talaifocused on as he talked withPerri NemiroffforColliderForces. Nemiroff asked how the actor challenged himself going into the new season. “I think vocally, I’ve always been very, I would say, on the safe side,” Talai shared, which is why he wished to step up his game....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Barbara Brown

Hunter Schafer Has Mixed Feelings About ‘Euphoria’ Season 3

EuphoriaSeason 3 willbegin production early next year, but nothing seems to be going on with development despite news of the main cast’s return circulating last month.Hunter Schafer, who portrays Jules on the teen drama show, recently opened up about the upcoming season in an interview on theCall Her Daddypodcast, revealing what exactly is happening with the project. Fans will recall that the series was renewed for a third season in February 2022 but, sadly, could not move forward due to an indefinite postponement; however, it’s now back, two years later, with an uncertain arrival window....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Andrea Miller

Is White Noise’s Dylar a Real Drug?

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for White NoiseNoah Baumbachhas teamed up with frequent collaboratorsAdam DriverandGreta Gerwigfor Netflix withWhite Noise.White Noiseis as comedic as it is sardonic and manages to provide a commentary on some of today’s hottest topics from public health to blended families. There is so much to unpack inWhite Noisefrom its satirical attitude toward education, consumerism, and dystopian realities, but one of the most pervasive themes is the universal fear of death and how we treat it....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Sarah Wolf