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WhileBlack Adamopening atop the box office may be the big story of the weekend,Don’t Worry Darlingjust grossed another estimated $1.5 million internationally this weekend, pushing its worldwide gross to $82.9 million. Don’t Worry Darlinghas been playing in theaters across the globe for the last month, but the film still managed to take in an estimated $1.5 million from 66 overseas markets this past weekend and has now accrued $38.6 million internationally, leading to its $82....

I am going to begin this piece with a statement that might be controversial:Eli Rothis good, actually. Now, I know what you’re thinking – “No, he isn’t.” Or, “I dunno, he’s fine.” Or, “Of course he is, was this ever in question?” Allow me to respond to that by saying that I feel like Roth gets written off as just a blood-and-guts guy doing his best to imitate 1970s Italian horror for a modern audience....

Remember Zynga’sMafia Wars? Since the early 1800s (or, perhaps, the dawn of time itself) we’ve been fascinated by crime, especially organized crime; that topic has served as a form of entertainment ever since. In 1842,Punch, a British satire magazine, printed an article saying, “Murder is, doubtless, a very shocking offense; nevertheless, as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it.” This joke might have been sufficiently edgy at the time, but nowadays, it’s practically a given that murder makes money in the entertainment business....

Visual albums are great vehicles for bands and artists to promote their discography, using the songs from new releases to soundtrack feature length productions. This has resulted in some incredibly well done, artful and impactful projects such as Prince’sPurple Rain,Beyonce’sBlack is King,andPink Floyd’s The Wall. The most recent release of this genre, and the one that is rather interesting, is Kid Cudi’s animated specialEntergalactic.Released to Netflix on September 30, and created byScott “Kid Cudi” MescudiandKenya Barris,Entergalacticshows the incredible and untapped promise of modern adult animation....

Academy Award-winning writer and directorPedro Almodóvar’s upcoming Western short film titledStrange Way of Life(Extraña Forma de Vidain the original Spanish) has set its stars inPedro PascalandEthan Hawke. Almodóvar, the most well-known Spanish filmmaker of current times, is set to begin filming the Western sometime in late August. The director’s English language filmmaking repertoire began in 2020 with the short filmThe Human Voice,which starred Oscar-winning actressTilda Swinton. After shootingStrange Way of Life, Almodóvar will have his English-speaking feature debut withA Manual for Cleaning Womenbased onLucia Berlin’s The New York Times bestseller....

TheFast & Furiousfilm franchise is loaded with cool cars, epic stunts, and melodramatic plot twists, but its most important ingredient is the oneVin Dieselnever stops yapping about: Family. Though it started with just a few key characters hanging out in a run-down California market, Dominic Toretto’s crew – which serves as his de facto fam – has done nothing but grow as the series has evolved from a simple story about street-racing thieves into a globe-spanning action epic....

[This is a re-post of my review from the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.Free Fireopens Friday.] Ben Wheatley’s films all dabble in the surreal and the absurd to some extent. Sometimes it goes outright insane like the climax ofKill List; other times it’s more bizarre like the murders inSightseers; or it can go off the rails likeHigh-Rise. His latest movie,Free Fire, opts largely for the absurd over the surreal as he stages a massive shootout inside of a warehouse and has his characters slowly shot to death....

As the upcomingFX epic seriesShōgunnears its premiere, FX decided to unveil a sneak peek into the show’s production in order to confirm what we already suspected: The series is a massive and ambitious endeavor that is every bit as meticulous as it looks. Aside from showing new footage, the five-minute clip also features interviews from the production team and cast, which includesAnna Sawai(Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) anHiroyuki Sanada(John Wick: Chapter 4)....

Word out of Toronto International Film Festival is that The Weinstein Company may have an Oscar contender inLion, which starsDev PatelandRooney Marain the story of a young Indian man who goes searching for his original family after being adopted by an Australian family as a boy. The story itself sound like pretty obvious, period-design-heavy Oscar bait, which has been part of the Weinstein brand for quite some time now. One could even seeInglorious Bastardsas first and foremost a period piece, one that also happens to play a 1980sDavid Bowietrack in the days of Adolf Hitler’s reign....

We’re on the precipice of a new decade—one that will surely bring with it an even greater output of film and television, especially now that every streaming service is desperate to best the competition. No one plays the series game quite like HBO. And with shows likeGame of ThronesandVeepcoming to an end, the premium cable channel has a tall task ahead in terms of producing new material. Thankfully,two new series kick things off straight awayin January....

From show creatorJessica Goldberg(Parenthood), the Hulu original seriesThe Pathfollows the Meyerist Movement as it struggles to make sense of Doctor Meyer’s mysterious departure. At the same time, Eddie (Aaron Paul) is tormented by strange visions he’s trying to understand while finding his way in the secular world again, and Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) and Cal (Hugh Dancy) have joined forces as the co-Guardians of the Light, which leads them both to do some dark things in the name of the Movement....

The Apple TV+ seriesTime Bandits, created byJemaine Clement,Taika Waititi, andIain Morris, just finished its first season and there’s still no news about whether it will return for a second. The show, which is based on the1981 film directed byTerry Gilliam, tells the story of Kevin Haddock, a kid who’s obsessed with history. His history nerd tendencies cause him to be isolated from the other kids at school and even his own family....

While we post a lot of interviews with actors, directors, and producers, the staff and I decided it’s time to talk with more people who don’t necessarily get the spotlight. The fact is that a movie only is only as good as its “below the line” crew, and we all feel that they aren’t given enough credit. To try and rectify this, you may look forward to more interviews with Costume Designers, Production Designers, Composers, Editors, Cinematographers, and other craftspeople who work to bring these stories to life....