Annette Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Star in This Enchanting Musical

I wasn’t aware of the work of directorLeos Caraxuntil I was blown away by his 2012 filmHoly Motors, and while it’s been a long wait for his new feature, he has returned with the musicalAnnette, which pulls from a story and music from the bandSparks(for more on brothersRon and Russell Mael, be sure to check outEdgar Wright’srecent documentary), but continues to explore similar thematic material about how the art of performance ties into our personal relationships, and how the artist cannot compartmentalize his or her art onto the stage....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · David Taylor

Ava DuVernay's 'Origin' Is Now Available to Watch at Home

Ava DuVernay’scritically lauded filmOriginis now available to watch anywhere at home. The premiered at the Venice Film Festival to an outstanding ovation from the audience and was widely released in theatres through Neon. As of today, viewers can rent the film on various digital stores including Amazon, Apple TV+, and Google Play, among others. DuVernay adaptedOriginfrom the New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bestsellerCaste: The Origin of Our Discontents, which explores the cultural roots of American racism from slavery toJim Crowand beyond in a whole new and gripping way, linking it to the caste system in India and antisemitism in Nazi Germany, in a story and interwoven with personal loss and love....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Christopher Marquez

Before 'Captain America: Brave New World,' Its Director Gave Us This Underseen 91% Rotten Tomatoes-Rated Thriller Starring Naomi Watts

Julius Onahwill kick offMarvel Studios’return to theaters this February whenCaptain America: Brave New Worldpremieres.Brave New Worldis notable for multiple reasons: It’s the firstCaptain Americafilm whereAnthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson takes center stage; it featuresHarrison Ford’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it’s meant to be a political thriller in the same vein asCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. Onah’s no stranger to playing in a genre sandbox, thanks toThe Cloverfield Paradox, but there’s another film he directed that could inform howBrave New Worldturns out:Luce....

August 24, 2025 · 4 min · 767 words · Eric Bennett

Bob Iger Says ‘The Marvels’ Failed Because of a Lack of “Supervision”

WhenThe Marvelswas released in theaters, it scored the lowest opening weekend at the domestic box office in the history of theMarvel Cinematic Universe. While many different factors could be attributed to how the film was received by audiences, the CEO ofThe Walt Disney Companyhas expressed his own take on the situation. During the recent DealBook Summit (viaThe Verge),Bob Igertalked about why the sequel toCaptain Marvelfailed to become a success at the box office, considering the first installment earned over $1 billion when it was released in 2019: “The Marvels was shot during Covid, and there wasn’t enough supervision on set [from executives....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Teresa Huff

Bob Odenkirk’s Lucky Hank Series Release Date Revealed

Today, during the Television Critics Association’s 2023 Winter Press Tour, AMC announced the release date for their upcoming seriesLucky Hankstarring AMC regular andBetter Call SaulfrontmanBob Odenkirk. The eight-episode midlife crisis tale is set to arrive on AMC and AMC+ on March 19. Lucky Hankis based on the 1997 novelStraight Manby Pulitzer Prize-winning authorRichard Russoand was originally going to share the “Straight Man” title with its source material before getting a name change earlier this month....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Christina Atkins

Box Office: Spider-Man: Far From Home Wins Out Over Newcomer Stuber

As far as box office totals are concerned, the second weekend of July was won by a web-slinging teenager and a toy cowboy.Spider-Man: Far From Homehas earned $45 million domestically over the course of the weekend, bringing its to-date total up to $274.5 million. Even more jaw-dropping is its worldwide total, which comes to over $847 million with the help of a foreign box office total of $572.5 million. This isFar From Home’s second week in theaters which means the superhero sequel has a high likelihood of crossing the $1 billion mark....

August 24, 2025 · 4 min · 642 words · Jennifer Powell

Box Office: ‘Mickey 17’ Expends ‘Brave New World’ While ‘Paddington and ’Dog Man’ Refuse To Stop Earning

After the firstMCUmovie of 2025 held the box office crown for the last three weeks, another film has finally moved in on its territory to claim the top spot.Mickey 17, the sci-fi epic starringRobert Pattinson, opened with $19.1 million at the domestic box office this weekend, and the film has also added $34.2 million from international markets to help itsworldwide global haul reach $53.3 million.Mickey 17is the first film from directorBong Joon HosinceParasite, the 2019 psychological thriller that became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, and it just missed out on cracking the top 10 highest-grossing movies of the year during its debut....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Jessica Castillo

Collider Movie Talk: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Review

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 16th, 2015), John Campea, Jon Schnepp and Kristian Harloff discuss the following: As some of you may knowVin Dieseland crew are already shooting the upcoming xXx sequel, the third in the franchise but only the second for Diesel who was replaced by Ice Cube in the second filmxXx: State of the Union. Vin recently took to his social media to announce 2 cast additions....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Michael Calhoun

Daniel Craig Is at His Best as a Lil Weirdo

As great as it is for an actor to take on an iconic role with a built-in fan base, there is always a challenge for these stars to work on other projects where they attempt to do something different.Christopher Reevewill always be best known as Superman, even though he did some fascinating work outside the superhero genre; the countless viewers who went to seeChris Evansin theCaptain Americafilms didn’t show up forGiftedorBefore We Go....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Justin Howard

Deborah Just Hit a Whole New Low on 'Hacks'

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Hacks Season 4, Episode 6 Ever since that brutal, stomach-churningSeason 3 finale twist onHacks, whenHannah Einbinder’s Ava blackmailedJean Smart’s Deborah into giving her the head writer position onLate Night, it’s been clear that the mentor-mentee bond we’ve watched evolve over the years was permanently damaged.Ava did something so devastating, so sinister that one can’t help but wonder if the pair would ever be able to come back from it....

August 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1268 words · Ana Patterson

Denzel Washington's 90% Rotten Tomatoes Early Career WWII Murder Mystery Marches Onto Streaming Soon

BeforeDenzel Washingtonbecame the Hollywood mainstay he is today withThe Equalizerfranchise, the Oscar-winningTraining Day, and plenty of other award-nominated roles, he made his first real mark on the big screen withA Soldier’s Storyin 1984. Directed byNorman Jewison, the film is a murder mysteryset against the backdrop of World War IIand featuring the star as a private under the command of the victim, Major Sergeant Vernon Waters (Adolph Caesar). It marked only Washington’s second theatrical film role and earned him some early recognition that would help pave the way to bigger spotlights and accolades aplenty....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Terry Wolf

Detective Knight: Redemption Trailer: Bruce Willis' Last Action-Packed Xmas

Collider can exclusively present the trailer forDetective Knight: Redemption, the second chapter ofBruce Willis' thriller trilogy. Earlier this year,Willis announced his retirement from actingafter an aphasia diagnostic. So, besides giving us an action-packed film trilogy, theDetective Knight series of films also serve as the star’s bittersweet farewell. The new trailer shows how Detective Knight (Willis) remains in custody after the first movie’s events. InDetective Knight: Rogue, Knight chased a group of bank robbers that killed his partner on Halloween night....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Dana Adams

Detective Pikachu Box Office Is Biggest Video Game Opening Ever

Welcome back for a brand new episode of our flagship show, Collider Movie Talk! TodayPerri Nemiroffis joined byJohn RochaandGrae Draketo talk about some of the hottest movie news stories of the day. First up today we’re recapping the weekend box office!Avengers: Endgametook in an estimated $63 million this weekend, which brings its domestic cume to $723.5 million, making it the fourth film ever to top $700 million domestically. Right nowEndgame’s global cume is at $2....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Patrick Conrad