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Hogwartsis a character as much as it is a setting. It’s a living, breathing character with years of history and backstory inHarry Potter. Each live portrait tells a story, as do the moving staircases that carry students through the castle. And within these walls reside astaff of professors who guide young wizards to reach their full potentialbefore entering into a world much like our own, only fueled by magic. Some professors are supportive of their students' growth, acting almost as parental figures while their students are away from home....

Thanks to Marvel and the MCU, the superhero genre is one of the most popular in the world. Its growth has resulted in other companies and brands producing similar movies and shows, providing fans with a feast of superhero content. However,DCis the other major superhero brand besides Marvel, and while they don’t have the benefit of a good movie universe (for now), they still have a rich and vital history....

There’s a vast world of South Korean dramas, from endearing romances to electrifying thrillers. The industry has been thriving on international views for more than a decade. And thanks to Netflix, the popularity of K-dramas (as they’re globally known) has undoubtedly skyrocketed. When viewers scroll through their streaming library, they can see thrillers, dramas, and some of the best South Korean rom-coms on Netflix. Thriller K-dramas, perhaps, are always a top choice for moviegoers due to their unique storytelling, complex characters, suspenseful plots, cultural insights, and high production values....

Season 6 ofLove Island USAtook most people by surprise.Peacockgave the dating show a new life and host withAriana Madix. She promised in the premiere to be supportive of the women in the cast and there were many times they needed it. The drama, recouplings, and everything in between led tothe American show getting the most attentionit ever received. There are 10 unexpected moments this season that had everyone talking. Some of them surprised viewers with how they handled situations....

BeforeSabrina Carpentertook the world by storm with the summer hit “Espresso” in 2024, her earlier albums were not as commercially successful as her latest one. Since 2015, the pop singer has released a total of five albums before her sixth one — titledShort n' Sweet— began to put her name on the map. And she hasn’t stopped dominating music charts ever since. Although it took her a considerable amount of time for her music to finally gain the recognition it deserves, theDisney alumis still grateful and proud of her earlier work....

After therecent casting reportthatShameik Moore(Dope) would be voicing the starring role of Miles Morales in Sony’sUntitled Animated Spider-Man ProjectalongsideLiev Schreiberas the film’s villain, little other information on the upcoming movie is available. That’s to be expected considering that we only learned of the lead casting less than two weeks ago, but Schreiber, who has read the script and is preparing to enter the recording studio relatively soon, recently teased just what kind of story Spidey fans can expect to see....

Atlanta’s second season, “Robbin Season” to be exact, finished up on a low-key note, one that felt discernibly different from the world the show inhabited for the rest of this year. As I wrote about earlier in the season,Atlantareallyembraced horrorin this run of episodes, so much so that each half hour (and sometimes more) enclosed itself within a house of horrors. Staying on theme, there was always a theft or crime of some sort, even if it was just metaphorical, although more often than not it was an overt reaction to the frights and strangeness that the characters found themselves trapped with....

Spoilers for theBlack Mirrorepisode “Smithereens” follow below. Viewers ofBlack Mirrorare certainly no stranger to ambiguous or bleak endings, but one of theSeason 5 episodesleaves things on aslightlyless clear note than usual.Black Mirror: Smithereenstackles social media culture—more specifically humanity’s obsession with staring at their phones day-in and day-out, especially when prompted by notifications. The hourlong episode follows a clearly unwell man named Chris (Andrew Scott) who holds the employee (Damson Idris) of a Twitter-like company called Smithereen hostage, demanding to speak to the company’s CEO and founder Billy (Topher Grace)....

Paramount Pictures is taking a big hit this weekend asThe Rhythm SectionstarringBlake Lively,Jude Law, andSterling K. Brownflops hard. But, it’s not all bad news where action movies are concerned because Sony’sBad Boys For Lifeemerged victorious for the third weekend in a row on this, the weekend of Super Bowl LIV. So, just how high were the highs and how low were the lows. Well, let’s start with the bad news first:The Rhythm Sectionearned just $2....

We’ve already shared a video of theManchester by the Seacastanswering your Collider Mailbag questions, but now it’s time to put the focus on the actual making of the movie, and specifically aboutCasey Affleck,Lucas HedgesandMichelle Williams' experience working with writer-directorKenneth Lonergan. An acclaimed filmmaker and playwright,Manchester by the Seamarks Lonergan’s third feature film serving as the director following 2000’sYou Can Count on Meand the 2011 release,Margaret. He’s also scored two Oscar nominations, one for theYou Can Count on Mescript and the other for writingGangs of New YorkwithJay CocksandSteven Zaillian....

Asone of the most popular and acclaimed films of the century, it’s no surprise thatThe Dark Knightis full of great quotes.Heath Ledger’s Jokeralone delivers a few dozen lines that have remained prominent in the cultural zeitgeist since the film’s 2008 release. But arguably the most iconic line is delivered by a different pair of characters.Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart)is the first to declare that,“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain,”withBruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale)later quoting him....

David Gelbnever intended to make documentaries. In fact, the filmmaker behind the Netflix docuseriesChef’s Tableand the iconicJiro Dreams of Sushioriginally wanted to make big-budget movies. Which is why, as he revealed to me in a recent interview about his new documentary filmWolfgang, he worked as a production assistant onSam Raimi’sSpider-Man 3. But while Gelb hasn’t yet made the leap to blockbusters, he brought the high production value and cinematic style of those kinds of films to the documentary medium, turning episodes ofChef’s Tableinto works of art all their own....

Andy Muschietti’sThe Flashis a study of how a superhero blockbuster can buckle under several factors: choosing to focus on other heroes rather thanEzra Miller’s titular speedster, plastic-looking CGI that will haunt your nightmares, and Miller’s behavior off-cameracausing immense controversy, to say the least. Most of this isn’t Muschietti’s fault, asThe Flashwent throughseveral writers and directorsbefore landing on its final incarnation. Muschietti was recently a guest onRadio Tu’s “La Baulera del Coso,”where he discussedThe Flashflopping at the box office —and his reasoning is dubious, to say the best....