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Wednesdayis the new hit for directorTim Burton, but it’s missing a mature darkness.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)captures what the Netflix YA series could use more of. Burton’s take on the story is the only version adapted from the Broadway show from the lateStephen Sondheim. Celebrating its fifteen-year anniversary, this horror-musical movie keeps a razor sharp edge to it. Taken away from the stage, there could be something lost....

Who doesn’t love a good thriller series? A TV show that hooks you at the end of each episode, almost forcing you to watch another episode immediately, so you’re able to find out what happens next. The best thriller TV shows are almost timeless, with people still talking about past hits and debating the best among the best. Though viewers spend hours arguing with friends over which series is better than the other,IMDbhas provided fans with the definitive top 10 best thriller series of all time....

Female rivalry has been portrayed too many times on young adult narratives, and it is safe to say that these tensions are so last season. Instead of making fans dispute over being Team Serena or Team Blair, it comes as a breath of fresh air when we witness three women with contrasting personalities join forces and uplift each other. This is the type of team spirit that we get from trio Jane Sloan (Katie Stevens), Sutton Brady (Meghann Fahy), and Kat Edison (Aisha Dee) inFreeform’sThe Bold Type....

Spoiler warning:This article is updated through the Season 4 finale. Once might have just been a fluke, but this is nowtwicethreefourfive times thatThe Flashhas teased a “mystery girl” who seems to know Barry and Team Flash pretty well (while they don’t recognize her). A conspiracy forms! Back in theSupergirlportion of “Crisis on Earth-X,” we first met a waitress (played byJessica Parker Kennedy) who was not only really excited for a wedding of two people she wasn’t expected to know, but reminded Barry to be sure to say “I do....

It’s not easy for a show that nabs 6 major Primetime Emmy Awards in its first season to successfully stave off a sophomore slump. And yet,The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselhas taken a page out ofAtlanta’s book and returned brighter, better, and fully devoted to doing its own thing. Also likeAtlanta,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s second season is more episodic than its first, taking a small detour in Midge’s stand-up career to send its cast to new locales, with mixed results....

English comedy titan and television geniusStephen Merchantis back withThe Outlaws, a dark comedy thriller set in a Bristol community service program. Along with co-developing the series withMayans M.C.creatorElgin James, Merchant also stars and has written and directed a number of episodes, as has quickly become the norm for him. Starting withThe Office (UK), Merchant has consistently brought laughs to our screens for two decades and has maintained an impeccable level of quality throughout, with many of his shows going on to great success around the world, and spawning countless imitators and remakes....

On The CW seriesThe Vampire Diaries, Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is trapped in his own Hell on Earth, after being forced to deal with emotions that he had long buried. With the traumatic effects of the Phoenix stone taking a toll on his brother, Stefan (Paul Wesley) will attempt to help Damon regain his grip on reality, while secretly struggling with his own experience in the stone. After a recent screening of the latest episode at The CW offices, executive producerCaroline Drieswas on hand to talk to a handful of press outlets about the aftermath of that last scene, the effects of the Phoenix stone, keeping Elena (Nina Dobrev) as Damon’s touchstone, whether Nina Dobrev could return, Bonnie (Kat Graham) and Enzo (Michael Malarkey), what’s next for the Heretics, and having a full game plan for Caroline (Candice Accola)....

Something sinister is afoot in a new teaser for the upcoming second season of HBO’sThe White Lotus. The new lineup of guests are arriving at the titular resort in Sicily, Italy, but their relaxing vacations will come with a side of murder and mayhem. The returning face ofJennifer Coolidge’s fan-favorite character Tanya McQuoid can be seen on where else but a yacht, as a voiceover can be heard saying “I feel like I’m in a dream....

Ever since those iconic orchestral stings accompanied the knife inHitchcock’sPsycho, music has been an indispensable tool in the horror maker’s toolkit. Countless directors would turn to that same orchestral style for their own films, but legendary Italian directorDario Argentowould throw out the playbook and go for something completely different.Starting with his landmark GialloDeep Red, Argento employed none other than progressive rockers Goblin to score the breadth of his classic catalog.Goblin was not just a novel choice, but a defining feature of Italian horror during the 1970s, being imitated by many, and utilized by greats likeGeorge A....

Tom Wilkinson,a veteran British actor known for his award-winning roles inThe Patriot,John Adams,and a host of major Hollywood projects, has passed away at the age of 75. Wilkinson’s family confirmed his death to theBBC. A British native, Wilkinson would have acareer that spanned decades. He first made his on-screen debut in 1976. His first major on-screen Hollywood film role came in 1993 withIn the Name of the Father,a film about four people falsely accused of a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom....

Netflix and Hasbro, Inc. released the first trailer for their new anime seriesTransformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy: Siege. Created in partnership with Rooster Teeth Animation, this new vision of theTransformersworld reveals the first part of a three-part arc following the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The trailer was first shown over the weekend at Hasbro’s Brand Entertainment Preview Event. In the gorgeous but intense trailer for the first part ofTransformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy,“Siege,” we see definitive bad dude Megatron rallying his Decepticon cronies to stage a warn for dominance over the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime....

Though not quite the behemoth thatDeadpoolproved to be when it premiered to a staggering $132 million opening weekend,Loganis making a strong case that R-rated superhero films are in vogue. The count so far hasLogancoming in with $85.3 million for the entire weekend, including late-night showings on Thursday, which would put it just a hair above the opening weekend take of Marvel’sDoctor Strangefrom last year. One should expect Logan to arrive north ofStrange’s total gross of some $232 million by the end of its time in theaters, if not closer toDeadpoolup in the $300 million range....

Domestically,The Fate of the Furiousis undoubtedly a hit, if not the juggernaut that some producers might have hoped for in the wake ofFurious 7, the franchise’s biggest moneymaker and best-reviewed entry to date. Right now, the movie is in the number one spot with some $100.1 million estimated for the entire weekend, which is nothing to sniff at even in the lunatic world of the domestic box office. It’s next to certain that the film will also be on top for the next two weekends untilGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....