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John Cusackhas always been a fascinating actor, as he has consistently been able to reinvent himself by appearing in wildly different genres. Cusack started off his career as a teen heartthrob of sorts with his charismatic performancesin the coming-of-age classicsBetter Off DeadandSay Anything…, yet was able to make the transition into more serious roles inThe GriftersandEight Men Out. The next decade offered Cusack the opportunity to be more self-aware with satirical roles in the dark comediesBeing John MalkovichandHigh Fidelity....

I unashamedly adoreLove Actually. It’s a Christmas staple in my house every year. Throughout all of December, I wake up in the middle of the night and scream “Eight is a lot of legs David!” When one of my family members is looking for something, I put on my best East London accent and bellow, “Where the fuck is my fucking coat?” Flaws and all, I can’t help but love this ensemble movie of mostly white people getting ready for Christmas far too early....

To announce the launch of production and to give a preview of what to expect from the upcoming blockbusterTransformers: Rise of the Beasts, due out in theaters on August 16, 2025, producerLorenzo di Bonaventuraand directorSteven Caple Jr.held a virtual presentation and panel to unveil the first details about the new movie. While plot details were kept largely under wraps, the duo showed off the new looks for the Transformers that will be appearing in the 1994-set story and introduced the film’s leads,Anthony RamosandDominique Fishback....

We’re going to have to wait even longer to seeIt FollowsfilmmakerDavid Robert Mitchell’s neo-noirUnder the Silver Lake. The film was originally scheduled for release this past June, but aftera mixed responseat the Cannes Film Festival, A24 decided to push the movie to December. This seemed like an odd choice given thatUnder the Silver Lakewould then be buried under all the awards films, and indeed A24 has now changed course once again and will instead be releasing the film on August 03, 2025, nearly a year after it made its world premiere at Cannes....

Six-time Oscar nomineeWes Andersonhas explored some interesting locales and themes in his nine feature films so far. His debutBottle Rocketwas a crime-caper in the Arizona desert, followed by the Houston private school-centered dramedyRushmore.The Royal Tenenbaumstraveled to New York City to put the troublesome title family under the same roof, whileThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissoutraveled to Italy to go underwater. That was the start of Anderson’s cinematic world tour, which also includes India’sThe Darjeeling Limited, the fictional Republic of Zubrowka inThe Grand Budapest Hotel(shot in Germany), and his recent stop-motion animated filmIsle of Dogs, which traveled to a fictionalized Japan....

Rumors swirled for years regardingBen Affleck’s status as Batman, only for the actor and Warner Bros. tofinally confirmlate last month that he will not be donning the cape and cowl for the studio’s upcoming standalone filmThe Batman. Affleck signed on to star as the Caped Crusader shortly after his career renaissance had been solidified with a Best Picture Oscar win forArgo, andBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justicepresented Affleck with a unique opportunity, one for which he pushed back his next directorial effortLive by Night....

Live-action remakes sure have been the popular studio trend lately, haven’t they? Especially for the Walt Disney Company. Next to the Marvel Cinematic Universe andStar Wars, Disney’s live-action adaptations of their own animated classics have been one of the studio’s most profitable cinematic properties at the global box office, with four of their remakes having grossed over $1 billion worldwide. From a business standpoint, they are a shrewd practice for the Mouse House: Each remake comes with a proven prior animated success as the template and a built-in audience already invested in the original title’s story and characters that can be used to bank on the nostalgia that Disney animation perpetually has across generations and demographics....

Spoilers ahead forAvengers: Endgame. As Marvel Studios heads into Phase 4, it’s a very different studio than the one that emerged on this day in 2008 with the launch ofIron Man. It didn’t produce record-breaking behemoths that changed the landscape of blockbuster cinema, and it didn’t have some of its most popular properties at its disposal.X-MenandFantastic Fourwere over at 20th Century Fox, and now, through corporate consolidation, those properties are now available to Marvel Studios again....

Upon the release ofW/ Bob and David, Netflix’s four-episode re-teaming ofMr. ShowmastermindsDavid CrossandBob Odenkirklast Friday, the series was met with a hearty mix of nostalgic praise and general indifference, with oneVarietycritic deeming the short run of new sketches a TV event that “no one really needed.” That, without question, is one of the laziest ways to summarize the return of one of the most beloved and influential comedy teams to come out of the 1990s, giving far more insight into the reviewer’s general disinterest in the series and subject matter than any of the few dozen sketches that Odenkirk and Cross put together for this limited series....

Gal Gadotmay be rocking some serious shoulder pads (let’s not even get into Steve Trevor’s fanny pack) in the upcomingWonder Womansequel, but that doesn’t mean she’s giving up the tiara and gauntlets. Gadot has shared a new image fromWonder Woman 1984, offering a first-look at Diana Prince suited up and ready for action. Suit aficionados may spot some minor differences in the suit (are those colors a little more of the classic, punchy red and blue?...

Red Onefeels like the first of this year’s holiday titles in theaters, with the moviecrashing out of the Box Office gatesto an $84 million strong worldwide haul. Because of this total,split between $51 million in overseas markets and $33 million domestically,Red Onehas now already becomeAmazon MGM’s third-highest achiever ever. There may only be eleven movies officially under the banner of Amazon MGM to have earned at the Box Office, but, when looking at the caliber of the titles, this is still an achievement worth mentioning....

While the drama from Season 10 ofVanderpump Rulesmay be over,the repercussions of Scandovalare leaving a permanent mark on not only the longtime friend group, but also on Bravo.According toDeadline, theexcessive viewershipthat the show saw over its latest season has led the network to move forward with a spin-off series that will feature a handful of ex-cast members. The initial whisperings are thatJax Taylor,Brittany Cartwright, andKristen Doutewill all be a part of the off-shoot which will focus on their lives away from the hustle and bustle of West Hollywood, moving the action to the suburban community of The Valley....

If there is one thing movies should have taught us by now, it is thatcharacters only truly die when we see it happen. After watchingKeanu Reeves’s titular badassJohn Wickseemingly succumb to his Parisian injuries in the final moments ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4, fans felt that they had closure on the action hero’s saga, with the blow cushioned by the pending spin-off,From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, starringAna de Armasas Eve Macarro, as well as many other projects from within the universe....