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[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story.] The four-part seriesA Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, available to stream onBritBox, is based on Carol Ann Lee’s biography about the last woman hung in Britain. A true crime drama that tells the real-life story of Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton) who, at the age of 28 in 1955, was the youngest club manager in London....

Richard Osmanis well-known for a lot of interesting things, including being the author ofthe bestsellingThursday Murder Clubmystery novels. As of this day, the series consists of four books:The Thursday Murder Club(2020),The Man Who Died Twice(2021),The Bullet That Missed(2022), andThe Last Devil To Die(2023). Osman is already working on a fifth novel in the series, which is scheduled for release this year; meanwhile,Netflix has adapted the first book, which will also hit the streamer this year....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Deadpool & Wolverineis a certified hit with critics and audiences, but what Marvel Studios' recent experiment has really proven is thatHugh Jackmanhas still got it in him to be Wolverine. That was never really in doubt, as the Oscar-nominated actor’s performance in his once-thought-to-be final outing as Wolverine was praised by all inLogan. The impeccable filmmaking prowess on display inLoganis what caused many to understandably question the decision to bring Jackman back as Wolverine, consideringJames Mangold’s gritty Western is such a wonderful send-off for the character....

Joker: Folie á Deuxmight want to consider renaming itselfJoker: Échec Ênormeafter a disastrous opening weekend that,quite incredibly, was worse than first reported. For a film that was once tracking for a $70 million debut in theaters, expectations were lowered and lowered following critical scorn from reviewers and word of mouth that can only be described as toxic at best. Monday’s final count didn’t even hit Sunday’s grim $40 million estimate—practically a disaster for a movie that cost a whopping $200 million, with the movie pulling in a dismal $37....

Renny Harlin’s (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2) high octane,Aaron Eckhart-led (The Dark Knight, Olympus Has Fallen) action-thrillerThe Bricklayerhas found a new home with Screen Media. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company acquired the North American rights to the Millennium Media-produced film and slated it for a summer 2023 release both in theaters and on VOD. The film’s first images were released with the acquisition, giving a taste of the action to come in the anticipated pair-up of action staples Harlin and Eckhart....

There’s nothing better to help get your mind off of complicated real-life politics than by watching a show about complicated fictional ones. Instead of stressing out about whetherTim WalzorJD Vanceis going to be the vice president in our reality, you may instead stress out about whetherKeri Russell’s Kate Wyler orAllison Janney’s Grace Penn is going to be the vice president in theirs. It’s the perfect distraction!The DiplomatSeason 2picks up where Season 1’s (literally) explosive finale left off,immediately answering key questionsviewers had after that episode as well as hinting at more (again literal) fireworks to come....

Writer-directorChris Sandersis nothing if not an expert at pairing a loveable outcast with a weird, lonely animal. One of the minds behind classics likeLilo & StitchandHow to Train Your Dragon, Sanders has an unparalleled knack for making us fall in love with complex, earnest protagonists, and withThe Wild Robot, he achieves perhaps his greatest feat yet, crafting a beautiful tale that will have you sobbing over an Alexa-esque robot and one of nature’s most vicious and rageful beasts: the goose....

Long after the Autobots and Decepticons, their descendants, the Maximals and Predacons, live in an uneasy truce. When a team of Predacons steals a Cybertronian artifact, the Maximal shipAxalonpursues them through time and space to a planet so rich in energon they have to adopt alternate modes based on the local animals for protection. Thus, their conflict was known as theBeast Wars, and it would shape the future of allTransformersshows to follow....

Based on the classic ’60s and ’70s spy show of the same title, theMission: Impossiblemovie franchise has more than cemented its place in the pantheon of the greatest film series of all time. From death-defying stunts (most often led byTom Cruise) to gripping stories of mystery and suspense, plenty of things make this franchise so popular. One of the elements that’s not talked about nearly as much as it deserves, though, is the characters....

There is nothing easy when it comes to directing and acting, but it takes a certain degree of talent for an actor to be both the star and director. Some directors are known for minor cameos in their pictures such asAlfred HitchcockandQuentin Tarantinobut others have played main characters includingClint Eastwood,Spike LeeandMel Gibson. RELATED:10 Best Books Written By Movie Directors There are dozens of movies with notable performances by directors in lead roles, but there are a select handful of titles that belong at the top of every movie lovers' list....

Read update Something very characteristic of the late 90s and early 2000s in pop culture was the proliferation of sci-fi TV series, with interesting plots running the gamut from space travel to other planets or alien contacts, to artificial intelligence and genetic modifications. Related:The Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century (So Far) And as these TV series arrived, they quickly dropped off, not necessarily for their interesting storylines but for low ratings (money talks, after all)....

While the 2010s were defined by their comic book adaptations, the 2020s looks to be inspired by the incredible video games of the previous console generation. FromSonic the Hedgehogto HBO’sThe Last of Us, video games have taken over both the big and small screen. PlayStation has several projects based on their video game IP in the works, fromGod of WartoHorizon: Zero Dawn. We’ll be looking at one of their newer franchises headed to the big screen....

WhilePrometheusdid technically answer the question of the “Space Jockey” first presented inAlien(it was an Engineer, an alien being who created life on Earth), it was clear that theAlienmythos was more of an afterthought for directorRidley Scott, who seemed far more fascinated by the creepy android, David (Michael Fassbender). If you set aside all of the idiotic plotting and moronic characters,Prometheusis about the tragic relationship between creators and creations. Our creators inevitably let us down, and we rebel against them....