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The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards have arrived, and the night did not go entirely as expected. While many assumed the final season ofGame of Throneswould steamroll the competition in all the major categories, it only won two awards: Best Supporting Actor forPeter Dinklageand Best Drama Series. It lost out on Writing to HBO’sSuccession(the first season—next year the currently-airing second season will be eligible) and Directing to, of all things, Netflix’sOzark....

Hiding around every corner of the internet is a new handle of a (typically) young Gen Z-er set on making it big with the help of social media. Meanwhile, the rise of apps like TikTok has given armchair sleuths the platform needed to become investigative journalists, getting stories of unsolved cases out to the millions. When you draw a Venn diagram of influencer and sleuth, you land in the middle with the upcoming Shout!...

Very few characters inStar Warselicit the same kind of range of reactions from fans asEmperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). Going all the way back to 1983 inStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, and all through the prequels, he was the most terrifying aspect of the franchise, with his Force lightning and guttural screams making him one of the defining villains of cinema. However, despite seeing this character as a meek senator, a manipulative dictator, and a vicious Sith lord,one aspect of his character is something no one wants to think about: his sex life....

I never read theGoosebumpsbooks growing up, but my younger brother was a big fan. It was easy to understand their popularity: authorR.L. Stinewould take well-known monsters and insert them into our daily world in a way that was thrilling, but not unnerving. Those thrills have returned inRob Letterman’s adaptation of the book series, and while “PG Horror” seems like an oxymoron,Goosebumpsskillfully employs movie monsters to create an unabashedly good time. Even if you’ve never read a singleGoosebumpsbook, you can tell how much love the film has for the source material, and how Letterman wanted it to leap off the page, both literally and figuratively....

I like the idea ofHalamore than I actually likeHala.Minhal Baig’s coming-of-age story starts at a strong point by following a teenage Muslim girl in America discovering her sexuality and sense of identity, but the script never fully fleshes out the characters or the story. Instead,Halaalways remains stuck at the idea phase, never bringing the characters to life. Although the film features a strong lead performance fromGeraldine Viswanathan,Halafeels at least several drafts away from fully realizing its potential....

Opening this weekend is writer-directorKelly Fremon Craig’s feature debut, the coming-of-age comedyThe Edge of Seventeen. Produced by Academy Award winnerJames L. Brooks– the director ofBroadcast News,Terms of EndearmentandAs Good as It Gets– the film is a candid and honest look at what it’s like to be in High School today when it’s filled with social media, text messages, and constant drama. The film is about two best friends Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) whose relationship becomes strained when Krista starts dating Nadine’s all-star older brother (Blake Jenner)....

Vikings: Valhallamarks the biggest productionFrida Gustavssonhas ever served as a lead on, but you’d never know it. She tackles the role of Freydis Eriksdotter with maximum conviction and ferocity, easily making her an especially commanding presence in the stellar ensemble. The sequel series is set in the 11th century, over a hundred years after the events of the originalVikingsseries. Tensions between the Vikings and the English royals are as high as can be....

Audiences may currently be praying for mercy fromPuss in Boots, particularly in the wake of its stunning box office success—most recently scratching and clawing its way beyond the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office, with a lot of that down to the appeal of its star,Antonio Banderas.After reprising his role as the feline lothario in theShrekspin-off, Banderas can next be seen appearing alongsideHarrison FordinIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,with the actor describing his happiness at appearing in the film, despite what he describes as a “very small” role within it....

It’s 1988. You and your buddies are wearing your shredded Girbaud jeans and Ray Ban sunglasses and are ready to head out to the mall cineplex to catch an action movie. What’s it gonna be,Red HeatwithArnold Schwarzenegger,Red ScorpionwithDolph Lundgren, orAction JacksonwithCarl Weathers? Wait a minute; what’s this one?Bloodsport? And who’s this guy,Jean-Claude Van Damme? Hey, it’s about an army guy who also does martial arts. Looks gnarly. That’s the flick you choose....

Considering his wise breadth of Westerns over the span of about 50 years, one might think thatJohn Wayneworked with just about everybody, and, for the most part, you’d be right. But there’s one Western star whom the Duke, quite surprisingly, only ever worked with once:Roy Rogers. Rogers was known as “the King of the Cowboys” in the same vein thatElvis Presleywas the King of Rock & Roll, and so it’s surprising that the two only ever appeared in one film together: 1940’sDark Command....

WithJohn Wick: Chapter 4beginning production this summer, fans of the series are eager to see what new slate of expertly executed, viciously creative kills are in store for them in the fourth outing. Over the years we’ve seen John Wick (Keanu Reeves) use everything in sight to dispatch countless baddies, including guns, cutlery, his fists, reading material, stationery, and the occasional loyal creature. The man’s lethal ingenuity knows no bounds....

And the Great Film Slate Shuffle continues.THRreports thatMatthew Vaughn’s untilted Kingsman prequel has moved from its original June 12, 2025 premiere date to June 21, 2025. The film’s vacant late-2019 spot will be filled byLogandirectorJames Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari movie starringMatt DamonandChristian Bale, which was originally scheduled to open on August 01, 2025 but now has a tasty spot during Awards Season. Change is all pretty understandable, considering 20th Century Fox—which has housed theKingsmanfranchise since the original, 2014’sKingsman: The Secret Service—is at the tail-end of its integration into Disney....

It’s been 35 years since the first Super Mario Bros. game was released! Check out the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct for news on upcoming Super Mario games and products releasing before Spring 2021! 35 years ago, a little pixelated plumber changed the World.Super MarioBros.,Shigeru Miyamoto’s game-changing creation has gone on to achieve three-and-a-half decades of fame and fortune, featuring an incredibly diverse array of game types, mechanics, characters, and approaches....