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You may knowLily Rabefrom her many roles in the anthology seriesAmerican Horror Story, the limited seriesThe Undoing, or more recently,as Betty Gore inLove and Death.Rabe’s performances so far display a wide variety of characters, working well in both horror and drama. However, her most personal performance yet lies in an indie film. In 2016, Lily Rabe played the titular role in the dramedy filmMiss StevensalongsideTimothėe Chalamet,Lili Reinhart,Anthony Quintal, andOscar Nunez. The 90-minute feature is about English teacher Miss Stevens as she chaperones three of her high school students on a field trip to a drama competition....

2015’s film output had one fascinating anomaly: composerHans Zimmer, whose work is almost ubiquitous in any given year, didn’t score a single blockbuster. Hedidcompose some scores, but it was for smaller films likeWoman in GoldandFreeheld. And alsoChappie, but the less said aboutChappiethe better. The “dry spell” for Zimmer-scored blockbusters ends early this year, though, withKung Fu Panda 3and, more notably,Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Zimmer reunited withMan of SteeldirectorZack Snyderfor the superhero follow-up, but he found a fix to prevent him from having to create a new Batman score following his work withChristopher Nolan, and that was bringing in former protégéJunkie XLto co-compose the score....

From directorPascual Sistoand writerNicolás Giacobone, the dramatic thrillerJohn and the Holetells the story of a 13-year-old who decides to hold his family captive in a bunker he discovers in the woods. While his affluent parents (Michael C. HallandJennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga) come to terms with the fact that they’re not getting out of the deep hole on their own, John (Charlie Shotwell) uses his time alone to do whatever he wants with his newfound freedom from responsibility....

You aren’t hunting Rambo… He’s hunting you. Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios today revealed a newMortal Kombat 11 Ultimategameplay trailer showcasing the franchise debut of Rambo, featuring the voice and likeness of actorSylvester Stallone. As you may see in the NSFW trailer above, Rambo’s introduction to the already brutal game only adds to the savagery. Bringing an arsenal of weapons into the arena, plus traps and military grade munitions, Sly’s famous film character is a force to reckon with, even forArnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator....

Happy 4th of July weekend! I’m sure your festivities are well underway and you’re taking time to enjoy the holiday break after a long week, and what better way to take break than to sit back, relax, and catch up on the trailers of the week that you might have missed. Rounding up this past week we got new trailers forStar Trek Beyond,War Dogs,Voyage of Time,Trolls,Sully,Bleed for This,Why Him?,Morgan, and more....

Nature documentaries often reveal beautiful moments our limited vision cannot see, and that’s even more true forLife in Color with David Attenborough, a new three-part series premiering today on Netflix. Below Collider has an exclusive clip to the miniseries for this Earth Day, which helps to illustrate howLife in Colorwill use camera technology created specifically for this series to reveal colors invisible to the human eye. In the clip, the use of an ultraviolet camera shows the hidden scale patterns on fishes that, to us, look practically the same, even though they reveal that the fish are actually from different species....

The sixth episode of the limited seriesObi-Wan Kenobihas aired and the saga ends for now. The titular Jedi played byEwan McGregorhas been on a journey to save Princess Leia (Vivian Lyra Blair) from the hands of the Empire since he left Tatooine and it has been quite a trip. The final leg of that quest saw the viewership of the series finale with a 20% higher rate than the season finale ofThe Book of Boba Fett....

The line between the real ones and the fakers is being drawn as you may now prove your unwavering loyalty to Maxine Minx by signing up to be part of her fan club. Initiation is easy and doesn’t take the sort of blood sacrifice welcoming that one would expect from the slasher made famous by actressMia GothinTi West’s horror franchise. To become one of Maxine’s Maniacs (working title), simply shoot a text over to(213) 788-1211....

Before watchingSpike LeeandDenzel Washington’s remake ofAkira Kurosawa’sHigh and Lowthis week, fans need to revisit Lee’s iconic feature debut, which was also inspired by the legendary Japanese auteur.She’s Gotta Have Itmay be remembered as the film that launched Spike Lee’s career and helped redefine American independent cinema, but the movie’s DNA is cinematically tied toRashomon. When Spike Lee burst onto the scene in 1986 withShe’s Gotta Have It, it felt like a new, energetic, and conversational voice in American cinema had arrived fully formed....

CBS All Access has released the firstStar Trek: DiscoverySeason 2 trailer, offering a first look at the highly anticipated new season of theTrekseries. Season 1 of the show ended with the reveal of the Enterprise, andAnson Mount(Hell on Wheels) will fill the iconicStar Trekrole of Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike in the second season. The show has gone through a behind-the-scenes change as well, as showrunnersGretchen J. BergandAaron Harbertswere firedin the midst of production on Season 2....

Rom-Coms certainly haven’t been dead in recent years (Sleeping with Other PeopleandThe Big Sickwould like to have a word with you if you think that), but they haven’t been thriving. In the thick of tentpole studio trends and on the heels of a particularly nasty spat of early aughts misfires (2009-2011 was a particularly sorrowful time), romantic comedies got the boot for a minute there; the once cherished and profitable genre of the 80s and 90s relegated to a handful of ill-advised misfires....

A new featurette forThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Itdives into the real-life events that inspired the upcoming horror sequel. The third adventure for Ed and Lorraine Warren, and eighth overall installment in Warner Bros.’ConjuringUniverse, is inspired by the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, which drew huge levels of media interest at the time as the first court case in the history of the United States judicial system where demonic possession was used as a defense....

Editor’s Note: This review was first published after the first four episodes of Marvel’s The Defenders became available for critics. Since the show premieres today, I’m reposting these initial thoughts, but stayed tuned to Collider for much more coverage of the season as a whole in the coming days. Let’s start with a truth: The Defenders are much better together than they are apart. And that is why the show doesn’t really come together until they do....