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WithThe World to Comenow playing in select theaters and arriving On Demand March 2nd, I recently got to speak with directorMona Fastvoldand producer/starCasey Affleckabout making their LGBTQ-themed period drama. Written byRon HansenandJim Shepardand based upon Shepard’s story of the same name, the film takes place on a farm in upstate New York in the 1850s where Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves drawn to one another....

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer forCherry. The new movie comes from directing duoJoeandAnthony Russoand is based onNico Walker’s 2019 novel of the same name.CherrystarsTom Holland,Ciara Bravo,Kelli Berglund,Thomas Lennon,Jack Reynor,Michael Gandolfini, andJeff Wahlberg. The officialCherrytrailer is the biggest preview we’ve had for the Russo brothers' next movie (and the first one post-Avengers: Endgame) since thefirst batch of imageswere released back in December 2020. The photos teased a haunting, gripping journey for Holland’s character, the titular Cherry, as he goes from middling high-schooler to army medic to a young man struggling with PTSD as he sinks further and furthers into a life of crime and drug addiction....

Clive Owenis back to the genre he’s most comfortable in—that is ifkicking butts and taking nameswas a genre. In a first-look, AMC has released a short teaser introducing theCloserstar in the role of his newest character -Monsieur Spade. Not the only major name attached to the production, the neo-noir crime drama is directed byScott Frank(The Queen’s Gambit,Logan) who also serves as a co-creator and writer alongsideTom Fontana(City on a Hill,Oz)....

Over 20 years ago, the world was taken by storm by yet another creative music video bypop duoDaft Punk. In anime style, the video promoted the group’s single “One More Time,” which went on to become one of Daft Punk’s most famous songs. At the time, however, most people had no idea that the music videowas actually a small fraction of a visual companionthat Daft Punk set up with Japanese directorKazuhisa Takenouchito promote their new albumDiscovery....

Directed byBassam Tariqfrom a story he developed with actorRiz Ahmed, the indie dramaMogul Mowglifollows Zed (Ahmed), a British Pakistani rapper set to head out on his first world tour when he finds himself suddenly facing an illness that will most certainly derail his dream and change his life. While on his journey of self-discovery and the exploration of his self-worth, Zed learns that he is more than his own ambition and that the legacy of family can be just as meaningful as success....

Billy the Kid, the gripping historical drama from MGM+, is set to premiere the second part of its much-anticipated second season on June 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The series, put together by creator, writer, and executive producerMichael Hirst, takes viewers into the tumultuous life of one of the most mythical figures of the American Old West, Billy the Kid. The seriesstarsTom Blythas the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid, with additional main roles portrayed byEileen O’Higgins,Daniel Webber, andAlex Roein the second season....

Those blues are calling again andFrasierwill answer the call as a sequel has been announced on Paramount+.Kelsey Grammeris also set to return as the lovably pretentious psychiatrist. Deadline reportsthat the series revival has been greenlit by the streaming service, and will likely be given a ten-episode order. The show will see Frasier Crane relocate to a new city, where he’ll be surrounded by a new cast of characters; hisFrasierco-stars are not expected to be regulars, but may guest-star....

Though the Golden Globes had everyone wondering if the Oscars might be getting ready to anointAlejandro González Iñárritu, and his portentous wilderness-revenge filmThe Revenant, with the big statues, the announcement of the Producers Guild of America winners has thrown a bit of a wrench in that prognostication. PGA awards are notorious indicators, along with the DGA, of where the Academy Awards will head with the big award, which should be expected with the amount of overlap between the make-up of the PGA and the beleaguered Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences....

From show creatorNoah Hawleyand Marvel Television, the FX drama seriesLegionis back for its third and final season, as David Haller (Dan Stevens), a man who believed himself to be schizophrenic only to discover that he is the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen, is forced to confront his actions and the decisions that he’s made. With the dark voices in his head lusting for power and at odds with everyone he once considered a friend, David is now leading a commune to satisfy his need for adulation and he’s enlisted the help of the young mutant Switch (Lauren Tsai), with the hope that she can help him time travel and repair the damage that he’s caused....

The Punisherseason two picks up right where the blood-soaked first season left off, with human war machine Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) suddenly finding himself without a war to fight and all out of people to shoot in the face as vengeance for his family’s death. Earlier this year, Netflix invited Collider and a few other journalists to the show’s Brooklyn set to get a look at a sophomore season that is—if you can believe it—darker, more violent, and more bullet-riddled than before....

Every decade has that one genre of film that takes off. The 2000s saw the rise of the superhero movie, while the ’90s featured many a disaster movie; in the ’80s, it was the buddy cop comedy. Whether it wasDanny GloverandMel GibsoninLethal WeaponorTom Hanksand a dog inTurner and Hooch, the idea of pairing two wildly different characters together is an idea that’s sustained many movies. But the buddy cop movie that might have slipped under action fans' radar isTango & Cash....

Last fall, a group of journalists and I were invited out to the Vancouver set of the new CW seriesLife Sentence, which focuses on a young woman, Stella (Lucy Hale), who gets a second chance at life once she finds out she’s cancer-free. Though Stella spent eight years preparing for her death, she now has to face the consequences of her “life for the moment” attitude, including her marriage to Wes (Elliot Knight), who is basically a stranger....

The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 4. At long last, aLokicredit scene arrived with the fourth episode of the Marvel show’s fourth season – although we haven’t actually been waiting that long. BothWandaVisionandThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierwaited until their penultimate episodes to introduce post-credits scenes that teed up their finales (and beyond), but it’s a testament toLoki’s fast-paced storytelling that we’re getting a credit scene with two more episodes to go....