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MostJames Bondmovieslive and die by their villain, and whileA View to a Killmostly dies a slow, boring death by its own doing,Christopher Walken’sperformance as Max Zorin helps make the process more enjoyable. As always, Walken is gleefully charismatic in this 1985 spy adventure, with a dash of his evil side that we see only so often. The film itself is the sum of its parts - the final outing of an actor who, self admittedly, was playing a part that he had long before aged out of....

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (February 12th, 2016), Dennis Tzeng, Kristian Harloff, and Jason Inman discuss the following: Yesterday, therelease of the final trailerforBatman V Supermanblew up the internet with tons of positive reactions including from our own Collider Movie Talk crew. Now a report over at our friends at Hitfix claim that the Warner Bros/DC line up maybe in trouble. Roth Cornet, a frequent guest and friend of Collider Movie Talk, chatted with Drew McWeeney about his thoughts about the trailer which led to these comments from McWeeney:...

A superhero movie that kind of gets lost in the shuffle when discussing the hugely popular genre is the 1990 filmDarkman. It’s somewhat understandable – the film wasn’t an enormous hit, and it wasn’t based on any existing comic book characters or storylines. Indeed,Darkmanwas born out ofEvil DeadfilmmakerSam Raimi’s desire to adaptThe Shadow, only to learn the rights were already held by someone else (it was eventually made and released in 1994)....

Policing is a difficult enough task but when you add serial killers to the mix, it is almost unimaginable. The trailer for the second season of the Indian crime thriller,Delhi Crimehas been released by Netflix. The International Emmy Award-winning show for Best Drama series will see the return ofShefali Shah, who stars as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, to tackle crime in the South District where she presides. The trailer for the new season of the crime thriller sees Chaturvedi battling to curb the spreading violence that is being unleashed on her city by a gang of serial killers who have a trademark style of killing their victims....

When it was formally announced that Disney would be acquiring parts of 21st Century Fox, including the film studio and cable channels like FX,a lot of questions loomed large. Disney owns Marvel Studios, which creates superhero movies that take place in a single connected universe. Fox also creates its own superhero movies, that take place in a separate universe. Some of those movies are R-rated, some are connected to each other, and some are completely disconnected from everything else....

We’ll have to wait a little longer for tea-time with the Dowager Countess, Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith).Downton Abbey: A New Era, the sequel to 2019’sDownton Abbey, had its release date shifted by its production and distribution companies Focus Features, Universal Pictures International, and Carnival Films. The film, which was previously attached to a March 18 premiere, got pushed back for over a month in the UK and is now only set to premiere in the US in late May....

Created byRobert KirkmanandDave Erickson, the first season of AMC’sFear the Walking Deadis now available on Blu-ray/DVD, with character bios and a deeper look at the six-episode series. Living in the same universe asThe Walking Dead,Fear the Walking Deadis a gritty, creepy exploration of the on-set of the undead apocalypse through the eyes of a fractured family, with English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) at its head. And as survival of the fittest takes hold, this blended and dysfunctional family must embrace what they are willing and capable of doing....

A24’s incredible catalogof horror movies has once again found favor with the release ofScott BeckandBryan Woods’Heretic. The story of two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entering the seemingly friendly Mr. Reed’s house isboth thought-provoking and utterly chilling,with audiences clearly responding in kind withHereticthe beneficiary of an impressive 93% certified freshRotten Tomatoesscore. Now, thanks to positive word of mouth, the film has helped itself to a healthy slice of Box Officeblueberry pie, achieving over $13 million worldwide in its opening weekend alone....

The first trailerforTravis Taute’s new filmIndemnityhas dropped on YouTube. Taute is a relatively new name in the industry, with its most well-known work being the Netflix TV seriesBlood & Water, which is set, just likeIndemnity, in Taute’s home country of South Africa. The first look intoIndemnity’s storyline was revealed on July 28. Produced byBradley JoshuaandBenjamin Overmeyerfor Gambit Films,Indemnitywill be an action-thriller film starring actorJarrid Geduldin the main role of traumatized ex-Cape Town firefighter Theo Abrams....

Marvel’s latest superhero project is coming to the biggest possible screen with an IMAX release, but will also be arriving on the small screen when it debuts on ABC this fall. Of course, I’m talking aboutInhumans, a relatively lesser-known comic book property that’s going to be introduced to audiences old and new in just a few months. The series' official social media account confirmed the September 1st release date for the IMAX theater debut just this past weekend, so it’ll be arriving just a few days earlier than originally rumored....

With directorGabriela Cowperthwaite’sOur Friend, opening in select theaters and On Demand tomorrow by Gravitas Ventures and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, I recently got to speak withJason Segelabout being part of such an inspiring movie. If you haven’tseen the trailer,Our Friendis based on the Esquire article“The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word”byMatthew Teagueand is about a family (Dakota JohnsonandCasey Affleck) dealing with terminal cancer and the close friend (Segel) that moves in to help them out....

Created byFelix BarrettandDennis Kelly, the six-episode limited HBO seriesThe Third Dayis a psychological thriller set on the mysterious British island of Osea and is told in two parts. In “Summer” (Episodes 1-3), directed byMarc Munden, Sam (Jude Law) finds himself on the island and isolated from the mainland while being surrounded by a group of inhabitants that will go to any lengths to preserve their traditions. And then, in “Winter” (Episodes 4-6), directed byPhilippa Lowthorpe, single mother Helen (Naomie Harris) comes to the island with her daughters — in search of answers but faces more questions....

TheGreen Hornetis one of our longest-running, most ubiquitous superheroes in culture. Originating in 1930s radio plays, the masked vigilante and his phenomenal partner Kato has since been in film serials, a hit TV show that gaveBruce Leean American breakthrough, and most recently, a 2011 big-budget movie starringSeth Rogen,Jay Chou,Cameron Diaz, andChristoph Waltz. Now, the well-known filmmaker/orator of geek-friendly projectsKevin Smithwill be revving up Black Beauty and taking another crack at it....