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Cleaning Up (Season 1, Episode 12) HBO There isn’t a death in “The Wire” that is more devastating than the loss of Wallace. Wallace was the heart of the show; a young boy who tried to build a better life for himself, but is caught in the turmoil of the drug conflict. Wallace is backed into an unenviable situation in “Cleaning Up.” Facing pressure from the police, Wallace reluctantly informs on Stringer’s operation, so Stringer sends Bodie and Poot to kill Wallace....

The 15 Greatest Outfits In Star Trek: The Next Generation Paramount By Dalin Rowell/May 25, 2022 11:18 am EST With its wildly imaginative stories and characters, the landmark sci-fi franchise “Star Trek” features quite a collection of iconic outfits. From the original series to “Discovery,” it’s nearly impossible for fans to choose which installment has the most fashionable content. Yet, with its ’80s vibes and inventive aesthetic, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” could easily take that title....

The Marvel Media Of 2021, Ranked Sony Pictures By Max Marriner/Jan. 6, 2022 9:35 am EST 2021 will go down in history as Marvel’s busiest year ever, for better or worse. Following an unplanned hiatus in response to an unprecedented pandemic, Marvel Studios hit the ground running two weeks into the year and rarely slowed down in its 50-week jog, dominating the Disney+ streaming service and convincing American audiences to brave movie theaters in a time where large gatherings in small spaces was considered a deadly combination....

The Northman Inspired A New RPG Created In Fortnite Focus Features/Loaded By Jenna Busch/April 15, 2022 2:09 pm EST Calling all Vikings and gamers! If you’re a “Fortnite” player, you’re going to get a chance to check out something really cool. In celebration of the upcoming release of the Focus Features film “The Northman,” the studio and the global gaming firm Loaded have teamed up to create “Vengeance,” an RPG created in “Fortnite....

The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Review: The Umbrellas Meet The Sparrows With Some Very Messy Storytelling Netflix By Danielle Ryan/June 15, 2022 3:00 am EST Season 3 of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” based on the comic series of the same name by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá, is finally here. The season took a bit longer to get to our screens due to the pandemic, but now the Hargreeves family is back and ready to fight a whole new threat: the Sparrow Academy!...

The First Episode Plants the Seed Lucasfilm For starters, one of the very first things we see in “The Book of Boba Fett” is flashback to the pivotal moment in “Attack of the Clones” when a young Boba heads to the deserted battlefield to hold up his father’s helmet, which also contains his head. This is because Mace Windu cut it off real good during the battle. For those who may need a refresher…...

When Bong Joon-Ho Is Behind The Camera, Nothing Is Left Up To Chance CJ Entertainment By Steven Ward/May 13, 2022 12:27 pm EST At the end of many a Bong Joon-ho film, it’s a common thing to be left feeling a little emotionally confused. From “Memories of Murder” to “Parasite,” they always leave you reverberating with every emotion released throughout, making it hard to decide on the dominant sensation. Apart from Bong’s tendency for ambiguous conclusions, the confusion is owed to the many idiosyncrasies that characterize his style....

Why Almost Every Studio Turned Down The First Spider-Man Movie Sony Pictures Releasing By Ryan Leston/April 28, 2022 12:25 pm EST It’s a story we’ve seen countless times since, and now the first movie feels like a lifetime ago. “Spider-Man” predated the Marvel Cinematic Universe by quite a margin (“Iron Man” kicked the MCU off in 2008, by which point Raimi had completed his “Spider-Man” trilogy). Although the first “Spider-Man” movie was released back in 2002, it had actually been in development at various studios since the 1980s....

Why The Original Shawshank Redemption Title Was Scrapped Castle Rock Entertainment By Travis Yates/Feb. 1, 2022 10:29 am EST “The Shawshank Redemption” is as near-perfect a movie as you’ll ever find. The narrative is one of hope, juxtaposed in a crumbling, lifeless prison that acts as an inanimate antagonist. Incomparable cinematographer Roger Deakins creates beautiful imagery in a place where none should exist. The film is the epitome of a modern-day classic....

Blacklight: Release Date, Cast, And More Briarcliff Entertainment By Ryan Scott/Jan. 7, 2022 10:00 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Liam Neeson has been in his fair share of acclaimed movies, from “Schindler’s List” to “Love Actually.” Not to mention “Batman Begins.” But in 2008, in his mid-50s, Neeson underwent one hell of a career transformation with the release of “Taken,” a wildly popular action movie that would go on to redefine his career....

Doctor Strange 2 Writer Michael Waldron Can’t Tell Us A Damn Thing About His Star Wars Movie Or Loki Season 2 [Exclusive] Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/May 2, 2022 11:48 am EST How secretive is Marvel Studios these days? Well, we’re now officially in the week of release for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and, at the time of publication of this article, critics have yet to actually watch the movie....

Dollface Season 2 Trailer: Kat Dennings Returns For Surreal & Raunchy Delights Hulu By Shania Russell/Jan. 12, 2022 11:05 am EST Over two years after its initial debut, “Dollface” is finally returning for Hulu! And here’s more great news — it’s even stranger than you remember. The Jordan Weiss-created comedy series was renewed back in early 2020, just before the pandemic hit and delayed production. Thankfully, the streamer decided to press forward with the series and even found a way to work quarantine into the new season....

Ghost in the Shell Manga Entertainment Cyberpunk is often about individuality thriving within the concrete structures of society. Body modification is a new method of self-expression, a technological evolution that stretches our capabilities, even as authority uses it to suppress. “Ghost in the Shell” is about all of that and more. Its sleek chrome future sees us inhabiting upgraded cyborg bodies if we choose. That sounds pretty cool, even considering the dangers....

Eternals Blooper Reel Features Marvel’s Newest Superheroes Just Goofing Off Entertainment Tonight By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 11, 2022 3:33 pm EST Being a superhero is tough work, and that goes double for those specially-chosen beings who were created to live unnaturally long lifespans and burdened with fending off the sinister Deviants from planet to planet. Sometimes, you just want to relax, take a load off, and … dance? That’s apparently the theme of the day, if this newly-released blooper reel is anything to go by....

Gabriel Iglesias & Ryan McPartlin Join Demi Lovato’s Eating Disorder Comedy Pilot, Hungry Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 27, 2022 5:19 pm EST An upcoming comedy series centered around a food issues group continues to fill out its cast. Deadline reports that the new show “Hungry” has added comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and “Chuck” actor Ryan McPartlin to its cast. Demi Lovato is set to star. If the phrase “eating disorder comedy pilot” immediately rubs you the wrong way, you’re not alone....

Go Berserker With The Northman Soundtrack, Which Is Now Streaming Focus Features By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 22, 2022 12:29 pm EST Grab your (Nordic) weapons, it’s time to luxuriate in the soundscape of Robert Eggers’ epic Viking saga, “The Northman.” The soundtrack for “The Northman” is currently streaming, and this 43-track album is meant to transport you to the Scandinavian countryside while installing a wide range of emotions within. Composers Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough have crafted a musical canvas that reflects the harsh, unforgiving world of “The Northman,” and the pay-off is spectacular....

How Paul Dano Approached Playing His Horrible Character In 12 Years A Slave Searchlight Pictures By Michael Boyle/May 26, 2022 1:00 pm EST One of the best performances in “12 Years a Slave,” the heavy period drama following a free northern Black man as he’s kidnapped and sold into slavery, was Paul Dano as Jonathan Tibeats. A sadistic plantation overseer, Tibeats would regularly beat the slaves he was in charge of for his own personal amusement....

Maestro: First Look At Bradley Cooper’s Stunning Transformation For Leonard Bernstein Biopic Netflix By Jeremy Smith/May 30, 2022 3:56 pm EST You’ve got to admire Bradley Cooper’s chutzpah. When Steven Spielberg offered Cooper the lead role in his planned Leonard Bernstein biopic, Cooper presented a counter-offer. He’d take the role of the legendary American conductor on the condition that Spielberg would step back to produce, allowing Cooper to direct. Oh, and he wanted to write the screenplay, too....

Michael Chiklis Is Playing The Long Game In Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty [Interview] HBO By Jack Giroux/March 17, 2022 11:31 am EST Red Auerbach is like the boss level of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The man behind the Boston Celtics, not to mention the guy who helped change professional basketball forever, is the greatest threat to the Los Angeles Laker and its owner, Dr....

Moonfall Director Roland Emmerich Didn’t Think Don’t Look Up Was Disaster-Y Enough 20th Century Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 27, 2022 5:33 pm EST It’s always great when directors expand their boundaries and evolve over time, tackling projects that they might never have even considered even just a few years ago. Director Adam McKay gradually progressed from Will Ferrell studio comedies to increasingly social-conscious dramas with an eye on awards attention, such as “The Big Short” or “Vice” or, most recently, the divisive Netflix film “Don’t Look Up....