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Anna Kendrick, crime solver? Lionsgate In Paul Feig’s hands, “A Simple Favor” plays out like a zanier, more irreverent version of “Gone Girl,” powered by Kendrick and Lively’s onscreen chemistry. It’s not a film that ends with any obvious setup for a sequel, but I certainly wouldn’t say no to one, either. Feig’s movie lacks the biting satire of David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” film adaptation, but it makes up the difference with self-aware, cheeky humor, and a lot more queer energy....

Ambulance Ending Explained: No Heroes, No Villains Universal By Bill Bria/April 8, 2022 9:00 am EST Human society can be seen as one big extension of the internal systems keeping every one of us alive: an intricate, interwoven series of organisms with specialized functions that need to work in concert with each other to serve the whole. The big difference is that white blood cells and proteins and the like don’t have individual sentience, whereas every living person keeping a place running — like, say, a major city — is faced with the problem of choice each day....

Andor Star Stellan Skarsgård Confirms Season 2, Says It Will Begin Filming Fall 2022 Disney+ By Ben F. Silverio/Feb. 6, 2022 5:53 pm EST Congratulations, “Andor” fans! You’re being rescued. No, we still don’t know when the “Rogue One” prequel series from Tony Gilroy will premiere on Disney+. And no, we still don’t have confirmation whether Alan Tudyk’s K-2SO will be reuniting with Diego Luna at any point in the highly anticipated “Star Wars” show....

Blade Runner’s Rachael Was An Homage To A Golden Age Hollywood Star Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 25, 2022 3:01 pm EST “Blade Runner” turns 40 this week, and quadragenarian life looks good on Ridley Scott’s noir-drenched sci-fi film. The movie is still beloved years later for its intense atmosphere, moody design, and surprising, existential take on the future of mankind. Scott’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?...

Never underestimate the ‘blonde bombshell’ Universal Pictures She’s also, apparently, inspired in part by Dolly Parton. When asked about any real-life influences for her character, Snow says she and writer-director West spoke at length about Parton’s unique charm and intellect when making the film. Here are some of her thoughts on the rhinestone cowgirl: “She’s smart enough to know how to read a room and utilize her intelligence and her body for her benefit....

So what is a Dalek, and where do they come from? BBC The Daleks are hideously mutated blobs shuttling about inside their own personal mini-tanks created by Davros, a mad scientist type from the planet Skaro. Davros was badly injured during a Thousand Year War between his race, the Kaleds, and their mortal enemies, the Thaleds. He was first introduced in that landmark episode “Genesis of the Daleks,” where the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) is sent back in time to prevent the creation of the Daleks and stop them becoming the dominant species in the universe....

Trust in Mike Flanagan Warner Bros. The Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which will mark horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan’s fifth major collaboration with the streamer, is based on several short stories by author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. Previously described as a “modern remix,” the latest series “will tell a story of greed, horror and tragedy,” fitting right in with Flanagan’s prior work on projects such as “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Midnight Mass,” and the upcoming “The Midnight Club....

House Of The Dragon, Peacemaker & More Teased In HBO Max 2022 Preview HBO By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 22, 2021 11:00 am EST With 2022 right around the corner, HBO has released a fun little video teasing all the exciting stuff they have coming our way. We get new looks at “Westworld” season 4, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” and more, as well as reminders that shows like “Peacemaker” and the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” are coming our way....

How Marvel Studios Leveraged Spoiler Culture Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/May 5, 2022 11:00 am EST At the time of writing this, Marvel Studios has only just released the teaser trailer for “Thor: Love & Thunder.” It’s a promo that’s big on vibes, from the use of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” to the glimpses of all your Marvel Cinematic Universe faves (Thor! Valkyrie! The Guardians of the Galaxy!...

How The Goldfinger Crew Pulled Off That Famous Laser Beam Scene MGM By Devin Meenan/March 29, 2022 10:50 am EST “Goldfinger,” the third James Bond film, is where most of the series’ most famous clichés originate. Previous films “Dr. No” and “From Russia With Love” were more straightforward spy thrillers, whereas “Goldfinger” throws any realism to the wind; Bond squares off not with SPECTRE agents, but a bonafide super-villain. Said super-villain, Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe, dubbed by Michael Collins), is the first Bond villain to place 007 in an over-the-top deathtrap....

Julia Garner Was Under The Gun To Get Her Inventing Anna Accent Down Netflix By Miyako Pleines/April 21, 2022 2:27 pm EST February was, fittingly, the month everyone fell in love with Anna Delvey (or, depending on who you ask, Anna Sorokin). Her highly inflated ego took Netflix by storm when the show “Inventing Anna” — which is based on real events (except for the parts that were totally made up) — was released....

DC League of Super-Pets Batman Trailer Though “The Batman” has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, there have been some complaints that it’s too dark, grim, and violent for younger children to enjoy. “DC League of Super-Pets,” therefore, is a neat way of making sure there’s something for all the family within the broad scope of DC movies. And the news that Keanu Reeves will be voicing Batman in the movie satisfies a very popular bit of fan casting (Keanu really does have a perfect Batman voice)....

Riddler finds a friend Warner Bros. Though the Riddler is apprehended by the Gotham City Police Department and locked up, there’s a much larger plan that unfolds involving a small squad of insurrectionists who plan to completely dismantle Gotham, starting with the city’s new mayor just as she’s about to claim victory in Gotham Square Garden. Though Batman fails to stop a cataclysmic series of explosions that cause the nearby river to completely flood the city, he ends up stopping all of Riddler’s loyal supporters turned armed terrorists, ultimately foiling the villain’s big plan....

Matt Berry Fanboying Over Mark Hamill Is Extremely Relatable FX By Anthony Orlando/May 9, 2022 4:16 pm EST It’s not every day that you get into a bar fight with Luke Skywalker, but actor Matt Berry got to participate in this scenario when Mark Hamill guest-starred on an episode of “What We Do in the Shadows.” This FX comedy series follows vampires Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, and Colin Robinson in their daily (or nightly) lives in Staten Island with their human familiar, Guillermo....

‘We’ll go and George Lucas it’ Netflix Duffer mentioned George R.R. Martin, and having March 22 show up in the background of “Stranger Things” — without anyone acknowledging that it’s Will’s birthday — brings to mind that one “Game of Thrones” episode where a Starbucks coffee cup somehow made it onscreen into the medieval world of Westeros. HBO subsequently removed the cup in question, but not before the people of the internet assembled to ring the ritual shame bell and make the show undergo a naked perp walk like Cersei Lannister....

Talking with Mondo creative director Hector Arce Mondo As someone who’s been following this line for years, that sold-out He-Man figure has to be the biggest hole in my own collection. How much fan demand did you hear on your end to do a reissue? Hector Arce: I feel your pain! It was a hole in my collection for a good while as well. Our goal with this new He-Man wasn’t to reissue per say, but rather bring the character back in a new and fresh way....

Monstrous Review: Christina Ricci Struggles To Imbue Life Into Dull Thriller Screen Media By Sarah Milner/May 13, 2022 4:00 pm EST The hybrid movie “Monstrous” suffers from an identity crisis; taking cues from the genres of horror, mystery, period-drama, and thriller, it fails to capture the spirit of any — making for a dull 90-minute viewing experience. It’s a sobering lesson in how “less is more” when it comes to indie films....

Natasha Lyonne To Host The Saturday Night Live Season Finale Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 13, 2022 1:35 pm EST Saturday, what a concept! NBC has announced the host of the season 47 “Saturday Night Live” finale, and it’s a pretty stellar pick. Natasha Lyonne, comedian, actress, filmmaker, and “Russian Doll” star will be making her hosting debut in the season’s final episode (per Entertainment Weekly). Pop band Japanese Breakfast will also be kicking off the summer as musical guest in the finale....

Netflix Renews Emily In Paris For Two More Seasons Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Jan. 10, 2022 12:44 pm EST It looks like Emily’s not headed back to Chicago anytime soon. Netflix’s hit romantic comedy, “Emily in Paris,” has just been renewed for two more seasons at the streamer. The series’ second season, which dropped in December, reportedly had plenty of eyes on it, as it topped the Global Netflix Top 10 in 94 countries upon release....

Oliwia Dabrowska, The Girl In Red From Schindler’s List, Is Helping Ukrainian Refugees Cross Into Poland Universal Pictures By Lex Briscuso/April 8, 2022 12:06 pm EST History has a way of repeating itself, even in the strangest of ways. And in the same vein, art certainly tends to imitate life, while life is almost always imitating art. Oliwia Dabrowska, who is known for her performance as the girl in red in “Schindler’s List” at age 3, is helping refugees in Ukraine make their way to safety amid the war....