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We know that Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes place in the New York City we saw in the first season of Daredevil: Born Again. We also know that Jon Bernthal’s Punisher will appear in the film, along with Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk. What we don’t know yet is who the main villain of the film will be — but some clues about the cast, and some early photos from the set give us some very big hints about their identity.In our latest Marvel Cinematic Universe video, we’ll lay out our latest theory about Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s villain, and explain how it connects to Daredevil: Born Again,…

If you’re scrolling Netflix looking for your next obsession, you may have already noticed a familiar title suddenly dominating the charts. Homeland — the acclaimed, Emmy-winning espionage thriller that ran from 2011 to 2020 — has quietly dropped all eight seasons on the platform. And within days, it’s become one of the service’s highest-performing older series. But “older” doesn’t mean outdated. In fact, revisiting Homeland in 2025 hits harder than ever. The series arrives fully formed with an electric premise, a powerhouse lead performance from Claire Danes, and an approach to global conflict that evolved in real time. For viewers…

James Islington’s best-selling fantasy book series, Hierarchy, has landed at Sony for a feature film adaptation. As the year winds down and Hollywood starts its annual holiday exodus, Sony Pictures has pulled off one of 2025’s biggest book deals by securing the movie rights to James Islington’s Hierarchy series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. There is currently no producer or director linked to the project, though Peter Kang and Louie Provost are managing the project on behalf of the studio. Set in a magic-laced society reminiscent of the Roman Empire, the Hierarchy series centers on Vis, a young man concealing…

The vainglory of peacocking despots is captured with sardonic wit and homespun creativity in this clever re-staging of a crackpot coup attempted by the Italian poet, aviator and fascism early-adopter, Gabriele d’Annunzio. Croatian filmmaker Igor Bezinović establishes early on that this is a pocket of military history that not many people know of, including the residents of Rijeka (née Fiume), a dinky port city that became a disputed territory in the post-World War One carve-up of Europe. He wanders around with his microphone asking locals and tourists if they know who d’Annunzio was, and it takes a fair few blank-faced ​“guhs?” before he finally receives…

Summary of Movie — The Broken Faith That Binds UsA restrained yet unsettling psychological drama, Oče naš follows Dejan, a recovering addict who arrives at a remote monastery seeking redemption but instead becomes entangled in Father Branko’s authoritarian spiritual regime. The film examines the fragile space between salvation and domination, contrasting Dejan’s craving for belonging with Branko’s hunger for control. The story slowly reveals how a religious commune can transform into a crucible of dependency, fear, and misplaced devotion, turning faith into a dangerous power structure.•Movie Trend: Religious Psychological Realism: Contemporary filmmakers revisit intimate, morally ambiguous faith communities to explore human vulnerability…

The Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise is set in a haunted pizzeria and arcade, where the sins of the past return in the form of creepy animatronics possessed by the spirits of murdered children — sort of like what manifests inside a man’s stomach a few hours after he consumes an entire promotional tie-in menu for a blockbuster movie. Said man (i.e. me) committed a grievous error, and now they must pay for it.Precisely how much he (I) will pay is what he (I) am here to find out. Today I’m at my local Popeyes, the beloved chicken chain that has, somewhat counterintuitively, partnered with Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 for what…

Matthew Macfadyen has been on our screens for over two decades. His acting experience and on-screen charisma help him transform into characters from all walks of life; though he is generally likable and has a universal appeal, he easily steps into villainous and morally ambiguous roles, proving that his talent is diverse and great acting skills are a part of his DNA. Though most viewers are familiar with Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed period drama Pride & Prejudice, Macfadyen’s been on our TVs just as much. With 18 series and 19 feature films so far, plus a lot…

The 1997 Berserk anime holds a sacred place in anime history, especially for fans who discovered the series long before dark fantasy became mainstream. Its haunting atmosphere, tragic characters, and Ashbringer-style medieval grit made it stand out in an era dominated by colorful shōnen shows. But as much as longtime fans treasure it, the series does not entirely withstand modern scrutiny. With the manga widely considered one of the greatest fantasy epics of all time, expectations for Berserk’s adaptations have always been sky-high. Unfortunately, even the most iconic version, the beloved 1997 anime, struggles to capture the manga’s scale, nuance,…

In the beginning there was nothing and then there was light. Or in the instance of The Carpenter’s Son, in the beginning there was the dogmatic Joseph, played by Nicolas Cage, awestruck by the light of God while his wife, Mary (FKA Twigs), wailed in agony delivering none other than son of God. At this point I should note that none of these names are ever uttered, but for simplicity I will address them as such. This isn’t the birth of Jesus Christ that many children will soon be enacting across the country. In fact, it’s much more Old Testament than that. Gone…

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