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Tom Cruise has been nominated for several Oscars, both as an actor and a producer. But he’s never won a competitive Oscar over the course of his very successful 40-year career. But now he can call himself an Oscar recipient, as he was presented with an Honorary Oscar “for his legacy of work” at this year’s Governors Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Cruise received his award over the weekend at a ceremony that also honored Debbie Allen, production designer Wynn Thomas, and Dolly Parton.As part of a long, heartfelt speech, Cruise spoke about why he loves movies…

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for IT: Welcome to Derry.] Summary The HBO series ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ dives into what happens when you weaponize fear and use the townspeople’s anxieties to isolate and consume. Set in 1962, the series plays on Cold War anxieties, such as nuclear dread, lost innocence, and generational trauma. Each season will jump forward in time to a different cycle for the entity, but no one is safe. The HBO series IT: Welcome to Derry dives deeper into the world Stephen King created while exploring the origins of the entity that permeates through the…

The various members of the Bat-Family share an obvious visual motif when fighting crime on the streets of Gotham City, yet for one hero, Jason Todd aka Red Hood, wearing a giant red bat symbol across his chest not only has a hidden meaning, but outs him in ways that practically become a weakness. Thhe tactical mistake was brought to readers’ attention during 2016’s Red Hood and the Outlaws series, by Scott Lobdell and Dexter Soy. When Red Hood crosses paths with the ruthless Batman villain Black Mask and his Superman clone, Red Hood’s choice in costume logos is unexpectedly…

When looking over the output of Osgood Perkins, it’s clear that this is a filmmaker of many ideas, possibly more than he can fully execute to their highest potential. In the space of just over a year, Perkins has established himself as one of the most prominent names in contemporary horror, delivering one of 2024’s most divisive films, Longlegs, before swiftly following that up with an enjoyable albeit underwhelming Stephen King adaptation, The Monkey. Sure enough, his latest effort, Keeper, is set to be followed by another feature set to be released next year. You’ve got to admire the man’s enthusiasm, but pal, what’s the rush? Perkins…

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It’s been a decade since the Star Trek movie franchise went anywhere, boldly or otherwise. But now it looks like the long-awaited next film in the iconic sci-fi series is making progress.Deadline reports that Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the team behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, are ready to “write, produce and are attached to direct” a new Star Trek film.Despite Goldstein and Daley’s previous collaborations with Chris Pine, who played Captain Kirk in the most recent Star Trek movies and also headlined their Dungeons & Dragons movies, Deadlines sources claim their movie “is a completely new take on the Star Trek universe and not connected to any previous…

Sometimes, the biggest issue with franchise films is how they cannot help but obsess over the past. Whether it is a belief that all fans care about are cameos or Easter eggs, or the fact that some projects are clearly studio-driven, many pieces of larger IPs feel more like fan service than their own cohesive narrative. An example of this was Alien: Romulus. While Romulus was a good film in its own right, there were clear issues with how much effort it made to highlight its similarities to past projects. However, Predator: Badlands emphasized this issue by how much more…

The BBC’s Sherlock is one of the best and most popular modern adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, but it betrayed its fans a couple of times during its run. Created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, Sherlock brought the Great Detective and his accompanying characters to modern-day London, adapting some of his most notable cases to modern issues and technology. Sherlock had a strong start, with a lot of praise going towards Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson, but the show’s decline began with its third season. Sherlock’s fourth and final season was a big disappointment, and…

Despite only running between 2004 and 2007, To Catch a Predator had an indelible impact on popular culture. Fronted by the journalist Chris Hansen, the 44-minute episodes became must-see TV, as law enforcement set up sting operations around the US to lure sex offenders into the open using actual minors as decoys. The series was also directly responsible for the suicide of a government official, who shot himself shortly after the production team arrived at his house. Soon after that, the show was cancelled, but the genie was out of the bottle.Such a fascinating and formative example of the True Crime Industrial Complex…

sleepazoid is an emerging alt-rock quintet defined by their powerful, genre-fusing sound. The band’s lineup includes vocalist and guitarist Nette France, bassist Josef Pabis, drummer and vocalist Luca Soprano, and dual guitarists George Inglis and Jim Duong. Their collective sound is distinct and assured, characterized by a fusion of several intense genres. Specifically, they blend the raw energy of grunge, the atmospheric depth of shoegaze, and the driving rhythms of post-punk. This compelling mix places them stylistically alongside bands like Mannequin Pussy, Wolf Alice, Pretty Sick, and Fontaines D.C. The collective demonstrated this assured sound in their 2024 debut release, running with…