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How else do you make a sequel to a massive blockbuster in this age of cinematic universes than with an entire Galaxy?The follow-up to The Super Mario Bros. Movie is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, inspired by the 2007 Mario game for the Wii. All the characters from the first film are here — Chris Pratt’s Mario, Charlie Day’s Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy’s Princess Peach, and Jack Black’s Bowser — plus more famous Nintendo characters. There’s Princess Rosalina, voiced by Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson, and Bowser Jr., voiced by director and actor Benny Safdie. (I would never have predicted that one when I was watching The Pleasure of…

Taylor Sheridan TV shows are kind of like the members of a boy band. You have the fun stoner one (Tulsa King), the one who lectures you about the prison system (Mayor of Kingstown), the cowboy (Yellowstone) who now has countless children (1923, 1883, and so on), the one who has an important job and is always working (Special Ops: Lioness), and the one who absolutely hates green energy in Landman. Season 1 had a few things going for it right off the bat. Billy Bob Thornton is an exceptional performer, of course, capable of adding layers to any character.…

Amazon is betting big on one of the most popular and best-selling romantasy titles in recent years. Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing is coming to Prime Video, with Yarros acting as an executive producer alongside Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. The series has captivated millions worldwide, making it a cultural sensation that has propelled the story to international fame. However, before this series dominated the spotlight, another animated series from 2017 perfectly encapsulated the romantasy genre. With a mix of magic, myth, and romance, The Ancient Magus’ Bride stands out as an anime that offers an unforgettable and enchanting experience that…

Projecting back to those halcyon days when narrative media about must-win dystopian death sports was satisfyingly scarce. It’s been a long time since Paul Michael Glaser’s 1987 film The Running Man, so we can raise a wry smile when we see its opening drag where it announces, with Nostradamus-like precision that, ​“By 2017, the world economy has collapsed.” The only thing that’s missing, alas, is the suffix, ​“again”.This roistering, knowingly-tacky Stephen King adaptation purported that, in a hard-bitten future owned by totalitarian media conglomerates, our favourite TV show would involve watching blue collar ​“criminals” trying to stave off the murderous advances of a crew…

Movie Summary: Tragedy, Curse, and Unreliable MemoryTitle: A House Aflame, A Family’s Loss, and Suburban MysterySummary of Content: Burning is a Kyrgyz Horror/Thriller centered on a devastating event in a suburban village: a house belonging to a young family that recently suffered the loss of their firstborn child is found burning. The film immediately establishes a terrifying atmosphere of mystery, as no one understands how the fire started. Neighbors whisper that the house is marked by a curse, and critically, all eyewitnesses to the incident provide entirely different versions of what happened. The narrative uses this foundation of unreliable memory and supernatural rumor to explore the…

The 1980s were an era defined by certain things. Rubik’s cubes. The rise of MTV and music videos. The Walkman. The boom box. Leg warmers. The Reagan Era of American politics. Cabbage Patch Dolls. Atari. Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The end of the Cold War. Personal computers. Miami Vice. That Billy Joel song about starting fires. And … awesome movies.At ScreenCrush, obviously that’s what pings our nostalgia radar the most. The 1980s were perhaps the last great era of big-time Hollywood filmmaking, when the studios still took repeated risks on subjects and directors, and made movies of scale with ideas and themes and didn’t spend every minute…

The number one show on Prime Video this week is Maxton Hall: The World Between Us, a German young adult series that just released its sophomore season. A soapy character drama following students at a prestigious English boarding school, the series is easily one of the biggest international YA hits of recent years. However, the streaming service is home to a lot more great content, including shows for audiences of all ages. Here’s our selection of the three best shows we think you should watch on Prime Video this week. For more recommendations, check out our list of the best…

Ben Stiller’s Apple TV documentary Still & Meara: Nothing is Lost has earned an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score. Stiller is the son of Hollywood royalty. His father, Jerry Stiller, starred on Seinfeld and The King of Queens. His mother, Anne Meara, appeared on Rhoda and The Other Woman. They also appeared together on shows like The Ed Sullivan Show. Their son, the famous actor and filmmaker Ben Stiller, produced and directed an Apple TV documentary about his parents called Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, which has received a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. This means the film is certified Fresh…

Preset no. two, my local student-run station, is not interested in boundaries, generationally or sonically. The college kids play an eclectic range of music, including some from the era older folk claim these kids are so far removed from. Despite moving away, I kept the preset for my hometown college station too. I distinctly remember the night I found it: I was 19 and, like in Night of the Comet, it was nearly Christmas, and like Sam, who experiences terrible anxiety at the abuse of her step-mother, I had gotten into a bad fight with my mom. For Sam and me, the radio station was a spiritual balm…

Movie Summary: Long Beach Chaos in One AfternoonTitle: The Tinder Meet-up That Sparked a TragedySummary of Content: Sorry is a tense, micro-budget crime drama that unfolds largely in real-time over a single chaotic day in Long Beach. The story centers on two friends: Reggie, a struggling rapper who just won a major local competition, and Mark, whose reckless lifestyle leads him into trouble. Their simple Tinder meet-up is violently interrupted when Mark’s affair partner’s betrayed husband (John) and two dangerous dealer brothers (Vincent) converge on Mark’s house. Reggie is caught in a web of debts, betrayals, and violence he didn’t create, forcing six strangers into a confrontation…