Movie news
Hannah Whitlock
October 29, 2026 2:29 pm
The Uprising ending explained: its own distributors fought over whether Andrew Garfield just became Robin Hood
Paul Greengrass made a film about the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Two weeks before release, the studio selling it in America and the company selling it in Britain couldn't agree on who the hero was.
Crush of the day
Hannah Whitlock
October 29, 2026 1:18 pm
Wicker husband meaning explained: why the internet is in love with Alexander Skarsgård as a living basket
Olivia Colman orders a husband made of wicker as a joke on her village. The internet saw Alexander Skarsgård inside him and took the joke very seriously.
Hannah Whitlock
October 29, 2026 12:42 pm
When does Other Mommy hit Netflix? Jessica Chastain's horror has two stops to make first
Other Mommy won its opening weekend and then got one of the worst audience grades in two years. Netflix subscribers will still be waiting on it next summer.
Hannah Whitlock
October 29, 2026 12:07 pm
Where was The Mongoose filmed? Liam Neeson's all-American car chase never touched an American road
The roads in Liam Neeson's new car chase run through Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas, at least according to the signs.
Daniel Okafor
October 29, 2026 10:21 am
A horror movie a week before Halloween sounded smart. Clayface's second weekend may prove otherwise
The opening numbers came in fine. The calendar that made Clayface look clever is about to run its one bad day — on the weekend that decides the movie's verdict.
Daniel Okafor
October 29, 2026 9:47 am
The Oscars can reward humans all they want. AI will come for Marvel movies first
The Academy drew its line against the machines this week. The machines are not headed where the line is drawn.
Daniel Okafor
October 29, 2026 9:12 am
If you're in the US, Avengers: Doomsday may be spoiled before you can see it
Marvel built a movie entirely out of secrets, then scheduled its biggest market to open it last.
Daniel Okafor
October 29, 2026 7:22 am
The LA Olympics opening ceremony is about to get the Star Wars sequel trilogy treatment
Kathleen Kennedy produced E.T., Jurassic Park and Back to the Future — the most Olympic-opening-ceremony résumé in Hollywood. The internet is going to grade her on The Last Jedi anyway.
Hannah Whitlock
October 28, 2026 5:02 pm
Why Clayface is DC's 2026 villain gamble: an R-rated body horror with a $40M budget and no superhero in it
DC's new movie cost less than a quarter of its last one, and nobody in it wears a cape.
Tatiana Santos
October 28, 2026 1:29 pm
Verity book vs movie ending: the book makes you choose between two stories — the film adds a third
Colleen Hoover's Verity ends on a choice the reader has to make alone. Michael Showalter's film keeps that choice, then gives you one more person to doubt.