Scarlett Johansson's Jurassic World Rebirth Role Is The Perfect Replacement For Jurassic Park's Best Character I've Wanted For 28 Years

The news thatJurassic World Rebirth’s Scarlett Johansson character is a lot like an earlierJurassic Parkfranchise supporting star is music to my ears. SinceJurassic Park’s ending, the franchise has never quite been sure where to go next. Director Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1993 blockbuster adapted Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name to the big screen, butJurassic Park’s self-contained story wasn’t crying out for a sequel by any means. The movie worked as a standalone outing and, even though Spielberg broke his own no-sequels rule to return to the series, its follow-up was a letdown....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Aaron Smith

Star Wars' New Series Says A Lot About the Franchise's Vision For the New Republic

Marvel’s upcomingStar Warsseries says and teases a lot about what’s in store for theNew Republictimeline. Having just concluded a 12-issueBattle of Jakkucomic series, it’s now been announced that Marvel is planning to kickstart a brand-new ongoingStar Warsseries set between the events of that definitive battle and likely the start ofThe Mandalorianseason 1. As such, this new series will likely be far more pivotal compared to Marvel’s previous flagshipStar Warsseries with an even greater impact on the franchise overall....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1064 words · Debra Richard

Superman & Lois Introduces One Of Superman’s Oldest Allies & Rewrites DC Lore By Turning Him Against Clark

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Superman & Lois season 4, episode 7.Superman & Loisseason 4 introduced a major character from the comics with a twist, and after an initial conflict, theDCseries found the most shocking way to resolve Clark Kent’s latest problems. Asthis isSuperman & Lois' final seasonand the show suffered budget cuts, it was not expected that many new characters would be popping up throughout the series. That has been true for the most part, withSuperman & Loisseason 4’s roster of characterssporadically using main stars from previous seasons and not having many major characters....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Robin Horton

The Ending Of This Don Bluth Animated Childhood Classic Is Even More Heartbreaking Than You Realize

WARNING:This article contains references to murder, suicide and familial abuse. Don Bluth’s underrated classic,All Dogs Go to Heaven, is considered one of the saddest animated movies ever made, and its ending is even more heartbreaking than viewers were initially led to believe. One of several Don Bluth animated movies released in the 1980s,All Dogs Go to Heaven,follows a mischievous German Shepherd named Charlie, who, after being double-crossed by his arch-rival, Carface, finds himself at the gates of heaven....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1026 words · Jonathan Chavez

The Last Of Us Season 2 Trailer: Angry Abby, Dina's Introduction & An Infected Attack On Jackson

The first trailer forThe Last of Usseason 2 has been released. The HBO series took the world by storm when it was released at the beginning of 2023. Featuring the leading duo of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, it’s based on the Naughty Dog produced video game of the same name. The video game had a 2020 sequel,The Last of Us: Part II, which the TV series will work to adapt in the subsequent installments....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Nicole Patterson DVM

The Lincoln Lawyer Just Confirmed A Harsh Reality About Mickey & Andy's Season 4 Romance

After Andy and Mickey’s ambiguous ending inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 3, the co-showrunner Ted Humphrey confirmed a harsh reality about the likelihood of the couple’s possible season 3 romance. While Mickey Haller’s love for the law and Lincoln cars are the central themes of The Lincoln Lawyer, the Netflix show follows his romantic love life, too. The defense attorney has an on-again, off-again relationship with his ex-wife Maggie McPherson, one of the most divisivecharacters inThe Lincoln Lawyer....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Madeline Anderson

The Platform 2 Wisely Never Answers The Biggest Question You Have About The Franchise

Warning: Major spoilers for The Platform 2 below!The Platform 2expands on the original film’s premise, but it smartly decides to leave the key question of the series a myster. The originalPlatformarrived on Netflix in 2019, with the story taking place inside a hellish prison dubbed a “Vertical Self-Management Center.” The film was an on-the-nose but potent metaphor for capitalism and the unfair distribution of wealth in society.The Platform’sendingleft many unanswered questions, but it also felt like this was the point....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 628 words · Adam Baxter

The Residence Review: Netflix's Witty Murder Mystery Series Captivated, Shocked & Humored Me Throughout All 8 Episodes

With whodunits making a grand comeback, Netflix enlisted Shondaland for help with the streamer’s latest entry into the genre, andThe Residencesurely doesn’t disappoint with its thrills, surprises, and impeccable comedic timing. The murder mystery series, created by Paul William Davies (a formerScandalwriter),follows the investigation into the murder of the White House’s chief usher.Only the best detective in the world can uncover what really happened the night of his death — Cordelia Cupp,played by the remarkable Uzo Aduba....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 913 words · Thomas Smith

The Rule Of Jenny Pen Review: I Felt Claustrophobic Watching John Lithgow's Delightfully Terrifying Turn In Unpredictable Thriller

Dolls have so often been the basis of the horror genre that it’s become something of an overused trope, whether it’s theAnnabelle doll inThe ConjuringUniverseor Brad Dourif’s Chucky continuing to terrorize those who come across him. WhileThe Rule of Jenny Penmay put its unsettling titular doll front and center in its marketing, it not only proves to be far more than a general horror movie, but also avoids falling into the same pitfalls many others have when simply using the doll as a diversionary tactic for their real threat....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 973 words · James Abbott

Tom Welling's Older Superman Suits Up With Smallville's Justice League Against Lex Luthor In Stunning DC Art

A popularSmallvillefan account has posted even more spectacular images of Tom Welling suiting up as Superman, alongside his nemesis, Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum. DespiteSmallvillewrapping up in 2011, the series continues to be one of the most beloved iterations of Clark Kent ever delivered in live-action. Tom Welling played a young Clark, in the years leading up to him embracing his role as the powerful Superman, the most powerful hero on Earth....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Mark Levine

Viola Davis & Antony Starr's Prime Video Action Thriller Improves Its Rotten Tomatoes Score By Nearly 20 Points [UPDATED]

Read update Viola Davis has done it all. The actor is impossible to pin down, appearing in prestige dramas, comedies, and superhero films. She will be best known to many for her role as Amanda Waller in DC projects likeThe Suicide Squad(2021) andPeacemaker(2022–), but she also played the primaryvillain inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes(2023). Davis won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role inFences(2016) before then taking on the role of a violent warrior inThe Woman King(2022)....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Jennifer Phillips

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer Sees Iconic Villain Return For A "Proper Crime Wave" Alongside Evil Gnome

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlhas a brand-new trailer. The 2025 Netflix movie will be the first feature-length project in the Aardman stop-motion franchise in two decades, since 2005’sThe Curse of the Were-Rabbit. In addition to featuring the return of the title characters, who are a kooky inventor and his loyal pet beagle respectively, theupcomingWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlfeatures the return of notorious criminal Feathers McGraw, a penguin who previously appeared in the 1993 shortThe Wrong Trousers....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Monica Keller

What Happened To Sister Barnes At Taco Bell In Heretic & Why It's Important

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Heretic (2024) WhileHeretic’s early one-liner about Taco Bell might seem like a throwaway joke, it is surprisingly pivotal to the movie’s plot.A24’s horror movieHereticis impressively unpredictable. For the first half of its runtime, the psychological thriller seems like a deftly written two-hander wherein Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, two Mormon missionaries played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, attempt to convert Hugh Grant’s affable cynic Mr....

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Patrick Howard