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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Doesn’t Kill Off The Entire Cast In The Final Episode, But It Sure Feels Like It By Caroline Cao/May 5, 2020 9:00 am EST There are deaths in this finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, both physical and spiritual. After six seasons, a six-year hiatus, and attempts to spiritually conclude the series in Star Wars Rebels and other media, The Clone Wars has finally concluded on its own terms with the Siege of Mandalore and the arrival of the dreaded Order 66....

By Ben Pearson/Sept. 24, 2020 3:08 pm EST Now a The Boys spin-off is in the works too. Variety says the spin-off “is set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (or “supes”) that is run by Vought International. It is described as an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities....

‘The Mandalorian’ Moves The Pieces Into Place For A Killer Climax With “The Reckoning” By Bryan Young/Dec. 18, 2019 8:00 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers here.This episode opens with a message from Greef Carga. If the Mandalorian wants to make things right by the Imperial client (Werner Herzog’s character) and the Bounty Hunting Guild, he needs to return back to Nevarro with the child (referred to by many as “Baby Yoda....

‘The Mandalorian’ Offers Some “Redemption” In An Incredible Season Finale By Bryan Young/Dec. 27, 2019 12:53 pm EST Naturally, there are spoilers here.Thinks looked grim for The Mandalorian, his crew, and the asset at the end of last week’s episode. They were lured into a trap and threatened by Moff Gideon, who turns out to be a former ISB officer who oversaw the purge of Mandalore that has been so often talked around during the course of the show....

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Vol. 1 Soundtrack Available Now, Vol. 2 Arrives Next Month By Ben Pearson/Nov. 20, 2020 2:00 pm EST Today, Walt Disney Records announced that a digital version of The Mandalorian Season 2 Vol. 1 soundtrack is available for purchase, featuring composer Ludwig Göransson’s music from episodes 9 through 12 of the acclaimed Star Wars Disney+ series. The second volume of the soundtrack, which will feature music from episodes 13 through 16, is set to be released in December....

‘The Secrets We Keep’ Trailer: Noomi Rapace’s World War II Survivor Kidnaps Her Attacker By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 17, 2020 2:30 pm EST Many people might freeze or flee in the face of their attacker, but Noomi Rapace kidnaps and imprisons them instead. In The Secrets We Keep, the Prometheus actress plays a Holocaust survivor who is happily married to an ordinary American man (Chris Messina) and rebuilding her life in the suburbs....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Featurette: James Gunn Reinvigorates The Villains Of DC Comics By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 22, 2020 12:34 pm EST Suicide Squad wasn’t exactly a runaway hit when it arrived in theaters back in 2016. But we can’t disregard it completely since it did give us the gifts of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. They’re all back in The Suicide Squad, the latest iteration of the DC Comics villain ensemble, this time with Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director James Gunn behind the camera, and an insane new roster of cast members....

‘Zootopia’ And ‘The Avengers’ Lead The Pandemic Box Office By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 3, 2020 10:30 am EST There’s nothing better to inject some life into the pandemic box office than a little bit of Disney magic. The Disney catalog joined Universal films in playing in the few theaters that are still open while the majority of the country’s 5,900 theaters remain closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Disney’s Zootopia led the pandemic box office this week, followed closely by Marvel’s The Avengers, both taking in grosses in the $200,000 range — still meager earnings for the struggling box office....

Dave Bautista’s Undercover Thriller ‘Traphouse’ Sounds Like A Blast By Ben Pearson/Aug. 13, 2019 5:00 pm EST If you take a look at Dave Bautista’s filmography over the past ten years or so, you’ll find a mixture of high profile franchise projects (including the highest grossing movie ever) and low budget action flicks, a mixture that has given him a chance to stretch himself as a performer and lead some B-movies while honing his strengths....

Disney+ Is Raising Its Price To $8 A Month Starting March 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2020 8:00 am EST Disney+ is introducing its first price increase since the Disney streaming platform launched in November 2019. Disney+ is raising its monthly subscription price from $6.99 a month to $7.99 a month, effective March 2021. The inevitable happened: Disney+ is raising its prices. But only by $1. At last night’s Disney Investors conference, Disney announced that its streaming platform is hiking its monthly subscription price from $6....

Ethan Anderton’s Top 10 Films Of 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2021 8:00 am EST In one of the most hellish years in recent memory, escaping to the movies became rather difficult, at least if you wanted to see them in theaters. Thankfully, through the magic of all the streaming services that we once complained about being too plentiful, we were still given a smorgasbord of cinema to feast upon, and it made for another challenging time for picking my favorite movies of the year....

George R.R. Martin Refuses To Kowtow To The Whims Of The Internet, Won’t Change His ‘A Song Of Ice And Fire’ Ending By Ben Pearson/July 15, 2019 5:30 pm EST Unless you spent this past spring trapped in the burned-out ruins of Harrenhal, you probably know that HBO’s Game of Thrones came to an end a couple of months ago. That shortened final season drew some loud, negative responses from many viewers – but fear not, for author George R....

HBO Max To Air Episodes Of ‘Titans,’ ‘Flight Attendant’ On TNT, TBS, truTV Over Thanksgiving By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2020 4:00 pm EST Once a streaming platform has been launched, you don’t quite expect its creators to go back to traditional TV programming, but if Netflix can do it, so can HBO Max. But HBO Max is only heading to television for a special Thanksgiving event: the streaming platform is teaming up with WarnerMedia TV channels to bring Max Originals like Titans and The Flight Attendant, and marathons of DC movies and Friends to TNT, TBS, and truTV....

HBO Watergate Series ‘The White House Plumbers’ Will Star Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2019 4:00 pm EST Just in time for impeachment season, here comes a new HBO Watergate series. The White House Plumbers will star Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt, a shady CIA officer, and Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, a former FBI agent – two of the men who helped plan the Watergate break-in that eventually brought down Richard Nixon....

By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2020 12:30 pm EST Last weekend’s episode of The Mandalorian introduced us to another terrifying creature in the Star Wars universe…and it’s not the Child’s hunger for eggs. After the Razor Crest landed on an unknown ice planet, Mando, the Child, and a new passenger encountered some nasty spiders lurking in a cavern. This is the first time the deadly creatures have been introduced in the live-action Star Wars universe, but their inception goes all the way back to concept art created by Ralph McQuarrie for The Empire Strikes Back....

Superhero Bits: Bruce Campbell Rants About Martin Scorsese’s Marvel Criticism, Captain Marvel In Emojis & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2019 6:00 pm EST What did Bruce Campbell say in response to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel movie comments? How much is Marvel Comics #1 expected to fetch at auction? Want to see Captain Marvel played out in emojis? What roles did Chadwick Boseman, Karen Gillan and Chris Pratt originally audition for in the MCU?...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In April 2020 By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2020 3:00 pm EST Since you’re probably going to be cooped up at home for at least the next few weeks, you’re going to need a lot of streaming content to pass the time. Thankfully, April is bringing a new line-up of original programming and library titles to hold you over. It just might help keep you sane during these chaotic times....

Theme Park Bits: Epcot Hours Cut, Meet-And-Greets Back, And A Legendary Song Vanishes By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 4, 2020 9:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Character meet-and-greets are back. Epcot’s hours are scaling back soon. And more! First, let’s talk about one of my very favorite subjects: theme-park background music. (Do you think that’s me being sarcastic? It’s not. I adore background music. Really.) As you no doubt recall, Disney recently announced that Splash Mountain would be getting a full overhaul, removing any ties to Song of the South and being redone as a Princess and the Frog-themed attraction....

Tribeca Film Festival Sets 20th Anniversary Edition For June 2021, Two Months After Usual Time Slot By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2020 2:30 pm EST After being forced to go virtual this year, the Tribeca Film Festival is forging ahead with a physical festival for its 20th anniversary edition next year. The Tribeca Film Festival has set its dates for its upcoming 20th anniversary edition in June 2021, two months after the New York City-based festival is usually scheduled....

TV Bits: ‘The Morning Show’, ‘Tiger’, ‘Baby God’, ‘Emily In Paris’, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 15, 2020 10:00 am EST Earlier this morning, I was thinking about how I’ve really missed watching Hasan Minhaj since his Netflix series, Patriot Act, was canceled. Thankfully, he’s heading back to the small screen: Minhaj has joined The Morning Show season 2 in a recurring role, playing “Eric, a charismatic rising star who joins the Morning Show team....