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We like movies about people who are good at their jobs. It’s a very simple idea, but when done well, it can fill you with a sense of satisfaction as the credits roll, knowing that you’ve just watched characters navigate adversity and turmoil through the force of their skill and determination. It’s one of the…

An FBI pursuit on jet skis sounds perfect for a heart-pounding espionage thriller, but perhaps not for a vampiric romance. And yet, the folks at MTV/Paramount thought some spy-related action is just what the world of Twilight needed when it set out to adapt the bestselling novel penned by Stephenie Meyer (all five movies are…

The 2021 Mortal Kombat movie, now streaming on Peacock, is a slick, action-packed romp, but it is not a “flawless victory.” The film has some flaws, including some clunky dialog, uneven characterizations, and the odd decision not to feature the actual titular Mortal Kombat tournament in a Mortal Kombat movie. The sequel, currently in development,…

Greetings, Earthlings, and welcome back to Patience, Colorado, for Resident Alien Season 3. When we last left our out-of-this-world hero Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk), he was carving out his place in our world, struggling with his newfound humanity, and … learning that his alien race isn’t the only one determined to kill us all. How to Watch…

The crew of The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) abandoned a dying Earth in pursuit of humanity’s new home on Proxima centauri b. That world does have one thing going for it, it’s nearby, orbiting the star Proxima centauri about 4.2 light-years from here. In terms of other places we might move to, it’s basically…

Universal Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for that mysterious Radio Silence horror project we’ve been hearing so much about (it’ll hit theaters everywhere this spring), and it’s wilder than any of us could have ever imagined. Officially titled Abigail, the film centers around a group of kidnappers who make the rather lethal mistake of holding a 12-year-old “ballerina…

Hollywood icon Kurt Russell and his son with Goldie Hawn, Wyatt Russell, bear a strong family resemblance—one that’s leveraged to maximum effect on the Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.  In the series, which switches between two time periods to trace the rise and possible fall of the Godzilla-tracking Monarch organization, the Russells both play…

Mario, Dom Toretto, and Oppenheimer — oh my! When you put the power to pick the top movies of 2023 in the hands of voting fans, genre juggernauts are sure to rise to the top of the list. And with the stacked slate of boppy, bouncy, and racy spaced-out favorites that graced the big screen…

Lars von Trier’s Melancholia (streaming now on Peacock) is an intimate story about depression, set against the backdrop of the apocalypse. The feelings experienced by Justine (Kirsten Dunst) are mirrored in the sky, as the rogue planet Melancholia first passes by, and later smashes into, the Earth. A couple of decades ago, the idea of…

There are lots of reason to love Jordan Peele’s NOPE, but one element that especially tickled film fans was seeing the great Michael Wincott show up in the film. For a certain kind of movie lover who watches films from a certain era, namely the 1990s and the early 2000s, Wincott is a major player in…