What’s ‘Read’ in Spanish? How To Talk About Reading + More

The verb leer (to read) is an important word if you want to talk… The verb leer (to read) is an important word if you want to talk about reading in Spanish. Whether you view it as a favorite downtime activity, an inspiring challenge, or an absolute necessity when it comes to interpreting written information, … Read more

David Dastmalchian Wants to Be the MCU Morbius

Ever since his brief, but memorable appearance as one of the Joker’s henchmen in The Dark Knight, David Dastmalchian has established himself as one of the most exciting and compelling actors working today. His take on Piter De Vries in Dune made us not miss Brad Dourif’s memorable version. He somehow made a guy who … Read more

Paddington Is a Podcaster Now, and His Makers Aren’t Happy

StudioCanal and the estate of author Michael Bond have launched a High Court lawsuit against the British production company Avalon following a Spitting Image YouTube sketch that reimagined Paddington Bear as a cocaine-snorting podcast host. According to a report from Deadline, the suit says that Spitting Image’s The Rest Is Bulls*!t parody of Paddington infringes … Read more

Wonder Man Merch Teases a Goofy Hollywood Adventure

Everyone has their attention on Avengers: Doomsday, the movie that will give us Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, pit two teams of Avengers against one another (and maybe the X-Men?), and will restore the MCU to its place of cultural dominance. But before worlds live and worlds die and the MCU will never be … Read more

It: Welcome to Derry Creators and Cast Tease Pennywise’s Return

“The pressure that Barbara and Andy, and now HBO, have signed up for is immense,” admits actor Chris Chalk ahead of the premiere of his new series, It: Welcome to Derry. “They made over a billion dollars, so now you have to make something good.” “They” refers to brother-sister filmmaking duo Andy and Barbara Muschietti, … Read more

Tron: Ares Review – When the Soundtrack Is the Star

For a movie, Tron: Ares makes a pretty damn good Nine Inch Nails album. If there was an Oscar for Best Lead Performance by a Score, then the legendary act—who notably composed the music for this film under the band name and not, as usual, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—should positively win. The music is … Read more

New He-Man Film’s Leaked Snake Mountain Design Looks More Sinister Than Ever

We have a brand-new look at the long-awaited Masters of the Universe movie this week, courtesy of Mattel and Amazon MGM’s presentation at Brand Licensing Europe 2025 and via He-Mania! Skeletor’s villainous stronghold, Snake Mountain, is looking wonderfully jagged and sinister in official concept art revealed by execs Greg Coleman and Ruth Henriquez at the … Read more

Tron Highlighted the Era of Weird Disney

When Jared Leto rides his light cycle into the world this weekend, he rides it into a cinematic landscape that’s very different from the one that introduced his predecessor. Today, Disney is synonymous with safe, formulaic entries. It’s Marvel movies earn millions by following a simple, tried and true formula, one that they cannot shake … Read more