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Wes Anderson’s resume speaks for itself: his seminal movies — The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, to name a few — have been lauded for their bold visual and narrative styles and dashes of quirkiness. His movies have graced several “best of” lists and garnered a heap of awards, but now, Anderson has shared what he thinks are the 10 best movies ever made. Anderson took part in the British film magazine Sight and Sound‘s annual poll, which has been running since 1952 and taps influential figures from the film industry to share their opinions and tallies up the votes. He was joined by the Safdie Brothers, Barry Jenkins, Luca Guadagnino and Ari Aster, but, in true Wes Anderson fashion, none of the movies he selected ended up on the cumulative list. His choices w...

Paramount Pictures has given fans a behind-the-scenes preview of its forthcoming action-fantasy title, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the film is based on the iconic tabletop board game of the same name, taking viewers to the familiar land of the Forgotten Realms. Plans for the movie have been in the works for nearly a decade now. While Warner Bros. was in charge of developing the project at its genesis, the flick later moved to Paramount Pictures. Filming officially began last year in Northern Ireland and Iceland. In the behind-the-scenes video, viewers see Chris Pine reflect on his starring role as Edgin the Bard, Dungeons & Dragons is that classic hero’s journey about a ragtag group of misfits,” Pine describes. “Yo...

As Star Wars: Andor concluded just two weeks ago, the franchise has spared no time in shifting gears to promoting its next project, season two of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The animated series serves as an extension of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, exploring the aftermath of Order 66 with The Bad Batch aka Clone Force 99, a group of experimental clones that first appeared in season seven of The Clone Wars. Now, following its first trailer that revealed the return of characters such as Emperor Palpatine, Lucasfilm is preparing fans for the show’s return next month. In this action-packed teaser, Star Wars fanatics are offered a detailed look at The Bad Batch’s new armor paint, some of Omega’s developed combat skills and the appearance of new and classic characters. Taking place months after...

Universal Pictures on Wednesday dropped off the second official trailer for M3GAN, a forthcoming (and very meme’d) killer-doll movie following a blood-thirsty AI robot. The thriller is the brainchild of two horror masterminds: James Wan, the director behind Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring, and Blumhouse, the producer of The Black Phone and The Invisible Man. With award-winning filmmaker Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) on board to direct, the project has all of the executive parts to become a hit. Here’s the official synopsis: “M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn a...

Following the success of the Academy Award-winning dark comedy thriller Parasite, director Bong Joon Ho is now back with a dystopian thriller titled, Mickey 17, based on the book Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The story follows an “expendable” employee named Mickey Barnes, played by Robert Pattinson in the film, who’s sent on a mission to colonize the ice planet of Niflheim. After each failed mission, a new body is brought to life with most of the memories from past journeys kept intact. With exact plot details yet to be revealed, it’s unclear how closely the movie will echo the events of the book, though the change in name hints at a fair amount of variation. Produced by Plan B Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film will see the return of composer Jung Jae-il from Par...

As the world gets ready for the return of Keanu Reeves as the titular retired hitman in John Wick: Chapter 4, the Lionsgate action franchise also sees Chad Stahelski come back to direct the fourth installment. After dropping the official trailer, Reeves appeared at Brazil’s CCXP convention to reveal a brand new poster for the John Wick: Chapter 3 sequel. In the conversation, which was reported by ComicBook, Reeves discussed what it was like filming the fourth picture. Reeves commented, “John Wick 4 is the hardest movie I’ve ever made. In terms of action, it’s the hardest film I’ve ever made. But that’s what makes it good.” He admits the difficulty in action sequences, giving audiences a glimpse of what to expect for the action-packed film. He also told the convention crowd that “there’s a ...

In anticipation of the global release of James Cameron‘s sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, the initial reactions are officially unveiled after the press received access to the world premiere in London. The first reactions to the VFX-heavy film see Avatar 2 gain overwhelmingly positive reviews, with many once again, astonished by Cameron’s boundless imagination. Many critics including Erik Davis have said that the film is “visually breathtaking, visceral and incredibly engrossing.” Other critics have called it a “visual masterpiece,” absolutely blown away by the fictitious world Cameron has created. Critics like Peri Nemiroff have doubled down on always betting on Cameron and in agreement, Josh Horowitz of the Happy Sad Confused podcast stand their ground on never doubting the legendary dire...

There weren’t many options in the early ’90s if you grew up in Canada and were looking to cheer for a Canadian NBA team. That all changed in 1995 with NBA’s expansion into Canada with the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies. Suddenly, fans were able to see their favorite teams play locally and cheer on their hometown team. Then came the move of the Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis in 2001 — just like that, the number of Canadian NBA teams was halved. A lot of basketball fans were not really sure why but it seemed like the common notion was that the team was just not profitable. Looking to uncover the real truth, filmmaker and Vancouver Grizzlies super fan Kat Jayme has set out to find out what really happened to her beloved hometown NBA team in the documentary The Grizzlie Truth. The...

Ryan Murphy‘s Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is officially the third Netflix title in history to earn one billion hours viewed in a span of 60 days. According to reports, the Evan Peters-starring series hit Netflix on September 20 and had logged over one billion viewers of viewing by its 60-day mark on November 20. Dahmer — Monster holds this record behind Stranger Things season four and Squid Game, which both achieved this feat within its first month of availability on the streamer. In addition, the series entered the Most Popular chart for English-language programs at No. 9 with 491.1 million hours after 12 days of streaming, then moved up to No. 2 the week after with 701.4 million hours. In a previous interview, Peters revealed that he stayed in character “for months” to pre...

After receiving an official trailer and poster, a new look now offers more footage from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Set to follow the end of Phase Four with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the upcoming installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces Phase 5 and the Quantum Realm. Shared at CCXP 2022, the special look previews an upcoming showdown between Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). The Marvel Studios film builds on the fracturing of the Sacred Timeline that opened the unlimited possibilities of the multiverse with Kang’s arrival looming in the background. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is releasing in theaters February 17, 2023. Watch the new Brazil Comic Con Special Look above and catch the official synopsis below. In the film...

Another trailer for the second season of Netflix’s Alice in Borderland has been released. A little over two minutes long, the video previews more life-threatening games, expanded locations, and new rivals to come in the highly anticipated comeback for the mega-hit survival series. A good portion of the cast, especially the central players who survived the first season, will reprise their roles. Additionally, the new cast includes Tomohisa Yamashita as Kyuma, the “King of Clubs,” Yuri Tsunematsu as Heiya, Hayato Isomura as Banda, Katsuya Maiguma as Yaba, Kai Inowaki as Matsushita, and Honami Sato as Kotoko. Alice in Borderland season two is due to premiere on Netflix starting December 22. In the meantime, check out the latest trailer above. In other Netflix news, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffr...