'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Review

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manbegins with a swinging classic refrain before the rap and hip-hop infused beats of “Neighbor Like Me” adrenalizes the comic-styled credits. This change sets the tone for a revisionist origin story that will likely ruffle snowflake feathers. I loathe to bring this topic up again in a Disney/Marvel review, butthe animated seriesdoes focus on diverse and inclusive characters in an urban setting.Those who foam at the mouth at the sight of a Black Norman and Harry Osborne should probably steer clear....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Rhonda Ramos

BossLogic Transforms the Cast of It's Always Sunny into The Fantastic Four

While fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wait for the cast announcement ofThe Fantastic Fourreboot now that the actors' strike is over, some new fan art turns the cast ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiainto the first family of superheroes. It’s been more than four years since Disney bought Fox, regaining the rights to a long list of characters, so they can be incorporated into Marvel Studios' original projects. The list includes the entireX-Menuniverse and The Fantastic Four, whose film was announced in 2019 during San Diego Comic Con....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · James Johnson

Donald Sutherland's Nothing Personal Is the Biggest Flop of His Career

After gaining Hollywood stardom with his acclaimed performance as combat surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the 1970 black comedy war filmMAS*H,Donald Sutherlandcontinued to do his part for hisnative Canadian film industry, which he virtually carried throughout the 1970s and much of the 1980s, as the most prominent Canadian-born actor to achieve Hollywood leading-man status during this period. Sutherland was often loyal to Canadian cinema to a fault. Thebest of Sutherland’s Canadian filmsis the 1981 medical dramaThreshold, in which the actor gives a compelling performance as a brilliant heart surgeon performing the first artificial heart transplant on a human patient in history....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 932 words · Miguel Clark

How Immaculate Is Connected to Rosemary's Baby, Explained

It is no secret thatSydney Sweeneyis taking over Hollywood. Regardless of the genre, the actress and founder of the production company Fifty-Fifty is known to deliver hauntingly authentic performances. After rising to fame through her role as Cassie inEuphoria, alongside Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, and Jacob Elordi, the actress has already led one successful film over the past few months:Anyone But You. The rom-com, in which she co-starred with Glen Powell, has been asurprise box office successsince its late December 2023 release....

May 30, 2025 · 7 min · 1455 words · James Clark

James Gunn Says Kevin Feige's Original Baby Groot Theory Was Wrong; 'He Obviously Knows Now'

James Gunnhas clarified an oldKevin Feigetheory about how Baby Groot and Old Groot were connected. Back in 2016, when Baby Groot was yet to make a full debut inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, there was still some confusion about how the new iteration of the character was linked to his predecessor, and it seems that Feige was one person who didn’t quite understand how Groot’s rebirth worked. In 2015’sGuardians of the Galaxy, Groot gave his life to save the rest of the Guardians in the final act....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 665 words · Jennifer Leonard

Jeremy Renner Series 'Mayor of Kingstown' Adds Edie Falco, Laura Benanti, and Lennie James

In an exciting bit of news viaDeadline, the fourth season of the Paramount+ original seriesMayor of Kingstownis adding several award-winning actors to the roster.Emmy winner Edie Falco, Tony winner Laura Benanti, and BAFTA winner Lennie James are all joining the cast next season, which is led by Academy Award Nominee Jeremy Renner.The series, which is one of many created by Taylor Sheridan for the streaming service, follows the influential McLusky family in Kingstown, MI, who ensure the industry of incarceration keeps the town afloat through back alley dealings and struggles for power both inside and outside the prison....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Mary Middleton

Johnny Depp Slams ‘Dreck’ Blockbuster Makers: ‘Budgets are Ridiculous on These Films’

Johnny Deppmay have ruled himself out of ever returning to thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise – even if there were to be an offer on the table in the future – after blasting Hollywood’s obsession with big-budget “dreck” that audiences just don’t want to see anymore. Depp’s comments came as he promoteshis upcoming movie,Jeanne du Barry, a film that certainly doesn’t come with the multi-million-dollar spend of some of his previous films, but does, more importantly, signal his first movie release since his public court battles with Amber Heard....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 767 words · Amy Bailey

Malcolm in the Middle Set Became So Bad, Frankie Muniz Walked Off Two Episodes

Despite recent rumors about a potential revival of the hit sitcomMalcolm in the Middle,Frankie Munizreveals that not everything was wonderful on the set of the original series, and that he was even absent from two episodes due to behind-the-scenes conflicts. Almost 20 years after the end of the acclaimed show that marked a generation,Malcolm in the Middleis still considered one of the best comedy series in the history of television....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Susan Cook

NCIS Co-Showrunner Explains the Absence of Gibbs in Ducky’s Heartfelt Tribute Episode

Warning! Contains SPOILERS for NCIS Season 21, Episode 2, The Stories We Leave Behind Ducky’s death was equal parts painful and poignant.NCISSeason 21, Episode 2’sThe Stories We Leave Behind, tugs on the heartstrings right from the beginning as Jimmy (Brian Dietzen) discovers Dr. Mallard, aka Ducky — portrayed by the late David McCallum in archive footage — dead in his bed. And then there’s that surprise cameo, which turned out not to be Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon)....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Philip Williams

Netflix Has Robert Iler's First Role Since 'The Sopranos' Ended

Nearly 20 years after last appearing on-screen as A.J. Soprano in the hit HBO mob dramaThe Sopranos, Robert Iler has finally returned to television withBad Thoughts, a parody sketch series released on Netflix on June 17, 2025. While not typically known for his comedic acting skills in the past, fans ofThe Sopranosmust tune in to see a much different, funnier side of Iler in his first fictional role in two decades....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · James Reynolds

Rust: Does This Alec Baldwin Movie Have Any Chance of Success?

It’s hard to find a film with a more troubled production than the Alec Baldwin-ledRust. Few had likely heard of the movie while it was in preproduction, though it quickly rose to national news after the infamous 2021 shooting incident. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot when Baldwin discharged a live gun intended to be used as a prop. Director Joel Souza was also injured. Production immediately shut down to deal with the intense fallout involving numerous lawsuits and arrests....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 914 words · Stephen Chambers

Speak No Evil Remake Director Talks Major Changes to Ending

Speak No Evil, a remake of the Danish film of the same name,changed the original’s bleak endingfor a brand new one that sees its protagonists fight back in the third act. Thewell-receivedfilm follows an American family visiting the rural home of a mysterious British couple they previously met on vacation, but things quickly get sinister when a dark past is revealed. The director, James Watkins, has revealed why they went a different route for the third act,which he still does not think is a happy ending....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · Jacob Castaneda

Stream 'We Were Liars' on Prime Video This Week

Without a doubt, the ending toPrime Video’s latest series,We Were Liars, makes it worth watching. Don’t worry, there won’t be any spoilers below, just enthusiastic encouragement to binge the new teen mystery you didn’t know you needed. Based on the young adult novel of the same name by E. Lockhart, the show follows Cady Sinclair (Emily Alyn Lind), the oldest grandchild of an ultra-wealthy American family. Alongside her cousins, Mirren (Esther McGregor) and Johnny (Joseph Zada), and her best friend, Gat (Shubham Maheshwari), she spends every summer blissfully frolicking around her family’s private island....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 807 words · Dr. Scott Sanchez