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Kevin Costner stands at the plate as Crash Davis in Bull Durham

One Of Kevin Costner's Best Sports Movies Was Rejected By Nearly Every Studio

By Jeremy Smith 1 month ago

Kevin Costner has starred in a handful of sports movies, but one of his best almost didn't see the light of day ... or become a massive hit at the box office.

Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur looking concerned in Ben-Hur

One Of The Best Historical Dramas Ever Made Is Killing It On Tubi's Top Charts

By Kieran Fisher 1 month ago

This classic historical epic continues to entertain audiences decades after its original release, as evidenced by its current popularity on Tubi.

Tang Wei as Seo-Rae staring at Park Hae-il as Hae-Jun (who is looking away) in Decision to Leave

This Korean Crime Thriller Masterpiece Is A Must-Watch For Hulu Users

By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

This celebrated South Korean crime thriller is about to (deservedly) get a whole lot more attention now that it's streaming on Hulu.

Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova looks across frame in Thunderbolts

The Major Thunderbolts* Storyline That Went Nowhere

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Thunderbolts* has been a critical hit, but there was one Marvel subplot that felt like it was abandoned mid-movie. Could we see a resolution in Phase Six?

Chad Michael Collins' Brandon Beckett is seen in closeup in Sniper The Last Stand

The 2025 Action-Packed Sniper Movie That's Killing It On Netflix

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

With 11 films in the franchise, the latest addition to the Sniper film series is currently crushing it on the Netflix charts.

Pinocchio getting swallowed by a whale in Pinocchio

Forget Deep Impact And Armageddon — Here Come Two Movies About People Swallowed By Whales

By Nina Starner 2 months ago

Dueling movies are nothing new in Hollywood, but the fact we're getting two films about people being swallowed by sperm whales is still a little odd.

Cooper Hoffman as Raymond Garraty looking shocked in The Long Walk

The Long Walk Trailer Brings Stephen King's Bleakest Story To The Big Screen

By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

The highly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk is finally here, and this horrifying competition is bleak as can be.

A collage of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada) in The Twilight Samurai, Tsugumo Hanshirō (Tatsuya Nakadai) in Harakiri (1962), Ogami Ittō (Tomisaburō Wakayama) in Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune) in Seven Samurai, and Shimada Shinzaemon (Kōji Yakusho) in 13 Assassins (2010)

15 Best Samurai Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Samuel Stone 2 months ago

Samurai movies are as iconic as westerns, delivering a heroic archetype tied to Japan's history, and these are the best samurai movies of all time.

Dane DeHaan's Andrew sits cross legged and makes a gesture with his hand in Chronicle

One Of The Best (And Most Underrated) Superhero Movies Of The 2010s Is Taking Over Max

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Movie lovers are seeking out unconventional superhero movies, with one of the best (not based on a comic) currently crushing it on the Max charts.

Jude Law in Enemy at the Gates, Colin Farrell in Phone Booth, Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Yuliya Peresild in Battle for Sevastopol, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in The Wall

15 Best Sniper Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Rob Hunter 2 months ago

A chilling silence, a still soldier, a deadly gunshot. It's a thrill that is seen time and time again in the best sniper movies, which we've assembled here.

Sydney Sweeney as Olivia Mossbacher in The White Lotus, Cassie in Euphoria, and Reality Winner in Reality

12 Best Sydney Sweeney Movies & TV Shows, Ranked

By Lex Briscuso 2 months ago

If you're looking for the best Sydney Sweeney movies and TV shows, we've got a good collection here that showcases the evolving star's incredible talents.

A close-up of Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris standing on a baseball field, squinting intensely while wearing a baseball cap in a scene from The Rookie

Dennis Quaid Turned Down A Major Role In One Of Kevin Costner's Best Sports Movies

By Caroline Madden 2 months ago

One of Kevin Costner's best sports movies nearly pitted his character in the film against a romantic rival played by Dennis Quaid.

Alec Baldwin as Hardland Rust standing by his horse in Rust

Alec Baldwin's Controversial Rust Finally Arrived At The Box Office – And It Was Totally Ignored

By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

Rust, the Alec Baldwin movie that experienced a fatal tragedy on its set, has finally been released in theaters and on digital platforms.

William Holden's David Larrabee smiles while Humphrey Bogart's Linus Larrabee looks on in Sabrina

Why Humphrey Bogart Claimed William Holden Was Trying To Kill Him On Set

By Valerie Ettenhofer 2 months ago

The golden age of Hollywood is home to legends...and extremely entertaining, petty rivalries, including this one between Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.

Karen Meagher's Ruth Beckett looks shell shocked in Threads

The Infamously Disturbing TV Movie With A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

TV movies don't always get the respect they deserve, but critics agree that this unsettling British-Australian apocalyptic war drama is the best of the best.

Highest 2 Lowest Trailer: Spike Lee's Akira Kurosawa Remake Looks Extremely Cool

By Jeremy Mathai 2 months ago

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee finally reunite in the trailer for Highest 2 Lowest, the duo's new take on the Akira Kurosawa classic High and Low.

James Gandolfini as Carol from Where the Wild Things Are stands next to Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach from Watchmen, the sandworm from Dune, Ian McKellen as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, and Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things

The Best Movies Based On 'Unfilmable' Books

By Katie Ranno 2 months ago

Some of the best movies have been based on books, but some of those books were once deemed unfilmable or too difficult to ever adapt, like these titles.

Steven Spielberg is seen wearing a cap and jacket in Austin Powers in Goldmember

A Steven Spielberg Classic Gave Rise To The Worst Video Game In History

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Steven Spielberg wanted the creator of a Raiders of the Lost Ark video game to make a game based on his next movie, but the results were legendarily abysmal.

Spider-Gwen (masked) from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the middle, and on the sides, Hailee Steinfeld as Nadine in The Edge of Seventeen and as Mattie in True Grit.

10 Best Hailee Steinfeld Movies & TV Shows, Ranked

By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

Hailee Steinfeld has a relatively short career so far, but she's already one of the best actors of her generation, and these are her best movies & TV shows.

Ray about to pitch a baseball at night in Field of Dreams.

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Briefly Worked With Kevin Costner On A Classic Sports Movie

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Before Ben Affleck and Matt Damon made it big with Good Will Hunting, the then-up-and-coming duo worked with Kevin Costner on a classic sports movie.

Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo stands looking into the distance against a blue sky in First Blood

Sylvester Stallone Made An Uncredited Appearance In One Of The Greatest War Movies Ever

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Years before the success of Rocky, Sylvester Stallone made an uncredited appearance in one of the biggest war movies of the 1970s.

Tom Highway being yelled at by cops in Heartbreak Ridge

One Clint Eastwood War Movie Was Loved By Soldiers But Hated By The Government

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

While this particular Clint Eastwood war movie was pro-military and applauded by real-life soldiers, the military itself wasn't a fan.

How Dune 2 Corrects One Key Paul Atreides Issue From Frank Herbert's Book

By Jaron Pak 2 months ago

Thanks to the benefit of hindsight regarding Frank Herbert's books, Denis Villeneuve ensured Paul Atreides in Dune 2 wouldn't be misunderstood.

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) standing in the desert in Thunderbolts

Marvel's Thunderbolts* Is The Rare MCU Movie To Truly Be About Something

By Pauli Poisuo 2 months ago

Marvel's Thunderbolts* is being called one of the best in the MCU, and it's likely because this movie is actually saying something important.

Florence Pugh as Saraya/Paige in Fighting With My Family, as Katherine in Lady Macbeth, and as Almut in We Live In Time

10 Best Florence Pugh Movies & TV Shows, Ranked

By Lex Briscuso 2 months ago

In a relatively short time, Florence Pugh has carved out an impressive career for herself. Here are Florence Pugh's best movies and TV shows (so far).

Bucky and Red Guardian argue in the streets of New York in Andor

Thunderbolts Confirms One Thing We've Always Suspected About Marvel Movies

By Rafael Motamayor 2 months ago

The Marvels, Deadpool & Wolverine, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Thunderbolts* are some of Marvel's best films, and they all have one thing in common.

Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa stands in a living room wearing his hat in Rocky

Sylvester Stallone Almost Lost His Rocky Role To A Gunsmoke Actor

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Rocky completely changed the course of Sylvester Stallone's life, but the studios wanted a Gunsmoke star instead of the Italian Stallion in the titular role.