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Vin Diesel as Kaulder turns to look behind him while walking through a city street overgrown with trees and grass in The Last Witch Hunter

Vin Diesel's 2015 Fantasy Horror Movie Is Blowing Up On Tubi's Charts

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

This 2015 fantasy action horror film, which is basically (and somewhat literally) Vin Diesel's D&D movie, is ranking high on the Tubi streaming charts.

A collage of Marilyn Monroe as Sugar in Some Like It Hot, Delroy Lindo as Paul in Da Five Bloods, Oscar Isaac as Llewyn Davis in Inside Llewyn Davis, Jim Carrey as Joel Barish in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Pam Grier as Jackie Brown

15 Best Actors Never Nominated For An Oscar

By Jamie Jirak 2 months ago

For every actor who has taken home Oscar gold, many more actors haven't even been nominated. These are the best actors never nominated for an Oscar.

A soldier, holding a woman's mouth, a scene from Fear and Desire.

Stanley Kubrick's First Project Was A Daring War Movie

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Before director Stanley Kubrick became a Hollywood legend, he made his theatrical debut with a challenging low-budget war movie.

Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur wears shades in Operation Chromite

Liam Neeson Once Starred In A Historical War Movie With Squid Game's Lee Jung-Jae

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Amidst working on various action films, Liam Neeson took a break to star in this historical war movie opposite Lee Jung-jae of Squid Game fame.

Ed Harris is aging lawman Virgil Cole in Appaloosa

The Criminally Underrated Ed Harris-Directed Western That No One Saw

By Jeremy Smith 2 months ago

Ed Harris is one of the most prolific performers working today, but he directed a Western film that is oft-forgotten despite being pretty great.

Steve McQueen in Bullitt, The Magnificent Seven, and Towering Inferno.

12 Best Steve McQueen Movies, Ranked

By Rob Hunter 2 months ago

Steve McQueen was a big screen legend who left us far too soon, but we can still enjoy the best Steve McQueen movies, which we've assembled right here.

John Wayne commands the troops as Davy Crockett in The Alamo

John Wayne Only Directed Two Movies In His Career (And They're Both War Stories)

By Jeremy Smith 2 months ago

Western film icon John Wayne was an incredibly prolific actor, but he only tried his hand at directing twice and wound up telling war stories both times.

Cliff Booth is ready to go for a drive in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

David Fincher Is Directing A Brad Pitt-Led Quentin Tarantino Sequel For Netflix

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

In news that feels like it was generated to make cinephile heads explode, David Fincher is directing a Quentin Tarantino sequel with Brad Pitt.

Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin as the Dalai Lama sits on his throne in Kundun

Why Disney Has Made It Nearly Impossible To Watch One Martin Scorsese Classic

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

Did you know Martin Scorsese once made a Disney movie? A lot of folks probably don't, considering the film is virtually impossible to watch legally nowadays.

Dennis Quaid looks wan and angry as Doc Holliday in Wyatt Earp

Dennis Quaid Knows Why Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp Flopped

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

Wyatt Earp was expected to be a box office hit. Dennis Quaid, who costarred with Kevin Costner in the Western, has a theory on why it wasn't one.

Padraic walks down a dirt road on a cloudy day, with a pensive look on his face, as a man walks in the opposite direction behind him.

The Banshees Of Inisherin Ending Explained

By Josh Spiegel 3 months ago

Still thinking about what went down between two friends in The Banshees of Inisherin? We've been thinking about it too, so here's the film's ending, explained.

Brad Pitt's Jesse James looks across frame in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

A Brad Pitt Western Flop Is One Of The Best Movies Of The 2000s

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

This Western flop starring Brad Pitt made just $15 million at the worldwide box office, but its status is legendary among cinephiles.

John Wayne rides high in the saddle as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit

Why John Wayne Wrote Clint Eastwood An Angry Letter Over High Plains Drifter

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

John Wayne and Clint Eastwood are both legends of the Hollywood Western, but Wayne took issue with Eastwood's film High Plains Drifter.

A collage of the California and Italian mansions, city streets decorated for Christmas, and men walking through the fields of Sicily in The Godfather

Where Was The Godfather Filmed? Every Major Location Explained

By Caroline Madden 3 months ago

If you're ever in Italy, you can take a tour of The Godfather filming locations. For the stateside locations, allow us to be your guide.

Colonel Kirby, a soldier, and Captain Nghiem standing by a barbed wire fence in The Green Berets.

How Star Trek's George Takei Felt About Working With John Wayne In Green Berets

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Star Trek actor George Takei appeared in the critically panned war drama Green Berets starring John Wayne. So how did he feel about working with the film icon?

Bob Dylan gets ready to record a new song in A Complete Unknown

Timothee Chalamet's Oscar-Nominated Biopic Has Found New Fans On Hulu's Top Charts

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

Timothee Chalamet's Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown wasn't a huge hit in theaters, but it's now topping Hulu's charts.

A restored image of World War I soldiers in They Shall Not Grow Old

The Near-Perfect War Documentary Directed By Peter Jackson, According To Rotten Tomatoes

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

This Peter Jackson war documentary has a nearly-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes but has also drawn criticism for being philosophically questionable.

Warren Beatty looking attentive as Bugsy Siegel in Bugsy

Why Steven Spielberg Picked Liam Neeson Over Warren Beatty For Schindler's List

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

While Steven Spielberg passed on casting Warren Beatty in Schindler's List, it had nothing to do with Beatty's penchant for meddling behind the scenes.

Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune, Toshiro Mifune as Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai, Orlando Bloom as Balian of Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven, Jet Li as the nameless prefect in Hero, and Peter O'Toole as T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia

15 Best Movies Like Troy

By Leo Noboru Lima 3 months ago

If you're looking for more movies like Troy, we've assembled in impressive list of epic movies to seek out that bring the action, drama, and spectacle.

Jamie Bell as Iggy, Ryan Phillippe as Doc, Joseph Cross as Franklin, and Benjamin Walker as Harlon Block in Flags of Our Fathers

Clint Eastwood Directed One Of The Most Ambitious War Movie Projects Ever

By Danielle Ryan 3 months ago

It's been nearly two decades since Clint Eastwood directed arguably one of the most ambitious film projects in the history of modern cinema.

Chris Hemsworth's Mitch Nelson stands in an office in 12 Strong

Taylor Sheridan And Chris Hemsworth Crossed Paths In An Underrated War Movie

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

The same year Yellowstone premiered, Taylor Sheridan had a bit part alongside Chris Hemsworth in an underrated war drama with some solid action.

Al Pacino as Tom Dobb being berated by a British soldier in Revolution

Al Pacino Stars In One Of Metacritic's Lowest-Rated War Movies

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

This Al Pacino-led war movie might not be quite as bad as its Metacritic rating would suggest, but good luck finding someone to throw down in its defense.