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Composite image of Wendell Pierce as Snaps in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Bunk Moreland in The Wire, and Teddy in The Odd Couple

10 Best Wendell Pierce Movies And TV Shows Ranked

By Sergio Pereira 6 days ago

Whether playing his usual authority figures or some other type of role, Wendell Pierce makes the most of his screen time, as seen in these 10 films and series.

Maximus (Russell Crowe) with sword, shouting in Gladiator

Is Russell Crowe's Gladiator Based On A True Story?

By Jaron Pak 6 days ago

Director Ridley Scott is known for playing fast and loose with historical facts, but is Russell Crowe's Gladiator based on a true story?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner

Orlando Bloom Feels Pirates Of The Caribbean 6 Needs This One Thing To Succeed

By Devin Meenan 6 days ago

Pirates of the Caribbean 6 has been stuck in development hell for years, but Orlando Bloom thinks there's one thing it needs to succeed.

Seth MacFarlane as Albert Stark in A Million Ways to Die in the West, Jason Momoa as Declan Harp on Frontier, Regina King as Trudy Smith in The Harder They Fall, Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog, and Anna Torv as Emily Lawson on Territory

The 15 Best Western Movies And TV Shows On Netflix

By Leo Noboru Lima 10 days ago

If you're in the mood for cowboy stories, traditional or not, we've combed through the streaming library to provide you with the very best Westerns on Netflix.

Christian Bale as Captain Blocker in Hostiles

This Christian Bale Western Took Three Decades To Be Made

By Akos Peterbencze 11 days ago

Even if a script isn't immediately made into a movie, it can find life years down the line like this Western starring Christian Bale.

Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett standing in front of the gas station in Jurassic World Rebirth

The Global Box Office May Never Fully Recover From The Pandemic

By Ryan Scott 11 days ago

A new report on the health of the box office is concerning, to put it lightly, as it looks like Hollywood may never recover from the pandemic.

Terl (John Travolta) in Battlefield Earth, Kate (Natasha Richardson) in The Handmaid's Tale, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) in Chaos Walking, Michelle Greene (Millie Bobby Brown) in The Electric State, and Roland Deschain (Idris Elba) in The Dark Tower

The 15 Worst Movies Based On Books

By Gregory Lawrence 13 days ago

It isn't always easy to adapt a novel for the silver screen. These 15 films are perfect (or horrible, depending on how you look at it) examples.

Matt Damon as Jake Grimm in The Brothers Grimm, Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as Bob and Walt in Stuck on You, and Matt Damon as Will Garin in The Great Wall

The 10 Worst Matt Damon Movies Ranked

By Margaret David 14 days ago

Matt Damon's filmography may include gems such as Good Will Hunting and The Talented Mr. Ripley, but it also has some underwhelming outings like these 10 films.

Godzilla (1954) in the middle, and around him, Toshiro Mifune in Seven Samurai, Reika Kirishima in Drive My Car, Kaneda in Akira, and Chihiro in Spirited Away in a composite image

The 15 Best Japanese Movies Of All Time Ranked

By Samuel Stone 18 days ago

Japanese cinema has produced some of the greatest films of all time. Let's try and rank 15 of the most iconic movies to have come out of Japan.

10 Underrated John Wayne Movies That Are Worth Watching

By Samuel Stone 19 days ago

Plenty of John Wayne's films are considered classics, but here are some underrated John Wayne movies that are also worth saddling up to watch.

Annie Hoover, looking suspicious in J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood's Directing Style Had An Oscar-Winning Actress Confused

By Witney Seibold 19 days ago

As an actor himself, Clint Eastwood has a famously hands-off directing style which often confuses the casts of his movies.

Images of Joseph Quinn from Warfare, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Stranger Things, edited together

10 Best Joseph Quinn Movies And TV Shows, Ranked

By Russell Murray 19 days ago

Joseph Quinn's star is on the rise, and you want to see more of his work, here are the best Joseph Quinn movies and TV shows to seek out.

General Tadamichi Kuribayashi standing at a table in Letters from Iwo Jima

Two Of John Wayne And Clint Eastwood's Best War Movies Follow The Same Battle

By Witney Seibold 20 days ago

Cinema legends John Wayne and Clint Eastwood both made Oscar-nominated war movies about the same famous World War II battle.

Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) sits at a press conference table crowded with microphones, wearing glasses and a suit, his expression serious and focused in Malcolm X

What Is A Spike Lee Joint? The Credit Explained

By Caroline Madden 20 days ago

Filmmaker Spike Lee famously refers to his movies as 'a joint,' instead of 'a film.' Here's why he uses this specific phrasing.

A collage of Marlon Brando, Tom Hanks, Rami Malek, Joaquin Phoenix

The 15 Most Overrated Oscar-Winning Movies Of All Time

By Gregory Lawrence 20 days ago

Let's face it, not every Oscar winner deserves that iconic golden statuette. Here are 15 Oscar-winning films that simply did not deserve their respective wins.

Jacob Elordi as Felix in Saltburn, Melissa McCarthy as Megan in Bridesmaids, Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger in Black Panther, Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Lady Gaga as Ally in A Star is Born

15 Popular Actors Who Sneak Into Movie Theaters

By Eric Langberg 20 days ago

Here are 15 examples of famous actors who, with varying degrees of success, blended in with regular audiences at movie theaters to watch their own films.

Composite image of John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons, Donald Sutherland in Klute, Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People, with Oscar statue in front of them and gold background

10 Forgotten Oscar-Winning Movies Every Cinephile Needs To Watch

By Kira Deshler 21 days ago

Plenty of Oscar winners are remembered and talked about all the time, but here are some great Oscar-winning movies that audiences have kinda forgotten.

Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Batiste in Eve's Bayou, Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath in The Piano, Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo Gutiérrez in Roma, Ryan O'Neal as Barry Lyndon in Barry Lyndon, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chow Mo-wan in In the Mood for Love

The 15 Best Period Piece Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Leo Noboru Lima 25 days ago

It isn't always easy to make a beautiful period piece. But these 15 films continue to serve as stellar shining examples of period dramas done right.

Russell Crowe as Cort with Gene Hackman as Herod in The Quick and the Dead

Studio Executives Didn't Want Russell Crowe As The Lead In This Gene Hackman Western

By Lee Adams 25 days ago

Before all of that incredible "Gladiator" fame, Russell Crowe needed some serious help getting signed on to a certain Gene Hackman Western.

Martin Scorsese holds forth on cinema in a movie theater

One Of Martin Scorsese's Favorite Westerns Is Nearly Impossible To Watch

By Jeremy Smith 25 days ago

A classic Western has been cited by Martin Scorsese as the film that first inspired him, but it's now nearly impossible to watch.

A collage of Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) in Jurassic Park in front of Zorro (Antonio Banderas) in The Mask of Zorro, Frank C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) in The Mummy (1999)

The 15 Best Adventure Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Samuel Stone 26 days ago

Adventure films have been exciting and engaging audiences since the early days of cinema. Here's ho we rank the 15 best movies in the genre.

Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) talking in Behind Enemy Lines

An Owen Wilson War Movie Launched A Franchise We'd Rather Forget

By Mike Bedard 27 days ago

A 2001 war movie starring Owen Wilson was a success. Naturally, it launched a direct-to-dvd franchise with three sequels. There was also a failed TV pilot.

Oskar Schindler looking at something in his fingers in Schindler's List

Liam Neeson Asked Steven Spielberg To Fire Him From A Movie After A Table Read

By Witney Seibold 27 days ago

Liam Neeson walked away from what would become an Oscar-winning drama from director Steven Spielberg, but you can't really blame him for his reasoning.

Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) struggles to cry while shooting a scene in Tropic Thunder

Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder Exists Thanks To This Steven Spielberg Movie That Influenced It

By Rusteen Honardoost 27 days ago

Tropic Thunder is one of the funniest movies of the 2000s, and Ben Stiller's experience on one of Steven Spielberg's '80s movies sparked a big part of the plot.

Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles in an elevator in RKO 281

Citizen Kane Fans Have To Watch This Overlooked HBO Movie

By Lee Adams 27 days ago

This HBO movie is the rare film to dive into the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Citizen Kane and Orson Welles' off-screen battle to make his magnum opus.

John Travolta in Urban Cowboy, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Saturday Night Fevern and Face/Off

15 Best John Travolta Movies, Ranked

By Jamie Jirak 1 month ago

John Travolta has had plenty of peaks and valleys in his career, but if you're looking for the cream of the crop, these are the best John Travolta movies.

Tom Hardy as Al Capone and Linda Cardellini as Mae Capone in Capone

Tom Hardy's Wildest Role Came In This Crime Biography That Bent The Truth

By Danielle Ryan 1 month ago

Does Josh Trank's 2020 film Capone capture the final days of gangster Al Capone with 100% accuracy? Maybe not, but Tom Hardy gives an unforgettable performance.