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Kevin Hart plays Sonny, a stay-at-home dad who’s a little overworked in the new Netflix comedy, Me Time. The streaming service released the first trailer for the upcoming film, giving audiences a glimpse at the wild antics that Sonny will participate in with an old friend, Huck, played by Mark Wahlberg. “This week isn’t about me. It’s about us.” Huck is turning 44 in Me Time, and he planned one huge, weekend-long celebration....

Everyone seems to be checking out Wednesday, the newest take on The Addams Family that is now streaming on Netflix. After just two weeks time, the series has been skyrocketing its way up the most-watched titles list on Netflix. It now sits as the third most-watched English-language series on the streaming platform, behind only Stranger Things 4 and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. But with two more weeks left to go, Wednesday could very well end up surpassing both of those shows as well to reach the No....

There is no point in even talking about anything else right now. After teasing it since the end of last season, HBO finally took us to Shogun World in this week’s episode of Westworld. So, did it meet the expectations and buildup? Let’s dig in, shall we? This week’s episode of Westworld, titled Akane No Mai, did a few things, but we spent the vast majority of our time with Maeve (Thandie Newton) and her not-so-merry band of misfits in the land of the Shogun....

The 1990s gave a new life to the science fiction genre. There were sequels from great sci-fi movies released in the ’80s and there were new concepts brought along by the ever-changing technology of the time. Some great television shows were also started in the ’90s, such as The X-Files and 3rd Rock From the Sun. One of the best shows released was the series Stargate: SG-1. The television expansion of the 1994 film Stargate became one of the sci-fi genre’s greatest shows, ranked alongside Star Trek....

A recently paroled hit man develops a conscience after meeting two very different strangers. The Enforcer gets an acting booster shot from a compelling Antonio Banderas lead performance. He’s believable as a killer who reaches an inflection point. What could have been a clichéd, B-movie actioner engrosses with neon noir imagery, brutal beat downs, and bullet-riddled heroics. Kate Bosworth also stands out as the ruthless gangster that holds the scumbag leashes....

We have six exclusive photos from the upcoming comedy The Freebie, which will be released in theaters nationwide on September 17. Click on any of these exclusive images below to access the entire photo gallery from the movie, which features Dax Shepard and actor/director Katie Aselton: The Freebie centers on Darren (Dax Shepard) and Annie (Katie Aselton), a young married couple with an enviable relationship built on love trust and communication....

Lionsgate and the filmmakers of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire are pleased to announce that E. Roger Mitchell has been cast in the role of Chaff in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. A tribute from District 11, Chaff won the 45th Annual Hunger Games and will compete in the Quarter Quell. E. Roger Mitchell is an Atlanta based actor with decades of experience on the stage....

Gary Ross, screenwriter and director of Pleasantville, returns to greatness with his masterful adaptation of The Hunger Games. Based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is the spellbinding tale of Katniss Evergreen (Jennifer Lawrence). Set in a dystopian future of oppression and class warfare, America has been reformed after an apocalypse into Panem. There are twelve districts in Panem, ruled from afar by an elize citizenry in The Capitol....

It’s easy to see why The Inspection has been wowing audiences, first when it made its world premiere at TIFF last September, and then, more recently, upon its limited release last month in the U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving. With razor precision and utmost care, director Elegance Bratton has woven a narrative tapestry that explores our innate need for love and acceptance, the lengths to which we’ll sometimes go in order to achieve it, and, more importantly, the sacrifices we make along the way....

Risky Business Blog reports that author Dan Brown will make his first foray into screenwriting by adapting his own novel The Lost Symbol for Columbia Pictures. Dan Brown wrote the novels The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, which were adapted into blockbusters starring Tom Hanks as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises) wrote a previous draft of The Lost Symbol. The Lost Symbol is the next adventure featuring Robert Langdon, who returns to America and investigates a new mystery surrounding the Freemasons in Washington D....

Another week has come and gone, and brought us with a new slew of movie news, box office info, new official sites for upcoming flicks and new trailers. Before we get into all that, though, since I actually had the time to watch some flicks this week, let’s check out what I watched this week. WHAT DID GALLAGHER WATCH LAST WEEK? Superbad: Movies like this I’m always curious as to how I’ll react a second time around....

Netflix has just released the second trailer for the upcoming comedy thriller The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window that lends credence to the woman (Kristen Bell) across the street’s version of events, albeit the considerable amount of alcohol and pills consumed by the shut-in turned amateur detective allows for some serious doubts as to the validity of the ‘clues’ she isn’t entirely certain of....

Over the years, filmmakers around the world have mastered the horror genre and produced some brilliant, terrifying cinematic experiences for horror junkies who love a good jump scare or enough gore to make them squirm. The horror genre is more popular now than ever, and it gives us a safe space to face our darkest fears in the comfort of our own home (preferably behind a pillow). There’s no doubt that exploring horror globally broadens the representation of the genre and can spark even more joy for horror fans....

Project X star Thomas Mann has joined the cast of King Dork for Gary Sanchez Productions, Nala Films, and director Matt Piedmont (Casa de Mi Padre). The story centers on Sam and Tom, two losers who use their love of rock and roll music to get through their tumultuous high school days. Thomas Mann will play Tom, while Keir Gilchrist is circling the Sam role. Nick Offerman is eyeing the part of Tom’s stepfather....

The fates of Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn have been revealed. Star Wars Rebels has officially wrapped up its four-season run and, unlike with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dave Filoni got to finish up this series his way. Though, that doesn’t mean he seamlessly tied up every single loose end. Fortunately, he’s here to answer some burning questions. But in his own way, which can be a little frustrating....

The Los Angeles Times recently caught up with Tim Burton on the set of his upcoming Disney adaptation of Alice in Wonderland for a chat about this weekend’s upcoming Scream Awards on Spike TV, where he will be presented the Immortal Award for his contributions to the horror and SciFi genres. Here is what the director had to say about his reimagining of the Lewis Carroll classic: About getting Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter, Burton said:...

In the opening moments of Avengers: Infinity War, it looked like Tom Hiddleston’s time in the MCU was over as Loki finally met his end at the hands of Thanos. Flash forward a few years and the future for Loki is once again strangely looking bright for a dead god. With the earlier incarnation of Loki escaping custody in Avengers: Endgame to find himself caught up in the events of his own TV series, there is now a question of whether Loki will make an appearance in any future Marvel movies now a version of him is very much alive and well....

It’s hard to underestimate the impact that legendary sci-fi author Philip K. Dick has had on modern cinema. The illustrious writer, who produced over 100 short stories and 44 novels over his lifetime, is responsible for some of Hollywood’s most revered sci-fi films, from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner to Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly. Although it’s impossible to pick a PKD adaptation that’s objectively the “greatest,” Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall and Spielberg’s Minority Report serve as two of the visionary’s most talked-about and commercially successful films to date....

Having already gone retro by bringing Nightmare on Elm Street series Freddy’s Nightmares to streaming, Bloody Disgusting’s Screambox has now become the home of Toxic Avenger cartoon spin-off Toxic Crusaders. When many fans of the likes of The Witcher are scratching their heads about how an animated spin-off for children can work, Troma fans have already seen the results of such a venture when the gory, comedy-horror series of movies became the stuff of Saturday morning cartoon in the early 1990s....

DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures’ co-production Transformers set an industry record for a non-sequel of $155.4 million in its opening week, surpassing the previous record held by the original Spider-Man in 2002. In addition, during its first full day of release on Tuesday, July 3, Transformers grossed $27.8 million, the biggest Tuesday in industry history, surpassing the second Pirates of the Caribbean adventure. The following day, July 4th, the Michael Bay-directed action adventure posted another industry best for the holiday of $29 million, outstripping Spider-Man 2 in 2004....