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In 2022, streaming services are essential for everyday entertainment. With a few main streaming platforms and countless others, everyone has a favorite service or combination of services, but based on their performance this year, which streaming service is the best? Let’s take a look at the major contenders in descending order. 6 Prime Video 5 Disney+ Disney+ Disney+ is a decent streaming service for a very specific audience. It has content from many of Disney’s acquired companies and has been successful in its remakes and sequels, including Hocus Pocus, Disenchanted, and The Mandalorian....

Spoiler Warning: Everything Everywhere All at Once As of late, the multiverse has been incredibly popular in mainstream films. It has been heavily explored in the Marvel universe, most recently in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a multiversal romp filled with CGI lasers and massive monsters. While it’s fun to see such intriguing scientific ideas explored in mainstream films, there are many fascinating possibilities when the multiverse is explored in cinema....

Just about anyone would agree that the most meaningful relationships in their lives are family relationships. Even when the family relationships that people are born with are somehow lost, people still strive to create new ones when the relationships outside of family become meaningful enough. In some ways, every romantic movie ever made is about people being irresistibly pulled toward family. So it makes all the sense in the world that the vast majority of stories includes some kind of family relationship, and that family relationships play a big part in many of the most meaningful stories ever told....

Ahead of the premiere of season 6 on ABC, it has been announced that The Good Doctor will be getting a spinoff series. Based on the South Korean series of the same name, The Good Doctor first premiered on ABC in 2017. Starring Freddie Highmore in the lead, the show has garnered great acclaim and will debut its upcoming sixth season on Oct. 3, 2022. Per Deadline, there are plans in place at ABC for a spinoff to be developed called The Good Lawyer....

Some of the greatest movie characters of all time make the greatest entrances. Whether it be doing some despicably evil, something incredibly heroic, or something in between, we as an audience can never forget the first time we saw those characters on screen. While a lot of villainous characters have memorable introductions, several heroic ones do, too. Let’s discuss a few of the best introductions of heroes in movies. 6 Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Admittedly, Captain Jack Sparrow’s loyalties are… well… they change with each scene....

The Mandalorian season three is nearing its release, and fans are excited. It has been almost two years since the season two finale aired in December 2020. The series follows the titular character of The Mandalorian, referred to as Mando or by his real name, Din Djarin. Mando is watching over a small child known as Grogu, or as the internet collectively referred to him for over a year: Baby Yoda....

The 1990s was a golden generation for the blockbuster war flick. Spielberg brought us the terror-filled Saving Private Ryan and the poignant Schindler’s List, Mel Gibson starred in the English-hating Braveheart, while Roberto Benigni and Terrence Malick delivered Life is Beautiful and The Thin Red Line respectively. While the tide seemed to settle for the genre somewhat in the 2000s, it was arguably the era of the underrated military action movie, and with that came some truly undervalued features that have never really received the credit they deserve....

The heart is the engine of human life. Beating almost 100,000 times a day, more than 36 million times each year, it endures abuse and trauma with extraordinary resilience. And yet, as more nations become prosperous and lifestyles change, heart disease has become the world’s number one killer of men and women alike. In America alone, approximately 3,000 people a day die from cardiovascular disease. The Mysterious Human Heart, which premieres Mondays, October 15th and 22nd at 9 p....

Howdy friends. Brian Gallagher here with a look at the news that wasn’t exactly fit for print over the past seven days. There’s a lot to get into this week so let’s start with Betty White displaying some rapping skills. Betty White’s Rap Video from Community - via NBC.com One of my favorite shows on the small screen returned last week, and they had one hell of a guest star to kick off their new season....

A new casting announcement for the two-part Twilight finale The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has been released by Summit Entertainment. Though none of the actors named have been confirmed for any particular roles. Here is the official press release: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Supporting Roles Casting Update Summit Entertainment announced today that the following actors have been cast in supporting roles in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn:...

MySpace has just released the first teaser trailer for The Twilight Saga’s New Moon. Check it out below. In “New Moon,” Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and she finds her loyalties tested....

Before the series finale of The Walking Dead, AMC’s hit television show lost much of its main cast. Carl, Michonne, and even Rick Grimes were some of the characters that left the show. Among them was the fan-favorite Glenn Rhee (played by Steven Yeun). Glenn played a major role in The Walking Dead’s history, having been there since the very beginning with Dale, Shane, and Andrea. He managed to survive into the show’s seventh season, during which he was killed by Negan Smith....

The Witcher franchise is expanding with The Witcher: Blood Origin, a prequel series set many years before Geralt of Rivia that will bring a new, raw Witcher to life. The series stars Sophia Brown, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence O’Fuarain, Lenny Henry, and Mirren Mack, and brings a huge wave of representation to the fantasy landscape. This is something that Brown, who plays Elie, a warrior of the Queen’s guard who leaves to become a traveling musician, has been delighted to be part of....

Fox has ordered a second season of unscripted series The X Factor, it was announced today by Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “I am absolutely thrilled with the news,” said Simon Cowell. “I have loved making the show and I want to thank Fox, our sponsors and most importantly, the fans for supporting The X Factor.” “The X Factor is a monumental success,” said Darnell. “It’s won every night it’s been on the air, the talent is phenomenal, the live shows are spectacular and picking it up is a complete no-brainer....

Think about the characteristics of a great movie. What made it stand out in your mind? Is it the plot, the dialogue, the story, the special effects, the set, or the actors? For many films, it’s a combination of several things that creates memorable and iconic cinema. Quality is universal. Yet, around the world, each culture has different perspectives when it comes to making films. In school, we learn about German history and the country’s historic events, especially during its chaotic 20th century– World War I, the rise and fall of Hitler, World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of the Berlin Wall....

Five time Emmy winner and at the forefront of female-led television, Betty White lit up screens for more than seventy five years with her satirical wit and charm. Having been featured in countless roles in television, to film, to radio, White made a household name for herself in her outstanding and everlasting career. White is credited as the first woman to produce a sitcom and was included in some of the first ever women-categorized nominations at the Emmys....

Joey King might only be 22 years old, but her long list of acting credits prove that she’s regularly booked and busy. Since her earliest acting credits in minor roles on Malcolm in the Middle and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, King has displayed her great range in movies and shows of all different genres. Whether the actress is lending her voice to animated family films or enduring paranormal activities in horror movies, King has shown that she, to put it simply, can do it all....

Place your bets, please. Many people enjoy the thrill of gambling and chance games. What is it about gambling that makes it so exhilarating? Perhaps it’s the rush of the unknown, or the opportunity to win money and suddenly inherit an exciting new life. Whatever the reason, millions of people each year spend time and money in casinos, on lottery and Powerball tickets, and on other forms of gambling. Forbes reported that in 2019, gambling was up to a record number of $43....

Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth installment of the god’s franchise, made $29 million in Thursday night box office previews, per The Numbers. The film has the second-highest preview total of 2022, after fellow superhero movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness drew in $36 million. Additionally, the newest Thor project has the fifth-largest preview number of the MCU. It is interesting to note that Love and Thunder easily toppled its critically acclaimed predecessor Ragnarok in terms of previews....

During awards season there are always a few films that do not get the attention they deserve. For many in Hollywood, this year’s overlooked film is To Leslie. However, a last-minute grassroots campaign earned Andrea Riseborough an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, though there has been some controversy surrounding the announcement. To Leslie follows a woman six years after winning almost $200,000 in the lottery. Having spent most of it on alcohol and squandered the rest, she now lives a vagrant lifestyle....