I Can’t Believe The Venom Movie Series Was Over 5 Times More Successful At The Box Office Than All The Franchise’s Other Films Put Together

It’s wild thatVenom’s movie franchise was so successful that it outperformed the rest ofSony’s Spider-Man Universeby more than five times the total global box office. Thefirst installment of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe,Venom, earned promising results upon its release in 2018 after debuting one of the most popular characters associated with Spider-Man. Unfortunately, this initial success would fail to bear much fruit as subsequent installments ofSony’s Spider-Man franchise failedto inspire half as much enthusiasm from fans as it introduced even more minor characters like Morbius and Madame Web....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 898 words · Laurie Gray

I Thought X-Men Was Determined to Ruin My Favorite Mutant, And I’m So Glad I Was Wrong

Warning: Spoilers for NYX #8!MostX-Menfans know what it’s like to get attached to a particular mutant and follow them through highs and lows, but there are few feelings worse than watching a beloved character get their name dragged through the mud. As a longtime Hellion fan, I’ve been fighting that battle withNYX. The latest issue finally ended my suffering and proved that I underestimated the creativeteam’s understanding of Julian Keller....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Sean Bond

I'm Confident Next Year's Oscars Will Fix One Of The Biggest Controversies From 2025

The2025 Oscarsdidn’t include live performances of the year’s Best Original Song nominees, but this particular feature of the ceremony is almost certain to make its return next year. This isn’t the first year the Oscars have cut out the Best Original Song performances, nor will it likely be the last. Time was instead given tothe Oscars’ James Bond tribute, as well as Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s tribute toThe Wizard of Oz’s musical history....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 853 words · Sheila Fitzgerald

It Took a Few Years, But the Fantastic Four's Newest Member Is Ready to Show How Powerful They Truly Are

Warning: Spoilers for Fantastic Four #27 Most fans are familiar with the core heroes of theFantastic Four, but another hero has joined their ranks and shown that she’s as powerful as the adults. Nicki Masters-Grimm, the Skrull daughter of the Thing, just unleashed her super-powered potential at long last in a battle against a classic foe. Through this fight, Nicki establishes that she is finally ready to be an official member of the Fantastic Four....

August 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · William Smith

John Wick Is Responsible For Jack Quaid's New Action Movie, But It's Nothing Like Keanu Reeves' Franchise

One of the most anticipated March film releases isNovocaine, an action/thriller film that stars Jack Quaid, best known for his starring role as Hughie in the Amazon Prime TV seriesThe Boys. Quaid has been on a roll lately, starring in plenty of extremely well-received projects, andNovocaine’s reviewsindicate that this film will be no different, earning an excellent Rotten Tomatoes score. The film is great, and one of the reasons for that isNovocaine’s inspirations, which are obvious even though the movie manages to differentiate itself enough from its influences....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 769 words · Jennifer Brooks

Justin Baldoni Adds $400M Lawsuit Against Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds To Legal Campaign: “This Is A Battle She Will Not Win And Will Certainly Regret”

Read update Justin Baldoni is seeking at least $400 million in damages in the lawsuit filed againstIt Ends With Usco-star Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. Previously,Lively filed her own lawsuit against Baldoni and others 10 daysafter lodging a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, in which she claimed herIt Ends With Usco-star orchestrated a malicious smear campaign to ruin her reputation as retaliation for her complaints about Baldoni’s sexual harassment on set....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1003 words · Luke Gonzalez

Landman Gave Jon Hamm The Ending Mad Men Avoided For Don Draper

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Landman season 1, episode 9. Landmanseason 1, episode 9 reveals thatJon Hamm’s character Monty Miller passed awayafter multiple heart scares that led him to the hospital. Theending ofLandmanseason 1, episode 9brings new possibilities for Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy under these tragic circumstances as well as plenty of new problems and impending headaches. With one episode left ofLandmanseason 1 to go,Tommy and Demi Moore’s Cami will be forced to take the reins of M-Texin Monty’s massive absence....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Crystal Hanna

Marvel Finally Remembers What Street Level Hero Really Means In The MCU

Marvel Studios finally released an MCU project where Peter Parker is a fully street-level hero —Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. WithAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warslooming over the horizon, the MCU’s Phase 5 is taking a short break from multiversal stories to focus on more realistic stories.Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,Captain America: Brave New World,Daredevil: Born Again, andThunderbolts*all follow rather grounded conflicts. WhileSpider-Man: No Way Home’s ending teased new street-level adventuresfor Tom Holland’s Peter Parker,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manepisodes 1 and 2 beatSpider-Man 4to the punch....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Charles Anderson

Matt Damon’s $630 Million Sci-Fi Movie From 9 Years Ago Now On Streaming Is The Perfect Interstellar Follow-Up

Matt Damon’s critically acclaimed sci-fi box office hit is now streaming on Max. While the beloved actor, screenwriter, and producer is celebrated to this day for his action roles and hisBoston-themed movies, Damon’s career made a strong pivot in2013 with the release ofElysium, which introduced Damon to the sci-fi blockbuster. Damon then went on to have a surprise cameo in Christopher Nolan’scelebrated intergalactic filmInterstellarbefore starring in Ridley Scott’sThe Martian, which was nominated for 7 Oscars....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1011 words · William Juarez

Mindhunter's Absurd Cancelation 5 Years Ago Gets A Harsh Reminder In Netflix's Returning 85% RT Legal Show

WARNING! This article contains major SPOILERS for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3!ThoughMindhunterhasn’t released a new season on Netflix since 2019, the sting of its cancelation hurts again with Holt McCallany’s new role onThe Lincoln Lawyer. Directed and produced by the celebratedthriller movie director David Fincher,Netflix’s hit true crime drama followed FBI Agents Bill Tench (McCallany) and Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff)as well as psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) as they interview, research, and profile serial killers in the late 1970s and early 1980s....

August 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1235 words · Zachary Smith

Moana 2: Why Lin Lin-Manuel Miranda Did Not Return As A Songwriter In The Disney Sequel

OriginalMoanasongwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda explains why he didn’t return to write any songs forMoana 2. ThoughMoanawas a respectable success in theaters upon its release in 2016, the film really took off years later on Disney+, where it continually ranked as one of the most-watched streaming movies. After starting life as a TV show,Moana 2released in theaterslast month, featuring songs written by Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow, with Miranda thought to have chosenMufasa: The Lion Kingover the Disney sequel....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Adam Hale

NCIS: Origins Episode 9 Recap: 8 Biggest Moments & Reveals

NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 9, “Vivo o Muerto” InNCIS: Originsepisode 9, Leroy Jethro Gibbs gets dangerously close to his family’s killer, with a massive reveal at the end. The prequel delivered one of its most compelling plot points yet in “Sick As Our Secretes,” which revealed that Special Agent Randolph (Caleb Foote) has a secret connection towhat happened to Gibbs' wife and daughter inNCIS.Randy is a newNCIScharacter, and tying his story back to what happened to Gibbs was a good move....

August 19, 2025 · 10 min · 1939 words · Katherine Johnson

New Dragon Ball Manga from Super Artist Confirmed, but There's A Catch

TheDragon Ballfever is heating up again with new releases in its anime, games, and more manga with the latest announcement of a special release byDragon Ball Superartist Toyotarou. As mentioned by@DbsHype on X(formerly Twitter) and confirmed byAnime News Network,the new manga is titledDragon Ball Super Diversand releases in July 16, 2025’s issue ofV Jump, with the catch being that it’s a one-shot. The manga is set to coincide with the November 7 launch of the eponymous arcade game as cross-promotion as it explores portions from all overDragon Ball’stimeline....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Stacey Evans