We caught up with Dark Matter star Alice Braga to talk about season 2’s uncharted territory — there’s no second novel to adapt this time — her real friendship with author Blake Crouch, and the guilt Amanda carries into the new season.
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DreamWorks Animation’s first film rooted in Filipino culture and mythology, Forgotten Island, is a triumph. We caught up with directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, and stars Liza Soberano and Manny Jacinto, at a special screening ahead of its September 25 release.
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J. Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones on Lanterns’ backstory-heavy third episode, and what it means to raise a Black son to become a superhero.
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Despite a mighty and delightful ensemble cast, the Play On Shakespeare’s modern verse translation of William Shakespeare’s Pericles at Boston Court Pasadena is a bit of a head-scratcher.
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As Lanterns gears up for its third episode, we go inside a special panel with episode writer Vanessa Baden Kelly and stars Jasmine Cephas Jones and J. Alphonse Nicholson on adapting John Stewart’s origins for today.
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This week, we remember Peter Cullen — plus a Dark Matter recap, a Halloween Time at Disneyland preview, reviews of Batman: Knightfall, Colony, and It Ends, and a Lanterns cast and composer interview.
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Apple TV’s Dark Matter returns for a second season, and we’re recapping it episode by episode — pairing each installment with a corresponding track from Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter album, kicking off with the season premiere.
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Halloween Time returns to Disneyland Resort with new Mickey and Friends costumes, a fresh lineup of spooky snacks, and a taste test of the best seasonal bites at Disney California Adventure Park.
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Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan is undoubtedly one of the best zombie films ever made. With his latest, Colony, he injects the idea of collective evolution with the zombies in a much more action-packed scenario that packs a lot of entertaining and terrifying tension even if logic falls apart tremendously halfway through the film.
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Alexander Ullom’s cosmic horror road trip traps four recent graduates on an endless highway, turning post-graduation drift into an unexpectedly effective metaphor for growing up and growing apart.
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As Forgotten Island nears its theatrical release, we make the case for why DreamWorks’ Filipino-led animated film deserves the same excitement and cultural moment that KPop Demon Hunters got.
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We follow up our Lanterns review with spoiler-free interviews — cast members Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, and Poorna Jagannathan, plus composer Stephanie Economou on the show’s ’90s grunge-inflected score.
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In the first film of the Batman: Knightfall animated trilogy, director Jeff Wamester and screenwriter Jeremy Adams, with Warner Bros. Animation, have crafted one of the greatest Batman films of all time.
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D23 coverage all week, plus interviews with the Outer Banks cast, Camp Rock 3’s Casey Trotter, and The End of Oak Street’s Jordan Alexa Davis — and reviews of Coyote vs. Acme, Slava Ukraini!, The Samurai and the Prisoner, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, and why Laika’s Wildwood is one to watch.
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This morning, to prepare fans for Avengers: Doomsday, Disney and Marvel Studios has announced the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast to be hosted The Basement Yard’s biggest nerd, Frank Alvarez and the MCU’s biggest nerd, Ms. Marvel herself, Iman Vellani.
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Laika’s Wildwood is a bold, big-swing stop-motion epic — and a defiant statement about handcrafted artistry in an industry increasingly tempted by AI shortcuts.
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After five seasons, Outer Banks has come to an end, and we had the chance to speak with Chase Stokes, Drew Starkey, Jonathan Daviss, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, and Carlacia Grant one last time. Please note: these interviews will contain major spoilers.
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From singing and dancing to drumming with a solo number, Casey Trotter electrifies the screen with his performance as Cliff in Camp Rock 3, the newest installment in the Camp Rock franchise. We had a chance to chat about his early beginnings, learning how to drum, and what his film preparation was like.
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Coyote vs. Acme is a film whose own against-the-odds journey to theaters mirrors its underdog hero’s refusal to quit.
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A Few Thoughts Theater Company’s inaugural production of Slava Ukraini! (or Waiting for Elon) is a very strong start with a strong ensemble cast, interesting setup packed with urgent relevancy, and fantastic direction.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa turns a 16th-century samurai siege into a whodunit and anti-war parable, using a murder mystery inside a besieged castle to ask what violence does to the people trapped inside systems built on it.
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Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney Animation brought the reveals at D23 Expo 2026 — from Incredibles III to Frozen III and Starfighter. Here’s our full recap, plus where Disney’s diversity still falls short.
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The End of Oak Street may star some heavy hitters, like Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. However a great deal of the film’s heart comes directly from its younger cast. Among them, is breakout star Jordan Alexa Davis, playing the role of Jeannette Christiansen in the Amblin-esque tentpole film.
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