Anaconda is a fast-paced jungle adventure that serves up a slithering good time. Starring Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, and Thandiwe Newton, we had the opportunity to chat with the cast and take a look at how this film explores life, friendships, and handling a midlife crisis.
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The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards were announced last Friday, and the hottest animated film of the year, KPop Demon Hunters, is a five-time contender. Netflix’s most-watched original animated film of all time is in the running for Song of the Year, Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Remixed Recording, and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. With the exception of the last category, all the others are in recognition for only one particular song from the film: “Golden.”
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When KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix in June, nobody could have predicted the global phenomenon the animated movie would become. Clocking in at over 236 million views to date, it’s secured the crown as the most popular Netflix film of all time. Months after its release, the hype is still going strong.
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A new trailer for the much-anticipated Wolverine game from Insomniac Games debuted at Playstation’s State of Play showcase. Many X-Nerds were gratified to see that Omega Red, Mystique, and a big ol’ Sentinel are glimpsed, along with ultra-violent gameplay:
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We will finally know Miles Morales’ fate as Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse, the long-awaited trilogy capper, finally gets a release date. The film hits theaters on June 4, 2027. The news of the release was announced at CinemaCon, the movie theater industry trade show held annually in Las Vegas, NV.
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Details were provided by NOC Reporter Sophia Soto, who is covering NYCC. 2024. Spoilers ahead.
Sony Pictures has released more images of Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Marvel’s Kraven The Hunter. At this year’s NYCC, Director JC Chandor took to the stage to reveal the images and the first seven minutes of the film.
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After spending the weekend at WonderCon, Dominic is back on Hard NOC Life. He tells Keith his time at the convention representing 12 Valentines, and meeting Gail Simone. Then, they talk about how Ghostbusters discourse in 2016 foreshadowed the current pop culture climate.
On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith has to process his feelings about Justin Fields being traded to Pittsburgh before he and Dominic discuss the re-release of each Spider-Man film and what’s next for DC Studios. Then, Keith explains how Atarashii Gakko got him excited for a new Ghostbusters movie, and Dom gives a 12 Valentines update on a Suicide Squad song.
First off, let me say I don’t know if this leaked news about Silk is true. It seems true-ish but also is perhaps tailored to cause a certain kind of uproar, at the expense of Asian Americans, particularly Asian American women. Supposedly, the Amazon series focused on Silk (the Asian American Spider-Man-Type-Person-Hero), led by showrunner Angela Kang, is being retooled, as per an article from The Ankler which reports that a “source close to the series claims that Silk was being refocused with a more male-skewing audience in mind.”
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Madame Web serves as Cassandra “Cassie” Webb’s origin story as well as her entry onto the big screen. In the comics, Madame Web is a blind elderly woman who possesses the power of telepathy and clairvoyance – but, in the SJ Clarkson-directed film, Cassie (Dakota Johnson) is a young paramedic working the tough streets of New York in 2003.
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We got to sit down with the cast of Sony’s latest Spider-Verse adjacent film, Madame Web to talk about how they found common ground and confidence on set and avoiding superhero tropes in an all-women led superhero film.
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I mean, I’m a Spider-Man/Spider-Verse person, seriously. Not in the sense that I saw Venom, or the one with Leto, or know when Kraven the Hunter comes out, but I’m still shocked that an official Madame Web trailer has been live for a whole week and I’m just watching it today. Internet! What’re you doing, man?
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Don’t! You tell me to smile!
The Beastie Boys, “Intergalactic”
You stick around I’ll make it worth your while!
The last five years have not even been fooling around.
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Missing executive producer Sev Ohanian said it’s great seeing this movie with an audience after I told him this would be my first viewing of the film at the special CAPE and Product of Culture screening. And, it was.
From the creative minds of the 2018 critically-acclaimed film Searching, Missing follows the same technological format as its predecessor, filled with unexpected twists and turns that are amplified with audiences’ gasps.
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There’s nothing like a new horror thriller that touches on generational trauma passed down to their descendants and their biggest fears of becoming exactly like them.
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There’s a running joke that we will never run out of superhero sequels; I, myself an Xennial elder, have lived through nine Spider-Man movie releases thus far. I’ve watched almost all nine in theaters, not even counting Spider-Man’s appearances in the Avengers films and am happily surprised to find Spider-Man treading new ground.
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A new poster has just been shared for Uncharted, which is based on the PlayStation video game by Naughty Dog. The film stars Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas. Holland also serves as an executive producer.
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Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal serve as producers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. The film will be released exclusively in movie theaters on December 17. They also both produced Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far from Home.
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Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon star in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The film will be released exclusively in movie theaters on December 17. Holland leads as Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Zendaya continues the role of MJ, and Batalon portrays Ned Leeds.
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Sloclap, the French studio that brought us the 2017 multiplayer beat ’em up title Absolver, looks to bring new life to the genre with Sifu. The studio’s newest title is set to release February 2022 and focuses intensely on the idea of mastering kung fu through death.
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What’s better than a new poster? A new poster AND a premiere date of the official second trailer for the highly anticipated Spider-Man: No Way Home! After sharing the new poster, it was revealed that a new trailer will be released tomorrow. The first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home broke both the 24-hour global record for the most watched and talked about trailer ever.
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Ever since the first teaser trailer was released for Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have been ready for more. Tonight, we were treated to the film’s official poster! Don’t forget— you’re definitely going to want to zoom in to catch ALL the details. The movie stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei.
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The first real look at Columbia and Sony Pictures’ Uncharted is finally here. The film adaptation (or prequel in this instance) of the hit PlayStation franchise starring Tom Holland, Sophia Taylor Ali, Antonio Banderas, and Mark Wahlberg showed off an action-packed adventure with its official trailer reveal.
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