There are some MCU opinions that go decidedly against the grain ... and make some truly decent points in doing so. We're here to give those unpopular points of view their due — even if we balk at them at first glance.
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While Galadriel's story evolved quite a bit over the course of J.R.R. Tolkien's life, we've done our best to pull everything together into one, coherent narrative that takes a deep dive into the backstory of this elven aristocrat.
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If you're looking for a whimsical adventure appropriate for all ages, you might want to check out Latte and the Magic Waterstone, which hit Netflix on July 31, 2020 and has already become one of the service's most popular choices. Here's why you should check out this feel-good animated comedy.
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Netflix clearly understands that summer is a great season for comedy; the streamer's been filling our July and August nights with hilarious originals and underwatched indies that never got a fair shake at the box office. This expanding fellowship of funny just grew to include Seriously Single.
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Ready for a tough-as-nails military actioner with a super-talented cast? Fire up Netflix. Rogue Warfare: The Hunt has been tearing up the streamer over the weekend, climbing to #1 on its Top Ten list. The flick focuses on an elite military unit tasked with taking down a terrorist organization.
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Can't wait to watch Netflix's highly anticipated dance-driven movie? We don't blame you, but there are some things you might want to know first. Read this before you see Work It.
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Ron Perlman has been a fixture on screens both big and small for about 30 years. Though he tends to play tough guys, he's tried a little bit of everything. During our chat with him, we took some time to ask about what kind of roles he likes to play and where he sees his career going.
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If you're looking for some of the more pessimistic examples the genre has to offer, here are the horror movies that show no mercy for their cast of characters.
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From DC stars to Marvel vigilantes, here are some superhero movie stars Hollywood doesn't cast very much anymore.
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Malcolm McDowell will always be Alex from A Clockwork Orange to most. Sci-fi fans remember him as The Man Who Killed Captain Kirk, while nasty freak film buffs associate him with Caligula. Of course, there was a career before Clockwork — one McDowell was happy to discuss with us.
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The Lord of the Rings films were filled with precarious, death-defying moments, and apparently the shooting process was pretty risky, too. In fact, star Viggo Mortensen had a serious brush with death during filming. Here's the scene that nearly took out the actor behind Aragorn.
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Bryan Singer's X-Men and X2: X-Men United helped to create the superhero genre as we know it — but the latter film almost crashed and burned, due to one botched stunt. A recent retrospective on the first two films in the X-Men series shone a harsh light on the director's on-set practices.
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When the situation seems dire and the music swells, that's when a superhero has to show up and save the day. Of course, not all superhero entrances are created equal. From the Man of Steel to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, here are the most epic superhero entrances in movies.
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While there are plenty of old favorites in the thriller genre that should already be in heavy rotation in your movie night watchlists, it's also valuable to change things up every now and again. Besides, if you've already seen a thriller, that might kind of make it a little less thrilling, right?
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Looper recently talked with Ron Perlman about his new movie The Big Ugly, and while we had a great time discussing what he's been up to recently, we couldn't help reaching back to the past with a question we've all had on our minds: "Is there a future in Hellboy for you?"
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From cartoon characters to incredible athletes, these are the saddest movie deaths we didn't see coming.
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An intense 2019 true-crime documentary is tearing it up on Netflix — telling the story of how one man came to tear up his town. Tread, which premiered last year at SXSW to rave reviews, has made its debut on the streamer's Top Ten list for movies. Its story is singularly bizarre — but all too true.
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What do you get when you combine a writer with a talent for telling stories with quirky, lovable characters, a director who specializes in heartwarming films, and an all-star cast of funny, musically talented actors? You get All Together Now. Here's what you need to know before you watch.
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Tom Cruise, along with director Doug Liman and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, managed to secure an insanely hefty budget for his upcoming space movie. The twist? They want to actually shoot it in space. Here's the story behind this ambitious project.
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By being adaptable, some movie stars have totally changed their big screen persona. Who are these actors, and how have they reinvented themselves? Here are the most successful movie star reinventions ever!
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During a 2020 San Diego Comic-Con@Home Q&A panel entitled "The Art of Adapting Comics to the Screen," The Dark Knight writer David S. Goyer revealed that he and director Christopher Nolan made a decision about the film's depiction of Joker that was deemed controversial.
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Speculation is running rampant that a secret sequel to the 2019 sci-fi flick Alita: Battle Angel is in the works after Australian actor Jai Courtney — who appeared in a cameo as Jashugan in the first film —posted a mysterious photo to his Instagram account.
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For subscribers starting to lament the coming content drought brought on by the industry-wide shutdown, Netflix wants you to know that it's not quite tapped out yet. Banana Split first debuted for audiences in 2018, and went on to become a festival darling during the 2018-2019 season.
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Immortal being, daughter of Elrond, wife of Aragorn, and queen of Gondor — here's Arwen's entire backstory explained.
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Adapting a long book series -- especially the Harry Potter novels, which were originally written by J.K. Rowling and span a whopping 4,224 pages -- is always a challenge. The grand finale of the Harry Potter film franchise posed a particular challenge. Here's how it could have happened.
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Will Solo: A Star Wars Story ever get a continuation? According to the flick's director, we probably shouldn't hold our breath. Ron Howard, who famously took over the 2018 film from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, was recently asked about the possibility of a sequel by Andy Cohen.
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Netflix has found a shiny new Top Ten hit — and this one comes via the international market. Part pulse-pounding thriller, and part caustic reflection on life in the time of fake news and internet trolldom, Polish auteur Jan Komasa's The Hater is finding an audience in the streaming realm.
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