Making a movie about the evil version of a hero without actually using the hero himself seems like a recipe for disaster, but somehow Venom works. From the accurate page-to-screen transformation of the character to the rote climax, here are the five best and five worst things about the movie.
Read MoreSink your teeth into this. A Dracula series from Sherlock creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat is in the works at BBC and Netflix. Based on Bram Stoker's Gothic horror novel of the same name, Dracula will follow the titular fang-toothed count as he attempts to move from Transvylania to London.
Read MoreThis 1986 cult classic remains one of the most puzzling corners of pop culture to date. But what fate has befallen the lucky performers who got in on the ground floor and brought the original movie to life? Here's where the cast of Highlander is now.
Read MoreThe gift of life isn't the only one the heroes who survived Avengers: Infinity War will get in Avengers 4. Leaked promo art for Avengers 4, posted to the KPOW! Instagram account, shows Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) rocking slick new suits.
Read MoreHe rose to prominence on "Saturday Night Live" before meeting a sad end at the age of just 33. Here are some things you may not know about Chris Farley.
Read MoreBatman has indicated that he doesn't believe in God — but what does that mean in a comics universe where he's punched bad guys shoulder-to-shoulder with a literal angel? The answer is a lot more nuanced than you might think.
Read MoreSound technician James Emswiller has died after falling from a balcony on the set of the Tom Hanks-starring Mister Rogers movie. Reports indicate that Emswiller suffered an undisclosed medical emergency, and then fell two stories off a balcony on the film's western Pennsylvania set.
Read MoreJohnny Depp has finally broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his involvement in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise, particularly his casting as the title villain Gellert Grindelwald in the upcoming sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Read MoreA long list of high-stakes, billion-dollar questions are set to be answered in the coming months — but it's never too early to start getting excited for the box office magic to begin, so let's take a look at the biggest movies with something to prove in 2019.
Read MoreIn Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and Furious franchise spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, Idris Elba plays Brixton, a badass villain who has never been bested. Johnson unveiled the first look at Elba in character on Thursday evening, sharing a black-and-white photo to his Instagram.
Read MoreDisney is taking viewers to a whole new world. The House of Mouse released the first teaser trailer for the live-action Aladdin on Thursday, introducing newcomer Mena Massoud as the bread-stealing, lamp-rubbing title hero who aims to win the heart of princess and live a royal life alongside her.
Read MoreDanny Trejo's rise to fame had quite a few twists and turns along the way. Years before he took up acting, he was actually a violent criminal who'd spent time in multiple prisons. So how did he turn his life around so drastically?
Read MoreRyan Coogler is hopping in his Bugatti spaceship and taking a second trip to Wakanda. The Black Panther co-writer and director has just signed on to repeat his creative responsibilities for the upcoming sequel, quietly closing a deal to write and direct Black Panther 2.
Read MoreMovie and TV performers can get fired, too. It's just as aggravating for them as it for the average working stiff - especially if they messed up big time.
Read MoreOh Beast, come out, come out, wherever you are. In the newest trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) unleashes the Beast, the 24th personality of dissociative identity sufferer Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy).
Read MoreGet ready to meet a new version of jolly ol' Saint Nick. In The Christmas Chronicles, Netflix's upcoming holiday movie, Kurt Russell stars as a modern, cooler-than-the-North-Pole Santa Claus who breaks the fourth wall, slam-dunks presents down chimneys, and goes on a high-speed police chase.
Read MoreThe Rambo franchise may be ending in the same way it began. Shortly after Sylvester Stallone confirmed that Rambo 5 had started filming, the official title for the film has been revealed. The movie sees Stallone's John Rambo saddling up to save his friend's daughter from a Mexican cartel.
Read MoreThe Gunn got fired, and the kickback is major. Following the Walt Disney Company's decision to fire James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in July 2018, Warner Bros. has tapped (or should we say poached?) the filmmaker to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2.
Read MoreBohemian Rhapsody will rock you — or at least Rami Malek's performance in the film will. First reactions to the Bryan Singer-directed biopic have made their way online. Is Bohemian Rhapsody a killer queen or a just a bunch of radio ga ga? We've got the answer.
Read MoreThe newest character in the CW's Arrowverse hasn't touched down just yet, but the network has released a first official look at how Ruby Rose will look as the character when she makes her debut in an upcoming crossover event. In short, she looks fierce, comics-accurate, and perfectly-coiffed.
Read MoreSome sad movies might make you shed a few tears, while others might make you depressed for a couple of days. But some are so upsetting that you can't even make it all the way to the end. These movies will leave you pressing stop and finding something happier to do — like visiting a cemetery.
Read MoreIn January 2019, more than 40 Game of Thrones concept artists will come together to debut the artwork they created to chronicle the origins of Westeros during an exhibition called Unseen Westeros. We're thrilled to share five of these paintings exclusively here on Looper.
Read MoreThings are looking much brighter for one of Marvel Comics' grimmest characters. While critics have torn Venom limb from goop-covered limb, the moviegoing masses appear to be really digging the film, having unexpectedly sent the movie's audience approval rating soaring.
Read MoreScott Wilson, who played veterinarian Hershel Greene (the father of Lauren Cohan's Maggie Greene) on The Walking Dead, has died after battling leukemia. A veteran actor who appeared in The Great Gatsby, The Ninth Configuration, and Pearl Harbor, Wilson was 76 years old at the time of his death.
Read MoreGet in, DC fans. We're going diving. During New York Comic-Con on Friday, Warner Bros. unleashed a five-minute-long trailer for Aquaman that teases the sibling rivalry between Aquaman and Orm, Aquaman's battles with Black Manta, the title hero's comic-accurate costume, and much more.
Read MoreNow that we've seen what this inky symbiote has to offer, let's break down the world-building and story stuff that the movie leaves hanging, as well as some big important questions that it just plain doesn't bother bringing up. These are the biggest unanswered questions in Venom.
Read MoreThe only thing worse than Nazis and zombies are Nazi zombies. Don't believe us? Let the final trailer for Overlord, which Paramount Pictures dropped on Friday, convince you. Directed by Julius Avery, the film centers on a team of paratroopers battling a horde of undead Nazis on the eve of D-Day.
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