Despite being around for 104 years or so, there's never been a proper sequel to any proper?Nosferatu?film (I'm not getting into all the weird, little stuff that's been made over the years). This despite the?huge?number of versions of Dracula.?Now that it's a qualified hit at the box office after establishing a strong world and vision, you sort of have to wonder if it would be possible to make a sequel, prequel, or any kind of spin off from the 2024 version by Robert Eggers. Do I think it would happen? Probably not. Doesn't seem like Eggers' style. Do I think it would be a "good" idea? Not really. Narratively, a prequel is certainly possible, but?Nosferatu?said what it was going to say. It doesn't need to do more. Would I watch a Robert Eggers-directed,?Bill Skarsg?rd-starring second movie if it happened to come out. Yes, 100%

From the score to the songs Robbie Williams remastered, the soundtrack for Better Man is just brilliant. Of course, Michael Gracey’s film is?one of the most creative and inventive biopics in recent memory, but the music takes it to another level.?Having been blessed to grow up with Williams’ music from his?Take That?days to his solo career, I can’t help but appreciate how the songs take on new meanings amid the film’s context. The way each scene juxtaposes the performer’s past and present through the music opens up layers of emotional depth that amplify its meaning. For me, one of the standout tracks was?“Feel”. It's a song that’s always had a lot of personal weight for me, but in this movie, it’s become something entirely different. The scene when the younger Robbie sings it — it’s simply, wow. It beautifully breaks down his vulnerability as a child and his struggles with feeling understood. But then when you hear the adult Robbie, you realize how much growth and pain he’s gone throu

Sundance 2025 is just a few days away, and this year's lineup looks truly phenomenal. With films featuring actors like Olivia Colman, Josh O'Connor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ayo Edebiri, Chlo? Sevigny, Rose Byrne, and many more, it's sure to be a star-studded time. Some of the films I'm most excited to see include?Andrew Ahn's The Wedding Banquet, starring?Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang, and?Katarina Zhu's Bunnylovr,?whose supporting cast includes Rachel Sennott. On the documentary side, Speak, Middletown, and?Mr. Nobody Against Putin piqued my interest. What films are you most looking forward to at the festival this year?

Henry Cavill seems down to move on from all the DC stuff and Warner Bros. seems?very?down to never work with him again. He's got a lot of things brewing, but we all know that — if he's into it — he would put it all on hold for the right MCU role. So, what's it gonna be? A second go as?Cavillrine? Could be cool, but I think he'd be good elsewhere, too. Cyclops, the?real?Doctor Doom (don't tell me they're gonna use Robert Downey Jr. the whole time), a new Magneto, Mr. Sinister, Mephisto, Ghost Rider — there's a lot of ways this could go here. Got any more? ?

Chris Pratt has some movies on the way,?The Electric State?and?Mercy, but are you really all that interested in them? Sure, there's bound to be more Mario and?maybe?sequels to Garfield,?The Tomorrow War, and a return to the MCU — but, yeah, you've got to wonder if, between all these various missteps and his almost inescapable presence a few years ago, if Chris Pratt is kind of cooked as a major star for now. Like, is anyone?dying?to see his next movie? I don't know that they are. Is this guy's time as a big, movie-opening star over, or is he just in hibernation?

Look, obviously we've still got George R.R. Martin's unfinished?A Song of Ice and Fire?series out there hanging over our heads. Elsewhere, there's the Pern books (if you consider that Fantasy), the Wheel of Time, Discworld, and a whole host of other multipart epics that are at this moment collecting dust read or unread on our shelves. For me, though, none is as well written, deep, and inspiring as the good, old, Lord of the Rings books from?The Hobbit?all the way to all the spiraling short stories, poems, and addendum J.R.R. Tolkein spun together. Yeah, it can get exhausting, but without them, we just don't have most of the Fantasy books, movies, and shows we have today.

Stephen King has never been — and probably will never be — fully silent about his feelings towards Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Despite it being considered one of the best horror movies of all time (and one of the best adaptations of a King book of all time) he's slighted it many, many times over the years, decrying that it didn't match his vision and that Jack Nicolson's take on the lead, in particular, was all wrong. Granted, it's a pretty one-sided fight given that Kubrick is dead and probably wouldn't care all that much even if he weren't. Still, it goes on. So who do you side with, the brilliant director who made a masterful film, or the masterful horror writer who's peeved his brilliant novel didn't wind up on screen the way he intended??

Paddington in Peru premieres this week, bringing the titular loveable character back to our screens. To the surprise of many, this beloved, marmalade-loving bear has led three movies, each one as good as the previous one. In fact, the three?Paddington?movies comprise possibly the best movie trilogy since?Peter Jackson's?The Lord of the Rings. A few other worthy contenders have come out, most notably the?Planet of the Apes?reboot trilogy and the unofficial Oslo trilogy, but?Paddington?is something else entirely. Whereas other trilogies started off good and got better with each installment, eventually reaching greatness,?Paddington?has been great since the start. Much like Jackson's first visit to Middle-earth, Paddington?is the only modern series that has been incredible from the get-go, consistently maintaining a high level of quality throughout. What do you think? What's your favorite movie trilogy?

Like, it would make sense, right? In?Agatha All Along, Rico — aka Death, aka Aubrey Plaza being her best self — makes it clear she comes for everyone and Tony Stark?did die at the end of?Avengers: Endgame. But does Lady Death always look like Aubrey Plaza in a green dress? Unlikely. I don't think the universal concept of morality looks the same — either in the MCU or the Marvel comics — for everyone. Aubrey Plaza isn't likely to be the spirit at the gateway between life and death for, let's say, a creature made of massive green tentacles. In the comics, she adapts somewhat, showing up in different forms. So, yeah, I think Death was there for Iron Man — but maybe not?that?version of Death.?

So, in?theory, the MCU?Blade?movie with?Mahershala Ali is?still?coming, though with a carousel of incoming and departing directors and several rewrites, it's officially in development hell and years behind schedule. In the middle of all this, we got?Wesley Snipes doing a pretty solid job reprising his role as the vampire hunter in?Deadpool & Wolverine?last year. Even though we were all excited to see Ali as Blade when it was first announced — honestly, great casting — after all the delays, who would you want to see take on the role in an MCU movie now: Ali or Snipes?

The Fast & Furious franchise is speeding towards its finale and that kind of begs the question: Should the family bring back Paul Walker's Brian, even for a moment or two??We've already seen that something like this is possible at the end of?Furious 7. As well,?his brother, who helped out with the completion of?Furious 7?after Walker died in 2013,?has made himself available for more assistance even as CGI has taken massive leaps forward in the last 10 years. Personally, I understand that the whole issue is a bit ghoulish and may be seen as disrespecting Walker's memory. Still, if friends and family were on board for a cameo, I would be, too, if it were handled tactfully. Thing is, we already got exactly the goodbye we wanted at the end of?Furious 7.?While there are a lot of issues with bringing Brian back, my main one is that?Furious 7?did it so well, we just don't need it.?

A few years ago, you might have guessed that Sophia Lillis would be raking in the bucks, big roles, and huge public attention that, say, Millie Bobby Brown or Jenna Ortega are now. There was?IT?and the $702 million it made. There were?Sharp Objects, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, the?unfairly cancelled I Am Not Okay With?This,?the small but effective?Gretel and Hansel?from Oz Perkins, and?more. There was her talent, her obvious pluck, and so many other things going for her. And, yet, here we are with only a solid role in?Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Theives?and?Adults?to show for it. Why isn't this obviously amazing actor getting the same success?

Spoilers for a 13-year-old film: At the end of?The Dark Knight Rises, we see Batman — Christian Bale — fly off into Gotham harbor in The BAT with a nuclear weapon in tow. He saves the city from the explosion but, seemingly to all on the ground, dies in the effort. Soon after, a grieving Alfred is seen at what he previously said was his favorite café in Florence and, echoing the dream he talked about earlier in the film, sees Bruce Wayne with Selina Kyle, apparently alive and well. They nod and, again per Alfred's dream, don't say a word to each other.? Now, some have stated that this scene is a continuation of Alfred's fantasy and that Batman truly is dead. But not so fast. When Lucius Fox first introduces Bruce to The BAT flying vehicle, he states that the team was never smart enough to get the autopilot to work. Bruce smiles to himself. In the aftermath of Batman's apparent death, Lucius discovers that, indeed, someone has been tampering and experimenting with the autopilot system.

Moana 2 was originally meant to be a series of episodes on Disney+, initially announced as part of an ambitious streaming strategy from the House of Mouse. Plans changed during production where they changed the series into a full-fledged theatrical release... and after watching the final product, it really shows that this story was intended to be seen on the small screen. While the epic scope and oceanic stakes of the film come across in the finished product, I still can’t help but feel that this story would have been better suited for its original platform. The side characters were not fleshed out as they could have been across multiple episodes, and the cliffhanger left me wanting for immediate resolution. Did Moana 2 miss the landing?

Modern Disney hits like Frozen and Moana are inspiring and influencing a whole new generation of viewers. For more mature fans, though, there are Disney classics that have a special place in their hearts. From Hercules to Pinocchio to Brother Bear, there are several beloved hits and lesser-known gems that Disney fans can look back on and revisit anytime. What's your favorite Disney classic?

Middle-Earth, Oz, Narnia, The Star Wars Galaxy, Pandora... fiction is full of truly imaginative and incredible worlds that completely differ to our own. That begs the question: if you could live in any of them, which would it be? While most are filled with magic and wonder, a lot of them come with many dangers that we don't face in our world. That is why I think the answer has to be the world of Pokémon. A world with limited danger that is filled with magical creatures just waiting to be taken on an adventure. Do you agree? What's your answer?

After James Gunn confirmed The Batman Part 2 was delayed for a full year — meaning we won't see it until at least 2027 — rumors began to erupt that there could be plans to make Robert Pattinson's version of Bruce Wayne a part of the budding DC Universe. But knowing Gunn already announced plans for a Batman and Robin film (The Brave and the Bold), any attempt to put these pieces together is evidently not part of the original plan. And while someone could come up with a great idea to bring it all together (please, leave the Flash out of it), it would rob Matt Reeves' interpretation of the Caped Crusader of the crucial element that works so well. The film's gritty, noir-soaked realism would be severely undercut if we learned meta-humans who wear red underwear are soaring the skies with cape-clad super dogs. Please trust the audience because we can handle two different Batman characters. We grew up on superhero comics, cartoons, and now decades of reboots and crossovers. Let Reeves cook...

Earlier this month,?James Gunn?dropped the first trailer for his highly-anticipated?Superman, and?it delivered on?so?many fronts. From showcasing how much chemistry?Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane has with David Corenswet's Clark Kent (and Superman) to teasing Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor and revealing how perfectly goofy Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner looks. I am personally really anxious to see Lois Lane in action when the film comes out next year, but now that I've seen Krypto—I cannot wait to see that pup on the big screen! Which character are you the most excited to see in theaters next year??

As we reach the final day of 2024, I've been thinking a lot about the movies that came out this year, and—in particular—the films that just didn't get enough love. My favorite underrated film of 2024 was?Lisa Frankenstein. Hitting theaters back in February, the romantic horror comedy was primed to be a Valentine's Day date movie hit, but no one seemed to appreciate Diablo Cody's brilliance or Zelda William's impeccable direction. Understandably, it was a movie made for people with very specific tastes, and I happened to be part of that group. If?Conclave?and?Better Man?hadn't wooed me in the latter half of the film, I may have been tempted to declare?Lisa Frankenstein?my #1 movie of the year. But, it is my #1 underrated film.?There were a lot of great movies that came out this year, so I'm curious to know what everyone's "favorite underrated movie" was for 2024.?

With the year coming to a close, it's the perfect time to look to the near future to see what cinema has in store for all kinds of fans. Upcoming releases like 28 Years Later, Freakier Friday,?Avatar: Fire & Ash, and more are just some of the several likely hits that audiences have to look forward to in the new year. What 2025 movies are you most excited about?