In many ways, it was a pretty uneventful weekend at the box office. No big new releases were there to take any spotlight away from “Spider-Man: No Way Home” or “Scream,” paving the way for a similar batch of movies to fill out the top 10. That having been said, the winter storm that pounded […]

(Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) With its thrilling new series “Severance, ” Apple TV+ dares to ask a terrifying question: what if office culture was even more dystopian? As we all […]

Of all the prominent Movie Brat directors (Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, et al), Brian De Palma is arguably the most polarizing. Lauded by critics like Pauline Kael, he has also been accused of misogyny and plagiarism, while in terms of box office numbers he has undeniably had more misses than hits. While his […]

“Halo: Combat Evolved” first arrived on the scene back in 2001 and those who found themselves at ground zero received a firsthand look at how it subsequently changed everything about first-person shooter video games moving forward. Master Chief/Spartan John-117’s instantly recognizable helmet and armor design, the sheer depth and breadth of fully realized world-building and lore, […]

Robert Pattinson has taken on a wide variety of roles over the course of his career, from playing a sparkly, dubious-looking vampire in the “Twilight” saga to donning the cape of vengeance in Matt Reeves‘ upcoming “The Batman,” and everything in between. A major aspect of Pattinson’s allure is, of course, his rather chaotic persona, […]

The streaming TV series “Reacher” — the show based on the popular mystery thriller books by Lee Child — is punching its way onto Prime Video in a few days and promises to give viewers a lot of mystery, a lot of unique fight scenes, and a Jack Reacher who, well, better fills out the role than […]

The “Harry Potter” universe has always been divided over their feelings for Severus Snape. Is he a bully? An antihero? Did he save Harry’s life or just make it harder? The questions are endless. But if there’s one thing any “Harry Potter” fan worth their salt will agree — it is that Alan Rickman utterly […]

This post contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” aka The Movie of Many Cameos, is the latest and greatest expansion to Marvel’s already enormous cinematic universe. After all, what’s the point of all this ding-dang corporate synergy if not to give us exciting Easter eggs? Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) latest […]

Few actors working today can generate anticipation for an upcoming title quite like Joaquin Phoenix. While it’s typically the filmmaker, franchise, or concept of a film that grabs the interest of cinephiles, Phoenix is one of those actors who is so consistently experimental that you’re always guaranteed an interesting performance. The “Joker” Oscar winner has […]

Every generation has its morbid rite of passage — the midnight movie you snuck into with friends on a dare, the rotten website full of blue hyperlinks that should stay blue. Those of a certain age who were weaned on the offerings from the local mom and pop video store are likely familiar with one […]