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Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Lanterns Episode 7.

Earlier this year, Andrew Scott starred in Pressure, which chronicled one of Britain's finest hours of the 20th century. This fall, he'll star in Elsinore, a drama about one of its greatest shames: an unchecked pandemic that cut down many of its best and brightest in the prime of their lives. Elsinore will hit theaters this fall, but we now have a first glimpse of it with the release of its first trailer. The film is based on the true story of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor famed worldwide for

As All Hallows' Eve approaches, the creatures of the night are stirring once more at Passionflix. The season of horror is a perfect time for audiences to sink their fangs into vampire stories of all kinds, from the scary, like Nosferatu, to the silly, like What We Do in the Shadows. For those who prefer their immortal bloodsuckers on the sexier side, though, that's where The Black Dagger Brotherhood comes in. The steamy series based on J.R. Ward's paranormal romance novels of the same name is se

2026 has been a bonkers year for Star Wars fans between the releases of Maul — Shadow Lord and The Mandalorian and Grogu. The former finished its first season as the highest-rated project in franchise history with a near-perfect 99% from critics on the aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The show has already been renewed for Season 2, and while not officially confirmed, it’s heavily speculated that it will return to streaming before the end of 2027. The Mandalorian and Grogu didn’t receive the same

Disaster movies used to be everywhere. Back in the late 1900s, disaster films tackled everything from tsunamis and plane crashes to global pandemics. Over time, though, they lost some of their widespread global pull. As the world grew more digitally interconnected, real-life crises became international headlines in the 24-hour news cycle, making old-school Hollywood CGI destruction feel a bit too close to home. Today, traditional disaster films mostly occupy a smaller, niche corner of pop cultur

Brandon Winn Sanderson is far and away one of the most universally beloved and critically celebrated authors of speculative fiction working today. An absolute icon of fantasy and science fiction, his incredibly prolific rhythm of output, intricately detailed magic systems, and deep connection to his fans through the Internet have made him a total legend. However, wondering where those unfamiliar with his oeuvre can start reading his work is a very fair question.

Stephen King's massive library of stories continues to be translated to film and television at a rapid pace, and for the most part, the results have been positive lately. Last year saw three new high-profile adaptations of his work hit the big screen — Oz Perkins' The Monkey, Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk, and Edgar Wright's The Running Man — all of which were mostly met with acclaim from critics and audiences. However, they also earned high praise from the author himself, solidifying the yea

There is a very specific pleasure in watching Kate Winslet refuse to protect a character from herself. She will let a woman be vain, cruel, embarrassingly romantic, frightened, bored with her own life, sexually reckless, emotionally unfair, or completely convinced that the terrible decision she is making is actually the brave one. That is rarer than it sounds. Movie stars are usually asked to keep one hand on the audience’s affection. Winslet has spent most of her career taking both hands off.

Looking back to the earliest days of film history, it is clear to see that thriller cinema isn’t only one of the medium’s most enduring and evergreen genres, but one of the most diverse and challenging as well. Everything from the film noir mysteries of the 1940s to the political angst of the ‘70s, and even the techno-terror of the late ‘90s has produced spectacles of masterful suspense that made an immediate impact on contemporary audiences and have proven themselves to be enduring, timeless cl

Action movies have proven themselves to be some of the most popular and exhilarating genres of movies in cinematic history, with some of the most beloved and successful movies of all time being action movies. Films like The Dark Knight, Kill Bill, and The Matrix have stood the test of time as some of the most impactful and iconic stories of all time, still enthralling audiences to this day. This testament still holds true with modern-day films, as the 2020s have already proven themselves to be a

Horror literature has had a powerful grip on the popular consciousness for literally centuries. From their origins as cheap popular fiction to the greatest heights of literary renown that they enjoy today, horror books have come a long way, giving us some truly terrifying nightmares in the process. But though horror is a massively successful genre that gives rise to countless new works every year, only a handful of horror books are truly perfect.

2019's The Rise of Skywalker may not have been the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga, after all. The nine-film Star Wars epic now looks like it's going up to twelve, as Lucasfilm and parent company Disney prepare a new trilogy of movies. And while the company's future plans have largely been cloaked in shadow, it now looks like they're one step closer to yelling "Action!"

The reason J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise is still so culturally significant is that readers never really wanted to leave its world. Hogwarts is still this magical, comfortable place that feels like it actually exists. The lessons, rivalries, traditions, hidden rooms, and so many other small details made the world feel lived-in instead of just simply invented for the plot.

One of HBO's biggest and soapiest costume dramas is headed back to the channel in a little over a month. It's been more than a year since the series last graced HBO and its streaming service, HBO Max, but this season promises to be bigger and grander than those that came before it. Plus, there's another project coming from the show's illustrious cast that may brighten your holiday season.

With Obsession and Backrooms having grossed a combined total of around $1 billion worldwide this year, now is the best time to revisit a movie that remains a blueprint for scrappy, low-budget productions more than eight decades after its release. The movie in question is also a shining example of what Hollywood’s “Poverty Row” was able to produce during World War II, when film noir had become the defining reflection of culture. The classic film is currently streaming for free on a brand-new plat

The Umbrella Corporation has become quite handy at surviving the apocalypse, so picking fights with them probably isn't the smartest thing to do. But Alice doesn't tend to make easy or smart decisions. And, given enough time, you'll find that zombies aren't even the biggest issue anymore.

Although grim, stylish mystery thrillers will always have a built-in audience, it’s often difficult for a new streaming series to stand out from the pack in terms of story, creativity, and hooking an audience. Netflix's 2025 crime noir Dept. Q, based on the bestselling books by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, quickly grew from a critically approved sleeper hit into a crowd-pleasing favorite. Admittedly, it's hard to go wrong with Matthew Goode's grizzled, haunted Detective Carl Morck brooding h

Buying Pokémon cards used to mean picking up a few packs while you were already at the store. Now a new release can mean watching restock accounts, arriving before the doors open, and finding an empty shelf anyway. The cards haven’t lost their appeal, but getting them at retail price has become an entirely separate challenge.

Few living storytellers know their way around claustrophobic horror better than Ridley Scott. After all, he's the director behind Alien, that 1979 masterclass in unbearable suspense, where an unknowable, unstoppable, and thoroughly grotesque creature picks off trapped humans one by one. Those slow-burn sensibilities extend to his work as an executive producer on The Terror, AMC's critically acclaimed anthology horror series.

When you think about getting promoted to the role of a captain, there are easier ways of going about it than taking over when your own captain dies, stealing a starship, and getting involved with time travel, or ending up on an ice planet with Leonard Nimoy. But then, James T. Kirk has never done things the easy way.