English-language films

Image: Warner Bros.Around 420 million years or so ago, shifting land masses pushed the pre-historic Iapetus Ocean under the mountains of Appalachia, trapping all of its salty brine underneath. Although it’s only the barest fraction today, in the 19th century, the West Virginia salt industry produced 3.2 million bushels at its height, or tens of thousands of tons. I mention this because that’s how much salt you need to take upon hearing Gal Gadot imply her Wonder Woman could return.Spoilers of the Week April 18-22This…

Indiana Jones is one of the most beloved franchises in the world, so anytime a new sequel comes out, expectations are enormous. Unfortunately, when expectations are that high, the result is usually disappointment, as seen with 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Now, with Indy’s latest adventure Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny coming to theaters June 30, director James Mangold looked back at the previous film to see what part four didwrong that the first three films did so right.Spoilers of…

The towering success of 1975's Jaws inspired a fleet of rip-offs, and one of the less terrible ones—1977's Orca—is suddenly feeling very contemporary, what with all the headlines about killer whales gathering en masse and menacing yachts. While Orca emphasizes aquatic drama over science, the mood it captures still feels eerily prescient.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesBack in 1977, however, you can absolutely see why audiences felt inundated with déjà vu. Orca takes place…

The music of John Williams is so well known, we tend to take it for granted. In Star Wars or Jurassic Park or Superman, the music is such an integral part of the story you don’t always think about how it’s guiding your emotional responses to what’s on screen. That is, until, you watch a new Star Wars or Jurassic Park or Superman film, those themes reappear, and instantly you’re a kid again.Films That Inspired John Wick 4 | First FandomsWilliams’ list of credits is beyond words,but he’s bringing back one of his most…

Harrison Ford at the Hollywood premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.Image: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages via DisneyWe all know and love when Harrison Ford is a curmudgeon, especially when he cuts an interview short or gives a curt, hilarious answer to a question. But he’s also an incredible actor, and after decades spent portraying some of the most beloved characters in cinema history, you have to think part of him is playing around.Jack Reynor | First FandomsEspecially when you see his reaction in this video.…

The seventh Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, had its world premiere in Rome, Italy on Monday and the first reactions are here. It’s a film many, many fans have been waiting for. A film that started filming pre-pandemic and had many, many ups and downs along the way. So, after all that, was it worth it?How The Last Airbender Inspired Lisette OliveraFrom the first reactions, it seems like yes it was. Here they are.In Dead Reckoning Part One (which, yes, like Fast X and Spider-Man: Across…

Warner Bros.’ The Flash has finally come to theaters, after a gestation process that was much longer and more controversial than the studio likely intended. With pre-release social media buzz hyping it up and solid, sometimes glowing reviews, it seemed like the multiversal action movie could make a big splash in theaters. And the actual reality turns out to be...ehhhhhh?Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesAt time of writing, Variety reports the superhero flick has the number…

Image: WB/Disney/NetflixThe weekend of June 16, 2023 has been a pretty big one for movies here in the west. Though the big one is arguably Warner Bros.’ The Flash, it’s sort of sharing the spotlight with four other movies, and each of them with their own different draw. Was It Intimidating to Play Mario and Luigi? | io9 InterviewWe’ve already covered The Flash at length, so let’s do a run down on the other flicks. For those who like their movies ridiculous and violent, there’s Netflix’s Extraction 2, the sequel to its…

Netflix had its annual Tudum event, which highlighted the streamer’s upcoming slate of media for the remainder of 2023 and well into 2024. During the livestreamed presentation in São Paulo, Brazil, Netflix gave first looks at upcoming series like its live-action adaptations of Avatar: The Last Airbender and One Piece …Read more... Netflix had its annual Tudum event, which highlighted the streamer’s upcoming slate of media for the remainder of 2023 and well into 2024. During the livestreamed presentation in São Paulo,…

“Calm. Kindness, kinship. Love. I’ve given up all chance at inner peace, I’ve made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion: I’m damned for what I do.”And so begins one of the most memorable scenes not just in Disney+’s Andor, but modern Star Wars in general. Actor Stellan Skarsgård’s incredible speech as Luthen Rael about the creation of the Rebellion is everything Star Wars is about, andin a new interview, the…