Movies

The movies were officially back in 2023, and while every genre had solid offerings, it was really a big year for action movies. Almost every major action franchise of the past decade had a movie release this year, but which among them are the ones worth remembering now that the year has come and gone? 

If you somehow haven’t heard, Netflix’s Addams Family spinoff Wednesday was a monumental success for the streaming service when Season 1 of the series arrived last fall. The show actually dethroned other big shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton and The Queen’s Gambit to break the record for the most watched hours in the matter of

Actor Jonathan Majors was on top of the world before his recent legal issues, thanks to his acclaimed performances in both Creed III and Ant-Man 3. But back in March Majors was charged with assault in New York City, and accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The trial has officially begun, and Majors’

Avatar 3 is still more than two years away, and while we do know a bit about the film, as far as where on Pandora it will be set, and a few of the new actors joining the Avatar 3 cast, we don’t know what the movie will actually be called. The third Avatar movie

While there’s been no official announcement by any of the powers-that-be, hope continues to spring eternal for Alita: Battle Angel 2 to become a reality. Between producer Jon Landau and director Robert Rodriguez stoking the fires with updates, as well as James Cameron’s supposed confirmation of multiple sequels in the works, it’s hard not to

As critics share their Wonka takes of both the sweet and sour variety, Hugh Grant has opened up about his own sour experience making the film. The actor plays an Oompa Loompa in the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel, and he’s essentially all CGI. It turns out that the process of motion capture

While Pom Klementieff is best know for playing Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she’s now part of another action-heavy Hollywood franchise. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, one of the bigger 2023 movie releases, saw her playing Paris, a French assassin of few words working for the rogue AI known as The Entity. Dead Reckoning

Jennifer Garner and Reese Witherspoon’s friendship is one of the best off-screen relationships in Hollywood. The actresses show up for each other at premieres or press events, they comment on their respective social media posts, and they’re constantly gushing over each other. However, being a good friend means doing things to show your love and

Since the earliest days of the success of superhero comics, there has been something of a battle between Marvel and DC. While that battle doesn’t really exist today, most people are fans of both to one degree or another, that doesn’t mean that there can’t be a little playful banter between the two sides, and

Navigating the maze of early adulthood is challenging on its own and, when you throw in the complexities of being a major Hollywood star, it becomes a whole new ball game. Tom Holland, the loveable actor behind the iteration of Spider-Man in the MCU’s aptly-named Home trilogy, has a stroke of good fortune, because he’s

The sudden passing of Paul Walker sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry, with many mourning the beloved actor. Following his death in 2013 though, it was his family who undeniably had to deal with the bulk of the grief. Walker’s loved ones have seemingly managed to move forward though in the aftermath and, all the

Paul Michael Glaser is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best movies, filled with wild action and terrific one-liners, but any Stephen King fan will tell you that it bares almost zero resemblance to its source material. The same character names pop up in both the film and the book, and they are both works of dystopian

One of the many reasons why Titanic is arguably one of the highest-grossing movies of all time is because of the burning chemistry between lead actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. While the sinking of the titular boat in the James Cameron movie is very hard to watch, witnessing the star-crossed love story between Jack

A follow-up to Will Smith’s 2007 science fiction drama, I Am Legend, has long been discussed, but only in recent years has the project truly picked up momentum. It was in March 2022 that Smith was confirmed to be making the sequel to the action movie alongside a major co-star. Michael B. Jordan is set

Out of the myriad Love Actually character stories from the beloved 2003 holiday rom-com—which Timothée Chalamet recently dubbed “the best Christmas movie of all time”—star Hugh Grant has a clear favorite. And, no, it’s not his own. Grant played a U.K. prime minister who gets swept up in romantic feelings for Natalie (Martine McCutcheon), a

Wish star Ariana DeBose is going nowhere but up. She started her career with her Oscar win for West Side Story, making history by being the first Afro-Hispanic and open member of the LGBTQIA+ community to win it. Now her latest movie, Wish, has allowed her to receive a doll of her character, and she

There are few movie monsters as iconic as Godzilla, despite the kaiju seeing its share of ups and downs since the original 1954 Toho film. The latest addition to the canon is Godzilla Minus One, which was announced in 2022, from Takashi Yamazaki (who pulls triple duty with the writing directing and VFX) and critics

Into the Woods has been out for almost ten years now – I think it’s time we check up on the cast.  As someone known to love musicals, I’ll be among the first to check out where the stars are now. I loved watching Mamma Mia!, and I will gladly tune into anything Amanda Seyfried

Unlike many blockbuster 2023 new movie releases, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is no CGI fest. The movie had its production designer and set decorator really painting all the hot pink of Barbie Land, and as one can imagine, yes, it required a lot of cans of pink paint to do so. The production designer Sarah

Released just two weeks ago, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving has already established itself as another big win for the horror genre. In addition to the film earning the best critical response of Roth’s career behind the camera (CinemaBlend’s Mike Reyes delivering a four-star review), its low budget has allowed it to quickly become a box office

SPOILERS are ahead for the Scream movies. Scream is one of the most iconic horror franchises in Hollywood. After the movie series spent over a decade dormant following the death of Wes Craven, it received a worthwhile resurgence with Radio Silence’s fifth and sixth installments starring Melissa Barerra and Jenna Ortega as the Carpenter sisters.

Greetings, time travellers! As you are now reading this very list, you’re undoubtedly a fan of the adventures of the Back to the Future Trilogy, which represent some of the best sci-fi movies ever created! Well buckle up, as we’re about to hit 88 miles per hour, celebrating the many memorable quotes and moments that

Margot Robbie has been busting out the Barbiecore for her promotional tour as star of the well-reviewed Barbie movie—one of the biggest theatrical releases on the 2023 movie schedule, which crossed the billion-dollar mark back in August. And her recent appearance in New York City was no exception. Just when you think she’s done dishing out

Some of the best Steve Martin movies came out in the 1980s and 1990s. After he became known for being “just a wild and crazy guy” in popular standup sets, played major roles in a number of great Saturday Night Live sketches while hosting and starred in his first hit movie with 1979’s The Jerk,

After many 2023 new movie releases from famous franchises like The Hunger Games, Saw and Transformers have explored the origins of famous characters, the trend continues this holiday season with Warner Bros’ Wonka. The family movie imagines the life of Willy Wonka before his chocolate factory was built as told in Roald Dahl’s best selling

Rachel Zegler will be playing Disney’s live-action Snow White who tries to run away from an Evil Queen envious of her beauty only to meet a group of seven dwarfs willing to help her. But just like differences came from Kristen Stewart’s Snow White having her in battle armor, the Disney live-action remake will be

Did you see that coming? Because I certainly didn’t with these excellent plot twists.  There comes a time in everyone’s life when we watch a movie, and it’s going all fine and dandy, and then suddenly a twist happens so suddenly that it’s something we would never expect. Perhaps it’s someone’s true origins that finally

Despite Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick differing creatively, The Shining, adapted from King’s 1977 novel of the same name, stands as a cinematic masterpiece and a landmark in the pantheon of great horror movies. While the film is rife with chilling scenes that have etched themselves into the collective memory of audiences, one particular sequence

If what you’re looking for this holiday season is a sweet romance full of magic and cheer, there are plenty of upcoming Christmas movies to choose from. However, if you need something a little stronger in your eggnog to get you through December, John Woo’s Christmas action thriller Silent Night might be more your style.

Look, I know Schindler’s List is often considered to be Liam Neeson’s best movie, and I get it. Schindler’s List is an excellent film, and definitely one of Steven Spielberg’s best movies.   I also know that a lot of people would probably pick something like Taken, or Batman Begins, or hell, even Darkman if