Every Austin Powers Movie, Ranked

Parodying numerous British spy films, theAustin Powerssaga famously brought mystery, comedy, sex appeal and a surfeit of provocative characters. The popular movies, centered around the jittery titular character, Austin Powers, featured memorable themes, from the personification of free love to the inclusion of‘60s spy culture. Produced and written byMike Myers, all three movies have solidified a positive reputation throughout the years. Infusing bouts of ostentatious humor, the films provided a feel-good nostalgia that reminded viewers that laughter is truly the best medicine....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Tyler Walter

First Look at A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2

Netflix has released the first four images fromLemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate EventsSeason 2, which were unveiled by none other than the show’s star, Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris). The Count has apparently taken great pride as being chosen to unveil these images, releasing a bizarre statement, claiming that this is the worstNetflix serieswhile trying to promote himself as much as possible. Take a look at Count Olaf’s statement below....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Rebecca Brown

Flash Season 2 Finale Photos Have Zoom & Barry Ready to Race

The month of May is one of transition, with school ending for many college and high school students as they begin their summer vacation. May also brings the start of the summer movie season, and the end of the current TV season, with several shows airing their season finales over the next few days and weeks. One of those shows is The CW’sThe Flash, which will bring its season to a close on Tuesday, May 24 at 8 PM ET withThe Race Of His Life....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Brittney Williams

Harry Potter Author Reveals the Cost of Hogwarts Tuition

Four years after theHarry Pottermovie franchise came to an end with 2011’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, there are still a few burning questions that fans have. One of these questions is how much a young witch or wizard would actually have to pay each year to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Mic.comattempted to answer this query earlier this week, estimating that one year atHarry Potter’s beloved school would cost an estimated $43,031, with $42,000 in tuition and $1,031 in books, wands, owls and other costs....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Kimberly Guzman

Hazbin Hotel Review

Lucifer’s well-meaning daughter and her entourage of wacky demon misfits create a purgatory of sorts to save Hell’s best and brightest from Heaven’s continued wrath.Hazbin Hoteltickles the funny bone as a delightfully devilish animated musical series. Creator Vivienne Medrano gained a cult fan base with her hit, independently financed YouTube pilot. Its popularity resulted in a series order from Prime Video. The F-bomb-laden episodes can best be described as a raunchy Broadway show with heart behind the vulgarity....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Brandy Herrera

Hopper Is The Running Man in New Stranger Things Poster

The hit Netflix seriesStranger Thingshas started a new tradition of #StrangerThursdays, which kicked off last week with two newStranger Things Season 2 postersthat pay homage to two classic films from the 1980s,A Nightmare on Elm StreetandStand By Me. That tradition continued with a new poster that honors a 1980s classic that celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year, the 1987 sci-fi action filmThe Running Man. Instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger featured on the poster, this tribute poster features none other than Sheriff Jim Hopper (David Harbour), in roughly the same design that was used inThe Running Manposter....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Cynthia Krueger

House of the Dragon Season 2 Will Not Be Affected by SAG Strike

With SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild) now officially joining the WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) on the picket line after talks failed to move forward today and a vote was cast, the immediate future of essentially all television and film projects across Hollywood is now set to come to a nearly complete standstill. As yet more shockwaves rattle the industry, it of course leaves audiences everywhere wondering the fate of particular shows and movies, from productions to release dates....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Bryan Graham

If Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie, What About Cobra & Invasion U.S.A.?

The debate is over.Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It has a Christmas setting, individuals discuss the holidays, there’s a yuletide song or two, and everyone seems to agree that in 2018,Die Hardhas replaced the perennial favoritesA Christmas StoryandElf. But does every action thriller set in the month of December qualify as a Christmas movie? Or should some criteria be set? Chances are, you watchedDie Hardon Christmas Eve. Chugging egg nog, cheering John McClane....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Katherine Day

Infinity War Breaks Worldwide Box Office Records, Eclipses Fate of the Furious

While yesterday’s box office estimates indicatedAvengers: Infinity Warhad set a newbox officeopening weekend record, the official numbers released today revealed the tally was even bigger, both domestically and internationally. The official domestic opening weekend forAvengers: Infinity Warwas $258.2 million, which was even higher than the highest projections of $255 million, with an additional $382.7 million internationally for a worldwide total of $640.9 million, which is also a new record. What’s even more impressive about this foreign and worldwide record is this doesn’t include China, which will beInfinity War’s last international market, opening in the Middle Kingdom on May 11....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Michael Riley

Is 'Enemy of the State' a Stealth Sequel to 'The Conversation'?

As the moviegoing world continues to mourn the loss of the greatGene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their pet dog, two of his excellent performances released 25 years apart may be more related than it seems. Francis Ford Coppola’sThe Conversationand Tony Scott’sEnemy of the Statestar Hackman as paranoid surveillance experts on opposite sides of the United States, with many critics believing they could be the same character. As such, it’s worth wondering ifEnemy of the Stateis a low-key sequel toThe Conversation, or, as criticKim Newman suggests, an honorary continuation from one story to the other....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Ethan Kelley

Is the Legion of Doom in Justice League?

There’s almost no question, whenJustice Leaguearrives next month, we’re going to be in for some surprises. Some of them are likely to be of the pleasant variety, and others may not be. But a little ahead of the movie’s release next month, it looks like one potentially huge surprise may have been revealed. Could we see theLegion of DoominJustice League? However unlikely it may seem, there’s some evidence that suggests this could be the case....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Andrea Cunningham

Is Vision Finished in the MCU? Paul Bettany No Longer Has a Marvel Contract

It has yet to be revealed by the brass at Marvel Studios if we are ever going to see Paul Bettany return as Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the conclusion ofWandaVision. The Actor has been a part of this universe for a long time and there is certainly room to explore the character further. But, as Bettany recently revealed, he is not currently under contract with the studio, so there are no guarantees at this point....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Barbara Chaney

Jeff Daniels Explains How His Memorable Speed Death Was Influenced by a Spielberg Classic

Jeff Daniels, who starred alongside Keanu Reeves in the 1994 action classic,Speed, recently revealed how hechanneled Steven Spielberg’sJawsduring his character’s dramatic death. Directed by Jan de Bont,Speedfollows police officer Jack Travern (Reeves) after being tasked with disarming a bomb on a moving bus, which will explode if the vehicle slows to below 50mph. Daniels played Harry, Travern’s friend and partner, and one of domestic terrorist, Howard Payne’s (Dennis Hopper), victims....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Henry Hill