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The Film: When it came to action stars of the 1980s, one of the very biggest around was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who gave us multiple classics of the genre like "The Terminator," "Predator," "Commando," and "The Running Man." However, one of his '80s works that no one ever seems to bring up in discussions of his incredible career is a little "Sword & Sandals" actioner called "Red Sonja," a project that has a somewhat intriguing history, at least as far as its biggest star was c

The Film: Nearly 30 years ago, a little horror flick called "Anaconda" was unleashed in theaters. It was a rather silly concept that involved hunting down a large snake in the Amazon, one which naturally ends up killing several people, that wasn't exactly embraced by critics, but which audiences surprisingly did end up taking to. The film would ultimately gross about three times its decently-sized budget and go on to spawn four more films (only the first of which was in theat

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has just finished handing out the 98th Annual Academy Awards, and as we all expected, it was Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" that ended up being the big winner of the evening, winning six awards that included Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. It was followed by Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" with four wins that included Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Please see below for a complete list of to

The Film: It seems like every couple of years we'll get another adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's plays for the big screen, with any attempt to add all of them up at this point appearing to be a near-impossible task. However, what's far more rare are films about the bard himself, ones that dig into his private life and his remarkable talent for penning the most famous plays ever written. Some of these have been highly fictitious, such as the brilliant "Shakespeare in

The Film: Back in 1987, an adaptation of Stephen King's (writing as Richard Bachman) 1982 novel "The Running Man" was released with mega-star Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role. It wasn't a major hit at the box office, and the reviews were somewhat negative, but the film did go on to become a cult classic favorite that still holds up quite well today as a fun little action thriller. What's rather interesting is that this original version is only a very loose adaptation of

The Screen Actors Guild has just finished handing out their awards for 2025, and as was mostly expected, it was Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" that took home the top prize of Best Cast of a Motion Picture. The film also unexpectedly won Lead Actor for Michael B. Jordan, who pulled a surprising upset over presumed frontrunner Timothy Chalamet for "Marty Supreme." Please see below for a list of tonight's winners: Best Cast: Sinners Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners Best Actress:

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced their annual award winners for 2025, and as fully expected, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" has taken the top prize, further cementing it as the most likely winner of this year's Best Picture Oscar. Please see below for a complete list of winners: Theatrical Motion Picture: One Battle After Another Animated Motion Picture: KPop Demon Hunters Documentary Motion Picture: My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargita

The Film: As we've seen with the multitude of Stephen King adaptations over the years, it's usually the very best ones that will be brought up in discussion over and over again, like "The Shining," "Misery," "The Green Mile," etc., but then there are ones that no one seems to mention, like horror maestro George A. Romero's 1993 adaptation of King's 1989 novel "The Dark Half." Naturally, one's inclination would be that it must not be very good, especially after seeing the rath

The Film: Without a doubt, one of the most underrated directors to have ever worked in the business in the great Sidney Lumet, who gave us a multitude of great works that included "12 Angry Men," "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "Fail Safe," and "Dog Day Afternoon." However, even with that list of amazing films, there are many who would say that the five-time Oscar nominee's greatest accomplishment of his illustrious career was his 1976 satirical masterpiece "Network," which

The Film: Five-time Oscar-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater has given us quite a few unforgettable outings over the years, many of them with fellow five-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke, including the marvelous "Before Trilogy" and "Boyhood." For the most part, these have been quiet, dignified, yet highly-impactful journeys that keep the audience enthralled due to the strong writing & wonderful performances, which makes it thrilling to see them team up for yet another