Movies

When it comes to upcoming Disney movies on the way soon, Moana 2’s release date is absolutely the most highly anticipated for fans of the House of the Mouse. However, when the animated sequel was first on the drawing board for Walt Disney Animation it was actually conceptualized as a series for those with a

[Greetings, loyal King Beat readers! In the wake of the TIFF world premiere of Mike Flanagan’s The Life Of Chuck, this week’s column is taking a different form than normal, but I hope you nonetheless enjoy.] When people acknowledge that writer/director Mike Flanagan’s The Life Of Chuck is an atypical Stephen King movie, that’s a

While the future of the main John Wick film series remains shrouded in uncertainty considering the way John Wick: Chapter 4 ended, the franchise as a whole isn’t going anywhere. Next up is Ballerina, the Ana de Armas-led spinoff that takes place between the third and fourth John Wick movies, and will be one of

The Lord of the Rings franchise is one of the most beloved in pop culture history, thanks to both J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and the beloved movies (which are streaming with a Max subscription). We’re getting new content thanks to the development of The Hunt for Gollum, which has fans wondering about which actors from the

I had a strange angle during my Toronto International Film Festival screening of director Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot. I don’t mean that I brought a particularly special perspective on the movie with me into the theater; I mean I literally had a strange angle viewing the screen. The world premiere of the new DreamWorks

Daisy Edgar-Jones has already had a blockbuster year with Twisters, the critically acclaimed hit summer 2024 movie release, and now she’s looking ahead to her new drama with Euphoria star Jacob Elordi, On Swift Horses. Edgar-Jones and Elordi have now had a sweet moment on the red carpet, but I really do have so many

The Lion King franchise is such a huge hit for Disney that it has struck gold for the studio twice. Now, the live-action version is even receiving a prequel, Mufasa. But one element the new movie wont have is music by Elton John, who once had a hot take on his Oscar-winning song from the

Actress Sydney Sweeney‘s celebrity has been steadily growing for years now, and she’s become a bankable star of TV and film. Sweeney is also a fashion icon, usually theming her outfits around each new project she’s promoting. The 26 year-old star is the latest to method dress for her new movie Eden, but honestly I

I have mixed feelings on “the book was better” discourse when it comes to feature adaptations. On the one hand, it is obviously fair to compare a movie with its source material, but it’s never a totally fair comparison. Not only do films have restricted creative real estate to work with in the form of

The 1980s was not just a great time for movies but for the people in them. Many of our all-time favorite actors got their start in ’80s movies (or at least started to hit it big during that time). The question is, in what film did these stars hit their peak of cinematic brilliance during

Mike Flanagan‘s track record adapting the works of Stephen King isn’t just impressive because the movies he has made are independently phenomenal works that reflect a perfect understanding of the source material; it’s also because of the titles that he chooses are exceptionally challenging to adapt. His first, Gerald’s Game, is a story set almost

Whenever we talk about the best ‘90s movies, it doesn’t take long before the conversation turns to the most iconic actors of the final decade of the 20th century and their most beloved performances. But what are Will Smith’s, Julia Roberts’, or Keanu Reeves’ best movies for the unforgettable and transformative 10-year stretch?  We’re being

The following article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for A Quiet Place: Day One. If you have yet to watch the movie, please exercise extreme caution. John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place franchise has given us some of the best horror movies in recent memory and countless unforgettable scenes that I’m sure we’ll be talking about for years

There are a lot of ways to look at celebrity fashion in the movies. There are iconic standout moments that will stick in popular culture forever a la The Dude’s famous Pendleton sweater in The Big Lebowski or Uma Thurman’s slim black outfit and choker in Pulp Fiction. Or, there are plenty of movies with

Any time a movie like Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is announced, fans of the original are usually the first to ask a question familiar to anyone who’s worked on a legacyquel: “Why?” With several decades passing since director Tim Burton’s horror-comedy blockbuster struck it big, the many false starts of this return trip to the afterlife have

This is a big week for Stephen King fans, and one that Constant Readers have been anticipating for about a year-and-a-half. Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck is set to make have its world premiere this week at the Toronto International Film Festival, though it was in May 2023 that the writer/director first announced he

Johnny Depp has come a long way since one of his greatest roles as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. His first movie since the infamous Depp v. Heard trial was Jeanne Du Barry, where he played the title role, and there are many other future projects ahead of him. But just

During the late ‘90s and throughout the 2000s, Ben Stiller dominated the big screen with his comedy flair. While his best movies like Zoolander and Dodgeball show the American actor completely transforming himself into outlandish characters, the self-deprecating humor shown in Meet the Parents and There’s Something About Mary can make Stiller relatable to audiences.