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Warning: Contains Spoilers for Territory, season 1 Netflix’s October 2024 show,Territory, has already intrigued audiences within the first week of its release, with many viewers drawn to the drama surrounding the takeover of Marianne Station following thedeath of the cattle station’s previous leader, Daniel Lawson.Territoryintroduces the Lawson familyand their patriarch, Colin, as the owners of Marianne Station, the largest cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory. The series' drama begins right away as audiences learn thatthe station is in financial trouble and enemies are knocking at their door....

Spoiler Alert for 1883 & Yellowstone There is a hidden detail deep in the folds of theYellowstoneuniverse that proves Beth is the successor of the best Dutton ever to walk Montana. Each Dutton family member has unique strengths. However,the cast of1883,which comprises the earliest clan members, has particularly robust personalities forged by the rapidly changing world in which they existed.Yellowstonescreenwriter Taylor Sheridan’s1883prequel tells the story of the Dutton family as they traverse from Texas to Montana on a variant of the Oregon Trail....

Thedisaster moviehas been a staple of the entertainment landscape for decades. As with any genre, there are a number of entries that stand above the rest, offering up extreme thrills and often pushing boundaries visually. The 1990s, in particular, was a big decade for the disaster genre, with movies chronicling all manner of natural disasters and planetary threats. When it comes to natural disasters, titles likeTwister(1996),Dante’s Peak(1997), andVolcano(1997) featured impressive effects as nature wreaks havoc on various communities....

Hereticdirectors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods talk about their plans for a sequel and prequels. The A24 religious horror movie stars Hugh Grant as the sinister Mr. Reed, who invites two young missionaries, played byYellowjackets' Sophie Thatcher andThe Fabelmans' Chloe East, for a game of religion on a stormy night.Heretichas received high praiseamong critics and audiences, currently holding a 93% approval rating from the former on Rotten Tomatoes. TheQuiet Placewriter-director duo recently discussed their plans for futureHereticfilms on the podcast ofThe Discourse, hosted byThe Playlist....

Ke Huy Quan has addressed the rumors thatThe Goonies 2is being made. Quan starred inTheGoonies, which was released in 1985 and is seen as a classic adventure movie. The storyfollows a group of friends who find a pirate map and follow it in an attempt to find lost treasure. In addition to Quan, thecast ofThe Gooniesincludes Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, and Corey Feldman. For the past few years, several rumors have swirled that a sequel toThe Gooniesis in development....

Acclaimed filmmakerQuentin Tarantinohas condemned the current state of the film industry. ThePulp Fictiondirector rose to Hollywood stardom with his stunning debutReservoir Dogsin 1993 and has gone on to enjoy a critically and commercially successful career acrossnine feature films. The 61-year-old has long stated that his 10th movie will be the last of his career,but some of his recent comments suggest audiences could be waiting a while before he decides to make it....

Severancecreator Dan Erikson has explained how season 1’s huge success changed the plan for season 2, especially thanks to one key element. Theend ofSeveranceseason 1left off on a massive cliffhanger, with Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) turning back into their outies at crucial moments in the story. Irving is banging on Burt’s (Christopher Walken) door, Helly reveals the truth of how miserable innies actually are, and Mark discovers his wife, who is actually Ms....

Cowboy Bebopis a genre-defying classic, and it seems that one of the reasons it may have turned out the way that it is has to do with creator Shinichiro Watanabe’s feelings on other Japanese media. In particular, Watanabe called out one of the most successful and influential sci-fi series to have come from Japan,Space Battleship Yamato. WhileSpace Battleship Yamatois pretty demonstrably less popular thanCowboy Bebopin the West, the series has long been a powerhouse in the realm of anime, particularly in its home nation of Japan....

The 1990s produced some of the best detective movies of all time, with twisty psychological dramas and hilarious crime comedies. Filmmakers like Michael Mann, John Woo and the Coen brothers all brought their unique style to detective stories in the 1990s, resulting in a variety of great movies which pushed the boundaries of the genre. Many of the best detective movies from the 1990s have gone down as classics. A good detective movie can take many different forms, depending on whether it chooses to focus on the mystery or the action....

There have been plenty of great sci-fi comedies in the last decade, from underrated gems to award winners and summer blockbusters.Sci-fi comediesare often best when they balance their two genres well. Movies likeBack to the FutureandMen in Black,for example, have thrilling stories and intriguing sci-fi concepts, as well as great jokes and strong comedic performances. In the last 10 years, sci-fi comedies have been used to lovingly poke fun at the genre, but sci-fi has also been used as a guise to facilitate plenty of social commentary and satire....

While actors, writers, and directors often want to continue indefinitely when they’ve got a hitTV showon their hands, it’s always disappointing for audiences when a show continues past its prime. It can be tempting to continually renew a show when there’s a willing audience eagerly excited about a new season, but this often leads to series that continue well past their prime and are artificially extended with convoluted plotlines and a rotating cast of main characters....

Spider-Manis easily one of the most iconic superheroes, not just in Marvel Comics history, but in the history of comic book fiction - and arguably the most iconic aspect of his character is his costume. Even people who have never opened a comic book or seen a superhero movie in their lives are able to recognize Spider-Man on-sight, which speaks to how truly iconic the character really is. However, that shouldn’t imply thatSpider-Man’s original suitis necessarily his best one....

Keanu Reeves has seemed like a perfect fit for theMarvel Cinematic Universefor a long time, with plenty of yet-to-be-cast roles perfect for him beyond his top favorite. For some time now,Reeves has publicly expressed interest in Ghost Rider, the famed Spirit of Vengeance last played by Nicolas Cage. While Reeves' love of motorcycles and action experience would admittedly make for a great Ghost Rider, there are plenty of other Marvel characters who would suit him....