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The 15 best witch movies that will have you cackling all year round
By Alyssa Mercante last updated
Best List Burn some sage, grab a goblet of wine, and settle in for a bewitching binge sesh with the best witch movies

Knives Out 3 star heaps praise on Disney Plus series Only Murders in the Building as he explains cozy crime's growing popularity: "That juxtaposition is what people are into"
By Amy West published
Exclusive Exclusive: Wake Up Dead Man's Andrew Scott explains the benefits of having a big ensemble cast in a murder mystery movie

Stranger Things season 5 villain Vecna's origins, explained
By Amy West last updated
News Ahead of Eleven and co facing off against big bad Vecna for a final time in Stranger Things season 5, we break down his complicated beginnings

Frozen's leads are going to receive an eye-watering $60 million each for appearing in the Disney hit's third and fourth movies
By Amy West published
News Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad are getting paid the big bucks for Frozen 3 and 4

Daniel Craig doesn't show up until 40 minutes into Wake Up Dead Man, and there's a legit reason why Rian Johnson wrote it that way – even if he was a little scared to do so
By Amy West published
Exclusive Exclusive: Knives Out 3 director Rian Johnson explains how the new movie goes "back to basics" in terms of murder mystery

Josh O'Connor reveals the "most surprising" thing about making Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, as he describes teaming up with Daniel Craig as "a dream come true"
By Amy West published
Exclusive Exclusive: Challengers' Josh O'Connor opens up on establishing his "light and playful" double act with Knives Out veteran Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man

Knives Out's Rian Johnson admits he usually "avoids" writing the murder mystery part "until I can't anymore" – and Wake Up Dead Man was no different
By Amy West published
Exclusive Exclusive: Wake Up Dead Man's Rian Johnson opens up on the process of writing a twisty whodunnit, as Josh O'Connor teases his character Jud's "beautiful" arc

Stranger Things season 5: Everything we know so far about the Netflix show's final chapter
By Amy West last updated
Guide The final season of Stranger Things is almost here

Marvel Phase 6 release dates, news, leaks, rumors, and more
By Molly Edwards last updated
Guide The only guide you need to Marvel Phase 6

I'm glad Pennywise isn't in It: Welcome to Derry much; it cements the HBO show as the most loyal adaptation of Stephen King's original novel yet
By Amy West published
Now Watching Now Watching | Our writer explains why it's good Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise hasn't shown up in It: Welcome to Derry yet, despite horror fans clamoring for the clown

Avatar star Stephen Lang says he only has a "folk memory" of Avatar 5, having not read it for "8 or 9 years" – but remembers there's "not one scene I don't look forward to playing"
By Amy West published
Exclusive The Quaritch actor has admitted he's due a re-read of Avatar 5, having first received the script "8 or 9 years ago"

It: Welcome to Derry Easter eggs and cameos: All the Stephen King and wider franchise references you might have missed
By Amy West last updated
Features Here's all the nods to the It movies, Stephen King's books, and other pop culture references we found in It: Welcome to Derry

Dan Trachtenberg worried "a little" about making Bud too cute in Predator: Badlands, but Marvel's Rocket and Groot convinced him she could be both "adorable and super badass"
By Amy West published
News The Murloc from World of Warcraft were another big inspiration behind Predator: Badlands' Bud

Dwayne Johnson had "an out-of-body experience" listening to Christopher Nolan praising his performance in The Smashing Machine: "All I could say was 'thank you'"
By Amy West published
News Christopher Nolan counting his Smashing Machine performance among "the best of the year" was "inspiring", says Dwayne Johnson

Knives Out 3 release date, plot, trailer, cast, and everything we know so far about Wake Up Dead Man
By Amy West last updated
Guide Everything you need to know about Knives Out 3 (AKA Wake Up Dead Man)

The Wheel of Time star says the Prime Video show was "victim to the terrible churn factor" of TV – though agrees season 1 not being "good enough" could've played a part in its cancelation
By Amy West published
News Rosamund Pike says she "dreams" of another studio picking up The Wheel of Time for a final season

Hideo Kojima is executive producing a "mind-blowing" Death Stranding anime show for Disney Plus – and it seems to be completely separate from the upcoming Mosquito film
By Amy West published
News Another Death Stranding anime adaptation has been announced, and it'll stream on Disney Plus in 2027

How to watch The Walking Dead franchise in order (release and chronological)
By Amy West last updated
News Here's how to watch The Walking Dead shows in order, including spin-offs like The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Elle Fanning explains why she was "more nervous" to play villainous synth Tessa than "big personality" droid Thia in new sci-fi Predator: Badlands: "You can fall into a cliché"
By Amy West published
Exclusive Exclusive: Predator Badlands star Elle Fanning opens up on playing both hero and villain in the new sci-fi sequel

Predator: Badlands is great, but I'd kind of hoped some of those wild fan theories were true – and now I'm wishing that the marketing hadn't been so oddly mysterious
By Amy West published
Features Opinion | There were some wild fan theories going round about Predator: Badlands in the run-up to its release, and it's a shame the movie's cryptic marketing led me to believe they were true

The 25 best Netflix thrillers to watch right now
By Gem Seddon, Becky Darke last updated
Best list From Rebel Ridge to The Killer, here are the best Netflix thriller movies to watch in November 2025

The 25 best Netflix horror movies to watch right now
By Becky Darke last updated
Best List From Frankenstein to Bird Box, these are the best horror movies on Netflix to watch in November 2025

Upcoming movies: The most exciting new movies coming in 2025 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From new blockbusters to sci-fi sequels like Avatar 3 and The Running Man, here are the best upcoming movies to keep track of in 2025 and 2026
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