Film

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Final Trailer Shows Tom Holland Swinging With Zendaya & Closer Look At Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk

• Final trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" released before release
• Shows Zendaya's MJ swinging with Spider-Man and Hulk battle scenes
• Film opens in cinemas on 31 July, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

The final trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has been released ahead of the film's cinema debut, giving audiences a fuller look at the action awaiting Tom Holland's Peter Parker. The footage centres on Peter's journey to his current situation, featuring Zendaya's MJ swinging alongside him and fresh…

This Forgotten Fantasy Book Masterpiece Will Hook You in Just 10 Pages

• "The Blade Itself" is praised as an overlooked grimdark fantasy classic.
• It follows three morally complex characters drawn into a mage's quest.
• Its opening prologue is highlighted as an especially gripping hook.

The article makes the case for Joe Abercrombie's "The Blade Itself" (2006), the first novel in his First Law trilogy, arguing it is an underappreciated masterpiece of grimdark fantasy that grabs readers within its opening pages. Despite subverting genre conventions with morally flawed characters and a politically corrupt…

ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ Confirms 2027 Return With New Filming Update

• ABC's The Rookie begins Season 9 filming following eight successful seasons as an established network staple
• Season 9 expected to premiere in January 2027, picking up from Season 8's dramatic cliffhanger
• Creator Alexi Hawley describes new season as balancing romantic and emotional storytelling with high-octane action sequences

ABC's police procedural "The Rookie" has confirmed it will return for a ninth season, with filming officially beginning on Tuesday, 21 July 2026. Series creator Alexi Hawley shared the update in an interview with TVLine, giving fans reassurance that the long-running LAPD drama is progressing towards a new…

The 1994 movie Kenneth Branagh admitted was a failure: “You’re forced to learn, sometimes”

• Kenneth Branagh's 1994 Frankenstein was a critical failure despite $112 million box office success, appearing on multiple year-end worst-film lists
• Critics faulted casting, screenplay, and tonal inconsistencies despite praising visual ambition; Branagh later reframed the experience as a valuable learning opportunity

NewJeans Celebrate Fourth Anniversary With New Special Film Series Following Reunion as a Quartet

• NewJeans release anniversary film series as reunited four-member group
• Comes weeks after Minji confirmed her return to ADOR
• Danielle, whose ADOR contract ended, is not included

NewJeans have marked their fourth anniversary with a new commemorative film series, "2026 Summer of NewJeans," released as the group reunites as a quartet following a turbulent two years. Unveiled on 21 July, the release features members Minji, Hanni, Haerin and Hyein and comes just weeks after Minji's…

10 Best Film Noir Movies of the ’80s, Ranked

• Collider ranks the ten best 1980s film noir movies.
• Top entries include "Streets of Fire", "Witness" and "Body Double".
• List highlights how the '80s reinvented classic noir with genre-blending styles.

Collider has published a ranked list of the ten best film noir movies from the 1980s, arguing that the decade reinvented a genre first defined in Hollywood's golden age of the 1940s and '50s. The list highlights how filmmakers blended noir's classic crime-and-shadow sensibility with '80s blockbuster style,…

6 Movies That Are Unironically Better Than ‘The Godfather’

• Collider writer ranks six films he says beat *The Godfather*.
• *Parasite* (2019) is named the top 21st-century cinematic achievement.
• *Schindler's List* (1993) also makes the list, at number five.

An entertainment writer for Collider makes the case that, while Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic *The Godfather* is routinely cited as one of the greatest films ever made, a small number of other films are unironically superior to it. The article argues that few movies can match Coppola's…

HBO Max’s Newest Sci-Fi Spin-Off Officially Arrives This Week

• New Big Bang Theory spin-off "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" premieres 23 July on HBO.
• Focuses on comic shop owner Stuart Bloom causing a multiverse disaster.
• Follows earlier spin-offs Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage.

HBO Max is set to release a new spin-off of the long-running sitcom franchise The Big Bang Theory, titled "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe." The show focuses on Kevin Sussman's character Stuart Bloom, the deadpan comic book store owner who was a fan favourite in the original…