Film

Horror-Comedy ‘Bad Karaoke’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Tubi FrightFest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

• "Bad Karaoke" trailer debuts ahead of Tubi FrightFest world premiere
• Premieres 30 August at London's ODEON Luxe West End
• Stars Lexi Underwood, Case Walker and Kat Cunning

A new comedy-horror film titled "Bad Karaoke", directed by Chris Lightbody and Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., has released its first trailer ahead of a world premiere at Tubi FrightFest in London. The film follows a wedding band keyboardist who discovers an old karaoke machine that turns deadly when…

7 Comics To Read Before ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

• Collider lists Spider-Man comics to read before "Brand New Day" film
• Recommended arcs include "Coming Home", "The Other" and "One More Day"
• Stories explore Peter Parker's origins, powers and key relationships

Ahead of the release of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", which sees Tom Holland's Peter Parker navigating New York without the support system audiences have come to know, Collider has compiled a reading list of classic Spider-Man comics to prepare fans for the film. The recommendations trace stories that…

Documentary about BLACKPINK’s LISA, ‘Always Lalisa,’ to World Premiere at 2026 Toronto International Film Festival

• LISA documentary "Always Lalisa" to premiere at Toronto Film Festival 2026
• Film covers her solo year away from BLACKPINK
• No release date set yet for cinemas or streaming

BLACKPINK member LISA will be the subject of a new full-length documentary, "Always Lalisa," which is set to have its world premiere in the gala programme at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Sony Music Vision announced the project on 20 July, capturing what the singer has described…

Aang and friends reunite for Paramount+’s new animated sequel

• "Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender" streams on Paramount+ from 24 July
• Review praises the animation but criticises weak plot and pacing
• Dave Bautista voices new character Tagah alongside the original cast

Paramount+ is releasing "Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender", an animated feature-length sequel to Nickelodeon's popular series, on 24 July, alongside a limited theatrical run intended to qualify it for Oscar consideration. According to The Hollywood Reporter's review, the film prioritises spectacular action sequences over strong plotting or character…

Activision has confirmed the Call of Duty movie setting, and it’s not what I’d have picked

• The Call of Duty film will use the Modern Warfare setting.
• Director Peter Berg confirmed it at FanaticsFest.
• It is scheduled for release on 30 June 2028.

Activision and Paramount have confirmed that the forthcoming Call of Duty film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe. The decision establishes the film’s central setting ahead of its 2028 release and ties the adaptation to one of the franchise’s best-known sub-series, although the article argues that…

Rebel Wilson’s Directorial Debut Officially Sets U.S. Release Date With New Look [Exclusive]

• Rebel Wilson's directing debut "The Deb" gets a US release date
• Digital release: 25 August (US), 24 August (UK)
• Stars Natalie Abbott and Charlotte MacInnes; new poster revealed

Rebel Wilson is set to make her feature directorial debut with the musical comedy film "The Deb," which now has a confirmed US digital release date. The announcement matters as it marks a significant career shift for Wilson, best known for acting roles in the "Pitch Perfect" franchise,…

‘LineOut’ Director Nazila Azizi On Using Magical Realism To Capture Afghan Refugee Experience

• "LineOut" is an Oscar-qualifying documentary on Afghan refugee displacement
• Director Nazila Azizi uses magical realism, not straight reportage
• Film references over 50 Afghan deaths crossing the Mediterranean this year

Nazila Azizi, an Afghan-born architect turned filmmaker who fled Kabul during the Taliban takeover, has directed the documentary "LineOut," now on an Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles. Rather than offering a conventional account of the evacuation, the film uses magical realism to explore the psychological experience of Afghan…

“We should have shown Sid dying in a pool of vomit.” The story behind Sid & Nancy, the controversial punk rock biopic which annoyed almost everyone

• Sid & Nancy (1986) dramatised Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious's relationship with Nancy Spungen.
• The biopic sparked lasting criticism for how it portrayed their violent, addiction-fuelled relationship.
• Spungen died at the Hotel Chelsea in 1978; Vicious died of an overdose soon after.

Sid & Nancy, Alex Cox's 1986 biopic of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, remains a divisive film decades on, having provoked criticism from punk figures and Vicious's own mother for its portrayal of the couple's doomed relationship. The film dramatised the pair's descent…

5 Reasons ‘The Odyssey’ Defied Box Office Expectations, Including Imax’s Monster $52 Million Start

• "The Odyssey" opened with $124.5m domestic, $264.1m worldwide
• Biggest global debut ever for director Christopher Nolan
• Imax format alone brought in $51.8 million, 23% of sales

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" delivered a stronger-than-expected opening weekend, taking $124.5 million domestically and $264.1 million worldwide. The result marks the biggest global debut of Nolan's career, surpassing 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises," and is notable because a big-budget film based on an ancient Greek…

The 1972 movie masterpiece Quentin Tarantino can’t stand: “I barely got through it”

Quentin Tarantino, known for his encyclopaedic love of cinema, has reportedly named a widely acclaimed 1972 film as one he struggled to sit through, saying he "barely got through it." The remark is notable given his reputation as a passionate cinephile and outspoken critic who rarely holds back…