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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy isn’t connected to previous films, including the classic Universal Pictures movies or the Brendan Fraser series. Instead, it focuses on the Cannon family, who are thrilled to find their daughter after she’s been missing for nearly ten years. However, she’s discovered inside an ancient, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus, and unsettling events lead the family to question if she’s truly the same. While The Mummy is a decent movie on its own, it doesn’t quite capture the spirit of traditional mummy films.

Released in 2023, Godzilla Minus One became a surprising success worldwide. The film earned the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Saturn Award for Best International Film, and it was also popular with moviegoers. Currently, it has a very high 91% ‘Most Excellent’ rating on the Criticless website, based on votes from 257 users.

Now halfway through its fifth season, For All Mankind has reached a point where its famous tagline no longer applies. The season focuses heavily on the increasing social and political unrest in the Mars colony of Happy Valley, which is rocked by its first murder investigation. At the same time, strange events on Titan are prompting new missions to Saturn’s moon.

Recently on the BIFF! BAM! POW! podcast, Fraction talked about how The Joker’s frightening personality and current situation were heavily influenced by the film Manhunter. Manhunter, in turn, is based on Thomas Harris’s 1981 novel Red Dragon, and specifically by Brian Cox’s performance as Hannibal Lecktor (a different spelling of the more common ‘Lecter’) in that film.

For a long time, people have believed a Lobo movie could be huge. Given how well unconventional comic book characters like Deadpool have done in films, Lobo seems like a natural fit to be the next big thing. Fans have consistently said Jason Momoa is perfect for the role, even before he became known as Aquaman. While James Gunn shared the fans’ enthusiasm and eventually cast Momoa as the character, Warner Bros. wasn’t initially convinced a Lobo movie would succeed.

If you don’t enjoy vinyl records, this might not be for you. While the music being released on Saturday is getting a fresh presentation, you can actually find most of those songs on popular streaming platforms.

The trailer for the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie revealed that characters from Marvel’s Netflix shows will be appearing, most notably Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, the Punisher, and the organization known as The Hand.

I’m so excited to see Henry Cavill take on the role of Connor MacLeod! He plays this Scottish swordsman from the 1500s who finds out he can’t die and is stuck fighting other immortals throughout history for some incredible, unknown reward. It’s a role Christopher Lambert made famous back in the original 1986 movie – that film was awesome and had Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Roxanne Hart in it too!

Ayelet Zurer recently discussed the future of her character, Vanessa Fisk, and the possibility of her returning to the show. Although Vanessa died in Season 2, impacting Wilson Fisk’s storyline, Zurer emphasized that a return isn’t impossible. She jokingly said that, as a writer, she’d bring the character back, but ultimately it will depend on the direction of the story.

Okay, so I just finished reading about this movie, Verity, and it sounds intense. It’s based on a really popular book, and it’s about a writer named Lowen, who’s kind of down on her luck. She gets this amazing opportunity to finish a book series for this super famous author, Verity Crawford, who’s been in an accident and can’t write anymore. But as Lowen starts working on the book and getting to know Verity’s husband, Jeremy, she starts finding out some seriously creepy stuff. Apparently, things aren’t what they seem at all, and it sounds like a total mind-bender!