If you were upright and outside back in 2014, you almost certainly heard buzz about a little critical darling called Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). The film, which managed to sweep the Academy Awards with wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, is perhaps best known today for its visual gimmick. The gimmick in question, is the elaborate stitching technique used to make Birdman appear as though it was captured in a single, continuous take.
Superhero Shame Leads To Broadway Game
In case you missed it, Birdman was written and directed by legendary Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The film stars Michael Keaton in the lead role, as a washed-up actor best known for portraying a winged superhero decades earlier. This is obviously a thinly-veiled nod to Keaton’s history portraying Batman back in the 1980s, and a commentary on how the industry viewed superhero films before the Marvel Cinematic Universe made them the most mainstream thing on the planet.
In present day, Keaton’s Riggan Thomson is trying to restart his career, by directing and starring in a Broadway play. To get the show off the ground, he enlists the help of his girlfriend Laura, his daughter Sam, a recovering addict, and an insufferable method actor named Mike Shiner. Shiner is portrayed by Edward Norton in the film, in a role that some have theorized is based on his own behind-the-scenes behavior.
As the gang prepares for opening night, numerous issues arise, causing the show to go off the rails. At different moments, light fixtures fall from the ceiling, endangering the cast, Riggan clashes with his pompous co-stars, and at one point, he even finds himself locked out of the building in nothing but his tighty whities, forcing him to navigate through a crowd of gasping New Yorkers. All the while, the camera moves in extremely long shots, which make the film appear to play out in a single continuous take.
A One-Shot Like No Other
The camera work on Birdman is nothing short of spectacular. On an initial viewing, you might not be able to spot where the takes are stitched together at all. The presentation makes the whole film play out like a live stage show, effectively giving the viewer a window into what Riggan is trying to create with his Broadway play. Meanwhile, the frenetic drum-centric score cranks the chaotic energy to the max, forcing your heart to thump with excitement.
The score and visual presentation of Birdman became so popular after the film’s release that it was parodied by several well-known TV shows like BoJack Horseman, Sesame Street, and one especially memorable episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia titled “Charlie Work.” They even opened the Razzie Awards with a parody skit of Birdman the year after the film premiered.
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Though it’s best known for the visual gimmicks today, Birdman is well worth watching for its story alone. Iñárritu managed to weave the themes and concepts central to the film into a meta-narrative about the nature of performance itself, in a masterful display of writing and direction. There are a few mind-boggling visual effects present in the movie that will drive you crazy trying to figure out how they pulled it off, too.
Birdman Isn’t Easy To Stream
Unfortunately, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is not currently part of any major streaming library. It’s well worth the price to rent or buy through VOD services, but the film really should be placed on one of the major streamers, to ensure it gets the viewership it deserves.
One of the most unappreciated members of any given Star Trek show is the science consultant. This is the guy who is in charge of making all of the crazy sci-fi adventures of our favorite characters sound relatively realistic. At the end of the day, that’s what separates this franchise from Star Wars, which explains its wildest plot points by simply saying that the Force moved in mysterious ways.
On one occasion, a scientific consultant effectively saved the most important episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. After the rocky second season ended with a crappy clip show, Season 3 began with “Evolution,” a banger episode that proved that TNG was about to become must-see TV. The episode prominently featured nanites, futuristic machines straight out of our wildest sci-fi fantasies. But without consultant David Krieger, this episode wouldn’t have had nanites. Instead, it would have had dust mites flying tiny planes around the Enterprise!
Good Boys And Bad Science
For context, the plot of “Evolution” involved the Enterprise crew helping a cranky genius study a stellar explosion that happens every 196 years like clockwork. Meanwhile, teenage wunderkind Wesley Crusher was conducting experiments involving nanites, and he accidentally let a couple of the critters loose. Soon, they replicate and evolve, threatening the big experiment and everyone aboard the ship. The scientist clashes with the nanites, but Picard reaches a diplomatic solution by securing these new life forms their very own homeworld.
“Evolution” is an excellent episode, and it was written by Michael Piller, the man who ultimately became TNG’s showrunner and turned it into one of the best shows in television history. Plus, the nanites are one of the coolest creatures ever introduced into Star Trek. However, Star Trek science consultant David Krieger revealed on his personal website that this episode was nearly very different. According to him, the original pitch didn’t include nanites. Instead, it featured dust mites that gained intelligence and flew around the Enterprise in miniature aircraft.
A Shocking Development
Fortunately for all of us, Krieger found this idea deeply stupid. In fact, he claims that he laughed out loud when he read the original premise for the episode. Once he stopped chuckling, though, he spoke to the producers and firmly objected to the idea of dust mites turning into tiny flying gremlins. Instead, he proposed using nanites instead, which was a great call: not only are nanites based on actual scientific theories, but they looked far less goofy onscreen than flying dust mites ever would.
If David Krieger hadn’t stepped in and shut down the dust mite plot, “Evolution” would have joined the ranks of “Spock’s Brain” as one of the worst episodes in all of Star Trek history. Thanks to this science consultant’s intervention, though, this episode helped transform The Next Generation into what many fans consider the gold standard of the franchise. It also helped Michael Piller become showrunner, and he was so successful in the role that he would later help create both Deep Space Nine and Voyager. In that way, this humble consultant did more than save a single episode; he may have saved Star Trek as we know it!
Director and screenwriter Bob Clark did such a masterful job with the 1983 movie A Christmas Story that it’s hard to imagine the man creating anything that wasn’t wholesome. But two years before little Ralphie gets his Red Ryder gun, Clark wrote and directed a comedy so lewd and outrageous that modern audiences are still shocked by it. 1981’s Porky’s was one of the raunchiest comedy movies ever released by a major studio and served as an important milestone in shock comedy.
A Filthy, Iconic Revenge Arc
The story arc of Clark’s semi-autobiographical movie follows a group of high school basketball players who live in Angel Beach, FL in the 1950s. Their hormones raging, they conceive a plan to lose their virginities to an older sex worker, not realizing that they are being set up for a humiliating (and pretty darn funny) prank set up by one of their older brothers.
Determined to follow through with the plan of getting their first times out of the way, the boys believe that their dreams can be fulfilled at a strip club located deep in the Everglades. The seedy establishment is the film’s namesake, owned and operated by an older, hefty character named Porky Wallace. The team makes their way to the strip club, makes an arrangement with Porky for a handful of ladies, and are guided to a darkened room to await their fates.
Unfortunately, it’s a trap. A literal one. Porky pulls a lever from the outside the room the boys are waiting in, springing open a hatch in the floor. The boys plummet down and into the swamp water below.
Enraged, the team storms back in to get their money back and to take a crack at the source of their collective humiliation. Outnumbered and outwitted, they decide to leave while they are still in one piece. They make the long drive back to Angel Beach, still virgins.
The remainder of the film’s primary plotline involves subsequent attempts at revenge on Porky Wallace by one of the group, who only gets severely beaten. Finally, with the help of one of their older brothers (a local policeman), the boys hatch an elaborate vengeance plot that they hope will ruin Porky forever.
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But Wait, There’s Sidequests!
The film’s main story is compelling enough. The initial visit to the strip club is equal parts funny and cringy, and the final 20 minutes showcase one of the greatest revenge ideas ever. But it’s all of the side stories that spring up along the way that really make Porky’s a raunchy comedy well worth the time. One subplot involves the new gym coach wondering why one of the younger girls’ coaches (played by Kim Cattrall) has the nickname “Lassie.” No spoilers, but it has nothing to do with her love of collies.
Another sub-plot concerns several of the basketball players discovering that there are ways to view the girls while they shower after practice. Tommy Turner, Pee Wee Morris, and Billy McCarty try and fail several times, mistiming when the girls would be there. But one time, they get lucky and then get caught. No spoilers here, either, but an unnamed appendage of Tommy Turners accidentally winds up in the hands of a woman that the girls call “Kong,” the cranky old Coach Ballbricker.
Porky’s is a mashup of sophomoric pranks, full frontal nudity, hilarious sex scenes, and satisfying revenge. The Movie somehow manages to capture the nostalgic feeling of the 1950s, making the Angel Beach high school and its student body part of Rockwell illustration that is then caked in phallic jokes and bare-breasted women. If Happy Days and late 70s soft-core pornography gave birth to a film that was narrated by a group of 17-year-old boys, the finished product wouldn’t be that far from the film written and directed by Clark.
Porky’s went where no other major release had gone before. Multiple scenes of full-frontal nudity, lewd discussions about quests to lose virginities, and one character’s hilarious obsession with the size of his manhood (he measures it every morning and actually keeps a “growth chart” and pencil next to his bed) paved the way for even raunchier comedy movies throughout the remainder of the 80s and forward. Where Animal House didn’t dare to go, Porky’s said “hold my beer” and delivered shock, awe, and tear-jerking laughter. To be sure, without Porky’s, there would be no Revenge of the Nerds or American Pie.
From Progressive To Perverse
Clark would go on to direct the first sequel, Porky’s II: The Next Day two years later, the same year that he directed the timeless Christmas movie that so many people watch each holiday season. This was certainly the filmmaker’s peak, as the entries later in his career included the bombs Loose Cannons, Turk 182, and Rhinestone.
In case you thought that Porky’s might be an aberration in Clark’s career as a family-friendly filmmaker, guess again. The New Orleans native began making exploitation movies in the late 1960s, beginning with the cult classic She-Man. The plot centers around a former GI that discovers that he enjoys wearing women’s clothing, giving audiences a look at the trans community.
Clark followed that work up with a documentary titled Queens at Heart in 1967. This piece centered around the lives of four transwomen, each of whom dresses to match their genders assigned at birth by day but live as women after work. Both of these early films by Clark are considered ground-breaking, given that they provide a candid and honest glimpse into the lives of a community that was scarcely represented during that era.
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From there, Clark shifted his focus to horror. His first genre film was the gruesome zombie movie Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972). Shot with a budget of $50,000, the cult classic was the result of Clark’s tireless diligence and the participation of a group of the director’s friends from college. It helped to cement his reputation as one of the best B-horror filmmakers of the decade and quickly became a late-night drive-in favorite.
In 1974, Clark directed two additional horror films. The first, Death Dream, was a reimagining of the W. W. Jacobs tale “The Monkey’s Paw.” Though a low-budget feature, it starred future multi-Emmy Award nominee Richard Backus (One Life to Live, Ryan’s Hope), as well as Academy Award nominee Lynn Carlin (Faces). Horror fans will recognize the special effects makeup work of master artist Tom Savini, who would soon go on to work with George Romero.
The second horror entry that year was, ironically enough, Clark’s first Christmas movie. Black Christmas is regarded by many as the first slasher film and has been remade twice (2006 and 2019). The original stars future Superman and Amityville Horror actress Margot Kidder, Olivia Hussey, and John Saxon.
Bob Clark’s Legendary Run
Rounding out the decade for Clark was a leap to yet another genre of film. In 1976, he filmed Breaking Point, a low-budget crime drama starring Bo Svenson and Robert Culp. Three years later he brought to life Sherlock Holmes and Watson in the mystery thriller Murder by Decree. The plot follows the British duo as they track the Whitechapel killings committed by the notorious Jack the Ripper. It was his biggest budget film by far at that point, and boasted a cast consisting of James Mason (Salem’s Lot,Lolita), Christopher Plummer (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), and Donald Sutherland (Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
So, the next time you and your family gather around the TV with the family and begin quoting along with Ralphie and the bunch, remember that the brain behind it was also the same fellow who orchestrated an on-screen tug-of-war between Coach Ballbricker and that rascal Tommy Turner, using the latter’s genitalia as sports equipment.
As of this writing, Porky’s is currently unavailable for Streaming.
From the heartbreaking modern classic Sound of Metal and the Jeffrey Wright-led American Fiction to the underrated One Night in Miami and Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista‘s The Wrecking Crew, Prime Video has quietly dropped some of the best streaming movies in recent memory. However, not all have been the enormous streaming successes of the likes of The Wrecking Crew, with some falling under the radar, as is the nature of streaming.
One of the more underrated entries from the Prime Video catalog is The Order, a based-on-a-true-story crime drama released less than two years ago. Directed by Justin Kurzel, 13 years after his debut, Snowtown, the film is set against the backdrop of a year of daring bank heists that have baffled law enforcement. As the violence escalates, FBI agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) becomes convinced that, instead of financially motivated attacks, the heists and robberies are instead the work of a domestic terrorist group.
Alongside Law, the film also featured the talents of Nicholas Hoult and Tye Sheridan, and was praised for its slick neo-noir execution and a Heat-esque tale that was triumphant in its ambition. Sadly, despite a positive response from critics and a near-perfect 93% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Order was limited to an uneventful theatrical run. In total, the film earned just $2.2 million from just 2.3 weeks on average in theaters. 16 months after its short theatrical run, The Order is proving a streaming success, officially placing inside the top ten most-watched movies on Prime Video in the world, at the time of writing.
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What Did Collider Say About ‘The Order’?
Jude Law, sitting on a church pew, as Terry Husk in The OrderImage via Vertical
Ross Bonaime reviewed The Order for Collider, agreeing with the near-perfect response from Rotten Tomatoes critics with an 8/10 score. “With The Order, Kurzel takes on a more straightforward approach than usual, giving us a Mann-esque thriller that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats,” Bonaime said. He continued, “Yet the director also manages to keep that disturbing energy that has made his work up to this point so effective and unnerving. The Order is a solid crime drama that sometimes hits too close to home, but that’s what makes it so terrifying.”
The Order is currently one of the ten most-watched movies on Prime Video in the world. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.
Pooh Shiesty‘s dad, Lontrell Williams Sr., was reportedly granted a $250,000 bond and to be placed on house arrest as a new lawyer, John Helms, rolls out the rapper’s defense in his federal kidnapping case.
Pooh Shiesty’s Dad, Lontrell Williams Sr., Reportedly Granted $250K Bond & To Be Placed On House Arrest
According to Localmemphis.com, prosecutors presented their case against Pooh Shiesty, his dad, and seven others to a federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, April 3. Furthermore, the event reportedly made way at a detention hearing for Williams Sr., Big30, real name Rodney Wright Jr., and three other defendants (not including Pooh Shiesty). Ultimately, the judge reportedly ruled that prosecutors have probable cause to pursue their case against the group.
Regarding Williams Sr., prosecutors reportedly argued that he printed the music release contract that Pooh Shiesty allegedly forced Gucci Mane to sign at gunpoint on January 10, 2026. Williams Sr. reportedly printed the paperwork at a Staples in Frisco, Texas. Additionally, it is believed that Williams Sr. made contact with the music studio owner hours before the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci and two others took place at the location.
Lastly, prosecutors argued that Williams Sr. was not a “primary participant” in the robbery. However, his criminal record shows that he has previously been hit with “kidnapping, drug, gun, and other violent charges.”
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In response, a lawyer for Williams Sr. reportedly argued that he is simply his son’s business manager. Additionally, they alleged that it’s “unconfirmed” what he printed out at Staples. Furthermore, the lawyer argued that the search of Williams’ home was clean. And previously, Pooh and Gucci had only ever used a studio to record music together.
Ultimately, the judge set Williams Sr.’s bond at $250,000. However, the judge ruled that he must remain on house arrest and may travel only to Dallas, Texas, where the case will proceed. At this time, however, it remains unclear whether Pooh’s dad has been released from police custody.
New Lawyer For Pooh Shiesty Rolls Out His Apparent Defense In His Federal Kidnapping Case
According to the Dallas Morning News, last week, a lawyer named John Helms reportedly joined Pooh’s legal defense team. As The Shade Room previously reported, Bradford Cohen was cited as Pooh’s initial defense lawyer, and said he spotted “inconsistencies” in the claims against his client.
Now, Helms has reportedly added his thoughts.
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“The government tries to characterize this as a dispute over money between Lontrell and his record label, but in this business, things are very often not what they seem, and people’s motivations are very often not what they seem,” he reportedly told the outlet.
Per the Dallas Morning News, Helms shared that he and Cohen will be representing Pooh.
“… As the case goes on… I think it’s going to be significantly different from what the government says,” Helms reportedly added.
Why Are The Rapper & His Dad Caught Up In A Federal Kidnapping Case?
As The Shade Room previously reported, the FBI raided Pooh Shiesty’s family home in Memphis last week. This led to the arrest of Pooh and his dad. Subsequently, it was revealed that the pair was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane. This reportedly took place at a studio in Dallas, Texas, on January 10, 2026. Furthermore, prosecutors alleged the incident involved seven other suspects and two other victims.
Prosecutors believe the group committed the crime to force Gucci Mane to release Pooh from a music contract. The incident reportedly included barricaded doors, gunpoint tactics, and the robbery of luxury goods. This, while some of the defendants also flossed the stolen goods on social media.
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Now, a defense lawyer for Big30 is reportedly arguing that there’s no evidence his client had a gun during the ordeal. Additionally, a defense lawyer for another suspect is reportedly arguing that Gucci Mane never identified his client. Also, at the detention hearing, it was reportedly shared that no video surveillance evidence has been recovered of any suspects possessing guns.
At this time, Gucci Mane has not publicly addressed the incident. Additionally, it is believed that if convicted, the suspects could face up to life in prison.
HBO’s new Harry Potter series is promoting itself as the ultimate retelling of the story with lots of new info going on outside of the Golden Trio in the story, and for diehard fans, no amount of on-screen storytelling would be enough. That’s why this latest update may sting a little for longtime readers, because after weeks of excitement around the teaser, the behind-the-scenes special, and the Christmas 2026 release date, fans now know exactly how long the first season will be — and it’s not quite as big as some were hoping.
Last night, HBO Max — 8 months early — released a documentary entitled Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic, and within that documentary, the new actor playing Albus Dumbledore, John Lithgow confirmed that the first season of HBO’s Harry Potter adaptation will run for eight episodes.
That means Season 1, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, won’t be the 10-episode run some fans had been hoping for. For viewers who wanted a really expansive adaptation of the first book, eight episodes may feel a little tighter than expected, especially since HBO has spent so much time talking about making this version more faithful and more detailed than the films. At the same time, eight hours is still a lot more space than the 2001 movie had to work with, and recent comments from HBO have suggested the first season will cover the book in roughly eight hours.
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Collider Exclusive · Oscar Best Picture Quiz Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.
🪜Parasite
🌀Everything Everywhere
☢️Oppenheimer
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🐦Birdman
🪙No Country for Old Men
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What kind of film experience do you actually want? The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.
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Which idea grabs you most in a film? Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?
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How do you like your story told? Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.
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What makes a truly great antagonist? The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?
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What do you want from a film’s ending? The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?
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Which setting pulls you in most? Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.
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What cinematic craft impresses you most? Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.
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What kind of main character do you root for? The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.
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How do you feel about a film that takes its time? Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.
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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema? The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?
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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…
Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.
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Parasite
You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.
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Oppenheimer
You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.
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Birdman
You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.
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No Country for Old Men
You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.
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Who Stars in ‘Harry Potter’?
The cast is led by Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, with John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. The wider cast also includes Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, Sirine Saba as Pomona Sprout, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Louise Brealeyas Rolanda Hooch, Bríd Brennan as Poppy Pomfrey, Leigh Gill as Griphook, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander.
In yet another solid weekend performance at the box office, the new sci-fi blockbuster Project Hail Mary passed two massive milestones. In doing so, the film overtook a host of past hits, including one of the most well-liked sci-fi blockbusters of the last couple of decades. Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling in the lead role of a schoolteacher who awakens on a spacecraft with no memory of how he got there. Based on a book by Andy Weir, whose previous bestseller served as the inspiration for Ridley Scott‘s The Martian, the movie was directed byPhil Lord and Christopher Miller. It opened to excellent reviews and has been exceeding box-office expectations with stunning consistency over the last few weeks.
Project Hail Mary is being distributed domestically by Amazon MGM Studios, and, unlike many of the studio’s earlier titles, has been given a wide theatrical footprint. It was marketed as an event designed for large-format screens, and has done particularly well on IMAX. The movie holds a “Certified Fresh” 95% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 96% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “A visually dazzling space odyssey that’s carried along effortlessly by the gravitational pull of Ryan Gosling at his most winning, Project Hail Mary is a near-miraculous fusion of smarts and heart.”
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Here’s the Epic Sci-Fi Hit That ‘Project Hail Mary’ Has Now Overtaken
With approximately $217 million domestically and another $203 million from overseas markets, the film’s cumulative global haul currently stands at $420 million against a reported budget of $200 million. With this, Project Hail Mary has passed the lifetime worldwide gross of Scott’s Prometheus and the $203 million domestic haul of Christopher Nolan‘s Interstellar. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, among others, Interstellar remains one of the most beloved sci-fi movies of the last few decades. It celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024, adding approximately $100 million to its worldwide haul during a re-release that spanned a few months. The movie opened to mostly positive reviews and is now sitting at a 73% critics’ score and an 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nolan is now putting together his new film, the epic adventure The Odyssey, due out this summer. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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March 15, 2026
Runtime
157 minutes
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Director
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
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Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
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Aditya Sood, Amy Pascal, Andy Weir, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Rachel O’Connor, Ryan Gosling
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DaBaby doesn’t play about his babies! Over the weekend, a video surfaced of the rapper approaching a Dallas nightclub during his ‘Be More Grateful’ tour. He stopped to glance at a portrait of his daughters, then walked away without accepting it or acknowledging the artist, Bruce White Jr. (@bwhitecreations). That moment sparked so much conversation that the rapper ultimately addressed it, saying he’s not impressed with “grown men” doing anything related to his daughters. Then, Baby circled to the artist’s comment section to drop STRONG warnings about continuing to promote the portrait. Here’s everything that happened leading up to and after that point!
DaBaby Explains Why He Rejected Painting Of His Daughters, Sends “Father First” Warnings
After the internet flooded DaBaby with mentions of the fan’s painting, he hopped on video to share his energy behind the rejection. He said the topic was starting to work his nerves, and explained the type of father he is and isn’t.
“…I’m not into grown a*s men discussing my daughters, painting pictures of my daughters, taking pictures of my kids. I don’t play like that. If you play like that, to each its own. Send that n***a a picture of your daughters, let that n***a paint them and then show him some appreciation.”
Additionally, Baby clarified that he wouldn’t accept a painting of his kids outside a nightclub. Furthermore, he said if anyone is bothered by how he protects his kids, that’s not his concern.
DaBaby’s video appears to be a direct response to Bruce’s POV video, which is no longer on his Instagram page. However, the POV clip (swipe below to see) shows Bruce with the painting in his house, saying he doesn’t understand what was “wrong” with it.
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After DaBaby’s first response, it appears Bruce didn’t remove the POV video and/or other videos featuring the painting of the rapper’s daughters. According to a screenshot shared by The Shade Room, Baby stopped by the @bwhitecreations’ comment section with some direct warnings. He reminded the artist that he’s a father first and rapper second!
“You still got my daughters on yo page as a grown ma after I made it clear I ain’t comfortable with that. Steady playing for this online attention. So when God put me back in front of you ima show you how serious I am about my daughters,” DaBaby wrote. “Best advice I can give you, get my children off yo page & keep doing what you gifted at doing. Using my kids ain’t the route to go if you wanna go viral, that’s the route to go if you wanna get hurt. This a father talking, not a rapper.”
Artist Sets The Record Straight, Rapper Reacts
Sometime on Sunday (April 5), the content featuring DaBaby’s daughters was removed from @bwhitecreations’ IG page. Also, Bruce (B. White) shared a video clearing the air, sharing his perspective of the portrait. He explained that he moved to Dallas about three years ago to pursue art. One of his industry peers recommended he feature celebs’ loved ones in his artwork to be more attention-grabbing. That’s been his style for the last two years or so, Bruce explained.
A few hours after Bruce shared his message, DaBaby hopped in the comment section. He ultimately thanked him for complying with his removal request. However, he also clarified his energy and shared his disagreement with some of the video.
“I see the picture finally down that’s all I wanted my boy, it’s all good. I know first hand how judgement can get clouded when that attention come pouring in, so I appreciate you for straightening that shit out. I just wanted my babies off the page & detached from anything negative. Everything else niggas talking bout for the birds! I ain’t think you meant no harm in painting the picture, I just ain’t like how the viral moment led you to believe it was cool to double back and post them on your page feeding into the situation after I reached out privately to the nigga that walked you over to me and I commented and told you how I felt & asked you to take it down & you didn’t. I ain’t got no ill will for ya bruh I’m just serious bout my lil girls and I’d give you & any other parent the same respect with no hesitation. Ion like a lot of lil shit you said in this video but I understand you defending your character as you should, cause as you can see this internet don’t got no picks and chooses. So I’m responding with grace and understanding my n***a. Keep doing what you doing!”
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