Years before Gareth Edwards‘ Godzilla reboot ushered in a new era of kaiju movies in Hollywood, a rather small-scale project served three roles: bringing monsters back into vogue, spawning a franchise, and giving one of the industry’s biggest producers a signature style. Not since Jerry Bruckheimer‘s testosterone-fueled, diesel-coated action movies of the 1990s and 2000s had a producer developed such a distinct aesthetic as J.J. Abrams did in the mid-to-late 2000s with shows such as Lost and the movie we’re talking about here. Released in 2008, it also served as a stepping stone for directorMatt Reeves, who would go on to establish himself as one of the most respected mainstream filmmakers of his generation.
The movie utilized a cast of lesser-known actors, a refreshing framing device, and a hugely successful viral marketing campaign to achieve significant success both critically and commercially. The film’s arresting teaser was attached to Transformers, and that, too, without a title. The film’s title was only some time later, ahead of screenings of Beowulf, that the film’s title was revealed in a second trailer. It featured Michael Stahl-David as the protagonist, alongside Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, and T.J. Miller. It grossed more than $170 million worldwide against a reported budget of $30 million; the film’s effective marketing campaign pushed it toward a then-record $40 million opening weekend haul domestically.
From long-running series to one-off guest spots, Bruce Willis has been all over our television screens. How many of these appearances do you know?
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The movie we’re talking about, of course, is Cloverfield. It now holds a “Certified Fresh” 78% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “A sort of Blair Witch Project crossed with Godzilla, Cloverfield is economically paced, stylistically clever, and filled with scares.” The movie inspired a standalone prequel titled 10 Cloverfield Lane, directed by Dan Trachtenberg; it grossed more than $110 million against a reported budget of $15 million. A third film, The Cloverfield Paradox, was released directly on Netflix in 2018 after a troubled production and poor internal reactions. The franchise is set to continue with a fourth film, directed by Babak Anvari. It was also revealed that A Quiet Place was initially going to be roped into the series, but that idea was axed.
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You can watch Cloverfield on Paramount+ until April 1, when it will leave the paid subscription catalog along with 10 Cloverfield Lane. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart looking concerned in Iron Man.Image via Marvel Studios
This week saw the streaming comeback of two 2008 movies that redefined superhero cinema forever. It seems serendipitous that they were released within weeks of each other, considering how different they were. While one put a dark, gritty spin on the genre and influenced an entire generation of tentpoles, the other launched the highest-grossing film franchise of all time. The franchise in question has generated more than $30 billion at the worldwide box office over the course of nearly two decades, and it all began with an underdog film that surprised everyone by grossing $585 million worldwide. The odds were stacked against it; it was based on a B-tier character, headlined by an unproven box-office draw staging a comeback, and directed by a filmmaker whose experience didn’t exactly align with big-budget superhero spectacles.
Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
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💀Punisher
⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
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You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
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You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
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Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
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You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
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Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
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You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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Robert Downey Jr. Is Set to Return to the MCU
According to FlixPatrol, Iron Man was among the most-watched movies on the domestic Disney+ chart this week. The movie holds a “Certified Fresh” 94% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads, “Powered by Robert Downey Jr.’s vibrant charm, Iron Man turbo-charges the superhero genre with a deft intelligence and infectious sense of fun.” Downey Jr. returned to play the character in two Iron Man sequels and four Avengers movies. After bidding farewell to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers: Endgame, he reversed his decision and is set to star in this year’s Avengers: Doomsday, but as the villainous Doctor Doom. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Heidi Klum knows a thing or two about elevated dressing, often slipping into sleek separates that include modern design details, chic tailoring and bold pops of colors. But Klum’s refined taste isn’t just reserved for red carpets — and her recent bomber jacket serves as proof. Better yet? I found a lookalike silhouette for just $37 on Amazon.
Last week, Klum stepped out in New York City wearing a casual-cool look, including Balenciaga sneakers, a Louis Vuitton tote and the star of the show: an Alpha Industries MA-1 top layer. While the original option isn’t completely out of the budget, the Amazon version is currently $112 less.
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The windbreaker isn’t just good for the wallet, either, but it looks strikingly similar to Klum’s. You can look forward to the same buttery satin, micro-ribbed details, side pockets and zippered sleeves. The olive-green hue is also spot-on, making it hard to tell the difference between the two at first glance.
If anyone can make Us think about spring style in January, it’s Rihanna. The fashion icon stepped out in a denim bomber jacket style that instantly shifted our mindset from heavy winter layers to transitional staples. Her $2,800 version may be out of reach, but we found a $43 alternative that nails the same effortless […]
Spring’s unpredictable weather is yet another reason to snag the lightweight zip-up. The smooth fabric feels light against the skin, offering a transitional dressing solution for bracing against chilly nights and surprise winds.
But perhaps more notable is the outstanding quality. “I’m simply obsessed with this satin bomber jacket,” said a shopper. “It looks way more expensive than what it was!” Another rave reviewer echoed the same sentiment, saying it’s “wayyyyyyy better value than the price indicates…” So, rest assured; you may be getting a deal, but you’re not compromising on quality.
Get ready to fall in love with your new favorite spring bomber jacket. All it took was a Klum sighting and an impressive $37 deal. But I have to warn you: this elevated top layer is sure to go quickly, so snag it while you still can.
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Leave it to Jenna Lyons to make spring dressing look easier than ever. The style icon recently stepped out wearing a relaxed bomber jacket, reminding Us that the layer instantly delivers the effortless, thrown-on polish we’re always chasing. Of course, we knew we had to grab a similar style for ourselves, and discovered a $38 version that […]
How do you end a horror movie? Shock? Mystery? The murder of all the children in the United States? All those and more feature in some of the best, most perfect horror movie endings. Unsurprisingly, these endings all mostly come at the end of some of the most beloved horror films ever made, or, at the very least, films that are undeniably cult favorites. Their endings aren’t what make them classics, but they definitely are a part of the alchemy that’s required.
There’s no one way to end a horror movie and these endings prove that. Even when some of them share similar apocalyptic outcomes, they approach them in vastly different ways. One ending will make you laugh, while the other will leave you stunned in silence. No matter how they leave you, though, you’re going to remember because of how perfectly they end their respective films. These are those ten most perfect horror movie endings, ranked.
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‘Saw’ (2004)
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Regardless of how you feel about the Sawfranchise as a whole and its influence on the rise of the so-called torture porn trend, there’s no denying that it’s a series that had audiences hooked for the better part of a decade. Part of that is definitely due to the gruesome death scenes that were a hallmark of the films, but equally responsible were the convoluted plots that always wrapped up with a twist ending. These reveals, set to composer Charlie Clouser’s iconic “Hello Zepp” music cue, are some of the most memorable in modern horror, and the first is still the best.
The original Saw’s plot is fairly straightforward in comparison to more complicated sequels. Two men awaken in a decrepit bathroom with their ankles shackled and a corpse between them. They’re captives of the infamous Jigsaw serial killer who subjects his victims to sadistic survival games. The plot is laid out as a non-linear procedural, revealing more about the two men and the reasons behind their captivity. By the end, one of them has made good on the film’s title by sawing through his ankle and crawling away to get help. The other is left to witness the twist ending; that the corpse in the room has been alive the entire time and is Jigsaw himself in the flesh, who leaves the man screaming as he locks him away. Even if the movie itself is derivative and doesn’t all hang together narratively, the ending is undeniably effective and helped launch the most successful horror franchise of the aughts.
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‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ (1982)
Dr. David Challis (Tom Atkins) yelling on the phone in the final scene of ‘Halloween III’Image via Universal Pictures
Halloween III: Season of the Witch was highly divisive when it was first released. As a standalone installment in the Halloween franchise that doesn’t feature its iconic slasher Michael Myers, audiences were understandably a little perturbed, especially since the film’s marketing failed to effectively explain the change in direction. The movie has since undergone a reevaluation and is often listed as a fan favorite thanks to its bonkers plot and downright ballsy ending.
Halloween masks play a crucial part in the plot of the film as B-movie icon Tom Atkins plays Dr. Challis who, after witnessing a murder-suicide at his hospital, begins investigating the connections to the seemingly sinister Silver Shamrock novelty company. His investigation reveals connections to witchcraft, Stonehenge, Celtic folklore and the celebration of Samhain, which in the film’s plot involves the ritual sacrifice of children. The masks made by the company, which have been sold nationwide, are installed with a chip designed to kill their wearers and activated by a commercial. Challis tries to prevent this mass pedicide by calling the television affiliates to have them pull the commercial, but is unable to convince them all as it begins to play and the film cuts to black on Challis’ screams. Love or hate the film, you will never forget that ending.
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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2009)
The hand of an Ancient One reaches out to destroy the world at the end of The Cabin in the Woods.Image via Lionsgate
A mass genocide event as an ending is generally going to elicit shock from an audience, as it did in Halloween III, but, if pitched right, it can also earn some hearty laughter. The Cabin in the Woods is one of those special kinds of horror films that walks a tightrope between self-referential humor and genuine horror. Its subversion and acknowledgment of the genre’s tropes makes its climax all the more entertaining as it collides all its influences into one big monster mash. Even better is the denouement, where it’s not just the coed protagonists whose lives are put on the line, but the entire population of Earth.
Presented first as a standard cabin in the woods horror movie, albeit one where some middle management types are paying close attention and affecting the outcome of events from a control room, the movie slowly reveals its true nature. The archetypal characters are all meant to be sacrifices to ancient gods who demand blood, lest they come unleash hell on earth. When the protagonists emerge triumphant over their would-be killers, they effectively select the nuclear option, as made clear by the god-sized hand that erupts from the ground and crushes the titular location. Meta movies like this can sometimes falter in their third act by failing to effectively pay off their clever set-ups, but The Cabin in the Woods sticks the landing by sticking it to humanity in the most cosmically hilarious way possible.
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‘The Mist’ (2007)
David screams in anguish in the finale of The Mist.Image via Dimension Films
In comparison to the deaths wrought at the end of Halloween III or The Cabin in the Woods, the ending of The Mistis downright paltry in terms of sheer numbers. It’s far more affecting though, for how it arrives at its violent end and for those lives that meet it. Stephen King, on whose novella Frank Darabont’s film is based and which ends with a more open-ended note, famously declared that Darabont’s emotional gut punch of an ending was more effective than his text. That’s a bold statement, but who are we to disagree with the master of horror?
The majority of The Mist follows a group of survivors trapped in a supermarket after a seemingly supernatural event covers their town in the titular natural phenomenon, which happens to be filled with monsters. There are also some very human monsters inside the supermarket as well, which leads a small group to make their escape out into the mist. Driving aimlessly, they find nothing but carnage until they run out of gas and are left with little options as they hear the monsters approaching in the distance. Armed with a gun with four bullets, the leader of the group, played by Thomas Jane, executes his companions as mercy, including his own eight-year-old son. He gets out of the car to face the monsters, only to be met by a military force, clearing the way to safety. There’s nothing to add to that, except that it’s brutal, and Stephen King was right.
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‘The Wicker Man’ (1973)
Most of these perfect endings also happen to be twist endings. A twist ending isn’t inherently better or worse than a more straightforward ending, but when it’s done right, it can feel like a magic trick. Like the dark magic at work at the end of The Wicker Man. This folk horror classic features slow-burning suspense and a rising tension over the course of its plot, which follows an English policeman Howie, played by Edward Woodward, investigating the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island populated by pagan worshipers. Their rituals rankle the devout Christian sergeant, and there’s an immediate unease that sets in, particularly when he meets their leader, played by horror iconChristopher Lee. It isn’t long before he determines that the missing girl is intended to be a sacrifice as part of their May Day celebration.
When the film does reach its May Day climax, Howie makes the horrifying discovery that the missing girl was never meant to be their sacrifice; he was. It pulls the rug out from under him just as it does the viewer, and leaves them nothing to do except watch in horror as Howie is placed in the titular statue, which is then set ablaze. The influence on films like Midsommaris obvious, but more than that, the ending is one of the most effective twists in horror history. The sounds of Howie saying a prayer as he burns, and the cultists sing a folk song will be burned forever into the brain of anyone who watches The Wicker Man.
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‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999)
Malcolm watching his wife sleep in The Sixth SenseImage via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
When it comes to twist endings, no filmmaker has inspired more acclaim or vitriol than M. Night Shymalan. The writer-director’s penchant for third act plot revelations has retroactively ruined films like Signs or The Villagefor many of his fans, but when these twists work, they can pull his movies together like a magic trick. It worked in his best film,Unbreakable, and it worked in his modern horror classic The Sixth Sense. That was the twist that had audiences everywhere talking in 1999, and its success had many of them returning for repeat viewings, which made the film a bona fide blockbuster.
By now, everyone, even those who haven’t seen a single frame of the film, knows the twist that Bruce Willis’ character Dr. Malcolm Crowe has been dead for the entire movie. His interactions with the young Cole, played by Haley Joel Osment, are only possible because the young boy can see dead people. It’s a twist that has presented itself in plain sight, but one which almost no one saw coming, and anyone who says they did was likely lying. It’s a perfect resolution to the film, and it’s one of the reasons why audiences kept coming back to every Shymalan movie for years to get the rug pulled out from under them again and again.
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‘The Birds’ (1963)
Several birds are sitting on the wire in the film The BirdsImage via Universal Pictures
Not all endings need to have a twist to be successful. Some of them can even end with simple, eerie silence, like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. It might seem like cinematic sacrilege to not put Hitchcock’s horror masterpiece Psychohere, but while that film does have one of the greatest final moments in horror history with Anthony Perkins staring down the barrel of the camera right into the audience’s soul, it’s immediately proceeded by a lengthy unnecessary scene of exposition that somewhat deflates its effect. It’s the one major flaw in that otherwise perfect horror film, whereas the unsettling ending of Hitchcock’s follow-up film is one of the best parts of the movie.
Set in the sleepy seaside town of Bodega Bay, where Tippi Hedren’s socialite Melanie has come to socialize with Rod Taylor’s lawyer Mitch, the movie takes a turn into the horrific when the titular avians begin to attack with warning or reason. It becomes a fight for survival as the attacks become more aggressive and the lead characters eventually barricade themselves inside a house. With severe injuries and few options left, they decide to try and make a run for it in their car out of town. What follows isn’t some spectacular attack, but a quiet, dread-filled moment where the survivors slowly get into their car and drive away, while hundreds of birds watch them in silence. It’s a perfect ending filled with an ambiguity and uncertainty thats more powerful than any bloodletting could ever be.
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‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ (1974)
Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw MassacreImage via Bryanston Distributing Company
Silence is certainly eerie, but how about a cacophony of madness and screaming? It wouldn’t have worked for The Birds, but it feels right at home in Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This backwoods horror classic is an endurance test, putting its characters through the wringer. It also keeps the audience constantly on edge. From the first moment we meet Gunnar Hansen’s iconic Leatherface, swinging a hammer into an unsuspecting home invader’s face, there isn’t a moment of reprieve from the tension or horror. It’s just a steady, sweaty ride into hell.
As the five Texas teens on a road trip each individually find their way to the decrepit farm house that Leatherface and the rest of the Sawyer clan call home, they endure unimaginable horror, but none more so than final girl Sally, played by Marilyn Burns. After the rest of her friends have been turned into barbecue, Sally is subjected to one of the worst dinners in cinematic history, tied to a chair while the Sawyer’s play murder-house. She escapes, of course, and Leatherface gives chase. They reach the road where a blood-soaked Sally finally escapes in the back of a passing truck, laughing madly as she puts some distance between herself and the dancing Leatherface swinging his chainsaw wildly. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is so unrelenting that it’ll get you laughing in relief right alongside Sally, if you aren’t glued to your seat in abject horror.
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‘The Thing’ (1982)
R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) freezing by a fire in ‘The Thing’Image via Universal Pictures
Master of horror John Carpenter has more than a few perfect endings in his filmography, whether it’s the sounds of Michael Myers breathing in the original Halloween, or Sam Neill laughing hysterically as he loses his mind In the Mouth of Madness. It’s hard to pick just one perfect ending of Carpenter’s, but there’s something particularly perfect with how he ends his greatest film, The Thing. While it was initially met with outright hostility and disgust from critics, The Thing has been reclaimed as one of the greatest horror films ever made, thanks to its combination of gory, practical effects, and perfectly paced plot of paranoia. Based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. as well as the first film version of it, The Thing from Another World, Carpenter’s version is a vision of hell frozen over.
In Antarctica, an American research team discovers an alien lifeform that can imitate any living organism. It’s already made mincemeat out of a Norwegian camp, and it’s looking for a new place, and people, to hide inside. The men soon realize the apocalyptic scenario that would play out if this alien were to ever make it to civilization, so they systematically destroy its ability to escape and blow their entire research station sky-high. At the end, as everything burns around him, only Kurt Russell’sMacCready is left, until he’s approached by Keith David’s Childs, who had disappeared during the fireworks. Neither man trusts the other, because neither man can be sure the other isn’t a Thing. So they sit, freezing to death in the cold. That’s as bone-chilling as horror movies get.
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‘The Shining’ (1980)
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) in a photograph from the 1921 Fourth of July ball at the Overlook Hotel.Image via Warner Bros. Pictures
Cold, remote locations just lend themselves to horror so perfectly. The Shiningis just as much in contention for the greatest horror movie ever made as The Thing. While its ending takes some liberties from the novel that upset author Stephen King, there’s no doubting the haunting power of it. Stanley Kubrick isn’t the sentimentalist that King is, and his film doesn’t even rub shoulders with the redemption glimpsed in the novel, which was a more personal story to King. The story of Jack Torrance slowly going mad and attacking his wife and son, while serving as the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, reflected King’s own insecurities and struggles with alcoholism and success. It’s only natural he’d want to end that story on a warm redemptive note instead of the cold-blooded one that Kubrick did.
In King’s novel, Jack is momentarily able to overcome the supernatural influence of the Overlook to tell his family to run. The hotel explodes thanks to its neglected boiler. In Kubrick’s movie, Jack, played with absolute malice by Jack Nicholson, never regains his humanity even for a second, and he freezes to death in the hedge maze chasing after his son Danny. There’s a lot of backstory and character details that have been excised in mass from the novel, which makes the film a much colder and nastier piece of work, but it is a masterwork of atmosphere and sustained dread. The final shot shows Jack in a photograph, among the many that hang on the walls of the Overlook, taken decades before he had first stepped foot in the hotel. He’s become a part of it, absorbed into its evil like all of its other victims, doomed to haunt its halls forever. That’s a perfect horror ending.
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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
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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
🐦Birdman
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🪙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.
Two movies redefined superhero cinema forever in the year 2008. Coincidentally, both movies found spots on the domestic PVOD charts this week, as they prepare to celebrate their 18th anniversaries. Nearly two decades have passed since the films’ release, so audiences who remember seeing them in theaters may be surprised. Both movies complemented each other, primarily because they took diametrically opposite approaches to the genre. While one was a colorful, quip-a-minute throwback to the blockbuster cinema of the 1990s, the other was an epic crime drama modeled after Michael Mann‘s Heat.
The more accessible of the two is Iron Man, which launched the record-breaking Marvel Cinematic Universe and turned Robert Downey Jr. into the world’s highest-paid movie star. Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man received excellent reviews and is now sitting at a “Certified Fresh” 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator’s website’s consensus reads, “Powered by Robert Downey Jr.’s vibrant charm, Iron Man turbo-charges the superhero genre with a deft intelligence and infectious sense of fun.” Iron Man was a box-office hit, grossing $585 million worldwide against a reported budget of $150 million. However, the other movie was an even bigger blockbuster.
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
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Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
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⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
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You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
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You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
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You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
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You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
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You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
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You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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The Superhero Classic Generation Influenced an Entire Generation of Tentpoles
We’re talking, of course, about Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight. Starring Christian Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger as the Joker, the movie served as a sequel to Nolan’s Batman Begins. It grossed over $1 billion worldwide against a reported budget of $185 million, and went on to earn eight Oscar nominations, with Ledger winning the Best Supporting Actor honor posthumously. Like Iron Man, The Dark Knight also holds a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a consensus that reads, “Dark, complex, and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga.” It is now regarded as the greatest superhero movie ever made, going on to influence an entire generation of studio tentpoles. According to FlixPatrol, The Dark Knight was one of the most-watched movies on the domestic iTunes chart this week, proving its staying power. A sequel, The Dark Knight Rises, was released in 2012. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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July 16, 2008
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152 minutes
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Benjamin Melniker, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Kevin De La Noy, Michael Uslan
After a major setback in her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively‘s image in the industry has seemingly suffered a blow, with a Hollywood source saying the case has “ruined her.”
A few days after a federal judge dismissed several of her claims against Baldoni, the actress shared a statement on Instagram, expressing her desire to see the case through while also noting she’s doing it for other victims of harassment.
Now, experts have also claimed that Blake Lively’s defiant remarks could cost her greatly if she loses the court case, noting that she must win in order to save her reputation.
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Industry Sources Claim Lively’s Lawsuit Has ‘Ruined’ Her In Hollywood
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Lively’s lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni is now in a critical stage, as their trial is scheduled for May 18, barely five weeks away.
However, it appears some within Hollywood circles have already surmised her fate, and it’s not looking good at all.
According to the Daily Mail, a Disney executive shared that the lawsuit has tainted Lively’s image in Hollywood, and it’s very unlikely she will recover from the fallout of the court battle.
“This lawsuit has ruined her in Hollywood… the truth is she was never that popular. She had a reputation for being difficult, one of those toxic people who always thinks she knows best,” the industry insider said.
Within those industry circles, the source went further to explain that it is believed the “Gossip Girl” star was the architect of her legal problems, adding that no one would feel bad over Lively’s potential career decline.
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The Hollywood source said, “The general view now is that she’s made her bed and she can lie in it. I don’t think people in Hollywood are shedding tears over her.”
The Actress’s Claim Of Sexual Harassment Was Dismissed
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Lively’s legal standoff with Baldoni has been going on for almost two years after she accused him of sexual harassment and launching a smear campaign against her to tarnish her image.
The director denied the allegations and filed a countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, citing intimidation, but that suit has since been dismissed.
However, just like Baldoni, Lively’s case also recently suffered a massive blow after Judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of her 13 claims against her former co-star, including sexual harassment and defamation. It leaves her with just 3 allegations to prove, namely breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation, which will all now go to trial.
According to the Daily Mail, her lawyers reportedly got on a conference call with Baldoni’s lawyers to talk about a possible settlement, but it appears that meeting didn’t yield much, as Lively’s lawyers later filed a letter doubling down on their intention to see the case through.
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Blake Lively Says She Is Fighting To ‘Expose The Systems And People Who Seek To Harm’
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After her major claims were dismissed, the “Another Simple Favor” actress took to Instagram to share a statement, essentially saying that she’s not doing it for herself.
“I’m grateful to the court’s ruling which allows my case to be presented to a jury next month, and for the ability to finally tell my story in full at trial, for my own sake, but also for those who don’t have the same opportunity to…many of whom I have known and loved deeply in my life, and the countless I’ll never know,” the statement began.
Lively explained that she never wanted the lawsuit, but after suffering a “pervasive retaliation,” she decided to file for her sake and others, adding that she hopes it will help other possible victims speak up.
She also reflected on the media circus that ensued after she filed her lawsuit, while calling out how the media is painting it as a “celebrity drama.”
“I will never stop doing my part in fighting to expose the systems and people who seek to harm, shame, silence, and retaliate against victims,” Lively concluded her statement. “I know it’s a privilege to stand up. I will not waste it. Your support keeps me going.”
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The Actress’s Risks Becoming A ‘Pariah’ Like Amber Heard
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Brand experts have since weighed in on Lively’s legal troubles, noting that she is currently in a challenging situation with her career at risk, especially after her defiant remarks about the lawsuit.
In a chat with Fox News Digital, Jordan Matthews of Holtz Matthews LLP explained that a verdict completely exonerating Baldoni could leave the actress in a vulnerable state, similar to Amber Heard, who has since become somewhat of a “pariah” in Hollywood.
“It could essentially put her in the same category as Amber Heard, and she could be viewed as a pariah,” Matthews noted. “If she and Baldoni both testify, then this will largely come down to witness credibility and how effective each of their legal teams are at cross-examination.”
Entertainment attorney Tre Lovell had a similar stance, as he emphasized the importance of the trial’s outcome for Lively’s career and public image.
“Her reputation has taken a very big hit, and she needs to resurrect her brand, the first step of which will be to win the case,” Lovell told the news outlet. “As a result, aggressive litigation can only help her; now is not the time for her to take her foot off of the pedal.”
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Blake Lively May Move To The U.K. After Her Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni
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Meanwhile, rumors are rife that Lively and Reynolds will settle for a new life in the U.K. after her case with Baldoni is over. The move reportedly comes in response to both their careers now standing on shaky ground.
As reported by The Blast, podcaster Lady Colin Campbell, the couple has already bought a house in Barnet, a posh town on the outskirts of London, and could move there on a “semi-permanent” basis.
Campbell claims that they’re both aware their careers are now “in the tank,” with Reynolds’ standing in Hollywood being “revised.”
Amid the case, the couple has also suffered strained ties with some of their Hollywood pals, most notably Taylor Swift, who was dragged into the case after Baldoni alleged Lively likened her to one of her “dragons.”
April is loaded with great options for movies and TV shows on the major streamers.
The hard part is going to be finding the time to watch them all, especially considering the logjam that began this week.
Watch With Us has taken the time to narrow down this month’s numerous films and series to the five new movies and TV shows that you need to watch in April.
The first show on the list has already dropped, and if you’re not quick to watch, then it may take you until May to catch up with the rest.
Streaming subscribers are going to have a lot to watch in April, and it may take some serious time management skills to catch everything good. Netflix and Apple TV are debuting new seasons of Beef and Your Friends & Neighbors, respectively. Meanwhile, Prime Video is bringing The Boys to a conclusion after five seasons. Hulu […]
‘The Testaments’ (2026)
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Agnes MacKenzie (Chase Infiniti) has no idea about her link to the revolutionary June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) when The Testaments begins, but the links to The Handmaid’s Tale will only increase going forward. Despite June’s best efforts, Gilead remains standing and her daughter may be lost to her. Agnes is deep in her training to become a Handmaiden herself, which is the only life she’s ever known.
Lucy Halliday costars as Daisy, a Canadian girl who has willingly come to Gilead to become a Handmaid. Daisy is also carrying a secret that may help her bring down Gilead from within. But she won’t be able to do it without help. And if Daisy trusts the wrong person, then she may never leave Gilead alive.
‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’ (2026)
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After 20 years, the family is coming back together in a four-part miniseries, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, and they’re all pissed at Malcolm (Frankie Muniz). For the last two decades, he’s avoided his siblings — Francis (Christopher Masterson), Reese (Justin Berfield), Dewey (Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), Jamie (Anthony Timpano) and Kelly (Vaughan Murrae) — as well as their parents, Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek), for his mental well-being. And it worked for a long time.
Now that Hal and Lois are celebrating their 40th anniversary, they’re forcing Malcolm back into the fold. But they’re also quite cross to learn that he has a daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), and a girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira), neither of whom they knew about. Leah is at least interested in knowing her grandparents and uncles, but she doesn’t realize what she’s in for.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair will stream on Hulu on April 10.
‘Outcome’ (2026)
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Jonah Hill cowrote and directed Outcome, but he only has a supporting role as Ira Slitz, a crisis lawyer for fallen Hollywood superstar Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves). Reef has taken some time out of the spotlight to rebuild his life and identity, but both could go down in flames after someone uses his past as an extortion attempt to bilk him for money he may not have.
Reef’s solution is to reach out to people he knows, including Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), and make amends for anything he’s done to hurt them. That may not expose the person who’s blackmailing Reef, but it might give him what he needs to truly move on.
One of the benefits of Apple TV‘s less-is-more approach to TV shows is that most of its greatest originals run for long runs. For example, the alternative history/sci-fi series For All Mankind premiered in 2019 and was among the first Apple TV series. It’s returning in March for season 5. But first, Apple TV has […]
‘Beef’ (2023 – Present)
This may be the second season of Beef, but it’s practically a brand-new show with a completely different cast of characters. The only thing that’s remained the same is anger and the destructive carnage it leaves in its wake. This season, the beefing couples are Josh Martin (Oscar Isaac) and his wife, Lindsay Crane-Martín (Carey Mulligan), who find themselves at odds with Austin Davis (Charles Melton) and his fiancée, Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny).
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Josh is the general manager of a country club, while Austin is simply trying to become a personal trainer. It’s not entirely clear what’s going to set off this couples’ feud, but if it’s anything like season 1, the two sides are both going to regret the mess this leaves behind in their lives.
Sasha (Charlize Theron) probably wouldn’t consider herself to be the title character of Apex. She’s just a woman who needs her space to grieve, which is why she’s taken a solo trip to the Australian wilderness. Her passion is rock climbing, and she’ll have plenty of excuses to use that skill. Just not the reasons she was expecting.
With blockbuster second seasons of Beef and Running Point set to release in the next couple of months, it’s clear that Netflix is concentrating primarily on its TV slate. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t high-quality films set to debut on the streamer. Among my most anticipated new spring 2026 Netflix movies are the unjustly […]
Taron Egerton costars in the film as a serial killer who sees Sasha as his latest prey. But if he thinks she’s just going to roll over and play dead, then he’s got another thing coming. Sasha’s going to fight for her life, and she may yet prove herself to be the real Apex of this duo.
Phil Mickelson is clearly not a fan of some of the changes at Augusta National.
“Watching @TheMasters and seeing so few players long enough to go for 13 &15 now has taken away so much excitement and intrigue to the back nine,” said the three-time Masters champion on Friday, April 10, via X. “Another example of how longer isn’t always better.”
Mickelson, 55, is referring to the changes made on holes 13 and 15 in 2023, lengthening the distance from the tee box to the pin on both holes.
Both holes are considered iconic par-5 holes on the back nine of the classic course, set up in a way that gives golfers a good chance at an eagle score (two shots under par) — relative to other holes along the course, at least.
Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has abruptly withdrawn from the 2026 Masters Tournament, which begins on Thursday, April 9. “Unfortunately, I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter,” Mickelson, 55, shared via Instagram […]
Mickelson argued that lengthening the holes (making it more difficult for golfers to score an eagle) takes away from the “excitement and intrigue” of the final stretch of the course.
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“Not a single eagle putt on 13. Crazy 🤦♂️,” Mickelson posted.
Despite the complaint, Mickelson wasn’t totally accurate in claiming that no golfer putted for eagle on hole 13. Through the first two rounds of the tournament, five golfers scored an eagle on 13, and two more hit the score on 15.
Phil Mickelson plays a bunker shot during the LIV Golf South Africa March 20, 2026Johan Rynners/Getty Images
“Unfortunately, I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter,” Mickelson shared via Instagram on Thursday, April 2. “I have great respect for Augusta National Golf Club and it is definitely the most special week of the year.”
He added, “I wish everyone the best of luck and will be watching.”
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Mickelson also took some time off in February due to a “family health matter” and ended up missing four tournaments.
Mickelson returned to competition at LIV Golf’s South Africa event last month, his first since August 2025.
He has been married to his wife, Amy, since 1996, and the couple share three children. Both of Mickelson’s parents, Phil Sr. and Mary, are still alive.
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Entering the third round of the tournament, Rory McIlroyleads the pack with a historic six stroke lead through 36 holes.
“I’ve always felt like this golf course can let you get on runs if you allow it,” McIlroy told reporters after the second round on Friday. “I knew I had some chances coming in when I was standing on the 12th tee, but I didn’t think I’d birdie six of the last seven. But it just shows what you can do around here.”
The Masters continues with the final two rounds of play on Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12.
Stars didn’t hold back with their creative outfits at the 2026 Coachella Music & Arts Festival.
Bachelor Nation’s Kit Keenan, for example, hand-made her sparkling ensemble with help from her designer mom, Cynthia Rowley. She documented the design process via TikTok earlier this month, sharing behind-the-scenes clips of her mom busy at work sewing pieces together for her.
Another celeb who delivered the drama with their festival look was Alix Earle, who wore rocked an animal-print corset top with denim cutoffs on the first day of the festival
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“Please please please take me to Sabrinachella,” Earle wrote via Instagram, referring to headliner Sabrina Carpenter.
This year, Carpenter joins Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anyma as headliners for the iconic music festival, which takes place in Indio, California, from April 10 through 12, and again April 17 through 19. (Anyma’s April 11 set, however, was canceled amid “strong wind conditions.”)
Keep scrolling to see the most iconic 2026 Coachella outfits:
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