'Luca,' Pixar's generic (and literal) fish out of water tale, lands on Disney+
Pixar dips into the ocean once too often with "Luca," a colorful but thin (and literal) fish-out-of-water tale. Although the movie touches on familiar themes about friendship, overcoming differences and letting children go, there's roughly enough story for something between …
Bruce Springsteen and The Killers drop new song 'Dustland'
Talk about a collaboration. The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have joined forces on a new track called "Dustland." It is a remake of The Killers' 2008 song "A Dustland Fairytale," written as a tribute to the lead singer's parents.
City of Ali Review
Can we ever get enough of Muhammad Ali? No! And so, another documentary about him is automatically good news on some level. Particularly during these troubled times when stirring up memories of “The Greatest” can connect us back to the …
'Cruella' is an unexpected treat, with Emma Stone's dark spin on the Disney villain's origins
"Cruella" confounds expectations in mostly delightful ways, particularly for what amounts to a supervillain origin-story prequel inspired by a 60-year-old animated movie. Credit much of that to a twin dose of Emma power -- as in Stone and Thompson -- …
May the 4th be with you and other pop culture holidays
Before you get to Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth be with you. It's that time again when "Star Wars" aficionados (read "geeks") celebrate one of their favorite days of the year.
Disney unveils a real-life lightsaber
Ever since "Star Wars" premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The "elegant weapon for a more civilized age" is one of the most famous props in movie history and pop culture …
Darth Vader 'Star Wars' script reveals how huge secret was preserved
A script for "Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back" reveals how a pivotal plot twist in the movie franchise was considered to be such a secret that it was not reflected in the lines provided to actors.
The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds
"Blinding Lights" singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he's far from alone.
'WandaVision' caps off Marvel's version of a love story in an emotional finale
If "The Mandalorian" is the "Star Wars" version of a western, "WandaVision" was, finally, Marvel's take on a love story. Yet in keeping with the company's interconnected universe, the finale of the Disney+ show also planted seeds that will bear …
'Without Remorse' trailer debuts
Michael B. Jordan is coming for the Russians. The trailer for Amazon's "Without Remorse" has dropped and it features Jordan as a top-secret agent bent on revenge after a Russian assassination squad kills his family.
'Coming 2 America' brings Eddie Murphy back, riding a wave of nostalgia
"Coming 2 America" was clearly designed to be crowd-pleasing back when crowds were possible, and as such it's among the few movies redirected from theaters to streaming that have genuinely lost something because of it. That said, it's still a …
'Boogie' tells a basketball story, but Eddie Huang's debut misses its shot
Chef/author Eddie Huang makes his movie debut as the writer-director of "Boogie," a warmed-over collection of cinematic cliches that misses its shot what could have been a fertile premise, in don't-quit-your-day-job fashion.
Janet Jackson two-part documentary set to air on A&E and Lifetime
Janet Jackson is getting the star treatment with a two-night documentary event that will air simultaneously on both A&E and Lifetime.
'Without Remorse' trailer debuts
Michael B. Jordan is coming for the Russians.
'Coming 2 America' turned Rick Ross' Georgia mansion into a Zamunda palace
When audiences see Eddie Murphy's Prince Akeem, prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, living in his enormous palace, they'll probably not realize it's actually an Atlanta, Georgia home that belongs to rapper Rick Ross.
