The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda’s immensely popular open-world RPG franchise, turns 30 years old today. To celebrate, the company posted a short history of the series and its innovations on social media. However, it also briefly talked about the future of the series, confirming that folks at the studio were playing early…
The 2016 Ghostbusters might be one of the most flames major productions of this century, with the trailer quickly becoming the most disliked on YouTube. There were a couple of camps here. One was targeted as being misogynistic, taking personal affront that their beloved characters had been replaced by women. While another is that there just didn’t seem like a point to it all. Why bother if you don’t have the original Ghosbusters? Well, one late recruit — Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore — has some thoughts on the matter.
As Ernie Hudson told The Independent, it seemed like a waste to make the Ghostbusters back in 2016, saying, “Look, I’m a fan of [director] Paul Feig so I have nothing negative about him to say. Other than: I don’t quite understand why you do a reboot, you know what I mean? Just make another movie.”
Hudson did want to make it clear that he has nothing against the cast of 2016’s Ghostbusters, which, like the 1984 original, partly consisted of Saturday Night Live alum: Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy, and Leslie Jones. To this, he added, “Fans were really invested in the story and the characters and I think it was disappointing. I enjoyed the movie but I think it wasn’t what fans were hoping for.”
Ernie Hudson has been one of the more vocal of the OG Ghostbusters overall, with comments hitting on everything from the 1984 classic to the 2016 reboot to 2021’s Afterlife, which re-launched the attempt to keep interest going in the shaky franchise. For starters, he seriously questioned why he wasn’t part of the marketing campaign of the 1984 original, while he would also go on to show a lack of confidence in the new movies’ direction.
Despite his issues with the majority of movies in the Ghostbusters franchise, Ernie Hudson continues to be part of it, playing Winston in four of the movies and Jones’ uncle in the 2016 entry.
Why do you think the 2016 Ghostbusters didn’t work for audiences? Did Hudson nail it or is there something more? Share your take below!
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Players have now had a few days to enjoy the world of Capcom’s action RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 since its release. The expansive world full of things to discover and complex interwoven narratives have thrilled many, but the game’s most dangerous (and mysterious) system is throwing players into a frenzy.
Players have now had a few days to enjoy the world of Capcom’s action RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 since its release. The expansive world full of things to discover and complex interwoven narratives have thrilled many, but the game’s most dangerous (and mysterious) system is throwing players into a frenzy.
A lot of things can go wrong in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Just last night, I encountered a minotaur while working through a main quest, who whopped my ass three times without fail in one of the most frustratingly hilarious encounters I’ve had thus far. While there are plenty of emergent moments like this that’ll surely leave…
A lot of things can go wrong in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Just last night, I encountered a minotaur while working through a main quest, who whopped my ass three times without fail in one of the most frustratingly hilarious encounters I’ve had thus far. While there are plenty of emergent moments like this that’ll surely leave…
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Micheal, is one of the most anticipated film projects in recent memory. Bringing the King of Pop’s story to life on the silver screen is a Herculean task, and you need shining stars to help it burn bright on screens. Today, Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International announced new vital roles for the forthcoming film, including actors to play La Toya Jackson, Dick Clark, Diana Ross, and more!
Per today’s official press release courtesy of Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International:
Larenz Tate (Love Jones, Dead Presidents) plays Berry Gordy, the Motown Records founder and impresario. Gordy is the man who redefined American music by developing and giving a national platform to such acts as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips – and the Jackson 5 – to name a few.
Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries, The Parent Trap) plays the legendary Diana Ross, lead singer of the chart-topping Motown group The Supremes, who was one of the label’s most successful groups in the 60s before Diana embarked on a celebrated and decades-long solo career in the 70s, along with acclaimed acting roles. Given her star power and influence, Motown would have Diana officially introduce the Jackson 5 to the world. She remained a life-long influence on Michael.
Jessica Sula (Split, Malum) plays Michael’s older sister, La Toya, the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family, who first gained recognition in the mid-1970s on the family’s variety TV series “The Jacksons.” She launched a solo career, releasing multiple albums in the 1980s.
Liv Symone (Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Doing It Wrong) will play Gladys Knight, whose soulful voice and electric performances alongside her family (as the Pips) produced several #1 hits for Motown, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”; later, her signature song, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” would bring worldwide popularity to the Empress of Soul.
Kendrick Sampson (Fashionably Yours, Insecure) plays legendary, 28-time Grammy Awards-winning songwriter, composer, and producer Quincy Jones, who first met Michael when he was just 12 years old. The pair would go on to collaborate on three of Michael’s most successful albums: “Off the Wall” (1979), “Thriller” (1982), and “Bad” (1987).
KeiLyn Durrel Jones (How to Die Alone, Fear the Night) plays Bill Bray, whom Joe Jackson originally hired in the 1970’s as security for the Jackson 5. Bray went on to work exclusively with Michael for nearly three decades, becoming one of his most trusted friends.
Finally, Kevin Shinick (Robot Chicken, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?) plays Dick Clark, host of “American Bandstand,” where the Jackson 5 made a legendary early appearance in their rise to fame.
“I’m thrilled that we were able to bring together such a gifted group of actors for this film,” said producer Graham King. “What they bring to these key roles provides a rich backdrop for the movie, adding to the extraordinary ensemble.”
The rest of the cast includes Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson, Miles Teller as long-time lawyer John Branca, Juliano Krue Valdi as young Michael Jackson, and Jackson’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson as the adult version of Michael. Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by John Logan. We got our first look at Jaafar Jackson in costume as his famous uncle earlier this month, and the likeness is pretty damn uncanny. The production has the cooperation of the Jackson estate, which means that they’ll be able to use his music, but it remains to be seen how much of the famous singer’s troubles will be addressed.
“Michael will bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became the King of Pop,” reads the official description. “The film presents his triumphs and tragedies on an epic, cinematic scale — from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius, exemplified by his most iconic performances. As never before, audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever known.” Michael will hit theaters on April 18, 2025.
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Plot: Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of “We Were the Lucky Ones” is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive and to reunite. “We Were the Lucky Ones” demonstrates how, in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
Review: One of the most important lessons of history is never to forget it. In recent years, as political strife has shifted around the globe from one region to the next, entertainment has always been an outlet to tell stories of inspiration as well as the stark horrors of what happens when the world looks the other way. With 2025 serving as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, we continue to see films and series telling the tales of the various perspectives of those who lived through the tumultuous era. 2023 saw the Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest on the big screen and the overly melodramatic Netflix series All The Light We Cannot See. 2024 opened with the epic war series Masters of the Air, and now Hulu follows with a very different type of epic in We Were The Lucky Ones. Chronicling the path of one Jewish family across the globe during the span of World War II, the limited series is a well-constructed dramatic adaptation of the fictionalized true story of the Kurc clan through some of the most horrific events of the twentieth century.
Spanning the weeks in 1939 before the start of World War II through 1947, We Were The Lucky Ones opens with the return of Addy Kurc (Logan Lerman) from Paris, where he worked as a composer and musician. Excited to be reunited with his sister Haline (Joey King) and his family for Passover, Addy and his siblings celebrate the annual Jewish holiday despite concerns about the growing threat of German invasion. Parents Sol (Lior Ashkenazi) and Nechuma (Robin Weigert) share joy with their children, including sons Genec (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), Jakub (Amit Rahav), and daughter Mila (Hadas Yaron). After Addy returns to Paris, the Kurc family witnesses the invasion of their home city, Radom, and are forced to begin the shocking life of Jews during the Nazi regime. While this series does share some brutal moments, it shies away from turning into a tale of concentration camp survival. Instead, it looks at the various paths that the Kurc family take during their eight-year journey to be reunited.
Each of the eight series episodes is titled after a significant location the Kurcs find themselves seeking refuge, including Radom, Lvov, Siberia, Casablanca, Ilha Das Flores, Warsaw, Monte Cassino, and Rio. Much of the series is led by Joey King and Logan Lerman, each with a distinct story divided by geography. Joey King’s Halina spends the majority of the series close to her parents and siblings, who endure a lot in the eye of the storm of the Nazi occupation. Hiding their identities at times and relegated to ghettos at others, King triumphantly plays Halina as an optimist who endures to save her family by any means. This includes an unforgettable sequence towards the end of the series that is truly hard to watch and also some of the best acting that King has delivered in her young career. Halina grows quite a bit over the course of the series alongside her partner, Adam Eichenwald (Sam Woolf). Much of this series is focused on the couples in the Kurc family and how their relationships endure even in the face of the most horrific actions taken against humanity. Some of these scenes are tragic but still maintain a hopeful theme.
Logan Lerman, who faced a very different Nazi threat in Prime Video’s Hunters, spends the majority of the series on his own. At the start of the series, Addy tries to return to his family in vain before heading in the opposite direction, eventually making his way to Brazil. At times, the split focus between the European atrocities the bulk of the Kurc clan face and the vastly different experiences Addy endures makes We Were the Lucky Ones feel uneven in pacing and tone. The recurring theme of Passover celebrations under the specter of the Holocaust adds a recurring motif that strengthens the family bond, something accentuated by the steadfast performances of Robin Weigert and Lior Ashkenazi as the patriarch and matriarch of the family. At times, the series borders on melodramatic and stokes cliches of the genre, but always in service of telling this amazing story. Part of what makes it amazing is how so many of the Kurc family are reunited during an era where countless Jewish families were annihilated, but that helps the spirit of We Were The Lucky Ones live up to its title.
Showrunner Erica Lipez wrote three of the series’ eight episodes, with Adam Milch, Anya Meksin, Jonathan Caren, Eboni Booth, and Tea Ho scripting the rest. Adapted from Georgia Hunter’s bestselling novel, We Were The Lucky Ones has taken a lot of dramatic liberties in developing a story that could have felt like a reenactment of someone’s Ancestry.com family tree. Many moments through the series feel familiar and pulled from other similar series about survivors of World War II, but they never feel repetitive. Directing duties fell to Thomas Kail on two episodes, Amit Gupta on three, and Neasa Hardiman on the remaining three chapters. Kail, an acclaimed theatre director, is best known for directing the filmed version of Hamilton, while Gupta and Hardiman are veteran television directors. As filmmakers, all of the helmers keep the quality of each chapter cinematic and stirring without pandering to the more emotional elements of the story.
Not as stark as Schindler’s List but every bit as effective, We Were The Lucky Ones is a love letter to survivors of an atrocity that the world should never forget. Those familiar with the celebration of Passover will find the customs and recurring family seders beautifully realized. This story is hard for many to watch, but between the horrors, there is life, beauty, love, and celebration. Certainly, it’s not a series for a light watch, but it’s much better than it could have been. Like any true story that is dramatically retold, We Were The Lucky Ones hinges on the quality of the cast and the story’s honesty about the real events. This effective human drama will have you crying and smiling in equal measure at the strength of family and love.
We Were The Lucky Ones premieres on March 28th on Hulu.
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Late Night With The Devil is a special sort of film that combines reality and horrific fantasy into the depths of what a man will do to succeed. Even when you know you need to stop, the drive keeps you going. You need to see, you need to win. And it’s there that the devil makes himself known.
Taking place during a live broadcast in 1977 on Halloween Night, the film shows us the biggest night of Jack Delroy, talk show host’s, career. It also happens to be the most infamous night in talk show history. Jack is desperate to win the audience and all the ratings as he fights to be the king of Late Night. Jack decides to bring together different aspects of the supernatural for a Halloween night no one will forget, and one of his guests may be the devil himself.
Actor David Dastmalchian has been in some of the biggest blockbuster films of the last many years. Dune, The Suicide Squad, Blade Runner 2049, and most recently Oppenheimer. But not many film viewers have seen the actor take on a lead role. Here in Late Night With The Devil, Dastmalchian takes center stage and shows he’s got what it takes to keep your eyes glued to a screen…even if you are creeped out and want to turn away (check out our review here).
Dastmalchian joined me for a conversation about the film and how we all have a little bit of a devil in us.
Late Night With The Devil is now in theaters (indeed it made an unholy $666,666 at the box office Sunday) and will be streaming on Shudder exclusively on April 19th.
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HBO’s hit controversial show Euphoria from the risqué maestro, Sam Levinson, has delayed the shoot for season 3. Levinson had planned to work on season 3 while his other series for HBO, Idol, was in post-production, but the dual strikes from the writers’ and actors’ unions would initially hold up the production. HBO’s Head of Drama Francesca Orsi said last year, “Euphoria is one of those that we had begun writing in tandem with post-production on Idol but at this point, we don’t have countless scripts. We can’t start shooting, so the delivery of that show — ideally in 2025 — will be determined on when we can pick back up with Sam [Levinson], who at this point is all pencils down and just finishing posts on Idol.“
Now HBO is telling Deadline that while Levinson tweaks the scripts for season 3, they are letting the stars take on other projects during the delay. In the statement from the premium channel, they explain, “HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season. In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.” Sources had said that the show did not set a firm start date to production, but shooting was expected to take place sometime in the next couple of months. Sydney Sweeney, at the SXSW premiere of her movie Immaculate, was asked about taking time off after the festival, and the actress would say, “I go into Euphoria.”
Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo talked about the delay and teased what the upcoming themes of next season that the series was set to explore, “[Sam is] a person who writes and rewrites and writes and rewrites again, because I think he’s wrestling with what’s important. He’s responding immediately to what the ills of the world are. I know that the one thing I can tell you is that he’s very much interested in the existential question of who we are right now. Our souls. That’s what he wants to figure out with season three.”
The star power of Domingo, Sweeney and Zendaya is continually climbing. HBO’s allowance of their stars to explore projects while in delay may set up a situation where, when the production is finally able to move forward, it may suffer similar scheduling issues as Arrested Development and Community when the cast of those shows had stacked their schedules to the point where their reunions became tricky.
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