Since Lost ended almost fifteen years ago, I’ve been searching for a series that gives me the same sense of “what the f*** is going on.” That show finally arrived with From, a sci-fi horror series that unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. MGM+ has some great news for fans as the network announced that From has been renewed for season 4. Production on the new season will kick off in Nova Scotia in 2025 for a premiere in 2026.

“FROM has been a sensation for MGM+, capturing the attention of millions of viewers and helping us to shine a bright light on our MGM+ brand,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “Our talented show creators and cast have brilliantly and carefully crafted this wonderful show, and we look forward to providing the answers the FROM audience so enthusiastically craves in season 4!“

From creator John Griffin added, “With the culmination of Season Three we have, in many ways, reached the end of the beginning. In Season Four, a new journey begins. The question is whether it will lead our characters home, or deeper into this unrelenting nightmare. We are so grateful to our partners at MGM+ to be able to continue this tale and beyond excited to share the news with our amazing FROMily.“

“We are thrilled by the support of our fans and our partners at MGM+ and are so excited to share the next chapter of our story with our FROMily,” said showrunner Jeff Pinkner. “By the end of season 3, our characters will begin to understand why they are trapped in FROM Town… but will understanding help them to escape?  And if so, how?“

From stars Harold Perrineau (Lost), Catalina Sandino Moreno (The Affair), Eion Bailey (Band of Brothers), Hannah Cheramy (Van Helsing), Simon Webster (Strays), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot (Skin), Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori (The Perfect Wedding), David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Avery Konrad (Honor Society), Scott McCord (East of Middle West), Nathan D. Simmons (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Kaelen Ohm (Hit & Run), Angela Moore (A Series of Unfortunate Events), A.J. Simmons (Reacher), Deborah Grover (Night Heat), Robert Joy (CSI: NY), and Samantha Brown (Y: The Last Man). If you haven’t checked out the series yet, I’d highly recommend it. Intriguing, mysterious, and downright gruesome; it’s one hell of a show.

The third season finale will premiere on November 24th. You can check out a review from our own Alex Maidy right here.

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Hollywood loves a good musical biopic, and now it’s Bob Dylan’s turn in the spotlight. Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, A Complete Unknown will hit theaters next month, but the first reactions have emerged, and they’re quite positive, with plenty of praise for star Timothée Chalamet. Some believe he’s even a shoo-in for Oscar glory.

Scott Menzel said: “Timothée Chalamet delivers the performance of the year in A Complete Unknown. A true tour-de-force where Chalamet is never seen. Chalamet’s performance is not just about the voice and look but rather all of the little nuances and mannerisms that he perfectly brings to his life in his portrayal of Bob Dylan. Great supporting performances too from Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Edward Norton as Pete Seeger.“

Variety’s Clayton Davis said: “Timothée Chalamet slides into Bob Dylan with an effortless yet focused determination in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. Fearless in some hypnotic moments. For me, it’s Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning that anchor the story of an illusive, mysterious man that remains in that sphere. James Mangold helms with confidence, with gorgeous sets and costumes. Much respect to one of the best to do it.“

Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist added, “Not a fan of folk music and A Complete Unknown is superb and shockingly moving. Timothee is fantastic. Monica Barbaro is incredible. We need a Joan Baez spin off movie.“

David Poland said: “A Complete Unknown manages to tell us everything about Bob Dylan while telling us almost nothing about Bob Dylan. Some would say that was the target. The movie is ultimately about the power of the individual and talent and how what we all want can turn on a dime, repeatedly. Chalamet brings enormous power to this portrait of a man who just keeps leaving but then also keeps delivering surprises. Edward Norton’s turn is perfectly true to Seeger. Monica Barbero delivers a Baez of many facets, from fire to ice. And Elle Fanning is destined to be underrated in a complex turn as “the first NY girlfriend.” I really need to see it again to fully negotiate all that is there and all that is not there by design.“

While Chalamet earns plenty of praise, some argue that Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro steal the show. Abe Friedtanzer said, “A Complete Unknown looks and sounds great, a standard biopic that truly comes alive when its iconic characters make passionate music together. Timothée Chalamet is well-cast but Monica Barbaro and Edward Norton steal the show as Joan Baez and Pete Seeger.“

Here’s the official synopsis: “Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.” In addition to Chalamet, A Complete Unknown stars Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro. The film also co-stars Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, and Scoot McNairy.

A Complete Unknown will hit theaters on December 25th.

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Making a big-budget musical seems to be the great white whale for any aspiring director. Many have tried, many have failed. Those include names like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and most recently Todd Phillips. Undeterred, Jesse Eisenberg, fresh off the success of his breakout hit A Real Pain, has signed on to direct his third movie which – wait for it – is set to be a musical comedy.

Indeed, according to Deadline, Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti are set to co-star in the film which, is about “a shy woman who is unexpectedly cast in a local production of an original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role and the high-stakes world of this community theater production.”

Sounds good, right? Given how A Real Pain is, it may well be, but, the non-musical/musical genre has humbled some truly great directors before, so Eisenberg has to be careful.

Here are a few:

Martin Scorsese: New York, New York (1977)

This movie was a notorious bomb for Scorsese, as it was his follow-up to Taxi Driver. It was highly anticipated at the time, with it pairing Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli, but the film, which went hugely over budget, was a bust. Scorsese became depressed after its failure but eventually bounced back with one of his greatest films, Raging Bull.

Francis Ford Coppola: One from the Heart (1983)

This movie’s failure led to the collapse of Coppola’s dream studio, Zoetrope, with him spending a staggering $26 million on this musical set in Vegas, with songs by Tom Waits. Why was it such a flop? Partly because Coppola opted to recreate Las Vegas on the Zoetrope soundstages. The movie didn’t even gross a million dollars and sent him into bankruptcy. His next quasi-musical, The Cotton Club, was also a flop. However, both films have since been re-evaluated, with The Cotton Club in particular impressing critics once Coppola released a new cut.

Todd Phillips: Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)

When Todd Phillips announced his Joker sequel was going to be a jukebox musical, it seemed like there was about a 99% chance the movie would be a disaster, but then there was also that small sliver of hope it might be a classic. Suffice it to say, it was a disaster—with it among the biggest flops of all time.

Do you think Eisenberg will pull off what Scorsese, Coppola, and Phillips failed to? To be sure, I’m sure his scale is a lot more modest. I know Eisenberg a bit from interviewing him a few times; he doesn’t take himself super seriously, so the movie probably has a better-than-average chance of succeeding. One thing that’s on his side is that Giamatti is actually a pretty good singer, with him having nailed his songs in the underrated rom-com Duets from the early 2000s.

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If you’ve been enjoying the return of Dragon Age with The Veilguard, there are some cool quality of life changes and bug fixes in the latest patch that went live on November 21, 2024. I’ll break them down below to let you know what you’re getting into.

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If you’ve been enjoying the return of Dragon Age with The Veilguard, there are some cool quality of life changes and bug fixes in the latest patch that went live on November 21, 2024. I’ll break them down below to let you know what you’re getting into.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a lot to live up to. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, launched in 2014 and left the series on a devastating cliffhanger, a cliffhanger that went unresolved as developer BioWare went through 10 years of development hell and internal reboots, before ultimately making its way to a…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a lot to live up to. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, launched in 2014 and left the series on a devastating cliffhanger, a cliffhanger that went unresolved as developer BioWare went through 10 years of development hell and internal reboots, before ultimately making its way to a…

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One of the most popular Christmas horror movies among genre fans is the 1974 classic Black Christmas (watch it HERE) – and this December, some of the movie’s fans are going to have the chance to catch it on the big screen! Variety reports that the American Genre Film Archive is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Black Christmas by bringing a 4K restoration to theatres across North America from December 7th through 22nd!

Directed by Bob Clark, the same filmmaker who brought us the family friendly classic A Christmas Story, from a screenplay by A. Roy Moore, Black Christmas has the following synopsis: As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess and the often inebriated Barb, begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb’s friend Claire goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is.

The film stars Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, Lynne Griffin, Keir Dullea, John Saxon, Marian Waldman, and Andrea Martin.

The American Genre Film Archive leadership had this to say about the theatrical re-release: “AGFA is proud to partner with our friends at Shout Studios and Mutant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Clark’s Black Christmas by bringing the iconic holiday horror hit back to movie theatres in stunning 4K. This year also marks the 15th Anniversary of AGFA and our mission to preserve, protect, and promote the greatest genre films and their filmmakers. We’re grateful to partner with incredible collaborators to bring these films to a new generation of movie lovers.“

Hussey added, “I am so honoured that the American genre Film Archive and Mutant are presenting the 50th Anniversary of Black Christmas in movie theatres this year. The film world is lucky to have the AGFA, which continues to show the meaningful impact of going to the movies through screenings like this one. I’m so happy and honoured that AGFA is introducing this film to a new generation of moviegoers.“

Theatres that will be participating in the Black Christmas re-release include Olympia Film Society in Olympia, Washington, Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle, the New Beverly Cinema and Vista Theater in Los Angeles, the Brattle Theatre in Boston, the Rivoli Theatre in La Cross, Wisconsin, AFS Cinema in Austin, Denver Film in Denver, Colorado, Rubber Glove Studio in Denton, Texas, Cinema Moderne in Montreal, Quebec, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon, the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California, the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, Massachusetts, and the Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta.

The collectible company Mutant has created an 18″ by 24″ Black Christmas poster that will be available at some of the 50th anniversary screenings. A five-color screen print, produced by Night Swim in an edition of 285, features brand-new artwork by Phantom City Creative. White and red variants will be sold through the Mutant website, beginning on November 29th. Mutant provided this statement: “What a gift it will be to see Black Christmas in theatres, in December, and in glorious 4K presentation. We are so excited to partner with our friends at AGFA and several of the best arthouse cinemas across the U.S. and Great White North to offer a beautiful new silkscreen poster for the original holiday slasher. With a film as influential (and Canadian) as Black Christmas, no artist is better suited to deliver the goods than Toronto’s own Phantom City Creative.“

Are you a Black Christmas fan, and will you be trying to catch the 4K restoration on the big screen during this theatrical re-release? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Sam Wilson is a hero, but he is also an ordinary human being. While Steve Rogers had the Super Soldier Serum, Wilson doesn’t have that advantage; And it’s an advantage he could surely use going up against Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World. The power balance feels so lopsided that some fans have wondered just how Wilson will avoid becoming a red stain on the floor after mere moments. While speaking at the Disney APAC Content Showcase in Singapore (via ComicBookMovie), Anthony Mackie addressed how Wilson will be able to fight Red Hulk.

It seems Wilson will be using more brain than brawn, with the added benefit of a Wakandan super suit. “It’s very different with the serum – you can fight anybody. When you don’t have the serum, you have to be smart and engineer different ways of defeating [enemies],” Mackie said. “With Sam, him being a counselor, he uses more of his brains than brawn. He uses more of his wit than his fist. He’s more of a friend to everyone.“

As for his new suit, Mackie said, “It’s a high-tech suit. I went to Wakanda, met with everybody in Wakanda, we had dinner. It was a great time. They threw me a welcome party. It was dope. But when I was leaving, they gave me a suit, right? I put it on. I can kick harder, I can fly faster, and it gives me the ability to be more agile in my skills, so it’s taking all my skills to a completely different level.” Even still, I’d imagine this is going to be a challenge.

Captain America: Brave New World “follows Sam Wilson, who after meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.” In addition to Anthony Mackie, the film also stars Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Xosha Roquemore, Carl Lumbly, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, aka Red Hulk. The film will hit theaters on February 14, 2025.

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Stalker 2 is out now on Xbox Series X/S and PC. And you might be curious to check it out despite the bugs and performance problems. However, if you are someone who can’t stand the idea of shooting or killing dogs in a video game, then you probably should stay far away from Stalker 2.

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