How historically accurate is Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon?’

Critics are having a field day with Napoleon, and bringing the brunt of their analytical prowess to bear on Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix’s new creation. It seems that when taken at face value, nothing is quite as riveting as reading the history of the late 17th and...

The best Christmas movies on Max to enjoy this holiday season

If you plan on spending the next few weeks spreading Christmas cheer, watching festive films, and soaking in the magic and the lights that exist this time of year, you’re a lot like us. There’s something extraordinary about this time of year, and we like to revel in it...

Who is Azazel in the Marvel comics and how is he related to Nightcrawler?

Let’s face it, the X-Men universe is one giant superpowered soap opera, with countless characters related to each other in various confusing and contradictory ways. Mystique is Charles Xavier’s adoptive sibling in the movies, but in the comics it’s Juggernaut. The list...

‘It’s time to make a good Marvel movie’: ‘Thunderbolts’ star throwing the rest of the MCU under the bus hints at how it’s going to fix the Multiverse Saga

Wyatt Russell wants you to know his upcoming MCU film, Thunderbolts, won’t follow on from the franchise’s recent string of flops, and although he’s not telling us why he’s so confident, maybe there are some hints at the movie’s direction hidden in his words. While speaking...

Why did CBS pay a knockout sum to Sylvester Stallone to air the ‘Rocky’ movies in the 1980’s?

On Sunday night February 4, 1979, the original Rocky film made its small screen premiere. Nearly three years after it stunned audiences in the summer of ‘76, Rocky was finally heading home — or more accurately, heading directly into everybody’s home. CBS had paid an unreported...

What have Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson said about returning to the MCU?

With Marvel in desperate need of a burst of renewed interest and energy, MCU fans are increasingly sounding like the Watcher as they ponder the question… What if the OG Avengers returned? While Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, Jeremy Renner’s Hakweye, and Chris Hemsworth’s Thor are...

All the must-see Hallmark Original Christmas movies coming December 2023

Hallmark Cards Inc. has always been in the business of Christmas, with their Keepsake Ornament collections, let alone their stake in holiday cards and wrapping paper. So while the Hallmark Channel was a weird move, we could see Hallmark Original Christmas moviescoming. Over...

Latest Marvel News: The Avengers’ future is confirmed to follow a $956 million controversy magnet as Iman Vellani admits the MCU’s biggest flaw

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is practically Schrodinger’s Marvel movie at this point. It’s lost its director (Shang-Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton), its original writer (Quantumania‘s Jeff Loveness), and it could well ditch its titular character too. So does it still exist...

10 Oscar-worthy performances that didn’t get a nomination

For many actors, an Academy Award win constitutes the apogee of their careers – but for every actor that takes home the famous statuette, there are countless more that, despite turning in once-in-a-lifetime performances, don’t even get a nomination. Here are ten unmissable...

Who is the strongest Avenger in the MCU?

In a hilarious moment in Thor: Ragnarok, Thor attempts to pilot a S.H.I.E.L.D. quinjet, but first he has to say his team codename as a password. Although he’s sure it’s “Strongest Avenger,” Tony Stark has actually set it to “Point Break.” The Asgardian is certain of his...