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During the early 2000’s, horror was on a mission to shake things up and keep audiences on the edge of their seats—literally. Gone were the days of predictable slasher flicks; this was an era where psychological scares, supernatural thrills, and mind-bending twists took center stage. In 2002, a film called Darkness decided to challenge its viewers with just that. Perhaps your house was a little too quiet or your lights flickered just a bit too often, or maybe your house was home to a cult practicing satanic rituals? This creepy flick stars Anna Paquin, who moves into a seemingly charming countryside home with her family—except this house has more than just creaky floors and drafty windows. It’s practically the poster child for “homes you definitely shouldn’t buy,” with a dark past that’s more twisted than a haunted house ride. As the shadows grow longer and the walls seem to close in,...

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Nikita is one of those shows that kept its audience on the edge of their seat with its complicated characters and over-the-top storylines. Based on the 1990 film La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, the CW series follows Nikita, a young woman who was trained by a rogue government agency known as Division. She escapes to start a new life, but Division kills the man she loves. She returns three years later to bring down the agency with some help from someone on the inside. Nikita stars Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Tiffany Hines, Melinda Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dillon Casey, and Noah Bean. So, if you loved the fun action set pieces, espionage thrills, and compelling characters in Nikita, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Prime Video is home to millions of hours of content, and something new is added to Prime Video’s content library every day. 2024 has been a great year for Prime Video as many of the original TV shows and movies, including Fallout and The Idea of You, came out this year. So, we compiled a list of the best Prime Video original movies in 2024.

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Upgraded is a romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young from a screenplay co-written by Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, and Luke Spencer Roberts. The 2024 film follows Ana Santos, an aspiring art intern who is invited on a last-minute work trip to London, where she meets William, a handsome stranger who mistakes Ana for an art director. Upgraded stars Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Gregory Montel, Lena Olin, and Marisa Tomei.

Sci-fi movies make up one of Hollywood's biggest markets, and there are many exciting releases to look forward to in 2024. The best sci-fi movies allow viewers to explore vast and imaginative worlds, providing a sense of escapism. 2023 saw several successful sci-fi movies debut, from franchise installments like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to the original film The Creator. 2024 has already had an upward trend for the genre, with far more releases slated.

2024 will or has already seen book adaptations, video game adaptations, original sci-fi films, and the return of major franchises like Alien, Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, and Mad Max. These movies are set to be directed by some of the best talent in the film industry, including Denis Villeneuve. However, many 2024 movies have been delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. While many of 2024's films ended up set, several were pushed back again. Nevertheless, 2024's sci-fi lineup...

Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 is in the works, and it already looks like the show has begun recruiting some talented stars. Season 1 is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Lianne Moriarity, whose other work, Big Little Lies, was also adapted by showrunner David E. Kelly and starred Nicole Kidman in the lead role. The plot for season 1 followed a group of strangers, escaping their lives and attempting to find inner peace at Tranquilliam House, an unorthodox wellness center overseen by an equally unorthodox founder Masha, (portrayed by Kidman).

At the time, Nine Perfect Strangers proved to be a hit with viewers, with its premiere making history as one of Hulus most-watched original series ever and its cast receiving much praise. Though season 1 of Nine Perfect Strangers was a massive hit for the streamer, the fate of the show beyond it's debut outing was never certain. Since...

John Wayne was a humbled man early in the 1960s. His passion project, "The Alamo," had fallen well short of box office expectations in 1961. An epic Western about the siege of the basement-less San Antonio mission, Wayne directed the film and took its failure personally. He didn't need a hit; even at his lowest point in the 1970s, a Wayne picture at a certain budget level was an automatic greenlight. Still, Wayne was a prideful man who actively tended to his legacy; he was mindful of his fan base, and sought their approval. So Wayne came charging out of his corner in 1962, and knocked out every last naysayer with Howard Hawks' "Hatari!," "How the West Was Won," "The Longest Day" and John Ford's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

The Ford movie could've been Wayne's Western swan song, but a rifle-toting Wayne astride a horse still held commercial appeal,...

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As winter approaches we are all in need of something spicy to watch to make our temperature rise and if you are a fan of romantic comedies, then we have the perfect recommendations for you. From critically acclaimed movies like The Big Sick to new and popular romantic comedy movies like The Idea of You, Prime Video has everything you need. So, here are the 7 best R-rated romantic comedy movies available on Prime Video right now.

If you want to watch more R-rated romantic comedy movies here are some more recommendations for you available on Netflix, Hulu, and Max (formerly known as HBO Max).

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The Idea of You is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay co-written by Showalter and Jennifer Westfeldt. Based on the 2017 novel of...

Exclusive: Maddie Ziegler and Avantika (Mean Girls) have joined the cast of the indie action feature Ballerina Overdrive from 87North and Gulfstream Pictures.

From Vicky Jewson, who is directing from a script by Kate Freund, Ballerina Overdrive follows a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition.

As Deadline revealed exclusively last year, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow and Millicent Simmonds also star. Previously attached stars Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi and Isabela Merced have since departed the project. Jenny Jue cast the film, which is currently in production in Budapest.

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch produce through their 87North banner with Bill Bindley and Mike Karz for Gulfstream Pictures alongside Piers Tempest. Gulfstream Pictures is fully financing.

“One Life” is a movie starring Anthony Hopkins and John Flynn. With Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai and Lena Olin.

A profoundly emotional true story, “One Life,” is now streaming on Prime Video. The film showcases two towering pillars of excellence: the unparalleled performance of two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and the hallmark quality of a BBC production, which invariably signifies top-tier craftsmanship.

The narrative of “One Life” inevitably draws comparisons to Steven Spielberg’s iconic “Schindler’s List” (1993). Spielberg’s film told the harrowing tale of a German industrialist who saved hundreds of Jewish children from certain death. Similarly, this film is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, accompanied by evocative piano music reminiscent of John Williams’ unforgettable score.

Does this diminish the film’s impact? While it certainly doesn’t detract from the authenticity of the true story it depicts, it does invite scrutiny regarding its storytelling approach.

Kleo is a German spy action-thriller and dark comedy-drama series created by Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf, and Bob Konrad. The Netflix series is set in 1989, soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall and it follows the story of a former East German spy as she goes on a revenge mission to kill people who betrayed her. Kleo stars Jella Haase in the lead role with Dimitrij Schaad, Julius Feldmeier, Vincent Redetzki, and Marta Sroka starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the dark comedy, thrilling drama, and espionage in Kleo here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Killing Eve is a British spy thriller and dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on a novel series titled Villanelle by author Luke Jennings, the BBC America series revolves around a bored British intelligence agent who is tasked with tracking down psychotic assassin,...

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck have both won Oscars for Massachusetts-set movies; Damon for writing “Good Will Hunting” with Casey’s brother Ben, and Casey for acting in the tragic drama “Manchester by the Sea.” Damon and the Afflecks’ latest Boston-set team-up, heist comedy “The Instigators,” is unlikely to win them any additional gold, but it’s a fun ride nevertheless.

Damon — reuniting with his “Bourne Identity” director Doug Liman — stars as Rory, a financially strapped middle-aged man who decides to give heisting a shot. He teams up with Cobby for some scores, and then gets his therapist Donna (Academy Award nominee Hong Chau) involved against her will. How does that make her feel? Not good! The cast also includes heavy hitters like Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, and Rob Gronkowski. Yes, this movie is so Boston that Gronk is in it. “The Instigators” is now...

New month, new selections at Paramount+! The streamer will also add dozens of film titles to its collection this month, the biopic "One Life" starring Anthony Hopkins, the absurdist "Sasquatch Sunset," and the sci-fi thriller "Breathe." Like "One Life," many of the titles are only available with a subscription to a Paramount+ with Showtime plan, but you can sign up for the tier with a seven-day free trial ($11.99 per month after the trial period).

On the TV side, start your engines: the new international "RuPaul's Drag Race" spinoff "RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars" will kick off its competition, welcoming the return of world-famous and world-favorite queens Alyssa Edwards, Kween Kong, Pythia, and more. From the all-new animated original series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," to the seventh and final season of the CBS drama series "Seal Team," there's something for everybody this month at Paramount+!

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Exclusive: Ordinary Angels and Space Cadet outfit Stampede Ventures has acquired the debut Lgbtqi+ coming-of-age novel Frenesia from author Flavio Nuccitelli for development as an Italian-language series.

The novel was originally published in 2021 by Italy’s Fandango Libri and was honored at Rome’s 2022 Rainbow Awards, which recognizes Lgbtqia+ works. Nuccitelli will collaborate with Stampede Ventures for the book-to-screen adaptation.

Frenesia (which translates as Frenzy in English) charts how one unexpected kiss, given as a joke, shatters the world of an 18-year-old boy and sets him on a reckless, psychedelic journey into his personal hell of excess, fantasies, and boundaries.

“Flavio has created a fantastic lead character in Valerio – who, like so many students his age, is caught between the beauty of ancient Rome and a darker underground side of the city. A place where family, religion, and politics are omnipresent. We saw incredible celebrations around the world during Pride...

Frustrating plot twists in movies can impact enjoyment, with some being brilliant and unexpected while others fall short. Unnecessary and overly complicated twists can detract from character development and story coherence in great movies. Some plot twists, like the ones in Remember Me and Now You See Me, were disappointing and lacked proper setup or execution.

Frustrating plot twists in movies have continued to irritate many years after their initial release, but some stand out more than others. The biggest plot twists in movies were brilliant because they were so unexpected and left audiences mindblown, but other titles werent as successful. The pressure to provide such a shocking moment has even resulted in backtracking, and some films thankfully canceled their plot twists.

However, twists dont always pay off the way theyre expected to. There have been several great movies with unnecessary plot twists, like Fight Club, for example. There have...

The Sympathizer is a period spy thriller and dark comedy series created by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar. Based on a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Vietnamese author Viet Thanh Nguyen, the HBO series follows the story of the Captain, a North Vietnam spy planted in the army of South Vietnam but when he is forced to flee to the United States, he keeps gathering information on his community to send it back to the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer stars Hoa Xuande in the lead role with Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le, Fred Nguyen Khan, Duy Nguyễn, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Alan Trong, and Sandra Oh starring in supporting roles. If you loved the spy thriller and dark comedy aspects of The Sympathizer here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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The Americans is a...

Kicking off on May 15-17 with the LA Independents, with a heavyweight Spanish-language presence, the LA Screenings then host Hollywood studio presentations. To help cut through the slates, – especially at the LA Independents but including some big studio plays – here’s Variety’s pick of 20 top titles:

“The Americas,” (NBCU, BBC Studios)

Narrated by Tom Hanks, his first unscripted narrator gig, and billed as an epic natural history series from “Planet Earth” producer BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio. Scored by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and using groundbreaking technology to reveal the continent’s natural wonders. Previewed at MipTV, in a presentation which was one of the biggest events of the whole market.

“Amia,” (Dori Media Group)

Unfolding against the background of the terror attacks of 1992 on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and in 1994 against Amia, the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, the...

Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber will join the previously announced Alan Ritchson in the action thriller “Motor City.”

Potsy Ponciroli will direct the picture. Production begins July 10 in New Jersey and AlUla, Saudi Arabia as part of Stampede Ventures’ 10-picture slate deal with Film AlUla.

Greg Silverman and Jon Berg will produce for Stampede Ventures, alongside Rohini Singh, Paramdeep Singh and Manmeet Singh of Astro Lion Pictures, and Cliff Roberts and Chad St. John, who also penned the script. Mike Tadross Jr. and Eric Hedayat will executive produce.

Black Bear represents international rights with WME Independent co-representing domestic rights with Stampede, and Sacker Entertainment Law overseeing production legal.

“Motor City” follows John Miller (Ritchson), a Detroit auto-worker whose life and girlfriend (Woodley) are taken away from him when he’s framed by a local gangster (Foster) and sent to prison. On his release, Miller unleashes a maelstrom of...

If you thought season one of Hulu’s limited series Nine Perfect Strangers gave a new definition of locked up, there’s going to be plenty of cabin fever come season 2.

We caught up with the series star and EP Nicole Kidman last night on the red carpet for her AFI Life Achievement Award to ask how the next season is coming along.

“Swiss Alps And Crazy! Hold on tight!” exclaimed Kidman. She was talking about the series’ setting which switches up from the Tranquillum House retreat in the fictional town of Cabrillo, CA to the Swiss Alps. Kidman plays the wellness resort’s founder Masha Dmitrichenko who has it out for her guests by dispensing to them a psychoactive drug, namely Psilocybin. Masha is arrested, cradling her hallucinated late daughter in her arms. However, she appears to have beaten the rap as the Tranquillum House guests covered for her illegal actions during police interviews.

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we talk about the movie star. The person who if you looked up “movie star” in the dictionary there would be a picture of him. Robert Redford!

Today we talk the esteemed career of the quintessential movie star. Our B-Sides include: The Hot Rock, The Great Waldo Pepper, Havana, and The Last Castle. Our guest today is Blake Howard, podcast producer, host, and really good guy. Check out One Heat Minute Productions for everything new and relevant in Blake’s world.

We discuss a million things, from why The Hot Rock is so hard to find, to the airplane stunts in The Great Waldo Pepper, to why Havana doesn’t work. There’s an investigation into...

Three more have been added to the cast of the second season of Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers. Variety revealed that Henry Golding, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin are joining Nicole Kidman, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Dolly De Leon, King Princess, Aras Aydin, and Lucas Englander in the new season.

The plot of season two has not been revealed, but the first season was based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. In the story, Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman) is the Russian founder of Tranquillum House, a wellness resort. Nine strangers from the city stay at the resort and discover things about their host and each other.

Created by David E. Kelley, the mystery-thriller series debuted in August 2021, and Hulu renewed the limited series in June 2023.

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Updated (3/21/2024): The cast for Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 continues to grow as the Hulu series re-enlists Nicole Kidman to play Masha once more alongside some new faces. The newest batch joining the mix, according to Variety, are Crazy Rich Asians‘ Henry Golding, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin. They join several previously-announced Season 2 stars among which include Murray Bartlett, Christine Baranski, and Annie Murphy. Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, and Annie Murphy (Credit: Kristina_Bumphrey/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Original Story (12/14/2023): The cast for Season 2 of Hulu‘s Nine Perfect Strangers is locked in as the star-studded lineup ensemble has been unveiled. It seems that the streaming series is tapping into HBO‘s well of talent with the additions of The Gilded Age‘s Christine Baranski and The Last of Us and White Lotus standout Murray Bartlett. According to Variety, they’ll be joined...

Chucky has released some new nightmare fuel, courtesy of its Season 3 Part 2 trailer.

Premiering Wednesday, April 10 at 10/9c on USA Network and Syfy, the back half of the season will feature a guest turn from auteur John Waters as Good Guy dolls’ reclusive creator Wendell Wilkins, who gets caught up in the titular killer doll’s antics in an upcoming episode.

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Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers will feature a new ensemble cast that already includes Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, and Murray Bartlett. A new cast update confirms that Nicole Kidman will reprise her role as Masha Dmitrichenko. Kidman is joined by new cast members Henry Golding, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin.

Nine Perfect Strangers will bring back Nicole Kidman alongside three new cast members. The show, which is based on the Liane Moriarty novel of the same name, premiered in 2021 and followed an ensemble of characters staying at the resort Tranquillum House, run by the mysterious Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman). During their 10-day stay, they unravel a sinister web of secrets and lies. It has already been confirmed that the fresh ensemble cast for the upcoming season 2 will feature Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Dolly De Leon, Lucas Englander, and Murray Bartlett.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, four...

Nicole Kidman will be joined by Henry Golding, Mark Strong and Lena Olin in season two of Nine Perfect Strangers, the Hulu series that’s based on the bestselling book of the same name by Liane Moriarty.

Kidman will reprise her role as Masha in the show that takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation. As the resort’s director, Masha reinvigorates the incoming city dwellers who are looking for a better way of living.

A return date has not been announced.

In the second season, Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) will play Peter; Strong (1917) will play David, and Olin (One Life) will play Helena. They join the previously announced Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Christine Baranski (The Gilded Age), Lucas Englander (Transatlantic), musician King Princess, Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus, The Last Of Us), Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Undeclared War) and Aras Aydin.

Nicole Kidman is returning for the second season of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers.

The sophomore run of the drama will again revolve around the wellness resort headed up by Kidman’s Masha and feature a new cast of series regulars led by Henry Golding, Mark Strong and Lena Olin. Character details — outside of their names (Peter, David and Helena, respectively) — are not being released.

Golding (Old Guard 2), Strong (1917) and Olin (One Life) join a cast that includes the previously announced Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Lucas Englander and Christine Baranski, all of whom have recurring roles.

Kidman exec produces the series via her Blossom Films banner, which hails from Fifth Season and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. David E. Kelley exec produces.

Nine Perfect Strangers is based on Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name. The drama launched in...

Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton in One Life. Courtesy of Bleecker Street

The moving One Life throws a spotlight on a British man, Nicholas Winton, who has been called the “British Schindler,” saved far more than one life in the early days of WWII. Anthony Hopkins plays the older Nicholas Winton, who in 1938 had organized a kindertransport, an effort to get hundreds of children, mostly Jewish, out of Prague ahead of the Nazis, but whose heroic efforts were not widely known or recognized until 1988, when he appeared on a popular British TV talk show.

The children and their families had fled to Prague after Hitler seized the Sudetenland, a German-speaking area in the north of the then Czechoslovakia, in 1938, the beginning of Hitler’s plan for conquest. In the infamous appeasement of Hitler, European countries, including Britain, had agreed to Hitler’s demands and ceded the Sudetenland to Germany, with a false promise of peace.

Sir Anthony Hopkins returns to the big screen in the true-to-life tale of Nicholas Winton who helped groups of mostly Jewish children in German-occupied Czechoslovakia to hide and flee during the beginning of World War II. The film also stars Johnny Flynn as the young Nicholas, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce,

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By now the inspiring story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the 669 children he saved from near certain death at the hand of the Nazis on the eve of World War II in Europe has been well told in books, documentaries, television programs, a 60 Minutes segment, and many other ways. Even a myth of sorts has been created around this heroic man that isn’t quite the whole truth, but nevertheless Nicky, as he was known, was indeed a hero. He also kept his story secret for 50 years until a BBC show called That’s Life uncovered it and became a sensation in England in the late 80’s. Winton never felt he kept his efforts a half century earlier “secret”, instead he “just never talked about it”.

Now a new film, One Life, which premiered in September at the Toronto Film Festival, and is now being released this week in North America,...

After two weeks of moviegoers returning to theaters in force, we’re back to a weekend with a number of lower-key releases just hoping to make any sort of mark against the two big movies. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

This weekend will once again be about “Kung Fu Panda 4” vs. “Dune: Part Two,” although it’s likely to be a second weekend with the animated movie dominating, with both of them remaining in over 4,000 theaters.

Opening in 2,850 theaters, the biggest new wide release of the weekend is the Mark Wahlberg drama “Arthur the King,” based on the true story of Mikael Lindnord (renamed “Michael Light” for the movie), an outdoors endurance racer who puts together a team to cross the Dominican Republic. That team also includes actors Simu Liu (“Barbie”), Nathalie Emmanuel (the “Fast and Furious” movies) and Ali Suliman (“Lone Survivor”), and along the way,...

The juxtaposition at the core of director James Hawes’s frustratingly staid One Life is between the gravity and urgency of Nicholas Winton’s Kindertransport rescue movement, which began almost a year before the start of World War II, and the man’s relative obscurity in 1987 living in Maidenhead, England. Winton helped to save 669 children in Prague from the horrors of the Holocaust, so Hawes’s film constitutes an attempt at immortalizing an unsung hero. But given the profound lack of risk that it takes in depicting Winton’s heroic efforts, One Life seems ironically destined to also fade into obscurity.

Throughout, One Life toggles between two time periods. In one, the young Winton (Johnny Flynn) conceptualizes and then carries out his humanitarian mission to move as many refugee (and mainly Jewish) children as he could out of Czechoslovakia, and in the other, the seventysomething Winton (Antony Hopkins) lives a...

Despite negative reviews, Adam Sandler's Spaceman ranks at Number 3 on Netflix's Top 10 for its debut week, with 16 million hours viewed. The sci-fi drama follows Sandler's character on a solo space mission. It received mixed critic reviews. Netflix viewership numbers show Spaceman as a moderately popular release for the platform.

Adam Sandler's new space movie, Spaceman, lands on Netflix's global Top 10 Movies chart, in spite of its lackluster reviews. The sci-fi drama follows Sandler's Jakub Procházka as he embarks on a solo mission in outer space as the Czech Republic's first astronaut. The film received mixed reviews from critics, citing a lack of deeper exploration into its core themes.

However, Netflix reports that, despite lukewarm reviews for Spaceman, the film soared on Netflix's global Top 10 Movies chart for the week of February 26 to March 3, 2024. The Sandler-led movie sits at Number 3 for the week, garnering 16 million hours viewed across 8.8 million viewers.

Adam Sandler's Spaceman diverged drastically from Spaceman of Bohemia, offering a different and relationship-centered narrative. Swedish director Johan Renck focused on romance, omitting the political themes, and introduced a South Korean mission for a less bleak ending. Changes like Jakub's Russian rescue and The Shoe Man's absence altered the plot and character motivations, leading to mixed reviews.

Warning! Spoilers for Netflix's Spaceman and Jaroslav Kalfař's Spaceman of Bohemia.

Adam Sandler's latest film, Spaceman, made some drastic departures from its source material, resulting in a mixed critical response. Based on the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia, written by Jaroslav Kalfař, the Netflix film played fast and loose with its adaptation. Striving to add another more dramatic feather to Adam Sandler's cap, branching the beloved comedian further out into more thoughtful roles, Spaceman's all-star cast of distinguished performers wound up telling a remarkably different story from the original book.

Plot: An astronaut realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.

Desperate to fix things with his wife, he is helped by a mysterious ancient creature he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship.

Review: It should no longer be surprising when Adam Sandler stars in dramatic roles. When Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love was released in 2002, Sandler was best known for films like Big Daddy and Little Nicky. Even though Sandler still releases broad comedies like Hubie Halloween and Murder Mystery, the actor has proven his talents in movies like Uncut Gems and Hustle. Adam Sandler’s latest dramatic project is Spaceman, a science-fiction tale set in the void of the solar system. Partnered with Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and acclaimed director Johan Renck, Spaceman is another solid performance from Adam Sandler that once again proves how...

A big-budget series adaptation of a best-selling sci-fi epic, a new season of an acquired Peacock gem, a spinoff series of a Guy Ritchie crime feature, the return of one of the world’s most grueling reality competition shows, Millie Bobby Brown finding herself in all sorts of bother and Adam Sandler getting serious in a space drama are among the standout films and series hitting Netflix in March.

Funnyman Sandler is deathly serious in Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Netflix’s big feature release this month that debuts on March 1. The film, an adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia, sees Sandler play a Czech astronaut sent to the farthest reaches of space, just as his personal life is falling to pieces. Sandler’s character must keep his sanity and his only supposed company is a giant alien arachnid. The film, which premiered out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival,...

El astronauta es una película de ciencia ficción protagonizada por Adam Sandler. Con Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, e Isabella Rossellini. Está escrita por Colby Day, y basada en el libro de Jaroslav Kalfar. Una película dirigida por Johan Renck.

Para los que sois fans del Adam Sander cómico, el Adam Sandler de siempre, el que todos conocemos… esta película no es para vosotros. Ni es una comedia ni vais a reconocer al personaje facilón que tanta fama ha dado al actor estadounidense.

Aquí estamos ante un hombre que se vuelve loco en el espacio, tras seis meses de aislamiento, y comienza a ver a una araña. Sus visiones se vuelven más y más absroventes y la introspección, el espacio y la nada se adueñan de una conciencia que se comienza a reflejar a sí misma.

El astronauta Sobre la película

Una película protagonizada por Adam Sandler...

Spaceman is a sci-fi movie starring Adam Sandler. With Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini. It is written by Colby Day, and based on the book by Jaroslav Kalfar. A movie directed by Johan Renck.

For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.

Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.

Spaceman About the movie

A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.

Spaceman is a sci-fi movie starring Adam Sandler. With Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini. It is written by Colby Day, and based on the book by Jaroslav Kalfar. A movie directed by Johan Renck.

For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.

Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.

Spaceman About the movie

A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.

Spaceman follows an astronaut's struggle on a solo mission and his unexpected encounter with an ancient creature on his ship. Director Johan Renck explains why Adam Sandler was the perfect choice for the role, showcasing his versatility and dramatic skills. Carey Mulligan's performance in Spaceman is lauded by Renck for her technical excellence and emotional depth, calling her the greatest actress of her generation.

Jakub Procházka is an astronaut sent on a mission across the solar system to collect samples of an ancient, mysterious dust in Spaceman. Struggling with the isolation, Jakub's life at home on Earth is falling apart while he is on the edge of the solar system. Desperate, he turns to the only voice there is for help in putting his life back together, but that voice belongs to an ancient arachnid creature from the dawn of time hiding out on his ship.

Spaceman is...

If a certain kind of sci-fi film is anything to go on, what humanity is most likely to discover, as we venture out on our second space race, is some aspect of ourselves. In Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey falls into a black hole only to find a multidimensional mirror into his own failures as a father. In James Gray’s Ad Astra, Brad Pitt goes to Jupiter and beyond to find peace with his dad. As far back as Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris, an alien planet manifests the memories of the astronauts who discover it. Even the cosmic trip of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey stages a return to origins of sorts.

In Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Adam Sandler becomes just the latest lonely spacefarer to have the abyss confront him with an uncanny reflection of himself. This story of an existentialist voyage to the stars,...

Spaceman follows astronaut Jakub's struggle with isolation and his crumbling personal life on Earth. Directed by Johan Renck, the film stars a powerhouse cast including Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan. Sandler and Mulligan share insights on their characters and the trust they had in Renck's directing style.

In Spaceman, Jakub, an astronaut, is sent to the edge of the solar system to collect samples of an enigmatic, ancient dust. However, while he is gone, his life on Earth begins to fall apart. While isolated, he grapples with the imbalance between his professional and personal lives. He turns to an ancient creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.

Spaceman is directed by Johan Renck (best known for Chernobyl​​​​​​) from a screenplay penned by Colby Day based on Jaroslav Kalfař's novel titled Spaceman of Bohemia. Spaceman stars a powerhouse cast led by Adam Sandler,...

Clockwise from left: Damsel (Netflix), Shirley (Netflix), Spaceman (Netflix)Image: The A.V. Club

A trio of Netflix originals highlight the streamer’s March film offerings. Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown plays a princess trapped in the cave of a fearsome dragon in the dark fantasy Damsel. In the biographical drama Shirley,...

Spaceman is directed by Johan Renck, who previously directed all five episodes of the 2019 HBO miniseries Chernobyl. Chernobyl received widespread critical acclaim and is considered one of the best miniseries of all time, making Spaceman even more exciting for Chernobyl fans. Venturing into uncharted territory, Sandler's dramatic role in Spaceman could mark a new high in his Netflix filmography.

Adam Sandler's new Netflix sci-fi movie Spaceman will be an especially exciting watch for fans of one HBO miniseries from 2019 because of something significant the two projects have in common. Based on the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, Spaceman follows a lone Czech astronaut named Jakub (Sandler) sent on a mission to the edge of the solar system. As Jakub finds himself lost in space on his way back to Earth to save his marriage with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he encounters a mysterious, ancient creature named...

For a time, it seemed like an auteur war was about to break out over Adam Sandler, with some of America’s most revered directors vying to find the right role for the comedian. It was rumored, but never confirmed, that Quentin Tarantino imagined him a key role while writing Inglourious Basterds, although this might have been wishful thinking from critics who saw the talented Sandler heading in the same direction as John Travolta until Pulp Fiction saved him from a lifetime of Look Who’s Talking movies. In the end, Paul Thomas Anderson got there first, with Punch Drunk Love (2002), although the glow of a bona fide arthouse hit didn’t last long, and Jack and Jill still happened less than ten years later.

Nevertheless, though he returned to the fanbase, Sandler has always been good in serious supporting roles, even in films that don’t broadly work, like...

The Berlin Film Festival was rocking Wednesday afternoon as Adam Sandler rolled into town with Spaceman, his latest feature for Netflix.

The Uncut Gems actor and his co-stars, including Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, received buoyant rounds of applause as they entered the press conference for the film this afternoon in Berlin.

Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced...

Adam Sandler was faced with a new challenge on the set of his upcoming Netflix film “Spaceman”: using wires to appear like an astronaut floating in space. At the film’s Berlin Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, Sandler cheekily reflected on the experience, saying the “wires hurt me.”

“The wires were tough because my body’s not the most flexible body. The wires hurt me, they dug into me. The stuntmen who would wire me up every day, I would say ‘that hurts’ and they didn’t believe me,” Sandler said as the room erupted in laughter. “But we did it as a team. [Director] Johan [Renck] would say, ‘You don’t look like you’re floating, what are you doing?’ And then I would say, ‘Well, what should we do?’ And then they’d wire Johan up and he’d be like, ‘More like this!'”

Sandler stars in...

Warning: This list contains spoilers for Upgraded.

Upgraded is a modern Cinderella story with a fresh take on rags-to-riches, focusing on outfits and the art world. Wearing incredible outfits is key to the female characters' success in navigating an elite business. Characters like Julian and Claire stand out in stylish attire, reflecting their personalities in the film.

Upgraded follows an array of fictional socialites and dealers of the art world, who all have excellent taste when it comes to their outfits. Upgraded is a loose Cinderella story, starring Camila Mendes as Ana Santos, a bottom-of-the-food-chain art intern whose luck is about to change. Camila is unexpectedly upgraded to first class on a work trip to London and meets the handsome young British man William (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss — a harmless white lie that Ana plays along with until she gets to London and things spin out of control.

Ana gets her job back and eventually opens her own art gallery after completing the program at Erwin. Ana and Will end up together in New York after the former thought they would never see each other again. Will moved to New York for Ana, not just for the job.

Prime Video’s new romantic comedy Upgraded ends with Ana (Camila Mendes) and Will (Archie Renaux) reuniting in New York after both of their professional lives massively changed. Toward the end of Upgraded, Ana’s "white lie" is exposed by her coworkers, which leads not only to her getting fired by Claire but also to her relationship with Will falling apart. Between the loss of her job and the fallout with Will, it seemed like Ana’s time in London would end on a sad note. Fortunately, things eventually worked out for her in the new Prime Video movie.

Thanks to the help of Catherine,...

Riverdale stars Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart and Madelaine Petsch (Picture Credit: Instagram)

It has been six months since Riverdale ended. The CW supernatural teenage show had quite a long run of seven seasons. From romance to murder mystery to horror elements, the series had everything. Based on Archie Comics, the show stars Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Kj Apa, Madelaine Petsch, Vanessa Morgan, Casey Cott and others.

Riverdale’s storyline always perplexed the audience. Sometimes, it made sense, and most of the time, none of it made sense. However, the show gave us unique talents and solid friendships. Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Madelaine Petsch are one such trio who became good friends on the sets. The ladies often shared beautiful pictures and cool TikTok videos.

So, has anything changed ever since the show ended? Did their friendship change, and is the cast still connected via group chat? Camila has answered these burning questions.

"Upgraded" is a well-received rom-com that tells an important story about recognizing one's worth and the challenges women face in achieving success. Camila Mendes stars as Ana, an intern at a New York auction house who dreams of owning an art gallery. Other cast members include Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, and Lena Olin.

Romantic comedies are making a comeback in the 2020s, including Upgraded, which stars Riverdale's Camila Mendes and multiple other talented actors and actresses. The 2024 film, directed by Carlson Young and written by Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, and Luke Spencer Roberts, revolves around an intern working at an upscale New York auction house who dreams of owning an art gallery one day. However, she gets into trouble when she pretends to be her boss while talking to a handsome man on a flight to London, where the auction house director has invited her on a work trip.

One Life is heading to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this March in the UK: details of the physical media release are right here.

The first cinema release of the year, and it was a good one: that’d be One Life, the dramatic retelling of the story of the late Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton.

Played by both Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn in the movie, the film earned strong reviews, and solid box office too. Directed by James Hawes – his feature directorial debut too – the movie also featured turns from Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter.

Now, with its cinema run pretty much done, we get news of its home release.

Warner Bros will first of all be making the film available to buy and rent digitally from next week, on 19th February.

Then, for those after the physical media release,...