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There's some exciting news to share for those who happen to be fans of both And Just Like That and Yellowstone. You're about to see a veteran of the Sex and the City sequel series don a cowboy hat and hit the stables for a series regular role on an upcoming Yellowstone spinoff series. Unfortunately, no... It's not Carrie Bradshaw leaving her beloved Manhattan and heading up to Montana.

The forthcoming Yellowstone spinoff Y: Marshals, which will star Luke Grimes reprising his character Kayce Dutton, has officially added more star power in Logan Marshall-Green. The And Just Like That season 3 alum joins the CBS series as a series regular and an additional leading star opposite Grimes. It's the first major casting news to be announced for the highly anticipated spinoff.

Logan Marshall-Green joins Yellowstone spinoff Y: Marshals

While Y: Marshals stars Grimes as Kayce Dutton, Marshall-Green plays Kayce's friend from the military Pete Calvin.

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Chief of War is a historical drama series co-created by Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and Jason Momoa. Based on true events, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 18th century, and it follows a Hawaiian warrior chief as he unites the warring Hawaiian islands to fight against the colonialists. Chief of War stars Jason Momoa, Luciane Buchanan, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Brandon Finn, Siua Ikaleʻo, Mainei Kinimaka, and Roimata Fox. So, if you loved the historical setting, intense story, and compelling characters in Apple TV+’s Chief of War, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Barkskins is a historical drama series created by Elwood Reid. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, the National Geographic series is set in the 1600s,...

Summer is the time for streamers like Netflix and Prime Video. Some of the most important projects for any studio are released in the months of June and July, resulting in quite a lot of choices for audience members. Unfortunately, this can be quite frustrating. The endless choices can become overwhelming, with very few being actually worth their time. While some are overhyped and others are not everyone’s cup of tea, very few of the summer releases are relevant after a year.

Thankfully, we are here to cut out the noise and recommend projects that are actually worth it. With genres ranging from action to romance, there is something for everyone. So the next time you don’t know what to watch, here are five projects that will not disappoint you.

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When it comes to book adaptations, fans of the literature are the hardest to please. And when it comes to fans of classics like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, well, the expectations are mounting, and it is something that Netflix is about to taste soon, given that it is currently making a six-episode series on the novel, which, to be frank, no one asked for.

Given how Netflix treated the adaptation of Austen’s other iconic novel, Persuasion, understandably, the fandom isn’t happy. While fans still had hopes, expecting the streaming giant would have learned something from the 2022 Dakota Johnson-starrer film, the streamer recently revealed one detail that is already stirring controversy: excluding the most famous moments in British period drama history.

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While there is a widespread debate about who was the better Mr. Darcy,...

An underrated Guy Ritchie movie that broke a more than decade-long cinematic streak is starting to lose its grip on the streaming charts.

Per FlixPatrol, 2021's Wrath of Manhas slowly slipped down the top streaming movies chart for Hulu for Jul. 16, leaving it at the number eight spot on the list. As of now, Wrath of Man only sits above The Equalizer 3 and Back to the Future in the top ten, while competition such as The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler and Bridesmaids continue to make their way up the list.

Directed by Ritchie from a screenplay co-written alongside Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, Wrath of Man starred Jason Statham in what was then his first collaboration with Ritchie for more than 16 years. Based on Éric Besndard's 2004 French crime drama Le Convoyeur (Cash Truck), Wrath of Man saw Statham take on the role of Patrick "H" Hill, a newly...

Cosmo Jarvis set the world on fire last year with his performance in Shōgun, but earlier this year, he starred in a mesmerizing war thriller that’s been dominating streaming charts. Jarvis features alongside Joseph Quinn (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), and Kit Connor (Heartstopper) in Warfare, the docudrama following a platoon of Navy SEALs who are caught in a dangerous position behind enemy lines in Ramadi, Iraq. Warfare is currently available to rent or purchase on Prime Video, and the film has been one of the most popular VOD purchases for the platform in recent weeks, charting in the top 10 in more than 25 countries. Warfare earned “certified fresh” and “verified hot” scores of 93% from both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $32 million against a $20 million budget.

Warfare comes from the mind of Alex Garland, who wrote and directed...

After months of rumors and anticipation, a short teaser for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is finally being shown exclusively in IMAX theaters.

So far, Nolan and Universal seem committed to keeping the footage a theatrical-only experience. As of now, there are no plans to release the teaser online, meaning fans will have to head to the theater to get their first glimpse of what’s next from the acclaimed director.

Still, the footage has leaked, so you can Click Here to check it out.

The teaser finally confirms what many fans had guessed, Tom Holland is playing Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and prince of Ithaca. Nolan is still keeping most other character details tightly under wraps.

In an interview with GQ, Holland praised the project, calling it the best on-set experience of his career. That’s a bold statement, especially from someone who’s starred in three Spider-Man...

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Christopher Nolan’s epic war film Dunkirk has soared back into the spotlight after eight years since its release. Now, it is dominating the streaming charts across the globe. While Nolan is busy with his upcoming project, The Odyssey, based on Homer’s classic, Dunkirk continues to hold strong and prove its staying power. The film is based on the desperate evacuation of the Allied forces who were pinned down by the German (Nazi) troops in the northern coastal city of France.

What Is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk About?

The film, set during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, is based on three intersecting storylines through land, sea, and air. British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) flees German forces and joins others waiting for evacuation on the beach. He meets Gibson (Aneurin Barnard) and Alex (Harry Styles), surviving repeated Luftwaffe and U-boat attacks but repeatedly forced back to shore.

Although fans might want to see Tom Hardy collaborate with Christopher Nolan on another project, it seems like that won't be the case for a while. Thankfully, one of his lookalikes, Logan Marshall-Green, will be joining the cast of Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey. The ambitious movie (and reportedly the most expensive of Nolan's career) is currently in production, with worldwide location filming still ongoing. Now, Marshall-Green will be joining an already impressive ensemble, replacing another Hardy-esque actor, Cosmo Jarvis, in an undisclosed role.

According to a new report from Deadline, Jarvis had to drop out of The Odyssey at the last minute, citing "scheduling conflicts," which is a frustrating but understandable reason. Usually, it's assumed that such a reason for departing a film is due to previous commitments to other film and television projects. Jarvis has had a busy last couple of years, as the actor found massive success...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey loses a Shōgun star, but adds a Prometheus actor. Nolan's highly anticipated movie is an adaptation of Homer's epic Ancient Greek poem and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, chronicling his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War.

Led by Damon, The Odyssey features an all-star ensemble that includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, and Corey Hawkins.

The Odyssey has been filming since February 2025 and recently released a theatrical exclusive teaser trailer attached to Jurassic World Rebirth, one year ahead of its scheduled release in July 2026.

Now, Nolan's next movie has lost one of its cast members. According to Deadline, Cosmo Jarvis has pulled out of The Odyssey and has been replaced by Logan Marshall-Green. However, the role remains under wraps.

Shortly before stepping in front of cameras for Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey, Shōgun star Cosmo Jarvis will exit the ambitious and star-studded project. According to Deadline, Jarvis must leave the production due to scheduling conflicts, with Logan Marshall-Green stepping in as his replacement.

Logan Marshall-Green recently wrapped production for Eif Rivera’s Killing Castro. The story takes place in 1960, when Fidel Castro comes to America to speak at the Un. Malcolm X invites him to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa. Unsure of his intentions, the FBI, CIA, and the Mafia attempt to eliminate him by any means necessary. Marshall-Green stars in the film alongside Al Pacino, Kiki Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Titus Welliver, Ron Livingston, Xolo Maridueña, Frankie Faison, and more.

Marshall-Green also toplines the upcoming action thriller Titan. In Titan, a team of doctors embarks on a local mission in the Amazon rainforest, but it soon...

One crew member from The Odyssey will not be partaking in the voyage, after all. Cosmo Jarvis, the star of last year's hit FX miniseries Shōgun, has departed the upcoming epic. His role in the film, which has not yet been specified, will be assumed by Logan Marshall-Green. The Odyssey, which is director Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated follow-up to the 2023 blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer, will be released in theaters on July 17, 2026.

Deadline reports that Jarvis' departure is due to a scheduling conflict; the British actor is slated to play the title role in Young Stalin, an account of the early days of the future Soviet ruler, and is also starring in Guy Ritchie's Wife & Dog, and the second season of Shōgun. Marshall-Green is a newcomer to Nolan productions, but has starred in a number of notable films, including Prometheus, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Upgrade. He recently starred in the Netflix actioner Carry-On,...

A big recasting has happened amid the production of The Odyssey, the next feature film from revered director Christopher Nolan. One member of the star-studded cast has left the project, but a replacement actor has already been revealed.

Per Deadline, Shōgun star Cosmo Jarvis has dropped out from The Odyssey. Reportedly, Jarvis' exit was due to a scheduling conflict, forcing him to back out shortly before he was to start filming. The actor, who appeared in Warfare, is preparing to star in the biopic Young Stalin. His role in The Odyssey, which hasn't been revealed, has been recast with Logan Marshall-Green serving as his replacement.

Hype has been increasing for the film with a teaser trailer now playing in theaters ahead of screenings of the new blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth. It is currently set up for filming in locations in Morocco, Italy, Ireland, and Scotland. Damon stars as Odysseus, the King of Ithaca,...

Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey has had a casting shakeup that we just learned about!

Shogūn actor Cosmo Jarvis was originally announced as part of the star-studded cast for the film that also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, and Corey Hawkins.

However, he had to drop out.

Keep reading to find out more…

Deadline reports that he had a scheduling conflict with his biopic, Young Stalin. As a result, he had to exit the Nolan flick shortly before filming. So, who is his replacement?

Logan Marshall Green Is Replacing Him!

Prometheus star Logan Marshall Green stepped in and filmed the role. We don’t actually know who he’s playing in the film. In fact, most of the film’s roles are under wraps. We do know that Matt Damon is portraying Odysseus,...

Exclusive: Shōgun and Warfare star Cosmo Jarvis won’t be part of the all-star cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in the end.

As reported, Jarvis had been due to join the likes of Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway in the anticipated film, but it turns out a scheduling conflict meant that he had to drop out shortly before filming.

Jarvis is gearing up to star in the feature biopic Young Stalin about the Russian dictator.

We understand that Jarvis’ role in the Nolan-Universal epic was filled by Prometheus and The Defeated star Logan Marshall-Green. The role remains under wraps.

The film, currently set for a release in Imax on July 17, 2026, is filming at locations in Morocco, Italy, Ireland and Scotland. Based on the epic poem, the story follows Odysseus (played by Damon), King of Ithaca, on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War.

Christopher Nolan is in the middle of filming his next movie, The Odyssey, which recently unveiled its first poster and teaser, but one of his war movies from a different era has found sustained streaming success. In 2017, Nolan directed Dunkirk, a WWII film starring Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy, following groups of Allied soldiers who are surrounded by the German army during a brutal battle. Dunkirk is streaming on Netflix in the United States and Osn globally, where the film is one of the top 10 streaming hits in more than 10 countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. Dunkirk grossed $533 million at the box office against a $100 million budget, and it also earned strong scores of 92% from critics and 81% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

During a 2017 interview with the Qatar Tribune, Christopher Nolan spoke about both the scale and the human element of Dunkirk. Nolan revealed he considers Dunkirk an...

Christopher The Odyssey Teaser Leaks(Photo Credit –Facebook)

You’re aware of how Christopher Nolan prioritizes the theatrical experience. So, it wasn’t a shocker when Universal debuted the first teaser for The Odyssey exclusively in theaters alongside Jurassic World: Rebirth. However, a 70-second sneak peek quietly dropped online on Tuesday, appearing on TikTok and X. Pirated clips were removed almost immediately, but the damage was already done. Viewers had already taken a peek into the myth-heavy chaos of Nolan’s artistry.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Teaser Previews Star-Studded Mythical Epic

The Odyssey teaser marks Christopher Nolan’s latest attempt to keep things cinematic-first, following his very public detachment from Warner Bros. over their 2021 decision to send movies straight to HBO Max. That move pushed Nolan to Universal for Oppenheimer, and he’s stuck with them for The Odyssey, a large-scale reimagining of Homer’s ancient epic.

A film by Christopher Nolan.

Christopher Nolan is one of the few directors working today who can sell a project on his name alone. The man could create a four-hour black-and-white film in a 1:2 aspect ratio about paint drying, all set to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, and his fans would still find a way to hail it as a masterpiece (we probably would too). Nolan's next movie, The Odyssey, has the potential to be his biggest and his best yet. Based on the epic poem by Homer, Nolan will transport audiences back to Ancient Greece, bringing one of the most famous stories ever told to life on the big screen. The first teaser for The Odyssey is currently showing in theaters. As expected, it leaked online within the first five minutes of release. But the teaser isn't being welcomed as warmly as many expected, and it's even turning some die-hard Nolan fans against the movie.

The first teaser trailer for The Odyssey is already playing in theaters (and leaked onto some less savory corners of the internet), and interest in the project seems to be even high by the standards of a Christopher Nolan movie.

And while technically, everything that you need to know about the next Christopher Nolan movie is that it's the next Christopher Nolan movie, in the case of The Odyssey, there is a good deal of information that makes this particular project even more interesting than just being the new film from the director of Oppenheimer, Tenet, Inception, and the Dark Knight trilogy.

And with the first teaser trailer for the mythological epic arriving in theaters and now online, here's a rundown of everything we know about The Odyssey.

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Taron Egerton is bringing his action skills once more to the big screen. The actor leads “She Rides Shotgun,” which Nick Rowland directs. Ana Sophia Heger co-stars as Egerton’s onscreen daughter whom he must protect from gang members and corrupt cops after leaving prison.

The official synopsis for “She Rides Shotgun” reads: “Marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate (Egerton) must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) at all costs. Shy, precocious, and wary of her father, Polly is swept up in Nate’s dangerous plight as they flee to evade the corrupt sheriff and brutal leader of a gang who will stop at nothing to protect his criminal interests. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly form a bond forged under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive — and she teaches him what unconditional love truly means in this intense,...

The first teaser for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey began playing in theaters ahead of Jurassic World Rebirth, and now the film just got an even more exciting look. Universal Pictures has officially unveiled the first poster for The Odyssey, which is also beginning to appear in select theaters. The film is still in production and is not slated for release until July 17, 2026 — more than a year from now, which makes this first look all the more shocking. The poster even features the first official tagline for the film, “Defy The Gods,” which will likely be followed by another tagline when the second poster is released. Matt Damon is set to star in the lead role of Odysseus, with Tom Holland rumored to be playing Telemachus opposite him.

This first-look poster comes mere days after another Odyssey star, Oscar-winner Charlize Theron, officially confirmed she will play Circe in the film,...

The first teaser for Christopher Nolan and Universal’s “The Odyssey,” which is beginning to play exclusively in theaters, has leaked online on X and TikTok.

Like many of Nolan’s previous blockbusters, most recently for best picture winner “Oppenheimer” in 2023, the famed director has released a short teaser more than a year in advance. “The Odyssey” teaser is timed to be included alongside the release of Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth.”

The footage’s exclusivity to theaters keeps with Nolan’s longstanding prioritization of theatrical exhibition. The director jumped from his decades-long partner Warner Bros. to Universal for “Oppenheimer” after he voiced dismay that his old studio woud be releasing its entire 2021 theatrical slate simultaneously to HBO Max.

But even before “The Odyssey” teaser could begin to play in the United States leaks began popping up Tuesday afternoon, with many of them getting swiftly taken down under copyright flags.

Christopher Nolan's mythical epic The Odyssey is one of the most anticipated films in recent memory, so it's not shocking that fans are already breaking the Internet trying to get their hands on the first trailer. Moviegoers will likely get a chance to see the teaser trailer for the sprawling film this week, but an early leak just spoiled the surprise.

The first teaser trailer for Nolan's The Odyssey, which is reportedly playing in theaters in front of Jurassic World Rebirth, has surfaced on X. The footage is being taken down rapidly, but fans quickly noticed that Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, and Matt Damon were heavily featured in the brief teaser. A voice, who some presume to be Robert Pattinson or John Leguizamo, narrates the trailer, which features several epic shots of massive waves and a weakened Odysseus (Damon) on a raft in the middle of the ocean. It's...

The first official poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has surfaced physically in theaters and also unveiled online, offering audiences their first visual taste of the director’s bold retelling of Homer’s ancient epic.

Alongside the poster's release, a trailer has been officially classified by film boards, signaling that a public debut is just around the corner. The preview is expected to arrive both in theaters and online in the near future.

Current speculation online points to Jurassic World: Rebirth as the likely film to accompany the teaser's premiere. The Universal Pictures blockbuster is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on July 2, making it a likely launchpad for Nolan’s upcoming release, which shares the same studio.

Early reports describe the trailer as a short teaser, lasting roughly 20 seconds. While no plot details have been confirmed, fans are hoping this initial glimpse will include real footage from...

It’s been a rough start to the year for Robert De Niro after the release of The Alto Knights, but another of his films that was mostly forgotten to time has resurfaced on streaming charts 10 years later. De Niro stars alongside Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo in The Intern, the 2015 workplace comedy following seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (De Niro) who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site. The Intern was released on Netflix not long ago, and the film jumped to the top of streaming charts in America, sitting at #1 at the time of writing. It grossed over five times its $35 million budget upon release, earning $194 million, and it also netted scores of 60% from critics and 73% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Nancy Meyers did not need any help to write and direct The Intern, which is still the most recent film she’s released in her career.

Multiple new details about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey have come online. Additionally, a release window for the first trailer for the epic fantasy film has also reportedly been revealed.

Greek media site OneMan.com (via ComicBookMovie) is reporting that Anne Hathaway will be playing Penelope in The Odyssey, who is the queen of Ithaca, the daughter of Spartan king Icarius, and the wife of Odysseus, who is being portrayed by Matt Damon in the movie. The site also reports that Charlize Theron is playing the Goddess of Sorcery Circe, with Benny Safdie and Lupita Nyong'o portraying the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon, and his wife, Clytemnestra, respectively. It is worth noting that neither Nolan nor The Odyssey distributor Universal has commented yet on these reported character details, so fans should take them with a grain of salt until officially confirmed.

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Charles Williams’ Inside is a poignant, impactful prison drama film starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, and Vincent Miller. Mel Blight, an eighteen-year-old inmate, often wondered if prisoners like him really deserved to dwell in the world outside. He struggled to put a finger on the problem, but he knew that there was something off with people like him, and no amount of self-help classes could fix them. He thought he was rotten, and there was no guarantee that he would manage to stay afloat in a world that almost seemed foreign to him after six years behind bars. Mel believed he was destined to end up in prison—his mother was pregnant with him when his father was apprehended, and they eventually got married in prison. Was he simply born a flawed man with criminal instincts? Did he really have a choice?

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What had happened to Mel’s mother and sister?...

Prison dramas usually fall into three categories: They’re either tales of violent intrigue, redemption or a rocky road through one to the other. “Inside” has a different feel, since its primary conflicts are mostly internal.

The central trio of inmates in Australian writer-director Charles Williams’ first feature are each consumed with guilt for the crimes that got them here. In different ways, each of them doubts they even deserve another shot at freedom. With Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis as the two older convicts opposite newcomer Vincent Miller, “Inside” is a strongly acted piece that compels attention despite the occasional murky plot point. After premiering at the Melbourne Festival last summer, it played Tribeca a week before its U.S. release by Quiver Distribution.

An opening home movie shows a wedding taking place in prison, between the future parents of aptly named Mel Blight (Miller) — at this point he...

Guy Pearce tragically doesn’t get the exposure that he has rightfully earned over the past few decades, but his new film is one for the books. The Memento actor starred in the Australian drama, Inside, first released in 2024, which should be more well-known than it is. The prison film has an astounding 100% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing, evidenced by the performances of the three lead actors.

Cosmo Jarvis also stars in the film, which is starting to gain traction from reviews. 2024 was a good year for the actor, who had previously had brief roles in television series such as Peaky Blinders. He blew up after being cast in the high-profile international series, Shōgun, based on the James Clavell work of historical fiction. Jarvis plays John Blackthorn – a navigator who gets shipwrecked in feudal Japan. He starred alongside the beloved Hiroyuki Sanada, who served as an executive producer...

Inside will fail to remind you of prison films that have become crowd-pleasers over the years. For instance, Cool Hand Luke, The Green Mile, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and my favorite, The Shawshank Redemption. Of course, the fact that these are now classics with mass appeal means they have catharsis rather than anything that resonates with authenticity.

Very few films like Dead Man Walking present a clear perspective that can be examined through a trauma-informed or structural systems theory lens. However, Charles Williams’ Inside is different. It’s brimming with poignant regret, bubbling over with chaotic trauma, and offers no easy answers on where to go after its devastating conclusion.

There’s no magnanimous swig of beer on a hot summer day atop a prison rooftop. No woman driving men mad while washing a car—because she knows exactly what she’s doing. No euphoria of performing “I Am...

One of the most underseen gems of the year is finally coming to theaters in the United States. Guy Pearce, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning picture The Brutalist, has another heartbreaking film on the way. The actor is featured in a new crime thriller set in an Australian prison, which wowed audiences during its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. After getting a theatrical release in Australia earlier this year, theater audiences can finally go see the film in the U.S. later this week starting Jun. 20.

Directed by Charles Williams in his feature-length directorial debut, Inside is a heartbreaking crime drama that dissects themes of violence and self-acceptance. As of this writing, it has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 critic reviews. The Hollywood Reporter raved about the thriller, stating the film makes "astute observations about mental health, inherited trauma, self-determination and absent or unfixable fathers.

There have been plenty of iconic WWII movies released over the years, but the highest-grossing of them all has remained a streaming success for quite a while now. 2023 brought on the release of Oppenheimer, the most recent film from Christopher Nolan that not only won seven Oscars but also grossed $976 million at the global box office. Oppenheimer is currently streaming on Peacock in the U.S. and on Netflix globally, where it’s one of the most popular movies on the streamer, charting in countries such as Estonia, Greece, Latvia, and Lithuania. Oppenheimer’s $976 million box office haul is enough to make it the highest-grossing WWII movie of all time, ahead of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($720 million) and Dunkirk ($509 million).

Oppenheimer is widely regarded as Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus. After earning nominations for Memento, Inception, and Dunkirk, Nolan finally received his first two Oscar wins for Oppenheimer.

As it did when it debuted in theaters earlier this year, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's Warfare dropped on streaming with a bang. The war thriller, which sort of underperformed at the box office but earned excellent reviews, beat a Denzel Washington blockbuster in its first two days of release on Prime Video. Featuring an ensemble cast of young male stars, Warfare was based on a real-life incident experienced by Mendoza, who served in the Iraq War. The movie made a little over $30 million worldwide against a reported budget of $20 million.

According to FlixPatrol, Warfare was the fourth-biggest film on Prime Video on June 18, whereas Washington's The Equalizer 3 had to settle for the eighth spot. The Prime Video charts were topped by The Accountant 2, which recently debuted on streaming after grossing over $100 million worldwide. The number three spot was claimed by its predecessor, The Accountant, with...

Caught by the Tides

Jia Zhang-ke’s elegiac and poetic feature revolves around a woman (Zhao Tao) who journeys from her home in a fading industrial city in search of a vanished former boyfriend. The movie looks back on China’s recent history, but also on Jia’s filmography, echoing themes, geographical features, techniques and structural elements while incorporating footage shot at various intervals from 2001 through 2023 — an approach that gives it a kind of kinship with Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. — David Rooney

Ghost Trail

Centering on a Syrian exile tracking down his former torturer in France, Jonathan Millet’s film is a work of visceral intensity and formidable control. Millet has a shrewd grasp of paranoid-thriller mechanics; a refreshing preference for intimacy and clarity over distancing stylistic or narrative fussiness; and two fantastic actors: soulful, movie-star-magnetic lead Adam Bessa and Tawfeek Barhom as a villain whose humanity is the most chilling thing about him.

Earlier this year, Hollywood veteran Guy Pearce earned a much-deserved Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the seedy industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in Brady Corbet's The Brutalist. Although, unlike co-star Adrien Brody, Pearce didn't walk away with a Golden Statue, the Aussie actor still received heaps of praise for his performance. However, to some, this wasn't even his best from within the last year, with that coming in Charles Williams' feature-length debut, Inside, in which he stars alongside Shōgun'sCosmo Jarvis.

After premiering at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival and then releasing in Australian theaters on February 27, 2025, Inside is set to finally make its US theatrical debut this Friday, June 20. Ahead of the release, glowing critical reviews continue to pour in, with the film now officially holding the coveted perfect 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. From just 17 reviews to date, a US theatrical release will likely change that score,...

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Books and TV shows have had a special relationship for over a century now. There have been countless TV adaptations of popular books, and even if we count this year (which isn’t over), there have been over seven or eight. While there have been many brilliant books that were adapted through the years, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the TV shows are also good, and that’s why we decided to compile a list of the absolute best TV shows that were based on books. As a side note, we also decided not to include Game of Thrones and Dexter, mainly because of how they ended.

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True Blood is a fantasy horror drama series created by Alan Ball. Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by author Charlaine Harris, the HBO series is...

Barry Levinson’s The Alto Knights (2025) is a sprawling crime drama that resurrects the gritty legacy of classic mafia storytelling. Set in the volatile mid-century underworld, the film centers around the bitter fallout between Frank Costello (played by Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese—once childhood friends, now mortal enemies. Co-starring Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, and Kathrine Narducci, the film is a slow-burning epic filled with betrayal, ego, and shifting loyalties. With Levinson’s assured direction and Nicholas Pileggi’s screenplay (based on real-life events), the movie captures the cost of power and the tragic beauty of brotherhood turned sour.

If you’re drawn to movies like The Alto Knights—stories that dive deep into the psychology of gangsters, the structure of organized crime, and the humanity behind the violence—here are six gripping films that belong in your watchlist.

1. The Irishman (2019)

The Irishman is perhaps the closest spiritual companion to The Alto Knights.

The lower-security prisoners in Charles Williams’ difficult but deeply penetrating “Inside” sometimes pass the time by playing the trivia games that are printed on the packaging of their sweets. “Who Am I?” the text asks, before offering a series of clues about, say, a Brooklyn-born musician who got his first break when Bette Midler hired him as a pianist. Most of the characters in this decidedly grounded Australian prison drama are too young — and too many worlds removed — to know who Barry Manilow is, let alone guess his identity based on a handful of factoids. But that doesn’t stop these men from trying, even if they spend every day of their sentences trying to separate their souls from the bullet points of their own biographies. Are they more than what they’ve done? The people they’ve hurt? The situations they were born into?

We know they are. Not because they’re human,...

What a wild year it has been for Warner Bros. film chiefs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca, who were nearly written off after the back-to-back box office failure of Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 and Barry Levinson's The Alto Knights earlier this year. Things became so bad that rumors began circulating about their possible firing. But the narrative changed almost overnight with a trio of blockbusters — A Minecraft Movie, Sinners, and Final Destination Bloodlines. Combined, the three movies have grossed nearly $1.5 billion worldwide. But The Alto Knightsremains the studio's biggest bomb of the year. The movie is now available to stream on Max, where it's actually doing quite well.

According to FlixPatrol, The Alto Knights was the number one movie on Max on June 10. Incidentally, it was followed by Mickey 17. Both box office underperformers beat out Jesse Armstrong's recently released satirical drama Mountainhead, which has earned negative reviews from audiences.

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Hulu is one of the most underrated streaming services. It airs some of the most brilliant shows while also being overshadowed by the likes of Netflix, Max, and Disney+. The Disney-owned streaming service is one of the most profitable streaming services because it airs great television shows by partnering with cable channels and networks in addition to its own original shows. So, we compiled a list of the best shows that are available on Hulu right now.

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Deli Boys is a crime comedy series created by Abdullah Saeed. The Hulu series revolves around two Pakistani-American brothers as they suddenly find themselves in the position of leading a criminal enterprise after their father’s sudden death. Deli Boys stars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Alfie Fuller, and Brian George.

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Premiering in Tribeca, “Inside” (2025) is an Australian psychological crime drama about three prisoners in desperate need of human connection. It takes place in a harsh and distant environment that underlines their painful past every passing minute. Unlike the characters usually explored in similar films, these three men are not in denial about what they have done. They know that they are guilty and may never be absolved of their sins, making it even harder for them to venture out into the world. So, they constantly fight an internal battle not to be cynical about their future.

Needless to say, “Inside” isn’t about the hopes of leaving prison but about the attempts to figure out what to do with the life they have left with all their emotional baggage. So, leaving prison seems less liberating and more limiting or demanding to them. Inside, they know the rules of their world...

Charles Williams’s feature-length directorial debut, Inside, centers on a trio of dangerous men who are forced into each other’s orbit, leading to an outcome that’s both violently chaotic and tragically predictable. And the more this prison drama reveals about the three of them, the more that contradiction seems to describe their entire lives.

Warren (Guy Pearce) is set to be released on parole in just a few days, but he won’t make it out the door alive unless he can find a way to pay off his considerable gambling debts first. He learns that a massive bounty has been placed on the head of Mark Shepard (Cosmo Jarvis)—a particularly notorious criminal who’s taken to delivering bizarre religious sermons in the prison chapel—but doesn’t want to jeopardize his release by shanking Shepard himself. When a volatile, impressionable teenager named Mel (Vincent Miller) becomes Shepard’s new cellmate,...

From spring into the start of summer, the festival season keeps on rolling. Cannes just gave a jumpstart to the movie year ahead, but the 24th edition of the Tribeca Festival, happening all over New York City June 4 through 15, is here with another ambitious, genre-crossing lineup. This year’s festival — celebrating film, television, immersive storytelling, music, audio storytelling, iconic movie revivals, and more — boasts nearly 120 features across narrative and documentary forms. Tribeca also boasts a massive shorts program.

The festival, which understandably dropped “Film” from its name in 2022 two decades after starting in 2002 from Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff as a way to boost Lower Manhattan after September 11, offers its most musically inclined programming yet this year. Tribeca launches Wednesday, June 4 with the world premiere of opening nighter “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” an ode to the hit-making piano man. Elsewhere, Miley Cyrus’ visual album “Something...

Almost three months after its launch, this Robert De Niro-led biopic will find its way to streaming and hopefully do better than its disappointing box office performance. Per TVLine, The Alto Knights premieres on Max on Friday, June 6 and will then air on HBO the following day at 8/7c. In addition to De Niro, who stars in a dual role as 1950s warring crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, the drama's cast includes Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, and Michael Rispoli in supporting roles.

The Alto Knights was released on March 21, 2025, over a year after it was originally scheduled to arrive on February 2, 2024. Moreover, the year before, it was reported that Warner Bros. considered delaying its release to 2025 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Barry Levinson directed the film, which was written by Nicholas Pileggi,and the producers attached were Irwin Winkler, Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, Charles Winkler,...

Robert De Niro as Vito Genovese in Warner Bros. Pictures “The Alto Knights,” a Warner Bros. Pictures Photo Credit: Rose Clasen Copyright:© 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mark your calendars, crime drama fans! Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated film, The Alto Knights, is making its global streaming debut exclusively on Max this Friday, June 6th! If you prefer to catch it on traditional TV, it will also premiere on HBO linear on Saturday, June 7th at 8:00 p.m. Et. This is a heavyweight cinematic event; it is not just another mob movie. Academy Award winner Robert De Niro is the film’s lead in a compelling dual role, portraying two of New York’s most notorious organized crime kingpins: Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson, The Alto Knights plunges into the intense rivalry between these former friends. Petty jealousies and a...

Following a modest theatrical run and a brief stint on premium VOD, The Alto Knights—a throwback mob drama helmed by Oscar-winner Barry Levinson—is officially headed to streaming. Warner Bros. has confirmed that the film will make its subscription streaming debut on HBO Max. Additionally, it will premiere on HBO’s linear channel the next day.

What is The Alto Knights About?

Set in the 1950s at the height of organized crime’s influence in America, The Alto Knights is a gritty retelling of the real-life rivalry between two Mafia giants: Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. The twist? Both roles are played by Robert De Niro, in a rare dual performance that showcases the actor’s unparalleled ability to disappear into complex characters.

Written by Goodfellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, the story unfolds as once-close allies become bitter enemies, locked in a power struggle that threatens to fracture the entire New York underworld.

It’s the morning after Chopard’s glamorous gala dinner at Carlton Beach during the Cannes Film Festival, and Finn Bennett is perched on a sofa high above the Croisette inside the luxury jeweler’s penthouse suite at Hôtel Martinez.

Alongside fellow honorees, the 26-year-old actor received a Chopard Trophy during the ceremony in front of an A-list crowd that included filmmaker Quentin Tarantino; jury members like Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and president Juliette Binoche; and the woman assigned to hand over the trophies, Chopard godmother Angelina Jolie. Needless to say, Bennett needed a bit more time to process the fairy tale evening, one that came after turning heads in such roles as Alex Garland’s Warfare, Issa Lopez’s True Detective opposite Jodie Foster and Joe Barton’s Black Doves opposite Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw.

His profile is set to grow exponentially in 2026 when HBO Max debuts the...

Robert De Niro's polarizing new crime drama The Alto Knightsis making its way to streaming, less than three months after it arrived in theaters. The biographical crime drama directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson will debut exclusively on Max (soon to be HBO Max) on June 6 and will also air on HBO linear on June 7 at 8:00 p.m. Et, giving anyone who missed it on the big screen – or those that would simply like to see it again – a chance to watch the classic gangster tale in the comfort of their own home.

The Alto Knights features a double dose of De Niro as he stars in a dual role as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two infamous New York crime bosses who battle for control of the city's streets, but their separate paths to power place them on a deadly collision course (per the synopsis below...

Season 2 of Shogun is currently in development, and fans of the acclaimed novel by James Clavell are equal parts anxious and excited to see how FX will proceed with the series while going off-book. Debuting in 2024, Shogun was the hit drama of the year, sweeping up at the Emmys earlier this year and dominating the pop-cultural conversation. Fans are completely in the dark as to what will happen in Season 2, but one of the show's returning stars, Takehiro Hira, is here to clue us all in on what to expect, including a major death!

Takehiro Hira recently sat down with MovieWeb's George Edelman, and the beloved Japanese actor revealed far more than fans were expecting about Season 2 of Shogun and his role in it. "Well, there is a Season 2 of Shogun planned," the Giri/Haji and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star began. "It’s going to be shot next year, and...

It was recently confirmed that A24 and Alex Garland(Ex Machina, Civil War) were developing an Elden Ring film produced by George R. R. Martin, but it seems the project is moving quicker than many anticipated. According to a new report, the big-budget production is keen on adding one of the young stars of the studio's new action war epic that released earlier this year. Elden Ring is based on the FromSoftware title that was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, known for his own work on the classic action fighting franchise Dark Souls.

Deadline reports A24 and Alex Garland are eying Warfare star Kit Connor to lead the upcoming Elden Ring video game adaptation. The trade outlet does not specify if Connor has been offered the part, nor if the filming schedule lines up with the actor's upcoming work. However, they emphasize that both Garland and Connor are passionate about joining forces on Elden Ring.