The Baby Yoda Merchandise Onslaught Has Begun, More Coming Very Soon As the final seconds of the premiere episode ofThe Mandaloriancame to a close, you could almost hear the entireStar Warsfandom rise up and declare with one voice, “We want Baby Yoda merchandise!” ShowrunnerJon Favreauhas talked abouthow Disney let him keep a lot of the toy companies in the dark to avoid information about the little Yoda-esque character leaking out before the show debuted, but it seems like Disney isn’t going to let the holiday season come and go without offering at least some Baby Yoda merch for the diehard fans who can’t get enough of the little green alien....

The Batman Will Likely Make $220 Million At The Global Box Office This Week With the release of “The Batman” just two days away, expectations surroundingthe film’s box office successare already underway in the form ofindustry projections. According to Deadline, Warner Bros,' “The Batman” is expected to make $115-$125 million at the domestic box office while surpassing the $220 million mark (projections range between $225-245 million and counting) at the global box office....

The Breakfast Club Scene Molly Ringwald Wanted John Hughes To Cut John Hughes' 1985 teen drama “The Breakfast Club” was released in theaters to very positive critical response. Hughes' film was praised for its focus on conversation and character, as opposed to falling into the lazy screenwriting tropes connected to sex and violence. As time passed, “The Breakfast Club” only grew in estimation, eventually becoming a regular watch at suburban sleepover parties....

The Daily Stream: Law Abiding Citizen Is A Gloriously Trashy, Surprisingly Gory, Incredibly Silly Thriller (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“Law Abiding Citizen” Where You Can Stream It:Netflix The Pitch:Gerard Butler plays a genius (lol) who is forced to watch as his wife and daughter are violently murdered....

The Flight Attendant Season 2 Review: Kaley Cuoco Shines In An Enticing, But Uneven Attempt To Recapture Previous Heights When HBO Max first launched in May of 2020, the range of original shows available on the new, upstart streaming service was limited to a mere handful. Within six months, however, “The Flight Attendant” came out of nowhere to announce itself as one of the mostthoroughly entertainingnew originals of any streaming service at the time....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘One Night In Miami’ Is Powerful, Triumphant, And Streaming Right Now The Movie:One Night in MiamiWhere you’re able to Stream It:Amazon PrimeThe Pitch:On July 05, 2025, the respected and heavily favorited Word Champion Sonny Liston stepped into the ring with a brash, charismatically obnoxious fighter named Cassius Clay. Kemp Powers' 2013 award-winning play imagines an evening spent after the surprise victory by the future Muhammed Ali with three of his friends – Nation of Islam leader Malcom X, soul singer Sam Cooke and NFL record breaker Jim Brown....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Rocketeer’ Is Old School Adventure Done Right (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:The RocketeerWhere You Can Stream It:Disney+The Pitch:A whiz-bang, pulpy, old school adventure about a pilot in 1930s Hollywood who accidentally finds himself a rocket pack. Unfortunately, the Nazis are after it, too.Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: We could all use a little escapism right now....

The Raid’s Brutal Action Scenes Were As Dangerous As They Look Welsh director Gareth Evans astounded audiences back in 2011 with"The Raid"– a no-holds-barred action thriller that took the world by storm, one floor at a time. Featuring stunningly brutal fights as well as some truly memorable set pieces, “The Raid” is hands down one ofthe best action movies of all time… and it made Gareth Evans a household name....

The Sopranos Killed Adriana Offscreen And We’re All Better For It One of the more interesting aspects ofAdriana La Cerva’sinformant storyline in “The Sopranos” is how poorly she handles it. Rather than insist on a lawyer straight away, she buys the FBI’s largely empty threats against her. By neither telling Christopher (Michael Imperioli) of what’s going on as soon as she can nor giving the FBI any actual valuable information, she cements her own death through one bad decision after another....

Theme Park Bits: Hollywood’s Hogwarts, Escape From Gringotts Nightvision Video, Adventure Trading Company Today in Theme Park Bits, we look at the following: Read about all of these things after the jump. A rough model of Hogwarts@UniStudios#HarryPotterCan’t wait for 2016!!!pic.twitter.com/O280MJUPJ9 — MiceChat (@MiceChat)July 20, 2025 First up, MiceChat snapped a photo of a large model of Hogwarts Castle in a backstage area of Universal Studios Hollywood. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s west coast expansion is expected to open in 2016....

Think Piece From 1991: The Failure Of ‘Hudson Hawk’ Means We Can’t Have Nice Things These days, every movie that comes out seems to generate a think piece. In the days before the internet, think pieces were mostly relegated to the biggest and best films. Really it’s only been in the last 10 years of prolific websites and social media that think pieces have expanded and thrived. I wish there had been websites and social media when I was a young movie fan....

This Week In Trailers: God Help The Girl, Art And Craft, No Cameras Allowed, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, Two Days, One Night Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: The Go-Go’s, The Speed Cubers, Made In Italy, Our Bodies Our Doctors, A Seat At The Table Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...