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Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets
Plex, which made a name for itself by letting users share movies they own, is now helping sell movie theater tickets. The company is looking to monetize its content-discovery capabilities and expand its business beyond its media server software.
Ben Affleck Says Bullying 'Digger' Will Only Lead Studios to Make More 'S-ty Homogenized Movies': Don't 'Punish Movies That Take Risks'
Ben Affleck is the latest celebrity to stick up for Tom Cruise ‘s “ Digger ” amid its disastrous box office run, but he's doing so by warning moviegoers what exactly their trashing of the movie will result in. Mainly, publicly…
Movie Studio Behind 'Cocaine Bear' Is Ready to Break Into Data Centers
The Atlanta film studio that produced Marvel's “Loki” and “Cocaine Bear” is ready to break into the data center business, but it's meeting resistance at every turn. Shadowbox Studios, backed by private equity giant…
The New Street Fighter Movie Gets Savaged By Critics, But Not Everyone Hates It
A celebrity-filled cast. A director best known for his work on the Eric Andre show. One of the most iconic and beloved franchises in gaming. What could go wrong? Apparently quite a lot. The Street Fighter movie is getting panned by many critics.
Every Friday the 13th Movie, Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes
Back in 1980, Sean S. Cunningham sent a group of camp counselors to Crystal Lake, and the franchise has returned 11 times since: nine sequels, the crossover Freddy vs. Jason, and a 2009 remake. (Next up is Crystal Lake, a Peacock prequel series…
10 Great Cosmic Horror Movies to Check Out
As the real world has veered further and further into existential abyss, I've found myself consuming more and more cosmic horror. But when you get through Stuart Gordon's H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, what other movies give audiences a glimpse into…
3 best new to Netflix movies you should stream this weekend (October 16-18)
Looking for something new to watch on Netflix this weekend? You're in luck, because there are a few fresh additions worth making room for on your watchlist. Whether you're in the mood for a star-studded thriller film, a horror comedy to get into…
Tom Cruise's new movie bombed. Its director says making it scared the crap out of him.
On paper, Alejandro González Iñárritu's new movie had all the trappings of a hit. The Oscar-winning director had assembled a star-studded cast led by the inimitable Tom Cruise. He had a twisty and surprising script that uses…
The Death of the 'Unreachable' Movie Star
Paula Boudes for PureWow/Shutterstock I love Reese Witherspoon, but I am going to pick on her for a minute. If this were a different time, Witherspoon—a striking beauty, an immense talent, a film industry powerhouse —would have been…
25 Songs You Didn't Know Were Written for Movies
A number of hugely popular songs have broken out from movie soundtracks over the years to become staple hits and fan favorites in their own right. Dolly Parton allegedly wrote her megahit '9 to 5' within a matter of hours on the set of the 1980…
This Epic New Movie Is Considered The Odyssey's Rival for Best Picture. I'm Not So Sure.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. La Bola Negra, a timeline-hopping epic about three queer men in different eras of Spanish history whose stories overlap and…
Movie review: 'Whalefall' a survival thriller with whole lot of heart (and guts)
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12 new movies and shows to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Oct. 16-18)
Spooky season is in full swing, but this weekend's streaming lineup has just as many treats as tricks. There are plenty of options for what to watch this weekend across Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+ and other streaming services, plus broadcast…
'Whalefall' is a bizarre survival thriller you need to see to believe - and it's one of 2026's best movies
The idea of getting swallowed by a whale and having just 60 minutes to escape its stomach is pretty wild, especially when you're trying to turn it into a feature-length movie. But that's exactly what makes “Whalefall” such an…
Top WWE Moments That Could Be Horror Movies
The arrival of October brings about the Halloween season, a time of year when horror movie fans can embrace all things frightening, haunting, macabre and terrifying. It also allows wrestling fans to look back at the long history of WWE's attempts…
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