Netflix's 2024 biopic Maria features a strong cast led by Oscar winner Angelina Jolie. Jolie, best known for her roles in films such as Maleficent, Lara Croft: Tomb Raiderand Girl, interrupted, returns in his first feature film since the Marvel action blockbuster in 2021 Eternals. Jolie has also directed several films such as First they killed my parents (2017) and Uninterrupted (2014). Jolie took a break from acting in 2021 Eternals until 2024 Maria to focus on spending more time with their six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne. Maria portrays the last days of the…
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WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for the first season of Black Doves. The Clarks and the Newmans are two feared and dangerous London-based criminal family organizations in the Netflix spy series. Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, Giri/Haji), Black Doves has excellent reviews, earning a 98% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes following its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley (Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean) leads the cast of Black Doves together with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young, best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig's James Bond films. Black Doves features a stellar supporting cast, including Sarah Lancashire's Reed, Kathryn…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for the first season of Black Doves. Keira Knightley's Helen Webb has a complicated relationship with her murderous friend Sam, whose first kill was her own father in the Netflix spy series Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, Giri/Haji), Black Doves has excellent reviews, earning a 98% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes following its December 5, 2024 release date. Knightley (Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean) leads the cast of Black Doves together with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young, best known for playing Q in Daniel Craig's James Bond films. Black Doves features a stellar supporting…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Madness. A ruthless fixer named Julia Jayne is a key antagonist who pursues Colman Domingo's Muncie in Netflix's conspiracy thriller series The Madness. Created by playwright Stephen Belber The Laramie Project and Tape acclaim, The Madness follows the quickly unraveled life of Muncie Daniels after discovering a dead body in a remote cabin next door to their rented tree-lined home. Although The Madness Pulls a lot of inspiration from reality, or at least from reality-based people and ideologies found in modern American social and political climates, the Netflix limited series is not based on a…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 4. Sister Theo Surprisingly Reveals Her Shapeshifting Ability Dune: Prophecy episode 4 “Twice Born”, which indicates that she could be a “Face Dancer” based on Dune tradition. Dune: Prophecy is a six-part series based on the 2012 novel Dune Brotherhoodwhich was written by the original Dune son of author Frank Herbert, Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson. The story takes place more than 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies, narrated in the book by Denis Villenueve. Dune (2020) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Dune: Prophecy reveals the origins of the powerful shadow…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Madness. A mysterious figure under the online alias Brother 14 is the secret leader of a far-right white nationalist group called The Forge in Colman Domingo's Netflix conspiracy thriller series. The Madness. Created by playwright Stephen Belber The Laramie Project and Tape acclaim, The Madness follows the quickly unraveled life of Muncie Daniels after discovering a dead body in a remote cabin next door to their rented tree-lined home. Although The Madness Pulls a lot of inspiration from reality, or at least from reality-based people and ideologies found in modern American social and political climates,…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 4. Valya Harkonnen has a mysterious plan for her family home and the High Council in Landsraad in Dune: Prophecy episode 4 “Twice Born” as she works diligently to avoid The Reckoning. Dune: Prophecy is a six-part series based on the 2012 novel Dune Brotherhoodwhich was written by the original Dune son of author Frank Herbert, Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson. The story takes place more than 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies, narrated in the book by Denis Villenueve. Dune (2020) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Dune: Prophecy reveals the…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Gladiator II. Ridley Scott’s last film Gladiator II features strong lead performances from its exceptional cast led by Paul Mescal as Lucius. After the long-awaited release of Gladiator II On November 22, 2024, the epic blockbuster sequel received mostly positive reviews and a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 71%. Mescal leads the cast of Gladiator II alongside Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen, who reprises her role as Lucilla, the mother of Lucius de Mescal. Gladiator II box office grossed an impressive $50 million in its opening weekend, setting it up to become…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 2. Lila shockingly said “Harkonnen” to Mother Tula during her Agony ritual in Dune: Prophecy episode 2. Dune: Prophecy is a six-part series based on the 2012 novel Dune Brotherhoodwhich was written by the original Dune son of author Frank Herbert, Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson. The story takes place more than 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies, narrated in the book by Denis Villenueve. Dune (2020) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Dune: Prophecy reveals the origins of the powerful shadow brotherhood known as the Bene Gesserit and how they manipulated…
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy and Dune: Part Two. Several of the characters from the HBO prequel series Dune: Prophecy are distant ancestors of the characters of the recent Dune films. Dune: Prophecy is a six-part series based on the 2012 novel Dune Brotherhoodwhich was written by the original Dune son of author Frank Herbert, Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson. The story takes place more than 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies, narrated in the book by Denis Villenueve. Dune (2020) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Dune: Prophecy reveals the origins of the powerful shadow brotherhood known…