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Director:  (Sequel continuation from the original creative team) Genre:  Faith-based drama / Inspirational biopic Rating:  PG Run Time:  Approx. 2 hours ⭐ Overall Impression I Can Only Imagine 2  builds on the emotional resonance of the original 2018 film by moving beyond the creation of the iconic song and focusing on what comes after redemption: endurance, responsibility, and legacy. 🎥 What the Film Does Well I was hesitant to see this one but: 1️⃣ Expands the Story Beyond

A familiar face is returning to a galaxy far, far, away--and it's about time. The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters on May 22, marking the first theatrically released Star Wars project since Episode IX -- The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. Directed by Jon Favreau, the new film aims to conclude the saga that began with The Mandalorian on Disney+. The Mandalorian and Grogu is more than a culmination of Star Wars ' Disney+ projects; it is also a love letter to every era of the lo

The Strangers: Chapter 3 is the closing chapter of the modern Strangers trilogy and positions itself as the most explicitly brutal, confrontational, and thematically blunt installment. Where earlier entries leaned on atmosphere and dread, Chapter 3 chooses relentless escalation —answering fewer questions philosophically, while committing fully to carnage and nihilism. FULL REVIEW - wait for it to be on demand This is not a prestige horror finale; it’s a mean-spirited endur

The Super Bowl is where the world of sports meets entertainment for a massive night of television. Despite a record-breaking advertising spend, several studios will still push some of their biggest releases to capture interest ahead of nearly 128 million viewers. However, not every highly anticipated film will have a presence during Super Bowl LX. While Marvel Studios has been promoting Avengers: Doomsday earlier than past titles, no new footage will arrive during the NFL t

When adapting a novel into a film, remaining accurate to the source material is generally touted as a strength, but there are instances in which deviating from the original story can be beneficial. This is exemplified by the success of Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park . It made a long list of substantial changes to the 1990 Michael Crichton novel upon which it was based, such as toning down the violence, altering the fates of several characters, and even changing th

Mark Ruffalo is addressing rumors that Disney has fired him from his role as Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after statements he made that were considered political. Ruffalo is currently out to support his new film, Crime 101 , which reunites him with MCU co-star Chris Hemsworth, and was asked if he's been fired. "Not that I know of," Ruffalo replied. "People keep going like, 'Did you get fired?' Not that I know of!" Hemsworth chime

DC Comics fans just got a glimpse at the latest line of collectible popcorn buckets courtesy of AMC Theaters. Per industry news and fan page DC Film News on Twitter, AMC Theaters locations have begun rolling out the DC Comics 90th Anniversary popcorn buckets. Each of the half-dozen collectible tins bears the cover of a different iconic DC Comics title, including Action Comics #1, Superman #1, Wonder Woman #103, Batman #1, Justice League #102, and The Flash: Showcase Comics #

Oni Press is currently in the middle of its release of its final Rick and Morty licensed comic book series, Rick and Morty: The End (we gave the second issue a great review at CBR ). Rick Sanchez is on the run from the collective of universes following the events of the Rick and Morty Versus the Universe , and Morty was tasked with hunting down his own grandfather or else all Mortys would be erased from the multiverse. In the first issue, Morty tracked down some characters t

Shelter is a 2026 action thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh, starring Jason Statham as a reclusive former operative living on a remote Scottish island whose life is upended when he must protect a young girl from violent forces tied to his past. When we first meet Jason Statham in Shelter , he’s living alone in a Scottish lighthouse—a fitting metaphor for his current screen persona: tall, cold, solitary, tough, quiet, and only intermittently illuminating. He may look like

The Rambo franchise is one of the most popular action films of the '80s. However, forty years later, it will receive a prequel. Dubbed John Rambo , the prequel movie was announced in May 2025. The first announcement was Jalmari Helander, who would serve as a director, and later added Noah Centineo as the titular character. Although filming was expected to kick off late last year, John Rambo is now officially in production in Bangkok, Thailand. The production update also came

The only word that can be used to describe the emotion emanating from fans of Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse is impatience. That's because the wait for the third (and allegedly final) Marvel cinematic installment of Morales' universe, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse , has grown on multiple occasions due to production delays, but there's at least something else in the works to tide over ravenous Morales fans. Diehard Marvel fans have likely been following the events o

Bluey is officially crossing over with Minecraft , as BBC Studios announces a brand-new downloadable experience that brings the beloved animated series into Mojang’s blocky video game world for the first time. Launching on February 5, Bluey DLC: Bluey’s House invites players to explore the Heelers’ iconic home, meet familiar characters, and take part in mini-games inspired directly by the award-winning series. The DLC will be available globally on the Minecraft Marketplace

It dragged on a little for me....... C- Overview of "Mercy" "Mercy" is a sci-fi thriller featuring Chris Pratt as a detective named Chris Raven, who is accused of murdering his wife. Set in a near-future Los Angeles, the film revolves around a unique judicial system where an AI judge, played by Rebecca Ferguson, gives the accused just 90 minutes to prove their innocence before sentencing them to death. I need everyone in the movie industry to listen up and repeat the followin

During the beginning of the Marvel Age of Comics, there would be new superheroes popping up every other month, but in recent years, the introduction of a new superhero has become a rarer occasion, and when it happens, like in last year's Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 with the introduction of Chip Zdarsky's and CAFU's Rapid, it is a big deal. While Zdarsky introduced the character, Saladin Ahmed has been the regular wirter for Rapid since then, showing up in some notable

IDW Publishing's new The Twilight Zone has been a major success both critically (at CBR, we have raved about each of the three issues so far ), and commercially, as IDW has announced that the series, which was originally tentatively planned as a five-issue limited series, will now continue at least another batch of five issues (with star creators like Nicole Goux, Tony Fleecs & Andy Price, Gabriel Hardman, Juni Ba, Charles & Rosemary Soule, and more). Now, in a CBR exclusive

One of Marvel Comics ' biggest events is gearing up for a major return. Per Marvel Comics' official press release, Civil War has been given a spin-off series that will explore one of the universe's most divisive showdowns. "In 2006, there was one question every comic fan asked themselves— WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? " Marvel questions when tee'ing up the introduction of Civil War: Unmasked . "Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s CIVIL WAR, along with its gripping tie-in stories, tore

The first trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has been out for some time now, and it's simple to say that the reception to it was lukewarm. The Star Wars fandom is fickle and impossible to please, yet The Mandalorian and Grogu ​​​​​​seems like it should be an easy win. It seems that many fans have not only forgotten about what a phenomenon The Mandalorian was, even Season 3, but also what made the show such a sensation among fans. No one saw Grogu coming when th

Star Trek's most ambitious television show has returned to the PVOD charts. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is back on the Apple TV Store chart according to data from FlixPatrol, ranking at number 15 on the list of top TV shows in the United States today, one day ahead of the debut of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy . Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the fourth Star Trek television series (third in live-action) and debuted in 1993. Despite spinning directly out of Star Trek: The Next

When it comes to iconic franchises, there are few as successful and expansive as Star Wars . From movies to games and even books, Star Wars has always been there. However, when Disney acquired the franchise, it grew into a whole new canon land with Galaxy's Edge. Unfortunately, the Sequel Trilogy hasn't been as widely accepted as the original trilogy. But the parks have recognized this as recent news from the Disney parks reveals that Disneyland will be shifting and expanding

2025 is almost over, and it's going out with one final Big Bang Attack. The Dragon Ball franchise is officially returning to U.S. TV screens, right before the franchise makes its major announcement in January 2026. Cartoon Network has updated its TV schedule for the remainder of 2025, which includes Adult Swim's early-morning schedule for December. Dragon Ball Z Kai , the recut and remastered version of Dragon Ball Z , is returning to Adult Swim for a one-hour morning weekda