https://collider.com Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:01:17 GMT en-US hourly 60 When Marvel released the first season of their animated anthology series, What If...?, it was a simpler time. The MCU had flirted with the idea of a canonical multiverse, with hints dropping in WandaVision, Loki Season 1, and, of course, the multiversal crossover event that was Spider-Man: No Way Home. The best thing about the What If...? concept, and indeed, the first season of the series, was the zero-pressure takes on so many of our favorite MCU characters. Like a child playing with action figures, What If...? was allowed to be nonsensical, high-concept, and have zero repercussions for it. For that, it was refreshing.

]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:01:17 GMT https://collider.com/what-if-season-2-review/ It was probably a mistake to watch Gyeongseong Creature, the new historical Netflix K-Drama about a monster lurking in the shadows of what would become known as Seoul, so close after seeing the thrilling experience of Godzilla Minus One again. It is not that they have anything comparable in terms of their scope or scale, as will become very apparent to any who stumble upon the series, though each is attempting to explore elements of history via their monster stories. There is plenty of potential to this undertaking as many great works have used creatures as a way to cut deeper into their thematic aspirations. The thing is, where Godzilla Minus One sees the iconic monster smashing his way to new heights, Gyeongseong Creature is a much more superficial affair that can’t quite rise above being average at best.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:14:13 GMT https://collider.com/gyeongseong-creature-review/ While the film industry has become inundated with cinematic universes that studios hope will go until the end of time, it’s rare that we get to see one actually end. Sure, every once in a while, there’s a Dark Universe that ends before it even has the chance to begin, or a Fantastic Beasts, which just fizzles out of existence, but a cinematic universe rarely ends with us knowing that it’s concluding. But that’s not the case with the DC Extended Universe, which began with 2013’s Man of Steel and has sputtered along for the last decade—with the occasional bright spot along the way. With the announcement that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be restructuring DC Studios, beginning in 2025 (and with a few characters crossing over to this new vision), the much-maligned and often exhausting DCEU would finally be coming to a close.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:00:08 GMT https://collider.com/aquaman-2-review/ One of the best aspects of the first season of Dr. Death was that it wasn’t afraid to switch perspectives to tell its story more efficiently. This happens again in Season 2, but in much more intensified ways and in service of a far better-constructed narrative. Once again based on the hit Wondery podcast series, Peacock's anthology TV show centers around high-profile doctors who took advantage of their statuses to do pretty much what they wanted in their fields of medicine.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:05:16 GMT https://collider.com/dr-death-season-2-review/ Is artificial intelligence really our enemy or is our fear of it the real problem? That is one of the moral dilemmas that The Creator attempts to address as it unpacks the very real and present threat of AI, through a heightened sci-fi lens. Seven years after the release of the critically acclaimed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, director Gareth Edwards has returned to the world of high-stakes sci-fi—and this time, it is entirely of his own design.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:35:01 GMT https://collider.com/the-creator-review/ In what was a massive year for animation between box office blockbusters like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the critically acclaimed The Boy and the Heron, one of the genre’s last titles of 2023 is looking to take flight at the holiday box office this week. Stepping away from its usual fever-paced big-budget styles seen in previous Illumination features like Despicable Me, the wholesome new animated feature Migration embraces its big duck energy for some very heartwarming family fare this season. With this year’s Christmas Day roster not including much for kids, the animated feature starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, and Keegan-Michael Key from Oscar-nominated filmmaker and cartoonist, Benjamin Renner, modifies that with a joyfully thoughtful and touching addition to the festive variety that is a sincere blast for all ages.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/migration-movie-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 London Film Festival.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:00:21 GMT https://collider.com/maestro-review/ After his dazzling debut in the final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, "The Giggle," Ncuti Gatwa makes his grand debut in "The Church on Ruby Road." In the tradition of a handful of past Doctor Who Christmas specials like "The Runaway Bride," or "The Snowmen," Gatwa's Doctor is also introduced to his new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) in the upcoming episode. Following his historic bi-regeneration with David Tennant's 14th Doctor, "The Church on Ruby Road" will be Gatwa's first full-length episode as the Doctor ahead of the debut of Season 1 in 2024.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:02:15 GMT https://collider.com/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/memory-review/ In 1985, Steven Spielberg released The Color Purple, his adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which would go on to be nominated for 11 Academy Awards. While Spielberg was an odd choice to bring this book to the screen, it was his penchant for capturing magic on screen that made this such a tremendous adaptation. In telling the story of the insular, quiet Celie Harris (played by Whoopi Goldberg) and her difficult life in Georgia, Spielberg was able to make us feel the power of the small joys in life, whether it was trying on makeup for the first time in years, or hearing a song dedicated to her in a bar. Celie almost always keeps her emotions hidden, and when that changes, that moment hits like a ton of bricks—a relief after so much built-up tension. Even though Celie keeps to herself, Spielberg and Goldberg’s performance made silence a powerful statement.

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