For fans of Mortal Kombat, the leap from the 2021 film to Mortal Kombat 2 feels massive. The fights are bigger. The roster is larger. The world is more expansive. The fatalities are more outrageous. Yet according to director Simon McQuoid, the sequel's most important upgrade isn't found in the
Fans of the iconic princess warrior, Kitana, in Mortal Kombat are finally getting the story they have been waiting for. This is her story! During the interview with Adeline Rudolph and Tati Gabrielle, I joked that the film was “burying the lead” by not openly calling it Kitana’s story. As a
As a longtime fan of the franchise, walking into my interview for Mortal Kombat felt equal parts exciting and surreal. I didn’t hold back my enthusiasm when talking with stars Karl Urban and Josh Lawson. After the explosive events of the first film, Mortal Kombat returns with higher stakes,
The stakes have never been higher in Mortal Kombat 2, but according to stars Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, and Mehcad Brooks, the sequel's biggest upgrades aren't limited to its larger fights, bloodier fatalities, and expanded roster. The cast says the film also deepens the relationships between its
Iron Maiden are one of the biggest and most prolific bands, not just metal bands, in human history. Through no help from record companies, radio stations, or mainstream media, they've gathered one of the most fanatical fan bases out there. Every tour is an event, every album is a new addition to
If you feel inclined to check out Rotten Tomatoes before heading out to see Mortal Kombat II this weekend, you might be surprised to see that critics have surprisingly responded positively compared to the usual assessment that video game movies receive from them. Currently, the film holds a 68
Another World is a 2025 Hong Kong-made animated film that most people here in the U.S. has probably never heard of. It's the animated film adaptation of the 2012 novel Thousand Year Ghost by Naka Saijō, and was actually initially released as a 14-minute long short film back in 2019. After winning
Amazon MGM Studios is putting out Masters of the Universe this June and they're going all-in on the film. It stars Nicholas Galitzine as Adam, Prince of Eternia who turns into He-Man. The film is based on the classic line of toys from Mattel. They put out a new video asking the age-old question:
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia gives us a true puppetmistress in the form of Boraqchin in Ep. 11 "An Ungraceful Stone". This episode has shown her to be a master planner and manipulator, making her quite the political genius. However, this episode also reveals that the people she's puppeting don't
Have you ever considered the similarities between the landmark 1978 slasher Halloween and 1982’s First Blood? In both films, a man of few words arrives in a small town that treats him like the bogeyman, and when circumstances escalate to the point of murder, a specialist who’s highly familiar
