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For a minute in the 1990s, Failure seemed destined for world domination. But the L.A. alt-rock band whose excesses superseded their successes and led to a crash out after less than a decade together will be re-born (again) in the upcoming documentary, Every Time You Lose Your Mind. The first trailer for the film that will premiere on Hulu/Disney+ on June 27 features testimonials from avowed superfan Paramore singer Hayley Williams, as well as Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and late producer/engineer Steve Albini.
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“Like a falling satellite blazing across the musical landscape, Failure flamed-out in the late ‘90s – their promising rise derailed by drug addiction and record company inertia,” reads a description of the doc, which was directed by singer/guitarist Ken Andrews. “But the pioneering trio left a profound imprint that transcended their affiliation with the LA alt-rock scene. Every Time You Lose Your Mind documents the origins, downfall and rebirth of a band that’s beloved by their peers and multiple generations of fans.”
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The shoegaze-y band formed in 1990 in L.A. by Andrews, bassist/keyboardist Greg Edwards and drummer Robert Gauss (who was replaced in 1993 by Kellii Scott) released their Albini-helmed debut album, Comfort, in 1992 and embarked on what would be the first of a series of tours opening up for Tool. Determined to find the sound they were looking for, Andrews and Edwards took over as producers for the trio’s second LP, 1994’s Magnified, which, like its predecessor, earned praise from peers, but failed to move the needle on radio or at MTV.
Tool’s Keenan recalls in the trailer that much of the music in Los Angeles during that early 1990s era was “formulaic, and Failure seemed to cut right up through the middle. They were just kind of their own unique presence.” Garbage drummer and Nirvana producer Butch Vig adds that Failure embraced “that darkness [and] dissonance,” while Paramore’s Williams notes that she’d “never really heard anything like that… it changed how I thought about music and it kind of just made me more than ever want to be in a band.”
The trio’s original run ended with 1996’s beloved album Fantastic Planet, which launched a modest Weezer-ish alt radio hit in “Stuck On You,” but again mostly fizzled on the charts. After a run on the final touring version of Lollapalooza — during which they did double duty when they got bumped from the second stage to main stage after Korn was forced to drop out, giving them both afternoon and evening slots — the band broke up in late 1997.
In the recent Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival oral history, Andrews talked about Tool getting the band on the tour and being nervous that so many other bands would come over to watch their sets. “Especially if you’re the low band on the totem pole and you haven’t really proven yourself with a lot of success or notoriety,” he said. Edwards admitted to being strung out at the time, saying, “I was flying through that period. I was heavily self-medicated, and Lollapalooza was the beginning of a steep slope to the bottom.”
“Our fans have connected with the themes of depression and addiction in our music,” Andrews said in a statement about the film. “The film crystallizes those connections and, ultimately, communicates hope. We’re a band that faced a specific set of challenges and somehow managed to survive and thrive. It’s a story about resilience, finding ways to cope, and not giving up.”
Andrews and Edwards went on to form a series of bands in the ensuing years and reunited in 2013 with Scott, once again hitting the road to open for Tool and release the 2014 album The Heart Is a Monster. They followed up in 2018 with the first in a series of EPs and the album In the Future Your Body Will Be the Furthest Thing From Your Mind and 2021’s Wild Type Droid.
In the trailer, Edwards describes being on a “steady routine of uppers and downers, spinning around this spine of the heroin addiction” in a nod to the drug issues that sped the demise of the group. The preview also features snippets of interviews with actress/comedian Margaret Cho, former drummer and A Perfect Circle member Troy Van Leeuwen and actor/musician Jason Schwartzman.
Failure will celebrate the movie’s release on June 26 at the Harmony Gold Theater in L.A. with an acoustic set before the screening. The band is also booked to play at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY on Sept. 20 and the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on Oct. 3.
Watch the trailer for Every Time You Lose Your Mind below.
Charli xcx says she’s been re-watching all the Final Destination movies lately in preparation to see the just-released recent installment, Final Destination Bloodlines, and the budding film mogul was so inspired she pitched her own bratty next chapter to the horror franchise.
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“The reason I love these movies is that they really just are about hot people getting killed,” she said in a poolside bikini TikTok video from a Sicily vacation. “You know, there’s no moral backbone to the story, it really is just, ‘they’re hot, they’re cursed and they deserve to die.’”
And here’s the thing: with so many irons currently in the fire in Hollywood, Charli has crunched the numbers on the six-film franchise that has grossed more than $350 million to date and she’s shooting her shot for an all “It Girl” version.
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“Basically, it doesn’t matter who’s in these films, they do, like, super-super well,” said Charli. “And so I was thinking, well, shouldn’t there be a sort of ‘it girl’ version of this franchise? You know like, a Final Destination with It Girls. Kind of like, Rachel Sennott, Alex Consani, Gabbriette, Romy Mars, Me, Quenlin Blackwell, Devon Lee Carlson… maybe there’s like a scream queen in there like Jenna (Ortega). Maybe there’s an OG scream queen like Sissy Spacek. And then it’s also directed by like a horror auteur, like Ty West (MaXXXine)?”
The most recent edition in the series in which the cast defy death only to have Death find the most baroque ways to kill them had a franchise-best opening earlier this month when it raked in nearly $52 million in its opening weekend.
Charli also pitched Robert Rodriguez as a possible director, suggesting that the Machete auteur could lean into the “b-movie-ness of it all” and do a version where “everyone is just getting completely massacred. It’s like bloody.” Or, she suggested, she could take a really “big swing” and see if Oscar-nominee David Fincher (Fight Club) would be interested.
“I just think that it would be a good idea and I don’t think… the films wouldn’t have to change their formula. I think the whole point is that they play into the lore. They kind of make fun of their own lore, and I don’t think this one would have to be any different, like I think that’s the point,” Charli said. “It’s really not trying to do anything other than have hot people die in the most brutal ways and play with some unbelievable dialogue.”
To be clear, there doesn’t appear to be any official pitch so far, but in the comments Sennott gave it a thumbs up. “Ok I’m in….” she wrote.
After winning the season with brat summer last year, Charli is doing a hard pivot to movies, with the singer recently lining up a gig to star in and produce the next movie from Japanese horror director Takashi Mike (Yakuza Apocalypse). No additional information was available on that film at press time, but it is slated to be the second project Charli will produce through her Studio365 banner, joining the upcoming A24 drama The Moment, based on her original idea.
In addition, she is slated to appear in Julia Jackman’s period drama 100 Nights of Hero, as well as Pete Ohs and Jeremy O. Harris’ Erupcja and director Daniel Goldhaber’s horror remake of the legendary shock cult film Faces of Death. Other movies on her list include director Greg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and Romain Garvas’ adventure comedy Sacrifice, as well as The Gallerist, in which she’ll appear with Natalie Portman, Ortega and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Charli also makes a cameo and produced the music for Benito Skinner’s new Prime Video comedy, Overcompensating.
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Just as hype for Avengers: Doomsday was beginning to really rev up thanks to rumors, leaks and secret set photos hitting the internet, fans were disheartened by the latest news coming out of Marvel Studios pertaining to the highly anticipated film.
According to Variety, the original release date for Marvel’s latest epic has been changed from May 1, 2026 to Dec. 18, 2026. But it doesn’t end there. Doomsday‘s follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, has also been pushed back from May 7, 2027 to Dec. 17, 2027. Though no reason was given for the new release dates for both films, we’re going to go out on a limb and place the blame on the Trump administration because what haven’t they made worse at this point? Just sayin’.
While we’re sure this isn’t the news that comic book fans wanted to hear coming out of Disney in relation to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this wasn’t the only change made to the MCU line-up as Disney continues to shake things up for unknown reasons.
Variety reports:
Disney announced both “Avengers” delays Thursday afternoon, alongside a sweeping reorganization of its coming theatrical slate. Notably, the new calendar saw the studio remove several unannounced Marvel titles off of its calendar. The date of Feb. 13, 2026, previously slotted for an “Untitled Marvel” project, has been removed from the schedule. Meanwhile, the dates of Nov. 6, 2026 and Nov. 5, 2027 — also both previously set for “Untitled Marvel” features — have been amended to simply “Untitled Disney” films.
With those changes, “Avengers: Doomsday” and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” are now the only Marvel Cinematic Universe entries slated to hit theaters in 2026. Also of note: the new pre-holiday December frame for both “Avengers” installments is the same one that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” launched on in 2021, which became one of the franchise’s highest-grossing installments at $1.9 billion worldwide.
Two huge Avengers films releasing for the Christmas holidays a year apart? Yeah, Marvel’s going to clean up at the box office.
That being said, it seems like Spider-Man: Brand New Day may be the film that will lead into Avengers: Doomsday as it will release four months before the fifth Avengers film on July 31, 2026. With word that the villains for Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be some classic Spidey villains in Tombstone, Scorpion and Boomerang, it should be interesting to see how that particular adventure would tie into Doctor Doom invading the MCU.
As underwhelming as those villains may be, Marvel Studios has yet to let us down with their Spider-Man films. And it would make sense as the next Spidey film will serve as a soft reboot of the franchise and cast Spider-Man as a more grounded superhero as he restarts his life following the events of the multiverse-centered Spider-Man: No Way Home.
But as long as Marvel Studios has a plan to get Spider-Man his black suit in Secret Wars a la the original comic book arc in 1984, and have him face off an actual evil Venom at some point in the future, we’ll let Marvel cook with its current plans.
What do y’all think about Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars getting their films pushed back to the Christmas holidays of 2026 and 2027? Let us know in the comments section below.
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It’s been three decades since us older heads had to endure that train wreck of a video game turned feature film, Street Fighter, and while it basically ended the short but successful career of Jean-Claude Van Damme, it seems like Hollywood will once again attempt to give the classic video game a proper live-action adaptation in the near future.
According to Deadline, a new Street Fighter film is in the works and though the good folks over at Capcom are remaining mum on the project, sources tell Deadline that some pretty big names are being floated around for casting in the upcoming project. Names like WWE superstar Roman Reigns and Hollywood action stars such as Jason Momoa, Andrew Koji, and Noah Centineo are being flown around to star in the feature film though no word on which characters each man would be cast to play as the video game has an illustrious list of fighters who’ve come and gone over the decades throughout the franchise’s numerous installment. Naturally OG characters such as Ryu, Ken, and Guile (whom Van Damme portrayed in the disastrous 1994 film) are expected to be in the film, but we’d really love to see other fan favorites such as Akuma, Vega, and Necro make their big screen debut.
Still, we know little to nothing about the upcoming film as the studio is playing everything close to the chest, but all we can do is hope that they don’t give us another lackluster adaptation as the one we got in the mid 90’s.
Per Deadline:
Reps for the studio declined comment, and the plot of the film remains under wraps. In February, Bad Trip‘s Kitao Sakurai boarded as director, inheriting the project from Talk To Me‘s Danny & Michael Philippou, who attached themselves in April of 2023, following Legendary’s acquisition of exclusive film and TV rights to the Street Fighter IP. The film adaptation is being co-developed and co-produced alongside Capcom, the developer and publisher of the video games. No word has emerged yet on who has written and who specifically will produce the actioner.
We would say it couldn’t be any worse than 1994’s Street Fighter, but truth be told, anything is possible these days.
Who would you like to see get cast in the upcoming Street Fighter film and for which character? Let us know in the comments below.
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We’re still months away from finally seeing what James Gunn has been cooking in his DC Studios when Superman: Legacy hits theaters on July 11, and with all kinds of rumors being thrown around as to who’ll be appearing or making cameos, it seems like we’ve gotten confirmation as to which villain will be involved in the film and we aren’t talking about Lex Luthor.
According to Newsweek, it’s been leaked that Superman villain Ultraman will be part of Superman: Legacy and for those that aren’t familiar with the villain, he’s basically an evil version of Superman from an alternate universe. Confirmation came as the action figure for the villain was revealed online and fans were excited to learn that Superman would be going toe-to-toe with an bad version of himself (not like in 1983’s Superman III though. That was just weird).
As for a little backstory on the villain, Newsweek breaks it down.
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In the comics, Ultraman is from an alternate universe in which most of people who we know as heroes in DC comics are instead villains. For example, instead of the Justice League of America, Ultraman is part of the Crime Syndicate of America. A villain named Johnny Quick replaces The Flash, Power Ring instead of Green Lantern, Owlman instead of Batman, etc.
So if the Ultraman of “Superman” is – like his comic book counterpart – a Superman variant, the question is exactly how A.R.G.U.S. finds him and gets him to help them out. The Ultraman of the comics would need a whole lot of convincing to help A.R.G.U.S. or anyone else to work for something other than his own selfish designs; not to mention doing it while hiding his identity.
Y’all already know Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) might’ve figured out a way to pull off such a feat. He’s an evil mastermind for Christ’s sake.
The only question is, who’ll be behind the mask of Ultraman? With rumors that Henry Cavill is somehow a part of this film (fingers crossed), imagine the theater reaction to a reveal that Cavill is the evil Superman? Heads would explode. Just sayin.’
What do y’all think about Ultraman being a big baddie in Superman: Legacy? Do you have any expectations for the film? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Death may be inevitable but so too are new Final Destination movies, with the horror film franchise spawning a sixth movie, titled Final Destination Bloodlines, in theaters now.
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Bloodlines, a.k.a. Final Destination 6, arrives 25 years since the first film in the franchise was released in 2000. Though it debuted at number three at the box office, Final Destination became a word-of-mouth hit, and eventually earned more than $100 million, against its $23 million budget. Five subsequent films followed, each following characters who attempt to cheat death, only to — not-really a spoiler alert — meet their impending doom through a series of freak accidents, natural disasters, human interactions or combination of the above (seriously, I still can’t drive behind a truck full of logs).
Want to watch the Final Destination movies? Here’s what to know about each film, how to watch it in order and where to find them streaming online.
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The easiest way to watch all the Final Destination movies is by picking it up on Blu-ray to watch at home. Amazon has this five-film collection on sale for just $12 right now — a 48% discount. You get Final Destination, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3, The Final Destination and Final Destination 5, plus bonus behind-the-scenes features from each film.
How to Watch Final Destination Movies Online
Want to watch Final Destination online? All of the horror films are streaming on HBO Max (formerly Max). HBO Max subscribers can watch Final Destination on-demand online and stream the movies on their phone, tablet, computer or smart TV (via the Max app). Don’t have an HBO Max subscription?
Plans start at just $9.99/month for access to all the Final Destination movies plus thousands of other TV shows, movies, documentaries and specials.
Your best bet is to grab a current bundle deal, which gets you access to HBO Max plus Disney+ and Hulu all for just $16.99/month. That’s a savings of 43% off.
Can You Watch Final Destination Movies on Amazon Prime Video?
Yes, you can also rent or download all the Final Destination movies on Amazon through Prime Video. Downloaded films get you a digital copy that is yours to keep, so you can watch it on-demand whenever you want. Rentals are good for 30 days; you have 48 hours to finish the film once you start it.
Here’s a list of all the Final Destination films in order as well as options to rent or buy the movies online.
Final Destination (2000)
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“Death stalks a young woman and the group of strangers she saved from a deadly pile-up on the highway.”
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“Death makes a bloody date with a group of unlucky teens who escaped a fatal roller-coaster crash in this harrowing horror sequel.”
The Final Destination
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“Death returns to claim the survivors of a massive speedway tragedy in this fourth frightening installment in the Final Destination series.”
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“Death returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.”
How to Watch Final Destination Movies Online Free
There are a few ways to stream the Final Destination movies online for free. One way is to watch the films as they air live on TV (HBO is re-running the films all month along, for example). You can use a live TV streaming service like DirecTV, which includes a live HBO feed as part of select plans. Get a free trial to DirecTV here to watch Final Destination online without cable.
You can also find a deal to get HBO Max for free, like this Cricket Wireless plan, which includes a Max subscription for no additional charge. Cricket Wireless customers can log into their account to claim the free HBO Max deal and start streaming Final Destination movies online free.
It’s worth noting that Hulu has a 30-day free trial that you can grab here, but the Final Destination films are only available on the Max on Hulu plan, which requires a $9.99 add-on fee.
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It’s gotta be tough being Superman—routinely saving the world, and the media, incels and trolls—and supervillains—Monday morning quarterbacking as if he’s actually a danger to good samaritans. This is the treatment Kal-El aka Clark Kent (David Corenswet) is getting from Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) in the latest trailer for James Gunn’s Superman.
“I wasn’t representing anybody except for me…and, and doing good,” says the exasperated Kryptonian when his actions are questioned. While the line of questioning sounds familiar to anyone who pays attention to politics, the action we’re also seeing in this official trailer is all new. Like Lex Luthor rolling up into and wreaking havoc in the Fortress of Solitude and the Man of Steel catching, and delivering, a whole lot of fades.
Gunn also got his money’s worth when it comes to DC IP with more looks at Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan)l, among others. We’re not too sure of Luthor’s buzz saw-handed henchwoman just yet, but she’s superpowered and viewers will definitely be looking forward to her catching a bad one.
And clearly, Krypto is going to be a fan favorite.
Superman is theaters on July 11. Watch the Superman official trailer below.
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We are still a long ways away from seeing what awaits the MCU’s version of Spider-Man following the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. While there are many unconfirmed rumors on what we can expect, we have gotten some information on who will be cast in the fourth installment to the highly successful Marvel franchise.
According to Deadline, Emmy winner Liza Colón-Zayas has been cast to appear in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Her role remains a mystery, but we’re low-key hoping that The Bear‘s star actress will have some kind of connection to a certain Black and Puerto Rican superhero who’s become quite popular in the Marvel universe as a friendly neighborhood web slinger himself.
Still, this is just wishful thinking at this point, but regardless, Colón-Zayas is already joining a star-studded cast that has taken the Spider-Man franchise to a whole new level.
Deadline reports:
The Emmy winner joins an ensemble led by Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker and his superheroic alter ego, with Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink also on board in a mystery role. Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who respectively play Peter’s love interest MJ and close friend Ned, are expected to return.
Destin Daniel Cretton will direct, with Amy Pascal producing alongside Marvel president Kevin Feige, when production kicks off later this year. Pic is scheduled to swing into theaters on July 31, 2026.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to release two months after Avengers: Doomsday. According to numerous rumors, Brand New Day will take place after the events of Doomsday and will place Spidey in a post-Doomsday reality where worlds have collided and characters from numerous Marvel films find themselves in the same space and time.
That being said, rumors have circulated that this may mean that Tom Holland’s Spidey will finally get to meet Tom Hardy’s Venom. Other rumors have Steven Yeun being cast as Mr. Negative as the primary villain for Brand New Day, and as much as we love Yeun, that wouldn’t be too exciting for hardcore Spider-Man fans who’d rather see another classic villain make their film screen debut. Hobogoblin maybe? A better iteration of Carnage? A new Venom who’s actually a villain and not an anti-hero?
What would you like to see go down in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Stephen King may not be the big name on the film scene that he was in the ’80s and ’90s, but us older folks are familiar with the man’s game so best believe whenever his name is attached to a new project we’re all in on whatever it is.
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On Wednesday (May 7), Lions Gate released the first trailer for their upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel, The Long Walk, and while it’s not a horror film per se it’s definitely a nerve-racking scary movie simply because it seems like something that could happen in Trump’s America (just sayin’). Centering a contest where participants are asked to simply walk as far as possible, things take a crazy turn as the rule states that anyone who walks below 3 miles per hour gets their ticket punched i.e. killed.
With soldiers accompanying them and shooting down contestants one by one, the group of walkers know that the last man standing isn’t just going to win the big prize (cash), but the prize of life itself. With men dropping off one by one due to health issues or simply trying to get out of the contest itself (bang, bang), The Long Walk seems like the kind of thriller that’ll have you hoping society never comes to such dystopian levels. With Cheeto Jesus in charge, it might though!
Check out the trailer for Stephen King’s The Long Walk below, and let us know if you’ll be checking it out when it hits theaters sometime this year.
The acclaimed crew of screenwriters lined up to pen the scripts for director Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films has been revealed. The names, first reported by Deadline, and confirmed by the official Beatles website, include Tony Award-winning writer Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Spectre) Oscar winner Peter Straughan (Conclave, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and BAFTA- […]
