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The film’s an anime rock opera set in 14th century feudal Japan about the friendship between two cursed musical performers, who serve as historical versions of modern-day stars with theatrical fearlessness: the real-life, enigmatic Inu-Oh (Avu-chan from fashion punk Queen Bee), a Noh dancer who dramatizes the Heike’s slaughter at sea in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, and Tomona (Mirai Moriyama), a blind biwa player who chronicles the story in song. But the way Yuasa assaults us with dazzling imagery and musical performance, he comes off as the Baz Luhrmann of anime....

The “Castle” star detailed his long-running partnership with Whedon, from episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to “Much Ado About Nothing,” calling Whedon a “funny, self-deprecating, incredibly talented” showrunner who is “maybe a little haunted.” Multiple toxic workplace and sexual misconduct allegations against Whedon were revisited in a January 2022 Vulture interview with the director. “I read that article, and nowhere in there at any point in time did he mention ‘Firefly,’” Fillion said during the “Inside of You” podcast (via Variety)....

The actress, in the interview, deemed the term “totally sexist.” “There’s so much judgment inherent in the term ‘aging gracefully,’” she said. “Is there an ungraceful way to age? We don’t have an option of course. No one has an option about aging, so it’s not a positive or a negative thing, it just is.” An Oscar winner for “Still Alice,” Moore added that “[aging is] part of the human condition, so why are we always talking about it as if it is something that we have control over?...

The outspoken filmmaker and podcaster spoke to Forbes for a wide-ranging interview that covered everything from his latest work to Lady Gaga being cast as Harley Quinn in the upcoming “Joker” sequel. But the conversation eventually turned to Martin Scorsese and his long-running feud with Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Naturally, the comic book-loving Smith had some thoughts. “In our very tribal culture, somebody like Martin Scorsese referring to comic book movies as amusement parks and theme park rides gets a bunch of people who have made comic book movies their lives for the last 10 years very unhappy,” Smith said....

The official “King Richard” synopsis from Warner Bros. reads: “Based on the true story that will inspire the world, ‘King Richard’ follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever. Driven by a clear vision of their future and using unconventional methods, Richard has a plan that will take Venus and Serena Williams from the streets of Compton, California to the global stage as legendary icons....

Pinpointing the bloodiest, most batshit moment of any “Lovecraft Country” episode, let alone the finale’s, is an exercise only for those with stomachs of steel — likely literal steel, given the frank show we’re talking about. But with hands over our eyes, let’s look back at the finale’s final death for just a second: Diana (Jada Harris), wielding the furious power of her cousin’s Black shoggoth (again, subtext is text in “Lovecraft Country”), walks up to the half-crushed body of Christina Braithwhite (Abbey Lee) and stares down at trapped villainess....

As the cast and crew make the rounds to promote the upcoming spin-off, there has been plenty of chatter about the multitude of nude and sex scenes in Season 1. The creators are adamant that they’re necessary to the follow-up story being told now. But not everyone is sold on the idea: including some of the cast. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen on “House of the Dragon,” said that he found himself wondering if the many sex scenes he filmed were necessary....