Cheryl Eddy

Shadowhunters Is Full of Monsters, But It’s Also a Show About Unrequited Love

Simon’s been mooning over Clary since before Shadowhunters began—they’ve been friends their entire lives. (Emphasis on friends.) But until last week, we never realized how deeply Alec felt for Jace. Lingering awkwardness led to the below heart-to-heart ’twixt bros on last night’s “Moo Shu To Go.” Don’t feel too bad for Alec, though; he has…

Universal Just Cast Johnny Depp in The Invisible Man

Last month, Universal confirmed that it had cast Tom Cruise in 2017’s The Mummy. And the studio’s monster madness continues with similarly massive star power, with the news that Johnny Depp has signed on to play the title role in The Invisible Man. In 1933, James Whale’s adaptation of the 1897 H.G. Wells novel—about a…

Cult Children’s TV Character H.R. Pufnstuf Is (Briefly) Returning to the Airwaves

I am rarely in the company of children, which I’ll use as my excuse for not knowing about Nick Jr. show Mutt & Stuff until now. Get this, though: it stars the “nephew” of H.R. Pufnstuf—arguably the biggest star* to emerge from the psychedelic world of Sid and Marty Krofft, kings of 1970s kiddie TV…

Feast Your Eyes on These Colorful Pop-Culture Portraits by Artist Mauro Balcazar

Artist Mauro Balcazar draws inspiration for his mixed-media work from his favorite movies and TV shows—with a focus on expressive, colorful portraits of scifi and fantasy characters who’ve become pop-culture icons. See more of his work below, and check out both his website and his art blog. You can also follow him on Twitter.

All the Awesomely Tacky Things the Devil’s Identity Thief Does on Lucifer

Last night, Lucifer and Chloe solved another murder despite their constant squabbles. But “The Would-Be Prince of Darkness” also introduced the amusing but provocative concept of someone trying to steal the Devil’s identity. Demons: they’re just like us! Lucifer is horrified, mostly because his imitator is a “cheap knock-off” who’s “diluting the Lucifer brand” (and…

The Archer Team Tackles That Private-Dick Life in New Season Trailer

After last week’s amazing shot-for-shot Magnum P.I. homage reminded us how much we’ve missed Archer, the FX series has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming season. It gives us a better look at what awaits the former spies in their new careers as “Hollywood’s biggest dicks.” Plus, the return of phrasing! Aside from the…

An Invisible Man Meets His Soul Mate in Sweet Short Film Blue

Born invisible, a young man paints himself blue so that he can be seen and lead a “normal” life that’s actually incredibly, suffocatingly lonely. Until one day… when he catches sight of a woman who’s in a remarkably similar situation. What happens next isn’t entirely surprising, but it’s quite lovely the way it plays out.…

Virtuosity Was Ridiculous in 1995, But Now It’s a Blast

When it was released in 1995, Virtuosity (from director Brett Leonard, who’d already explored virtual reality in 1992’s Lawnmower Man) was a bomb, despite the star power of Denzel Washington and an up-and-comer named Russell Crowe. In 2016, it’s now hilariously dated—but that actually makes it way more entertaining to watch. So, the LAPD is…

Insane ‘Zola’ Twitter Saga Will Soon Be a Movie Directed By James Franco

Ok, the movie will actually be based off the Rolling Stone article that brought said Twitter saga to the world’s attention, but still—this is absolutely going to be the first film inspired by 148 tweets about a road trip involving Hooters, the “queen of hoeism,” a pimp, an exotic dancer, and a plunge from a…

Do not discuss your life before: Wayward Pines’ first season made it clear that Matt Damon’s character would not return. So the M. Night Shyamalan-produced show returns this summer with a new lead: Jason Patric, as a surgeon who’s been un-thawed to serve the kids who’ve taken over the creepy town. [Deadline]

A Sassy Lee Harvey Oswald Makes a Big Impression in This Clip From Hulu’s 11.22.63

Entertainment Weekly snagged this clip from Hulu’s Stephen King adaptation 11.22.63—which stars James Franco as a teacher who time-travels to prevent a certain history-changing presidential assassination from happening. This scene is clearly from early in the series, and it features a flashback to one character’s memorable first encounter with Lee Harvey Oswald. 11.22.63, which also…

Bryan Singer Confirms He’ll Soon Begin Work on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 

On his 50th birthday in September, director Bryan Singer posted an Instagram photo of a script he’d co-written for a new adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, dubbing it “a story I’ve wanted to retell since childhood … an adventure very dear to my heart.” And now, it’s happening. The 1954 Disney…

The Witch Gets Two Enthusiastic Horns Up From the Satanic Temple

Genius marketing alert! Never one to shy from a headline-grabbing opportunity, the Satanic Temple (not to be confused with the Church of Satan) has teamed up with upcoming chiller The Witch to present screenings in four cities, as well as issuing a proclamation showering praise upon the film: Set in 17th century Puritan New England,…

Shadowhunters‘ Crabbiest Character Now Has a Reason to Lighten the Hell Up

Very little hell was raised on “Raising Hell,” and we’re no closer to finding that goddamn Mortal Cup. But we did learn why Alec is so miffed by Clary, and it’s not because she’s been leading the Shadowhunters crew on a wild goose chase after her memories for the past four episodes. Nope. It’s because…

Zach Galifianakis, Seth Rogen, and Bill Hader To Star in Astronaut Comedy The Something

Funny lads Zach Galifianakis, Seth Rogen, and Bill Hader will play astronauts in The Something, a comedy about an all-male, marooned-in-space crew that finally encounters another ship after years of isolation. Do they find … a ship crewed entirely by female astronauts? Some kind of deep-space alien monster? A portal to another dimension? An empty…

Satan’s Son Worries About the ‘Dark Cloud Inside Me’ in New Damien Teaser

Satan is sizzling hot right now. So it’s perfect timing for A&E to release another trailer promoting Damien, its upcoming Omen-inspired tale about what happens when the Antichrist realizes he can’t keep running from his sinister past, his evil destiny, and all the hangers-on who want a piece of his action. Unlike the cheeky Lucifer,…

We’re Dying to Meet Decker’s Mother (the ‘Queen of 1980s Cheeseball Scifi’) on Lucifer

In Lucifer’s first episode, we got to know the Prince of Darkness quite well. On “Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil.” we got way more backstory on his reluctant new buddy: homicide detective Chloe Decker. Seems Hot Tub High School, the film that made her (and her boobs) infamous as a teen, is just scratching the surface.…

Naomi Watts Is Reuniting With David Lynch on Twin Peaks

Before Mulholland Dr., Naomi Watts was a Hollywood unknown. Today, she’s a multiple Oscar nominee, one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, etc.—basically living the life her David Lynch character Betty aspired to have. So it’s especially cool to hear she’s signed on to Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival. Deadline broke the news, with…

With Every New Trailer, The Witch Looks More and More Like 2016’s Scariest Film

“There’s an evil in the wood.” Uh, no kidding. We haven’t even seen The Witch yet and the horror film’s ever-scarier trailers are already giving us nightmares. Which is to say, we’re very excited to finally see what’s probably going to be the scariest movie of the year. The Witch comes out February 19.

Help Fund A New Documentary About Pioneering Author Ursula K. Le Guin

“People always say, ‘When did you decide to be a writer?’ And I never wanted to be a writer. I just wrote.” That’s Ursula K. Le Guin, speaking in a clip from Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, an in-progress documentary about the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author. Filmmaker Arwen Curry’s been working on…