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comicbasics.com15 Movies Like ‘Drive – The Pretenders’ Lovers of High-Octane Fun Will LovePrime Video's romantic drama 'Drive – The Pretenders' combines the high-speed thrills of competitive motorsport with the popular fake-dating trope. Adapted from Tamara Lush's Wattpad novel, the film …

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15 Movies Like ‘Drive – The Pretenders’ Lovers of High-Octane Fun Will Love

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15 Movies Like ‘Drive – The Pretenders’ Lovers of High-Octane Fun Will Love

comicbasics.comJack in the Box Assembles a Doomsday Dipping Box for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, Complete With Mutant Marinara and Collectibl…Fast food and blockbuster movies have been natural partners for decades, and 'Avengers: Doomsday' is proving to be no exception. A film with this many heroes, villains and logos gives brands plenty o…

Jack in the Box Assembles a Doomsday Dipping Box for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, Complete With Mutant Marinara and Collectible Magnets

comicbasics.comMusk’s AI-Made ‘Odyssey’ Arrives, and Critics Aren’t Being Kind to His Answer to NolanFew film projects of 2026 have generated as much noise as Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. The director's adaptation of Homer's epic arrived in theaters in July, opened to more than $260 million an…

Musk’s AI-Made ‘Odyssey’ Arrives, and Critics Aren’t Being Kind to His Answer to Nolan

comicbasics.comChris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. Share the Screen in Marvel’s Latest ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ PromoMarvel's marketing machine for 'Avengers: Doomsday' has settled into a rhythm of almost daily drops. Fresh footage, ticket spots, poster art and brand collaborations have arrived in rapid succession,…

Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. Share the Screen in Marvel’s Latest ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Promo

comicbasics.comEmpire’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Guide Recaps What to Know Before Doom Arrives, and Not Everything Is a SpoilerWith 'Avengers: Doomsday' less than 2 months away, the film's marketing has shifted from teasing to preparing audiences. Marvel itself has encouraged fans to catch up on a list of 15 movies and shows…

Empire’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Guide Recaps What to Know Before Doom Arrives, and Not Everything Is a Spoiler

comicbasics.com‘The Rings of Power’ Third Season First Reactions Are In, and Charlie Vickers’ Sauron Is Already Stealing the ShowFew streaming fantasy series have been scrutinized as heavily as 'The Rings of Power'. Since its debut, Prime Video's Middle-earth epic has been praised for its scale and production design and critic…

‘The Rings of Power’ Third Season First Reactions Are In, and Charlie Vickers’ Sauron Is Already Stealing the Show

comicbasics.comRayna Vallandingham Is Having a Moment: The Taekwondo Champion Behind Juli in ‘Street Fighter’Video game movies live or die on their fight scenes, and few franchises raise the bar as high as 'Street Fighter'. When Legendary and Paramount set out to bring Capcom's fighting series to the big sc…

Rayna Vallandingham Is Having a Moment: The Taekwondo Champion Behind Juli in ‘Street Fighter’

comicbasics.comHot Toys’ Colossal Sentinel Figure for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Makes Doctor Doom Look Like a Tiny Action FigureCollectors have been spoiled by 'Avengers: Doomsday' merchandise for months. Between sculpted popcorn buckets, Funko Pops and a full lineup of sixth-scale Hot Toys figures, the film's characters have…

Hot Toys’ Colossal Sentinel Figure for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Makes Doctor Doom Look Like a Tiny Action Figure

comicbasics.comDoctor Doom Stands Guard in an Osaka Cinema Lobby as ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Marketing Reaches JapanMarvel has never been shy about turning a big release into a spectacle, but the campaign for 'Avengers: Doomsday' is pushing that instinct further than most. Rather than leaning only on trailers and …

Doctor Doom Stands Guard in an Osaka Cinema Lobby as ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Marketing Reaches Japan

comicbasics.com‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Is Closing In on America’s All-Time Presale Podium With Weeks to SpareAdvance ticket sales have become one of the most closely watched numbers in the superhero business. They are an early signal of demand, a marketing talking point and, increasingly, a record category …

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Is Closing In on America’s All-Time Presale Podium With Weeks to Spare

comicbasics.comKevin Bacon’s Ultimate Horror Watchlist: The ‘Friday the 13th’ Star’s Favorite Scary Movies, From ‘Smile’ to ‘Don’t Loo…Few actors have a better claim to horror credentials than Kevin Bacon. He got an early start in the genre as the doomed camp counselor Jack in the original 'Friday the 13th', whose arrow-through-the-…

Kevin Bacon’s Ultimate Horror Watchlist: The ‘Friday the 13th’ Star’s Favorite Scary Movies, From ‘Smile’ to ‘Don’t Look Now’

comicbasics.comWilliam Shatner Remembers Walter Koenig as ‘Star Trek’ Mourns Its Original ChekovFor nearly 60 years, Ensign Pavel Chekov has been one of the most recognizable faces on the bridge of the USS Enterprise. The young Russian navigator, with his enthusiasm, mop-top haircut and famousl…

William Shatner Remembers Walter Koenig as ‘Star Trek’ Mourns Its Original Chekov

comicbasics.comChina’s First Fully AI Feature Film Bombs Months After a ‘Worse Than AI’ Cartoon Became a Surprise HitFew box office stories this year have been as strange as the one unfolding in China. On one side is a handmade animated film that audiences mocked for looking so rough it was "worse than AI." On the …

China’s First Fully AI Feature Film Bombs Months After a ‘Worse Than AI’ Cartoon Became a Surprise Hit

comicbasics.com‘Tracker’ Star Jensen Ackles Admits Johnny Depp’s ‘Mega Pint’ Moment Interrupted His Sleep, and He Means It as a Compli…Convention panels have a way of pulling unexpectedly candid stories out of actors. Away from the scripted promotion of a film set or a press junket, a casual question from a fan can turn into a windo…

‘Tracker’ Star Jensen Ackles Admits Johnny Depp’s ‘Mega Pint’ Moment Interrupted His Sleep, and He Means It as a Compliment

comicbasics.comSydney Sweeney Leaves Santa’s Naughty List Wide Open With a Cheeky ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Grinch’ Lingerie MakeoverNostalgia is one of the most reliable tools in holiday marketing. Familiar movie moments, from a lonely sundae to a grinning green villain, give brands an instant shortcut to viewers' memories. It is…

Sydney Sweeney Leaves Santa’s Naughty List Wide Open With a Cheeky ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Grinch’ Lingerie Makeover

comicbasics.com‘The Cycle’ Becomes Halloween’s Horror Sleeper Hit With a Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes ScoreEvery spooky season seems to produce at least one genre surprise, a film that arrives without much fanfare and quietly takes over the conversation. This year, that honor appears to belong to 'The Cyc…

‘The Cycle’ Becomes Halloween’s Horror Sleeper Hit With a Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

comicbasics.com‘The Cat in the Hat’ Sends Its Things Into the Night to Hunt for a Missing Member With a Clever Marketing StuntDr. Seuss fans know the Things as a pair. In the 1957 book, Thing 1 and Thing 2 burst out of a red crate and wreck the house, and they have been inseparable in pop culture ever since. So when…

‘The Cat in the Hat’ Sends Its Things Into the Night to Hunt for a Missing Member With a Clever Marketing Stunt

comicbasics.comSydney Sweeney Keeps Filming ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’ in New Jersey as the Sequel’s Cast Takes ShapeFew thrillers have turned out to be as unexpected a hit as 'The Housemaid'. Paul Feig's adaptation of Freida McFadden's bestselling novel arrived on December 19, 2025, opened to $19 million domestica…

Sydney Sweeney Keeps Filming ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’ in New Jersey as the Sequel’s Cast Takes Shape

comicbasics.comChris Hemsworth Signs Off From Thailand as Tyler Rake’s Third Mission Nears the Finish LineFew Netflix franchises have built their reputation on pure physical spectacle quite like 'Extraction'. The first film arrived in April 2020, and the sequel followed in June 2023, each one built aroun…

Chris Hemsworth Signs Off From Thailand as Tyler Rake’s Third Mission Nears the Finish Line

comicbasics.comParamount TV Studios Owns September’s Streaming Charts Thanks to ‘Reacher’, ‘Neagley’ and ‘Lioness’The streaming wars are usually framed as a battle between platforms, but the studios behind the shows are often the ones winning quietly. A single production company can feed hits to several differen…

Paramount TV Studios Owns September’s Streaming Charts Thanks to ‘Reacher’, ‘Neagley’ and ‘Lioness’

comicbasics.comThe Russos Hint Doctor Doom Is Collecting More Than Just the Hulk in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’It has been a rough stretch for Bruce Banner. After Mark Ruffalo's character went on a rampage in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', his Hulk alter ego emerged for the first time in over a decade, fought S…

The Russos Hint Doctor Doom Is Collecting More Than Just the Hulk in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

comicbasics.com‘Brothers’ Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch the Season FinaleThe landscape of modern television comedy rarely captures the unfiltered lightning in a bottle that emerges when genuine off-screen companions share the spotlight. For years, viewers clamored to see …

‘Brothers’ Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch the Season Finale

comicbasics.com‘VisionQuest’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap and Ending Explained: Ultron Walks Free as Jocasta’s Plan Takes ShapeSpoilers ahead for the latest 'VisionQuest' episodes. The Disney+ series, the third and final installment of the 'WandaVision' trilogy, has built toward a confrontation between Paul Bettany's Vision …

‘VisionQuest’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap and Ending Explained: Ultron Walks Free as Jocasta’s Plan Takes Shape

comicbasics.com‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Episode 8 Finale Recap & Ending Explained: Wanda Wins the War but Loses LeonSpoilers ahead for the full finale. 'The Drop: A Snowfall Saga' has spent its first season showing that the music business and the drug trade run on the same logic of ownership and control. The FX sp…

‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Episode 8 Finale Recap & Ending Explained: Wanda Wins the War but Loses Leon

comicbasics.com‘R.J. Decker’ Season 2 Episode 7 Finale Recap & Ending Explained: Jessica’s Threat Leaves Mel’s Family in DangerSpoilers ahead for the full episode. 'R.J. Decker' has built its reputation as an offbeat South Florida crime procedural about a disgraced newspaper photographer turned private investigator, based on…

‘R.J. Decker’ Season 2 Episode 7 Finale Recap & Ending Explained: Jessica’s Threat Leaves Mel’s Family in Danger

comicbasics.com‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: Gibbs Finally Reveals What Happened to LalaSpoilers ahead for the full episode. For three seasons, fans of 'NCIS: Origins' have wondered why Gibbs never mentioned Lala on the original series. The latest episode, "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", finally an…

‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: Gibbs Finally Reveals What Happened to Lala

comicbasics.com‘NCIS: New York’ Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: Sam Hanna Has to Take Down His Childhood Hero in “Homecoming”Spoilers ahead for the full episode. The newest 'NCIS' spinoff has spent its first weeks establishing LL COOL J's Sam Hanna in his hometown, and the latest hour finally digs into who he was before he…

‘NCIS: New York’ Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: Sam Hanna Has to Take Down His Childhood Hero in “Homecoming”

comicbasics.com‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: A Deadly Game Show, a Hidden App and Tony’s Tali Problem ExplainedSpoilers ahead for the full episode. 'NCIS' has never been shy about borrowing from pop culture, and the latest episode takes aim at online game shows and viral internet stars. Titled "Like and Subsc…

‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 4 Recap & Ending Explained: A Deadly Game Show, a Hidden App and Tony’s Tali Problem Explained

comicbasics.comWill ‘R.J. Decker’ Return for Season 3? What We Know About the ABC Crime DramedyThe contemporary television landscape has witnessed a welcome resurgence of breezy procedurals designed to offer comfort alongside intriguing weekly mysteries. Broadcast networks have increasingly so…

Will ‘R.J. Decker’ Return for Season 3? What We Know About the ABC Crime Dramedy

comicbasics.com‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Episode 5 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch & PreviewThe television landscape has witnessed few franchises sustain the cultural footprint and viewer loyalty commanded by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Over more than two decades, the sprawlin…

‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Episode 5 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch & Preview

comicbasics.com‘VisionQuest’ Episode 7 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the Penultimate EpisodeThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has spent Phase Six exploring grief, existential purpose, and the lingering echoes of lost synthetic life. Following the surreal mysteries of 'WandaVision' and the super…

‘VisionQuest’ Episode 7 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the Penultimate Episode

‘VisionQuest’ Episode 7 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the Penultimate Episode

comicbasics.comWill ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Return for Season 2? Renewal Status and Future StorylinesWhen the seminal FX crime drama 'Snowfall' concluded its six-season run in 2023, television audiences wondered how the franchise could ever continue without its central figurehead. The original serie…

Will ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Return for Season 2? Renewal Status and Future Storylines

comicbasics.com‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 5 Release Date, Time and Where to WatchFor more than two decades, broadcast television has relied on military procedurals to anchor primetime schedules, but few series match the longevity of 'NCIS'. Ever since premiering out of 'JAG' in 2…

‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 5 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch

‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 5 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch

comicbasics.comHoliday Movie Night Gets a Marvel Upgrade as ABC Preps a Big ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Warm-UpEvery December, broadcast television turns into a comfort-food buffet of familiar favorites. Families gather around the living room, a seasonal classic plays in the background, and the biggest debate…

Holiday Movie Night Gets a Marvel Upgrade as ABC Preps a Big ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Warm-Up

comicbasics.com‘Crystal Lake’ Just Hit a Peacock Milestone That Even Jason Voorhees Fans Didn’t See ComingFor nearly 17 years, the Friday the 13th franchise sat dormant, and for a long stretch of that gap, fans weren't sure Jason Voorhees would ever slash his way back onto a screen. Rights issues plagued…

‘Crystal Lake’ Just Hit a Peacock Milestone That Even Jason Voorhees Fans Didn’t See Coming

comicbasics.comEva Mendes Reportedly Joins Ryan Gosling in a Galaxy Far, Far Away'Star Wars: Starfighter' is billed as an all-new standalone adventure with an original story set in a period of time never explored in the franchise. That alone has been enough to keep fans watching …

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Eva Mendes Reportedly Joins Ryan Gosling in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

comicbasics.comMarvel’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Reportedly Finds Its Villain in a ‘Heated Rivalry’ BreakoutFew Marvel characters carry as much fiery mystique as the skull-headed Spirit of Vengeance, and the studio's latest attempt to bring him back is taking shape fast. Marvel has already set a release da…

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Marvel’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Reportedly Finds Its Villain in a ‘Heated Rivalry’ Breakout

comicbasics.comMarvel’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Is Reportedly Taking a Very Old-School Route Behind the CameraFew superhero origin stories are as gloriously pulpy as Johnny Blaze's. The comics follow a stunt motorcyclist who trades his soul to the devil and comes back as a flaming-skulled enforcer of the dam…

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Marvel’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Is Reportedly Taking a Very Old-School Route Behind the Camera

comicbasics.com‘Blue Lights’ Season 4 Episode 6 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the FinaleOver the past four years, British television has witnessed a profound resurgence in gritty procedural storytelling, with few productions capturing authenticity quite like 'Blue Lights'. The criticall…

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‘Blue Lights’ Season 4 Episode 6 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the Finale

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‘Blue Lights’ Season 4 Episode 6 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch the Finale

comicbasics.comBruce Willis Once Told Ben Affleck Not to Make a Movie That Went On to Win Best PictureHollywood is full of stories about stars handing out confident career advice that history later proves wrong. The best ones tend to come from the set of a huge blockbuster, where egos, mentors and ri…

Bruce Willis Once Told Ben Affleck Not to Make a Movie That Went On to Win Best Picture

comicbasics.comBrad Bird Reveals the Family Archetypes Hiding Behind Every Power in ‘The Incredibles’Pixar has made plenty of films about family, but few have wrapped the subject in a superhero costume as cleverly as 'The Incredibles'. The 2004 film follows a family of supers who have been forced to…

Brad Bird Reveals the Family Archetypes Hiding Behind Every Power in ‘The Incredibles’

comicbasics.com‘Nobody Wants This’ Posts Netflix’s Best Returning Comedy Debut of the Year Despite a Dip in ViewersFew Netflix comedies have captured the cultural conversation quite like 'Nobody Wants This'. The rom-com, created by Erin Foster and starring Kristen Bell as podcaster Joanne and Adam Brody as rabbi …

‘Nobody Wants This’ Posts Netflix’s Best Returning Comedy Debut of the Year Despite a Dip in Viewers

comicbasics.comHBO Is Bringing Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ Back as an Alaska-Set Murder Mystery Starring Sarah SnookFew horror films have left a mark on pop culture like Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds'. The 1963 thriller, led by Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright, dre…

HBO Is Bringing Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ Back as an Alaska-Set Murder Mystery Starring Sarah Snook

comicbasics.comDomestic Presales for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Keep Climbing, and the Latest Milestone Is a Big OneThis year has already reset expectations for superhero box office. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' opened on July 31 to $360,091,572 domestically, displacing 'Avengers: Endgame's $357.1 million as the bi…

Domestic Presales for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Keep Climbing, and the Latest Milestone Is a Big One

comicbasics.com‘The Hunger Games’ Star Jennifer Lawrence Confirms Cosmetic Work and Opens Up About What Work Is NextCelebrity candor about cosmetic procedures has shifted noticeably in recent years. Where stars once deflected rumors with a polite denial, a growing number are now speaking plainly about what they ha…

‘The Hunger Games’ Star Jennifer Lawrence Confirms Cosmetic Work and Opens Up About What Work Is Next