Monica Coman

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Published 27 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Netflix users can't get enough of the new Dutch thriller iHostage. The streaming platform has had a lot of success with its foreign titles, with many recent releases becoming wildly popular despite poor reviews. The Dutch thriller premiered on Netflix on Apr. 18. Based on a true story, iHostage follows a man who enters an Apple Store with a gun and starts firing shots, taking customers and employees hostage....

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Published 54 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account In 2020, Charlize Theron starred in the superhero film The Old Guard, based on Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez's comic book of the same name. The film was a hit on Netflix, and a sequel was announced, but it took a long time for the project to happen. Ahead of the upcoming release on Netflix on July 2, The Old Guard 2 just received an exciting first look via IGN. The sequel will also have Greg Rucka penning the...

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Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Netflix's Stranger Things has been a major hit, both with the critics and with the audience. The show is set to premiere its fifth and final season later this year, but the franchise continues to grow. The cast just reunited on Apr. 22 in New York for the opening night of the Broadway show Stranger Things: The First Shadow. With the upcoming final season on the way and the new Broadway show, the franchise is further expanding with an...

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Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image via Universal Pictures Universal Pictures owns the rights to a series of iconic horror characters from different classic novels, including Frankenstein's Monster, The Mummy, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, Count Dracula, and others. Many have been successfully adapted in the classic era, but Universal has struggled with its remakes. The latest Universal Monsters project was Wolf Man, which premiered in early 2025. The...

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Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image via 20th Century Fox Mel Gibson's Jesus movie, The Passion of the Christ, has been drowning in controversy since the project was announced. Aside from a stunning box office run and multiple award nods, the movie has just become a hit on Netflix 21 years later. With a sequel on the way over two decades later, The Passion of the Christ's success on streaming was not coincidental. Movies following the life of Jesus Christ were a big hit...