Last week, we gotTransformers Oneand its awesome. Super fun, friendly action scenes at the start, followed by sad, dramatic tension at the end. When the first trailer for the film was revealed, we were skeptical. Both Transformers One and The Wild Robot are worth seeing in theaters.Images: Paramount/Universal It looked like a pure kids movie, which would have been fine, but maybe not for everyone. However, the end product is not that....

Theupbeat, colorful marketingfor the sure-fire holiday hitWickedhas tiptoed around a very important fact. Its that whenWickedhits theaters on November 22, its only half the story. But, apparently, thats not the case. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Wicked, which opens November 22.Image: Universal Pictures TheAMC Theaterspage says the samethough, of note,Moviefonesays two hours and 22 minutes. The show,give or take, runs two hours and 45 minutes with an intermission....

We werent expecting that, either. As Madame Calderu opines, it looks like someone put a sigil on you… Alice replies, A sigil is a redaction spell that hides something. Hart wanders off and her handbag from Talbots is sucked into a bog. Photo: Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios Apparently, this ancient occult trial still respects 20th century drinking laws. All except Agathas, naturally, who did not drink the wine herself. As the group searches the house, each are met with disturbing spectral entities from their pasts....

As we all know, Mephisto is a character whos very wrapped into Agathas storyline. I mean, people have to watch, but were always playing with the audience in that way. News from the future, delivered to your present. © Marvel Studios

Previously, you could accomplish that goal by sending your friendsyour username and password. Disney has already updated itshelp page,breaking down its subscriptions. Extra members can only watch on one rig at a time, limiting the experience for separate households. © Disney If you have any bundle, you cant decide to get an extra member. The only alternative, Disney says, is to force your family and friends to buy their own subscriptions....

Elon Musk has vowed to help Donald Trump secure a second presidency. The Trump campaign has claimed that they have as many as 27,000 such volunteers. Problematically, America PAC has been having issues lately. © Apu Gomes/Getty Images That contractor, the September Group, has been replaced by another company, Blitz Canvassing LLC. Im very worried about the get-out-the-vote effort on the Republican side, one pro-Trump GOP strategistrecently told The Hill....

Fantastic Fest is truly movie heaven. Along the way, that single setting and non-stop scheduling createcommunity and conversationthat cant be topped anywhere else. And, of those 20 movies, there was only one I actively disliked. The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Wild Robot, and Mads are all coming soon.Image: Fantastic Fest Thats a pretty fantastic ratio. The Wild Robot Opening in theaters this week, I truly cant recommend this one enough....

I refuse to check out a new place until I have thoroughly researched its reviews on Google Maps. However, I always find it suspicious when a place has an unusually high number of overwhelmingly positive reviews. So, Im happy to see Google Maps will now start flagging businesses with suspected fake reviews. Image: Mehmet Futsi (Getty Images) Mike Blumenthalspotted the change (viaEngadget) andtook it to X. It outlines three examples of restrictions it would potentially place on establishments....

The agency warns that Helene is the strongest storm to hit Tallahassee, Floridas capital, in decades. Mandatoryevacuation ordershave been issued for parts of Florida. Hurricane season began on June 1and will run until November 30. Floridians prepare for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Helene heads toward the state’s Gulf Coast in Tallahassee.Sean Rayford/Getty Images More:Will Floridas Oranges Survive Another Hurricane Season? News from the future, delivered to your present. The Numbers Are in: Hurricane Helene Deadliest in U....

Actually, yes: Some of these black hole jets seem to cause stars to explode. The stars in question are white dwarfsburnt-out shells of stars that take on hydrogen from their companion star. The team found twice as many novae erupting near M87s 3,000 light-year-long plasma jet than elsewhere in the galaxy. An artist’s concept of a black hole jet kicking off a nova.Illustration: NASA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI) Theres something that the jet is doing to the star systems that wander into the surrounding neighborhood....

Unlike the otherJohn Wickfilms,Ballerinaisnt directed by Chad Stahelski. Instead, it is being directed by Len Wiseman, aka the dude behind theUnderworldfilms. Regarding story and continuity,Ballerinais set smack dab betweenJohn Wick: Chapter 3 ParabellumandJohn Wick: Chapter 4. © Lionsgate To which he dryly replies that it already looks like she has. In the lag time, the studio reportedly added more set pieces to theaction flicks thrill ride. Ballerinawill release in theaters on June 6, 2025....

But Klippenstein published the entire 271-page document and were sad to say its incredibly boring. Previously, hacked materials have been allowed on the platform. Klippenstein didnt immediately respond to questions sent through Signal on Thursday. JD Vance, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, speaks at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 18, 2024.© (Cornell Watson for The Washington Post via Getty Images) [Update, 5:15 p.m. But its all very boring....

On Sunday, September 29, the mega-popular supernatural Shonen Jump manga seriesJujutsu Kaisenwill end. In August, Shonen Jump announced thatJujutsu Kaisenwould finally end in September. JJK fans spoil shit like its their last day on earth. © Mappa/Crunchyroll Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.