Image: Sony Pictures Madame Web is a two-hour trailer for the movie you think you’re watching, but actually aren’t. If that’s confusing, welcome to the world of Madame Web, where everyone—the characters, the actors, the audience, and everyone in between—is confused about basically everything, all of the time. It’s a film that sets specific expectations … Read more
The first week of 2024 is over, and we celebrated by looking ahead—with what to read, what to watch, and what Lego to buy, of course, as well as a celebrating just how weird 2024 is in Star Trek’s timeline. There’s all that, Doctor Who continuing to ride its current high, and what to expect … Read more
The Last of Us, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Our Flag Means Death, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Doctor WhoImage: HBO, Paramount+, Max, Crunchyroll, BBC/Disney+ With a dizzying array of streaming services available, there was no shortage of great TV this year—and while io9 has already shared our top 20 shows of 2023, today … Read more
Darren Lynn Bousman has directed four Saw movies—parts 2-4, and the Chris Rock-starring Spiral—and while his latest, The Cello, has some gruesome elements, it’s a big departure for the filmmaker in many ways. Ahead of the film’s release December 8, io9 got a chance to ask him more. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” … Read more
It’s been a wild week in the world of sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, and more genre fare. The return of Doctor Who for its 60th anniversary, burning Mandalorian questions, and our epic first looks at Fallout and Furiosa all made the list of our most read stories—but here’s a few more highlights you might have missed—James … Read more
Image: Warner Bros. Obviously, we could be thankful for Barbie just because it’s Barbie and it’s great. But the real reason Barbie is on this list is because it probably shouldn’t have been great. For a moment, take Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and all those people away. The simple statement “Warner Bros. is … Read more
Cult-beloved cult-movie series Mystery Science Theater 3000 has big plans for its crowdfunded 14th season, with a 48-hour version of its traditional Thanksgiving marathon styled as a telethon to help it reach its goal. Ahead of next week’s “Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethon,” io9 got a chance to talk to MST3K creator Joel Hodgson to … Read more
No matter what you thought of The X-Files’ recent revival (we had, uh, mixed feelings), the truth (is out there) that it remains one of the best-loved sci-fi series ever. In 2020, io9 got a chance to spotlight Paul Terry’s wonderfully creative The X-Files: The Official Archives—and today, on X-Files creator Christ Carter’s birthday, no … Read more
Quantum Leap returns to NBC this week to catch up with Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee), a time-traveler who has no control over where or when he’s going to end up next, but who fortunately has the help of a Los Angeles-based team of badasses and geniuses helping him through each mission. Alan Cumming on … Read more
Released in 1993, horror comedy Leprechaun featured a post-Willow Warwick Davis playing against type as the title monster, and introduced the world to a pre-Friends Jennifer Aniston. It spawned an eight-film franchise—all of which are now on Hulu—and io9 was excited to chat with Mark Jones, who wrote and directed the first film and created … Read more