Despite being one of the planet’s most bankable movie stars at the moment, Chris Pratt has a surprisingly open schedule right now. Not for lack of trying, either, but when right-wing trolls convince the studio you work for to fire the director of your star-making franchise—and Universal somehow loses faith in the…

Cowboy Ninja Viking is one of those titles that demands some sort of emotional reaction, usually in the “How hard can my eyes roll without giving me a headache?” space. Originally a comic from A.J. Lieberman and artist Riley Rossmo, Universal has been working on a film adaptation of the book—about a bunch of assassins…

Last week, Disney fired director James Gunn from Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 after right-wing trolls dug up some tasteless jokes he had made on Twitter a few years ago. The move prompted various actors from the Guardians movies to come forward with messages supporting him, including one heartfelt post from his…

Last week, Disney fired Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn over a series of tasteless jokes he posted on his Twitter years ago. People were understandably upset. It was well-known that the spread of these tweets and the ensuing campaign to get Gunn fired were orchestrated by conservative trolls,…

[Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War below.]

During a break from the awe, suspense, and action of Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s camera pans across shelves of theme park merchandise with a combination of sardonic amusement and score-twinkling love. (This was Spielberg, after all.) Though the shot was much-mentioned 25 years ago when the movie was first…

[Warning: Spoilers for a movie that’s been out for a while now. If you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War yet, but are excited enough about it to not want any spoilers, what’s the hold-up?]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, J.A. Bayona’s forthcoming sequel to the tepid 2015 blockbuster, has made it more than clear that, this time around, it wants us to feel bad for the dinosaurs. That presumably means that Chris Pratt’s pint-sized pal Blue will play a sizable role in the proceedings, which we’re all for if…

In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the same. What Are You Reading This Month?

Life must be pretty easy for a famous guy named Chris, since statistically you’re the most famous and handsome man in any room you walk into, but the filming of Avengers: Infinity War has apparently been a real culture shock for one famous Chris. Speaking with Elle (via Entertainment Tonight), Chris Hemsworth (who…

Though much of the excitement around Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 has been turned down to a simmer while we await the heroes’ appearance in Infinity War, there’s still some fun to be mined from the acid-washed sequel—mostly at David Hasselhoff’s expense.. Take this cameo-filled video for his contribution to the…

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris—one of those rare celebrity couples whose relationship seemed based in genuine human affection rather than shared ambitions, and whose affable presence had an affable, inclusive air that allowed you to delude yourself into thinking that, if you only knew them, you’d definitely be friends—are…

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences is the organization behind the Academy Awards, and it consists of thousands of people who work in the movie industry—from actors and directors to hairstylists and PR people. That means The Academy is basically the not-so-shadowy cabal that runs Hollywood, breaking hearts…

The misadventures of Star-Lord and his crew of not-quite-antiheroes continue in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: more weird creatures, more FM radio oldies, more Groot-related hijinks, more gags. Meanwhile, The A.V. Club’s film critics, A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, continue their own ongoing…

James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy was a stock ragtag superhero movie with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor and a hearty dose of nostalgia, but its sequel is something a little smoother. One might chalk it up to the Marvel Studios house style’s recent embrace of the stranger legacies of comics artists Steve Ditko…

Chris Pratt has some well-reasoned thoughts about Suicide Squad that should nonetheless go over terribly with DC fans, given the mildly critical stance he takes. Though initially Pratt told io9, “I really like all the Warner Bros. movies,” he did have a specific suggestion as to how that company’s bad-guys-doing-good…

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Despite it having been released less than a year ago, Passengers was a hyped, big-budget sci-fi romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt that you probably don’t remember. It currently sits at a 31 percent not-so-fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was widely considered a box office flop (though it fared…

Near the end of Guardians Of The Galaxy, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finally unwraps the birthday gift his mother gave him all those years ago, and it’s another awesome mixtape. The first one played throughout the movie, providing delightful musical accompaniment for Star-Lord’s scavenging early on, so naturally,…