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Superhero Bits: New ‘Birds Of Prey’ Teaser Is Only In Theaters, Adam Savage Builds Star-Lord’s Walkman & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2019 6:00 pm EST Ready to play Marvel: Dimension of Heroes? What panels is Marvel Entertainment bringing to New York Comic-Con next month? Is Alexandra Daddario interested in taking a superhero movie role? Could abandoned Captain America concept art be used for John Walker? Want to see how Adam Savage built a replica of Star-Lord’s Walkman?...

The 10 Movie Characters Who Defined The Decade By Abby Olcese/Dec. 24, 2019 3:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)As another decade draws to a close, it’s time to reckon with the best of what we experienced in movies. Particularly, it’s time to take a look at some of the more memorable movie characters, figures who stayed at the top of our hearts, minds, and the public consciousness....

The Best Movies Leaving Hulu In September 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2020 5:00 pm EST There’s a great influx of new movies and TV shows coming to Hulu in September, but that means there’s a list of titles that will be leaving the streaming service too. There’s only so much space on Hulu’s hard drives, so they always have to get rid of some stuff to make room for the upcoming titles....

The Morning Watch: Making Of ‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’, ‘Locke & Key’ Comic Comparison & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 17, 2020 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

Theme Park Bits: Living With The Land Update, Mobile Ordering, And More! By Josh Spiegel/Aug. 17, 2019 8:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Living with the Land got a surprise update. Mobile ordering is available at more Disney resort restaurants. Universal’s Studio Tour has a new host. And more! True fans of the Walt Disney World Resort know that one of the low-key incredible attractions at Epcot is all about Living with the Land....

This Week In Trailers: The Reason I Jump, Climate Of The Hunter, The Minimalists: Less Is Now, Apples, My Dinner With Alan: A Sopranos Session By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 12, 2020 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

‘Devs’ Review: Alex Garland’s Melancholy Sci-Fi Series Will Blow Your Mind (And Might Trigger An Existential Crisis Or Two) By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2020 9:00 am EST When approaching Devs, there’s one rule worth keeping in mind: Pay attention. That may seem like a no-brainer, but more often than not these days, TV viewers tend to only half-watch shows – one eye on the TV, the other on the phone for some live-tweeting....

‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Spin-Off Series In The Works At Will Smith’s Westbrook Production Company By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2019 11:00 am EST Over three years ago, rumors were swirling about Will Smith’s production company developing a possible The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot that would have put “a new spin on the fish-out-of-water tale while maintaining the spirit of the original series.” However, once Smith finally got asked about the project, he said a reboot of the NBC sitcom that he led back in the 1990s would probably happen “when hell freezes over....

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Review: Another Cinematic Wonder From Barry Jenkins By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 14, 2018 9:15 am EST Moonlight director Barry Jenkins returns with If Beale Street Could Talk, an adaptation of the novel by James Baldwin. Romantic and tragic, Beale Street is gorgeous and emotionally stirring – the type of movie that only comes along every so often. “Love brought you here. If you trusted love this far, don’t panic now....

‘Klaus’ Clip: A Centuries-Long Family Feud Is Part Of Santa Claus’ Origin Story By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2019 4:30 pm EST Netflix is giving us the Santa Claus origin story we never knew we needed with Klaus, the streaming giant’s animated feature that boasts a unique blend of traditional 2D and 3D animation. In the newest clip released by Netflix, Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos flexes that distinctive animation style in a scene that adds a new wrinkle onto old Saint Nick’s origin....

Love, Victor Trailer Love, Simon followed the titular character as he dealt with his closeted homosexuality and communicated with a mysterious electronic pen pal who was also secretly gay. But with Victor, even though he’s not out yet, he appears to have a clear object of desire in the form of George Sear, who we previously met in a tantalizing meet cute at a coffee shop job interview. Victor also seems to have a little more cause for concern as far as coming out is concerned, because his family doesn’t seem to be nearly as supportive as Simon’s was in the original movie....

‘Memory: The Origins Of Alien’ Trailer Reveals The Makings Of Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 27, 2019 3:00 pm EST Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Alien comes Memory: The Origins of Alien, a documentary purporting to be a deep dive into Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi masterpiece. The film debuted at Sundance earlier this year, and finally makes its way to theaters this October. Watch the Memory The Origins of Alien trailer below....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2020 7:30 am EST Disney is getting down to business about considering another Mulan release date delay. A new report suggests that the Walt Disney Company is seriously weighing postponing the July 24 release of Mulan, in the film’s second delay due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The report comes on the heels of Disneyland delaying its re-opening indefinitely as coronavirus cases rise in the U.S....

‘Shadow Force’: ‘Star Wars’ Second Unit Director Victoria Mahoney Will Helm Kerry Washington And Sterling K. Brown Action-Drama By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 27, 2020 1:00 pm EST Victoria Mahoney, the second unit director on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is set to helm the upcoming flick Shadow Force. The Lionsgate action-drama starring Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown follows an estranged husband and wife who find themselves on the run from their former shadow ops unit....

‘Star Wars’ Concept Art Hints That Rey’s Yellow Lightsaber Was Going To Play A Larger Role In ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 18, 2020 1:30 pm EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ended with Rey revealing her new yellow lightsaber, signaling the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter for the Jedi. But originally Rey, who had fought for the past three films with lightsabers that belonged to Luke or Leia, might have been able to wield her own lightsaber much earlier in The Rise of Skywalker....

‘The Help’ Star Bryce Dallas Howard Helps Viewers Find Something More Helpful To Watch Than ‘The Help’ By Ben Pearson/June 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST Bryce Dallas Howard, who appeared in the movie’s ensemble cast, knows that there are plenty of better options out there. “We can all go further,” she said in a Facebook post, and she provided a list of several helpful non-Help projects that you can check out below....

‘The Mandalorian’ May Take Place Before The Final Scene Of ‘Star Wars Rebels’ – Here’s What That Means By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2020 11:00 am EST Last weekend’s episode of The Mandalorian saw the debut of Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in the live-action Star Wars universe after becoming a fan favorite character from The Clone Wars. Ahsoka also had a hand in the plot of Star Wars Rebels as a Rebel informant under the codename “Fulcrum,” which resulted in an eventual face-off with her old master: Darth Vader....

‘The Shadow Of Violence’ Trailer: A Dark Drama Set In Rural Ireland By Chris Evangelista/July 17, 2020 4:00 pm EST In The Shadow of Violence, a boxer-turned-enforcer finds himself in a perilous position when his criminal bosses order him to kill someone. It’s a tense situation that appears to only get tenser as the film goes on. Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan star in the pic from director Nick Rowland. Watch The Shadow of Violence trailer below....

‘Upgrade’ TV Series Coming From Blumhouse And Director Leigh Whannell By Chris Evangelista/May 28, 2020 11:00 am EST Leigh Whannell’s fantastic sci-fi-action-horror pic Upgrade is headed to the small screen. The Upgrade TV series won’t be a remake of the movie but will instead be set a few years after the events of Whannell’s 2018 flick that saw Logan Marshall-Green play a paraplegic who is given the ability to walk again – and seek revenge against the people who murdered his wife – with the help of an A....

Apple TV+: ‘Defending Jacob’ And ‘Central Park’ Premiere Dates, Early Renewals For ‘Mythic Quest’ And ‘Home Before Dark’ [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 19, 2020 3:30 pm EST Apple TV+ presented panels to the Television Critics Association for the first time since its launch on November 1. Two of the shows appearing on the panel shows have already been renewed for a second season before they premiere (just like some of the shows that have already debuted on the streamer), and Apple announced premiere dates for them and a couple other upcoming original series....