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Margot Robbie And Michael B. Jordan Joining David O. Russell’s Next Movie With Christian Bale By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 12, 2020 11:30 am EST Over the past six years, Margot Robbie has become one of the most coveted actresses in Hollywood. During that time, she’s starred in over a dozen movies, two of them from filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino (The Wolf of Wall Street and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and another two that earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations (Bombshell and I, Tonya)....

Movie Theaters During The Pandemic: An Update On How Cinemas Are Doing And One Way You Can Help By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2020 4:00 pm EST Movie theaters across the globe are shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that’s bad news no matter how you slice it. The fact of the matter is that no theater chain was even slightly prepared for this, giving rise to fears that many theater chains are doomed to go out of business completely....

New ‘Avatar 2’ Concept Art Reveals An Underwater Vehicle James Cameron Probably Owns In Real Life By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2020 8:30 am EST Avatar 2 was on track to arrive in December next year, but now the coronavirus pandemic is forcing us to wait an extra year for the anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s sci-fi action adventure. Thankfully, producer Jon Landau is providing little tidbits of information about the sequels every now and then, and the most recent tease comes in the form of a couple pieces of concept art showing off a new multi-functional submersible vehicle used by the Resources Development Administration....

New ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ Photos Tease A Return To A Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2019 7:30 am EST Fall is officially upon us, which means we’re that much closer to returning to a galaxy far, far away with two different stories set during two different time periods in the Star Wars universe. First, we’ll meet The Mandalorian five years after the events of Return of the Jedi in the first live-action Star Wars series coming to Disney+....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Knives Out’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’, ‘Color Out Of Space’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2020 9:00 am EST Welcome back, fans of physical media. There are several great Blu-ray releases hitting the shelves this week, and if you’re one of those weirdos like me who cherishes physical copies, you’re going to want to grab some (if not all) of these. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week....

Norwegian Action Adventure ‘Troll’ Coming To Netflix From ‘Tomb Raider’ Director Roar Uthaug By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 25, 2020 11:30 am EST Netflix has picked up the next film from Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug. The streaming giant is set to release Uthaug’s Norwegian action-adventure fantasy Troll, a monster movie inspired by Scandinavian legend that imagines a giant fantasy creature awakening from slumber to wreak havoc on the Norwegian countryside. Netflix is set to exclusively release Roar Uthaug’s Norwegian action-adventure movie Troll, an original idea from Uthaug based on the creature from Scandinavian legend....

Spike Lee’s Latest Short Film Is A 3-Minute Love Letter To New York And Its Healthcare Workers By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 8, 2020 10:30 am EST Spike Lee’s love for the city that he was raised in has never been more apparent than now: when New York City has been at the center of a health crisis stretching months and months. The Oscar winner and lifelong Knicks fan has been appearing on the news and speaking out on social media about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and now he has released a short film on Instagram dedicated to the city he loves and the healthcare workers on the frontline of the pandemic....

Star Wars Bits: Boba Fett Not In ‘The Mandalorian’, Matt The Radar Technician May Have Tried To Kill General Hux & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 4, 2019 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Jon Favreau says Boba Fett won’t appear in The Mandalorian Matt the Radar Technician may have tried to kill General Hux Dave Filoni has an interesting response to animated characters going live-action Was a key scene in The Last Jedi inspired by an old Return of the Jedi storyboard?...

Star Wars Bits: Kylo Ren’s Repaired Helmet, Ewoks Vs The Empire, Rise Of Skywalker Predictions & More By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2019 4:00 pm EST Have you ever thought that it’s a little odd that Han Solo never paid back Jabba the Hutt after getting paid handsomely by the Rebel Alliance for rescuing Princess Leia from the clutches of the Empire? The reasoning might be clear to some fans out there, but for everyone else, Star Wars Explained breaks down exactly why he didn’t pay back the gangster....

The Morning Watch: A Compilation Of Disney Logo Variants, Paul Rudd’s Original ‘Mac And Me’ Prank & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 13, 2019 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....

The Morning Watch: Designing LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley, ‘Cobra Kai’ Fight Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 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. In this edition, take a closer look at the new LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley playset with the designer of the massive, magical building brick creation....

The Morning Watch: Is Martin Scorsese Right About Marvel Movies?, ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Cast Roundtable & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2019 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....

This Week In Trailers: Foosballers, Saint Frances, Higher Love, The Cordillera Of Dreams, Olympic Dreams By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 18, 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?...

TV Bits: ‘Spinning Out’, ‘DMZ’, ‘Power’, ‘Billions’, ‘Mrs. America’, ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 16, 2020 10:00 am EST In this edition of TV Bits: Netflix has already canceled Spinning Out. Benjamin Bratt joins the cast of HBO Max’s DMZ. Power gets three spin-offs at Starz. BBC Studios is making a TV series with Greta Thunberg. Billions is back, baby! Watch a trailer for Mrs. America… …And a trailer for Little Fires Everywhere....

Watch The ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’ Cast Reunite For A Charity Table Read By Chris Evangelista/July 20, 2020 2:30 pm EST Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and to make the celebration even more exciting for fans, the cast of the cult-favorite got together (remotely) for a table read of the screenplay and it’s online right now. Director Edgar Wright and Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley also got involved, so if you’re a fan of this film – and if you read this site, you probably are – you’re going to want to check this out....

Will Ferrell And Ryan Reynolds To Lead A Musical Reimagining Of ‘A Christmas Carol’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2019 8:30 am EST It’s the first day of fall, but here we are talking about the most wonderful time of year thanks to news of Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds teaming up for a musical reimagining of the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale A Christmas Carol. But this will likely be unlike any adaptation we’ve seen before, since the filmmakers behind this take come from the world of straight-up comedy – and sometimes even R-rated laughs....

‘American Gods’ Adds Marilyn Manson, Timothy Olyphant Joins ‘Fargo’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2019 4:00 pm EST Two of cable TV’s most fantastical dramas just announced two very different cast additions. Rock star Marilyn Manson has been converted to the American Gods cast, joining the Starz series’ third season as — fittingly — a Viking death metal band lead singer. Meanwhile, Timothy Olyphant is returning to the FX family in a recurring guest star role in Fargo season 4....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season Season 5 Is “Shattering In Every Direction” By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 30, 2019 9:30 am EST Things are going to get even more emotionally devastating on Better Call Saul season 5. The Breaking Bad prequel has been slowly ratcheting up the tension, with each season bringing more and more shocking moments as Jimmy McGill transforms into Saul Goodman. Season 4 ended with perhaps the most jaw-dropping story development yet, but according to star Bob Odenkirk, we haven’t seen anything yet....

‘Brilliance’ Reunites Will Smith With The Guy Who Put Him In ‘Winter’s Tale’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 6, 2019 4:30 pm EST Will Smith is making a big return to sci-fi in a project that reunites him with screenwriter/director Akiva Goldsman, who worked with Smith on such projects as I Am Legend, I, Robot, and most recently (and maybe most notoriously), Winter’s Tale. The pair are developing a Brilliance movie, based on the sci-fi novel by Marcus Sakey which takes place in a world in which 1% of the world has been born with special powers....

‘Days’ Review: A Slow, Wordless March Towards Loneliness [NYFF 2020] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 15, 2020 12:00 pm EST Misery may love company, but loneliness craves it. Yearns for it. Counts down the minutes waiting for company to arrive until life is but a hollow shell, an endless repetition of mindless tasks, wasting away waiting for something that may never come. And then when that company is finally there, doesn’t know what to do it with it but shyly dance around it....