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Listen: Adam Sandler Answered Calls As His ‘Uncut Gems’ Character, And We Actually Talked To Him By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2019 10:26 am EST Adam Sandler is getting a lot of awards buzz right now for his role in the new thriller Uncut Gems from A24. He’s been making the publicity rounds talking about what many are calling the best performance of his career, and it seems like he’s really leaning into the promotional side of awards season with some publicity stunts....

New Marvel Release Dates Announced For ‘Black Widow,’ ‘The Eternals,’ ‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Doctor Strange 2,’ And ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ By Jacob Hall/April 3, 2020 11:56 am EST What happens when an unstoppable pandemic meets an unmovable movie franchise? Well, first that unmovable movie franchise promptly moves. And then Disney sets new dates for the next slate of films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, working under the assumption that time is on their side....

Regal Cinemas’ Parent Company Reports Losses Of $1.6 Billion With “No Certainty” In Future By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 24, 2020 2:30 pm EST The future of Regal Cinemas is looking pretty grim. Cineworld Group, the exhibition giant and parent company to Regal, reported a loss of a whopping $1.6 billion in the first half of 2020, with “no certainty” as to what impact the pandemic could have on the company in the future....

Revisiting ‘Frank And Ollie,’ The Documentary About Two Men Who Defined What A Disney Legend Could Be By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 12, 2020 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.)The Disney Renaissance was a heady time, not just for the animation industry at large but for the Walt Disney Company. The 1980s began as a dark time for Disney but concluded as the company began to ascend new heights of creative and financial success, largely thanks to the innovative animation at the heart of films like The Little Mermaid....

The Morning Watch: Making Of ‘Westworld’ Season 3, The ABCs Of Cinematography & More By Ethan Anderton/June 30, 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, go behind the scenes of the third season of Westworld to see how they pulled of some of the visual effects sequences, which included some help from the technology used to make The Mandalorian....

TV Bits: ‘Katy Keene’, Hulu, ‘Weakest Link’, ‘Tig N’ Seek’, Michael Che, ‘Briarpatch’ By Chris Evangelista/July 17, 2020 5:00 pm EST In this edition of TV Bits: Katy Keene has been canceled by the CW. Hulu has its own awards for animation now. Uh…anyone want a Weakest Link reboot? Watch a trailer for animated series Tig N’ Seek. HBO Max has ordered a Michael Che sketch comedy show. Briarpatch canceled by USA Network....

Watch: Sideshow Debuts An Adorable Life-Size Baby Yoda Collectible By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 21, 2020 8:30 am EST Werner Herzog better prepare to compete with thousands of others who will want to buy the life size Baby Yoda collectible unveiled by Sideshow Collectibles. The film and TV collectibles company debuted the life-sized replica of “The Child,” better known to the world as Baby Yoda, from The Mandalorian, at Sideshow Con 2020. Made from the Legacy Effects’ molds that were used to make the actual puppet used in the filming of The Mandalorian that Herzog fell in love with, this life size Baby Yoda replica will be released sometime later this fall....

‘A League Of Their Own’ TV Series Adds ‘The Good Place’ Scene Stealer D’Arcy Carden By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2019 5:30 pm EST The sibling rivalry doesn’t need to be present in order to make this series work. If anything, following a group of women who are just playing baseball together makes for a less melodramatic premise. We could be looking at something like GLOW but set in the world of baseball in 1943, and that’s sounds just fine to us....

By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 30, 2019 8:00 am EST It’s official: Shudder is ready to give you the creeps all over again with Creepshow season 2. The horror-based streaming service has ordered a second season of the anthology TV series based on the George A. Romero and Stephen King classic. The series proved to be a massive hit for Shudder, so it makes sense that they’d want even more. The first season finale airs tomorrow, on Halloween....

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Early Buzz: Chadwick Boseman And Viola Davis Steal The Spotlight In Raves For Netflix Jazz Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2020 4:30 pm EST The Oscar buzz is coming in hot for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, George C. Wolfe’s adaptation of the classic August Wilson play which stars Viola Davis and, most notably, Chadwick Boseman in his final film role. And what a swan song for Boseman the movie is, according to early buzz for the highly anticipated Netflix film....

‘Marry Me’: Jennifer Lopez And Owen Wilson Are Two Strangers Who Get Married In A Truly Wild Rom-Com Set For Valentine’s Day By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2020 1:30 pm EST After receiving career-high acclaim for her performance in Hustlers (for which she was rudely snubbed at the Oscars), Jennifer Lopez has earned a renewed interest in her acting career. And she’s using that hype to star in a rom-com with one of the strangest-sounding premises yet....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Gives Issa Rae Far Too Little Screen Time In A Mostly Subpar Episode By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2020 12:00 pm EST Issa Rae was meant to host Saturday Night Live back in the spring, before coronavirus shut down production on the sketch show in the studio. But Lorne Michaels brought her back to make good on their original plans. Unfortunately, this meant she was forced to host an episode where political satire is taking up the space of three sketches, giving her far fewer opportunities to shine throughout the night....

‘Soul’ Dubbing Ignites Controversies Overseas As White Actors Voice Black Lead By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 20, 2021 1:00 pm EST Soul struck a chord, not just for its beautiful photorealistic animation nor its wrangling with abstract concepts of the life, purpose, and beyond, but for its genuine depiction of the Black community, centered around lead character Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx in English). And while a few things can get lost in translation in the film’s transition over to European markets, those elements remain crucial to Soul....

‘Spider-Man 3’ Starts Shooting In July, Tom Holland Confirms Zendaya’s Return As MJ By Ethan Anderton/March 13, 2020 4:30 pm EST While many movies and TV shows are halting production and some of the spring’s biggest blockbuster movies are being delayed as the threat of the coronavirus pandemic spreads, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are still hoping they’ll be able to begin production on Spider-Man 3 this summer. Spider-Man franchise star Tom Holland recently confirmed that production on the still untitled sequel to Spider-Man: Far From Home is looking to begin production in July....

‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Star Tim Blake Nelson On Working With The Coen Brothers And Preparing For HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ By Jack Giroux/Nov. 23, 2018 8:00 am EST Tim Blake Nelson plays one of the deadliest and happiest men in the West in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Buster Scruggs isn’t a gunslinger who growls and grimaces, but instead sings and dances and enjoys every moment without thinking it’ll be his last....

‘The Innocence Files’ Trailer: Watch An Organization Fight To Overturn Wrongful Convictions By Ben Pearson/April 5, 2020 12:00 pm EST Being locked up for something you didn’t do is one of the most terrifying things imaginable, but it’s a harsh reality for untold numbers of people in this country thanks to systemic problems in our justice system. Now a new Netflix documentary series called The Innocence Files wants to put a spotlight on those injustices....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 11, 2020 7:00 am EST It seems like the long-discussed Tron sequel is finally kicking back into gear, with Lion director Garth Davis set to helm the outing headlined by Jared Leto. And while there have been reports over the years of work being done on Tron 3, that chatter eventually fizzled out. But here’s a sign that this Tron sequel might be the real deal: it already has a title....

2019 Emmy Snubs And Surprises: No Love For ‘Homecoming’, Rhea Seehorn, ‘Maniac’, And More By /Film Staff/July 16, 2019 11:45 am EST The nominations for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and you know what that means: it’s time to pick apart the selections and make our case for why some of our favorites didn’t make the cut. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ voting body has about 24,000 members, and their collective decisions gave us plenty of nominations to praise and scratch our heads about....

Aaron Paul Reads ‘El Camino’ Trailer Comments From Inside The ‘Breaking Bad’ RV Meth Lab By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 9, 2019 12:00 pm EST Netflix loves catering to the teens, which means every now and then we get a very perplexed cast of serious actors promoting their prestige film with a YouTube reaction video. Breaking Bad was a Peak TV sensation before the era of streaming, but with the upcoming arrival of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, the cast must now do their internet due diligence....

Channing Tatum Will Star In And Co-Direct Road-Trip Comedy ‘Dog’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 5, 2019 5:00 pm EST Actor and handsome man Channing Tatum is about to move into directing with Dog, a road-trip comedy that he’ll co-helm with Reid Carolin. Tatum will also star in the film, which is about an Army Ranger on a road trip (with his dog) to attend a funeral. I have only one question: will the dog be a good dog?...