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‘Mute’ Review: The Highly Anticipated Netflix Sci-Fi Film Is A Disappointment By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 23, 2018 7:00 am EST Duncan Jones’ passion project, the sci-fi film Mute, has finally arrived on Netflix – but was it worth the wait? Our Mute review answers that question below. Mute At long last, Duncan Jones’ highly-anticipated Mute has arrived. The Moon and Source Code filmmaker has struggled to bring his dream project to the screen for over 12 years now, and the good folks at Netflix were nice enough to help make that dream a reality....

‘Palm Springs’, The Lonely Island’s Time Loop Rom-Com, Arrives On Hulu In July By Ben Pearson/May 28, 2020 11:30 am EST Palm Springs, the delightful time-loop romantic comedy produced by The Lonely Island, was acquired for more money than any other film in Sundance Film Festival history after it premiered at the festival earlier this year. The movie, which stars Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Cristin Milioti (Fargo, Black Mirror), and J....

‘Soul’ Streaming Numbers On Disney+ Over Christmas Were Roughly Equivalent To A $146-$177 Million Theatrical Debut By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST Soul was reportedly the most-watched movie or TV show over the week of Christmas 2020, but how would that translate to box office numbers? With great difficulty, as Disney+ and other streaming platforms notoriously don’t release the streaming numbers for their titles. This leaves us with a patchwork vision of the Soul streaming debut, but from what could be cobbled together, it looks like the Pixar movie did pretty well....

‘The Lion King’ Will Reign On Blu-Ray And Digital This October By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2019 12:30 pm EST Disney announced that The Lion King will arrive on Digital in HD and 4K Ultra HD and Movies Anywhere on October 11, 2019, followed by physical releases on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 22, 2019. Different bonus features will be available on both Digital and physical releases, with Digital consumers in particular receiving an exclusive extra that “playfully conveys the importance of the dung beetle both in the film and the African savanna....

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Bringing Back Jared Leto As The Joker By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 21, 2020 12:30 pm EST Another day, another story about the infamous Snyder Cut of Justice League! The film that was once thought to be lost forever is slowly being cobbled together by Snyder, and not only is the filmmaker employing his unused footage to finish his cut, he’s also doing reshoots. It was previously announced that several cast members, including Ben Affleck as Batman, would be back for reshoots....

Christian Bale Has Very Essential ‘Batman’ Advice For Robert Pattinson By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 9, 2019 12:30 pm EST Heavy is the head that wears the cape and cowl — literally. Luckily, Robert Pattinson is the latest in a long line of actors who have taken on the role of Batman, and he has several people to turn to for advice to play the Caped Crusader. While Ben Affleck was the last actor to put on the cape, it’s Christian Bale that many audiences still remember, due to the critical and commercial success of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy....

Cool Stuff: Make It A Comic Christmas With DC And Marvel Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments For 2019 By Ethan Anderton/April 8, 2019 6:00 am EST A lot of people decorate their Christmas trees with generic ornament balls, plastic beads, fake snow, and whatever else has come to represent the holiday season. But if you’re anything like the /Film team, you like your Christmas tree to be representative of all the nerdy things you love....

Cool Stuff: New ‘Star Wars’ LEGO Set Brings The A-Wing To The Ultimate Collector Series Fleet By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2020 6:00 am EST Star Wars Day will be upon us in less than three weeks, and there will be a new LEGO set to join the Ultimate Collector Series fleet that already includes the Millennium Falcon, Y-Wing, TIE Fighter and Star Destroyer. The A-wing starfighter made its debut in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and now you can build the most detailed LEGO version of the ship yet with 1,673 pieces, including a brand new pilot minifigure in the green jumpsuit....

Disney+ Is Finally Coming To Europe (And Bringing Baby Yoda To A New Continent Of Fans) By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 21, 2020 2:30 pm EST Disney announced that Disney+ is finally coming to Europe, four months after the streaming service launched in the U.S. in November. The first European markets to receive Disney+ are the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland on March 24, 2020. Other European countries, like Belgium, Portugal, and the Nordics, will get the service in summer 2020....

Disney Movies To Be Adapted Into Interactive “Immersive Experiences” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 23, 2020 1:00 pm EST Fans of Disney’s most beloved films have already had the chance to experience parts of those worlds in the company’s theme parks — going on theme park rides set in the Star Wars universe or taking pictures with their favorite Avengers characters. But entertainment company Secret Cinema is hoping to make the most “iconic” Disney movies even more immersive....

Disney Signs First-Look Deal With Colin Kaepernick, And Is Developing A Docuseries About His Life By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2020 4:00 pm EST Activist, producer, and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is already going to be the narrator of an upcoming documentary series about his childhood that’s being produced by Ava DuVernay. But now Kaepernick will be the focus of another documentary series focusing on his last five years, during which point he became a household name in the football world and sparked a movement which also turned him into one of the world’s most famous activists....

How ‘BoJack Horseman’ Transformed From A Talking Animal Comedy Into The Best And Most Devastating Show On Netflix By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 25, 2019 8:00 am EST BoJack Horseman is a comedy built on incongruity. It’s an inexplicable mashup of genres and styles that absolutely should not work. As the show’s final season begins its portioned-out arrival, it’s worth celebrating how BoJack Horseman gradually became not just the best show on Netflix, but arguably one of the most incisive, emotionally raw, and darkly funny shows of the new century....

Star-Studded Assassin Movie ‘Bullet Train’ Adds Michael Shannon To The Ensemble By Ben Pearson/Nov. 18, 2020 2:00 pm EST Sony’s Bullet Train cast continues to lure in some interesting performers, and it’s just snagged the most fascinating one yet: Michael Shannon, who specializes in playing taciturn cinematic weirdos, is now officially on board. David Leitch (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) is directing the new action film, which is based on a graphic novel about multiple assassins boarding the same train and conflicts arising at high speed....

The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg In “An Almost Religious Awe” By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 2, 2019 8:00 am EST This episode of Watchmen was a doozy, wasn’t it? As if daring the audience to think the series could not throw more surprises at us, Damon Lindelof and his team of excellent writers have added not only to the story of Hooded Justice, but that of Doctor Manhattan.We’ll be sure to talk about that last reveal for quite some time, but in the meantime, we have a lot more references to the source material and other things to consider this week....

The Best Prison-Set Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/Oct. 11, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week we go behind bars for a look at great films that take place in jails, prisons, and other places of involuntary incarceration.) Most of us will never spend time behind bars, incarcerated for a crime we did or didn’t commit, and that lack of first-hand experience might be part of what makes movies about prison life so popular....

The Morning Watch: Decoding The Secrets Of ‘Tenet’, The Practical Lighting Of ‘WALL-E’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 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 deep dive into the secrets that may be hidden in the title of Tenet after exploring the history of the word in an ancient puzzle....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Thief’ Is Michael Mann’s Stylish Feature Directorial Debut By Ben Pearson/Jan. 18, 2021 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: ThiefWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: James Caan plays a jewel thief who’s trying to get out of the game. But when he gets entangled in the web of a Chicago gangster, extricating himself from the world of crime proves more difficult than he anticipated....

U.K. Easing Coronavirus Filming Restrictions, Production On ‘The Batman’ And More Could Resume Soon By Jacob Hall/May 13, 2020 9:30 am EST The world is attempting a tricky and terrifying balance at the moment: how do you flatten the curve of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while also ensuring every economy on the planet doesn’t flatten alongside it? For the United Kingdom, that means sending people back to work, but with strenuous new guidelines in place....

‘Bad Education’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman Tries To Cover Up A Scandal By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2020 4:30 pm EST Based on a true story, Bad Education involves a student reporter who uncovers an embezzlement scandal at the Roslyn School District, in Long Island. Hugh Jackman plays the superintendent of the district who attempts to set things right – via a cover-up. Needless to say, things get messy. Allison Janney and Ray Romano co-star in the feature, which is headed to HBO....

‘Face/Off’ Remake Coming From Paramount Pictures And ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Writer By Ben Pearson/Sept. 9, 2019 3:18 pm EST In 1997, Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo made his third Hollywood feature film, a ludicrously entertaining action flick called Face/Off. In it, an FBI agent (John Travolta) and a psychotic killer (Nicolas Cage) literally had their faces surgically removed and swapped to adopt the other character’s identity. It’s a totally bonkers movie that’s very much a product of its time, a shining example of the type of off-kilter, idiosyncratic film that would be incredibly difficult to remake with any creative success today....