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Watch The New Short Film From Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios, ‘Migrants’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 20, 2020 1:00 pm EST Neill Blomkamp’s experimental short film initiative Oats Studios was launched in 2017 as sort of a creative breeding ground for the Chappie director as well as a platform to boost up-and-coming filmmakers. A few of Blomkamp’s own short films garnered a bit of buzz — enough for one project to be crowdfunded for a feature film remake, and then cancelled — but with the newest Oats Studios film, the director steps back to let some new talent shine....

‘Cinelinx’ Offering Free Print-And-Play Version Of The Movie-Connecting Card Game By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2020 6:00 am EST Have you heard of the movie-connection card game Cinelinx? We featured it back in 2014 when it was just trying to get funding through Kickstarter, but it’s ben a full fledged card game complete with expansion packs for years. Now that you find yourself stuck at home with fewer things to keep you occupied everyday, maybe you’d like to give it a shot....

/Film’s Top 15 Films Of 2020 By /Film Staff/Jan. 8, 2021 10:00 am EST Over the past week, we have published individual top 10 movies of 2020 lists representing each member of the /Film staff. And today, we present the grand climax of that endeavor: the site’s overall Top 15 Movies of 2020 list. Peter Sciretta, Jacob Hall, Ethan Anderton, Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui, and Chris Evangelista all contributed to this feature, with their personal lists being used to determine what made this main list and what did not....

‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip Is A Surreal Masterwork By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 27, 2020 7:00 am EST “I’m thinking of ending things.” So thinks a young woman (Jessie Buckley) as she sets off for a road trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to meet Jake’s parents. The young couple has been dating for about six weeks, and there’s a spark between them – albeit an awkward one....

‘Isle Of Dogs’ Spoiler Review: Good Dogs, Problematic Material By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2018 12:00 pm EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.)With Isle of Dogs, Wes Anderson returns to the magical world of stop-motion for the first time since Fantastic Mr....

‘John Wick 4’ Release Date Will Most Likely Change, Director Reveals That Part Three Was Almost The Finale By Chris Evangelista/April 30, 2020 12:00 pm EST Back before the coronavirus pandemic broke everything, everyone gathered together and celebrated the news that two big Keanu Reeves sequels – The Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 – were going to be released on the same day, May 21, 2021. Then everything got shut down and delayed....

‘Night Court’ Sequel Series In The Works At NBC With John Larroquette Coming Back By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2020 12:30 pm EST Remember, Night Court? It was an NBC sitcom that aired from 1984 through 1992 and followed the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court presided over by the young unorthodox Judge Harold “Harry” T. Stone (played by Harry Anderson). The series followed the comedic antics between Judge Stone and the court’s public defenders, prosecutor, bailiffs, court clerks and various other characters that crossed their paths....

‘No Time To Die’ International Trailer: Same Bond, New Footage By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2020 11:30 am EST If you need more Bond action after the new No Time to Die domestic trailer, here’s an international trailer for your viewing pleasure. While this isn’t that different from the domestic trailer there’s still new footage – and some old footage presented in new ways – and that should be enough. This trailer also makes the film look gorgeous....

‘The Boys’ Season 2 Casts ‘X-Men’ Alum Shawn Ashmore As Lamplighter, Another Deranged Superhero By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 11, 2020 8:30 am EST Shawn Ashmore is trading ice for fire with his new role in the second season of The Boys. Ashmore is joining The Boys season 2 cast as Lamplighter, an original member of the Seven, the show’s Justice League-esque team of famous, and secretly corrupt, superheroes. The X-Men alum is no stranger to the superhero genre, but he will be playing a character totally opposite to his superhero Iceman, trading ice powers for pyrokinesis....

Cool Stuff: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Animated Series Action Figure Diorama Set By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2020 6:00 am EST Thanks to the toy masters at NECA, you couldn’t ask for a better time to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan and action figure collector. The toy creators have been churning out incredible action figures inspired by both the live-action film franchise and the animated series, not to mention a certain horrifying concert that was available on VHS....

Dwayne Johnson Buys The Bankrupt XFL In A $15 Million Deal With Dany Garcia And RedBird Capital By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 3, 2020 10:30 am EST Art becomes reality with Dwayne Johnson’s latest move to become a bonafide businessman in the vein of his character in HBO’s Ballers. The actor and producer has teamed up with Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital to buy the XFL, the bankrupt football league founded by WWE CEO Vince McMahon, in a $15 million deal with the aim of “developing the XFL brand into a multi-media experience that our athletes, partners and fans will proudly embrace and love,” Garcia said....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Animated Series Still In Production Remotely During Coronavirus Quarantine By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2020 10:00 am EST Even though Marvel Studios halted production on their upcoming Disney+ shows The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Loki, at least one of their new productions for the streaming service is still hard at work. The first animated series from Marvel Studios will be What If…?, imagining alternate realities within the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

New ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Photo Hints At The Resurgence Of An Important Franchise Location By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2020 12:00 pm EST Production on Jurassic World: Dominion is back underway across the pond after an extended hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cast members Sam Neill and Laura Dern are already back on set, along with the satisfying but scandalous confirmation of Dr. Grant’s hat making a comeback. But it looks like even more from Jurassic Park’s past might be involved in the latest sequel....

New On Blu-Ray And Digital: ‘Columbia Classics Collection’, ‘Gladiator’ 4K, ‘Braveheart’ 4K By Chris Evangelista/June 30, 2020 12:00 pm EST In the words of the Mama Mia! sequel: here we go again. It’s time for another Blu-ray round-up, and this week’s titles are what I’d call “specialty titles.” None of these are new movies – but they’re all new releases. These are the new Blu-ray releases (and digital releases, too) you should check out this week....

Superhero Bits: ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Game Patch Fixing Tons Of Problems, ‘Ms. Marvel’ Casting Details & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2020 6:00 pm EST What did Melissa Benoist have to say about Supergirl coming to an end next year? How many problems does the new patch for Marvel’s Avengers need to fix? Did you hear the process for getting Marvel and DC Funko POPs exclusives for NYCC next month? What do relationship therapists think of the relationships in Guardians of the Galaxy?...

The 5 Best Moments From The Confusing, Chaotic, Cathartic 2020 Oscars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 10, 2020 8:30 am EST Like every year, Sunday’s 2020 Oscars ceremony was a night of overwhelming highs and abysmal lows. But Parasite is now a four-time Oscar winner, so things are (mostly) right in the world. Because of that, we’ll only be counting down the highs of this year’s host-less Oscars ceremony, which ran the gamut of emotions from confusing, to chaotic, to cathartic....

The Coronavirus Is Hurting Film Crew Members, And There’s No End In Sight By Ben Pearson/March 18, 2020 1:00 pm EST As businesses continue to close because of the coronavirus, the economic impacts of COVID-19 are being felt by just about everyone. But in Hollywood, some are feeling it more than others – especially the below-the-line crew members who serve as the industry’s lifeblood. The coronavirus is hurting film crew members as well as big studios, and the worst part is that there’s no end in sight....

The First Two Episodes Of ‘WandaVision’ Take Us Into The Weirdest Corner Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Evan Saathoff/Jan. 15, 2021 7:00 am EST Hello all, and welcome to your weekly recap of whatever wildness occurred on the latest episode of WandaVision. These are meant to be read after watching, so they will go deep into spoiler territory. You have been warned! This first post covers episodes one and two, which are currently streaming on Disney+....

The Morning Watch: ‘Rick And Morty’ Horror Adventures, Kelly Clarkson Covers ‘Hocus Pocus’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 1, 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. In this edition, watch a series of more non-canonical stop-motion animated adventures of Rick and Morty, this time inspired by some of your favorite horror movies....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Cats And Dogs’, ‘Fatal Affair’, ‘Father Soldier Son’, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’, ‘I Used To Go Here’, ‘Random Acts Of Violence’, And More By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2020 9:00 am EST Hello again, friend of a friend. It’s time for a trailer round-up! This is an infrequent column where we cobble together various trailers from TV shows and movies that aren’t exactly “big,” but still deserve some attention. The indie flicks, documentaries, and other oddities that we can’t exactly give devote a single post to, but can find time to talk about....