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The ‘Rick And Morty’ Season 4 Premiere Offered More Of The Same, And That’s Just Fine By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 11, 2019 7:00 am EST After a long wait that felt as excruciating as existence does for a Mr. Meeseeks, Rick and Morty is finally back. If you were worried that the story would get old, or that the toxic, riot-causing fanbase would affect the quality of the episodes in any way, you can put those worries to rest....

The 10 Biggest Movie Scares Of 2020 By Matt Donato/Jan. 7, 2021 9:00 am EST It’s been a deceptive 12 months, depending on where you get your information. Some narratives might suggest that 2020 is the year movies vanished, but I’d suggest quite the opposite by my view count. I bested my reigning new-release record in the horror genre alone by roughly thirty titles, noting how streaming and VOD dominated the genre....

The Clock Tower: ‘Supergirl’ Returns As The Arrowverse Prepares A Slew Of Season “Finales” By Amelia Emberwing/May 11, 2020 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.)And we’re back!...

VOTD: Kevin Smith And Jason Mewes Honored With TCL Chinese Theatre Hand & Footprint Ceremony By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2019 6:00 am EST This week, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot hit theaters for a limited engagement thanks to Fathom Events (read our review here), but it will also be touring the country for the next few months as part of the official Reboot Roadshow with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith accompanying the movie....

‘A Christmas Carol’ Featurette Is Ready To Scare The Dickens Out Of You By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2019 5:30 pm EST This ain’t your grandaddy’s Scrooge! FX’s new ultra-dark, ultra-creepy take on A Christmas Carol flips Charles Dickens’ immortal classic upside down and turns it into something approaching full-blown horror. This new take on the story debuts on FX tomorrow night, and there’s a new featurette that delves into what makes this Carol so different....

‘Avatar 2’: James Cameron And Crew Go Into 14-Day New Zealand Quarantine Before Shooting Resumes By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 1, 2020 12:00 pm EST Productions around the world have been delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but ironically it is the long-awaited Avatar 2 that is staying right on schedule. Director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau lived up to their promises that Avatar 2 would be resuming production down in New Zealand this week, with the pair landing in the country and entering the 14-day mandated quarantine....

‘Daleks!’: The Famous ‘Doctor Who’ Villains Are Getting Their Own Animated Show By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 13, 2020 11:00 am EST Every science-fiction franchise has its iconic monster. Star Trek has the Borg, Star Wars has too many to count, and Doctor Who has the Daleks. At first glance, these glorified salt-and-pepper shakers with a plunger look unimpressive, but something about these formerly low-budget creations have stuck in the public consciousness. They’ve gotten their own TV shows, movies, lunch boxes, and have even survived to become an important part of the modern-day revival of Doctor Who....

/Filmcast Ep. 590 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (GUEST: Tara Ariano From Extra Hot Great) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 28, 2020 8:00 pm EST The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. This week, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Tara Ariano, television aficionado and co-host of podcast Extra Hot Great, to chat about Quibi. Fourteen years after the first Borat movie, the Kazakhstan journalist returns to America for one special delivery....

‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Clip: The Rock And Jason Statham Go Fishing By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 3:00 pm EST Peanut butter and jelly. Coffee and donuts. Hobbs and Shaw. Some things just go well together. The new Fast and Furious spin-off gives Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham a chance to crack wise, kick-ass, and launch their own franchise in the process. Will the movie be any good? We’ll have to wait and see, but no matter what, it’ll probably be a hit....

‘Joker’ Blu-Ray And Digital Release Dates Announced By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2019 1:00 pm EST Joker, the R-rated Taxi Driver-inspired take on the Clown Prince of Crime, is finally headed to home video. The billion-dollar hit starring Joaquin Phoenix will arrive on digital this month before dancing its way to Blu-ray in January. The Todd Phillips-directed movie is a bonafide blockbuster – the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office, the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2019....

‘Monster’: Ryan Murphy’s Next Netflix Project Is A Jeffrey Dahmer Limited Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 5, 2020 1:30 pm EST On the heels of delving into the origin of a famous cinematic villain with the divisive Ratched, Ryan Murphy is setting his sights on one of the most horrific real-life villains, Jeffrey Dahmer, for his next Netflix project. Murphy will be teaming up with Ian Brennan to develop Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a limited series about the notorious American serial killer who, in 1992, was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life in prison after a 13 year killing spree....

‘Renfield’ Movie Will Focus On Dracula’s Bug-Eating Henchman By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST Renfield, the lunatic who loves to eat bugs and pal around with Count Dracula, is getting his own movie. Having failed with their original Dark Universe plan, Universal is now taking risks on stranger projects. One is Leigh Whannell’s creepy-looking and very modern Invisible Man. The other is Paul Feig’s Dark Army. And now here comes Renfield, with Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher at the helm....

‘Stranger Things 4’ Makes Priah Ferguson A Series Regular By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2020 3:00 pm EST Priah Ferguson, who stole scenes in Stranger Things 2 and had an even bigger role in Stranger Things 3, is now officially a series regular on the Netflix series. Ferguson plays Erica Sinclair, little sister of Lucas. Ferguson was in multiple season 3 episodes, and even took part in a lot of the action....

‘The Haunted’ Trailer: Are You Ready To Get Spooky? By Chris Evangelista/April 4, 2020 1:00 pm EST BOO!!!!! Now that I have your attention, would you like to watch a trailer for The Haunted? If not, too bad, we’re doing it anyway. This horror movie has a woman working a nightshift at a spooky house, which is a surefire recipe for what I like to call the spookies. Things go bump in the night, there are lots of shadows, and more than a few flashlights get used....

David E. Kelley Does Good Law Shows Kelley created Ally McBeal, The Practice and Boston Legal. The Lincoln Lawyer is in his wheelhouse, that’s for sure. “We’ve made a series commitment with David for The Lincoln Lawyer,” Sherman said. “His take on Mickey Haller is brilliant. He’s off writing right now. We’re salivating to get his first script.“Kelley has adapted books before too, most recently Big Little Lies and Mr. Mercedes....

‘The Memory Police’: Reed Morano And Charlie Kaufman Unite For A Movie About The Struggle For Truth By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to get when director Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale) teams up with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) to make a film adaptation of The Memory Police, a novel from Japanese writer Y?ko Ogawa. Get more details about the story below....

‘The Raid’ Remake Writer Once Pitched An R-Rated ‘The Punisher’ Movie To Marvel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 28, 2020 4:00 pm EST Ever since Jon Bernthal perfectly inhabited the vengeful antihero in Netflix’s The Punisher, fans have been clamoring for the actor to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. It’s unlikely to ever happen, considering Disney’s family-friendly focus and the cancellation of Marvel and Netflix’s more mature superhero series. But that didn’t stop one pitch from trying to make it so....

An Ode To Souvenir Pint Glasses, The Most Nostalgic Form Of Movie Fandom By Alex Arabian/Aug. 27, 2020 9:00 am EST As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Goonie. To me, being a Goonie was better than being President of the United States. Even before I first wandered into the theater for an after-school job, I knew I wanted to be a part of them....

Ava DuVernay Turning DC’s ‘DMZ’ Comic Book Into A Series For HBO Max By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2019 11:44 am EST Director Ava DuVernay is already preparing to head into the world of comic books with an adaptation of the DC Comics property New Gods, and things must be going well on the project in development because she just struck a deal to adapt another title from DC Comics. HBO Max has ordered a pilot directed and executive produced by Ava DuVernay that will adapt the comic book DMZ, originally created by writer Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli....

Which Character is This Again? Without accidentally retelling the entire first half of Rise of Skywalker, Babu Frik is some kind of droid expert needed to get locked info out of C-3PO’s computer noggin. The details of all this are not super important. What is important is that Babu Frik appears to be both ancient and infantile at the same time, like a very old baby. He works on droids while being no bigger than C-3PO’s face....