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Cool Stuff: ‘Aliens’ Pulse Rifle Prop Replica Lets You Take On Xenomorphs Yourself By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2020 6:00 am EST Following Ridley Scott’s acclaimed sci-fi horror sensation Alien, director James Cameron had the difficult task of following it up and somehow raising the stakes and upping the ante. As we all know, he was successful with the simply titled Aliens, and the sequel brought an ample amount of incredible action thanks to an unit of US Colonial Marines trying to ascertain what happened to a space colony on the moon LV-426....

Cool Stuff: ‘Star Wars’ Black Series Line Expands With ‘The Mandalorian’ In Beskar Armor, Admiral Ackbar & More By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2020 6:00 am EST Last week, Hasbro celebrated Star Wars Fan Appreciation Day, because every single day is a new chance for the population at large to be marketed to by major corporations. Thankfully, we’re Star Wars fans, and the announcement of new Star Wars Black Series figures is an exciting one, especially when they include a new version of The Mandalorian in Beskar armor, the respected Admiral Ackbar, a fierce Ewok warrior, and a slick carbonized version of a beloved character from The Empire Strikes Back....

Cool Stuff: Hallmark Unveils New ‘Solo’ And ‘Star Wars’ Ornaments Way Before Christmas By Ethan Anderton/May 8, 2018 6:00 am EST Yes, we know it’s far too early to begin discussing Christmas. Even if you’re one of those people who partakes in the wild Christmas in July sales that inexplicably happen, it’s just not the right time. But when you’re Hallmark and you have an extensive collection of collectible ornaments released at various points throughout the year, you don’t worry about that....

Cool Stuff: New Harry Potter LEGO Sets Let You Build The Burrow And 4 Privet Drive By Ethan Anderton/April 30, 2020 6:00 am EST It’s no secret that Harry Potter loved his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at least during the times when his life wasn’t in mortal danger from Lord Voldemort and those trying to bring him back to power. During some summers, Harry Potter was fortunate enough to spend time at the Weasley house known as The Burrow, but during most of his younger years, he was miserable at Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia’s house at 4 Privet Drive....

How ‘Logan’ Inspired Patrick Stewart To Come Back For ‘Star Trek: Picard’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST It all came as a surprise when Patrick Stewart announced last year that he would be reprising his role as the beloved Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a role he began playing three decades ago in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The last time Star Trek fans saw the noble captain was in the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis, and that seemed like it would be the last time....

Hugh Grant And Josh Hartnett Join The Cast Of Guy Ritchie’s New Spy Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2021 11:30 am EST Hugh Grant and Josh Hartnett are set to join the cast of the new Guy Ritchie spy thriller formerly titled Five Eyes. This reunites Grant with his Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Gentlemen director, and brings Hartnett back into the Ritchie fold after they collaborated on the upcoming action thriller Wrath of Man....

J.J. Abrams Teases A Fan Favorite Character Cameo In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 15, 2019 10:00 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has the difficult task of not only wrapping up this new trilogy of Star Wars movies, but the entire Skywalker saga that began back in 1977. Because of that, the movie will be reaching into every facet of Star Wars for an epic finale that we’ve seen teased in the trailers and TV spots....

Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter Join Michael Keaton In Hulu’s ‘Dopesick’ Limited Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 16, 2020 5:30 pm EST Hulu has tapped an impressive cast to headline its limited series Dopesick, based on Beth Macy’s book about the U.S. opioid crisis. Unbelievable’s Kaitlyn Dever and Midsommar’s Will Poulter are joining Michael Keaton in the Dopesick cast, which also features Peter Sarsgaard. Deadline reports that Kaitlyn Dever and Will Poulter have been set as series regulars opposite Michael Keaton and Peter Sarsgaard in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s nonfiction book of the same name which investigates the opioid crisis that has spread across America....

Keep The Body Going: 20 Years Later, ‘Bringing Out The Dead’ Is The Rare Underrated Martin Scorsese Movie By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2019 8:00 am EST Can a Martin Scorsese movie be considered truly underrated? Scorsese has produced one well-regarded film after another for the majority of his career, and his bonafides remain untouchable. But nestled within Scorsese’s impressive filmography might be one truly underrated gem: his 1999 effort Bringing Out the Dead....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Series Will Feature Plenty Of Marvel Cinematic Universe Cameos By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2021 5:00 pm EST It’s no secret that Marvel’s What If…? animated series is bringing in the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to help tell alternate stories featuring the heroes and villains they’ve played on the big screen. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, the late Chadwick Boseman, and more will all reprise their Marvel characters in various parallel universe takes on Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, The Winter Soldier, Loki and Black Panther....

New ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy Posters Put Rey In The Center Of The Frame By Ben Pearson/Jan. 13, 2021 12:30 pm EST Last year, Australia-based artist Florey released a series of Star Wars posters through Bottleneck Gallery which focused on Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy. Now he’s back with a new batch of Star Wars sequel trilogy posters, and this time, the attention is squarely on Daisy Ridley’s Rey. You might even say that they “have her back....

Superhero Bits: X-Force Characters Coming To Fortnite, Bruce Campbell Wants A Role In ‘Doctor Strange 2’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 2020 6:00 pm EST Is The Infinity Gauntlet in the MCU more powerful than the one in Marvel Comics? Ready to play as X-Force characters in Fortnite? Would you like to see Bruce Campbell in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? What would it take for Nick Offerman to star in a Marvel movie?...

The ‘Harry Potter’ Kids Are All Right: Emma Watson, Eddie Redmayne Condemn J.K. Rowling’s Trangender Comments By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2020 7:30 am EST Following J.K. Rowling’s anti-transgender tweets, and her 3,600-word manifesto in which the Harry Potter author dug her heels in even further, the stars of the Wizarding World films are coming out in support of the transgender community to condemn Rowling’s comments. Emma Watson and Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne follow in the steps of Daniel Radcliffe, who penned a beautifully worded essay for the LGBTQ organization The Trevor Project earlier this week, by publicly speaking out in support of transgender rights and criticizing Rowling’s recent statements, which many have criticized as hawking dangerous rhetoric that distorts ideas of gender identity....

The 100 Best Movies Of The Decade [Part Five] By /Film Staff/Dec. 20, 2019 7:00 am EST (Welcome to /Film’s countdown of The 100 Best Movies of the Decade, examining the absolute best movies that were released between 2010 and 2019. This is part five of a five-part series and part of our Best of the Decade series.) Last week, the /Film team sat down for an extended two-part podcast to narrow down the 100 best films of the past decade....

The 11 Most Memorable Movie Performances Of 2020 By Meagan Navarro/Jan. 6, 2021 9:00 am EST Year-end coverage often focuses on the award-worthy contenders. While 2020 featured no shortage of Oscar potential, what’s most notable about the performances this year was the element of surprise. Unexpected breakout roles, actors that chewed scenery like no tomorrow, and daringly bold choices resulted in many unforgettable characters that brought immense joy and entertainment during a dark period....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘Norbit’, ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 20, 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, stuntmen react to a surprisingly sophisticated stunt from Eddie Murphy’s stupid comedy Norbit and more....

The Morning Watch: The Night Terrors Of ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’, The Different Versions Of ‘The Exorcist’, And More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 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....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Jeopardy!’ Remains Gold Standard Comfort Food Television By Jacob Hall/March 31, 2020 7:00 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 Series: Jeopardy!Where You Can Stream It: Netflix and HuluThe Pitch: “This long-running game show has survived for decades, brushing off imitators, smiling along with parodies, and rarely changing its perfect format even as the entertainment landscape around it has shifted in profound ways....

The Quarantine Stream: I Finally Watched ‘Better Call Saul,’ And You’re All Right That It’s The Best Show On TV By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 13, 2020 10:00 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 Series: Better Call SaulWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: What if sleazy criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) had his own tragic backstory?...

This Week In Trailers: The Kingmaker, A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life, Any One Of Us, The Rainbow, The All-Americans By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 20, 2019 10:00 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?...