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All Waiting for Godot Needed Was More Laser Tag It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia may do raunchy jokes, but you can’t say they aren’t educated. Day cited the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot as an inspiration for a season 14 episode.“We’re doing a Waiting for Godot themed laser tag episode that America has always wanted,” Day said.Waiting for Godot is famously a play where nothing happens. They just wait and, spoiler alert, Godot never shows up....

‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Review: A Satisfying But Clumsy Return To Form For Kevin Smith By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2019 9:30 am EST Kevin Smith burst onto the filmmaking scene in 1994 with the Sundance-selected indie comedy Clerks. No one knew that this film was just the beginning of what would become the View Askewniverse, an interconnected universe where nearly all of Kevin Smith’s movies (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) would exist, allowing for the kind of references and characters crossovers that are now a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Trailer: They’re Back With New Episodes, Folks! By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 14, 2021 5:30 pm EST They’re back, folks! Warner Bros. Animation’s critically acclaimed revival of the beloved animated comedy series returns with new episodes this month. HBO Max has released a new Looney Tunes Cartoons trailer unveiling the release date of brand-new episodes. Watch the Looney Tunes Cartoons trailer below. Looney Tunes Cartoons Trailer Looney Tunes Cartoons is back with a batch of 10 all-new episodes, starting January 21, 2021....

‘Molly’s Game’ Review: Jessica Chastain Gives Another Dynamite Performance [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 10, 2017 1:00 pm EST Aaron Sorkin has had some trouble when it comes to his female characters. It’s not that Sorkin has never written a good female character; he has – C.J. Cregg on The West Wing immediately springs to mind. But more often than not, Sorkin has a tendency to reduce women to roles in which their biggest character trait is how well they stand beside powerful, smart men....

‘No Time To Die’ Won’t Go Straight To Streaming, But Conversations With Netflix And Apple Did Happen By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 26, 2020 7:30 am EST MGM did not comment on the sales discussions, telling Variety through a spokesperson: “We do not comment on rumors. The film is not for sale. The film’s release has been postponed until April 2021 in order to preserve the theatrical experience for moviegoers.” But it’s easy to see why MGM was considering the streaming release strategy....

“Now Is Our Time”: How Global Female Directors At TIFF 2019 Subverted Everything By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 20, 2019 9:00 am EST Like many time periods preceding it, the fall film festival circuit of 2019 has been a mixed bag of results for female filmmakers. The Venice Film Festival spared a measly two slots in its competition for films directed by women and, as if to thumb their nose at those decrying their regressive attitudes, awarded their Best Director prize to convicted rapist Roman Polanski....

‘Onward’ Trailer: Chris Pratt And Tom Holland Rediscover Magic In Pixar’s New Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2019 6:27 am EST Chris Pratt and Tom Holland are legging it across a magical realm on a magical quest to find a missing half of their father — literally. Well, kind of literally, as the new Onward trailer reveals. Pratt and Holland play two teenage elf brothers who are bestowed a gift by their late father that will bring him back to life for one day....

‘Quiz’ Miniseries Teaser Trailer: The True Story Of A Couple Who Cheated On ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2020 1:30 pm EST You know what’s more fun than watching a quiz show? Watching a series about a scandal where a couple tried to cheat on one of the most popular television quiz shows of all-time. AMC has a story just like that coming your way next month....

‘Run’, The New Film From The Director Of ‘Searching’, Dashes To Hulu From Lionsgate By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 11, 2020 12:30 pm EST Run, the new thriller starring Sarah Paulson, is the latest theatrical film to forgo a theatrical release here in the era of coronavirus. The film, which hails from Searching director Aneesh Chaganty, was supposed to open in theaters in May but was pulled due to widespread theatrical closures. Now, Run is bypassing movie theaters entirely and headed to Hulu....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Explores The Dark Corners Of The Galaxy With Deal No Deal" By Caroline Cao/March 27, 2020 8:00 am EST The latest episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues the adjustment of former Skywalker padawan Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) to her new station without the Jedi’s guide. She is temporarily residing in the underground of Coruscant, sheltered by the not-so-bright aspiring pilot Trace (Brigitte Kali) in a garage....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Might Be Back To 9 Episodes By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2020 9:30 am EST Stranger Things 4 feels even more faraway since production on the Netflix flagship sci-fi horror series was forced to halt in March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But things may be getting lively again in Hawkins, Indiana. A new social media post from the Stranger Things writers room gave us a sneak peek at the scripts for the complete season — or rather, a sneak peek at the number of scripts....

‘The Batman’ Is Using Virtual Production Techniques Pioneered In ‘The Mandalorian’ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 19, 2020 2:00 pm EST When filmmaker Jon Favreau and the team at Industrial Light and Magic concocted a new way to transport audiences to a galaxy far, far away in The Mandalorian using a combination of video game engines and massive, high-quality LED screens, we knew it was only a matter of time before those techniques started making their way into the film industry’s biggest blockbusters....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 Teaser: Change Never Comes Easy By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2020 10:00 am EST “Change never comes easy,” June muses in The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 teaser, which feels like a bit of an understatement for the bleak, slow-moving dystopian Hulu series based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. But the plodding drama series promises the long-awaited revolution against the totalitarian regime of Gilead, though we will still have to wait until next year to see it play out....

‘The Marksman’ Review: The Latest Liam Neeson Action Movie Aims For The Heart By Evan Saathoff/Jan. 12, 2021 8:00 am EST It’s not a good time for much, but weirdly enough, it is a very good time to be a Liam Neeson fan. While DC-heads just had to watch its latest offering on their televisions and Marvel-stans don’t really know when they’re likely to see Black Widow, Liam Neeson has starred in not one, but two theatrical offerings during the pandemic: first the generic and boring Honest Thief and now the much better but still pretty generic The Marksman....

‘The Outsider’ Trailer: Ben Mendelsohn Has To Solve An Inexplicable Murder By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2019 1:30 pm EST A spooky new trailer for The Outsider gives us a longer look at HBO’s new Stephen King adaption. Based on King’s novel of the same name, the drama series involves what first appears to be an open-and-shut murder case. But evidence slowly begins to come to light that makes this story anything but ordinary....

‘Veronica Mars’ Season 4 Spoiler Review: Let’s Talk About The Biggest Twists And Revelations By Josh Spiegel/July 25, 2019 8:00 am EST It’s kind of fitting that the fourth season of Veronica Mars got a surprise week-early release by Hulu. The season was set to arrive, with all eight episodes at once, on Friday, July 26. But during the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed by the streaming service that Veronica Mars would return…that day....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Exorcist III’ Is Almost As Good As The Original ‘Exorcist’ (Seriously) By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 7, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: The Exorcist III (1990). The Exorcist III 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Exorcist III’ Is Almost As Good As The Original ‘Exorcist’ (Seriously)...

Derek DelGaudio’s Frank Oz-Directed ‘In And Of Itself’ To Be Released As A Movie By Ben Pearson/Oct. 17, 2019 5:30 pm EST In 2016, feature film director Frank Oz directed a show called In & Of Itself, which was created by acclaimed magician Derek DelGaudio. The show played at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and Off-Broadway in New York City and drew dozens of celebrity guests curious to experience it; while it was initially supposed to run for just 10 weeks, it ended up being extended to a staggering 560 performances over 72 weeks before it ultimately came to an end last summer....

Disney Movie Rewards To Launch New App With Transition To Disney Movie Insiders By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 27, 2019 5:30 pm EST Longtime users of the Disney Movie Rewards program can finally call themselves Disney insiders. At this year’s D23 Expo 2019, Disney Movie Rewards announced a name change and a new app for its users that will be launching this September. The program will be rebranded “Disney Movie Insiders” and offer a variety of new rewards, including more points for purchasing movie tickets and digital movie purchases....

Kevin Smith’s Mooby’s Restaurant Becomes A Reality, Launching With Postmates Delivery To Support Coronavirus Charity By Ethan Anderton/April 13, 2020 12:30 pm EST For those who may not be familiar, Mooby’s is a restaurant chain based on the fictional children’s television character Mooby the Golden Calf, inspired by the Old Testament story of the golden calf that was worshipped as a graven idol. Mooby is portrayed as trademarked character not unlike Barney the purple dinosaur or Mickey Mouse, with an entire array of movies, TV shows, albums, merchandise, and, obviously, a fast food chain....