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Pop Culture Imports: An Iconic Bollywood Western, A K-Drama Procedural With A Time Travel Twist, Sion Sono’s Latest, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 18, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) The Western has long evolved out of its uniquely American trappings, and we get to see two shining examples of that in this week’s Pop Culture Imports....

The Best Horror Movies Of The Decade You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/Oct. 31, 2019 10:00 am 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 celebrate spooky movie season with a look at the best under-seen horror movies of the decade.) Horror movies are worth watching year-round, but October and Halloween lend the genre an extra weight as audiences seek out chills and thrills to share with friends late into the night....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Song Exploder’ Takes You Inside The Creation Of Catchy Tunes By Ben Pearson/Oct. 28, 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 Show: Song ExploderWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Ever wonder how R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” was made? How about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Wait For It,” arguably the best song in Hamilton?...

VUniverse Could Be The Streaming Service Organizer We’ve Been Waiting For By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2020 4:30 pm EST Deadline called our attention to VUniverse, which recently finished beta testing and has now launched for the general public. The startup highlights the fact that streamers can spend an average of 20 minutes trying to find a movie or TV show to watch, and with each household having an average number five different streaming services, the search can be exhausting....

‘Happy Death Day’s Christopher Landon Will Direct A New Horror Film For Blumhouse By Ben Pearson/Aug. 7, 2019 5:30 pm EST The Happy Death Day franchise is dead unless a service like Netflix comes along to fund a third entry, but that’s not going to keep director Christopher Landon down. The filmmaker, who directed the first Happy Death Day and both wrote and directed its sequel, is now developing a new horror movie to direct at Blumhouse, the low budget/high control production company where he’s worked extensively over the past decade....

‘His Dark Materials’ Trailer: The Beloved Fantasy Series Comes To Life On HBO By Jacob Hall/Oct. 3, 2019 12:01 pm EST Game of Thrones may be over, but HBO still plans to scratch your epic fantasy itch. His Dark Materials, a co-production with the BBC, premieres next month and the newest trailer is full of astonishing visuals, slick action, and fantastical world-building that should grab the attention of fans of the source material as well as those completely new to this world....

‘It’ Returning To Theaters With Post-Credits ‘It Chapter Two’ Footage By Chris Evangelista/July 30, 2019 10:35 am EST It Chapter Two will give audiences the creeps in September, but if you’re in need of a refresher on the first film, you’re in luck: It is returning to theaters in August for two nights. And to sweeten the deal – and draw in audiences who already own the movie on Blu-ray or digital – the It re-release will include an 8-minute post-credit scene featuring footage from It Chapter Two....

‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 2 Teaser Confirms More Dino Destruction In 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 9, 2020 11:30 am EST The kids of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous are having one of the worst camp experiences in TV history, and it’s about to stretch out for even longer with the newly confirmed season 2. Netflix dropped a teaser revealing that the DreamWorks-animated Jurassic World spin-off series is set to bring more dinosaur destruction to Netflix in 2021....

‘Mulan’ Has Been Approved For Theatrical Release In China Sometime Soon By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2020 7:30 am EST Even though Mulan will receive an unprecedented premium VOD release on Disney+ in many parts of the world on September 4, Disney will be sending the movie to theaters in some international territories. In fact, Mulan has been officially approved for theatrical release in one of the biggest international markets in the world: China....

‘Nathan For You’ Creator Nathan Fielder Strikes HBO Deal, Includes ‘How To…With John Wilson’ Series By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2019 3:30 pm EST Nathan Fielder brought us comedy gold in the Comedy Central series Nathan For You. The comedian bridged the world of comedy and reality makeover shows with a series that featured an awkward Fielder running a consulting firm aiming to help people looking to improve their own businesses. But the ideas Fielder often had were unconventional, questionable, and absolutely hilarious....

‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Adds Luke Evans Alongside Nicole Kidman And Melissa McCarthy By Chris Evangelista/June 28, 2020 1:00 pm EST Luke Evans is the latest actor to join the Nine Perfect Strangers cast. The new Hulu series is a dark, gritty reboot of the classic sitcom Perfect Strangers, and Evans is set to play Cousin Balki. Oh, no, my mistake. Nine Perfect Strangers is actually a new thriller based on the book by Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies....

‘Solar Opposites’ Already Has Story Arcs Planned For At Least Three Or Four Seasons By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2020 10:00 am EST The first season of Solar Opposites launched on May 8, and after just four days, it was already Hulu’s most watched title in the history of the streaming service. That means it’s likely that the series will be renewed for a second season any time now, and the good news is creators Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan already have story arcs planned for at least three or four seasons....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Becomes First Spidey Film To Break $1 Billion At The Box Office By Ben Pearson/July 25, 2019 5:30 pm EST Spider-Man: Far From Home just did something that no other Spider-film has done before: it made a billion dollars at the global box office. That means fans can breathe a sigh of relief, because that accomplishment guarantees once and for all that Sony’s partnership with Marvel Studios involving the character of Spider-Man will continue for at least one more movie....

‘Star Trek Discovery’ Season 3 Trailer Jumps 930 Years Into The Future, Plus ‘Star Trek: Short Treks’ Start To Arrive By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 5, 2019 12:00 pm EST At the end of the second season of Star Trek Discovery, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), the starship Discovery, and her crew were launched 930 years into the future. And if this teaser trailer for the upcoming third season is any indication, things are looking pretty bleak for the Federation....

‘Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge’ Review: A Simple But Immersive VR Shooter With Lots Of Potential By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2020 8:00 am EST Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge is a new virtual reality video game experience from Lucasfilm, ILMxLAB, and Oculus that allows players to step into the world of Batuu, the planet where the Star Wars theme park expansions at Disneyland and Disney World exist in the franchise’s official canon....

‘The Gentlemen’ Review: A Stylish But Empty Guy Ritchie Gangster Romp By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 23, 2020 8:00 am EST The Gentlemen is being touted as a return to form for Guy Ritchie — not the director behind blockbuster bombs like King Arthur or tepid Disney live-action remakes like Aladdin, but the electric, raucous auteur behind Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. And Ritchie is aware of this going into The Gentlemen, a contemporary gangster movie that has a sense of timelessness to it....

‘The Legend Of Cocaine Island’ Being Turned Into A New Netflix Movie Starring Will Ferrell By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2019 5:00 pm EST Netflix is ready to take another bump from The Legend of Cocaine Island. The streaming service already turned the wild true story into a documentary, and now they’re set to adapt it into a feature starring Will Ferrell. The true story involved Rodney Hyden, a seemingly ordinary guy who heard a rumor about some buried cocaine, and decided to try to find it....

‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Will Feature Four New Songs, ‘Enchanted’ Sequel Moving Forward By Ben Pearson/March 23, 2020 1:30 pm EST Alan Menken, the legendary composer who is responsible for providing the scores for several Disney animated classics, was hard at work on the studio’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid when the coronavirus ground Hollywood to a halt. And while we already knew that the new movie would feature new music, we weren’t sure about exactly how much to expect....

‘The Shining’ Honest Trailer: Procrastination Has Never Been More Creepy By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2019 6:00 am EST This weekend brings early screenings of Doctor Sleep, at least for Fandango VIP members. But for the rest of us, we’ll have to wait another week before reuniting with Danny Torrance nearly 40 years after he was traumatized at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. The good news is you can pass at least some of the time with The Shining Honest Trailer, which reminds you of all the different possible metaphors this movie may contain while also pointing out that there are about three kinds of shots you see over and over....

‘The State’ Comedy Troupe Reuniting Virtually To Read Classic And Unseen Sketches For Charity By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2020 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Next month will mark 25 years since the MTV sketch comedy series The State went off the air. Named after the comedy troupe at the center of the series, The State featured Kevin Allison (Flight of the Conchords), Michael Ian Black (Another Period), Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911!...