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The ‘Blair Witch’ Video Game Is A Terrifying Journey Into One Of The Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time By Vanessa Bogart/Sept. 11, 2019 7:00 am EST The Blair Witch Project was more than a movie, it was a phenomenon. It took horror to a new level, blurring the line between reality and fiction. I was only a child when it came out, but I vividly remember the debates in the school yard about whether or not it was real....

The Morning Watch: John Mulaney’ Stories From ‘SNL’, ‘Stranger Things’ In Other Languages & More By Ethan Anderton/April 13, 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, John Mulaney reminisces about the time he spent at Saturday Night Live as a writer who made occasional appearances at the Weekend Update desk....

The Morning Watch: Making Of ‘The Dark Knight Trilogy’, ‘50 First Dates’ In 2020 & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 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, check out the making of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy with over an hour of footage from behind the scenes....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is A Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Distraction In Troubled Times By Ben Pearson/March 26, 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: Curb Your EnthusiasmWhere You Can Stream It: HBO Go/HBO NowThe Pitch: Television writer Larry David, playing a fictionalized version of himself, bumbles his way through modern day Los Angeles, hanging out with his wife (Cheryl Hines) and manager (Jeff Garlin) and often letting his bristling personality get him into ludicrous (and hilarious) situations....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The World’s Toughest Race’ Is The Next Evolution Of Competition Reality Shows By Jacob Hall/Aug. 22, 2020 10:00 am EST The first thing that becomes obvious when you fire up this series is the sheer scope of it all. And not just the race itself, with its 66 four-person teams, hundreds of miles of race course, and stretches involving boating, raft-building, swimming, mountain climbing, bicycling, and dense jungle hiking....

This Week In Trailers: Somewhere In The Middle, Serendipity, SPIRITS In The Forest, Everybody’s Everything, We Believe In Dinosaurs By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 5, 2019 9:00 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?...

Water Cooler: Ready Or Not, The Witch, What About Bob?, Millennium Actress, Terrace House, Aladdin, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Horror Nights, John Mayer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the September 17, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Will Reverse One Ugly Detail From The Theatrical Cut By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2020 11:00 am EST Zack Snyder will finally release his cut of Justice League in 2021 thanks to the new streaming service HBO Max. The director has been teasing the various differences between the theatrical cut and his original vision for the movie over the past few years, but even before Snyder fueled the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement on the web, fans could already see some of the changes made by comparing footage from the first couple trailers to the final cut of the movie....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Teaser Has Jimmy Going Behind The Camera Again By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 3, 2020 9:30 am EST Better Call Saul, quite possibly the best show on TV at the moment, is returning very, very soon. Which means it’s time for a new teaser! This very brief bit of footage assembles all the old familiar faces while also putting Saul Goodman (née Jimmy McGill) getting back behind the camera once again to film himself a new commercial....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Featurette Highlights The Many, Many Fight Scenes In The New DC Film By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2020 5:00 pm EST Birds of Prey opens this week, and the early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. As a result, the hype for the new DC flick starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn is already at a fever-pitch. But if you need something else to get you pumped-up, you might want to take a gander at this behind-the-scenes featurette that highlights the many, many fight scenes and stunts in the movie....

‘Clarice’ Won’t Be Able To Mention (Let Alone Feature) Hannibal Lecter By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2020 9:30 am EST Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling are two characters who are inextricably linked together in pop culture. But not in the upcoming CBS series Clarice, a sequel to the classic horror movie The Silence of the Lambs, which introduced the intrepid FBI agent in training. Because of confusing rights issues, any mention of Hannibal Lecter has been essentially banned from the series....

‘Dracula’ Reboot Coming From Jason Blum And Director Karyn Kusama By Chris Evangelista/March 10, 2020 4:21 pm EST Welcome to a whole new world of gods and monsters. In the wake of the box office and critical success of The Invisible Man, there’s a mad dash for a monster mash, with more and more classic monsters being rebooted. The latest: Jason Blum’s Blumhouse is about to sink its fangs into Dracula reboot and they have The Invitation and Destroyer director Karyn Kusama set to helm....

/Filmcast Ep. 529 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 6, 2019 8:50 pm EST After last week’s review of Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, David, Devindra, Jeff reflect on the best movie of the year so far. For the feature review, the cast cover the good, the bad, and the controversy of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Watch the video combining the trailers of Hobbs & Shaw to look like the full movie by ThatMarioRivera....

/Filmcast Ep. 539 - El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 21, 2019 9:41 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff review El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, a cinematic epilogue to the hit show Breaking Bad. With the original showrunner Vince Gilligan back in the director’s seat, the cast debates whether El Camino lives up to the legacy of "the one who knocks." Thanks to our sponsors this week: Villains, Feals, and Native...

‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark’ Review: A Game-Changer In The True Crime Docuseries Genre By Chris Evangelista/June 23, 2020 8:00 am EST True Crime isn’t a new fad, but in the last several years, thanks to buzzworthy podcasts and binge-worthy series (usually on Netflix), there’s been a considerable boom in the genre. More often than not, these entries fit into a formula – a cookie-cutter set-up and follow-through that, while often engrossing and even captivating, rarely treads new ground....

‘Jurassic Park’ Watch Party Planned For April 23 With Co-Star Joseph Mazzello By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2020 11:00 am EST Jurassic Park, the modern classic directed by Steven Spielberg, will be the focus of a watch party hosted by Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, IGN and Cinefix. But this won’t just gather a bunch of fans to talk about the movie, because Jurassic Park co-star Joseph Mazzello, who played young dinosaur enthusiast Tim Murphy, grandson of John Hammond, will be partaking in the watch party to provide commentary and behind the scenes details from his time spent making the movie....

‘Mortal Kombat’ And ‘Tom And Jerry’ Get New Release Dates As Warner Bros. Shuffles Its Calendar By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 15, 2020 11:30 am EST Warner Bros. has bestowed new release dates on two of their upcoming titles, Mortal Kombat and Tom and Jerry. The films are just two of the upcoming WB titles that are headed to both theaters and HBO Max at once, a move that’s sent shockwaves through Hollywood and left some industry folks ticked-off....

‘No Sudden Move’, New Steven Soderbergh Heist Movie, Adds David Harbour, Noah Jupe, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2020 2:00 pm EST No Sudden Move, a new heist film from Mr. Steven Soderbergh, is rounding out its cast. Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Amy Seimetz, Ray Liotta, Bill Duke, Julia Fox, and Jon Hamm are already on board, and now David Harbour, Noah Jupe, Brendan Fraser, and Kieran Culkin are joining the project as well....

‘Primer’ And ‘Upstream Color’ Director Shane Carruth Retiring After Next Film By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2020 1:00 pm EST Shane Carruth isn’t what you’d call a prolific filmmaker, but the two films he’s delivered – Primer and Upstream Color – are held in high regard. Fans have been hoping for a new Carruth-directed film for almost seven years now, and the good news is that their wish might soon be granted....

‘Star Trek Discovery’: Bryan Fuller Reveals His Original And Very Different Take On The Mirror Universe By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2020 1:30 pm EST Bryan Fuller kicked off Star Trek Discovery with a bang, but unfortunately left before the show’s second season. The executive producer’s departure was at first blamed on the time he needed to spend working on the Starz series American Gods. But before that, there were reportedly budgetary restraints resulting in creative clashing during the writing phase....