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Get A Sneak Peek At The New Footage From ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Extended Cut, Now In Theaters By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 30, 2019 2:30 pm EST Little did we know, when Spider-Man: Far From Home hit theaters back in June, that it may be the last we see of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But while the fate of our favorite webslinger hangs in the air in the aftermath of the messy Disney-Sony feud, we’re going to get four more minutes of Holland as Spider-Man in the MCU....

Halloween Horror Film ‘Dark Harvest’ Release Date Set For Fall 2021 By Chris Evangelista/April 8, 2020 5:30 pm EST Hey, let’s move beyond this obliterated movie year and onto 2021, shall we? Here’s something to look forward to: Dark Harvest, a Halloween-themed horror flick from David Slade. Based on the novel by Norman Partridge, the story concerns a Halloween tradition in a small town where young men are tasked with stopping a supernatural being known as the October Boy....

Like ‘Lost’ And ‘The Leftovers’ Before It, ‘Watchmen’ Was Really A Love Story (And A Great One) By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 17, 2019 11:00 am EST Watchmen is a show that does many things right. What could have easily turned into a disaster became instead a fantastic show that reconciles the past with the present, as it tells a story of generational trauma through the lens of a superhero story. What few if any of us predicted at the beginning of the season is that Watchmen would turn into a love story....

Martin Scorsese Directing A Documentary About New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen For Showtime By Chris Evangelista/July 7, 2020 12:30 pm EST While we’ll have to wait a while before we see Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, a different new Scorsese movie is headed our way much sooner. Scorsese will direct a documentary for Showtime about David Johansen, lead singer of the New York Dolls. The doc will chronicle Johansen’s shifting career, from his childhood and beyond....

Matthew McConaughey Really Wanted To Play The Hulk, But Marvel Wasn’t Interested By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 29, 2020 7:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Edward Norton played The Incredible Hulk when the big guy was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But after some creative clashing with Marvel Studios, by the time The Avengers came around, Mark Ruffalo was brought in to replace him....

Superhero Bits: Marvel Comics Shipping Again This Month, WWE Star Becky Lynch Has A Marvel Movie Role & More By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2020 6:00 pm EST Which villain is coming to the next episode of Batwoman? When will Marvel Comics start shipping comics again? Is Green Arrow and the Canaries still going to happen or what? What comic book character would Lena Headey want to play? Which Marvel movie might WWE star Becky Lynch appear in?...

The 10 Best Romantic Comedies Of The Decade By Meredith Borders/Dec. 16, 2019 12:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)In some ways, the past decade was a bit of a desert when it comes to romantic comedies. The rom-com’s mainstream heyday was over with the onset of our current millennium, which brought about dreck like Gigli and The Hottie and the Nottie. But with the dearth of quality mainstream rom-coms came the birth of the indie and the subversive rom-com – and that’s when things got interesting....

The 10 Movies That Saved Us This Decade By Matt Donato/Dec. 24, 2019 11:00 am EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.)As 2019 nears finality, wrapping up decade-end lists across internet publications, I opt to close on a high note. Any other year I’d be dishing the “Most Disturbing Movie Moments” or “Best Kills” given my horror focus, but life’s about keeping things fresh. Ducking when your opponent thinks you’ll counter....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To HBO Max In October 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 26, 2020 12:00 pm EST The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are falling: spooky season is soon upon us. October brings the fall, and with it, a new batch of TV shows and movies coming to HBO Max. Here are the best TV shows and movies coming to HBO Max in October 2020....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Klaus’ Should Be An Annual Christmas Staple For Your Whole Family By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 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: KlausWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words, let alone letters....

Tim Curry Is Doing The Time Warp Again In A ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Livestream Fundraiser By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 27, 2020 3:30 pm EST What do you do if you have a political fundraiser set for Halloween night? Why, hire Tim Curry to host a livestream of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course. The Wisconsin Democrats managed to score a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania for a Rocky Horror Show Livestream, a musical event set to feature appearances from original cast members of the 1975 cult classic and many more special guest stars....

Whether You Love Or Hate ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’, J.J. Abrams Diplomatically Says You’re Right By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 23, 2019 4:30 pm EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is proving to be no less divisive than Star Wars: The Last Jedi. There are those who love this movie as both a finale to this new trilogy and the entire Skywalker saga, largely thanks to the nostalgic beats that bring it all together in a way that pulls at your heartstrings....

‘Army Of The Dead’ First Look: Zack Snyder’s Zombie Heist Movie Comes To Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 7, 2021 7:30 am EST “Zack Snyder directs a zombie heist movie” is all the pitch that Netflix needed — and that most people will need — to jump on Army of the Dead, the upcoming horror film from the Batman v Superman director which stars Dave Bautista and Tig Notaro as members of a team who must infiltrate a Las Vegas casino during an undead uprising....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Star Margot Robbie On The Evolution Of Harley Quinn And Her Comic Book Inspirations [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2019 10:00 am EST On March 12, 2019, I visited the set of Birds of Prey on the Warner Bros Studio Lot in Los Angeles. While on set, a group of journalists had the opportunity to sit down with Harley Quinn herself, Margot Robbie, to talk about the making of this new DC movie....

‘Catherine The Great’ Trailer: Helen Mirren Rules In HBO’s Sexy Limited Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 6, 2019 5:30 pm EST Helen Mirren doesn’t need to play an empress to prove that she rules. But it doesn’t hurt. Mirren stars as the legendary Catherine the Great, one of history’s most powerful — and according to this HBO limited series, most passionate — monarchs. Watch the Catherine the Great trailer below. Catherine the Great Trailer...

‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ Part 3 Trailer: Hell’s Under New Management Now By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 16, 2020 8:30 am EST Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — or in this case, like a teen witch who wants to save her boyfriend. After amusing us with a music video that allowed Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka to live her best pop star life, Netflix has released the real trailer for part 3 of the teen horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and it looks positively hellish....

‘Dark Days At The Magna Carta’ Will Have Blake Lively Dealing With The Apocalypse By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2020 4:00 pm EST Blake Lively is ready for some Dark Days at the Magna Carta, a new post-apocalyptic thriller produced by Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy. The film is destined for Netflix, with a hot script from up-and-coming screenwriter Michael Paisley. Specific details about the story aren’t available, but it’s said to involve a “catastrophic event,” which is something we’re all familiar with at this point....

‘Devs’ Trailer: Alex Garland’s New Tech Thriller Looks Like Must-See TV By Ben Pearson/Jan. 9, 2020 1:30 pm EST As far as I’m concerned, Alex Garland is two for two as a director so far. Both Ex Machina and Annihilation are fantastic, challenging, mesmerizing movies, so I’m naturally very excited to see what he does with Devs, his tech thriller TV series which debuts in a couple of months. And I’m even more excited about the show after seeing its first full trailer, which FX released online today....

‘F9’ Trailer And Super Bowl Spot: ‘Fast And Furious’ Welcomes Director Justin Lin Back To The Family By Ben Pearson/Feb. 2, 2020 3:50 pm EST The Fast and Furious franchise hit a couple of speed bumps over the past few years with The Fate of the Furious and the series’ first spin-off, Hobbs and Shaw, but this year, we’ll see the latest entry in the primary ongoing storyline, which is officially being referred to as The Fast Saga....

/Filmcast Ep. 602 - One Night In Miami (GUEST: Kendra James From Startrek.com) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 21, 2021 8:10 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff chat about WandaVision, The Dissident, and the last day of the Trump presidency. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Kendra James, producer of the Official Star Trek Podcast, to review One Night in Miami, the new film directed by Regina King. The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon!...