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New Details Emerge On Fox’s Future As Disney Nitpicks The Studio’s Film Slate By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 13, 2019 10:00 am EST But there are other completed films that Disney will still apparently see released through 2020. They include the sci-fi thriller Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt, and somehow the long-gestating New Mutants. Others include films slated for release later this year like Ford vs Ferrari, Terminator: Dark Fate, and the Kingsman: The Secret Service prequel The King’s Man, as well as films that were in production during the merger, such as the video game based action comedy Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds and an adaptation of R....

New Streaming Service Alert: Arrow Will Focus On Cult Cinema; Edgar Wright Recommends Some Favorites By Ben Pearson/Sept. 28, 2020 4:30 pm EST Heads up, Shudder: there’s a new competitor in the world of niche genre streaming. Arrow Video, the distribution company that focuses on cult, classic, and horror cinema, is getting into the streaming service space by launching their own streaming service on October 1, 2020. Shudder, the streaming service which had sort of cornered the market on horror, may have some significant and direct competition in that arena, and Arrow’s cheap monthly price (it’s cheaper than Disney+) should be awfully enticing....

Don’t Listen Now Streaming on Netflix Matt: I did not hear about Ángel Gómez Hernández’s Don’t Listen hitting Netflix until using Netflix three days before the film’s release, when the menu flashed a few-seconds banner before cycling onward. Another “hits Netflix without fanfare but deserves fanfare” instance, which seems to happen so frequently when subtitles are involved. It’s not tremendously unique, but what’s wrong with a mean-spirited (pun intended) haunted narrative rooted in grief, electro-frequency afterlife communication, and Javier Botet’s accomplished “creature” work?...

Superhero Bits: New Set Photos From ‘The Batman’, An Awkward ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Glitch & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to since some DC Comics Christmas carols? Which WWE superstar wants a chance to play Storm? Will Jeremy Renner take a beating in Hawkeye? What’s the latest memorable moment from Avengers: Endgame to get the Funko POP treatment? Why did Tim Burton walk away from a third Batman movie?...

The Clock Tower: ‘Supergirl’ Calls Out Some BS While ‘Batwoman’ Engages In Some By Amelia Emberwing/March 30, 2020 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.)Readers, friends, countrypeople – I lied to you last week....

The Morning Watch: What’s Wrong With Modern CGI VFX, The Legend Of ‘Zombieland’s Tallahassee & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 15, 2019 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, a professional visual effects artist explains some of the problems with the CGI used in some of today’s movies and points out the biggest hurdle with generating realistic visual effects....

The Morning Watch: Where Zombies Come From, How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Predicted YouTube Culture & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2019 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, find out where the horror pop culture sensation zombies first started fascinating audiences....

The Snyder Cut Of ‘Justice League’ Is Coming To HBO Max By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2020 11:07 am EST Fans demanded it – frequently and vocally – and now it’s happening. The long-awaited “Snyder Cut” of Justice League will finally see the light of day on HBO Max. I know – I can’t believe it either. But here we are! We’ll probably never know the whole story about what happened behind-the-scenes – and anyone who tells you they know it is probably lying....

Watch: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese Reflect On Their Careers Leading Up To ‘The Irishman’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 3, 2020 2:00 pm EST What would it be like to sit at a table with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci? Well, first it would be hugely intimidating, as those movie legends have all left such a profound mark on cinema over the last 50 years....

Work On The ‘Willow’ Sequel Series For Disney+ Has Begun, But Warwick Davis Cautions That Nothing Is Official Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 10, 2020 2:00 pm EST The doors have opened for a Willow sequel series on Disney+. After Ron Howard teased that Solo writer Jonathan Kasdan was in discussions with Disney+ to revive the director’s 1988 epic fantasy film in the form of a TV series, Kasdan has fed nostalgia-hungry fans another cryptic morsel to keep up the hype....

‘Arctic Dogs’ Trailer: It’s Like ‘Balto,’ But With Fewer Dying Children By Jacob Hall/Sept. 29, 2019 10:00 am EST Remember Balto, the 1995 animated movie about a sled dog who must make a dangerous trek in order to deliver life-saving medicine to the children of an isolated community? The new film Arctic Dogs asks “What if that, but without so many tiny coffins?” Yes, this is an animated film about animals delivering packages across the snowy wilderness and it is complete with everything you’ve come to loathe about so many modern animated movies: a needlessly stacked celebrity cast, a volume that never drops below 11, and so much more!...

‘Before You Know It’ Trailer: Judith Light And Mandy Patinkin Star In A Dysfunctional Family Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2019 6:30 am EST Family: you can’t live with them, you can’t live without them. And even if you do live without them, as dysfunctional co-dependent sisters Rachel (Hannah Utt) and Jackie (Jen Tullock) do in the Sundance drama hit Before You Know It, they will naturally search for them. Utt makes a lauded directorial debut with Before You Know It, which follows two sisters who discover that their long-dead mother (Judith Light) was actually alive and working as a soap opera star....

‘Cats’ Honest Trailer: The Body Horror Makes David Cronenberg Look Quaint By Ethan Anderton/April 15, 2020 6:00 am EST The horror that is the big screen adaptation of Cats was heard far and wide. In fact, the movie’s poor reception from both critics and audiences was so bad that Universal Pictures pulled the movie from awards consideration. But don’t let that keep you away from experiencing this feline fever dream for yourself, because it’s an experience that will remind you how grateful to be when a truly great movie comes along....

‘Civil’: ‘American History X’ Director Tony Kaye’s Next Film Is A Civil Rights Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 17, 2020 3:30 pm EST Nearly a decade after his last feature film, Tony Kaye is returning to the director’s chair to helm the Civil Rights drama Civil. The British filmmaker, best known for his explosive 1998 debut feature American History X, will be directing a script written by Austin Wright and Adam Knox, which follows two men from opposite sides of the racial divide in the 1950s....

‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Turns Into A 1970s Blaxploitation Star By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2019 9:30 am EST Eddie Murphy hasn’t had much luck on the big screen for the past couple decades. With the exception of Shrek and Dreamgirls, he’s produced and starred in some truly dreadful movies. But it looks like we’re on the verge of a return to form for the once-thriving comedian, because along with the forthcoming comedy sequel Coming 2 America, we’ll see Eddie Murphy back as a real-life character who was truly larger than life....

‘Dolittle’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Goes On An Adventure And Talks To Animals By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 13, 2019 10:00 am EST After starring in the highest grossing film of all time this year, Robert Downey Jr. is slumming it with a bunch of animals in Victorian England early next year. Dolittle puts a new spin on the classic tale of the man known for talking to animals. Looking like a cross between Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes and Life of Pi, the first Dolittle trailer shows off what feels like a haphazard adventure that just so happens to involve Dr....

‘Leaving Neverland’ Review: This Gut-Wrenching Documentary Will Completely Change The Way You Think Of Michael Jackson By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 22, 2019 7:00 am EST For those of us who grew up in the era of Michael Jackson, the rumors were rampant. The tabloids dubbed him “Wacko Jacko”, and speculation ran wild. His odd persona, his changing skin-tone, his aloofness. Who was this man-child superstar? And why did he have such an obsession with children?...

‘Lucky Grandma’ Trailer: Tsai Chin’s Gambling Widow Gets Caught In A Chinatown Gang War By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 8, 2020 5:30 pm EST A grandma gets caught in a Chinatown gang war after stumbling on a bag full of money. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, or the premise of an unexpectedly thrilling neo-noir directed by Sasie Sealy. Thankfully, Lucky Grandma is the latter, though this heist movie is not without laughs....

‘Mohawk’: Four Reasons To Watch This Brutal Historical Horror Film By Chris Evangelista/March 1, 2018 9:00 am EST Ted Geoghegan’s Mohawk hits select theaters and VOD this Friday, March 2, and you should make a point of seeking it out. This deft blend of history and horror is not an easy sell to a general audience, but it’s definitely worth seeing. Here are four key reasons you’re going to want to watch this film....

‘Shockwave’: Celebrated Playwright Tom Stoppard To Pen Cary Joji Fukunaga’s Hiroshima Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 14, 2020 11:30 am EST In a recent Wall St. Journal interview, Fukunaga revealed that Oscar winner Tom Stoppard is set to pen the script for Shockwave, the No Time to Die director’s upcoming movie about the atomic bomb that the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945. A riveting, minute-by-minute account of the momentous event that changed our world forever....