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‘Fast And Furious’ Actress Michelle Rodriguez Says Writer Chris Morgan “Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With” Where The “Justice For Han” Narrative Is Going By Ben Pearson/Aug. 6, 2019 11:00 am EST There’s more trouble brewing in the Fast and Furious family. Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Letty, has voiced her displeasure with the way the franchise has treated its female characters in the past, though she seemed to resolve that dispute earlier this year....

/Filmcast Ep. 554- Birds Of Prey (GUEST: Angie Han From Mashable) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 11, 2020 8:00 pm EST It’s the first day of the new format! David, Devindra, Jeff and Angie Han, deputy entertainment editor @mashable, jump straight into a feature review of Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, the latest film by director Cathy Yan. How did the female villain perform without her main squeeze the Joker?...

‘Indiana Jones 5’ Producer Frank Marshall Explains How The Pandemic Will Impact The Sequel By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2020 11:30 am EST Indiana Jones 5 feels like one of those movies we’ve been hearing about for over a decade now, but it never seems like it’s actually going to happen. Harrison Ford going to be nearly 80 by the time the movie gets in front of cameras and the coronavirus pandemic is probably going to make it much more difficult to get a blockbuster of that scale off the ground anytime soon....

‘Light Of My Life’ Trailer: Casey Affleck Navigates A Post-Apocalyptic World Without Women By Chris Evangelista/July 24, 2019 7:30 am EST Here’s something that will surely raise an eyebrow or two: Casey Affleck directed a movie set in a world where nearly every woman has died. This post-apocalyptic drama finds Affleck and his child navigating a snowy wasteland, trying to stay safe and keep away from strangers, while hiding a big secret in the process....

‘Loki’ TV Series Will Look At Loki’s “Struggle With Identity” By Chris Evangelista/March 26, 2020 2:05 pm EST Loki, the Disney+ TV series which brings back Tom Hiddleston’s god of mischief, is (probably) coming our way early next year. And while we all have a pretty good idea what to expect – Loki back on his bullshit – specific details remain locked away. But showrunner Michael Waldron has some hot goss he’s ready to spill on what’s in store....

‘Murder Mystery,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Are The Most Popular 2019 Titles On Netflix, According To Netflix’s Very Specific Parameters By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 30, 2019 4:30 pm EST Only one non-original title made it to the top of Netflix’s most popular releases list of 2019. Pixar’s The Incredibles 2 holds the No. 4 spot in Netflix’s top 10 most popular releases of the year, behind Murder Mystery, Stranger Things 3, and 6 Underground....

‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot Gets Ready For An October Run By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 31, 2020 1:00 pm EST Supermarket Sweep is having a bit of a moment. The 1990s series where contestants in hideous sweaters run up and down the aisles of a fictional supermarket when they’re not answering trivia questions about brands has become a kind of comfort-food watch for audiences now that it’s been added to Netflix. There’s also a new reboot on the way – something that was in the process even before Netflix made the old episodes available to stream....

‘Tenet’ Reviews: Not Even Christopher Nolan Can Make A Movie That Lives Up To This Amount Of Hype By Ben Pearson/Aug. 21, 2020 12:30 pm EST Tenet is finally here! Well, not here, in the United States. But here, in the wider world – a world which handled the coronavirus pandemic much more responsibly than we have and therefore deserves nice things as a reward. But is this new Christopher Nolan spy thriller good enough to be considered a reward?...

The Art of The Mandalorian During the Lucasfilm Publishing panel, This Week In Star Wars host Kristin Baver asked Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak to pinpoint one piece of concept art that encapsulates the entire series. That sounds like a difficult task, but Szostak, and he picked the piece that you see above by Christian Alzmann, which wasn’t included in the credits of the episode where the scene comes from....

‘The Orange Years’ Trailer: Nickelodeon Creators And Stars Dig Into The Kids Cable Channel’s History By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2020 3:30 pm EST During the 1990s, you were either a Disney Channel kid or a Nickelodeon kid. While Disney Channel may have had the roster of multi-talented stars who would become big names in film, TV and music, Nickelodeon is where risks were being taken and kids were mesmerized and obsessed with the more edgy line-up of programming that didn’t feel like it was pandering to them just because they were young....

‘The Spy’ First Look: Sacha Baron Cohen Gets Serious In Netflix Limited Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 15, 2019 9:30 am EST Sacha Baron Cohen is nigh unrecognizable in The Spy, and that’s not just because he’s gone undercover. The actor and comedian is giving a rare serious turn in the upcoming Netflix limited series, which tells the story of Israeli spy Eli Cohen, a distant relative of Baron Cohen. While the resemblance is uncanny, The Spy first look photos released by Netflix show a Baron Cohen who is far removed from the outrageous comedy he is known for....

WandaVision TV Spot: Listen to The Theme Song A new TV spot released by Disney+ teases one of several original WandaVision theme songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The duo penned “unique songs” for several of the nine episodes in the experimental superhero miniseries, which borrows its visuals from classic sitcoms from the 1950s through today. They’ll be joined by composer Christophe Beck in shaping the unique aural stylings for the series....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Will Be The First Title To Stream In 4K On HBO Max By Ben Pearson/Dec. 1, 2020 1:30 pm EST Today, director Patty Jenkins revealed on Twitter that her highly anticipated superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 will be the first title on HBO Max that will be available to stream in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. HBO Max knows that all eyes are on the service after WarnerMedia made the big announcement that Wonder Woman 1984 will be simultaneously debuting in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day....

A Record Number Of Movies Have Been Submitted For The 2019 Best Animated Feature Oscar By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 16, 2019 5:00 pm EST Academy voters rarely take animation seriously, but they’re going to seriously narrow the field of contenders for Best Animated Feature. The field for the Oscars 2020 best animated features submissions reached a record high this year, with a whopping 32 films submitted for the category. Only five slots are guaranteed for the best animated feature Oscar category, which last year was won by the groundbreaking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

Brendan Gleeson Might Join Joel Coen’s ‘Macbeth’ Alongside Denzel Washington And Frances McDormand By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2019 5:30 pm EST Joel Coen’s take on Macbeth already has Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as stars, and now it might add another heavy-hitter into the mix. Brendan Gleeson, known for his work in Paddington 2 and some other movies that aren’t Paddington 2, is said to be in talks to join the A24 movie based on the play by a hot up-and-comer named William Shakespeare....

Cool Stuff: Ben & Jerry’s Introduces “Netflix And Chill’d” Flavor For The Binge Watchers Out There By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2020 5:30 am EST Netflix and Chill has been in the zeitgeist for a long time now. But since that social situation can be hit or miss, the ice cream makers at Ben & Jerry’s came up with a way for Netflix and Chill to deliver 100% of the time....

Get A Peek At The ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Table Read As Brett Gelman Gets Promoted To Series Regular By Ethan Anderton/March 3, 2020 7:30 am EST Stranger Things showed some love to fans on Valentine’s Day last month with the first official confirmation that David Harbour would be returning as Chief Hopper. Unfortunately, Hopper appears to have a tough road ahead of him as he escapes a Russian prison in the dead of winter, but we’re sure he’ll make it back to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) at some point....

Hoai-Tran Bui’s Top 10 Movies Of The Decade By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 16, 2019 8:00 am EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.) I can’t stress enough how formative this past decade of movies has been for my moviegoing experience. Sometimes I wonder if I can fully trust my opinions during 2010-2019, ever-shifting they were, and ever-evolving my movie knowledge was. I went and graduated college during that time, and began to form a movie opinion of my own outside of the one the film classes would impose on me....

Original ‘Jurassic Park’ Trio Sam Neill, Laura Dern, And Jeff Goldblum Unite With An Important Message By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 22, 2020 11:00 am EST Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum shed their usual khakis and fedoras (and in Goldblum’s case, leather jackets on top of billowing black button-ups), to don “Vote” t-shirts and face masks, encouraging fans to stay safe and register to vote. Goldblum also wears a nifty Jurassic Park face mask that I want immediately....

Paramount+ Ads Send ‘Star Trek’, ‘Jersey Shore’ And ‘Dora The Explorer’ Up The Paramount Mountain By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2021 10:30 am EST Last week, we got word that CBS All Access would officially relaunch as Paramount+ starting in March. Though we’re still waiting to hear all the details on what the update will bring to the table for the ViacomCBS streaming service, Paramount+ isn’t wasting any time getting the word out about the forthcoming relaunch....