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‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ Review: ‘Evil Eye’ And ‘Nocturne’ Focus On Great Expectations, With Not So Great Results By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 12, 2020 9:00 am EST Evil Eye, written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani, feels as if it was crafted to appeal to overprotective mothers everywhere. The film could easily be retitled Listen to Your Mother, Or Else!, as it spins a tale of mother and daughter connected by danger....

‘Wizards’, The Final Entry Of Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Tales Of Arcadia’ Trilogy, Arrives On Netflix In August By Chris Evangelista/July 7, 2020 5:30 pm EST Tales of Arcadia, the animated trilogy from Guillermo del Toro, is coming to an end with Wizards. The third and final entry in the Netflix TV series has locked down an August premiere date, and announced new cast members to boot. Following Trollhunters and 3Below, Wizards brings back familiar characters and introduces new ones, too....

2020 Razzies Nominations: ‘Cats’, ‘A Madea Family Funeral’, And ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Lead The Pack By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2020 10:00 am EST Since the Academy Awards are taking place this weekend, honoring the best achievements in film, it’s time for the Golden Raspberry Awards to announce who is in the running for worst movies and performances of the year. The Razzies, as they’re known, aren’t as fun as they used to be, and they often take aim at some of the easiest targets....

Contest: We’re Giving Away Some ‘Irresistible’ Codes So You Can Watch Jon Stewart’s New Comedy For Free By Jacob Hall/June 22, 2020 1:00 pm EST Our latest contest is simply…wait for it…irresistible. Sorry. But for real: we have five FandangoNow codes for director Jon Stewart’s new political comedy Irresistible and we’re ready to give them away to a few lucky readers. This means you’ll be able to enjoy the movie for free when it arrives on VOD platforms this week....

First ‘Spider-Man 3’ Image Shows Off A Familiar Costume (But With An Extra Mask) By Ben Pearson/Nov. 6, 2020 11:30 am EST Happy Eternals day, everyone! Today was supposed to be the release date for Marvel’s Eternals, which would have been the second Marvel Cinematic Universe movie we would have seen this year. Instead, thanks to the pandemic, the last Marvel movie to hit theaters was Spider-Man: Far From Home, all the way back in July of 2019....

HBO Max Scoops Up The Streaming Rights To All Studio Ghibli Films By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 17, 2019 10:19 am EST If we have learned anything over the years, it’s to never take a Studio Ghibli declaration at face value. Hayao Miyazaki has fooled us several times over with his “retirements.” And now we learn that, contrary to reports from just two days ago that Studio Ghibli films would never appear on any streaming service, HBO Max has acquired the Studio Ghibli streaming rights....

Here’s What Chewbacca Said To Rey When She Got Back In The Millennium Falcon In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2020 11:30 am EST Because Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker moves so quickly, there aren’t many little moments that we get to enjoy between the characters. But there is one little moment fans have latched onto where Chewbacca says something to Rey as she hops back in the pilot seat of the Millennium Falcon and the rest of our new heroes prepare to go off on another adventure....

Hugh Grant Is Set To Star In A Netflix Mockumentary About 2020 From ‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 30, 2020 4:30 pm EST Hugh Grant has found his new niche playing the baddie. After shedding his rom-com leading man persona to play the flamboyant villain in Paddington 2 (in what is arguably his best role to date), Grant is digging deeper into the dark roles that are being offered him, recently coming off playing the sociopathic antagonist of David E....

Michael Jackson Biopic In The Works From ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Producer By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 22, 2019 12:30 pm EST Well…this is bound to be controversial, to say the least. Since musician biopics continue to be all the rage, there’s now a Michel Jackson biopic in the works from Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King. While a biopic of Jackson isn’t a bad idea on its own, this one comes with a pretty major caveat: it has the approval of Jackson’s estate....

Netflix Gives Adam Sandler Another Deal For Four More Movies, And No Ransom Will Stop Them By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2020 10:30 am EST This has been a hell of a year for Adam Sandler. The comedian found himself in the middle of a lot of awards season chatter thanks to his career-best performance in the suspenseful gambling drama Uncut Gems. Unfortunately, the performance (and the movie) went completely ignored by the Academy Awards nominations, so Adam Sandler is retaliating by striking yet another deal with Netflix to make four more movies exclusively for the streaming service....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Are Heading To Miami To Produce A Cuban-American Family Comedy From Natalie Morales By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2020 5:00 pm EST Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been able to back such a strong string of hits that even attaching their name as producers on a movie can drum up interest in a movie. The duo behind The LEGO Movie and 21 Jump Street are throwing their support behind a Miami-based comedy about a Cuban-American family from actors-turned-writers Natalie Morales (Dead to Me) and Cyrina Fiallo (Good Luck Charlie)....

Pop Culture Imports: Second Seasons Of ‘Kingdom’ And ‘My Brilliant Friend,’ ‘Beastars,’ ‘The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 20, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) With the coronavirus pandemic growing and social distancing in full effect, there’s no better time to dip your toes into some foreign-language movies and TV shows that you’ve been meaning to get around to....

Take A Bite Out Of Mondo’s First ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Poster By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 14, 2020 8:30 am EST Buffy Summers may have flunked the written, but the first Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mondo poster passes with flying colors. Two colors, in fact, as the gorgeous poster by artist Sara Deck, which depicts the iconic confrontation scene between Buffy and the Master from the season 1 finale, “Prophecy Girl,” comes in a dark purplish regular version and a bright red variant version....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In September 2019 By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2019 5:30 pm EST Fall is nearly upon us, and while the colder weather outside will have you wanting to curl up on your couch to watch your favorite movies and TV shows, you might want to get a jump on certain titles before they leave Netflix next month. The next purge of titles on the streaming service isn’t taking away a ton of amazing titles, but there are still some modern hits, a few Disney animated favorites, one of the best sketch comedy shows in recent memory, and one of Stanley Kubrick’s finest leaving the library....

The Morning Watch: Making Of ‘Austin Powers In Goldmember’ Opening, Fact-Checking Mob Movie & TV Shows & More By Ethan Anderton/March 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....

The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘The Dark Knight’, Designing The Massive LEGO Star Destroyer & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 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....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Hell House LLC’ Will Give You A Jump-Start On Halloween Season By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 25, 2020 7:00 am EST Ever since The Blair Witch Project made a bajillion dollars, found-footage horror movies have been abundant. The craze has never really died out – it’s just evolved (see the recent computer-screen-style films Unfriended or Host, for example). But with any craze comes varying degrees of success. For every Blair Witch Project, you have a The Devil Inside....

UPDATED: ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ For PlayStation 5 Is Not A Full Sequel But A Spin-Off Akin To ‘Uncharted: Lost Legacy’ By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2020 8:30 am EST The PlayStation 5 was officially revealed yesterday, and one of the most exciting parts was the official reveal of the teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a follow-up to the hit Spider-Man video game released for the PlayStation 4 in 2018. However, in all the excitement, Sony Interactive Entertainment didn’t get around to explaining that this isn’t actually a full-on sequel to the Spider-Man game....

Virtual Tribeca Film Festival In The Works By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2020 10:30 am EST The Tribeca Film Festival was supposed to run April 15 – 26 this year – but obviously, things have changed. The coronavirus caused the fest to postpone those dates, with alternative dates left up in the air. Now, it looks like Tribeca has found a solution: a virtual festival. Details are extremely slim at the moment, but Jane Rosenthal, the CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, made the announcement via social media....

VOTD: ‘Rick And Morty Creator Justin Roiland Recalls His Most Memorable Characters, Improvises New Voices By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2020 6:00 am EST Justin Roiland has become one of the most brilliant and hilarious creators in animation thanks to not only Rick and Morty, but also the recent Hulu series Solar Opposites. Roiland isn’t just responsible for co-creating, writing and executive producing these shows, because he also lends his voice to the lead characters, and he’s been part of some of the best animated programming in recent years....