Posts

The Morning Watch: What It Takes To Write A Marvel Movie, Is Big Screen Comedy Dead & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 11, 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: ‘Never Have I Ever’ Is A Surprisingly Poignant Examination Of Grief Through A Horny Teen Lens By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 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: Never Have I EverWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Loosely inspired by creator Mindy Kaling’s childhood growing up in a Massachusetts suburb, Never Have I Ever is a high school romantic-comedy that follows cocky 15-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she recovers from her father’s death and an unexplained bout of paralysis by chasing after the hottest boy at school....

This Week In Trailers: The Comedy Store, After So Many Days, I Am Greta, Wolfwalkers, Bigorexia By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 19, 2020 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?...

Want To Hear “Into The Unknown” From ‘Frozen II’ Performed In 29 Languages? By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 14, 2019 11:00 am EST Frozen II has been dubbed into 45 languages, because Disney’s reach is far and wide. So what does “Into the Unknown”, the big showstopping number from the sequel, sound like in other native tongues? Disney has the answer, releasing a new “Into the Unknown” video that features 29 different languages, starting off in English before switching to Castilian Spanish, PRC Mandarin, and more....

‘Another Round’ Trailer: Mads Mikkelsen Experiments With Drinking During Work, And The Results Are Intoxicating By Ben Pearson/June 4, 2020 5:30 pm EST If the ongoing pandemic or the events of the past few weeks have driven you to drink a bit more than you might have otherwise (and who could blame you?), you may be interested in Another Round. It’s a new film in which Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and his pals decide to see if they can live better by constantly keeping alcohol in their blood and drinking only “during work hours....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Is ‘Pulp Fiction’ Meets ‘Rashomon’ With An Unreliable Narrator, Says Director Cathy Yan [Set Visit] By Ben Pearson/Dec. 9, 2019 9:15 am EST Warner Bros. and DC’s upcoming Birds of Prey is an ensemble piece with Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn serving as the center of attention. But it’s important to remember that Harley is a little deranged, and since this movie is being told from her perspective, it’s probably not wise to take everything you see as the gospel truth....

‘Cherry’, The New Russo Brothers Movie Starring Tom Holland, Will Hit Theaters In February Before Going To Apple TV+ In March By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 2, 2020 3:00 pm EST Cherry, the first Russo Brothers movie since Avengers: Endgame, now has a release date. The pic, which stars Tom Holland as an Army vet who becomes a bank robber, will open in theaters in February 2021 before heading to Apple TV+ in March 2021....

‘Exit West’: Russo Brothers And Obamas To Produce Netflix Film Starring Riz Ahmed By Ben Pearson/March 5, 2020 3:52 pm EST Barack and Michelle Obama have reportedly found their next producing project. The duo will team up with Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame) to produce Exit West, a feature film adaptation of author Mohsin Hamid’s bestselling novel, and Riz Ahmed (The Night Of, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Nightcrawler) is currently attached to star....

‘F9’ Is The Official Title Of ‘Fast 9’, And John Cena And John Cena’s Arms Get A Character Poster By Ben Pearson/Jan. 29, 2020 12:00 pm EST Universal has released a batch of character posters for the Fast and Furious #family, proving that the road to F9 is not without the occasional pothole. Check out John Cena’s hulking arms below. F9 Character Posters Vin Diesel is jacked, but Cena’s arms are next level....

/Filmcast Ep. 543 - Ford V Ferrari By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 20, 2019 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about the giant mouse in the room that is the Disney+ streaming service. Jeff gives a passionate case against the children’s series PJ Masks . For the feature review, the cast debate the value and shortcomings of James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrai. Read this Bloomberg article on why the characters of Ford v Ferrari epitomize the worst of the 1960s car world....

‘His Dark Materials’ Comic-Con Trailer: HBO’s Newest Fantasy Series Looks Big And Bold By Ben Pearson/July 18, 2019 5:20 pm EST Like a rebound after a breakup, HBO is hoping that its small screen adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved fantasy series His Dark Materials will be able to fill the hole that Game of Thrones has left in its wake. And while matching the most popular TV show in history is a tall order for any new show, the good news is that His Dark Materials actually looks like it has such a richly-drawn fantasy world – and a big enough budget – that it might actually be able to hold its own....

‘Into The Dark’ Delivers A Disappointing And Generic Creature Feature With “Crawlers” By Matt Donato/March 4, 2020 8:00 am EST (Blumhouse Television and Hulu have partnered for a monthly horror anthology series titled Into The Dark, set to release a full holiday-themed feature every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable.)This is an unpopular opinion, but Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into The Dark series reached one of its pinnacles last March with Treehouse....

By Chris Evangelista/July 15, 2019 1:30 pm EST “Clearly, Reacher is an archetypal character,” Child said in an interview. “He’s a loner, a mysterious stranger with no history and no future, someone who just shows up on the day something has happened. He solves the problem and then rides off into the sunset. That archetype has been around forever: in American westerns, in the knightly sagas in Europe of the Middle Ages, in Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon legends, even going back to religious myths....

By Ben Pearson/June 23, 2020 2:15 pm EST The comedy, which is described as Pleasantville meets Nancy Drew, will center on a young adult Asian-American writer who’s sucked into her own book and must solve a mystery. Actress Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist, Game of Thrones) is co-writing the script with Kai Yu Wu, whose credits include NBC’s Hannibal and The CW’s The Flash. Generally speaking, there’s lots of precedent for stories like these....

By Matt Donato/March 16, 2020 10:00 am EST (The SXSW Film Festival may have been cancelled, but our coverage will go on with reviews of films and TV shows made available to our critics.)When writer and director Amy Seimetz conceptualized She Dies Tomorrow, I doubt anyone channeled Coronavirus premonitions – and yet, current events prevail. Life imitating art, art imitating life as the prophecies foretell. Her unconventional outbreak thriller absorbs urgency amidst 2020’s ongoing worldwide pandemic, spotlighting an all-too-relevant viral subplot....

‘Shrill’ Season 2 Trailer: Aidy Bryant Takes Risks And Takes Control By Ben Pearson/Jan. 13, 2020 4:30 pm EST In the raging seas of Peak TV, when more than 530 scripted comedies and dramas aired last year, the Hulu series Shrill was a pleasant surprise. Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant brought a relatable, messy energy to her role as Annie, an overweight writer who embraces her appearance and whose creativity begins to spark when she publishes an essay against her boss’s will....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Tops The Box Office With Best Opening Weekend Ever For A Video Game Movie By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 17, 2020 1:00 pm EST Sonic the Hedgehog has gone from receiving extremely unfavorable reactions from fans to earning the biggest box office opening weekend ever for a video game movie. The Blue Blur had no problem topping the box office, speeding past Birds of Prey with a $57 million three-day weekend, and a projected $68 million for the Valentine’s Day/Presidents Day holiday weekend....

‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Confirms Jeffrey Wright As Commissioner Gordon By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2019 7:30 am EST Robin may be the ally most associated with Batman, but a close runner-up would be Commissioner Gordon. The grizzled police commissioner who turns a blind eye to Batman’s vigilante activities and turns to the caped crusader when Gotham is in need of help, Gordon is an essential part of the Batman mythos and thus would need a capable actor to play him in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film, The Batman....

‘The Fog’ And ‘Escape From New York’ Scores Are Getting New Vinyl Soundtracks From Waxwork Records By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 28, 2020 11:30 am EST Somehow, in the digital age where music is so easily accessible in the palm of our hand, there are great new vinyl albums getting released all the time – especially for movie soundtracks. This week is no exception, as two of John Carpenter’s classic movies are about to get a fresh set of vinyl soundtracks from Waxwork Records....

‘The King Of Staten Island’ Featurette Wants To Introduce You To Pete Davidson By Chris Evangelista/May 15, 2020 5:00 pm EST Even if you don’t watch Saturday Night Live, you probably know who Pete Davidson is. Be it from tabloid headlines, appearances in other media, or just general osmosis. But on the off chance that you don’t know who Pete Davidson is, this new King of Staten Island featurette might help....