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The Morning Watch: Make Your Own LEGO ‘Mandalorian’ Ship, ‘Two Popes: The Musical’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 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. In this edition, find out how to make your own LEGO version of The Mandalorian’s reliable ship the Razor Crest....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Starship Troopers’ Is A Hilarious, Chilling Satire That Arrived A Few Decades Early By Jacob Hall/July 10, 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 Movie: Starship TroopersWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: 10 years after making his first blistering satire of American culture disguised as a silly action movie with RoboCop, director Paul Verhoeven topped himself....

Theme Park Bits: A New Parade, Cirque Du Soleil Returns, And More By Josh Spiegel/Sept. 2, 2019 11:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Tickets are available for a new Cirque Du Soleil show at Walt Disney World. More details on Disney Cruise Line’s new offering. Learn about the Disney Genie program. And more! In the wake of the D23 Expo, there’s been a lot of announcements worth highlighting here briefly in the Theme Park Bits space....

Theme Park Bits: Say Goodbye To Two Shows, Massive Disney Layoffs, And More By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 14, 2020 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Layoffs sweep through the Walt Disney Company. Entertainment is being scaled back at Walt Disney World. And more! If the bullets above don’t give you a hint, let’s make it real clear right now: those of you looking for an upbeat edition of Theme Park Bits may want to dig into the archives instead....

This Week In Trailers: Athlete A, Looks That Kill, Foodie Love, The Racer, Say I Do By Christopher Stipp/June 20, 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?...

TV Bits: ‘Miracle Workers’, ‘Onyx Equinox’, ‘The Boys’, ‘Black Narcissus’, ‘Paper Girls’, ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’, A Teacher, And More By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2020 5:00 pm EST TBS has ordered a third season of the anthology series Miracle Workers. Each season of the show jumps itno a different time period, and this latest season will find stars Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Karan Soni to the American Old West....

Universal Orlando Temporarily Closing Several Attractions During Phased Reopening By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2020 11:00 am EST Universal Orlando theme parkreopened back in June, but it’s still in the process of getting the park back to normal operations. As part of their phased reopening, Universal has decided to place more attention on their marquee attractions, so they’ll be temporarily closing a handful of attractions. These are the Universal Orlando attractions closed temporarily during the park’s phased reopening: A Day in the Park with Barney Fast & Furious: Supercharged Kang & Kodos’ Twirl ’n’ Hurl Fear Factor Live Poseidon’s Fury Storm Force Accelatron Here’s the official statement from Universal Studios Orlando:...

Vampire Movie ‘Good Bad & Undead’ Will Star Peter Dinklage And Jason Momoa By Chris Evangelista/May 20, 2020 2:15 pm EST Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa, two actors who appeared on Game of Thrones (though they never shared a scene) are teaming up for the vampire flick Good Bad & Undead. Momoa will play a vampire who has made a pact to stop killing people while Dinklage will play Van Helsing, the legendary vampire hunter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula....

Why ‘The Incredibles’ Still Feels So Super 16 Years Later By Josh Spiegel/March 13, 2020 8:00 am EST (Infinity and Beyond is a regular bi-weekly column documenting the 25-year filmography of Pixar Animation Studios, film by film. In today’s column, writer Josh Spiegel highlights The Incredibles.)For nearly a decade, Pixar Animation Studios was an island among animation studios. It worked with the Walt Disney Company on having its films distributed and its characters and worlds turned into theme-park and merchandising fodder....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 5, 2020 11:00 am EST Set in New York City during the winter of 1981, which was “statistically the most dangerous year in the city’s history”, A Most Violent Year “examines one immigrant’s determined climb up a morally crooked ladder, where simmering rivalries and unprovoked attacks threaten his business, family, and—above all—his own unwavering belief in the righteousness of his path.” It’s a great film, and I even included it on my list of Underrated Movies of the Decade....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Teaser: There’s Already A Long Line For Saul’s Services By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2020 2:30 pm EST Are you ready for another season of Better Call Saul? You better be, because it’s coming very soon. The Breaking Bad prequel is entering its fifth season, which will see Jimmy McGill in full-blown Saul Goodman mode. And it looks like his business is already booming. In a new Better Call Saul season 5 teaser, Jimmy has what looks like a circus tent set-up to launch his new law practice, and he has a long line of potential clients at the ready....

‘Expecting Amy’ Trailer: Amy Schumer Shares Her Pregnancy Journey In HBO Max Docuseries By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 24, 2020 3:30 pm EST Amy Schumer has been an open book about the difficulties she went through with her pregnancy, which included nausea and dehydration, complete with a trip to the emergency room — all while she was preparing for her Netflix comedy special Amy Schumer: Growing. Now the comedian is taking us even further behind the scenes with an HBO Max docuseries Expecting Amy, which takes viewers on tour with Amy as she struggles with her pregnancy while performing in 42 cities on tour....

‘Flora & Ulysses’ Trailer: A Young Girl Finds A Squirrel Who Happens To Be A Superhero By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2021 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are so many superheroes all over movies, TV, video games, and comic books, but there are few as unique as the one at the center of the new Disney+ movie Flora and Ulysses. That’s because Ulysses is a squirrel who just so happens to have superpowes, and he’s about to bring a little adventure and excitement into the life of a young girl obsessed with superheroes....

‘Into The Dark’ Lets Judy Greer And A Not-So-Good Doggo Shine With ‘Good Boy’ By Matt Donato/June 11, 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.)In honor of June’s Pet Appreciation Week, Into The Dark’s latest feature has gone to the dogs (strap in, pun haters)....

‘Jojo Rabbit’ Trailer: Taika Waititi Is A Boy’s Best Imaginary Nazi Friend By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 3, 2019 7:02 am EST Jojo Rabbit Trailer Based upon the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens, Jojo Rabbit follows a young German boy (newcomer Roman Griffin) raised by a single mom, whose awkward demeanor leaves him bullied by fellow students. His only confidante is his imaginary friend Hitler, but his naive patriotism is soon tested when he meets a young girl (Leave No Trace breakout Thomasin McKenzie) who upends his world views....

‘Kraven The Hunter’ Movie Coming From ‘Triple Frontier’ Director J.C. Chandor By Ben Pearson/Aug. 20, 2020 12:31 pm EST J.C. Chandor, the director of Triple Frontier and All is Lost, is in talks to direct Kraven the Hunter, Sony’s live-action movie centering on the notorious Spider-Man villain from Marvel Comics. The film has been in development for years, and Richard Wenk (The Equalizer) wrote the screenplay. Chandor’s previous filmography makes him an odd choice to tackle a big budget project like this....

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot Finds Its Directors By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 7, 2020 12:00 pm EST There’s a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot in the works – and it looks like it’s found its directors. Ryan and Andy Tohill, the duo behind the 2018 British-Irish film The Dig, have just landed the gig, with Fede Alvarez set to produce. Is there really anything left to do with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre story at this point?...

The Mandalorian Score Streaming In addition to being available on Spotify, you can also stream the soundtrack through Apple Music. Thankfully, the track names for the first episode don’t give anything away. It’ll be interesting to see how many of the track names from all the episodes mention The Mandalorian by name. In this first chapter, there are three out of the nine, so we’re off to a solid start so far....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Director Patty Jenkins Originally Wanted To Introduce Cheetah In The First Film [Set Visit] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 19, 2020 9:15 am EST “There have been many physical manifestations of Cheetah, but the core has always been the same, which is someone who wishes they could be like these other superheroes and gods, " Jenkins told /Film on the set of Wonder Woman 1984. It’s a fitting follow-up to Wonder Woman, which touched on how gods interfere in the lives of men, to then explore men (or women) who wish to be god-like in Wonder Woman 1984....

‘Young Rock’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Shows His “Origin Story” In An NBC Sitcom By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 am EST Everyone knows the picture: a young Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, looking ripped and sporting a pencil-thin mustache. Surely a picture of the wrestler-turned-actor in his early WWE days, right? Wrong, it’s a 15-year-old Johnson, looking like a full-blown adult who must have terrified the fellow teenagers at his high school....