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‘Better Call Saul’ Review: “Bagman’ Is An All-Time Great Episode By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2020 9:00 am EST As good as – hell, maybe better – than any of the best of the best Breaking Bad episodes, the latest Better Call Saul is an all-timer. This is up there with “Ozymandias”, or “Crawlspace.” Or “Fly” (yes, “Fly” is one of the best Breaking Bad episodes, don’t @ me). “Bagman” seems to be a culmination of what this season is all about: destroying every last trace of Jimmy Mcgill and replacing him entirely with Saul Goodman....

‘Fast And Furious: Spy Racers’ Season 2 Trailer Speeds In, Sadly Does Not Feature Vin Diesel’s New Song By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2020 1:30 pm EST Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, you won’t get to see Dominic Toretto and his high-speed crew back on the big screen and Fast and Furious 9 until next year. But thankfully, Netflix has a consolation prize in the form of new adventures with Dom’s cousin, Tony Torretto, in the second season of the animated series Fast and Furious: Spy Racers....

‘Just Mercy’ With Michael B. Jordan And Jamie Foxx Hits Digital Purchase And VOD Rental Earlier Than Planned By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2020 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was made available for digital purchase earlier than planned last weekend, and Birds of Prey and The Gentlemen recently followed suit with an early digital purchase available for each movie starting next week....

‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ And ‘Sing 2’ Get New Release Dates, While ‘Wicked’ Has Been Taken Off The Calendar By Ben Pearson/April 1, 2020 11:30 am EST The coronavirus dominos continue to fall throughout Hollywood, as another film studio has shuffled release dates for some of its big movies. This time it’s Universal Pictures, which has now bumped Illumination Entertainment’s prequel Minions: The Rise of Gru for a whole year and has delayed the release of Sing 2 by five months....

‘Ms. Marvel’ First Look Teases New Disney+ Series, Character Confirmed To Appear In ‘Captain Marvel 2’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 10, 2020 5:40 pm EST Ms. Marvel is ready for her Marvel debut — in at least two major titles. First is her own Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel, where the beloved Muslim teen superhero will make her onscreen debut. Then there’s Captain Marvel 2, where Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) will be playing with the big leaguers, including fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe newcomer Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris)....

‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ Trailer: The Hit Video Game Is Becoming A CG Anime Series At Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2020 12:00 pm EST The Resident Evil video game franchise already has an entire series of live-action movies, not to mention a handful of computer animated movies. Now the popular horror game title is heading to streaming with its first computer generated anime TV series at Netflix. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness was announced on Capcom’s virtual Tokyo Game Show stream, and Netflix quickly released the first teaser trailer for the series, which finds Leon S....

‘Space Force’ TV Series Adds More Cast Members Along With ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2019 6:30 pm EST Remember Space Force? The Steve Carell-starring Netflix show that was announced on the heels of the outrageously silly idea cooked up by our current president? Well, it’s still happening. And it’s rounded out its cast and found itself a director. John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, and more will co-star with Carell, while Paddington and Paddington 2 director Paul King will direct two episodes....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: A Closer Look At The New First Order Jet Trooper [D23] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 23, 2019 11:00 am EST In the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, there’s a brief flash of a skiff chase that revealed what appeared to be Stormtroopers flying through the air in pursuit of Poe, Finn, and C-3PO. Now we know a bit more about them: they’re called First Order Jet Troopers, Stormtroopers who have been outfitted with jet packs....

‘Three Men And A Baby’ Remake Will Star Zac Efron (But Probably Not As The Baby) By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2020 4:30 pm EST In early 2018, we heard that a Three Men and a Baby remake was in the works at Disney+. Now that movie has found one of its lead actors in a former Disney star: Zac Efron, who broke out thanks to his work in the High School Musical movies, will play one of the titular men in the new version....

‘Truth Be Told’ Trailer: Octavia Spencer May Have Wrongly Accused Aaron Paul Of Murder By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 11, 2019 1:45 pm EST Podcasting can be a dangerous vocation – especially if you’re a true crime podcaster who may have accidentally condemned an innocent man to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. And even more so if you are that podcaster who decides to re-examine said murder case and uncovers even more secrets....

‘Watchmen’ Soundtrack From Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross Is Now Streaming By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2019 11:30 am EST People can’t stop talking about HBO’s Watchmen. Seemingly every element of the new series has captured the public’s attention – especially the absolutely banging soundtrack courtesy of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. People have been thirsting for the moody, ominous score since the show premiered, and now, it’s finally here. Well, the first volume, at least....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Strangers: Prey At Night’ Is A Slasher Throwback With Some Killer Tunes By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 28, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October, we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018). The Strangers: Prey at Night 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Strangers: Prey At Night’ Is A Slasher Throwback With Some Killer Tunes...

Cool Stuff: Let ‘Annabelle’ And ‘Child’s Play’ Add Some Terror To Your Collectible Shelf By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2019 6:00 am EST Most toys don’t have the ability to scare the hell out of you, but when it comes to the demonic doll Annabelle and the possessed buddy Chucky from Child’s Play, they won’t stop “playing” with you until you’ve taken your last breath. And if you’re brave enough to bring them home, you can add them to your collectible shelf, thanks to Mezco Toyz and their new detailed collectibles for each terrifying toy....

Cool Stuff: New TV Funko POPs Bring More Of ‘The Office’, Dig Into ‘Happy Days’, ‘Frasier’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2021 6:00 am EST This week already brought a bunch of new Funko POPs inspired by movies like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Mummy, The Goonies, Cool Runnings, and White Men Can’t Jump. Now we have several new waves of Funko POPs from beloved TV shows from today and yesteryear....

Disney Parks Coronavirus Updates: What Rides Will Be Available, New Agreement With Employee Union, And More By Ben Pearson/June 26, 2020 4:30 pm EST The Walt Disney Company is losing millions of dollars every day that its theme parks are closed, and the company has encountered a few roadblocks along its path toward reopening. Amid a record number of coronavirus cases in Florida, Walt Disney World still aims to reopen in July, and a new report has a list of the attractions that should be open and available to guests who choose to go back as soon as the gates open back up....

Here’s What Happened To The Canceled ‘The Making Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Book By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2020 3:00 pm EST A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was going to be a coffee table book called The Making of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And then the book was canceled. So what happened? J.W. Rinzler, a writer who is responsible for several behind-the-scenes books about the world of Star Wars, and the writer who was writing the Force Awakens book, has a theory....

John Mulaney Had To Tell Comedy Central Executives Of Dave Chappelle’s Surprise Departure In 2005 By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 31, 2019 3:00 pm EST Back in 2005, comedian Dave Chappelle shocked everybody by fleeing to South Africa in the middle of a lucrative deal with Comedy Central while the third season of his sketch series Chappelle’s Show was still in production. But did you know that Saturday Night Live writer and comedian John Mulaney was the one who had to break the news to Comedy Central executives that Chappelle was gone?...

Marvel TV Is Developing Separate Disney+ Series From Marvel Studios, Jeph Loeb Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 13, 2019 3:30 pm EST In an interview with Deadline, Loeb revealed that Marvel TV is working on its own Disney+ shows, separate from the Marvel Studios offerings. “Well, first of all, I have to make something very clear, which is those are shows that are created and run and the responsibility of the motion picture studio....

Netflix Closes Deal To Buy Hollywood’s Historic Egyptian Theater By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 29, 2020 5:00 pm EST After more than a year of negotiations, Netflix has closed a deal to buy Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theater, thereby marking a major milestone in the streaming giant’s plans to be taken seriously in the film industry and, ultimately, world domination. More than a year ago, Netflix entered conversations with American Cinemathique to buy the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Blvd....

Netflix Is Making A TV Series About The Creation of…Spotify? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 15, 2019 9:30 am EST Spotify is getting the Netflix treatment. In what looks to be the streaming giant’s bid to make the next Social Network, Netflix has ordered a Swedish scripted series about the origins of the music streaming service Spotify. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has greenlit the development of a limited series based on the book Spotify Untold by Swedish business reporters Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud....