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‘Herself’ Trailer: A Single Mom Tries To (Literally) Build A Better Life For Her Kids By Ben Pearson/Dec. 12, 2020 11:00 am EST Clare Dunne co-wrote and stars in the film, and if you know which character she played in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you’re likely the biggest Marvel movie fan on the planet. Check out the trailer and refresh your MCU knowledge below. Herself Trailer After watching that trailer, do you have any last guesses about who Dunne, who co-wrote this movie with Malcolm Campbell (What Richard Did), played in the MCU?...

‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Loses Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Halfway Through Filming Of Netflix Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2019 12:00 pm EST Jupiter’s Legacy is off to a shaky start. Netflix’s adaptation of the Mark Millar superhero comic book has lost showrunner Steven S. DeKnight, who stepped down over creative differences. But DeKnight’s exit comes halfway through production of the eight-episode first season, leaving Netflix scrambling for a replacement as filming continues....

‘Klaus’ Featurette: How Director Sergio Pablos Made His 2D Animated Netflix Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 12, 2019 1:00 pm EST Christmas has come early for old-school fans of traditional 2D animation. Sergio Pablos’ Klaus holds the distinction of being Netflix’s first animated feature but it will be doing more than simply offering a twist on the origin story of the old Saint Nicholas. Pablos wants to bring back the age of traditional animation, when CG-animation wasn’t the norm....

‘Ms. Marvel’ And ‘She-Hulk’ Make It Clear: The Future Of The MCU Is Female By Amelia Emberwing/Aug. 30, 2019 7:00 am EST One of the privileges of being involved in entertainment is watching franchises you love grow in real time. That privilege can also be extremely frustrating from time to time. All forms of media are gradually learning how to depict strong, well-rounded female characters in their properties. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the comics that inspire it, are no exception....

‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Is Officially Coming To Netflix By Ben Pearson/July 1, 2020 3:30 pm EST Never Have I Ever, one of Netflix’s best original series, is officially coming back for a second season. The teen-centric comedy/drama, which was co-created by The Office and The Mindy Project veteran Mindy Kaling and based partially on her childhood, debuted on the streaming service at the end of April and instantly became one of the most beloved and best-reviewed new shows of the year....

‘Ozark’ Season 3 Trailer: Jason Bateman And Laura Linney Are In The Casino Business By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2020 8:00 am EST The third season of Ozark is coming to Netflix at the end of March. Even though Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) appear to be running a successful casino now, this is Ozark we’re talking about, and it’s not going to be smooth sailing for this couple. In fact, the casino only seems to be making things more complicated, putting this couple even more at odds (no pun intended)....

‘Soul’ Featurette: Jamie Foxx Introduces Us To Joe Gardner And His Unique Predicament By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 1, 2020 6:01 am EST It’s officially December, and that means this month you get to see Pixar’s new movie Soul when it arrives exclusively on Disney+ starting on Christmas Day. To better acquaint you with the story, the film’s star Jamie Foxx took the time to introduce his character Joe Gardner, a middle school band teacher who has dreamed of being a professional jazz musician his entire life....

‘The Adam Project’: Jennifer Garner And Zoe Saldana Join Cast Alongside Ryan Reynolds By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 17, 2020 5:00 pm EST The Adam Project, a time travel movie that reunites Ryan Reynolds with Free Guy director Shawn Levy, has added two new cast members. Jennifer Garner is set to play Reynolds’ mother (before you do a double-take on that remember that this is a time travel movie, with the main character going back in time), while Zoe Saldana is set to play Reynolds’ character’s wife....

‘The Bay Of Silence’ Trailer: Sooner Or Later, Everyone Has Something To Hide By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2020 11:00 am EST Very attractive people Claes Bang (Dracula) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) play a very attractive couple suddenly spiraling down into a Hitchcockian nightmare in The Bay of Silence. After this seemingly happy couple have a baby, things get bleak as Kurylenko’s character begins insisting she gave birth to twins while Bang swears she only had one child....

‘The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode’ Movie, Based On The Superhero Horror Comic, In The Works By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2020 9:00 am EST The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, a comic series from Image Comics, is getting the big-screen treatment. Production company Allnighter has optioned the film rights to the comic, which tells the story of a teenager who sends away for an exercise course from the back of an old comic book, only to get an instruction manual from a murderous cult in return....

‘The Two Popes’ Trailer: Two Popes Enter, One Pope Leaves By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 5, 2019 1:30 pm EST Slide on your Fisherman’s Ring, drape your pallium over your shoulders, and place your white zuchetto atop your head: it’s time for The Two Popes! Yes, that’s right, not one, but two popes – climbing into a gilded cage for a full-blown papal smackdown! Two popes enter, one pope leaves. In this corner, we have Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins), the stodgy old school pope....

‘The Way I See It’ Trailer: Meet The White House Photographer For Barack Obama And Ronald Reagan By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2020 9:00 am EST There’s a lot that the American people don’t get to see when it comes to the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. But Pete Souza has seen more than most as official White House photographer, capturing the Commander-in-Chief at nearly every turn....

Blumhouse To Reboot ‘The Thing’ With John Carpenter Involved By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 25, 2020 7:30 am EST John Carpenter is getting behind another Blumhouse reboot of one of his horror classics. After Blumhouse knocked it out of the park with its Halloween revival, the beloved horror studio is now tackling a reboot of The Thing, Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror film based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?...

Cool Stuff: Baby Yoda Sips Soup As Gentle Giant’s New Statue From ‘The Mandalorian’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2020 6:00 am EST As if there wasn’t already a plethora of The Mandalorian merchandise out there, Gentle Giant is giving Baby Yoda another collectible that can adorn your shelf. This time, it’s what might be the most meme-worthy moment from the entire first season, where Baby Yoda innocently stands as he sips some bone broth from a tiny bowl (which may actually be a cup)....

Mark Chillcott’s Spider-Man Spider-Man by Mark Chilcott 14" x 24" Hand-Numbered Fine Art Giclee (Hot Press Bright) Edition of 75 Printed by Grey Matter Printing $40 Daredevil by Mark Chilcott 14" x 24" Hand-Numbered Fine Art Giclee (Hot Press Bright) Edition of 75 Printed by Grey Matter Printing $40 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Mark Chilcott 14" x 24" Hand-Numbered Fine Art Giclee (Hot Press Bright) Edition of 75 Printed by Grey Matter Printing $40 Mark Chilcott has Peter Parker as Spider-Man swinging through New York City, as well as Miles Morales slinging some web through Brooklyn....

Cool Stuff: Tether Yourself To Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Vinyl Soundtrack And Enamel Pins From Waxwork Records By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2019 6:00 am EST Because every month feels like an entire year these days, you might find it hard to believe that Jordan Peele’s provocative thriller Us came out earlier this year. We’re bound to be reminded when awards season starts heating up, but until then, Waxwork Records is here to deliver the Us vinyl soundtrack that comes in some incredible artwork on the cover and gatefold, and has two different colored vinyl discs that are perfect representations of The Tethered....

George Caltsoudas Disney Prints: Maleficent and Cinderella Maleficent by George Caltsoudas Fine art giclée 24 x 18 inches Hand-numbered edition of 125 $50 Caltsoudas has been reinterpreting Disney classics in his vibrant, boldly colored art style, and his take on Sleeping Beauty’s infamous Big Bad, Maleficent doesn’t disappoint. His image plays on the “darker tones” of the character to create “a more striking, composed image.” While his more roundish lines are bit of a departure from the lithe Renaissance-style art that inspired the animation of Sleeping Beauty, I particularly like the sharp corners and edges he maintained for Maleficent herself....

Exclusive: ‘Cobra Kai’ Comic Book Series Keeps The ‘Karate Kid’ Saga Kicking By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 4, 2019 10:30 am EST Cobra Kai remains a big hit among Karate Kid fans, and now it has its own comic book series to boot. Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues is a 4-part series IDW Publishing hitting shelves next week, and we’re debuting an exclusive look at the comic below. The series retells the events of the 1984 Karate Kid movie from the point-of-view of Johnny Lawrence, the villain of that film but the main character of Cobra Kai....

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Five Recap: ‘The Lighthouse’ Is A Genre-Obliterating Masterwork And ‘In The Shadow Of The Moon’ Is Fun, Twisted Sci-Fi By Jacob Hall/Sept. 24, 2019 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Fantastic Fest Diaries, where we will be chronicling every single movie we see at the United States’ largest genre film festival.) Welcome to Fantastic Fest 2019, day five. In this entry, In the Shadow of the Moon is a slick sci-fi serial killer thriller and The Lighthouse is a gonzo, genre-bending masterpiece....

How ‘Finding Nemo’ Forever Shifted The Power Dynamic Between Disney And Pixar By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 28, 2020 12:30 pm 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 Finding Nemo.)Pixar Animation Studios had not stepped wrong with its first four feature films. Though they weren’t all perfect, the two Toy Story films, A Bug’s Life, and Monsters, Inc....