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Superhero Bits: Spider-Man Gets A New Suit In 2021, A Hilarious ‘Detective Chimp’ Movie Pitch & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 30, 2020 6:00 pm EST What is this new suit that Spider-Man is getting in Marvel Comics next year? What’s the latest from Ray Fisher on the Justice League controversy? What other superheroes would Patty Jenkins be interested in tackling? Want to hear a hilarious pitch for a Detective Chimp movie?...

The 80 Greatest Shots In Disney Animation History [Part Three] By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 12, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Greatest Shots in Disney Animation History, a limited series where Disney expert Josh Spiegel selects and ranks the defining moments in one of the greatest, most important, and most influential collections of films ever made.) This part of the ongoing list covers entries 60 through 51. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In January 2021 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 18, 2020 2:00 pm EST As we enter a new year, so too do we lose a few movies off Netflix. But as much as well want to forget this hellish year, you shouldn’t forget to watch these movies before they leave the streaming giant next month. Here are the best TV shows and movies leaving Netflix in January 2021....

The Morning Watch: ‘Total Recall’ Movie Compared To Short Story, Shark Attack Scenes Analyzed & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 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, take a look at the differences between the original Total Recall and the short story written by Philip K....

This Week In Trailers: Eternal Beauty, The Planters, Undergods, The Garden Left Behind By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 22, 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?...

Tracking Joaquin Phoenix’s Long Road From Sidekick To Leading Man By Scott Beggs/Oct. 11, 2019 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Role Call, where we examine two performances from an actor – their first defining role and their most recent/last – to get a sense of who they are.) Joaquin Phoenix has been playing the Joker for a long time. As the awkward romantic Leonard Kraditor in Two Lovers. As the lonely, optimistic Theodore Twombly in Her....

‘Ameri-Scares’ Will Be A Family-Friendly Horror Anthology From Margot Robbie, Because Sure, Why Not? By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 1:00 pm EST Margot Robbie is using her star power for good, rather than evil. The actress-producer is set to develop Ameri-Scares, a “family-friendly horror anthology with a road-trip spirit” inspired by the book series by Elizabeth Massie. The TV show is being developed for either a traditional network or a streaming service, with Robbie and her LuckyChap Entertainment teaming with Assemble Media to make it happen....

‘Day Of The Dead’ TV Series Dawning At Syfy With Straight-To-Series Order By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2020 5:30 pm EST George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead is finding new life – as a TV series. Syfy just gave a 10-episode straight-to-series order to a Day of the Dead TV show based on Romero’s film of the same name. While it shares the same title as Romero’s classic, the storyline is a bit different, focusing on six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead outbreak....

/Filmcast Ep. 569 - Tampopo By Slashfilmcast/June 1, 2020 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the launch of HBO Max, including their announcement of an in-development “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. This week’s feature review is a Devindra choice: the 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo, the first self-proclaimed “ramen western.” Listen in as the cast discuss the joy of food Watch David’s review of The Last Dance here. Read Shane Carrruth’s interview with Indiewire here....

/Filmcast Ep. 579 - She Dies Tomorrow By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 13, 2020 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss buying, renting, and waiting for Mulan on Disney Plus. Find out why only one of the co-hosts got a sneak peek of the new Lovecraft Country show. For the feature review, the cast watches She Dies Tomorrow, a film written and directed by Amy Seimetz. Check out the photoshopped Slashfilmcast Twitter thread here and the Slashfellas poster here....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2020 1:30 pm EST Here is the rest of the Invincible casting breakdown: Some previously revealed cast members like Sandra Oh, Mae Whitman, and Max Burkholder weren’t included in the casting breakdown, so it’s uncertain which characters they’ll be voicing, or if they’re still involved in the series since the cast was announced in January 2019. Here’s the official description of the show: From Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker and based on the Skybound / Image comic of the same name, Invincible is an adult animated superhero show that revolves around Mark Grayson, a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet....

‘IT Chapter Two’ Honest Trailer: The Scariest Thing Might Be The Running Time By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2019 6:00 am EST After Stephen King’s IT arrived on the big screen with chills and thrills, making it the highest grossing horror movie of all-time, audiences couldn’t wait to see how the story continued. But were they anticipating it enough to sit through a 169-minute movie where half of the adventure doesn’t really payoff and has more laughs than scares?...

‘Jexi’ Trailer: It’s Like ‘Her’, But With Really Bad Jokes By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 22, 2019 5:00 pm EST Remember Her? The masterful Spike Jonze movie about Joaquin Phoenix falling in love with the iOS on his phone? Well, what if someone took that idea and said: “How can we make this really stupid, and add awful jokes?” The result would be Jexi, at least judging by this trailer. Adam Devine plays a guy who develops an unhealthy attachment with the A....

‘Joker’ Box Office Profits Will Be Almost As Much As ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, Because We Live In A Society By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 24, 2019 9:30 am EST The Dark Knight’s Joker wasn’t interested in money – he was interested in sending a message. But the new Joker is all about that sick cash. The Todd Phillips-directed film starring Joaquin Phoenix as that jeering jester has hauled in boffo box office returns, and a new projection predicts that the Joker profits are going to be similar to those of Avengers: Infinity War....

‘Les Particules’ Review: A Coming-Of-Age Movie Tinged With Sci-Fi And The Supernatural [Fantasia Film Festival 2019] By Sarah Foulkes/Aug. 5, 2019 1:00 pm EST You might, understandably, roll your eyes and scoff at a doe-eyed person reminding you that “We’re all just stardust.” When gazing at the stars, the desired feeling of oneness and connection with the universe and all its inhabitants, at least for me, is nowhere to be found....

‘Moonfall’ Will Send Josh Gad To Space In Roland Emmerich’s Next Disaster Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 13, 2020 7:30 am EST Josh Gad is going to outer space. The Beauty and the Beast actor is joining the cast of Moonfall, Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster flick, which follows a ragtag team sent on a “seemingly impossible mission to land on the lunar surface and save humanity.” Sounds like the kind of action thriller we’d get from the Independence Day director, but it’s alien territory (pun intended) for Gad, who makes the leap to action blockbusters....

‘Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams And Monsters’ Review: A Loving Look At A Practical Effects Master [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Marisa Mirabal/Oct. 4, 2019 4:00 pm EST A common complaint in film these days is that there is too much CGI. Computer graphics have not only diminished the effectiveness of monsters in genre films, but they have put practical effects and stop-motion artists out of work. While technological advancements have their perks and their place, many moviegoers believe that practical effects will always give off a more tangible viewing experience, arousing a deeper fear than any creature designed solely on a computer....

‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ Review: Denzel Washington Can’t Save This Meandering Drama [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 13, 2017 8:00 am EST Writer Dan Gilroy made an exciting directorial debut with 2014’s excellent Nightcrawler, a Los Angeles-based character study with a strong lead performance. Now Gilroy is back with yet another character study set in L/A. Sadly, lightning doesn’t strike twice for Gilroy – his new film, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a mess....

‘Tenet’ Honest Trailer: Rich People Commit Time Crimes In The Most Christopher Nolan Movie Yet By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 24, 2020 6:00 am EST In a cruel twist of fate, Christopher Nolan’s latest film Tenet is about traveling backwards in time to change the future at a time when that’s exactly what we’d like to do in order to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Maybe the pandemic is the result of an evil future villain coming back to ruin the world....

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot Poster Brings Back The Face Of Madness By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 20, 2020 5:00 pm EST Leatherface is ready to fire-up the old chainsaw again for yet another Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. The new Texas Chainsaw is due out sometime next year, and ahead of that release, a new website for the film has launched, complete with an admittedly cool teaser poster. The poster promises that in the new movie, the “face of madness” will return....