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Sequel Bits: ‘Hocus Pocus’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Tremors’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 10, 2019 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: The original witches from Hocus Pocus will apparently be back for the sequel. Halloween Kills has wrapped, so let’s all look at Anthony Michael Hall! Ghostbusters 2020 has also wrapped, but here’s one more casting announcement. Remember Jon Heder? He’s back, appearing in a new Tremors sequel. After years and years of fans demanding it, a Hocus Pocus sequel is apparently finally happening....

The Best Movies Leaving Hulu In January 2021 By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2020 5:00 pm EST The nightmare that is 2020 is almost over, and not a moment too soon. As December comes to an end January comes rolling in, it brings with it new titles on streaming services! But that comes with a catch – for new titles to come in, old titles gotta go. Such is the case with Hulu, which is shedding a few films as the new year arrives....

The Morning Watch: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Quarantine Short, Could You Survive ‘Back To The Future’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 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, The Belchers of Bob’s Burgers aren’t having a good time wearing masks and staying inside either, as evidenced in a new animated short....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Old Guard’ From Script To Screen, Sound Mixing ‘Hamilton’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 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, listen as The Old Guard star Charlize Theron, director Gina Prince-Bythewood, and comic creator Greg Rucka talk about taking the comic to screen....

Theme Park Bits: When Will Disneyland Reopen, Resort Hotel Layoffs, And More By Josh Spiegel/Sept. 28, 2020 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Is a Disneyland reopening ever on the horizon? Take a look at the new Polynesian. Layoffs have plagued Disney World-area hotels. And more! Despite being roughly 200 days into a pandemic – yes, really, we’re at, if not past, the 200-day milestone – theme park news continues unabated....

By Chris Evangelista/May 26, 2020 9:30 am EST During a Zoom chat with the cast of American Horror Story two weeks ago, Ryan Murphy revealed that he was planning a spin-off series called American Horror Stories. Now, FX made it official. So how will a spin-off of American Horror Story work? Does an American Horror Story spin-off even make sense? It’s already an anthology show to begin with, so each season is different than the last....

‘Avenue 5’ Featurette Invites You To Have Some Fun And Let Your Body Turn Into A Lukewarm Pudding By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2020 5:30 pm EST Armando Iannucci, creator of Veep, has a new sure-to-be-hilarious show headed to HBO. Avenue 5 is set 40 years in the future and set on a luxury space cruise ship experiencing technical difficulties. In a new Avenue 5 featurette below, Matthew Spencer, the head of passenger services (played by Zach Woods) walks us through the many futuristic amenities aboard the ship....

‘Babylon’ Switch-Up: Margot Robbie May Replace Emma Stone In Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood Drama By Ben Pearson/Dec. 2, 2020 2:30 pm EST After taking a detour to space for his most recent film, First Man, filmmaker Damien Chazelle is returning to a Hollywood setting for his newest movie, Babylon. Emma Stone, who won an Oscar for her performance in Chazelle’s terrific 2016 movie La La Land, has had to drop out of playing the lead role in his upcoming feature – and Margot Robbie (Birds of Prey) is being eyed to replace her....

By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 20, 2019 1:00 pm EST Stephen King’s It is a hefty book. There’s so much story, in fact, that both adaptations – the 1990 miniseries, and the 2017 and 2019 movies – had to split the material into two parts. But any reader of the book can tell you that It works best as one big epic story. Thankfully, it sounds like It and It Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti agrees – and he’s cutting together an It supercut containing both films....

‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Clips: See Brodie’s New Secret Stash And Meet The Invincible Iron Bob By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 14, 2019 5:00 pm EST Tuesday, October 15 brings Jay and Silent Bob Reboot to theaters across the country for one night only (unless you want to catch it in a double feature with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in theaters on Thursday, October 17). If you can’t make it out to theater on either of those day, and you missed out on tickets for the Reboot Roadshow, there are some Jay and Silent Bob Reboot clips that can hold you over until the movie eventually becomes available on home video....

‘John Bronco’ Trailer: Walton Goggins Is The Greatest Pitchman Of All Time By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 9, 2020 12:30 pm EST Meet John Bronco, the man who gave the Ford Bronco its name. Okay, not really – but that’s the premise of John Bronco, a new 39-minute movie headed to Hulu and starring Walton Goggins. Goggins plays the titular character, described as “the legendary pitchman for the Ford Bronco.” In this faux documentary, the rise and fall (and disappearance) of John Bronco is explored, with amusing results....

‘Kingdom’ Season 2 Trailer Raises An Army Of The Dead By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2020 2:00 pm EST An army of the undead may not be the greatest evil that the characters of Kingdom have to face. The medieval South Korean zombie series has a new trailer for its second season, teasing the zombie uprising as well as a new evil queen who wishes to harness the undead army for her own purposes....

‘Knives And Skin’ Review: A Neon-Soaked Domestic Drama That Flirts Effectively With Genre By Marshall Shaffer/Dec. 9, 2019 2:00 pm EST If you filtered a classic character-driven film like The Last Picture Show through a giallo color palette and infused it with impending dread of a horror flick, you’d get something that looked a lot like Jennifer Reeder’s Knives and Skin. The writer-director begins her film with a missing girl, the inciting incident for any number of genres, and lets it spiral away outwards organically....

‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ PS5 Gameplay Demo Is Action-Packed By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 16, 2020 2:55 pm EST Fan-favorite Miles Morales gets to take center stage in the upcoming game Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Set a year after the events of Sony’s Spider-Man game, this sequel follows Miles as he “masters new powers to become his own Spider-Man.” The game is launching along with the PlayStation 5 this November and ahead of that release, a Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 Gameplay Demo gives a detailed look at what you can expect....

‘Tenet’ Opening Overseas This Summer Before Opening In The United States [UPDATED] By Chris Evangelista/July 27, 2020 10:01 am EST Update: As previously rumored, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is indeed getting a release overseas before it comes to the U.S. According to CNN, the spy thriller will open in territories like Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK on August 26, 2020 before opening in select cities two weeks later for Labor Day, on September 2, 2020....

‘The Venture Bros.’ Has Been Canceled At Adult Swim After 17 Years And 7 Seasons By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2020 12:30 pm EST News of The Venture Bros being canceled came director from series creator Christopher McCulloch (AKA Jackson Publick): Unfortunately, it’s true: #VentureBros has been canceled. We got the highly disappointing news a few months ago, while we were writing what would have been season 8. We thank you, our amazing fans, for 17 years of your kind (and patient) attention....

‘Tower Of God’ Review: Crunchyroll’s Gorgeous New Original Anime Has Plenty Of Potential By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 1, 2020 8:00 am EST When Crunchyroll rolled out the red carpet for its first-ever slate of original animes, Tower of God was the series that immediately caught my eye. Its striking animation style — like hand-drawn sketches or charcoal drawings brought to vibrant life — sets it apart from most other animes out there, and certainly from the uncanny 3D-animated titles that Netflix has been churning out....

‘Vice’ Review: Adam McKay Paints A Scathing Portrait Of Dick Cheney In One Of The Best Movies Of The Year By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2018 9:00 am EST Who is Dick Cheney? Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Former White House Chief of Staff. Businessman. 46th Vice President of the United States. Cheney was all of these things – but who is he? According to Adam McKay’s incendiary and unflinchingly critical biopic Vice, Cheney is nothing short of the man who helped send America on a collision course towards political (and social) mayhem....

‘Wrong Turn’ Trailer: Stop Going Into The Damn Woods By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 16, 2020 4:00 pm EST It’s time to head back to the woods with Wrong Turn, a remake/reboot/sequel/whatever you want to call it, based on the 2003 film of that same name. That film launched a whole franchise, but this new film is just called Wrong Turn again, and it definitely looks a little different. It also looks…surprisingly good?...

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Prowler’ Is The Gory ’80s Slasher Flick You’ve Been Looking For By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2019 8:00 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 Prowler (1981). The Prowler 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘The Prowler’ Is The Gory ’80s Slasher Flick You’ve Been Looking For...