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Sequel Bits: ‘Bond’, ‘Fast And Furious’, ‘Bad Boys’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Zombieland’, ‘Tremors’, ‘Escape Room’, ‘Dogma’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2019 2:30 pm EST Phoebe Waller-Bridge is riding high at the moment. She just won a ton of Emmy awards, people can’t stop talking about Fleabag, and she’s also a co-writer on the upcoming James Bond movie No Time To Die. And apparently, she might not be done with the world of Bond....

Sony Won’t Release Any Big Movies Until More Movie Theaters Reopen By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 11, 2020 1:00 pm EST Sony is not going to charge ahead with any big releases until the coast is relatively clear. While Warner Bros. and Disney have both tested the waters by releasing big titles New Mutants and Tenet into the limited theaters that have reopened, Sony has decided to hold back until they can open things as widely as possible....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man 2099 Series Rumor, New ‘Justice League Dark: Apokolips War’ Clip & More By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2020 6:00 pm EST Which director pitched an R-rated Venom movie to Sony? Is there a Spider-Man 2099 series headed to Disney+? Why does Suicide Squad director David Ayer feel bad for Jared Leto? Does Disney know when Marvel Studios might start shooting again? Which of the millions of timelines Doctor Strange saw are we currently in?...

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Alien Autopsy: Fact Or Fiction’ Harkens Back To The Time When Conspiracy Theories Were Harmless By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 18, 2020 7:00 am EST In 1995, London-based entrepreneur Ray Santilli claimed he had access to an authentic film showcasing an alien autopsy. The story went that a retired (and anonymous) military cameraman who shot the footage back in 1947 somehow still had access to it, and he decided to leak it to Santilli because…uh…well, that was never clear....

Theme Park Bits: Universal Orlando Raising Wages, Disney’s Butterfly Conservation Efforts, And More By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 11, 2019 3:30 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Universal Studios Orlando will raise its employee pay next year. Does Six Flags want to gobble up Cedar Fair? Learn how Disney gives back to the butterfly community. And more! It’s always a good thing to see that a major corporation is willing to put its money where its mouth is, and pay its employees a better wage....

I See You Things get spooky for Helen Hunt in I See You, a new thriller that has a pretty slick trailer. In the film, “When a 12 year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper (Jon Tenney) struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie (Helen Hunt). Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family and slowly gnaws away at Jackie’s grip on reality....

VOTD: How ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2020 6:00 am EST Terminator: Dark Fate attempted to reinvigorate the sci-fi action franchise last year, but fans just didn’t want to take a risk on being disappointed yet again after two false starts in Terminator Salvation and Terminator: Genisys. The movie was a box office disappointment, and that’s rather unfortunate since there was a promising new spark in the franchise here....

Watch ‘A Parks And Recreation Special’ Online For Free Right Now And Give Yourself A Dose Of Pure Joy By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2020 8:30 am EST No one has been begging for television programming about the coronavirus pandemic because we’re already being inundated with that nonsense every damn day of our lives. But last night, A Parks and Recreation Special managed to make the most delicious lemonade out of some very bitter lemons by remotely reuniting the cast of the hit NBC comedy series for an episode catching up with Pawnee’s finest as they self-quarantine and check on each other during these uncertain times....

‘Big Brother’ Returns To CBS In August With All-Stars Edition And Stringent Safety Protocols By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2020 11:30 am EST Even though Survivor has been pulled from the CBS fall schedule, the network’s other popular reality competition show will be moving ahead with a new season next month. Big Brother will return to CBS on August 5 with an All-Stars version of the competition, bringing back previous winners, finalists, legends, memorable personalities and some of the best to never win the game....

‘Creepshow’ Is A Graveyard Smash, Breaking Shudder Records By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2019 3:00 pm EST It’s official: Creepshow is a huge hit for Shudder, the horror streaming service owned by AMC Networks. The TV adaptation of the George A. Romero/Stephen King horror classic has been setting records since its September 26 premiere, which means it’s probably only a matter of time before a second season is announced. The series is the brainchild of special effects make-up artists and filmmaker Greg Nicotero and has been rolling out weekly with new tales of terror....

‘Criminal’ Trailer: Four Directors, Four Countries, One Dozen Criminal Interrogations By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 4, 2019 3:30 pm EST The crime drama is one of Hollywood’s most reliable genres in both film and television. Soon Netflix will deliver a unique crime procedural called Criminal, which follows 12 police interrogations in four countries, all taking place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. Making this series even more interesting is that each of the episodes will be in the hands of different directors from around the world, and they each feature a fantastic ensemble of international talent....

‘Into The Dark’ Delivers The Goods With ‘Pooka Lives,’ The Anthology Series’ First Sequel By Matt Donato/April 6, 2020 11:00 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.)While there’s no connective tissue between Into The Dark entries besides holiday jollies, last-last Christmas’ “Pooka” plushie became the program’s unofficial mascot....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 10, 2020 9:00 am EST All things are not rosy over at the House of Mouse. After yesterday’s surprise announcement that the Doctor Strange sequel was losing its director, the streaming side of Disney is seeing its own troubles. The highly anticipated Lizzie McGuire revival series has been put on pause by Disney+ following the sudden departure of original series creator Terri Minsky, who stepped down as showrunner on the project after filming two episodes....

‘One Child Nation’ Review: A Chilling Look At China’s One-Child Policy By Caroline Cao/July 25, 2019 10:00 am EST Nanfu Wang grew up in China ashamed she had a younger brother. She didn’t know why. Matchsticks, posters, operas, parades, and walls were inscribed with maxims, like nursery rhymes, programming the ideal of the one-child family. To be in a family with two children seemed like an anomaly. Indoctrination had an incalculable impact on the elders and youths of China....

‘Run’ Review: HBO’s New Series Is Smart, Sexy, Funny, And Full Of Surprises By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2020 12:00 pm EST There’s something magical about onscreen chemistry. It’s not easy to fake, and poor chemistry between two leads who are supposedly drawn to each other can badly sink an otherwise great premise. So when something comes along that appears to give off genuine sparks between its two main characters, it’s like watching fireworks explode across the screen....

‘Spelling The Dream’ Trailer Goes Inside The Scripps National Spelling Bee By Chris Evangelista/May 29, 2020 5:30 pm EST What’s more cinematic than a spelling bee?! Well, lots of things. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore Spelling the Dream, which chronicles the lives of four Indian-American students as they compete to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The documentary film by director Sam Rega is headed to Netflix next month, and you can check out the trailer below....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Kylo Ren’ Comic Has Ben Solo And Luke Skywalker Fighting The Knights Of Ren By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 24, 2019 1:30 pm EST Over the summer, we learned there would be a limited comic book series called The Rise of Kylo Ren that showed us how Ben Solo turned to the dark side. The origins of the villain have only been briefly touched upon in the new Star Wars trilogy, so this is a story that fans are hungry to hear....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 27, 2020 9:00 am EST This reviewer only received episodes 1, 5, and 6 of the series, which made the viewing experience a little disconcerting upon discovery that this wasn’t really an anthology series. Rather, each episode is part of a series of thinly connected stories that focus on different character in the small town, revolving around the family of the enigmatic founder of the Loop, Russ Willard (a grave Jonathan Pryce, whose solemn exterior gives way to an achingly vulnerable performance)....

‘The Batman’ Spin-Off Series At HBO Max Loses Showrunner Terence Winter By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2020 9:30 am EST There’s trouble in Gotham City, and it would seem that not even The Dark Knight can save the day. Over the summer, news surfaced of a spin-off series at HBO Max that would explore “the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City” in the same universe as Matt Reeves’ forthcoming movie The Batman....

‘The Matrix 4’ Is Bringing Back Original Concept Artists Geof Darrow And Steve Skroce By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 22, 2019 11:00 am EST In the years following the release of 1999’s groundbreaking The Matrix, dozens of films and TV shows tried to ape the grim, apocalyptic world of the Wachowski’s films. But none could really nail the elaborate, weird, and grotesque designs that was crafted by The Matrix concept artists Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce, who along with Jim Martin, helped create the eye-popping style of the sci-fi franchise....