‘The Kid Detective’ Trailer: Adam Brody Is A Grown-Up Child Detective By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 13, 2020 3:00 pm EST Abe Applebaum used to be a big shot. Or, at least, as big of a big shot as a kid detective could be. When he was younger, he set up his own mini-detective agency and solved mini-mysteries, to much acclaim. Now, however, he’s a bored, sad-sack adult, pining for his days of youthful glory....
‘The Magicians’ Offers A Gripping Double Feature With “Apocalypse? Now?!” And “Oops! I Did It Again” By Vanessa Armstrong/Feb. 13, 2020 8:00 am EST Last night The Magicians gave us the gift of a two-parter, back-to-back episodes to entertain us and save us from the indignity of biting our nails while we waiting for days to find out how the cliffhanger at the end of “Apocalypse? Now?!” turns out. And what a cliffhanger it was—the gang in attempt to stop the harmonic convergence ends up accidently destroying the moon and setting Earth up for complete annihilation....
‘The Rhythm Section’ Trailer: Blake Lively Wants Revenge By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2019 8:23 am EST After a few delays, Reed Morano’s The Rhythm Section is finally finding its way to theaters early next year, and we now have a trailer to prove it. The action-thriller stars Blake Lively as a woman who finds herself set on a path of bloody revenge to find the people responsible for killing her family....
‘WandaVision’ Trailer Had More Views In 24 Hours Than The ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Super Bowl Spot By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2020 12:30 pm EST On Sunday night, Marvel fans were treated to the surprise debut of the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series WandaVision, coming to the streaming service later this year. There were plenty of details to pore over in the series following Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), also known as Scarlet Witch, and her deceased synthetic significant other Vision (Paul Bettany), and it seems fans thought so too....
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Honest Trailer: We Ruined Movie Theaters For Goldar Vs A Jellicle Cat By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2021 6:00 am EST Wonder Woman 1984 arrived in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day, giving a nice holiday gift to fans stuck at home and a big middle finger to the future of movie theaters. But many who watched Wonder Woman 1984 felt like they got screwed too, because just like the wishes at the center of the DC Comics sequel, it came with some unsavory consequences....
31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Event Horizon’ Is A Haunted House Movie In Space By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 26, 2019 10:00 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: Event Horizon (1997). Event Horizon 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Event Horizon’ Is A Haunted House Movie In Space...
A Modern Hydroflask And Water Bottle Steal The Scene From Timothée Chalamet In A ‘Little Women’ Background Goof By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 4, 2020 12:00 pm EST Take that, Game of Thrones Starbucks cup. Little Women just one-upped the famous background prop error of the HBO fantasy series with not one, but two modern water bottles sitting in the background of Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated period piece, just waiting to steal the scene from Timothée Chalamet....
Captain Janeway Returns In Animated ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Series; Watch A New ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Clip [NYCC] By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2020 11:00 am EST A virtual version of New York Comic Con is kicking off today. How will it stack up against the disastrous Comic-Con at Home earlier this summer, or the comparatively spectacular DC FanDome virtual experience? We’ll find out over the next few days, but let’s get started with an hour-long panel devoted to the Star Trek Universe, including two CBS All Access series, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Discovery, as well as some fascinating news about a returning Starfleet captain in an animated show for Nickelodeon....
Harrison Ford Pays Tribute To Sean Connery: “God, We Had Fun” Making ‘Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 2, 2020 4:00 pm EST Harrison Ford does not strike me as a very sentimental guy, but he’s made a slight exception to honor his Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade co-star Sean Connery, who died this past weekend at the age of 90. Read the Harrison Ford Sean Connery tribute below....
Indie Horror Movie ‘The Wretched’ Is Breaking Box Office Records By Chris Evangelista/May 29, 2020 3:00 pm EST IFC Films is winning at the box office. To be fair, there aren’t many other movies out there to compete with, but IFC’s indie horror flick The Wretched is cleaning up, remaining at the top of the charts for the fifth weekend in a row. This is an achievement that hasn’t happened since 2018’s Black Panther, and the fact that a small horror flick is following in the footsteps of a Marvel blockbuster is kind of a big deal....
Jim Lee Fought For Brandon Routh To Play Superman Again In Crisis On Infinite Earths Crossover [Exclusive] By Fred Topel/Aug. 5, 2019 10:30 am EST At Comic-Con, The CW’s Arrowverse revealed that this year’s crossover between their five series – Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning – would be Crisis on Infinite Earths. One of the big reveals was the Superman Returns star Brandon Routh would play a Superman from another world....
Matt Damon Isn’t Too Happy That Jimmy Kimmel Is Taking The Summer Off From His Late Night Show By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2020 3:30 pm EST After almost 18 years and 3,130 shows, Jimmy Kimmel is taking a vacation. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live announced on the June 18 episode that he will be “taking the summer off to spend even more time with my family,” a sweet announcement that was unexpectedly crashed by Matt Damon, the long-running butt of Kimmel’s jokes....
New On Blu-Ray: ‘Men In Black: International’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘Booksmart’, ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’, ‘Ma’, ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s that time again! Looking for physical media to augment the wild, ever-expanding world of streaming material? Then you’ve come to the right place my friends. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week. Men In Black: International The Men In Black franchise gets a reboot-sequel with Men In Black: International, one of the worst studio movies ever made!...
Superhero Bits: ‘Spider-Man: Remastered’ Graphics Comparison, 1989 ‘Batman’ Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to see some concept art from Tim Burton’s Batman movie from 1989? How do the graphics for Spider-Man: Remastered compare to the original game? Why did Josh Hartnett turn down the chance to play Batman and Superman? What is the working title for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?...
Superhero Bits: Wayne Brady Joining ‘Black Lightning’, AMC Theatres Bans Customer For ‘Joker’ Prank & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2019 6:00 pm EST Who is Wayne Brady playing in Black Lightning? Want to hear Robert Downey Jr.’s fond memory of the last time he shot with Stan Lee? How is Michael Keaton popping up in Crisis on Infinite Earths? Why did a Vin Diesel sound-alike need to be hired for the Bloodshot movie?...
The Morning Watch: Duffer Bros. Break Down ‘Stranger Things’ Biggest Moments, ‘Fast And Furious’ Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2019 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, catch up on the entire Fast and Furious franchise before Hobbs & Shaw rolls into theaters later this week....
The New ‘Ghostbusters: Artbook’ Fulfills Almost All Of Your Supernatural Elimination Needs By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2020 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Next month brings the release of the Ghostbusters: Artbook, a collection of outstanding artwork celebrating the original 1984 sci-fi comedy about four paranormal exterminators who end up saving New York City from a supernatural disaster of biblical proportions. Over 170 artists contributed a variety of interpretations of the characters, ghosts, gadgets and more from the iconic film, and Insight Editions provided us with an early look at the incredible spread of glossy artwork in the 208-page book....
With “Spyfall, Part 2”, ‘Doctor Who’ Aims A Laser Shoe At The Past While Looking To The Future By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 6, 2020 9:00 am EST Doctor Who has never been one to stick to canon, or even really pay attention to continuity. The Doctor’s biggest villains, from the Daleks, to the Cyberman, to yes, even the Master, will return with little to no explanation after seemingly permanent deaths, and the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey is all-important until it’s not....
‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Use High Frame Rate “Sparingly,” According To James Cameron By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 22, 2019 11:30 am EST The marketing of Ang Lee’s Gemini Man leaned heavily on talking up the high frame-rate technology on display in the sci-fi action flick. But very few theaters were able to display the film the way Lee shot it, and viewers who were able to watch a high frame rate projection came away unimpressed....
‘Carole & Tuesday’ Is A Science Fiction Anime About The Power Of Music From The Creator Of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 13, 2019 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)Shinichiro Watanabe has made some of the most iconic and influential anime of the past 20 years, with some of the best soundtracks in the industry....
