‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ Part 3 Goes “Straight To Hell” With A Satanic Music Video By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 9, 2020 5:00 pm EST The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was promising a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 trailer, and giving us a music video instead. But it was only a matter of time before the Netflix teen horror drama flexed its musical chops, after all, pop is the devil’s music....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 11, 2019 4:00 pm EST Community always played the long game with its jokes, but there’s one joke that it was never able to make good on. After the throwaway joke of “Six seasons and a movie!” became a rallying cry for the twice-cancelled comedy, fans have long wished for the feature film that would reunite the misfit study group and fulfill that mantra. It’s an idea that creator Dan Harmon has played with, and which the stars have supported, though it seems less likely as we get further away from Community’s cult-show heyday....
By Chris Evangelista/June 11, 2020 11:00 am EST “Gone With The Wind is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society,” said an HBO Max spokesperson. “These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible....
‘Hair Love’ Director Recruits Lil Rel Howery For Heist Comedy ‘The Come Up’ By Ben Pearson/June 28, 2020 2:00 pm EST Matthew A. Cherry won an Oscar for his 2019 short film Hair Love, which he wrote, produced, and directed, and now he’s lined up his first feature film since taking home his Academy Award. He’ll direct The Come Up, a heist comedy starring Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), the Lucas Brothers (22 Jump Street), and Jermaine Fowler (Sorry to Bother You)....
‘Halloween Kills’ Is A “Masterpiece” With Themes Relevant To Black Lives Matter, According To Jamie Lee Curtis By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 4, 2020 12:00 pm EST Halloween is over, but we still have next Halloween to look forward to. And with it, Halloween Kills, the sequel to 2018’s Halloween that will once again have Jamie Lee Curtis battling Michael “The Shape” Myers. We got a great new teaser trailer for the flick last week, and with it came a new interview with Curtis....
‘Joker’ Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the October 7, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler-filled discussion about Joker. In Our Feature Presentation: Joker Spoiler Discussion. Brief thoughts on the film. ‘Joker’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix is Phenomenal in This Nihilistic Nightmare [TIFF 2019] Twist 1: Thomas Wayne is his dad, or not?...
‘Mank’ Release Date Set For Select Theaters In November, Netflix In December By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 7, 2020 12:00 pm EST At long last, we know when the new movie by David Fincher will arrive. Mank, Fincher’s movie about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, will roll out in select theaters in November (assuming theaters are still open by then) before hitting Netflix in December. Gary Oldman stars as Mankiewicz, leading a cast that includes Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Tuppence Middleton, and more....
‘McMillions’ Trailer: HBO Orders Up A Docu-Series About The McDonald’s Monopoly Scam By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 4, 2019 4:30 pm EST Last year, The Daily Beast ran an immensely entertaining true crime story that seemed destined to be adapted to the screen. While there’s still talk about a potential feature adaptation, HBO got there first with a new docuseries: McMillions. The six-part documentary series tracks the story of Jerome Jacobson, an ex-cop turned security auditor who found a way to rig McDonald’s popular Monopoly game, racking up millions in the process....
‘New Gods’ Director Ava DuVernay Confirms Some Of The Characters In The DC Comics Movie By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2019 12:00 pm EST While the DC Extended Universe is mostly in flux right now, director Ava DuVernay is hard at work on getting the adaptation of New Gods off the ground. Venturing into the cosmic side of DC Comics, the film focuses on a pair of alien races from opposing planets (New Genesis and Apokolips) who are on the verge of war....
‘New Mutants’ Trailer: This Movie Is Definitely (Probably) Hitting Theaters By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 6, 2020 6:12 am EST There are movies that have earned their infamy for being stuck eternally in development hell: The Crow, Akira, The Flash. For the past three years, it seemed that New Mutants was destined to remain in that honorary club, forever being pushed back (first slated for 2018) and going through reshoots. But folks, believe it or not, New Mutants is getting released....
‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Trailer: Jim Henson’s Fantasy World Comes Back To Life By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2019 5:25 pm EST The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is reviving the classic fantasy world created by The Jim Henson Company. But this time, we’re flashing back long before the events of the 1982 film The Dark Crystal. The prequel series coming to Netflix brings back puppetry in an epic fashion, showing us what might be the most meticulously crafted puppet-led series ever produced....
‘The Last Duel’: Ridley Scott To Direct Ben Affleck And Matt Damon In Medieval Period Piece; Nicole Holofcener Writing With Affleck & Damon By Ben Pearson/July 22, 2019 4:00 pm EST On one hand, there are some fun narratives going on here. Damon and Affleck, together on screen again! Damon and Affleck, co-writing another script again – and with a prominent, beloved female writer! Ridley Scott reuniting with Damon for the first time since The Martian, which was very enjoyable!...
‘The Mandalorian’ Casts Timothy Olyphant In Mysterious Role For Season 2 By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2020 2:56 pm EST There hasn’t been a single trailer or promotional still released for the second season of The Mandalorian, but the live-action Star Wars series on Disney+ has seen plenty of surprising details come to light in recent weeks. Now another intriguing new addition to the cast has been revealed with Justified star Timothy Olyphant landing a role in the second season of The Mandalorian....
‘The Mandalorian’ Returns To A Familiar Planet In “The Gunslinger,” An Episode That May Prove Controversial Among Fans By Bryan Young/Dec. 6, 2019 7:00 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers ahead.On the run from every bounty hunter in the Guild and forced to leave Sorgan in a hurry, the Mando and his young charge (dubbed Baby Yoda by the internet) find themselves damaged on the fringes of the Outer Rim—damage taken from a cocky bounty hunter with a mouth on him in a Top Gun-like dogfight....
‘The War With Grandpa’ Trailer: Robert De Niro And His Old Friends Go Head To Head With His Grandson By Ben Pearson/Aug. 13, 2020 10:30 am EST I was scrolling through Netflix the other day and noticed something odd: the 1993 live-action adaptation of Dennis the Menace was among the top ten movies on Netflix at that moment. (Did you know that film was directed by Nick Castle, the same guy who played Michael Myers/The Shape in Halloween?...
‘Watchmen’ Continues To Be One Of The Most Revolutionary Shows On Television By Monique Jones/Dec. 14, 2019 10:00 am EST It’s been several days since the latest Watchmen episode, “A God Walks Into Abar,” and I still can’t believe that this series was able to top itself after the last big reveal of Will Reeves being Hooded Justice. But top itself it has, and in the most unexpected way possible.How many of us are still trying to pick our jaws off the floor from the revelation about Dr....
‘Yummy’ Trailer: Shudder’s Latest Original Is A Zombie Horror-Comedy By Chris Evangelista/June 5, 2020 2:30 pm EST Here we have a trailer for a film called Yummy. That may not sound like a particularly scary title, but Yummy is, in fact, a horror film. It’s the latest Shudder original, and features a zombie outbreak that springs from a hospital known for plastic surgery. Chaos ensues – and based on the trailer below, there’s plenty of blood, gore, and puke to keep things interesting....
Attention Dads Everywhere: ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 2 Drops A Day Early By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2019 11:10 am EST Call your dad and give him the good news: Jack Ryan season 2 is available to stream a day early. In season 2, “, after tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by Krasinski, heads down to South America to investigate. As Jack’s investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President’s nefarious plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos....
Austin’s Fantastic Fest Film Festival Has Officially Been Canceled For 2020 By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 8, 2020 9:30 am EST The film festival circuit has taken another casualty amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Austin’s Fantastic Fest, a hugely popular genre festival that has been running for more than 15 years, announced that it is canceling its 2020 edition. However, Fantastic Fest has hopes that it can hold a virtual program to replace this year’s festival, and commit to a physical festival in 2021....
Benedict Cumberbatch Spy Drama ‘Ironbark’ Gets New Title, Hits Theaters In August By Ben Pearson/May 6, 2020 5:00 pm EST At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Star Trek Into Darkness) starred in a true-life Cold War spy drama called Ironbark, which features one of the most notable performances of the actor’s entire career. Now that movie has a new title: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have changed its name to The Courier....
