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‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 2: Diego Luna Struggles To Control His Drug Empire By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2020 9:00 am EST It’s been over a year since the first season of Narcos: Mexico debuted, taking us back to the 1980s when the Guadalajara drug cartel was just taking off, making way for a Mexican drug war. Now the Netflix series returns with a second season, and this time, Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) is having some trouble keeping his drug empire under control....

‘Queen & Slim’ Trailer: Daniel Kaluuya And Jodie Turner-Smith Are Ready To Ride Or Die By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2019 11:30 am EST Today’s social climate is tense as racism and violence constantly come to a head, with the latter often inspired by the former. That’s what makes the poignant crime drama like Queen & Slim so appealing. Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith play a newly romantically entangled black man and a black woman who end up on the run when the cop who pulled them over is killed in an act of self-defense....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Dangerous Debt” By Bryan Young/April 3, 2020 10:00 am EST The penultimate episode of the penultimate arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars seemed like a small story, documenting the struggle of the Martez sisters and Ahsoka Tano to escape the Pyke Syndicate, but it opened up into a whole new world of Star Wars. It added context to stories we’d thought had been completed, added characters from Star Wars Rebels into the mix, and ties directly into the struggles of Mandalore....

‘Star Wars Resistance’ Sets The Stage For The Series Finale With “Rebuilding The Resistance” By Caroline Cao/Jan. 24, 2020 5:00 pm EST I’ve written before that I found it concerning that there is so little time now to flesh left out the major conflicts of Star Wars Resistance. Which is why “Rebuilding the Resistance,” which can be considered a penultimate chapter before the two-parter series finale, pulls off an impressive feat as it picks up on the slack of more underwhelming developments of the past season....

‘Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street’: Documentary Coming To HBO In 2021 By Ben Pearson/Dec. 9, 2020 3:30 pm EST Sesame Street is about to re-enter the spotlight in a major way. Not only is there a new theme park supposedly on the way and a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Chance the Rapper that’s slated to be released in 2022, but HBO has a new documentary about the making of the classic children’s series that will debut in 2021....

‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’ Arrives On Netflix Today – Except In The U.S. And Canada By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 5, 2020 10:00 am EST While the rest of the world gets to see the new SpongeBob movie on Netflix today, the beloved talking sponge is on the run far away from the U.S. and Canada. Paramount Animation’s The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run hits Netflix today, November 5, in all countries except for the U....

‘Total Recall’ Honest Trailer: There’s A Lot Of ‘The Matrix’ And ‘Avatar’ In This Movie By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2019 6:00 am EST You know what action movies are missing these days? Swift kicks and punches to the nuts. Thankfully, there are plenty of movies from the past that deliver the kind of breathtaking groin shots that can incapacitate even the strongest man. In the case of Total Recall, that man is Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he takes a couple good shots to the wedding tackle, courtesy of Sharon Stone....

By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 12, 2021 12:30 pm EST Back in 2017, Grey Matter Art teamed up with graphic designer and illustrator Grzegorz Domaradzki, better known as Gabz, on the Marvel Studios hit Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a coveted piece of work on the secondary pop culture art market, and now fans will have a chance to own it again, this time with a little shiny foil enhancement to really make it pop on your wall....

Cool Stuff: Florey’s Amazing Set Of ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Prints Center On Luke Skywalker By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2020 8:30 am EST There are so many Star Wars prints out in the world, and just when you think that you’ve got all the art you need inspired by a galaxy far, far away, another artist comes along and pulls you back in again. This time, that artist is Florey, and today Bottleneck Gallery and Acme Archives are releasing two sets of Star Wars trilogy prints inspired by A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, each one focusing on a significant moment centered on Luke Skywalker....

Get A First Look At Chris Pratt’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Tomorrow War’, Formerly Known As ‘Ghost Draft’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2019 12:30 pm EST Despite making a triumphant return from dust in Avengers: Endgame, we haven’t seen much of Chris Pratt on the big screen lately. Sure, he voiced the lead character of Emmet in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, and he had a role in the sparsely seen western The Kid, but otherwise, Pratt has been laying pretty low as a leading man....

How Much Federal Aid Will Movie Theaters Receive From The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill? By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2020 9:30 am EST The Senate passed a massive $2 trillion stimulus package late Wednesday night that is intended to help American workers and businesses that have taken a hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among those badly affected businesses are movie theaters, which for the first time in the history of Hollywood, have shut down en masse across the country....

LOL: Adam Driver Returns As Kylo Ren On ‘Undercover Boss’ For ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2020 6:00 am EST When Adam Driver first hosted Saturday Night Live back in January of 2016, it was just a month after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The writers of the late night sketch show took advantage of the timeliness of Star Wars and had Adam Driver reprise his role as Kylo Ren as if he were on an episode of the CBS series Undercover Boss, disguised as a radar technician named Matt....

Nearly 700 Movie Theaters Closed Over The Weekend, Making For A Dispiriting Pre-Thanksgiving Box Office Haul By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2020 5:00 pm EST As the coronavirus pandemic continues to get worse in the United States, many states are tightening restrictions on non-essential businesses and gatherings of people. That may not stop the plethora of idiots who are still forcing their Thanksgiving plans into existence despite the irresponsibility of it all, but it did result in the shutdown of nearly 700 theaters this past weekend, making for a poor showing at the box office on a weekend that is typically full of huge blockbusters....

New ‘Black Widow’ Merchandise Includes LEGO, Funko POPs, Marvel Legends, NERF Roleplay & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2020 1:30 pm EST Black Widow doesn’t arrive in theaters until May, but the merchandise tied to the movie will be coming a little sooner. Leading up to the release of the Marvel Studios movie that takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, we’ll see new items from LEGO, Funko, NERF, Hasbro’s Marvel Legends and more....

Sequel Bits: Keanu Reeves Was Almost In ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, Watch A ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’ TV Spot & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2019 11:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Keanu Reeves was almost in Hobbs & Shaw Check out a Maleficent: Mistress of Evil TV spot and poster See a photo from the start of production on Ghostbusters 2020 Sylvester Stallone looks leathery in a Rambo: Last Blood poster All that and more...

The Morning Watch: ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Says Farewell, The Accuracy Of Court Scenes In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 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, watch as the cast and crew of Harry Potter say farewell to the franchise in the final days of shooting on The Deathly Hallows Part II....

Theme Park Bits: Suing Over Soda, Star Tours Updates, And More By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 25, 2019 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Star Tours: The Adventures Continue is getting a big update this December. Someone’s suing Universal over unlimited soda. And more! In case you haven’t heard, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker unleashed a thrilling new trailer this week. Related to the world of theme parks, Disney Parks has announced, unsurprisingly, that their Star Tours: The Adventures Continue motion-simulator ride is going to be getting an update this December to reflect the brand-new chapter of the saga....

This Week In Trailers: There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace, Gary Busey: Pet Judge, Our Law, Force Of Habit By Christopher Stipp/May 30, 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?...

Watch La Noria NightWheel Pictures debuted La Noria on Vimeo for all of the internet to see — a fitting place for the award-winning animated short since it is a result of hundreds of animators collaborating online. Written and directed by Baena, La Noria follows “A young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down.” The short begins with the boy building a toy ferris wheel as he grieves the loss of his dad, with whom he used to build those ferris wheels....

Watch The First 9 Minutes Of ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Online Right Now By Chris Evangelista/March 31, 2020 2:00 pm EST Bad Boys for Life is now on digital, and you should really check it out. Believe me, I was a bit skeptical going into the movie, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. Also: it has a witch as one of its villains, which is a selling point I feel like more people should’ve brought up....