Latest ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ TV Spot Brings Friends Back Together By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2019 2:30 pm EST Thought we were done with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker TV spots? Think again! Time for yet another one! The previous TV spot was all about action, whereas this is about friendship and togetherness. At the start, Rey tells her Resistance pals that she has to go it alone – but they’re not having that....
New Disney+ Non-Scripted Shows Are On The Way, Including A Reboot Of ‘The Quest’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 29, 2020 12:30 pm EST While you wait for The Mandalorian to return, you should keep in mind that Disney+ has other original shows as well. And they’re already planning some new ones, too. These new shows are reality-based, which means Baby Yoda won’t be appearing in them (sorry). The new titles include The Quest, which is a reality show that somehow takes place in a fantasy world; The Team, which will pair teams of one adult and one teen; Meet The Chimps, which heads to the Chimp Haven wildlife sanctuary; and an untitled Pixar series that follows Pixar employees making their own animated short films....
Pop Culture Imports: 5 Classic Foreign Films To Watch Before Filmstruck Shuts Down By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 2, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best, wackiest, and weirdest foreign-language movies and TV shows streaming right now.) I’m doing something a little different this week in honor of a titan of streaming services. Earlier this week, we learned that the cinephile’s dream service and home of the beloved Criterion Collection, Filmstruck, is set to close down at the end of this month....
Ready For New Netflix Holiday Movies? Well, Here They Come Anyway By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 2020 4:30 pm EST Well, Merry Christmas, I guess! Even though it’s not even October yet, Netflix is getting the jump on the holiday season and releasing info on three upcoming Christmas-themed flicks: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Holidate, and Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square. Two of these titles are musicals, one is a rom-com, and all three will attempt to put you in the holiday spirit even though life is an endless cavalcade of Boschian nightmares!...
Stephen King Had To Change His Next Novel Because Of Coronavirus By Chris Evangelista/April 9, 2020 2:00 pm EST Stephen King is already working on his next novel – because of course he is – but he’s had to make some changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, we’ve reached the point where the real world is so scary that King has to adjust his tales of terror to accurately reflect that....
Superhero Bits: Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Trailer Easter Eggs, Static Shock Is Coming Back & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2020 6:00 pm EST What are the next DC Comics stories getting the animated movie treatment? Want to see what you missed in the trailer for the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League video game? Are you ready for the return of Static Shock? Did you notice all the Easter eggs in the first trailers for The Batman and Zack Snyder’s Justice League?...
The Morning Watch: Hidden Details Of ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’, Why Rick Deckard Can’t Be A Replicant & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 14, 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....
The Streamer’s Guide To The 2019 New York Film Festival: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch At Home By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 27, 2019 7:00 am EST In my six years of attending the New York Film Festival, I’ve grown increasingly appreciative of the unique position its organizers have carved out in the fall festival landscape. Ideally timed between the premiere frenzy of late August/early September and the mad dash for awards of November and December, NYFF keeps its focus solely on the films and their creators....
This Week In Trailers: The Infamous Future, Museum Town, Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer, ‘Til Kingdom Come, Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 19, 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?...
Wayfinders, Cultists, Canonical Returns, And More: 52 Things We Learned About ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ From The Visual Dictionary By Donna Dickens/Dec. 31, 2019 8:00 am EST With each new major entry in Star Wars lore, companion materials are released which delve even deeper into a galaxy far, far away. They can contain an intimidating amount of information, which is why you need someone to guide you through it. Someone who loves lore, and who loves putting together puzzle pieces left behind by the Lucasfilm Story Group....
What’s Up With John Connor In ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’? By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2019 1:00 pm EST Yesterday, James “Still Making Those Avatar Sequels” Cameron accidentally (?) revealed that Edward Furlong was coming back as John Connor in Terminator: Dark Fate. This news hadn’t been revealed before, and it caught all of us completely off guard. So what’s the deal? Was Cameron correct? Was he just having a bit of fun?...
‘Big Mouth’ Brings In New Series Writer Ayo Edebiri To Replace Jenny Slate As Missy By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2020 11:00 am EST Comedian Ayo Edebiri will be taking on the role of Missy in Big Mouth after initially joining the series as a writer for the fifth season. Though she won’t be the voice of Missy for most of the upcoming fourth season on Netflix, she will take over the role at a pivotal moment later in the season....
‘Bloodshot’ Trailer: Vin Diesel Is An Unstoppable Super-Soldier By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 14, 2020 7:27 am EST Vin Diesel is ready to live, die, repeat in Bloodshot, an action flick that finds the actor playing the Valiant Comics character. Diesel is Ray Garrison, a soldier who dies – only to be brought back with nanotechnology that turns him into an unkillable super-soldier. But Ray doesn’t realize the corporation in charge of the nanotech, RST, is up to no good....
‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 6 Is Teasing A Happy Ending While Also Threatening To Tear It Away By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 17, 2019 11:00 am EST BoJack Horseman has always been an optimistic show, even when it’s being cynical and very, very bleak. But the show’s always had an underlying feeling of hope for the future that wants you to believe its characters can get better – you may just need a jogging baboon to tell you that it gets easier....
‘Greyhound’ Trailer: Tom Hanks Goes To War (Again) By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2020 12:30 pm EST Did you know there’s a new war movie starring Tom Hanks headed our way? It’s called Greyhound, and Hanks both wrote and stars in the film, which has America’s favorite actor playing a US Navy Commander during World War II. The film is an adaptation of a 1955 novel called The Good Shepherd – which is a title this movie probably couldn’t use since Robert De Niro’s 2006 CIA movie already took it....
‘Harriet’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Is Harriet Tubman By Chris Evangelista/July 23, 2019 7:00 am EST The extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman gets the biopic treatment in Harriet, a new drama starring Cynthia Erivo as the legendary freedom fighter. Kasi Lemmons, director of Eve’s Bayou, helms the feature, which also stars Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles, and Clarke Peters. From the look of the film, it’s the type of emotional drama that garners plenty of attention during awards season....
‘How To Deter A Robber’ Review: Mirth And Mischief Join Forces In This Holiday Home Invasion Thriller [Fantastic Fest 2020] By Marisa Mirabal/Oct. 7, 2020 11:00 am EST Boredom and stress are a dangerous combination during the holidays. Dealing with an overbearing family, a lingering assignment for college applications, and trying to entertain an aloof partner can make anyone search for an escape. Writer/director Maria Bissell alleviates holiday doldrums and the stress of growing up by crafting a uniquely comical home invasion movie with her feature debut, How to Deter a Robber....
‘Into The Dark’ Takes On Abusive Relationships Through A Holiday Horror Lens With ‘My Valentine’ By Matt Donato/Feb. 10, 2020 2:00 pm 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 the first Friday of every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable....
‘Invader Zim: Enter The Florpus’ Trailer: Zim And Dib Are At It Again By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2019 4:30 pm EST Hot on the heels of last weekend’s debut of the Nickelodeon special Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling on Netflix (which was one of the best nostalgic revivals I’ve ever seen), this weekend, another Nicktoon gets a revival on Netflix with a special of their own. Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus brings back the invading alien from the Nickelodeon animated series, but this time Zim has learned the secret of his journey to Earth and finds out no one will be following him to Earth....
‘Leap Of Faith: William Friedkin On The Exorcist’ Asks: Does The Ending Of The Horror Classic Make Sense? [Sundance 2020] By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2020 11:00 am EST Alexandre O. Philippe loves to make movies about movies. His documentary work includes 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, which focused on Psycho, and the creation of its infamous shower scene, and Memory: The Origins of Alien, which thoughtfully explored what made, and still makes, Alien so special....
