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The Morning Watch: The Physics Of ‘Fast And Furious’ Stunts, ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Factoids & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 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, a physicist takes a close look at how unbelievable some of the stunts in the Fast and Furious franchise really are....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Will Thrill You, And Keep You Distracted From The Real World By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2020 7:00 am EST The Mission: Impossible series has become my favorite action franchise. You can keep your Fast and Furious saga. For me, it’s all about Tom Cruise risking his life all in the name of entertainment. For a while, the Mission franchise had a revolving door of interesting (and in some cases, great) filmmakers – Brian De Palma, John Woo, J....

Watch: Disney’s New ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Ride Puts You Inside The Animated Classic By Ben Pearson/Sept. 21, 2020 1:30 pm EST A couple of years ago, we got our first look at The Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast, the first ride-through theme park attraction based on the 1991 Disney animated classic. Now, just a few days before the ride’s official opening at Tokyo Disneyland next month, a complete video of the experience is here to show off what the developers have been working on....

Will ‘Mr. Mercedes’ Season 3 Conclude The Series? [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/July 24, 2019 1:30 pm EST Audience Networks’ Mr. Mercedes returned for a third panel for the Television Critics Association. The show is based on Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy, with the third season adapting the second book in the series. Mr. Mercedes director Jack Bender and cast members were on the panel to discuss the new season.Season 3 adapts Finders Keepers, the middle book in King’s trilogy....

‘Bard Of Blood’ Trailer: Netflix Indian Thriller Spy Series Introduces A New Kind Of Action Hero By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 25, 2019 11:00 am EST Netflix is continuing to expand its international offerings, and its latest effort is Bard of Blood, an Indian spy thriller series boasting some serious Bollywood credentials. Produced by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, Bard of Blood stars Emraan Hashmi as an excommunicated RAW agent who leads a dangerous rescue mission in Balochistan....

‘Dune’ First Look: A Surprisingly Normal-Looking Timothée Chalamet Confirms December 2020 Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 13, 2020 7:30 am EST When one thinks of Dune on film, the first image that comes to mind is the outlandish costumes and weird nose plugs of David Lynch’s infamous 1984 adaptation. Funny enough, those costume designs were actually quite close to the descriptions in Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi novel. But it’s 2020 now, and nose plugs aren’t cool....

‘Enola Holmes’ First Look: Netflix Debuts Images Of Millie Bobby Brown As Sherlock Holmes’ Little Sister By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2020 10:30 am EST Enola Holmes is on the case. Haven’t heard of her? Maybe you’ve heard of her last name, which belongs to her far more famous brother, Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But in the new Netflix film Enola Holmes starring Millie Bobby Brown, the young teen detective takes the spotlight....

‘Fractured’ Review: Brad Anderson Checks Us Into Another Spooky Hospital [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 23, 2019 9:00 am EST This review may contain mild spoilers.Brad Anderson really hates hospitals. You can’t blame him, really. They may technically be places of healing, but they’re also places of death, pain, disease, and misery. Places where we’re born, and places where – more often than not – we die. Anderson burst onto the scene in 2001 with his spooky indie Session 9, about a potentially haunted abandoned mental hospital....

‘Free Solo’ Team To Direct Universal’s Thai Cave Rescue Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 3, 2020 11:30 am EST How many more Thai soccer teams must be rescued from caves before Hollywood has its fill? At least one more. Universal has tapped the Oscar-winning filmmaking team behind Free Solo to helm their Thai cave rescue movie. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, who won a Best Documentary Feature Oscar for their gripping 2018 documentary on rock climber Alex Honnold, are the latest filmmakers to tackle this subject....

‘High Flying Bird’ Sequel In The Works, According To André Holland By Chris Evangelista/May 19, 2020 11:30 am EST Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird was one of last year’s best movies, featuring a captivating performance from André Holland, playing a sports agent dealing with an NBA lockout. It’s a must-watch movie, but I never expected it to spawn a franchise. But that’s apparently what’s happening, as Holland revealed that there’s a High Flying Bird sequel in the works, and that instead of a lockout, the follow-up might focus on sports being shut down due to the coronavirus....

‘Into The Dark’ Delivers The Wonderfully Gay Horror Story We Need With “Midnight Kiss” By Matt Donato/Jan. 7, 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.)Ignoring any Into The Dark rankings and ratings thus far, Blumhouse’s ability to drive representation and diversity throughout their feature-length entries is a focus to be followed....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 22, 2020 5:30 pm EST Jon Stewart is about to give filmmaking another go. The comedian, former Daily Show host, and 9/11 First Responders Bill advocate made his feature directorial debut in 2014 with Rosewater, a film that really didn’t garner much attention or love. Now he’s back with Irresistible, a political satire about Democrat and Republican political strategists, played by Steve Carell and Rose Byrne, who both try to win a retired Marine to their side....

‘Jojo Rabbit’ Featurette: Taika Waititi Introduces The Ensemble Cast Of The World War II Satire By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 21, 2019 4:30 pm EST It’s a little too early in awards season to make any grand claims about frontrunners and whatnot, but word on the street is that Jojo Rabbit will very likely be a key player when the time comes, and a new featurette with director Taika Waititi introducing the film’s cast shows us why....

‘Marvel’s Hero Project’ Trailer Introduces Real-Life Heroes For Disney+ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2019 3:30 pm EST The world is often a cold, dark, angry place, especially these days. So we could all do with a bit of positivity now and then, and maybe we’ll get it in the form of Marvel’s Hero Project. This new Disney+ show is all about young people attempting to affect positive change in their communities, which is commendable since a lot of young people mostly just hang out on Reddit and roast each other....

‘On The Rocks’ Review: Bill Murray Reunites With Sofia Coppola For A Sparkling Father-Daughter Caper [NYFF 2020] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 24, 2020 9:00 am EST Is it possible to be so nostalgic for a pre-COVID New York? Shots of the lit-up city skyline and the bustling Manhattan streets in the late hours of the evening made me almost weep with yearning. Perhaps it’s the timing of its release that makes On the Rocks feel so passionately like a love letter to New York City, to a time when you could brood alone in an uptown bar with a cocktail in hand....

‘Servant’ Season 2 Trailer: The M. Night Shyamalan Apple TV+ Series Returns For More Nanny Terror By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2020 10:30 am EST Servant, the very slow-burning Apple TV+ series from M. Night Shyamalan, is back for more nanny-based horror. In the first season, a couple hires a mysterious young nanny to watch over their baby. But there’s a twist: their real baby is dead, and the nanny has actually been hired to watch over a doll....

‘Synchronic’ Review: Justin Benson And Aaron Moorhead Play With Time And Space Again [TIFF 2019] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 10, 2019 10:00 am EST Note: it is nearly impossible to talk about this film without giving away some small spoilers, so be warned. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the filmmakers behind Resolution, Spring, and The Endless, have assembled a unique, familiar series of films that all deal with the same theme: time....

‘The Ren & Stimpy Show’ Is Being Reimagined At Comedy Central By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2020 7:30 am EST Hot on the heels of ordering the return of Beavis and Butt-Head from Mike Judge, Comedy Central is bringing back another beloved cartoon from 1990s, one that was inexplicably approved for kids, but landed more firmly with adults. The Ren and Stimpy Show is being reimagined at Comedy Central, but original series creator John Kricfalusi will not be involved in any capacity after being accused of sexual misconduct a few years ago....

‘The Two Popes,’ ‘Bird Box,’ And Other Netflix Originals Will Be Free To Watch Without A Subscription By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 31, 2020 10:30 am EST Netflix is making several of its original TV shows and movies — including the Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes, the horror sensation Bird Box, and the first episode of its monster hit Stranger Things — free to watch without a subscription. These titles, as well as seven others, will be available to watch for free globally....

‘Venom 2’ Set Photo Reveals Woody Harrelson As Cletus Kasady With A Much Better Wig By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 17, 2020 9:30 am EST When Venom came to a close, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) came face-to-face with Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) and all of his curly red-haired glory. The vicious criminal gave us the oh-so-very subtle tease of his future as the super villain Carnage in this comic book universe (which may or may not be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?...