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Netflix Reveals How They Classify Their Viewers To Determine Their Own Ratings By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 23, 2019 9:30 am EST When it comes to Netflix original movies and television shows, there has been some question as to how the streaming service collects and reports their viewership statistics. There have been a number of impressive reports of viewership for movies like Bright and shows like Stranger Things, but without any details about the metrics by which a given program’s viewership is recorded, no one has fully trusted the company’s internal numbers....

Next ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films Add ‘Agent Carter’ Star Hayley Atwell [UPDATED] By Ben Pearson/Sept. 13, 2019 9:45 am EST Hayley Atwell, the once and future Peggy Carter actress in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is going to be joining a different cinematic universe of spies: she’s the latest addition to the next Mission: Impossible film. That’s Mission: Impossible 7, for those keeping track at home, and while it’s rare for a franchise to feel like it’s at its peak after half a dozen films, last year’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout was such a high point that we’re completely amped to see what Tom Cruise and director Chris McQuarrie do with it next – and Atwell has us even more excited for it....

Sequel Bits: ‘The Mask’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘No Time To Die’, ‘Willow’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2020 4:30 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Jim Carrey says, sure, he’ll do a Mask sequel…if a visionary filmmaker wants to direct. Don’t worry, the third Jurassic World movie isn’t called Jurassic World: Extinction. If you were worried about that, I mean. Ben Whishaw says No Time to Die connects to all the Daniel Craig Bond films....

Superhero Bits: ‘Doctor Strange’ Sequel Rumors, Kumail Nanjiani Breaks The Marvel Diet & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 2020 6:00 pm EST Is Brother Voodoo in Doctor Stranger in the Multiverse of Madness? Did you know there are public domain superheroes? What video game is getting a Birds of Prey cross-promotion? Want to see an alternate concept design for the Rescue armor in Avengers: Endgame? How excited was The Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani to eat pizza and cake after being on a Marvel diet?...

The Clock Tower: This Week, The Arrowverse Was Full Of Lying Liars Who Lie By Amelia Emberwing/Nov. 22, 2019 4:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every other week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk....

The Entire U.S. Box Office This Weekend Came From A Single Florida Drive-In Theater By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 20, 2020 12:30 pm EST With movie theaters across the country closed for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the weekly box office report is all but a distant memory. But there’s one theater that’s still keeping the weekly box office report alive. A single drive-in theater in Florida was the source of the entire domestic box office this past weekend, showing a whopping two (!...

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Real Steel’ Is ‘Rocky’ Meets ‘The Iron Giant’ With A Big Beating Amblin Heart By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 6, 2020 12:00 pm EST Speaking of which, it’s Hugh Jackman who might be the movie’s best special effect. He so effortlessly plays the kind of rough around the edges, irresponsible father that it can feel a little uncomfortable when he treats his kid like nothing more than an inconvenience to quickly dispatch....

Theme Park Bits: New Epcot Fountain, Snow White Ride Revisions, The Future Of Dining, And More By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 28, 2020 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Epcot’s updated fountain has been revealed. Disneyland is offering a sneak peek to an extensive overhaul of its Snow White dark ride. And more! Just because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic (squarely in the middle of Month 10!...

Who Watches The ‘Watchmen’ Test Footage From David Hayter’s Unmade 2003 Adaptation? By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 26, 2019 10:30 am EST Before Watchmen became an acclaimed TV series, it was adapted into a feature film by Zack Snyder. But before that, Hollywood spent decades trying to bring Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic comic series to the screen. At one point, writer-director (and voice-over artist) David Hayter was attached to write and direct a Watchmen movie, and even shot test footage for the project....

You’ll Want To Catch All This Gorgeous ‘Detective Pikachu’ Concept Art By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 19, 2019 1:30 pm EST Ash Ketchum may have taken 22 years to finally become a Pokémon Master, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure, he should have won the Kalos League a few years ago, but bygones. However, if you’re curious about other “what-ifs,” some newly revealed Detective Pikachu concept art gives insight into unused character designs and an awesome Charizard Vs....

‘El Camino’ Early Buzz: Jesse Pinkman Gets The Ending He Deserves, To Mixed Results By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 11, 2019 6:29 am EST When we last saw Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, inarguably the most tragic character in Breaking Bad’s Shakespearean tragedy, he had escaped from Walter White’s massacre of the neo-Nazis that had held him captive — free, feral, and driving onto the open road in an El Camino. It was the closest thing to a happy ending that creator Vince Gilligan could give one of his characters....

‘Get The Hell Out’ Review: A Wild And Bloody Slice Of Mayhem That Desperately Needs A Live Audience [TIFF] By Jason Gorber/Sept. 25, 2020 11:00 am EST During these times of social-distancing, it’s impossible to know how Get The Hell Out, part of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness slate, would have played to a boisterous and welcoming crowd. It’s fair to say it would have been a lot more fun with the rote dialogue being overpowered by hoots and screams, and the wrestling maneuvers cheered like at some mad luchador match....

‘Godmothered’ Trailer: Jillian Bell Is A Fairy Godmother-In-Training In The New Disney+ Original Movie By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2020 9:30 am EST There’s not a lot to be joyful about this Christmas, but Disney+ will try to perk you up by fighting against that cynicism with a little magic. Coming to the streaming service in December is Godmothered, a new fantasy comedy in the same vein as Enchanted that finds Jillian Bell as a fairy godmother-in-training who sets out to prove that people still need fairy godmothers to make their dreams come true....

‘Gucci’ Movie Adds Jeremy Irons Alongside Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, And Al Pacino By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 8, 2020 4:30 pm EST Ridley Scott’s Gucci has added a new cast member: Jeremy Irons. Irons joins Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, and Al Pacino in the film, which tells the torrid story of Patrizia Reggiani, who tried to orchestrate the assassination of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci, one-time head of the Gucci fashion house....

‘Knives Out’ Trailer: Rian Johnson Rounds Up The Unusual Suspects By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 18, 2019 6:19 am EST Rian Johnson’s Knives Out is one of the most entertaining movies you’ll see all year. This star-studded whodunit is clever, funny, and loaded with memorable performances. A new Knives Out trailer gives us yet another look at all the madcap fun that Johnson has in store, but don’t worry about having the game spoiled – there are so many twists and turns in this movie that you’ll still be guessing every step of the way when you see the film....

‘New Order’ Review: This Class Conflict Makes ‘Parasite’ Look Tame [TIFF 2020] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 14, 2020 8:00 am EST Class conflict in cinema is nothing new. Though after Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture-winning Parasite became a global phenomenon, there’s perhaps never been a more receptive audience for films depicting a breakdown of unsustainable social contracts. (The ever-growing chasm of worldwide economic inequality unfortunately does not hurt, either.) Enter Mexican writer and director Michel Franco with New Order, a taut 88-minute dystopian drama about a country thrown into disarray amidst societal upheaval....

‘Relic’ Review: A Haunted House Movie Audiences Won’t Soon Forget By Marisa Mirabal/July 7, 2020 9:00 am EST Some say that time heals all wounds, but that’s a lie. Time doesn’t heal; it reshapes. As the years pass, wounds morph into new perspectives and sometimes alter into vague memories or forgetfulness altogether. However, that metamorphosis does not necessarily engender a mending. The degree of pain may fluctuate, but some wounds simply do not heal if the wound is severe enough....

‘Run’ Filmmakers On Their Cinematic Influences, The Film’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ Moment, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 19, 2020 11:00 am EST Mission: Impossible is Searching director Aneesh Chaganty’s favorite film franchise, so it’s not a surprise that he uses imagery from that movie to describe the centerpiece action sequence in his newest thriller, Run. In a recent interview, Chaganty told me that one of his movie’s biggest camera moves “was intentionally supposed to evoke the pullout of Tom Cruise on the Burj Khalifa....

‘Star Trek’ Shows Are Planned Out Through 2027, Alex Kurtzman Says By Ben Pearson/Oct. 13, 2020 1:00 pm EST Alex Kurtzman, one of the architects and overseers of modern Star Trek, has a plan. He actually has several plans, all spinning at once like Earl Grey teacup saucers balancing on the ends of multiple sticks. Such is the case when you hold the future of a massive piece of intellectual property in the palm of your hand – but fans can rest easy, because Trek isn’t going anywhere any time soon....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Brings Ahsoka Tano Back This Week By Ben Pearson/March 17, 2020 11:00 am EST Star Wars fans haven’t seen much of the fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano lately, but that’s about to change this week because she’s coming back to Star Wars: The Clone Wars in a big way. After leaving the Jedi Order behind, Ahsoka Tano returns in this week’s episode, which is all about her exploits in the underworld of Coruscant....