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A24 Books Will Highlight ‘Moonlight’, ‘The Witch’, And ‘Ex Machina’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 26, 2019 4:00 pm EST A24 has quickly risen to be a recognizable name in the film world. From humble beginnings, they’ve sprung up to release Oscar-winning films like Moonlight. They’re not just a distributor – they’re a brand, and a popular one at that. A24 has already branched out into products: clothing, candles, and so on. Now they’re adding books to the list, too....

Brad Pitt Has Regular Movie Nights With David Fincher, And They Sound Exhausting By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 24, 2020 5:00 pm EST Watching a movie with Brad Pitt sounds like a dream — and if it plays out like the wonderful, frequently memed scene from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it probably is. But if Pitt’s movie buddy is David Fincher, that changes things up completely. Fincher is infamous for being an intense and meticulous filmmaker, and it turns out he’s an intense and meticulous movie-watcher....

Cinemark Confident That Warner Bros. Will Still Release ‘Tenet’ On July 17 By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2020 9:00 am EST With protests dominating headlines around the United States, most people aren’t quite as concerned about the potential reopening of movie theaters this summer. But when it comes to the theater chains themselves, it could mean life or death, which is why many of them are hoping Warner Bros. Pictures will follow through on releasing Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet on July 17, something the director has been hoping will help keep many theaters from having to close their doors permanently....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Iron Giant’ Kicks Off The Mondo Mecha Line Of Robot Collectibles By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2020 6:00 am EST Last year marked the 20th anniversary of Brad Bird’s magnificent animated adventure The Iron Giant. But Mondo is still celebrating this year with a new collectible version of the titular robot from space. This year, Mondo is launching a new line of collectible figures called Mondo Mecha. They’re roughly 12-inch tall, highly articulated robot figures, and The Iron Giant will be the first one out of the gate....

Cool Stuff: NECA’s Animated ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Figures Get A New Wave By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 23, 2019 6:00 am EST A couple years ago, NECA released an exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box set featuring the animated versions of the characters from their own series that ran from 1987 through 1996. It was a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, but NECA eventually released the figures as two-packs that you could only buy at Target....

Cool Stuff: NYCC Exclusive Funko POPs Include ‘The Office’, ‘Back To The Future’, ‘Stranger Things’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2019 6:00 am EST New York Comic-Con is coming in just a few weeks, and along with all the usual news that comes out of the convention about blockbuster movies and your favorite and newly anticipated TV shows, there is also plenty of exclusive merchandise. Since this is one of the biggest pop culture conventions in the United States, exclusive Funko POPs will be there in full force, and we’ve rounded up some of our favorite reveals that will be on sale at the convention....

Director Jon M. Chu Speaks Out On ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Writer’s Pay Disparity Dispute By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 10, 2019 1:30 pm EST The immense critical and commercial success of Crazy Rich Asians last summer was a watershed moment for Asian representation in a major Hollywood movie. But behind the scenes, things haven’t been quite so rosy. We became aware of Crazy Rich Asians’ crazy rich problems last week when writer Adele Lim exited the sequel over a huge pay disparity between Warner Bros....

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Three: ‘The Lodge’ Is The Feel-Bad Horror Movie Of 2019, ‘The Pool’ Defies Reality And Good Taste, And ‘The Mortuary Collection’ Will Scratch Your Horror Anthology Itch By Jacob Hall/Sept. 22, 2019 2:30 pm EST (Welcome to The Fantastic Fest Diaries, where we will be chronicling every single movie we see at the United States’ largest genre film festival.) Welcome to Fantastic Fest 2019, day two. In this entry, The Long Walk is a fascinating story that goes on for too long, The Lodge will make you miserable in the best ways possible, The Pool defies logic and taste in ways that are difficult to sum up, and The Mortuary Collection is a fun but hit-and-miss horror anthology....

Female Horror Anthology ‘XX’ Is Becoming A TV Series By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2019 5:00 pm EST XX, the horror anthology film directed by female filmmakers, is getting a second lease on life in the form a TV show. Like the film, the XX TV series will bring in female screenwriters and female directors to create new horror stories. There’s no network set-up for this yet, nor is there word of which filmmakers might be involved....

Uncut Gems Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2019Genre: 135-minute panic attackDirector: Josh and Benny Safdie,Cast: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Eric Bogosian You might not be in the mood to watch Adam Sandler grow more and more unhinged for over two hours right now, and that’s understandable. But if you’re the type of person who thrives on chaos (I know you’re out there), you can’t go wrong with Uncut Gems....

Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Half’ Adaptation Coming From ‘Her Smell’ Director Alex Ross Perry By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 11, 2019 3:30 pm EST Stephen King’s The Dark Half is getting a second chance on the big screen thanks to Alex Ross Perry. Perry will write and direct a new adaptation of King’s horror novel, which was previously filmed by George A. Romero. The story concerns a writer whose pseudonym comes to life and starts murdering people....

The Morning Watch: 2020 Oscars Video Highlights: The Best Speeches, Musical Performances & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 10, 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, since the 92nd Academy Awards aired last night, we’re running through some 2020 Oscars video highlights....

The Morning Watch: What’s The Point Of R-Rated Superheroes, Stuntmen React To ‘Atomic Blonde’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 7, 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 new video essay from Patrick (H) Willems wonders what the point is of having R-rated superhero movies like Joker, Birds of Prey, and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Not Another Teen Movie’ Perfectly And Stupidly Spoofs High School Clichés By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2020 7:00 am EST The core of Not Another Teen Movie takes aim at She’s All That as the story mostly follows football jock Jake Wyler as he makes a bet with his douchebag friends to turn the quirky paint-covered, oversalls-clad, glasses-wearing girl Janey into prom queen. Meanwhile, there’s also a trio of horny teens trying everything they can to get laid at all costs, a friend-zoned hipster who desperately wants to date Janey, Jake’s testy cheerleader ex-girlfriend and her cheerleading squad, and of course, that one token black guy thrown in with a bunch of white kids....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Rocketeer’ Is Old School Adventure Done Right By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: The RocketeerWhere You Can Stream It: Disney+The Pitch: A whiz-bang, pulpy, old school adventure about a pilot in 1930s Hollywood who accidentally finds himself a rocket pack....

What It’s Like To Watch ‘Watchmen’ When You Know Nothing About The Original Comic By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 13, 2019 7:00 am EST There’s an old episode of The Simpsons, from its ninth season, that I’ve been thinking a lot about this fall. It’s called “Lisa’s Sax”, and is intended as an origin/flashback of sorts dedicated to Lisa’s beloved musical instrument. The episode is largely set in 1990, and one of the pop-culture references intended to root the episode in that year occurs when we see Homer on the couch watching the David Lynch-created TV drama Twin Peaks....

‘Aladdin 2’ Officially Takes Flight With Guy Ritchie Returning To Direct By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 13, 2020 7:30 am EST The live-action Aladdin is preparing for another round on the magic carpet. A sequel to the 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin is officially in the works at Disney, with the studio hiring Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) and John Gatins (Flight) to map out the new plot for Aladdin 2. Guy Ritchie is returning to helm the sequel which, according to reports, will follow an entirely new story inspired by One Thousand and One Nights....

‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Is The Next World War I Movie On The Horizon By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 14, 2020 4:30 pm EST The hottest new trend in movies is World War I, baby! World War II? Get the hell outta here! We’re going back to the days of trench warfare, Mustard Gas, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After 1917 nabbed plenty of praise and Oscar nominations, it was only a matter of time before a producer said, “Hey, the kids these days seem to love that World War I....

/Filmcast Ep. 564 - Demolition Man And Devs (GUEST: Alan Yang, Director Of Tigertail) By Slashfilmcast/April 21, 2020 8:00 pm EST On this episode, special guest Alan Yang, director of the new Netflix film Tigertail, stops by to review 1993’s Demolition Man. Tune in to hear the cast discuss Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes’s memorable performances. Stay after the show for a in-depth review of Devs, the sci-fi limited series written and directed by Alex Garland....

/Filmcast Ep. 595 - Run By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 22, 2020 12:20 pm EST The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. On Thanksgiving day, Devindra baked a turkey, David enjoyed a feast, and Jeff got a little too much gravy. For the feature review, the cast has a heated conversation about Run, a horror-thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty and written by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch....