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‘The Irishman’ Podcast Launching In November From Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2019 2:30 pm EST Official (and unofficial) podcasts that tie directly into TV shows are a big hit. HBO launched The Chernobyl Podcast to tie into their bleak but fantastic series Chernobyl, and Netflix rolled out the podcast Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things 3 this year as well. Now it looks like the streaming service is getting ready to do it again with The Irishman....

‘Titans’ Season 2 Trailer Introduces ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Iain Glen As Bruce Wayne By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2019 2:30 pm EST It seems like DC Universe’s gritty take on Teen Titans has made its peace with Batman. Or at least, Brenton Thwaites’ Robin has in the upcoming season of Titans, which introduces the Caped Crusader as played by Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen. But Glen’s Bruce Wayne isn’t the only new (or old?...

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Tourist Trap’ Will Frighten You With Weirdness By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 29, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October, we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Tourist Trap (1979). Tourist Trap 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Tourist Trap’ Will Frighten You With Weirdness By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 29, 2019 7:00 am EST...

A ‘Happy Endings’ Reunion Is Finally Happening, But Probably Not In The Format You Hoped For By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2020 5:00 pm EST At long last, a Happy Endings reunion is finally going to happen – and we only have to wait a few days to see it. But unfortunately, this won’t be a full-fledged televised reunion like NBC’s recent pandemic episode of Parks and Recreation. Instead, the original cast of the beloved sitcom is coming back for a virtual reunion this month....

A Complete List Of All The Original Shows And Movies In Development At HBO Max By Ben Pearson/Oct. 29, 2019 4:55 pm EST We’re just a few days away from the launches of both AppleTV+ and Disney+, but there is still at least one more major player waiting to enter the streaming wars after those two: HBO Max. WarnerMedia’s streaming service will debut in spring of 2020 with around 10,000 hours of content available to consume, including popular hits like Friends and The Big Bang Theory....

Alamo Drafthouse Launches Their Own VOD Platform Chock Full Of Cinephile Treats For Purchase And Rental By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2020 10:00 am EST Since everyone is more hungry than ever to watch movies right now, the specialty movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse is launching Alamo On Demand, a VOD platform for cinephiles to digitally buy and rent movies. Curated by the movie nerds at Alamo Drafthouse, the new service has partnered with Lionsgate, Magnolia Pictures, NEON, Sony Pictures Classics and more to offer an eclectic mix of blockbuster favorites, genre gems, indie treasures, arthouse favorites, and more....

Former ‘Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart Returns To TV For A Current Affairs Series For AppleTV+ By Ben Pearson/Oct. 27, 2020 2:00 pm EST After a five year break, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is coming back to TV. Stewart has reportedly signed an “expansive, multi-year deal” with Apple, and is set to serve as the host of a new current affairs series on AppleTV+ which will run for multiple seasons....

Galaxy Edge’s ‘Rise Of The Resistance’ Ride Will Be At Least 15 Minutes Long, Disney Confirms By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 30, 2019 2:30 pm EST Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is already a hit for Disneyland, even if the Star Wars-themed land only has one major attraction. But following the footsteps of the popular Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run is the upcoming dark ride attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. More details about the Rise of the Resistance length have emerged about the immersive attraction’s duration, which is looking to be one of the longest rides at Disneyland and Disney World....

HBO Max Hits 28.7 Million Subscribers, But Not All Of Them Are Watching By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 23, 2020 7:30 am EST In an earnings report on Thursday (via The Verge), WarnerMedia revealed that 8.6 million customers have activated their HBO Max subscriptions in the third quarter, bringing the total number of new HBO Max subscribers to 28.7 million. The total of HBO and HBO Max customers has hit 38 million, with 57 million globally, surpassing the company’s goal for the end of 2020....

HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Is Set In An Alternate Universe, But It Opened With A Real-Life Attack Many Of Us Never Learned About By Ben Pearson/Oct. 21, 2019 2:30 pm EST When I tuned in to last night’s premiere episode of Watchmen, Damon Lindelof’s sequel/remix of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic graphic novel from the 1980s, I thought I’d be in for equal parts superhero action, mystery, and world-building. But I was not expecting that world-building to begin by whisking audiences back to a real-life American tragedy in which hundreds of black people were killed, businesses were destroyed, and bombs were dropped from the sky....

How The Ending Of ‘The Good Place’ Changed Over 4 Seasons [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Aug. 8, 2019 2:00 pm EST The summer 2019 Television Critics Association press tour ended with a final panel for the fourth season of The Good Place on NBC. Good Place fans were sad when Mike Schur announced at an FYC panel earlier this summer that the fourth season would be the last. The Good Place cast had a love-fest at Comic-Con with fans saying emotional goodbyes....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 28, 2020 8:30 am EST Marvel’s Moon Knight series has found a director in Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab. The director behind Clash, a 2016 revolutionary drama that was an official selection at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard category, has been tapped to helm Moon Knight, the Marvel series for Disney+ starring Oscar Isaac as the titular mercenary with multiple alter egos. Deadline reports that Mohamed Diab has been tapped to direct Moon Knight, Marvel’s latest TV series for Disney+....

Michelle Williams Sticking Around For ‘Venom 2’, But Will She-Venom Return Too? By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2019 1:30 pm EST Hot on the heels of news that Andy Serkis will be stepping behind the camera for the sequel to the surprise comic book movie hit Venom, we have word on at least one returning cast member joining Tom Hardy for another round of symbiote action. Michelle Williams, who was a perplexing but welcome addition to the first Venom movie, has confirmed that she will be back for the sequel....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Shazam!’, ‘Klute’, ‘Do The Right Thing’, ‘The Intruder’, ‘Moon’ By Chris Evangelista/July 24, 2019 10:00 am EST It’s that time again: time to highlight some physical media! Our latest Blu-ray round-up includes a recent superhero movie, a classic neo-noir, a Spike Lee masterpiece, a trashy but fun thriller, and an indie sci-fi flick celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new 4K release. These are the new Blu-ray releases you should check out this week....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Snowpiercer,’ ‘Amélie,’ ‘Kaili Blues,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 17, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, but for those of you who can’t afford to traipse over to Europe, Pop Culture Imports is the next best thing. Instead of watching prestigious movies in full party regalia next to angry French movie critics, watch some of these subtitled movies instead....

Pour One Out For Tivik, The Most Important ‘Star Wars’ Character No One Talks About By Evan Saathoff/Oct. 9, 2020 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Galaxy-Wide Star Wars Character Guide, where we give proper due to the smaller figures in Star Wars history.)Rogue One: A Star Wars Story begins with a child witnessing the murder of her mother and only gets more fun and exciting from there, culminating in a conclusion where (spoiler!...

Quentin Tarantino Responds To ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Bruce Lee Controversy: Lee “Was Kind Of An Arrogant Guy” By Ben Pearson/Aug. 13, 2019 10:30 am EST Who would have thought that in a film which ostensibly involved the Manson murders, one of the biggest talking points weeks later would center on Bruce Lee? Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood features Lee in a small role (played by actor Mike Moh), and after the film was released, Lee’s daughter objected to the way her father was depicted on screen....

Sorry, ‘Moose Jaws’ Will No Longer Feature Jay And Silent Bob By Chris Evangelista/June 1, 2020 2:00 pm EST Kevin Smith has a pile of unmade projects he’s been talking about for the last several years. One of those is Moose Jaws, a horror-comedy that was supposed to close-out his True North Trilogy, which started with Tusk and continued with Yoga Hosers. Smith hasn’t given up on Moose Jaws just yet, but he is ready to make some changes....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Lightsabers, Jedi Robes, Sith Artifacts & More Merch Coming To Disney’s Online Store By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2020 8:30 am EST Since the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland and Disney World theme parks, there has been a collection of Star Wars merchandise that you can only get within the park shops. But with Disneyland still closed and Disney World not operating at full capacity, Disney theme parks aren’t selling nearly as much merchandise as they usually do, so they’re releasing some of it onto Disney’s online shop for the first time ever....

Superhero Bits: ‘Superman & Lois’ Premiere Date, New ‘Moon Knight’ Character Details & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 29, 2020 6:00 pm EST When will The Flash, Batwoman, Black Lightning, and Superman & Lois premiere on The CW? Who is composing the score for the Marvel What If…? series? Do you remember the American Express ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Superman? What other characters can we expect to see in Marvel’s Moon Knight series?...