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‘Star Wars Resistance’ Juggles Action, Humor, And Teeth-Clenching Emotion In “Station To Station” By Caroline Cao/Dec. 15, 2019 6:00 pm EST A love and pining for home haunts the fast-paced action of Star Wars Resistance in “Station to Station.” This episode would not have worked as well if the viewer hadn’t witnessed the civilian idyllics on the Colossus in the lighthearted “Kaz’s Curse.” Even though the Colossus never appears in this episode, its humble homeliness is an emotional core in “Station to Station”....

‘Supergirl’ Season 6 Will Bring The Show To An End On The CW By Ben Pearson/Sept. 22, 2020 2:30 pm EST Supergirl is coming in for one final landing on The CW. The network announced today that the upcoming sixth season of the superhero series will be its last. Production on the final season begins this month in Vancouver, which has been a home base of production for the network for many years....

‘Swiss Army Man’ Directors Didn’t Take A ‘Deadpool 2’ Meeting For A Very Good Reason By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 26, 2019 9:30 am EST To be clear, DANIELS said that they “weren’t even offered” Deadpool 2. But it still takes a keen sense of self-awareness to turn down a potentially career-changing opportunity like that meeting. You can’t help but respect the fact that they both know their limits as filmmakers right now and know exactly the kind of movies they want to make....

‘The Addams Family 2’ Is Coming To Theaters In Time For Halloween 2021 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2020 10:00 am EST The animated adaptation of The Addams Family just arrived in theaters last year, but with a box office haul over $203 million on a budget of just $23 million, MGM has wasted no time in getting a sequel off the ground. The Addams Family 2 has been officially announced to arrive just in time for Halloween in 2021....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Spoiler Review: Not Perfectly Splendid – But Close By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 12, 2020 8:00 am EST I’ve already given a traditional, spoiler-free assessment of The Haunting of Bly Manor, in which I delved into how the series felt like a bit of a step-down from The Haunting of Bly Manor. Part of that review abided by embargo notes – Netflix sent out a list of details they really didn’t want covered in reviews, for the sake of protecting spoilers....

‘The Old Man’ Will Bring Jeff Bridges To TV As A Grizzled CIA Agent By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2019 12:30 pm EST The show is an adaptation of Thomas Perry’s novel. Here’s the full synopsis for the book: Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine will write and executive produce the show. The Old Man still has to be picked up for series based on the strength of the pilot, but I have a hard time believing FX will turn down a series in which Jeff Freakin’ Bridges plays an ass-kicking ex-CIA agent....

‘The Shape Of Water’ Review: A Beautiful Romance From Guillermo Del Toro [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 12, 2017 8:30 am EST Thank the movie gods for Guillermo del Toro. One of our best living filmmakers, del Toro crafts gorgeous, poetic films that combine genres to great effect. No one working today is making movies like the Crimson Peak filmmaker, and with The Shape of Water, del Toro may have made his masterpiece....

‘The Terminal List’: Chris Pratt Returning To Television For Director Antoine Fuqua By Ben Pearson/Feb. 4, 2020 11:30 am EST The Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Endgame star is set to topline The Terminal List, which will be directed by Fuqua (Training Day) and written by David DiGilio (Eight Below, Strange Angel). Here’s the show’s description, courtesy of Deadline: The Terminal List is a conspiracy thriller that combines elevated action with deep psychological questions about the cost of pushing our nation’s highest trained operators too far....

‘The Vow’ Trailer: HBO’s New Documentary Series Focuses On The Publicized Cult NXIVM By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2020 5:00 pm EST There’s a chance that you might have already heard about the cult NXIVM. Smallville actress Allison Mack was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy stemming from her participation in the organization’s nefarious activities. But soon you’ll get the full story about NXIVM thanks to The Vow, a new documentary series from HBO that aims to uncover exactly what this organization was all about....

‘Welcome To Chechnya’ Review: David France’s Latest Is Nail-Biting, Harrowing And Vital Filmmaking [True/False 2020] By Abby Olcese/March 10, 2020 8:00 am EST Welcome to Chechnya was one of several movies at True/False to come to the festival straight from Sundance. The documentary by David France (How to Survive a Plague) is this year’s True Life Fund film, which raises proceeds to help the selected film’s subject. The organizers picked an important film to highlight, and a cause so immediate and directly beneficial that it was difficult not to empty the entire contents of my wallet into the donation bucket on the way out of the theater....

AMC Clarifies Social Distancing Protocols By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 17, 2020 1:30 pm EST There’s a viral tweet making the rounds that made it look as if AMC was throwing caution to the wind and not enforcing social distancing between assigned theater seats as they plan to reopen this Thursday. However, according to AMC, that’s not the case. According to the theater chain, starting Monday, the ticketing engine will automatically block out one seat on either side of the purchased seat, and the technology just wasn’t in place yet to represent that via current online seating charts....

An Ongoing List Of Movies Being Released Early On Digital Due To The Coronavirus By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2020 8:45 am EST As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grows and more businesses and movie theaters close, Hollywood studios have been left with nowhere to drop their theatrical releases. While some studios chose to delay their biggest feature films until the worst of the pandemic passes, a few studios decided to break the monotony of everyone’s self-isolation (and help keep a few kids entertained) by releasing their theatrical films on digital platforms early....

Cannes Film Festival 2021 Has Been Delayed Until July [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 27, 2021 8:45 am EST The Cannes Film Festival is usually held in May, but the 2021 fest is said to be considering a delay until July – or maybe even August. COVID-19 is still a very serious concern and organizers are said to have completely given up on the idea of holding the festival in May this year....

Daily Podcast: ‘Watchmen’ Episode 4 Spoiler Discussion By Ben Pearson/Nov. 11, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the November 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled conversation about the fourth episode of HBO’s Watchmen, entitled “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own.” Opening Banter: Emails!In Our Feature Presentation: Lady Trieu HT’s observation She REALLY wanted that farm Is this opening scene a flashback?...

FX Will No Longer Air ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Before The 2020 Election [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 9, 2020 10:30 am EST During their summer 2019 Television Critics Association sessions, FX announced the series Impeachment: American Crime Story about the Bill Clinton impeachment, with Monica Lewinski serving as a producer. As soon as FX announced plans to air it before the 2020 election, the network faced backlash for the timing....

George Lucas Opens Up About Selling Lucasfilm To Disney: It Was “Very, Very Painful” By Ben Pearson/Dec. 9, 2020 2:30 pm EST Star Wars creator George Lucas has spoken before about why he made the galaxy-rattling decision to sell Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company back in 2012, but thanks to a forthcoming book, that topic is back in the news again. In Taschen’s The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005, author Paul Duncan includes a new interview with Lucas in which the acclaimed writer/director explains exactly why he parted ways with the cinematic franchise he built....

Movie Mixtape: 6 Obscure Horror Movies To Watch Before Halloween By Scott Beggs/Oct. 29, 2019 2:00 pm EST When we talk about Halloween and Friday the 13th launching a wave of rip-offs, we’re talking about movies like Final Exam. It came out so soon after Friday the 13th that you’d think its similarities were coincidences, but the truth is that MPM Productions simply made the movie double quick. Six months from absolutely nothing to prints in theaters....

New Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Heads To High School In The 1970s By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 12, 2019 8:30 am EST Paul Thomas Anderson has decided to take a break from directing Haim videos and return to movies. Anderson has his first post-Phantom Thread feature already lined-up: a high school movie set in the 1970s. Anderson will write and direct the movie, which is set to begin production next year. This won’t be any ordinary coming-of-age high school flick, though....

New Pixar Movies: Buzz Lightyear Origin Story ‘Lightyear’ Will Feature Chris Evans, ‘Turning Red’ Coming From ‘Bao’ Director By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2020 5:02 pm EST Two new Pixar titles have been announced during the Disney Investor event, and one is a pretty big surprise. That would be Lightyear, which is – believe it or not – the origin story of the real Buzz Lightyear, the character made famous by the Toy Story franchise....

Quibi Debuts With Underwhelming Numbers Despite Offering Users A 90-Day Free Trial By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2020 12:30 pm EST Quibi, the new streaming service that’s devoted to short-form content (or “quick bites,” if you will) had its big launch yesterday. The result? Not great! The nascent streaming service is offering users a 90-day free trial, but even that didn’t seem to be enough of an incentive for people to give it a shot....