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Sandra Oh And Michelle Yeoh Join Henry Golding In ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ Animated Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2020 2:30 pm EST Paramount Animation’s adaptation of The Tiger’s Apprentice has struck gold with its cast. Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and international superstar Michelle Yeoh are lending their voices to The Tiger’s Apprentice animated film, an adaptation of the best-selling children’s book. The casting reunites Yeoh with her Crazy Rich Asians and Last Christmas co-star Henry Golding, who leads the animated movie....

Superhero Bits: ‘Iron Man 2020’ Begins In January, ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’ DLC Trailer & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 13, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see the trailer for the new X-Men DLC for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3? Will you read Iron Man 2020 in January? Who was recently cast in Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Do you have your DVR set correctly for the Watchmen finale this weekend? Did you hear Disney CEO Bob Iger is going to meet with Martin Scorsese?...

The 17 Best Horror Movies Of 2020 So Far – And Where You Can Stream Or Rent All Of Them By Matt Donato/June 16, 2020 9:00 am EST In an alternate simulation, my mid-year horror recap might read differently. Earthrealm #2895 avoided COVID-19’s pandemic spread and watched Saint Maud, Antlers, and Candyman (plus others) when they released on their initially slated dates. Theaters never closed down, studios didn’t erase schedules, and their government correctly anticipated a viral spread with preemptive, proactive measures....

The Morning Watch: ‘Stranger Things’ Kids Do ‘Carpool Karaoke’, Major ‘Star Wars’ Retcons & More By Ethan Anderton/March 23, 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, watch as the Stranger Things kids buckle up for the latest episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series....

The Morning Watch: Creating Ghidorah In ‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’, Patrick Warbutron Improvises Animated Characters & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2019 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....

The Morning Watch: Kylo Ren’s Lightsaber In Real Life, Therapists Analyze Movie Couples & More By Ethan Anderton/May 8, 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, see Kylo Ren’s lightsaber from the new Star Wars trilogy recreated in real life with an extremely hot blade....

The Morning Watch: Reviewing More Movie Explosions, The Manic Pixie Dream Girl & More By Ethan Anderton/April 30, 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, an explosives engineer and special effects supervisor fact-check movie explosions from Mission: Impossible, The Hurt Locker, and more....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Still Works Like Gangbusters By Ben Pearson/July 29, 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: Who Framed Roger RabbitWhere You Can Stream It: Disney+The Pitch: You know those Saturday morning cartoons you used to watch as a kid? In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, all those cartoons actually happened and were shot on sound stages with cartoon actors who occupy the same world as live-action humans....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Teaser: Harley Quinn And Her Gang Aren’t Playing Around By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 13, 2019 7:30 am EST It isn’t all fun and games for the Birds of Prey — which is a funny message to deliver in a Birds of Prey teaser shown at the 2019 Game Awards. But Harley Quinn and her gang of super girls, which include Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya, are here to show that they mean business....

‘Blockers’ Director Kay Cannon To Tell The Story Of Improv Comedy Legends In ‘Del & Charna’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2019 4:30 pm EST Many of today’s comedy stars have been through some kind of formal training at one of several well-known improvisational schools like Uprights Citizens Brigade Theatre, Second City, The Groundlings, or ImprovOlympic (now known simply as iO). The latter is where two of the most legendary improvisational comedians taught and performed, and now their story will be told on the big screen....

‘His Dark Materials’ Makes Dramatic Departures From The Books With “The Lost Boy” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 3, 2019 7:00 am EST After last week’s buoyant episode teased the prospect of His Dark Materials, well, lightening up, the HBO fantasy series returns to the shadows with “The Lost Boy.” There are really two “lost boys” in this episode, one of which is a character that does not appear until the second book, The Subtle Knife....

‘Lovers Rock’ Review: The Exuberant First Film In Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Anthology Gets You In The Mood [NYFF 2020] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2020 1:00 pm EST Lovers Rock comes in waves — waves of joy, waves of sensuality, waves of dread, waves of wild, shuddering fervor that only begins to wane once the dim light of morning starts to shine through. Taking place entirely over the course of one night, this first film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, which charts the lives and London’s West Indian community between 1968 and 1985, is a swooning mood piece that seduces and disarms you until you’re happy to let it lap over you, floating in the warm exuberance of a one-night reggae house party....

‘Out’ Trailer: Disney+ Debuts Heartwarming LGBTQ Pixar SparkShorts Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 22, 2020 2:30 pm EST Pixar has been steadily churning out animated shorts through its SparkShorts program, an initiative dedicated to cultivating new talent through short films, that has allowed Pixar animators to experiment with more than the 3D animation the studio is known for. Everything from hand-drawn animation to new styles of CG animation are on display in the shorts, which first debuted theatrically and on YouTube last year before moving to Disney+....

‘Ready Or Not’ Review: A Bloody Funny Horror-Comedy That Takes Aim At The 1% By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2019 7:00 am EST It’s the wedding day of Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex (Mark O’Brien). The two seem to genuinely love each other, but their backgrounds couldn’t be more different. Grace has no real family and comes from humble origins. Alex, in contrast, has a close extensive family – and that family is filthy, stinking rich....

By Chris Evangelista/April 10, 2020 12:36 pm EST Gary Dauberman is ready to sink his teeth into Stephen King’s iconic vampire tale Salem’s Lot. The filmmaker, who directed Annabelle Comes Home, and co-wrote It and It Chapter Two, will direct the Salem’s Lot reboot for producer James Wan. Released in 1975, Salem’s Lot was King’s second published novel, and concerned a small New England town overrun by bloodsuckers. The book served as the inspiration for a 1979 miniseries directed by Tobe Hooper, and still another miniseries that was released in 2004....

‘Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View’ Sequel Focuses On The Untold Stories Set During ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 12, 2020 7:30 am EST 40 years ago, The Empire Strikes Back debuted in theaters to the awe of millions of people around the world. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the acclaimed Star Wars sequel (which many consider to be the best entry in the entire franchise), Lucasfilm has announced the long-awaited sequel to Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, the anthology collection of 40 short stories set during the events of A New Hope released in 2017....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Leak Suggests A Different Origin For Rey By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 30, 2019 7:30 am EST The secret to Rey’s origins are ever a topic for debate, despite the issue being seemingly put to bed in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But a new leaked Star Wars guide for the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens the doors for new theories regarding Rey’s origins....

‘Tenet’ Box Office Crosses The $250 Million Mark Globally, But Still Lags In The U.S. By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 21, 2020 7:30 am EST Tenet has hit a major box office milestone, crossing the $250 million mark at the global box office. But while all is rosy for Christopher Nolan’s spy film overseas, the Tenet box office numbers continue to stall in the U.S., where it earned a paltry $4.7 million in its third weekend....

‘Ugly Delicious’ Season 2 Trailer: David Chang Serves Up More Foodie Goodness By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 26, 2020 3:30 pm EST Delicious food and Danny McBride – what more could you ask for from the second season of Ugly Delicious? James Beard Award-winning chef David Chang and Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) return to serve more yummy goodness in the Ugly Delicious season 2 trailer, which sees Chang expanding his borders and expanding his rotation of celebrity guests who accompany with him on his food adventures....

‘Watchmen’ Episode 7 Trailer Has A Secret Plan To Save Humanity; Plus: Damon Lindelof Talks About This Week’s Big Reveal By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 25, 2019 3:30 pm EST There are only three episodes of Watchmen left, which means its time to start getting some answers. Showrunner Damon Lindelof has promised that this is a completely self-contained season, which means we’re not headed towards a bunch of cliffhangers. The lingers questions will be answered, and a Watchmen episode 7 trailer hints that we’re finally going to learn what Lady Trieu is up to....