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The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Foot Fist Way’ Is Like ‘Cobra Kai’ For Sociopaths By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 2021 7:00 am EST Adding to the hilarity are the oddball students under Fred’s tutelage, especially chubby, nine-year old Julio Chavez and lanky, teenage Henry Harrison, who simply don’t know that their instructor is a complete blowhard and tag along with him to seedy locations with awkward situations. There are big laughs from how Fred speaks to his young apprentices, simply because of how brash and inappropriate he is at all times....

Water Cooler: Happiest Season, Gone Girl, Soul, How To With John Wilson, Primal, Flying Drones, Tesla, The Flight Attendant, Ted Lasso, Possessor, Avengers Campus By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the December 2, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘Apocalypse Now Final Cut’ Trailer Teases Francis Ford Coppola’s 4K Re-Release In All Its High-Def Glory By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 4, 2019 11:00 am EST Apocalypse Now may be universally hailed as a cinematic masterpiece, but that hasn’t stopped director Francis Ford Coppola from tinkering with it multiple times since its 1979 release. It only took 40 years, but the Oscar-winning director is finally satisfied. The upcoming Apocalypse Now Final Cut is being touted as Coppola’s favorite version of the film, and viewers can finally experience it at its special 40th anniversary theatrical re-release in IMAX theaters this month....

‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Kim Says “Namaste” And Turns To Jimmy To Solve A Problem By Chris Evangelista/March 10, 2020 7:00 am EST This week on Better Call Saul: Jimmy goes bowling! Kim has a plan! Mike takes a trip! Gus has a problem with his fryer! Kim Kim Wexler has a plan. She always does. Her latest plan involves trying to set things right regarding the Mesa Verde situation with Mr....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Review: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun In This Stylish, Hilarious And Satisfying DC Superhero Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 5, 2020 9:00 am EST Birds of Prey just wants to have fun, and damn to hell anyone who won’t let it. A pulpy, kaleidoscopic funhouse ride that feels simultaneously high-stakes and low-stakes all at once, Birds of Prey is as cheeky, irreverent, and erratic as its central character, Harley Quinn — to both its benefit and its detriment....

‘Black Crab’: Noomi Rapace Goes Back To Sweden For Netflix Action-Thriller By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 5, 2020 4:30 pm EST Noomi Rapace is going back to Dragon Tattoo country with a new Netflix movie. The actress will star in Black Crab, an action-thriller based on a novel by Swedish writer Jerker Virdborg. The story is set in a “post-apocalyptic world torn apart by climate change and war,” so it will no doubt seem eerily familiar to just about everyone....

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 10 Trailer: We’re All Just Waiting For That Toaster To Ding By Ben Pearson/Dec. 2, 2019 9:00 am EST It’s been two years since the ninth season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm came to an end, but fans of Larry David’s caustic, uncomfortable, and very funny comedy series have grown accustomed to long waits between seasons. But that wait is almost over, because a new trailer for the tenth season is here and it promises that new episodes will arrive next month....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Director’s Cut Will Turn Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King Adaptation Into A Three Hour Movie By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2019 5:30 pm EST Doctor Sleep was already a long movie to begin with, but it’s about to get even longer. A Doctor Sleep director’s cut is headed to digital and Blu-ray in 2020, bringing Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation to a full three-hour runtime. Flanagan spoke recently about what to expect from the director’s cut, which will apparently be even more faithful to the book and restore some character moments....

‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Anti-Bullying Drama Has Nice Message, Muddled Execution [TIFF 2020] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 15, 2020 11:00 am EST Towards the end of Good Joe Bell, Mark Wahlberg’s titular character takes a load off his feet from his cross-country walk to condemn homophobic bullying. He sits down at a police station underneath pictures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden hanging on the wall. This bit of art direction reveals what should have been obvious from the film’s overall comportment: this is a period piece....

‘In Search Of Tomorrow’ Trailer: A Documentary Devoted To ’80s Sci-Fi By Chris Evangelista/May 9, 2020 12:00 pm EST Remember the ’80s? Of course you do – we’ve spent the last two decades idolizing that decade for reasons that may never be fully explained. But, to be fair, the sci-fi films of the 1980s were pretty damn rad, and that’s where In Search of Tomorrow comes in. Following in the footsteps of ’80s horror documentary In Search of Darkness, In Search of Tomorrow bills itself as “the definitive ’80s sci-fi documentary,” featuring interviews, effects breakdowns, and more....

‘Knives Out’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Whodunit Is Hilarious, Clever And Endlessly Entertaining By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 27, 2019 7:00 am EST The game’s afoot and everyone’s a suspect in Knives Out, Rian Johnson’s deliriously funny whodunit. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have trying to solve a murder. Gathering together a killer cast of movie stars and character actors, Johnson has crafted a film that’s both a loving homage to locked room mysteries and a giddy, laugh-out-loud funny comedy that keeps pulling the rug out from under you just when you think you’ve found your footing....

‘Minari’ Sets Awards Season Limited Theatrical Release, Priming Steven Yeun To Be Potential First Asian-American Best Actor Nominee By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 11, 2020 5:00 pm EST A24 is batting for Minari as its next big Oscar contender. The indie distributor has set the release date for Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed Minari for an awards-qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles this December before a wider rollout beginning in February 2021....

‘Peninsula’ Teaser: The ‘Train To Busan’ Sequel Looks Rad As Hell By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 2, 2020 7:30 am EST Four years ago, Train to Busan became a global sensation, with director Yeon Sang-ho’s 2016 South Korean horror film hailed as one of the best zombie films of the past decade. And now Yeon is back with Peninsula, a follow-up zombie movie that ups the ante in every way possible. Watch the Peninsula teaser below....

‘Rick And Morty’ Head To The Super Bowl With Pickle Rick Pringles By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2019 6:00 am EST Pickle Rick was the breakout sensation of the third season of Adult Swim’s animated series Rick and Morty. Even though we’re on the fourth season of the series now, Pringles is bringing back the brine version of the galaxy’s most notorious drunken scientist for a big Super Bowl commercial in February 2020....

‘Star Wars Resistance’ Explores The Heartbreak Of Sacrifice And Secrecy In “Rendezvous Point” By Caroline Cao/Nov. 24, 2019 4:00 pm EST In the second season of Star Wars Resistance, “Rendezvous Point"opens on fire across the stars. The First Order is ambushing the Colossus and the Aces have their hands full defending the Colossus. But Captain Imanuel Doza (Jason Hightower) is reluctant to escape into hyperspace, holding out for the arrival of a mysterious pilot who might assist them....

‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Intended To Kick Off A New Trilogy, Because That Worked So Well Before By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2019 10:00 am EST There’s a lot riding on Terminator: Dark Fate. After Terminator Salvation and Terminator: Genisys disappointed audiences, there’s a lot of skepticism about whether or not Terminator can actually continue as a viable franchise. That’s especially true after both of those previous films were intended to kick off new trilogies....

‘You Should Have Left’ Trailer: Blumhouse’s Latest Thriller Is Coming To VOD This Month By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2020 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before movie theaters were forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of the best movies of the year so far was Blumhouse’s new take on The Invisible Man. However, it looks like they’ll be going from a high peak to a disappointing valley later this month with the surprise announcement of their latest film premiering on VOD....

By Ben Pearson/June 25, 2020 5:00 pm EST As you can see, each double-feature is centered around a common theme, and there’s a wide variety of films in the mix: romantic dramas, superhero movies, hilarious comedies, and more. This is a really cool idea, and I know many of you are probably going to jump at the chance to see these movies on the big screen again (or, depending on your age, maybe for the first time)....

Eric Bana To Write, Co-Direct, And Star In Movie About Motorcycle Racer Mike Hailwood By Ben Pearson/Feb. 27, 2020 1:30 pm EST There was a time in the 2000s when Hollywood seemed hellbent on making Eric Bana the next big thing. But the Australian actor has shrugged off those expectations and settled into the next phase of his career, most recently playing the title character on the TV series Dirty John....

HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’ Is An Alternate History Reflection Of Our Modern Political Climate [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 16, 2020 3:30 pm EST HBO presented a Television Critics Association panel on their miniseries The Plot Against America, adapted from Philip Roth’s book. Writer and executive producer David Simon was on a panel with cast members Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle and John Turturro. The book and the show tell a story of a world in which Charles Lindbergh ran against FDR and got elected President of the United States in 1940....