Children's writer, professional educator, and the 1997 National Teacher of the Year Sharon Draper's award winning novel "Out of My Mind" is getting the film adaptation treatment. The book geared toward grades 5–8 from the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award is a movi … | Continue reading
The upcoming prequel to John Krasinski's "The Quiet Place" movies, titled "A Quiet Place: Day One," has unfortunately been pushed back to 2024 (via The Hollywood Reporter). The prequel was announced sometime last year, and initially had a September 2023 release date attached to i … | Continue reading
Eddie Murphy is about to be a part of your holidays. He'll star in the new comedy "Candy Cane Lane," directed by Reginald Hudlin, according to Deadline. The film is produced by Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions. This one comes to us from a spec s … | Continue reading
There is a lot that you can say about the infamous Jar Jar Binks, a "Star Wars" character first introduced in 1999's "Episode I - The Phantom Menace." Once universally hated by the fandom, he's got a certain ironic quality to him that he ends up being a great character in a round … | Continue reading
Before "Mork & Mindy" would become a hit television sitcom for CBS, it took root in a guest spot on "Happy Days," inspired by a question from the showrunner's young son (who, no doubt, had "Star Wars" on the brain in 1977): Why can't we put a spaceman on the show? Julliard studen … | Continue reading
One of the hardest lessons I ever learned as a spooky stuff-loving kid is that Halloween has to end sometime. Apparently, close to half a century into churning out movies, the folks behind the unkillable "Halloween" horror franchise have finally learned that lesson, too. This fal … | Continue reading
Terry Gilliam's 1991 Oscar-winning tragedy "The Fisher King" is raw and difficult. It's a film that appears to be a lighthearted, almost slapstick farce in certain scenes, but delves into heady themes of homelessness, mental illness, trauma, and guilt on a dime. It was a startlin … | Continue reading
Netflix's new series "The Sandman," based on the comic book series by Neil Gaiman, introduces the world to a special set of seven siblings: The Endless. Each of the Endless represents something that is immutable and permanent in the human experience, and they are Death, Dream, De … | Continue reading
We are less than a year away from Disney's live-action adaptation of 1989's "The Little Mermaid," starring Halle Bailey. This was a movie that no one was sure would work in live-action when it was first announced -- but they managed a Broadway musical version of the film, so it's … | Continue reading
The following article references suicide and suicidal ideation. Horror movies have a long history of dissecting mental health. The 1920 silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," for example, broke ground not only for its artistic achievement in storytelling but its boldness in d … | Continue reading
A decade after escape rooms became popular — in which a team of players play detective and complete tasks together in a shared space in order to accomplish a specific, time-sensitive goal — the exit games, as they're sometimes called, still have a stranglehold on popular culture, … | Continue reading
There are a lot of stories about the behavior of Method actors on film sets over the years, and the tales range from pleasantly quirky to unhinged and truly bizarre. Yet despite it feeling at times like these actors are trying to one up each other with their antics, the common de … | Continue reading
What is the legacy of "Lost"? In 2022, that question is difficult to answer. When it aired, "Lost" was largely responsible for establishing the modern "event television" phenomenon that we see so often today, as fans ecstatically tuned in each week to see where the epic science f … | Continue reading
Ridley Scott's 2017 film "Alien: Covenant," while technically the eighth film in the "Alien" series (if one counts the "Alien vs. Predator" films), is really the third. Scott, when making his 2012 "Alien" prequel "Prometheus," deliberately ignored the mythology introduced in 1986 … | Continue reading
Ava Gardner's run as one of the most sought-after movie stars in Hollywood had reached a critical juncture in the mid-1960s. Though the dark-haired star of "Mogambo," "The Barefoot Contessa," and "On the Beach" had just delivered one of her finest performances as the vivacious Ma … | Continue reading
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Sony's Spider-Man Universe sure is a thing that exists, isn't it? All joking aside, Sony's superhero universe … | Continue reading
"Doom Patrol" is a rare comic book adaptation that subverts expectations on almost every level. The HBO Max show, which has been renewed for a fourth season, is filled with lively characters that make for an unconventional superhero team. Before being picked up by HBO Max, the sh … | Continue reading
The puppet creations of The Jim Henson Company are works of art. Spearheading the way in the realm of puppetry, the company is most commonly associated with the Muppets. However, in the '80s, their puppetry skills got to flex hard with fantasy projects "The Dark Crystal" and "Lab … | Continue reading
When Orson Welles died on October 10, 1985, at the age of 70 he was, as ever, broke. As David Thomson noted in a lovely appreciation for The Guardian in 2009, the profound absence of money was Welles' "abiding condition." Welles had outsized appetites (and, according to his many … | Continue reading
The idea of watching "Doctor Who" star Peter Capaldi going head to head with "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight" star Cush Jumbo gives me chills. They'll be doing just that in the upcoming Apple TV+ series "Criminal Record." The one-hour thriller set in London is about warring d … | Continue reading
"Top Gun: Maverick" has become one of the biggest surprises of 2022 in the movie world. Not that anyone expected a Tom Cruise-led sequel to an '80s classic to flop or anything, but the film has obliterated expectations, recently crossing the $1.2 billion mark at the global box of … | Continue reading
A new film about the effects of drug addiction on a family is coming out called "Mother's Milk." The film recently wrapped production in New York, according to Variety, and it has a lot of heavy hitters in the cast, including Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Bab … | Continue reading
When Disney bought Marvel in 2009, they immediately followed through on a plan to create a broad, interconnected superhero universe. At the time, they were dealing with B- and C-list characters (the X-Men and Spider-Man were taken), so an Avengers feature film seemed like a logic … | Continue reading
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) By the time "Insidious 5" comes out, it will have been half a decade since the Adam Robitel-directed "Insidiou … | Continue reading
Neil Gaiman's work has become ever-more-popular fodder for screen adaptations of late, and it's not hard to grasp why. The "Stardust" and "American Gods" author excels at painting vivid portraits of worlds where the fantastical quietly co-exists with the mundane, only to be uncov … | Continue reading
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through … | Continue reading
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Thor: Love and Thunder." "Thor: Love and Thunder" is a movie with many flaws, particularly when it comes to trying to squeeze years' worth of comic book stories into a single film that also wants to tell its own story based on the MCU's unique c … | Continue reading
By way of introduction, one might do well to recall the definition and the origin of the term "slash fiction." Slash fiction colloquially refers to fan-authored stories about licensed characters from established films or TV shows engaging in romantic or sexual couplings (or group … | Continue reading
Ideas of creative freedom, auteur theory, and the debate over which artist should receive the lion's share of credit for a movie or show -- whether it be the director, the writer(s), the producers, or all the below-the-line talent who make these productions possible in the first … | Continue reading
Since its release in 1998, the cult appeal of the Coen Brothers' "The Big Lebowski" has become self-evident among its many aficionados. Often perceived as a slacker parable, "The Big Lebowski" follows the merry misadventures of Jeffrey Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) as he is enlisted by … | Continue reading
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) If you've ever watched "Bob's Burgers" and thought to yourself, "Hey, I wish this show had at least 2x the mus … | Continue reading
Are you one of the handful of people that actually went to see "Lightyear" and want to watch it again at home? Or are you one of the millions and millions of people who didn't go to theaters and led to the film bombing hard at the box office? Either way, good news! You will soon … | Continue reading
The modern superhero movie renaissance is a lot like the Disney Renaissance in that it's open to debate which film really kicked it off. Indeed, many would be quick to praise "Blade" and "The Great Mouse Detective" as the unsung heroes of these respective movements — and not just … | Continue reading
Weird Al, a five-time Grammy Award winning musician, burst onto the music scene back in '79 with "My Bologna," a parody of The Knack's hit "My Sharona." Over the past 40 years, he's put his own comedic spin on hits by Madonna, Michael Jackson, Coolio, Miley Cyrus, and countless o … | Continue reading
(Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray and theatrical releases you won't see anywhere else!) In this edition: Cave Rescue Ali & Ava The Nan Movie One Moment Infrared First up we have a trailer debut for Lionsgate's "Cave … | Continue reading
"Community" is the show that keeps on giving. The show initially ran for five seasons on NBC before being canceled by the network as fans fervently fought for and supported the show. Eventually, "Community" found a home on the streaming service "Yahoo! Screen" (yeah, that was a t … | Continue reading
Remember when "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was a major deal? We do, and the powers that be at Sony and Marvel Studios do, as well. That's because an extended cut of the film subtitled "The More Fun Stuff Version," was announced this past June. Details on the re-release, including it … | Continue reading
Five years into his career as a director, Jordan Peele has firmly established himself as a unique and formidable talent whose horror films are never quite what you expect going in. For as much as certain motifs have begun to emerge in his work — from razor-edged comedy to unnervi … | Continue reading
A brand new trailer has been released for the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy, "Look Both Ways," which stars "Riverdale" star Lili Reinhart in a central role. In the film, Reinhart plays Natalie, a young woman aspiring to be an artist, whose life splits into two distinct realiti … | Continue reading
One of the most celebrated Iranian filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Per BBC, Panahi was arrested after going to the Evin prison to inquire about director Mohammad Rasoulof, who had been arrested alongside colleague Mostafa Al-Ahmad earlier this … | Continue reading
It is difficult to imagine anyone other than Keanu Reeves kicking butt and shooting the baddies in the "John Wick" films. The first kinetic action movie, which starts out as a story of personal loss and trauma before descending into a pulpy revenge thriller, perfectly harnesses R … | Continue reading
Today, folks, we mark the halfway point of season two of Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building." Going into "The Tell," where are we on this show? We know that Bunny Folger (Jayne Houdyshell) was murdered, and that the heroic podcasting trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Mart … | Continue reading
The Agatha Christie-inspired mystery movie genre is filled with corkers like "Clue" and "Knives Out" where the whole point is a clever whodunnit. In truth, an intriguing mystery plot can transform any thriller (here's a list of the 95 best) from a movie you watch while scrolling … | Continue reading
Working in television can be a notoriously punishing experience. It's hard enough for toiling writers to get their scripts commissioned in the first place and exciting new shows have a long road to walk in development. But as difficult as it is to attain even that level of succes … | Continue reading
In Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror "Nope," releasing in theaters this week, ranch-operating siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) are hit with a sudden tragedy. During a bizarre storm, their father Otis (Keith David) is struck and killed by a piece of debris that se … | Continue reading
For over a century, the glitz and glamor of Hollywood has been a mesmerizing force in many lives. Through the billion dollar film industry, audiences are offered spectacular characters and fantastic stories that provide a few precious hours of escape from the stresses and worries … | Continue reading
Up until last night, the vast majority of movie fans have remained completely in the dark as to what Jordan Peele's upcoming "Nope" is actually about (we do know what it's not about, at least!) and whether it could possibly measure up to the high expectations that the acclaimed d … | Continue reading
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) The "Tekken" video game franchise has been adapted into anime before, its first anime adaptation being a 1998 … | Continue reading