When "Detective Pikachu" released in 2019, it was a first for the anime franchise. The fantastic beasts and those who trained them had been animated and rendered before in long-running series and video games, but director Rob Letterman was at the helm of not only the first live-a … | Continue reading
Among all the trashy reality dating shows available to stream on Netflix lies a charming, delightful spark of joy called "Love on the Spectrum." Originating in Australia, the documentary series follows a group of men and women on the autism spectrum as they embark on a journey to … | Continue reading
"Star Trek: Prodigy" launched on Paramount+ on October 28, 2021 with a first season that will run 20 episodes. The first 10 episodes of the series, dubbed season 1a, have arrived, with the rest airing later this year. So let's do what all "Star Trek" fans do with our free time an … | Continue reading
Well, nobody can accuse Marvel Studios of not having their finger on the pulse! Sometimes this can go a little too far, as at least one major sequence in the recently-released "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" ended up carrying a whiff of fan-pleasing desperation (to … | Continue reading
While the fandoms for Marvel and DC properties tend to be hunkered down in their own forts, lobbing stones at one another, Hollywood is less stringent. Production crews often hop between both brands, jumping from a Marvel television show to a DC movie, or vice versa. A job is a j … | Continue reading
In a landscape where so much TV is released in the form of a one-off miniseries or a couple of short seasons, there's something to be said for the wonders of a show like "The Wire." Its episode count was still low compared to the norm on network TV at the time, but its longform n … | Continue reading
Today brings a little bit of cinema history right along with it. That may sound a bit dramatic but it also happens to be true as Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for "Bros." The upcoming comedy, which comes from Billy Eichner ("Billy on the Street," "Parks and Re … | Continue reading
In case you've been patiently waiting for season 2 of "Squid Game," you might have to wait a little longer. Hwang Song-hyuk, creator of the globally-acclaimed hit Netflix series told Vanity Fair that the next installment of "Squid Game" would most likely be slated for release by … | Continue reading
Adult Swim is doubling down on "Rick and Morty" as the network has announced an anime spin-off of the popular animated series simply titled "Rick and Morty: The Anime." Takashi Sano ("Tower of God") is set to direct the first season of the show, which will consist of 10 episodes. … | Continue reading
In a delightful and yet strange turn of events, you have Kiefer Sutherland and his boy Jack Bauer to thank for the trashy, gory, and all around fun UK miniseries "Dead Set." I know, I know, there are no zombies in "24" and there are no Bauers (or terrorists) in "Dead Set," but in … | Continue reading
No matter what anyone says, the zombie genre is far from dead. Every couple of years we still get a brilliant new take on the genre that adds something new or at least fun, from "Train to Busan," to "Anna and the Apocalypse," to the incredible love letter to DYI filmmaking, "One … | Continue reading
No one likes to see their favorite childhood film or cult classic implode because of a bad sequel. Like the incessant habit of remakes and reboots, spinning endless follow-ups for any commercially viable film is pretty common practice. But even successful films that court audienc … | Continue reading
Everyone has a favorite frustrating, giddy-making, eventually perfect sitcom ship. Your Ross and Rachel. Your Nick and Jess. Your Jim and Pam. For me, for a while, the grand prize for TV's best will-they/won't-they relationship went to Amy (America Ferrera) and Jonah (Ben Feldman … | Continue reading
"In space, no one can hear you scream" is the tagline from 1979's "Alien" but in Sigourney Weaver's case, it might have been "I am woman, hear me roar." Few actors have done as much for women in cinema as Weaver. As the ass-kicking female protagonist Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott' … | Continue reading
After a long hiatus, fans of the hit Netflix show "Stranger Things" can finally get ready to return to the Upside Down. Over the course of three seasons, we have seen the disappearance of middle-schooler Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) lead to the discovery of this mysterious alternate … | Continue reading
Uwe Boll, the man behind "BloodRayne," "Postal," and "Rampage," has not given up on his dream of making objectively terrible movies. Boll is expected to make a return to filmmaking with a movie based on the life of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness, who is best known for taking down A … | Continue reading
Nicolas Cage has stepped into the shoes of some pretty bizarre characters over the course of his career. Starting with "Vampire's Kiss" in 1988 as douchey literary agent who starts to believe he's a vampire, the actor has gone on to portray twin Andy Kaufmans, a sociopath who ste … | Continue reading
Here's the elevator pitch for "Colossal": Anne Hathaway is a party girl with a heart of gold and every time she gets drunk, a giant monster terrorizes Seoul. This combination of words makes next to no sense and yet, this movie really does exist and is even more thrilling than you … | Continue reading
Obi-Wan Kenobi has a long history. As a character from the original "Star Wars" film, he's been around since the beginning and, as one of the older characters in that film, he had the longest history there. When we're first introduced to him, we see him in exile on Tatooine, watc … | Continue reading
It's been an odd road for "Naruto" creator Masashi Kishimoto since the end of his popular manga. Kishimoto gave his blessing to the creation of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations," a manga from "Boruto: Naruto the Movie" writer Ukyo Kodachi and artist Mikio Ikemoto. The manga also … | Continue reading
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In … | Continue reading
"Fatal Attraction" is having some sort of resurgence right now. Is it because we're all craving a weird, sexy thriller? That's got to be a yes because every time is the right time for a weird, sexy thriller, but what's the real catalyst? If I'm being honest with myself, I'm proba … | Continue reading
Ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi! Shoutout to whichever virgin lit the Black Flame Candle again, because the witches are back, and there's hell to pay! Be on the lookout for talking cats, because Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker are ready to terrorize the uns … | Continue reading
It's been fifteen years since we were first blessed by the beautiful maiden Giselle (Amy Adams), when she was pushed through a magical vortex transporting her from the 2D animated fairy tale world of Andalasia and into the bustling live-action land of New York City by her wicked … | 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.) Adult animation has arguably never been a hotter commodity. Thanks to Fox and networks like Adult Swim, it has … | Continue reading
Marvel has decided to deliver us a brand new trailer for "She-Hulk," which is now called "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law." This is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe show making its way to Disney+, following in the footsteps of the likes of "WandaVision," "Loki," and "Hawkeye" befo … | Continue reading
Director Rachel Talalay is coming back to "Doctor Who!" She confirmed the news on Twitter with some symbols that fans get immediately; two blue hearts (Tardis blue, and of course, the Doctor has two hearts) with a plus sign and a clapboard. She's back, friends, and that means the … | Continue reading
It's a day that ends in -y in 2022, which means it's a day that brings more breaking news from Netflix headquarters. The streaming giant has just scrapped four animation projects that had already been in development, three of which had been publicly announced (per Variety). This … | Continue reading
It's funny how Matt Reeves' two "Planet of the Apes" films are often referred to as a "trilogy" online. It was actually Rupert Wyatt who introduced the hero of Reeves' movies — the soulful CGI chimpanzee Caesar, portrayed via motion-capture by Andy Serkis — when he directed 2011' … | Continue reading
"Two men alone in an attic, a young Japanese-American and a seasoned veteran of yesterday's war. It's twenty odd years since Pearl Harbor, but two ancient opponents are moving into position for a battle in an attic crammed with skeletons, souvenirs, mementos, old uniforms, and ru … | 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
With the wonderful adaptations of "The Queen's Gambit," "Station Eleven," "Pachinko," and so on, it's become clearer than ever that television is the best medium for adapting novels, not film. This was shown perhaps most clearly through the first season of "American Gods," which … | Continue reading
"Star Wars" is predominantly a world of good against evil: the Jedi vs. the Sith, the Rebellion vs. the Empire, the Resistance vs. the First Order. The list goes on. However, it's the morally ambivalent parts of the universe that provide the franchise with some of its most vibran … | Continue reading
It's almost time to head back to the Arconia for your favorite true crime show about a true crime podcast ... and actual true crime! If you haven't yet watched the Hulu series "Only Murders In the Building," please call out sick from work, abandon your children to their own devic … | Continue reading
No creature has dominated the cultural landscape quite like Pennywise the Dancing Clown. The shapeshifting monster is the central villain in Stephen King's 1986 horror masterpiece "It," with a persona as nebulous as his story's title. The otherworldly being lives deep within the … | Continue reading
If you're feeling like your life's so pathetic that people get a charity tax break just by hanging around you, never fear, because "Shoresy" is almost here. The "Letterkenny" spin-off centered on everyone's favorite foul-chirping, mother-humping, hockey scoring character released … | Continue reading
There is a lot to love about "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Sam Raimi brought something truly unique to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and those elements were intensified by Danny Elfman's incredible score. Seriously, how fun was that music fight? However, the film … | Continue reading
The idea of Pete Davidson in a film called "Wizards!" with an exclamation point is intriguing, because all I can see in my head is him in his Count Chocula costume from "Saturday Night Live." I know vampires and wizards are not the same thing, but my brain does what it does. A24 … | Continue reading
Talk about getting some heavy hitters for your TV series! Today Paramount+ has announced that Academy Award-nominee Harrison Ford and Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren are set to star in their upcoming "Yellowstone" spinoff series "1932." That's a working title, by the way, but s … | Continue reading
A mighty Tyrannosaurus rex swimming; a ferocious Velociraptor flexing its deadly, distinctive claw; Suropods showing off bulbous neck sacks — these are just some of the stunning visuals in the trailer for "Prehistoric Planet," the new Apple TV+ documentary series about life on Ea … | Continue reading
The future looks bleak, folks, so why not reflect on "Blade Runner," a haunting cyberpunk vision in which the police cyclically execute living beings on behalf of a mega corporation who denies the souls it manufactures the right to their own autonomy? Ridley Scott's sci-fi maste … | Continue reading
We're coming up on the 10-year anniversary of Disney buying Lucasfilm from George Lucas in October 2012, and it's been quite the roller coaster ride for "Star Wars" since then. We've had "Star Wars" projects that just about everyone seems to love ("Star Wars Rebels"), ones that n … | Continue reading
As a self-proclaimed fraidy cat, I tell you this news with fear (and yes, some excitement). Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood are shortly going to be infested with classic movie monsters. I know they do Halloween Horror Nights every year, but they often cha … | Continue reading
The aliens haven't given up on earth yet: "Solar Opposites" will be back for its third season this summer. The animated series will return for 11 episodes, all of which will premiere in July on Hulu. The announcement came via a video posted on the show's official Twitter with the … | Continue reading
One of the more frustrating aspects of the streaming era is that often media that debuts on streaming never makes the transition to physical copies. Anyone who wants to check out a movie or series that debuted on streaming has to keep their subscription active for any rewatches, … | Continue reading
A seemingly unlikely reboot is in the works at Hulu. "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," the comic book from the legendary Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill that was famously turned into an underwhelming blockbuster in 2003, is getting a do-over from Disney's 20th Century … | Continue reading
The king has returned! (Hail to the king, baby). After a nine-year hiatus from directing feature films, Sam Raimi returned to directing with "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" and delivered what might be the best-directed movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while re … | Continue reading
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: "Titanic" Where You Can Stream It: Prime Video, Paramount+ The Pitch: I feel a little silly trying to g … | Continue reading