Translating anime into live-action is a very difficult endeavor. Trying to capture the cartoonish and fantastic aspect of animation without appearing unrealistic or off is not an easy task, especially when animation can give us worlds and characters that can simply not be replica … | Continue reading
Ever since the MPAA instituted the rating board in 1968, filmmakers have had trouble navigating the ins and outs of what content is allowed. Although technically the rating system implies that virtually all content is permitted in a film, the existence of any rating above an "R" … | Continue reading
After its big Disney+ debut back in February, Disney and Pixar's "Turning Red" is planning an even bigger splash on all major digital platforms this coming April 26, 2022, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 3. That's right, just in time for Mother's Day. Just when … | Continue reading
With post-production underway on the "Willow" sequel series, we've just gotten word the project will be the first by Lucasfilm to feature an openly transgender actress in the form of Talisa Garcia, star of "Baptiste," "Serve and Protect," and "The Girlfriend Experience." Accordi … | Continue reading
Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have a few things in common besides serving as the most profitable intellectual properties under Disney's umbrella. Both film series have captured a generation's interest and also serve as a major force in pop culture. And both can trac … | Continue reading
One of Netflix's most acclaimed original shows is coming back for more, with "Russian Doll" season 2 just around the corner. The series is just a few weeks away from its long-awaited return and, as a little treat, the streaming service has released a brand new trailer that offers … | Continue reading
I wouldn't exactly call myself a fan of Michael Bay's work — his "Transformers" saga will forever haunt my nightmares — but there are two films of his that I genuinely enjoy. The first is "The Island," which in the tradition of great science fiction has a killer hook and a great … | Continue reading
Prime Video has found its new co-lead for the streaming service's in-development "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" series. "Pen15" co-creator, co-showrunner, and star Maya Erskine has been tapped to star opposite actor Donald Glover, stepping in for the original and seemingly universally well … | Continue reading
After the huge success of "Goldeneye" the Bond franchise faced a dilemma — what next? Pierce Brosnan's first outing as 007 was a critical success and earned an impressive $352 million at the worldwide box office. More importantly, it gave a new generation its own Bond, with many … | Continue reading
Today marks the premiere of season 2 of Shudder's streaming docuseries "Cursed Films," which delves into the urban myths and legacies of movies that are supposedly haunted or bedeviled in some fashion. Far more than just a fact versus fiction investigation, each episode of "Curse … | Continue reading
In Matt Reeves' current take on Batman, the city of Gotham is dark, grimy, and scary as hell. It's a city where it always seems to be raining, and it's normal for gangs of criminals wearing face paint to follow you home on the subway. It's a perfect fit for the noir detective sto … | Continue reading
In "X", the new '70s-inspired horror film by Ti West, a ragtag group of filmmakers go on a road-trip through Texas to make a porno. They intend to shoot in the guesthouse of an elderly couple who are unaware of their plans, but in true horror fashion, it doesn't take long for the … | Continue reading
"Young Justice" is one of the best superhero shows around, and definitely the best animated one. The DC universe show, which follows beloved teen heroes such as Robin to Aqualand as they prove that they're more than just sidekicks, has evolved a lot during its four seasons and it … | Continue reading
The name's Bond, James Bond, and it looks like his movies will soon be streaming on Video, Prime Video. Indeed, sources report the "James Bond" movies are about to become a whole lot more accessible to a whole bunch of people, as all 25 canon entries in the legendary franchise ar … | Continue reading
As a movie-going, TV-watching society, we have become obsessed with picture quality. Deep down, we all want a 70 inch 4K screen in our living rooms that will squeeze every color and texture out of each frame of a movie. Because of our fixation on image, we can often forget the im … | Continue reading
Michael Bay is a director who's come to be synonymous with explosions, bared midriffs, and of course, his ego. Megan Fox once famously called him a "tyrant" on set (among other things). And it's true that he doesn't seem to be big on compromise. But according to Ben Affleck, who … | Continue reading
In times of crisis, the best thing any of us could do is use our personal skills, the things that make us unique, to help. In filmmaker Cary Fukunaga's case, being on the ground to document the human toll of the war in Ukraine was his way of using his skills to make a difference. … | Continue reading
The directing duo known as Daniels, made up of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, have been enjoying a well-deserved victory lap after the release of their latest project, "Everything Everywhere All At Once." First getting their start in the music video scene with some of the zani … | Continue reading
Taking over three years to shoot and edit, the production of "Apocalypse Now" was riddled with squabbles, controversies, and disaster — from star Martin Sheen nearly dying of a heart attack to a deadly hurricane destroying sets. Francis Ford Coppola's fortune and mental health wa … | Continue reading
After the swashbuckling, escapist "A New Hope," we're in a far darker place in "The Empire Strikes Back." From our first glimpse of the icy wastes of Hoth, we know we're in for a far more somber adventure this time around. The franchise's transition from Boys' Own Space Adventur … | Continue reading
Michael Caine might be the most well-rounded bona fide movie star that Britain has ever produced. We can argue all day over who's the best British actor of all time, and it has to be said that the artist formerly known as Maurice Micklewhite is hardly the most versatile actor. Ye … | Continue reading
It's been over 10 years since Michael Mann ("Heat," "Thief") directed the pilot episode of HBO's ill-fated series "Luck," but he's returning to the small screen with a new crime drama for HBO Max called "Tokyo Vice." Mann directed the pilot episode of this slick new show, which i … | Continue reading
With "Bridgerton" recently heating up our screens once more with the debut of Season 2, it's time to take stock of who the best characters in the series have been so far. It should be noted that if this list had been compiled after Season 1, the ranking would look almost entirely … | Continue reading
The original documentation for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" painted a slightly different picture compared to what eventually made its way to the screen. According to Larry Nemecek's invaluable "The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion" (the 1995 version), the show's first … | Continue reading
In December of 2021, "The Matrix: Resurrections" was released to mixed reactions. Depending on who you ask, the fourth movie was an unnecessary, cynical cash-grab, or a beautiful, necessary conclusion to the franchise. The sequel either stomped on everything that made the origina … | Continue reading
Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Roman epic "Spartacus," based on Howard Fast's biographical novel about an enslaved man who led an uprising against the Roman Empire during the third Servile War in the 70s BC, was one of Universal Pictures' biggest hits. Working with a budget of $12 millio … | Continue reading
A new psychological thriller series, "Constellation," starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, will land on Apple TV+, as per a recent press release. Created by Peter Harness ("The War of the Worlds," "Doctor Who," "Wallander''), the space drama-themed series will be directed by … | Continue reading
Regardless of whether you're a "Doctor Who" fan, you must know about the TARDIS — the blue police box that can travel through space and time, and is bigger on the inside. The TARDIS is a mainstay of "Doctor Who" and perhaps the sci-fi show's most recognizable object; it is a time … | Continue reading
J.T. Rogers is a Tony Award-winning writer whose first produced TV credit was last year's HBO movie "Oslo." Now he's stepping up his game in a major way as the creator and showrunner of "Tokyo Vice," a sleek crime drama that boasts Michael Mann as a director and actors like Ansel … | Continue reading
"WALL-E" is arguably one of the most beloved Pixar films to date. Some of the best parts of the story are before the little trash robot comes in contact with humans at all. WALL-E doesn't really speak much, so all his emotion, all his feelings, come across through his movements. … | Continue reading
"Ambulance" is another wild and entertaining Michael Bay movie. Following the success of other blockbusters like "Armageddon" and the "Transformer" movies, this 2022 film does what Bay movies do best: overwhelming set pieces and turbo-charged thrills. In the words of /Film's own … | 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
Last week's recap of "Star Trek: Picard" was a lamentation that the series habitually skews away from philosophy and theme and pushes disappointingly headlong into the more pedestrian storytelling fundamentals of plot and action. Not that a thematically lightweight-yet-fascinatin … | Continue reading
Every fan has their own specific reasons for what drew them to "Halo" in the first place. For many, the clean and simple gameplay of "Combat Evolved" held plenty of appeal all on its own, rewarding intuitive gamers who swapped guns and employed various strategies depending on the … | Continue reading
Whether you recognize him from movies like "Batman Begins," "Inception," "The Last Samurai," or from the "Let them fight" meme that spawned from "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," you know Ken Watanabe. Since breaking out into a global star, the acclaimed Japanese actor has dippe … | Continue reading
In addition to directing Dominic Toretto and his family in "Furious 7" and producing the recent "Mortal Kombat" remake, James Wan has been a fixture of the DC Extended Universe thanks to his work on "Aquaman" and the upcoming sequel "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom." However, the fi … | Continue reading
Rae Allen, a veteran actress across stage, television, and film, died peacefully in her sleep earlier today, according to Deadline. She was 95 years old. Over her lengthy career, Allen was nominated for the Tony Awards three times, ultimately winning the award in 1971 for Best Fe … | Continue reading
As reported today by Variety, Nehemiah Persoff, a prolific Hollywood character actor whose career spanned six decades, has passed away at the age of 102 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Persoff began acting in films in 1948 with an uncredited walk-on role in "The Naked City," and would a … | Continue reading
If you thought the ending to Fede Alvarez's "Evil Dead" was dark, wait'll you get a load of his original plans for poor Mia (Jane Levy). 2013's "Evil Dead" was impressively dark for a big studio title, especially given that even Sam Raimi had to tone it down to PG-13 by the time … | Continue reading
For those untarnished by Fromsoft designer Hidetaka Miyazaki's newest creation, "Elden Ring" is an action role-playing adventure and the spiritual successor to "Dark Souls," "Bloodborne," and Miyazaki's other infamously difficult and bewitchingly obtuse video games. In a departur … | Continue reading
The Jordan Peele-directed horror films "Get Out" and "Us" open with similarly eerie prologues. In "Get Out," a fellow named Andre Hayworth (Lakeith Stanfield) is chatting on his phone while strolling through the suburbs at night, only to be attacked and kidnapped by a masked indi … | Continue reading
To completely mangle a line from 1975's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," Hollywood 'tis a silly place. That might sound disparaging, but it's not in this case. This story is delightful. Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe are doing a comedy series inspired by John Owen's social … | Continue reading
The seminal 1982 sci-fi film "Blade Runner" is set in a gritty, dystopian future and explores themes of identity, isolation, and what it means to be (or not to be) alive. In the film, Harrison Ford plays Rick Deckard, a retired special police operative known as a Blade Runner who … | Continue reading
A lot can be (and has been) said about Michael Bay's filmography, a collection of mostly action Blockbusters and massive set pieces. In his latest film, "Ambulance," perennial treasure Jake Gyllenhaal plays a career criminal and adoptive brother of protagonist Will Sharp (Yahya A … | Continue reading
A good stretch of Hollywood history saw the movie-making capital go full force on the religious epic, which almost always featured a spectacularly huge cast, budget and runtime. For every "King of Kings," there was a "Greatest Story Ever Told" right behind it. If one adaptation w … | Continue reading
When you hear that "Everything Everywhere All At Once" is a weird movie, that's putting it lightly. The latest project from the filmmaking duo behind "Swiss Army Man" known as Daniels is absolutely bonkers and completely absurd. However, underneath all the madness that comes with … | Continue reading
Apple TV+'s "Severance" is full of mystery, a sci-fi show that makes the mundanity of office life into something truly mind-bogglingly horrific. The show's premise — that some people chose to have their minds "severed" so their working-life selves know nothing of their outside se … | 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: "Encino Man" Where You Can Stream It: Tubi The Pitch: Dave Morgan (Sean Astin) is your average '90s tee … | Continue reading