It's quite simply an unspoken fact that every "Star Wars" fan has a favorite Jedi. Whether you're just a lover of the films or someone who devours every bit of canon and non-canon lore they can get their hands on you absolutely have an answer to this question. With the "Star Wars … | Continue reading
The second episode of "Moon Knight" ups everything that worked from the pilot, including Oscar Isaac delivering an impressive dual performance as Steven Grant and Marc Spector, Ethan Hawke embracing the "creepy religious fantatic" vibes, and more jackal-slaying action. Special pr … | Continue reading
An interesting piece of trivia: Steven Spielberg's 1993 film "Jurassic Park" only had 63 effects shots in it. Compare that to Colin Trevorrow's 2015 sequel "Jurassic World," which had over 2,000 VFX shots, and somehow doesn't look as good. Because CGI technology was so expensive … | Continue reading
Actor Robert Downey Jr.'s effortless portrayal of Tony Stark in the first "Iron Man" film guaranteed his place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years to come. But despite his unwavering faith in the "Iron Man" franchise, the sequel wasn't the success he would have hoped for. … | 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
You can't help but feel bad for Steven — he's lost his job and his sense of his place in the world. To make matters worse, the personality he shares brain space with is, in his opinion, kind of a jerk who kills wantonly for the Egyptian god of the moon. That's a lot to get used t … | Continue reading
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has opened a few doors to the multiverse already. Thanks to "Loki" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home," true believers have experienced a few of the many worlds that inhabit the MCU and the Variants that live there. In just about a month's time, we're goin … | Continue reading
Great news for fans of queer true stories from history: revisionist gay pirate rom-com "Our Flag Means Death" may have sailed away for now, but lesbian landowner drama "Gentleman Jack" is back. The HBO series about Anne Lister (Suranne Jones), who lived somewhat openly with her f … | Continue reading
Celine Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist and French language artist of all time. With musician biopics like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Rocketman," and the upcoming "Elvis" being potentially huge moneymakers for Hollywood studios, it's no surprise that Dion would be on the list … | Continue reading
Stardate: 1991. Brandon Tartikoff, the newly-minted head of Paramount Pictures, was eager to capitalize on the runaway success of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." And so, producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller were tasked with developing a sister series with hardly any directi … | Continue reading
I wish there was a way to properly convey in text the high-pitch screaming of "OH MY GOD, MARCEL, I LOVE YOU!" I did this morning when the trailer for "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On" dropped. The first foray into family-friendly films for A24, the live-action/animation hybrid ce … | Continue reading
When Stephen Sondheim died at age 91, the composer-lyricist left behind a tear-stricken theater community and a cultivated garden of classic musicals that have been loved, examined, adapted, and revived. The apprentice of Oscar Hammerstein II was lauded for his lyrical dexterity … | Continue reading
Which is your favorite: "Star Wars: A New Hope" or "The Empire Strikes Back?" It's long been a topic of debate among movie enthusiasts when it comes to the original trilogy of films set in a galaxy far, far away. Personally, I would pick "Return of the Jedi" as my answer, if only … | Continue reading
Denzel Washington undoubtedly is one of the best actors of his generation. His films are often either critically lauded, financially successful, or often both. He moves adroitly between intense personal dramas, Shakespeare, sci-fi blockbusters, and even the occasional horror film … | 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
(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: "As They Made Us" "Inventions That Changed History" "Continue" "Until the Wheels Come Off" "Meat the Future" "L … | Continue reading
First reactions to "The Northman" are in, which means we finally get to know how Amleth's (Alexander Skarsgård) much-discussed plan to "Avenge father. Save mother. Kill Fjölnir" turned out. Or at least, we'll know if it's worth coming along for the ride when the film premieres on … | Continue reading
Controversial cinema creator Gaspar Noé knows how to make audiences uncomfortable. His 2019 film "Lux Æterna" got a lot of love at the Cannes Film Festival, but pandemic-related delays pushed off a U.S. release. Now, three years later, the trailer for this bizarre and brutal film … | Continue reading
Rob Zombie's Instagram account has become the proverbial bait carrot hanging by a string in front of the faces of "The Munsters" fans everywhere. The famed musician and horror director has been using social media to provide the best behind-the-scenes looks at new characters, old … | Continue reading
On the April 5, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they've been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing: Ben saw his favorite band in Orlando. HT i … | Continue reading
If you've seen Daniels' new film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (and if you haven't, it hits wide release on April 8, 2022), you'll know just how vital Michelle Yeoh is to the movie. Yeoh's role of Evelyn Wang is one of the most complex leading parts in recent memory, requir … | 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 Series: "Gotham" Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: With "The Batman" hitting theaters, giving us a n … | Continue reading
Gaius Caesar Agustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula (a translation of his nickname, Little Boots), was one of the most notorious leaders in world history. At the beginning of his reign, he reinstated the system of aristocracy that his predecessor had dismantled, declare amn … | Continue reading
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho is widely known to have a deep bench of cinematic knowledge and influences. It's consequently unsurprising that, in his foray into sci-fi action with "Snowpiercer," the director found a way to pay subtle tribute another classic film about, deep … | Continue reading
We are nearing the end of an era. One of our mightiest franchises, "Fast & Furious," will bring the saga of the Toretto extended family to an end with an epic two-part finale. Ever since the franchise went through a soft reboot, it's built an overarching story with returning play … | Continue reading
Is it the 2010s in here or is it just me? 11 years after Robert Downey Jr. last donned his bowler hat to play Sherlock Holmes on screen, the actor is set to executive produce not one but two Holmes-related shows that are in development for HBO Max, per The Hollywood Reporter. The … | Continue reading
Around the year 2000, Jim Carrey was really experimenting with his movie roles. The man best known for twisting his rubber face into a million different wild expressions in films like "Ace Venture: Pet Detective" and "The Mask" was branching out. Alongside silliness like "How the … | Continue reading
The algorithm gods would like us to believe we're on the up-and-up with everything Good™ currently at our disposal, but the reality is that we're trapped in a bubble of content oversaturation. There's just too much good coming in from all sides and unless someone physically grabs … | Continue reading
Life in the Wyoming wilderness is hard enough, given the grit and toil that goes into maintaining a ranch. Unfortunately for the family at the center of Prime Video's upcoming series, "Outer Range," taking care of farmland might just be the least of their worries. From a glance a … | Continue reading
On July 8, 2011, Doug Hurley served among a crew of four astronauts to make the last-ever launch on the space shuttle. Once Atlantis serenely glided its way back to Earth 12 days later, NASA's incredibly popular (but also exorbitantly expensive) shuttle program came to an end aft … | Continue reading
We here at /Film often talk about the decline of adult-targeted mid-budget films at the box office and how they've been increasingly relegated to the world of streaming (which, to be fair, comes with its own perks), with big-budget movies taking up all the screens in theaters. Th … | Continue reading
It's safe to say that "Jurassic Park" probably had the most disastrous focus group testing of all time. As chaos theoretician Ian Malcolm (the incomparable Jeff Goldblum) famously says, "When the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." Thankfull … | Continue reading
Riddle me this, riddle me that ... where can you go and listen to the bat? On Spotify, of course, where the new Spotify Original podcast "Batman Unburied" will be dropping globally on May 3, 2022. In anticipation of that release, the folks at Warner Bros. and Spotify have release … | Continue reading
In our time of need, Nancy Meyers has returned! The filmmaker behind some of the most comforting movies of all time has struck a deal with Netflix to write, direct and produce a new film for the streamer. Deadline has described the film as an ensemble comedy but otherwise, no inf … | Continue reading
We all know the names of the most famous serial killers: Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. Unfortunately, I could go on and on. The names behind the crimes aren't as important as the why, and filmmaker Oliver Stone thought he had it … | Continue reading
The full trailer for "Barry" season 3 is finally here, and things don't look especially peaceful for our favorite mercenary-turned-actor Barry Berkman (Bill Hader). The moody new footage shows a version of our killer protagonist who has been brought low, presumably by his guilt o … | Continue reading
April 5, 2063, is First Contact Day in "Star Trek" lore — the day humans first came face-to-face with an alien species as depicted in the 1996 film "Star Trek: First Contact" — and Paramount has made a notable announcement to celebrate. A teaser for season three of "Star Trek: Pi … | Continue reading
It was the summer of '79, and two very different movies were filming on location within a few blocks of each other in Greenwich Village, New York. William Friedkin and Al Pacino were in town for "Cruising," their lurid serial killer thriller set in the hardcore S&M clubs and sex … | Continue reading
There's no magic trick here, folks: the "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" runtime has finally been made public. If you've felt like movies — particularly superhero movies — have been getting longer and longer with each passing year, the evidence certainly seems to be … | Continue reading
Howard Hughes has had a long and fascinating relationship with Hollywood. He directed two feature films ("Hell's Angels" in 1930 and "The Outlaw" in 1943), and produced over 25 besides (usually going uncredited). Hughes' company owned a major stake in the RKO film and media studi … | Continue reading
"Jurassic World Dominion" is going to be one of the biggest movies of the year, without question. The sixth entry in the franchise overall and the third entry in the most recent trilogy, the latest sequel will see dinosaurs and humans trying to co-exist out in the real world. The … | Continue reading
Showtime's new limited series "The First Lady" begins with a historic portrait session. Michelle Obama (Viola Davis) sits with artist Amy Sherald (Tiffany Hobbs), striking the pose that will eventually be immortalized in the National Portrait Gallery. Michelle asks the artist why … | Continue reading
Robert Eggers is ready to plunge us into a good-old Nordic revenge drama with the upcoming "The Northman," but while you wait, here's a 2006, black-and-white horror-ish short film shot by Eggers for your consideration. One of the first shorts by Eggers on his IMDb resume, "Hansel … | Continue reading
Liam Neeson has had an unpredictable career. The Irish star began acting at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast and slowly began appearing in films throughout the 1980s. He delivered his breakthrough performance as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's 1993 biopic, "Schindler's List." C … | Continue reading
Back in 2008, Marvel was a very different beast. The MCU didn't exist, The Avengers hadn't even Assembled yet, and we only saw a brief tease of what was yet to come. "Iron Man" is where it all began, with Robert Downey Jr. stepping into his signature armor to become Marvel's most … | Continue reading
(Welcome to Year of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of "Nosferatu," which turns 100 this year.) Five minutes into "Dracula," the first Universal Classic Monsters movie and first sound film adapt … | Continue reading
"Morbius," the latest Marvel Comics adaptation from Sony Pictures based on one of the many characters within the "Spider-Man" franchise they control, was originally supposed to come out in July of 2020. For obvious reasons, that didn't happen. However, the movie has finally arriv … | Continue reading
If it weren't for his role as Luke Skywalker in a little franchise called "Star Wars," Mark Hamill would easily be better-known for the many, many famous characters he's brought to life as a voice actor than a live-action performer. Moreover, Hamill knew he wanted to do voice act … | Continue reading