Last week, 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight) announced their intention to release at least 10 movies to streaming by 2023, including a number of wholly original stories — in addition to two or three theatrical films a years. Given they already h … | Continue reading
Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino is stepping into the director's chair for a Disney+ project, according to The Wrap. The composer, who most recently brought "The Batman" score to thundering life, has directed shorter works before, but this upcoming title -- billed as an u … | Continue reading
Today we have a new trailer for the latest Gaspar Noé film, "Vortex." This film looks like it will be beautiful and stick with you for a long time, but just know going in that it is very sad. I'm talking about the trailer, but with subject matter like this, I don't think this is … | Continue reading
Hear me out. What if there was a huge conspiracy about a group influencing world events, but it was funny? That's the idea behind the upcoming Mike Myers Netflix comedy series "The Pentaverate." Myers posted a tease about this on his Instagram with a pic from the series, though i … | 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: "Yellowjackets" Where You Can Stream It: Showtime Now The Pitch: When you see the phrase "multi-timeli … | Continue reading
"Army of the Dead" star Matthias Schweighöfer has joined the giant cast of Christopher Nolan's latest film "Oppenheimer," according to Deadline. Schweighöfer is the latest in a long line of actors that include Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., … | Continue reading
"Thor: Love and Thunder" is heading in for some reshoots just a few months ahead of its scheduled theatrical release. This is not a cause for concern but it is certainly something to be aware of as this is definitely a little close to the mark, but it's something that happens so … | Continue reading
Netflix has promised an impressively star-studded original film slate for 2022, and this week, the streamer is delivering on its promise. Its first major movie of the season is "The Adam Project," a sci-fi adventure flick that has all the trappings of a theatrical blockbuster, al … | Continue reading
Just when you thought your social media timeline was already too flooded with the results of Wordle, Quordle, Octordle, Lewdle, Heardle, (these are all real, FYI) and all of the other emoji-based scoring shared daily games, film fans are here to be just as insufferable thanks to … | Continue reading
It's been one week since "The Batman" dropped, and it turns out the Riddler (Paul Dano) had one more perfectly timed plan up his sleeve. The website featured in the film, rataalada.com, has completed its cryptic series of riddles and delivered a cache of images and notes from the … | Continue reading
Rob Zombie has been a fan of "The Munsters" ever since he was a small boy. Zombie has admitted in interviews that television always fascinated him, and once told a story about how he would rise from his bed before dawn and watch whatever was being broadcast at that time, usually … | Continue reading
Amazon has ordered two seasons of an animated series for stand-up comedian Ramy Youssef, as per an exclusive report by Variety. The series in question will explore the experiences of a Muslim family while they navigate the early 2000s, an era marked with rapid expansions, but als … | Continue reading
The first trailer for "Bullet Train" showed what looked like a "John Wick" style action thriller, but with the kind of humor you'd expect from the director of "Deadpool 2." Sure, there are assassins on a bullet train trying to murder each other, and there seems to be quite a lot … | Continue reading
Hello there! In this edition of Star Wars Bits: "Obi-Wan Kenobi" teaser trailer Star Wars Celebration 2022 tickets "LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga" DLC packs Marvel's upcoming "Star Wars" comics And more! On Wednesday, March 9, Lucasfilm released the teaser trailer for the up … | Continue reading
"What family hasn't suffered? Tell me the truth, when old people talk of suffering, isn't it tiresome?" asks the Korean landowner (Park Hye-jin) in "Pachinko" with whom Solomon Baek (Jin Ha) is trying to cut a deal. She's a mother and a grandmother, and has been living in Japan a … | Continue reading
The production trajectory for a Broadway musical is a unique beast. Shows are built with constant rewriting and retooling based on the people who come in and out of the production. After an endless collaborative parade of trials and errors lead to a finish product, you can put in … | Continue reading
Jamie Foxx. Rami Malek. Reese Witherspoon. What do they have in common? They were all in "Short Term 12" each won an Oscar for portraying a real-life music superstar. Now, it's Daniel Radcliffe's turn to go for the gold with "WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story," a biopic about the mind … | Continue reading
Jim Gordon has always been a big part of Batman's life. After all, he appears in the very first panel of the very first Batman story in "Detective Comics" #27, back in 1939. Since then, Gordon and Bruce Wayne have been inextricably linked, going through a lot of pain and tough mo … | Continue reading
One of the biggest and most fascinating big media deals to come around in some time is getting near the finish line as Discovery has cleared a major hurdle on the road to its merger with WarnerMedia. The company's stockholders have officially voted to approve the merger, per a pr … | Continue reading
In the wake of its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Ana Lily Amirpour's "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" was often billed as an "Iranian vampire Western." That descriptor popped up in both the press and promotional materials like the official trailer for Amirpour's … | Continue reading
Hulu's "Pam & Tommy" aired its season finale this week, bringing an end to the controversial, heartbreaking incidents that affected Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's lives. Sebastian Stan, who plays the Mötley Crüe drummer in the series, spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the seas … | Continue reading
It pretty much goes without saying at this point, but "Star Wars" has had a massive impact on pop culture since its debut in 1977. Not only is the original trilogy a seminal piece of sci-fi and fantasy for hordes of people across the galaxy, but George Lucas' films have inspired … | Continue reading
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition: Matt goes Squatching and Ariel finds terror in the silence.) I'm not afraid of Sasquatch. This ent … | Continue reading
While no sequel to Matt Reeves' "The Batman" has been formally announced, that hasn't stopped fans of the film from speculating about what the sequel could be about ... and which new characters a sequel might introduce. Matt Reeves' 2022 film gave us new versions of not just Bru … | Continue reading
The game of chess that is the movie business just moved some pieces around the board, with one merger off the table and another one now having a clear path to completion. As we previously reported, Lionsgate, the studio behind "John Wick" and "Knives Out," had been looking to acq … | Continue reading
In "Lucy," Morgan Freeman's Professor Samuel Norman tells us that human beings only use, at most, 10% of their brains. Of course, this is nonsense. Still, Luc Beeson's rollicking and visually rich sci-fi action outing is almost 100% fun. What it lacks in narrative depth and subve … | Continue reading
Ah, of course, Robert Pattinson's favorite Batman villain is as predictably unhinged as one might think it to be. In an interview with "Brut México (via Screen Rant) Pattinson revealed that his absolute favorite villain among the caped crusader's otherwise formidable rogues galle … | Continue reading
Taking a leaf out of Disney's playbook, Paramount used its investor day on February 15, 2022, to announce a whole slew of films and series coming exclusively to Paramount+, along with a handful of movies intended for theatrical release. However, its gambit didn't work and even ca … | 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.) Stories about post-apocalyptic worlds have always been popular. The human race likes to think about all the wa … | Continue reading
Few directors are more beloved by filmmakers and cinephiles alike than Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa. The man spent five decades creating some of cinema's most celebrated works, from the redefining action epic "Seven Samurai" to the sunbaked film noir "Stray Dog" to his take on … | Continue reading
Lawrence Kasdan's 2003 film "Dreamcatcher," based on the novel by Stephen King, is perhaps the craziest and dumbest things in the careers of either of them. To borrow a phrase Roger Ebert used to describe "Death to Smoochy," it's the kind of bad film that can only happen when rea … | Continue reading
Director Domee Shi really made something special with the latest Pixar release, "Turning Red." Meilin "Mei" Lee (Rosalie Chiang) is your typical 13-year-old girl — she loves stickers, playing the flute, hanging with her best friends, eyeballing the cute clerk at the convenience s … | Continue reading
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "The Batman." Please proceed with caution. Matt Reeves' "The Batman" goes a long way to build a beautifully dark tapestry with its portrayal of Gotham City, a city that truly feels like the worst place on Earth. This is also a Got … | Continue reading
Legendary director Spike Lee has had his fair share of beef with the Oscars. And rightfully so: it seems the Academy — and its annual awards ceremony — have never really respected Lee's groundbreaking (and at times, controversial) work. After over 30 years of filmmaking, Lee has … | Continue reading
As if they didn't have enough on their plate, beloved "Jump Street" and "The LEGO Movie" directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have boarded yet another project. The duo is backing "Western," a comedy series that has set up shop at IMDb TV. Michelle Morgan, who made her feature wri … | Continue reading
It's difficult to select the most iconic moment in "The Empire Strikes Back" considering just how big the film is. A cinematic juggernaut that forever changed the way Hollywood blockbusters told stories, "Empire" is lauded for its epic plot structure and turned what could have be … | Continue reading
I can pinpoint the exact moment when I gave up on Tim Burton. It was during that big battle scene at the end of "Planet of the Apes," when Marky Mark is saved from death at the hands of an evil talking monkey by... a cute chimp in a spacesuit. I don't know exactly what kind of re … | Continue reading
I'll be honest: I didn't fully understand "Point Break" at first. It was a movie that predated my interest in film — more importantly, I was not alive when it first came out — and so I believed the reviews that condemned its "machismo" or "shallow" sensibilities. I didn't think t … | Continue reading
It's a big cinema anniversary, everyone — Focus Features will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! To celebrate the occasion, the studio is putting together a limited edition mailer for one lucky winner, and we've got the scoop on how you can win it. Focus Features made … | Continue reading
Add Harry Callahan to the growing list of forthcoming action figures with interchangeable hands, some of which are relaxed and some of which hold weapons. Like John Cena's Peacemaker, the cop Clint Eastwood portrayed to memorable effect in "Dirty Harry" in 1971 is getting his own … | Continue reading
As a result of his forthcoming return to the silver screen after a short yet palpable absence, everyone is catching Channing Tatum fever. Perhaps more aptly, it appears that a collective appreciation for Tatum's varied career has resurged with the news that we're currently blesse … | Continue reading
When last we saw Hayden Christensen's face in the live-action "Star Wars" movies, it was having Darth Vader's mask lowered onto it. That was in "Revenge of the Sith" back in 2005. It's been a long road to "Obi-Wan Kenobi," the upcoming Disney+ series, in which Christensen is set … | Continue reading
Animators had their plates full with "Ratatouille." They had to make the computer-generated food look appealing as Remy livens up the restaurant kitchen, and took cooking classes and served up dishes for the cause, learning how to translate the movement of cooking (bubbling sauce … | Continue reading
If you're a big "Star Wars" fan who loves trivia, you might already know this information, but Ewan McGregor has a deeper connection to the franchise than you think. He played the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel films, voiced the character in two of the sequel films, and tw … | Continue reading
"The Adam Project" is a sweet, sad, time travel-laced family adventure that you're going to be hearing about non-stop for the next week or so. The film, directed by Shawn Levy ("Stranger Things," "Free Guy"), is chockablock filled with stars, including Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldaña, … | Continue reading
It makes sense that a character who's been around for more than 80 years should be reincarnated every once in a while, and in "The Batman," Selina Kyle has made perfect use of her nine (and counting) lives. Since debuting in 1940 in Bill Finger and Bob Kane's "Batman #1," Catwoma … | Continue reading
To be reductive, there are two schools of thought on time travel stories. There is the Apollonian approach to time travel stories, which bothers to think out the mechanical fineries of causality, and concerns itself with the differences between causality and determinism (from a c … | 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