Aliens, ice worms, and smoking men, oh my! "The X-Files" spent the early 1990s and 2000s scaring the crap out of anyone brave enough to watch it. The cases of Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) focus on the things that hide in the dark, causing … | Continue reading
You can't cage the Cage. He does what he wants when he wants, and in this cage case, he's not going to hang around and wait for Disney to get their act together. Sure, us Treas-heads have been pining for the "National Treasure" threequel since the second film was released all the … | Continue reading
You saw the headline, and I'm sure that if you, like me, grew up watching "Sesame Street," your heart is broken right now. Emilio Delgado who played "Sesame Street" resident Luis Rodriguez from 1971 to 2015 has died, according to Variety. Delgado passed away on Thursday, March 10 … | Continue reading
According to Deadline, the upcoming live-action "The Boys" spin-off has lost two of its leads. Aimee Carrero ("Maid") and Shane Paul McGhie ("The Last Shift") have left the series, which is set at America's only college exclusively for superheroes. The series has been in developm … | Continue reading
If you were awed by Joe Wright's adaptation of "Anna Karenina," which fuses sumptuous stage artifice with naturalism, you may be curious to see how Wright brings stage musicals to the screen. If so, you need to watch "Cyrano." Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac" has b … | Continue reading
There's no better anchor for your television network or streaming service than a classic police procedural. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was the first to make a return with the recent reboot series "CSI: Vegas," but it's not the only series seeing a revival. The original "Law … | Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" has been nominated for a whopping 10 Academy Awards including best picture, and rightly so. I have a deep and unabashed love for this film, which is interesting since I don't love the book. I do have great respect for the worldbuilding, but the film just … | Continue reading
After taking the past 2 years off, "Better Call Saul" is finally just about back to re-establish itself as one of the greatest, most well-written television shows of the last decade or so — essentially taking the crown from its original parent series, "Breaking Bad." Neither a pa … | Continue reading
The long-awaited "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series is just a couple of months away, with the show finally making its debut on Disney+ in May. Ewan McGregor will be back as the famed Jedi for the first time since "Revenge of the Sith," with "The Mandalorian" director Deborah Chow on board t … | Continue reading
There's this guy named Pete Davidson out there in the world. Have you heard of him? No, of course you haven't. No one ever talks about him, scores of famous women don't date him, and he's not on my newsfeed every single solitary day. I'm sorry. I wasn't kidding about the news fe … | Continue reading
The past decade has seen Peter Capaldi go from playing the hero of the beloved British family show "Doctor Who" to a sociopathic scientist known as the Thinker in "The Suicide Squad." A stark departure from the brave, optimistic Doctor, the Thinker's the type of guy the Doctor wo … | Continue reading
Every relationship has its ups and downs. Working through minor differences is part of the fun, when it comes to nurturing a long-lasting, healthy relationship. So what if your boyfriend dresses up in a cape and cowl and tries to throw you in Arkham every now and again? And what' … | Continue reading
In the years since the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy wrapped up its mixed bag of a run in 2005 with "Revenge of the Sith," there has been something of a re-evaluation of those films and that era of the franchise in general. This is in no small part thanks to the generation that gre … | Continue reading
We're getting closer to the next Marvel Disney+ show "Moon Knight," and we're learning more about Oscar Isaac's Steven Grant. Executive producer Grant Curtis spoke to USA Today about Grant's dilemma in the series, saying: "It's a story about identity and finding one's true self. … | Continue reading
One of the first scenes in William Wyler's Best Picture winning film "Ben-Hur" is a reunion between the titular Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and Messala (Stephen Boyd). During the scene, the two engage in a spear-throwing contest, and the spears end up just inches apart on thi … | Continue reading
Do you know what would make this day so much better? If we just went ahead and announced that Shawn Levy is directing "Deadpool 3." Sadly that hasn't happened yet (and it might not, I guess, so don't get too excited), but Marvel, come on. Just give us a little bit of brightness i … | Continue reading
There are "The Batman" spoilers on the way in this article. Do not go all super-villain on me on for spoiling things, because you've been warned. "The Batman" is set in the second year of Bruce Wayne's descent into vigilantism. The poor guy has been out every night, he tells us, … | 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
Outside the "Indiana Jones" franchise, the only sequel Steven Spielberg has directed in his long, illustrious career is "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," in which Jeff Goldblum reprised his role as chaos theorist Ian Malcolm, opposite Julianne Moore. Adapted from Michael Crichton' … | Continue reading
Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming Netflix film "Metal Lords," and it's very close to my metallic little heart. This is the story of teenage misfits Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) and Kevin (Jaeden Martell), who are obsessed with heavy metal music. Their goal is to win the … | Continue reading
There are some films so classic that it almost feels wrong to imagine them any other way. One of such caliber, without a doubt, is "Some Like It Hot." The film may end with the infamous line, "Nobody's perfect," but Billy Wilder's 1959 film gets awfully close to the ideal. The st … | Continue reading
Just a day after reports surfaced that Florence Pugh may be joining "Dune Part Two," another major bit of casting news has arrived. According to Deadline, "Elvis" actor Austin Butler is in talks to take on the role of Feyd-Rautha in the highly anticipated, Denis Villeneuve-direct … | 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: "The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967) Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, Criterion Channel The Pitch: Ja … | Continue reading
One of the best actors on television is headed to one of the most inventive shows on television: André Braugher is joining "The Good Fight." According to Deadline, the actor will play a "showman lawyer" named Ri'Chard Lane in the upcoming sixth season of the Paramount+ series. "T … | Continue reading
Last year, the surprising news came our way that Discovery was going to purchase WarnerMedia from AT&T for a gigantic sum of $43 billion. This was, rather amazingly, just a few years after AT&T fought tooth and nail to get approval to buy Warner in the first place, resulting in a … | Continue reading
Nearly 30 years go, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise had his seemingly final encounter with Q, the godlike alien who had been tormenting Patrick Stewart's Starfleet leader since the pilot episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Over seven seasons, Q had tra … | Continue reading
When news first broke about Paramount's new "Teen Wolf" movie, the response among erstwhile fans (at least the many I know) seemed less giddy and more groaning. For one thing, the MTV series had only been off the air for four years, a short window of time for a revival even in th … | Continue reading
Few Disney franchises are as beloved as "Toy Story," starting with the feature film that helped launch Pixar into Hollywood history and forever changed the world of cinematic animation. In 2010, the "Toy Story" franchise looked to be coming to an end (spoiler alert: it didn't) wi … | Continue reading
It's a new day on Kepler-22b, which means it's time for even more mind-boggling and terrifying things to happen on "Raised by Wolves"! In last week's episode, "The Tree," the series' biblical themes started coming together, with a cursed Tree of Life, a human sacrifice in exchang … | Continue reading
Last weekend saw the release of the much-anticipated Sundance darling "Fresh," a genre-subverting thriller which centers on the horrors of dating. Daisy Edgar-Jones leads the film as unlucky-in-love Noa, a woman who's grown tired of meeting terrible men on dating apps but seems t … | Continue reading
Employees at Pixar have penned a letter alleging that Disney corporate executives censor "nearly every moment of overtly gay affection" in projects from the studio. The letter, which was acquired by Variety, is attributed to "the LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar, and their allies" and … | Continue reading
Fans of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" are well accustomed to ending an episode with a song stuck in their heads. Amazon Prime Video's hit series can't let the clothes do all the work, so it also throws audiences back into 1960s New York with the help of a nostalgic, swinging soundt … | Continue reading
The wait for your favorite pint-sized businessman is finally over — the Boss Baby hath returned! Almost. He's on the way, at least, but it takes time with those little legs of his ... but by the time May 19, 2022 rolls around, we can all bask in the glow of his entrepreneurial sk … | Continue reading
There's been a lot of talk lately about streaming and its effect on the theatrical landscape, and not just during the pandemic. One matter that hasn't gotten as much attention involves indie movie theater chains, many of which used to screen films at a lower ticket price after th … | Continue reading
"Death on the Nile" only just arrived in theaters a month ago but Disney isn't wasting any time in making the movie available to watch from the comfort of home. Director Kenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie adaptation will be making its way to not one but two major streaming … | Continue reading
This post contains plot details about the second episode of "Star Trek: Picard" season 2. "Star Trek" has a long memory. So do its fans. And so do the people making it. With nearly 60 years worth of stories, characters, and canon, the "Trek" franchise is a buffet of goodness to d … | Continue reading
"Apocalypse Now" is known not just because of its status as a classic war movie but for its controversial production history. Between typhoons destroying sets, actors suffering heart attacks, and a ballooning budget (all on Coppola's dime), Francis Ford Coppola described the maki … | Continue reading
A fresh new superhero, pulled from the ranks of Marvel's lesser-known tier of comic book characters, is set to make the leap to live action for general audiences who have likely never even heard of him before. Psh, been there, done that, am I right? By now, this sort of thing is … | Continue reading
Get ready, horror fans! "Halloween Ends" has, well, ended! The final film in David Gordon Green's reboot trilogy is set to stab its way into theaters this fall, marking the latest "final" confrontation between Jamie Lee Curtis' Lurie Strode and local old William Shatner cosplayer … | Continue reading
The first time I remember realizing a movie wasn't made for me, I was probably 13 years old. I had just started watching the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 films of all time in earnest and I remember finishing a title and thinking that whoever chose to put this mov … | Continue reading
Martial arts in movies can mostly be traced to Chinese kung fu movies. This Far Eastern genre originated in the theatricality of Chinese opera and "Wuxia" novels. Wuxia is a romantic genre of Chinese folklore, often featuring a lone sword-wielding hero on a chivalric quest. The o … | Continue reading
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction speculates that the popularity of "Star Trek" came about because, compared to written science fiction of the time, "its exoticism was manageable and unthreatening." As someone who finds manageable and unthreatening entertainment to be dull, I c … | Continue reading
Directed by B-movie legend Roger Corman, "Little Shop of Horrors" was a 1960 black comedy before turning into an off-Broadway musical with doo-wop, rock and roll, and Motown-style songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Ashman returned to write the screenplay for the 1986 film ad … | Continue reading
"The Little Mermaid" is one of Disney's most enchanting animated films, complete with vivid colors, emotional musical sequences, and beguiling characters. At the heart of the film is the little mermaid herself: Ariel, a strong-willed, curious princess with a passion for adventure … | Continue reading
Fans of both "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" know all too well the pain involved in watching shows built around the failings of their respective main characters and, more to the point, the innocents they bring down with them. Walter White's descent into a meth kingpin was h … | Continue reading
Is it a sexually depraved nightmare or artistic triumph? Critics and audiences were divided on David Cronenberg's "Crash." Based on J.G. Ballard's equally controversial novel, "Crash" follows film producer James Ballard (James Spader), who has a detached relationship with his wif … | Continue reading
Although it's not quite an origin story, "The Batman" is very much about the shaping and development of Bruce Wayne's heroic identity. At the start of the film, Robert Pattinson's Bruce is kind of a misguided creep, and I actually loved this take on Batman precisely for that reas … | Continue reading
"Star Trek: First Contact" -- released in November of 1996, and the second "Star Trek" film to feature the "Next Generation" cast -- was the best-received of the NextGen-based "Star Trek" feature films. Boasting some pretty great special effects, a good deal of action, and a plot … | Continue reading