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Day Shift Director J.J. Perry Deserves A Doctorate In Crafting Action Scenes [Interview] Netflix By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2022 5:22 pm EST J.J. Perry knows what’s doing in this business. Calling him a first-time filmmaker isn’t exactly accurate. “Day Shift” is his first feature film, his first “directed by” credit, but Perry has been making movies for over 30 years. The stunt coordinator, stuntman, and second unit director’s list of credits is seemingly never-ending, including “John Wick: Chapter 2,” “The Rundown,” and the “Mortal Kombat” movies....

Did You Notice The Underwater Corn In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? Marvel Studios By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 30, 2022 1:11 pm EST The first “Black Panther” was a jolt of fresh energy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was not just a hugely entertaining film (and one with a fantastic soundtrack), but one that crafted a fictional world that felt real and lived-in, a world you could lose yourself in. Every piece of Wakanda we saw made sense and war imbued with a sense of history and culture so rich in detail you could imagine the countless stories that happened just off-screen....

Does Black Adam Have A Post-Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Oct. 18, 2022 5:45 pm EST The hierarchy of power in the DC universe is about to change, or so says The Rock. That’s because “Black Adam” is finally hitting theaters after being stuck in development for years (and years). Dwayne Johnson has been attached to the role for a very long time, but through persistence and a lot of shifts behind the scenes at DC Films, this one finally came to fruition, with director Jaume Collet-Serra (“Jungle Cruise”) behind the camera....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities Review: A Wickedly Fun Creepshow Full Of Gore, Goo, And Ghouls Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 24, 2022 3:00 am EST Guillermo del Toro knows a thing or two about ghosts, ghouls, and monsters, so the idea of the Academy Award-winning filmmaker shepherding a horror anthology series feels too good to be true and is too good to pass up. While del Toro himself doesn’t helm any of the short films that are part of “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” he does have a hand in writing some....

Check out the Heart of Stone sneak peek below Joining Gadot on this mission are Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Ready, Jing Lusi, Angela Esposito, Jon Kortajarena, and Matteo Cicconi. The film is helmed by “The Aeronauts” director Tom Harper, with a script co-written by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder. “Heart of Stone” will arrive on Netflix in 2023. Check out the recently-released synopsis below: “In the world of international crime, an Interpol agent attempts to hunt down and capture the world’s most wanted art thief....

How House Of The Dragon Kept Alicent From Becoming A Villain In The Aftermath Of Aegon’s Assault Ollie Upton/HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 22, 2022 8:07 pm EST The world of Westeros is a bit like the world of “Succession.” You can pick a favorite character based on their charm or wit or general kicked-puppy look, but the chances are, anyone you end up loving is still going to commit atrocious human rights violations at some point or another....

How They Turned Michael B. Jordan Into Black Panther’s Killmonger Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/Nov. 1, 2022 2:44 pm EST “Black Panther” character Erik Stevens, aka N’Jadaka, aka Killmonger, is one of the best villains, not just in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but in all of comic book movie history. Played by Michael B. Jordan, he’s a warrior, a son of Wakanda, a Navy SEAL, and a brutal killer, as you can tell by the scarification he has on his body; one mark for every person he’s killed....

It Took A Lot Of Trial And Error To Find The Right Voice For Futurama’s Bender 20th Television By Witney Seibold/Aug. 23, 2022 3:44 pm EST One of the main characters in Matt Groening’s and David X. Cohen’s animated sci-fi show “Futurama” is the appropriately named Bender, an alcoholic robot played by John DiMaggio. Bender is an amusing, crass rogue, fond of telling the organic beings around him — which he has nicknamed “meatbags” or “pork pouches” — to bite his shiny metal ass....

John Cleese Has ‘No Idea’ Why Monty Python Has Had Such A Lasting Impact EMI Films By Matt Rainis/Dec. 5, 2022 4:40 pm EST Of all genres, comedy runs the risk of aging the fastest. In some cases, this can be due to the use of offensive jokes in old works that fly in the face of modern audiences’ sensibilities. In others, it’s simply because joke structures that were innovative and surprising to audiences at one point have become trite and overused....

What was the best sketch of the night? Parodying a reboot of “Kenan & Kel” could have been any easy nostalgia grab with a few light chuckles. But the presence of Keke Palmer takes it to a new level as she plays Kenan’s new cohort, Kelly. Not only does this sketch take cues from the original Nickelodeon series, but it adds a new layer by incorporating a dramatic element, not unlike “Bel-Air” on Peacock....

Monsters: The Dead Is The Adorable Horror Card Game Where You Bluff Your Way Through ’80s Horror Icons Vigour Games By Matthew Monagle/Oct. 31, 2022 2:00 pm EST Over the past few years, independent board game publisher Vigour Games has carved out a niche in the social deduction space. With games like “GROWL” and “Chaosmos,” Vigour focuses on games where judging your opponents and remembering their actions is the key to victory....

Never Have I Ever Season 3 Trailer: #Daxton Goes Instagram Official Netflix By Shania Russell/July 27, 2022 1:58 pm EST When we first met Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) in the first season of “Never Have I Ever,” she was so bad at processing her emotions that she threw herself in the path of messy teen romance, made terrible life decisions, and basically blew up her life by alienating all of her loved ones....

One Of House Of The Dragon’s Most Moving Moments Was A Total Accident Ollie Upton/HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 10, 2022 3:49 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “House of the Dragon.” Paddy Considine put in a great performance in last night’s “House of the Dragon,” bidding the sickly King Viserys goodbye with an episode that was all about the character’s painful yet dignified final days. In a world known for double-crossing and bloodshed, it was interesting to see Viserys go out in a non-violent but still excruciating way....

Slumberland Trailer: Jason Momoa Takes Little Nemo On A Magical Journey Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 6, 2022 12:55 pm EST Sometimes the real world can be terribly boring, but in the new Netflix movie “Slumberland,” young Nemo’s (Marlow Barkley) dreams are a delightful escape from her daily drudgery. The poor girl’s an orphan, you see, and she wants to traverse the dreamlands to find a way to bring her father (Kyle Chandler) back....

The Daily Stream: The Fog Proves Some Of The Best Ghost Stories Are The Simplest AVCO Embassy Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Oct. 17, 2022 5:00 pm EST (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 Fog” (1980) Where You Can Stream It: Available to rent on Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube...

The Eternal Daughter Trailer: Tilda Swinton Takes On A Dual Role In Joanna Hogg’s Ghost Story A24 By Shania Russell/Nov. 1, 2022 11:17 am EST Reality can be extremely deceptive, especially when you’re watching a trailer for the latest film from Joanna Hogg. The acclaimed writer-director is back with a reality-distorting feature called “The Eternal Daughter.” The film — which many have dubbed a spiritual successor to “The Souvenir” and “The Souvenir- Part II” — follows an artist and her elderly mother on a trip to a hotel haunted by their past....

The new school and Bogart MGM Conceived in the 1940s by future film director Elia Kazan and Broadway producer Cheryl Crawford, the Actors’ Studio brought acting techniques from turn-of-the-century Europe to America. It allowed American actors to learn the teachings of Moscow Art Theatre’s Konstantin Stanislavski. In America, that became what we now call Method acting (which devolved into the kind of Method acting derided here by Jon Bernthal). The “Method,” based on tasks, circumstances, and actions, demanded concentration from its adherents, and they were rewarded with visceral performances....

The Rings Of Power Just Set Up Major Conflict In Númenor Prime Video By Marcos Melendez/Oct. 7, 2022 2:30 pm EST Spoilers follow for the seventh episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The penultimate episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” slows down the pace after the action-packed battle for the Southlands, but still has major implications for the rest of the series....

The Scrapped Kingdom Of Heaven Scene That Made Ridley Scott Want A Director’s Cut 20th Century Studios By Steven Ward/Sept. 16, 2022 9:52 am EST Ridley Scott is no stranger to the necessity of a director’s cut. Rather famously — or infamously, depending on where you begin the story — his seminal sci-fi adaption “Blade Runner” flopped before being resurrected a decade later by his definitive version. But how does one determine when a director’s cut is essential?...

The Unusual Training Morfydd Clark Went Through To Play Galadriel In The Rings Of Power Prime Video By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 8, 2022 1:06 pm EST Galadriel is one of the most fascinating characters in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. When we first meet her in “The Lord of the Rings,” she is a wise, enigmatic, very powerful and beautiful queen that is as revered as she is feared. We know she is powerful because she resists the temptation of the One Ring, but we also see she is caring from the way she treats both the hobbits and even Gimli....