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Man Of Steel’s Brutal Finale Could Have Happened In An Earlier, Animated Superman Film Warner Bros. Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 25, 2022 9:00 am EST 2013’s “Man of Steel” was a dark cinematic take on Superman, a superhero with multiple optimistic adaptations. Zack Snyder’s take on the Kryptonian was a challenging film for certain fans, especially considering its controversial ending. One of Superman’s most remarkable traits is his refusal to kill — a rule that Snyder’s iteration of the character bends when Henry Cavill’s Kal-El kills General Zod (Michael Shannon) by snapping his neck....

Netflix Is Adapting The Hit Manga Burn The House Down As Its Next Original Series Kodansha By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 18, 2022 9:26 pm EST Netflix’s track record with live-action manga adaptations isn’t exactly spotless (see: “Death Note”), but that isn’t stopping the streamer from investing in more thrilling manga-based stories. The streamer is now set to adapt Moyashi Fujisawa’s “Burn the House Down” into a series, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

Project Wolf Hunting Review: An Uber-Violent Mash-Up Of Con Air And A Slasher Movie [TIFF] TIFF By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2022 2:00 am EST Gorehounds, look no further than “Project Wolf Hunting,” Kim Hong-sun’s ridiculously violent South Korean sci-fi-action-horror pic that plays like a mash-up of “Con Air” and a slasher pic, with a little “Frankenstein” thrown in for good measure. While the film overstays its welcome (it’s a minute over 2 hours," those thirsty for plenty of plasma and gnarly practical effects will their money’s worth — nearly every scene of this splatterfest is soaked in gore....

Six Seasons In And Rick And Morty Still Finds Ways To Surprise Sarah Chalke Adult Swim By Shae Sennett/Sept. 6, 2022 8:32 am EST “Rick and Morty” has kept fans on their toes with new twists and turns every season, but fans aren’t the only ones that look forward to new episodes. The voice actors are also excited about each upcoming season, and the show’s creative animation adds to the suspense....

The Best Sci-Fi Movies For People Who Don’t Like Sci-Fi Warner Bros. By Liam Gaughan/Aug. 25, 2022 1:50 pm EST Regardless of whether or not you are a science fiction fan, you have to acknowledge the importance of sci-fi films in the history of cinema. There is almost no way of appreciating modern special effects without examining the importance of Stanley Kubrick’s work in 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Similarly, it’s hard to understand the state of modern filmmaking without looking at the “Star Wars” franchise....

The big two Warner Bros. Pictures Two actors that Mann and co. didn’t have trouble getting to sign on were the stars, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. According to a New York Times article published in July 1995 months before the release of “Heat,” the two had wanted to do a movie together for a while. When De Niro signed on after reading Mann’s script, Pacino was quick to say yes too....

From Steve Brule to Akira Kodansha The “Akira” that Vogt-Roberts is referring to is the classic manga, which creator Katsuhiro Otomo adapted into an equally classic 1988 anime film. “Akira” was in the news again in 2020 and 2021 thanks to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which the movie foresaw, right on down to the mostly empty stands of the stadium where its opening and closing ceremony were held. In the manga, the biker gang leader, Kaneda, wore a red jacket with a pill on back of it and the words, “Good for health, bad for education....

The Last Of Us: Everything We Know So Far About HBO’s Anticipated Adaptation HBO By Eric Vespe/Aug. 11, 2022 10:53 am EST To say Naughty Dog hit a home run with “The Last of Us” is a bit of an understatement. It’s commonly held as one of the best narrative video games ever made and it actually still lives up to that hype nearly 10 years later. Complex characters, cool monsters, a genuinely touching central father/daughter relationship and a narrative that constantly makes you question how much of your morality you’re giving up in order to survive and protect the people you love....

The Muppet Christmas Carol Almost Featured A Puppet Version Of Charles Dickens Buena Vista Pictures By Witney Seibold/Sept. 13, 2022 9:59 pm EST When Muppets creator Jim Henson died in 1990, the future of the Muppets franchise felt up in the air to its fans. At the time, Disney had already been in negotiations to purchase the Muppets, but Henson was on record with his refusal. Disney, still with a foot in the door, co-financed two Muppet feature films in the 1990s — “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and “Muppet Treasure Island,” both directed by Henson’s son Brian — which proved to audiences that the Muppets were capable of living on....

The Real-Life Tragedy That Inspired The Rings Of Power’s Explosive Episode 6 Finale [Exclusive] Prime Video By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 30, 2022 3:05 pm EST It seems like it was just yesterday that the harfoots were singing while they hiked, and today, Mount Doom is exploding in the faces of our elven heroes. No matter how much educated prognostication Tolkein fans did ahead of this week’s episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” nothing could’ve prepared viewers for the last five minutes of “Udûn....

Unleash the beasts DVV Entertainment During a climax of the film (not the climax, mind you, because the movie packs about three movies’ worth of stories and climaxes into one 3-hour-long epic), the plan to rescue a little girl who is held captive by the British comes to a head, and Bheem and his conspirators unleash a truck full of wild animals. The result is a cacophony of cuts, claws, and hooves, as growls, roars, and screams fill what was supposed to be a stupid party to celebrate some colonizer guy’s promotion....

Monster Mash aboard the subway Paramount Pictures Right behind Melissa Barrera (“In the Heights”), Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”), and Josh Segarra (“The Other Two”) is someone dressed as the Babadook. Although given that they’re in NY, there is a part of me that wants to believe it’s the Bababook from “What We Do in the Shadows.” On Ghostface’s side of the train, in addition to the generic monster masks, I caught glimpses of a pretty awesome-looking Pinhead from “Hellraiser,” someone dressed like Kayako from “The Grudge,” and even Jason from “Friday the 13th” thrown in for good measure....

The Simpsons Writers Know They Can’t ‘Compete’ With Classic-Era Episodes By Michael Boyle/Aug. 31, 2022 4:22 pm EST In a season 8 episode of “The Simpsons,” Bart and Lisa get to be part of a focus group for their favorite cartoon, “The Itchy and Scratchy Show.” The people running the focus group are desperate to figure out why the show’s ratings are going down even though kids still seem to like the recent episodes, and Lisa (the closest thing to the show’s voice of reason) helpfully explains: “There’s not really anything wrong with ‘The Itchy and Scratchy Show,’ it’s as good as ever....

Wednesday Review: Tim Burton Fumbles Another Franchise Netflix By Sarah Milner/Nov. 18, 2022 9:00 am EST “The Addams Family” is one of those rare franchises with seemingly timeless appeal — from the quirky satirical comics by Charles Addams, to the much-loved (and still hilarious) 1964 sitcom, to the ’90s feature films “The Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values.” Heck, even today’s kiddos know the characters well, thanks to the less-than-stellar 2019 “The Addams Family” animated reboot....

Better Call Saul Never Planned On Killing Off A Certain Key Character AMC By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 11, 2022 10:39 am EST Spoilers for the latest episode of “Better Call Saul” follow. The closer and closer that “Better Call Saul” draws to the finish line, the more stress and anxiety Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) enthusiasts have felt about how her overall arc on the series would conclude. After all, there’s a good reason why /Film’s Chris Evangelista’s weekly reviews incorporated a “Kim Watch” segment to chart exactly how worried we ought to be with each new episode....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Shows Marvel Can (& Should) Ditch The MCU’s Cheesy Jokes Marvel Studios By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Nov. 15, 2022 5:00 pm EST It has been roughly 14 years since “Iron Man” kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an incredibly impressive cinematic turn spanning 30 films and numerous TV series. The lasting success of these movies, despite an incredible amount of oversaturation, speaks to Marvel Studios’ ability to innovate and tell a wide array of different stories in their expanding multiverse....

Community Ending Explained: Going Meta The Right Way Sony Pictures Television By Michael Boyle/Aug. 15, 2022 12:36 pm EST In today’s media landscape, breaking the fourth wall isn’t all that unique. Six years after “Deadpool” had its lead character scrape gum off the camera, meta jokes in film and TV tend to feel kind of overplayed now. Even when superhero movies don’t explicitly break the fourth wall, they do feel strangely compelled to throw in self-aware jokes that undercut any sense of narrative tension or real emotion, and at this point it’s just exhausting....

When and where to watch The Boys season 4 Prime Video The Boys aren’t going to have long to rest! Speaking to Collider, Karl Urban revealed that filming on “The Boys” season 4 starts on August 22, 2022. With the coronavirus pandemic now being less of a factor in slowing down movie and TV productions, we can probably expect a shorter wait than we had for “The Boys” season 3 (which began filming in February 2021 and wrapped in September that same year, before eventually premiering in June 2022)....

Finn Cole Knew Exactly Where He Wanted To Take His Peaky Blinders Character BBC/Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/July 28, 2022 10:37 am EST Warning: Spoilers for the final season of “Peaky Blinders” will follow. From long-lost relative and apple of Aunt Polly’s (Helen McCrory) eye to sworn enemy of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) on a relentless quest for vengeance, Finn Cole’s Michael Gray was never quite the main villain of the final season of “Peaky Blinders” — that honor would undoubtedly go to Sam Claflin’s fascist Sir Oswald Mosley — but he certainly posed the most immediate and personal threat to our PTSD-ridden main “hero....

Friday The 13th Part 3 Sparked A Debate Over Jason’s Famous Hockey Mask Paramount Pictures By Anya Stanley/Aug. 18, 2022 5:26 pm EST “Friday the 13th Part III” holds a special place in many a horror fan’s heart. Not only is it the only disco-themed 3D entry of the extensive franchise, it’s the first to depict slasher king Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that would become his trademark, as recognizable as Freddy Krueger’s bladed glove or Michael Myers’ Shatner mask....