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Why In the Flesh was great BBC Zombies aren’t the first thing you’d associate with the distinctly British genre of kitchen sink dramas, but “In the Flesh” works perfectly by guessing that British people would probably deal with the post-zombie apocalypse the same way we deal with all other uncomfortable topics: by not talking about them. Even as he is plagued by visions of killing people and eating brains while in his pre-medicated state, the doctor-prescribed treatment for Kieren’s trauma is to dissociate from it completely....

Why Brad Pitt Was Miserable Filming Interview With The Vampire Warner Bros. By Debopriyaa Dutta/Sept. 20, 2022 11:47 am EST The first book in Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Chronicles,” “Interview with the Vampire,” tells a cautionary tale about the horrors of immortality as a vampire. Told from the perspective of a vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac, “Interview with the Vampire” is the story of a mortal man who is turned into a creature of the night by the dangerous, unpredictable Lestat, whom Louis both loves and abhors....

Why Bringing Matt Reeves’ Batman Into The Larger DC Universe Is A Terrible Idea Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Dec. 14, 2022 12:44 pm EST The DC Universe as we know it is about to change, as new co-heads of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran prepare a new plan for the future of the franchise on screen. What is that going to look like, exactly? As of right now, much of that remains mysterious, but it does seem as though the so-called Snyderverse as we once knew it is going to be a thing of the past in favor of a (hopefully) less messy future....

Why The Taxi Driver Sequel Never Happened, According To Robert De Niro Columbia Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Nov. 17, 2022 8:47 am EST In the upper echelon of film, Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” remains in the conversation as one of the best movies ever made. The low-budget, ultra-violent affair was no easy task for Robert De Niro and co., but it has stood the test of time as an unwavering piece of game-changing cinema....

‘The Invitation’ Director Jessica M. Thompson Talks Dracula Easter Eggs, Practical Fang Challenges & More [Exclusive Interview] Screen Gems By Jack Giroux/Aug. 26, 2022 6:00 pm EST In order to prepare for “The Invitation,” in theaters now, director Jessica M. Thompson watched “every single vampire film ever made.” The co-writer and director behind the horror film, which was originally titled “The Bride,” uses elements from past horror lore to tell a more modern vampire tale....

Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser Dark Horse Dungeons & Dragons is more popular than ever, buoyed by the success of actual play podcasts like “Critical Role” as well as cameos on television shows like “Stranger Things.” (Plus, it has its own movie coming up.) So why not bring back “Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser,” whose adventures defined the tone and range of countless roleplaying campaigns? Unlike the heroes of fantasy epics like “The Lord of the Rings,” Fritz Lieber’s rapscallion duo prefer food, sex, and money to honor and duty....

Bob Clark Takes Pride In The Subtle Bloodshed Found In 1974’s Black Christmas Warner Bros. By Andrew Housman/Nov. 28, 2022 8:30 am EST “Halloween” might be the first modern slasher film, but Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas” laid the groundwork for John Carpenter’s similarly holiday-themed horror movie. Debuting in 1974, four years before the independent smash hit that became “Halloween” in 1978, “Black Christmas” might seem quaint compared to the bloody future of slashers that would arrive less than a decade later....

Christmas With The Campbells Release Date, Cast, Trailer & More RLJE Films By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 28, 2022 5:02 pm EST (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.) Even if you don’t actively watch Hallmark holiday movies, you can almost write your own in your head. You know how they look, how they feel, how every story beat goes....

Danny Boyle Wants To Make 28 Months Later, And Alex Garland Has Written The Script “28 Days Later” changed the game for zombie movies. Danny Boyle’s 2002 horror film came at a time when the genre was blindly ambulating through the motions. The Godfather of the Dead’s offerings (“Land of the Dead” and “Diary of the Dead”) wouldn’t arrive until the latter half of the aughts, and those movies paled in comparison to his previous undead classics (“Night of the Living Dead,” “Dawn of the Dead,” and “Day of the Dead”)....

Thor: Love and Thunder Marvel Studios “Thor: Love and Thunder” is Taikia Waititi’s Icarus moment. The comic dynamo turned A-list director spent the last fifteen years refining his sense of humor only to have it prove commodifiable post-“Thor: Ragnarok.” Suddenly, Waititi was everywhere, a planet-sized force in Hollywood’s galaxy. In “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Waititi flies too close to the sun. The balance of screwball setpieces and pathos-laden drama that got “Jojo Rabbit” award nominations tipped the scales and spilled all over....

Harley Quinn Has Officially Been Renewed For Season 4 At HBO Max HBO Max By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 31, 2022 12:14 pm EST Guess what, losers! Your favorite OTP is back for another round! That’s right, Harlivy will never die because “Harley Quinn” is coming back for season four at HBO Max. This is rather surprising news because, well, if you’ve been living under a rock the past month, HBO Max hasn’t been in the business of renewing things for a little while, especially not superhero or animated projects....

How Kristen Johnston Used 3rd Rock From The Sun To Break The Rules Of Sitcom Women NBC By Travis Yates/Sept. 16, 2022 11:01 am EST Since the late 1940s, the television sitcom has been an implicit delivery system of social instruction. These shows helped set social norms and create stereotypes like the bumbling dad and the dutiful, ever-forgiving wife. Sitcoms are designed to make us feel better and forget our problems while laughing at other people for a bit....

Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Aug. 31, 2022 3:50 pm EST Netflix may be undervaluing their latest original thriller from Babak Anvari (“Two & Two,” “Under the Shadow,” “Wounds”) by unceremoniously dropping it on the streaming platform today, but we at /Film know a solid thriller when we see it and will happily pick up the mantle to sing its praises. Directed by Anvari from a script he co-wrote with Namsi Khan, “I Came By” is a twisty thriller about a young graffiti artist named Toby Nealey (George MacKay) who intentionally tags the homes of the elite, but gets more than he bargained for after breaking into the home of a high-profile judge Hector Blake (Hugh Bonneville) and discovering the truth of his hidden basement....

John McTiernan Didn’t Have To Look Far To Find Die Hard’s Perfect Nakatomi Plaza By Miyako Pleines/Dec. 7, 2022 2:41 pm EST There are certain movies where the film’s setting is just as iconic as its characters. Take the houses from “Home Alone” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” for example. Both of those abodes are so memorable for the way they dominate the screen that they should almost have their own acting credit listed at the end of the movie....

Michael Bay Didn’t Give Anthony Mackie Much Time To Prepare For Pain & Gain Paramount Pictures By J. Gabriel Ware/Nov. 12, 2022 6:39 pm EST Anthony Mackie manages to keep a strict diet and workout plan for his “Captain America” roles; we expect nothing less than tip-top shape from our superheroes. But years before Mackie took over as Captain America, he found himself rushing against the clock to bulk up for Michael Bay’s 2013 action comedy flick “Pain & Gain....

Only Murders In The Building Co-Creator John Hoffman On Misdirection And Season 2’s Revelations [Exclusive] Hulu By Josh Spiegel/Aug. 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST One of the biggest and most unlikely success stories of the last 12 months of new television has been the Hulu crime comedy “Only Murders in the Building.” Bringing together an unlikely trio — comic legends and best friends Steve Martin and Martin Short, along with acting/singing star Selena Gomez — as a trio of true-crime fans who start solving murders of their own, “Only Murders in the Building” is an enormously funny, clever, and smart show that wraps up its second 10-episode season today....

Samurai Jack’s Initial Run Was Saddled With A Major Story Limitation Adult Swim By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 29, 2022 8:44 pm EST Genndy Tartakovsky has been a champion of animation for nearly 30 years, pushing conventional storytelling’s boundaries. Not only has Tartakovsky helped establish animation as a medium for telling compelling stories, but he’s also helped to move it forward in style, production value, and overall class. From his early work in “Dexter’s Laboratory” to his visceral and kinetic work on “Star Wars: Clone Wars,” Tartakovsky has always had a knack for visual storytelling....

Ghostface vs. Spoilers Paramount Pictures This misdirection on the part of “Scream,” even among its actors, has an old precedent in movies like “The Empire Strikes Back,” where George Lucas kept a key twist regarding Darth Vader (you know the one) a closely guarded secret from almost everyone — including David Prowse, the actor walking around in Vader’s costume on the set all day. Yet it’s also in keeping with 21st century pop culture tradition: whether it be ABC’s “Lost” shooting multiple coffin scenes, Christopher Nolan making his actors read scripts in locked rooms, or big franchise movies manipulating the footage in their trailers (something we just saw happen with “Spider-Man: No Way Home....

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Is Returning With A Five-Issue Comic Book Miniseries Where Quark Gets A Corgi IDW Comics By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 14, 2022 5:22 pm EST Praise the prophets! “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is coming back in comic format for a 30th anniversary celebration mini-series that features all of your favorite characters, from Captain Sisko (Avery Brooks) to Morn (Mark Allan Shepherd). Comic publisher IDW announced that they will be releasing a five part comic series called “The Dog of War,” launching in April 2023....

The 12 Things You Need To Know About Quentin Tarantino’s Filmmaking Miramax Films By Marta Djordjevic/Dec. 12, 2022 3:07 pm EST Quentin Tarantino easily takes the title of the ultimate movie lover’s filmmaker. Bursting onto the scene with “Reservoir Dogs” at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992, one thing was certain when his follow-up, “Pulp Fiction,” came out two years later: this guy was cool. Tarantino displayed a fearlessness that movie buffs found refreshing....