Posts

A Little Detail In The Rings Of Power Makes Middle-Earth Feel Even More Real [Exclusive] Prime Video By Marcos Melendez/Sept. 12, 2022 2:32 pm EST Spoilers follow for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Through its epic scope and scale, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” achieves never-before-seen cinematic heights on the small screen. A distant relative to Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, the streaming series is not afraid of diving head-first into the source material and exploring a rich fantasy world that spans millenniums....

Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have To Audition For His Memorable Glengarry Glen Ross Role New Line Cinema By Lee Adams/Oct. 9, 2022 8:00 pm EST I worked in sales for six years, flogging computers in a PC superstore. It wasn’t a totally hard sell gig because most of the time customers were in the shop looking to buy anyway. The pressure came with adding on the extra goodies and insurance policies; that’s where the profit was, and you needed to be on top of your game....

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor Lucasfilm Introduced in “Rogue One” as a somewhat ruthless member of the Rebel Alliance with a dark and mysterious past, Cassian Andor plays a small but vital role in the war between the Empire and the Rebels. He’s destined to sacrifice everything as part of the crew that secures the Death Star plans and exposes a fatal flaw in the space station’s design. For now, though, we’re still exploring that dark and mysterious past....

Bel-Air Season 2 Trailer: No One Is Making Choices For Will Anymore Greg Gayne / Peacock By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 17, 2022 3:43 pm EST ’90s kids remember the flashy fashion and hilarious hijinks of Will Smith on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” but the modern remake of the series, “Bel-Air,” is not just a massive hit for Peacock, it’s also a completely new take on the story of young Will Smith (Jabari Banks) as he adjusts from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of the Bel-Air neighborhood in Los Angeles....

Day Shift trailer If there’s a better or more effective way to market a new film than “From the guys who taught John Wick how to kick ass,” then I’ve yet to personally come across it. And that’s before Snoop Dogg starts dropping one-liners like, “Cut necks and cash your checks.” The “Day Shift” trailer doesn’t even try to pretend like this movie has anything on its mind other than vampire-hunting nonsense, which genre fans will no doubt have to respect....

Dead Poets Society Was A Battle Between The Two Sides Of Robin Williams Touchstone By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 8, 2022 3:33 pm EST With 1987’s “Good Morning, Vietnam,” Robin Williams had effectively conquered the long-held belief by many critics that his stream-of-consciousness brand of comedy was ill-suited to movies. In doing so, he’d also proven that he was capable of contrasting his dizzying flights of improvisation with moments of genuine gravitas. The question now was could he pull off a major dramatic role that wasn’t tailored specifically for him?...

Found Footage Horror Movies The Average Person Would Never Survive Universal Pictures By Anya Stanley/July 29, 2022 5:18 pm EST Since its inception with “Cannibal Holocaust,” the found footage horror genre has largely featured two main ideas: trespassing, and a fascination with times past. Its characters, whether filming a documentary, capturing memories, or investigating a regional legend, spend most of these movies marching right into a space they’ve got no business entering, failing to heed warnings, and ultimately underestimating whatever malevolence they disturb....

Funny Pages Review: Bizarre Coming Of Age Story Steeped In Impressive Specificity But Not Much Else A24 By Lex Briscuso/Aug. 24, 2022 5:00 pm EST You can tell a lot about a person by their influences. Whether they’re subtle and obvious or totally overt, the way a filmmaker imitates and sometimes steals directly from their biggest influences says a lot about the kind of movie you might end up watching. From the first few minutes of Owen Kline’s “Funny Pages,” I could tell producers Josh and Benny Safdie were going to be major influences on the filmmaker’s style and his tone....

Here’s Where You Can Watch Elvis At Home Warner Bros By Shania Russell/Aug. 4, 2022 10:35 am EST The King of Rock and Roll has spent the past few weeks blowing the roof off of theaters across the world and so far it’s been a gloriously unhinged ride. “Elvis” is the latest from maximalist auteur Baz Luhrmann whose dazzling direction is a fascinating fit for a musical biopic about The King....

John Wick Spin-Off Ballerina Will See The Return Of Lance Reddick As Charon Lionsgate By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 2, 2022 2:13 pm EST The “John Wick” universe continues to grow: original franchise actor Lance Reddick is now onboard for “Ballerina,” the Ana de Armas-led spinoff film, according to Variety. Reddick plays the role of Charon, the concierge at the Hotel Continental who caters to its criminal underworld guests. He will join returning cast members Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, and Anjelica Huston in the film, with de Armas taking over the role of the vengeful assassin ballerina who appeared in “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum....

M Ending Explained: This Won’t Bring Back Our Children Vereinigte Star-Film GmbH By Sandy Schaefer/Sept. 9, 2022 9:58 am EST Long before Hannibal Lecter, Patrick Bateman, and Norman Bates, there was Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre in his breakout role), the child murderer at the heart of Fritz Lang’s landmark 1931 German Expressionist thriller “M.” More than 90 years later, the film is as chilling and upsetting as it ever was, despite never actually showing any of Beckert’s horrible, vile deeds onscreen....

Can’t be tamed Hulu While speaking to /Film’s Jack Giroux about the upcoming third season of “Reservation Dogs,” Chavez shared that the writers’ room feels like they’ve earned the audience’s trust enough to go wherever they want with the story at this point. While they’re likely to mainly follow the main cast, it sounds like more characters from around the community could be featured in “Reservation Dogs” season 3. She explains:...

Superhero Bits: Olivia Wilde’s Secret Marvel Movie, Henry Cavill Superman Rumors & More Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Aug. 25, 2022 5:08 pm EST (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 the cracks....

The 18 Best Pirate Movies, Ranked Universal Pictures By Jessica Scott/July 14, 2022 6:47 pm EST With the success of the delightfully queer pirate comedy series “Our Flag Means Death,” interest in pirate fiction is on the upswing yet again. Pirate movies used to be a Hollywood mainstay, though, and their recurring themes and tropes are a constant source of entertainment for audiences. Identity, betrayal, redemption, love, guilt, and loss — pirate stories contain the full gamut of human conflicts and emotions, revealing new truths about both these seafaring ruffians and ourselves....

The Big Clue You May Have Missed In Wednesday Netflix By Shae Sennett/Dec. 12, 2022 7:34 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Wednesday.” Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” is packed to the brim with suspicious characters, its titular character most definitely included. Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega, is attending a school for outcasts with supernatural abilities, but the true danger is outside the academy walls. A mysterious monster is attacking the townspeople, but when Wednesday crosses its path, it doesn’t hurt her....

The Coen Brothers ‘Couldn’t Conceive’ Of A Less-Violent Version Of No Country For Old Men Miramax Films By Andrew Housman/Dec. 22, 2022 5:00 pm EST “No Country for Old Men” is a bleak film even for the Coen brothers, who are already famous for their unflinching nihilism. Joel and Ethan Coen’s filmography is, of course, more vast and varied than just tales of meaningless violence, but their cynical worldview informs even their most light-hearted stories....

The Pale Blue Eye Showcases One Of Hollywood’s Most Peculiar Crime Story Obsessions Netflix By William Bibbiani/Dec. 22, 2022 5:00 pm EST Motion pictures, for better or worse, shape the way that we view history. They bring the past to life using realistic costumes, production design, and visual effects. They tell vivid stories about real-life figures and important events that shaped the world around us to this day, and which provide meaningful parallels to the lives we currently lead....

The Wire Might Not Have The Same Writers’ Room If It Were Made Today HBO By Lyvie Scott/Aug. 8, 2022 3:45 pm EST It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since “The Wire” first premiered on HBO. The series was part of the first wave of prestige TV as we know it today, laying the groundwork for HBO’s present-day cornerstones like “Game of Thrones.” Ironically — and despite greenlighting the series in 2002 — HBO didn’t fully understand the vision of “The Wire” for quite some time....

But there are limits Paramount Given everything that characters can do in “Star Trek,” however, there are still limits. All known diseases may be cured, but that doesn’t stop new diseases from occasionally infecting the crew. As seen in the NextGen episode “Symbiosis,” drug addiction is still rampant in parts of the galaxy. Ships may be able to travel 729 times the speed of light (the approximated velocity of Warp 9), but the writers of the show acknowledge that the Milky Way galaxy is 105,700 lightyears across, making quick jaunts to its outer reaches quite impossible....

Why Terrifier 2 Is Almost Too Brutal For Some Horror Fans Cinedigm/Bloody Disgusting By Matthew Bilodeau/Oct. 19, 2022 1:28 pm EST It’s always impressive to see a low-budget independent horror flick break into the mainstream consciousness in the manner that “Terrifier 2” has. Slasher villains often stand out among horror characters because they firmly put a face to the madness, and few screen killers in recent memory have committed to cementing a more haunting image than that of Art the Clown....