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The ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Remake You Forgot Existed Has Been Delayed By Ben Pearson/Jan. 3, 2019 4:30 pm EST I haven’t seen the original Jacob’s Ladder, but as a long-time listener of the movie podcast How Did This Get Made, I feel like I know everything I need to about it. One of that show’s co-hosts, actor Jason Mantzoukas, seems to be constantly wondering if the terrible movies he and fellow hosts watch on the podcast are presenting “Jacob’s Ladder scenarios,” alluding to the twist ending of the 1990 psychological thriller that starred Tim Robbins....

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Plot Holes, ‘Godzilla’ For Beginners & More By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, a video explores what might be considered by some to be plot holes in Avengers: Endgame....

This Week In Trailers: Iron Sky: The Coming Race, Divide And Conquer: The Story Of Roger Ailes, The Bisexual, Capernaum, Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 10 By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 11, 2018 8:30 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Watch: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Spoiler Conversation: A Profoundly Satisfying Cinematic Achievement By Ben Pearson/April 26, 2019 11:00 am EST Avengers: Endgame leave us with a lot to chew on, and we’re going to have plenty of spoiler-heavy articles for you in the coming days, including a written spoiler review on Monday morning. But if you’re looking to scratch that Endgame itch even sooner, I recorded a video review with David Chen from The /Filmcast giving our reactions to the film and diving into major spoilers for this record-breaking blockbuster....

‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina: Part 2’ Trailer: Being Wicked Never Felt So Good By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2019 8:30 am EST Just like magic, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back in no time at all with its second season. Or rather, part 2 of the Netflix teenage fantasy-drama series, based on the streaming service’s confusing labeling of its recent original shows. But you know who’s not confused? Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka), who has fully embraced the wicked side of herself and is exploring her identity and relationship with Satan — as well as her romantic relationships with poor ex-boyfriend Harvey Kinkle (Ross Lynch) and warlock Nicholas Scratch (Gavin Leatherwood)....

‘Daredevil’ Season 3 Features Peter Halpin As Foggy Nelson’s Brother, A New Edition To The Marvel Universe By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2018 9:30 am EST As Daredevil makes its way toward our Netflix screens today, the Marvel Netflix show announced a last bit of casting news to get us hyped for its third season. The Daredevil cast features Irish actor Peter Halpin as the older brother of Elden Henson’s Foggy Nelson, a new addition to the mythology of the Marvel Comics superhero....

‘Destroyer’ Director Karyn Kusama On Showing A New Side Of Los Angeles And Nicole Kidman [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Jan. 25, 2019 3:00 pm EST Few directors today make genre movies as intimate Karyn Kusama. The director of The Invitation, Girl Fight, and Jennifer’s Body gets real up close and personal to her characters, especially the protagonist of her latest film, Destroyer. Detective Erin Bell — a bulldozer of a character played by Nicole Kidman — is not a character you can take your eyes away from....

/Filmcast Ep. 112 - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 17, 2010 7:49 pm EST This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley wonder about the other ways that Return of the Jedi might have ended and compare The Expendables unfavorably to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us from The Totally Rad Show. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 208 - Life Of Pi By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 27, 2012 11:02 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the greatness of Indie Game: The Movie, try to get excited about a Deux Ex film, and get scared by the plausibility of The Campaign. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: /Filmcast Ep....

/Filmcast Ep. 261 - House Of Cards: Season 2 (GUEST: Joanna Robinson From Vanity Fair) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 23, 2014 9:58 pm EST Dave and Devindra discuss whether House of Cards is television or not, and share their reactions to the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. Plus, Dave launches a Kickstarter to make a movie with Stephen Tobolowsky this year. Joanna Robinson joins us from Vanity Fair. Be sure to read why House of Cards doesn’t care what you think....

/Filmcast Ep. 454 - The Villainess (Summer Movie Wager Follow-Up) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 13, 2018 10:19 pm EST This week on the /Filmcast, David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss the scary future of digital manipulation and adjudicate a case of a director who doesn’t want to finish making his own film. Also: Devindra forces the rest of the crew to watch The Villainess, but everyone agrees that it’s no Gods of Egypt. Be sure to read up on new Star Wars, the coming info apocalypse, and Superman’s mustache....

/Filmcast Ep. 505 - Alita: Battle Angel (GUEST: Max Evry From ComingSoon.net) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 19, 2019 11:13 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff devote an entire episode to Alita: Battle Angel, the new film directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-written by James Cameron, based on Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Gunnm. The cast is joined by Max Evry, Senior Editor at ComingSoon.net to ask the question: was it worth the wait?...

‘Free Guy’ Turns Ryan Reynolds Into A Background Video Game Character By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2018 3:30 pm EST Deadline has the news on the Free Guy, which will be directed by Shawn Levy, the executive producer of Stranger Things and the director of Real Steel. Levy will produce along with Reynolds himself through his Maximum Effort production banner. The project is also being produced by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, the team behind all of the DC Comics TV shows in the Arrowverse on The CW, as part of the multi-year film deal that Berlanti Productions signed with Fox....

I Am Richard Pryor Documentary Clip As you can see in the teaser clip above, comedians Tiffany Haddish and Mike Epps were greatly influenced by Richard Pryor. You’d be hard-pressed to find any comedian who doesn’t have an immense amount of respect for the groundbreaking comic. Pryor was raunchy and hilarious, but like the best comedians in the world, he was also raw and honest. He never shied away from the harder side of life in his act, and his stand-up specials were all the better for it....

‘Langdon’: NBC Takes A Crack At Dan Brown With ‘Da Vinci Code’ Prequel Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2019 2:30 pm EST Hollywood is taking another stab at cracking the code of Dan Brown’s bestselling Robert Langdon novels. The fictional Harvard “symbology” professor with an exceptionally bad hairdo is heading to the small screen in the form of a prequel series at NBC. Based on Brown’s thriller novel The Lost Symbol, the Langdon TV series will follow a young Robert Langdon during his early adventures as the world’s most prominent symbologist....

‘Rambo 5’ First Look: John Rambo Is A Cowboy Now, Apparently By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 2, 2018 2:30 pm EST Howdy, partner. Rambo is back, and he’s a cowboy now. Rambo 5 is gearing up to start shooting, and star Sylvester Stallone offered up a rather perplexing first look at the film. Saddle up the horses and ride on down to see the Rambo 5 first look below. Yee-haw! Sylvester Stallone announced via Instagram that Rambo 5 starts filming tonight, which means we now have the first look at Stallone in character as Rambo once again....

‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ Review: Billy Crystal And Ben Schwartz Are Standouts In Generic Homecoming Comedy [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 8, 2019 11:00 am EST The homecoming comedy is the bread and butter of the indie circuit, and as poignant and humanist as the genre can be, it can also get old fast. It falls then, on the shoulders of the stars to keep the film from stumbling; thankfully in Standing Up, Falling Down, Ben Schwartz and Billy Crystal are more than up to the task....

‘The Great Hack’ Trailer: Netflix Documentary Chronicles Facebook’s Great Privacy Scandal By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 13, 2019 12:00 pm EST It’s been a year since the Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed that the company had been harvesting personal data from 87 million Facebook profiles to use to skew public perception for the purposes of political campaigns. Still today, few people know what to do with the information that our personal information is out in the open, ready to be weaponized by the next advertising company or powerful corporate body....

‘Venom’ Director Confirms Kevin Feige Was Not Involved With The Film By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2018 7:30 am EST You likely could’ve guessed this, but Venom director Ruben Fleischer has made it perfectly clear: Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios had nothing to do with Venom. Fleischer is quick to add that he hopes one day, Feige and the MCU will play a hand in Venom’s future. For now, though, Tom Hardy’s brain-eating slime monster is on his own....

‘Venom’ Honest Trailer: Tom Hardy Stars In A Goopy Movie By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 2, 2019 6:00 am EST In case you didn’t hear, Venom made a stupid amount of money at the global box office to the tune of over $855 million. No matter how hard critics came down on the Spider-Man spin-off, it didn’t stop audiences from being curious enough to see how one of the webslinger’s most iconic villains worked on his own....