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Ep. 522 - Men In Black: International (GUEST: Lindsey Romain From Nerdist) By Slashfilmcast/June 18, 2019 7:00 pm EST Devindra explains the difference between Hotel Mumbai and The Wedding Guest. Jeff praises Fleabag season 2 as a work of genius. The cast plus Lindsey Romain, staff writer at Nerdist, to review Men In Black: International. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 158 - Marketing Hunger Games And Making ‘Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil’ (GUEST: Director Eli Craig) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 3, 2011 8:00 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In December 2018 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 20, 2018 1:30 pm EST The year is winding down. The holidays are upon us. And it’s time for new movies to hit Netflix! Next month will see yet another increase in Netflix originals, but you’ll also have some familiar films at your disposal as well. The biggest is probably Avengers: Infinity War, but the best is Roma, the latest masterpiece from Alfonso Cuarón....

The Most Expensive Thing You Can Buy At ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Is $25,000 By /Film Staff/May 23, 2019 9:30 am EST One of the most surprising things about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is how much it caters to hardcore Star Wars fans. I’m not suggesting that Disney shouldn’t reward the loyal fanbase, but it’s incredible how much of the exclusive merchandising offerings in Batuu are deeper references that general audiences won’t understand....

The Seth Rogen/Charlize Theron Comedy ‘Flarsky’ Has A New Title, Seth Rogen Explains The Change [Updated] By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2019 4:20 pm EST Update: On Twitter, Rogen has explained the reason for the title change. Our original article follows, and you can read his explanation below. For a long time, director Jonathan Levine’s new movie was going by its original title: Flarsky. And then someone at Lionsgate realized that calling a film Flarsky is an invitation to make no money at the box office because it sounds like an off-brand medicinal soda only available in three states, so they’ve changed it....

The Toys Of Summer: Comparing ‘Annabelle Comes Home’, ‘Child’s Play’ And ‘Toy Story 4’ By Chris Evangelista/June 28, 2019 7:00 am EST Sometimes, the cinematic stars align, and release similar-minded movies in theaters at the same time. Case in point: this summer, in the span of a week and a half, cineplexes were haunted by several sentient toys. The remake of Child’s Play and Toy Story 4 both ended up on movie screens the same exact day....

TV Bits: ‘Bob’s Burgers’, ‘Family Guy’, ‘They Both Die At The End’, ‘Psych’, ‘High School Musical’, ‘Utopia’, ‘Nightflyers’, ‘Man In The High Castle’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 24, 2019 11:00 am EST J.J. Abrams and Chris Kelly are teaming to develop Adam Silvera’s book They Both Die at the End into a half-hour series for HBO, according to Deadline. The story is “set in the near-future where everyone receives a bureaucratic phone call notifying them at the start of their last day on Earth....

‘Beetlejuice’ Musical First Look Reveals A “Younger, Punkier” Version Of The Ghost With The Most By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2018 7:30 am EST Over the years, there have been rumblings of a sequel to Tim Burton’s horror comedy classic Beetlejuice, but the plans never seem to come together. In the meantime, a different take on the ghost with the most is making its way to Broadway in the form of a stage musical adaptation of the movie, and the first photo of the “younger, punkier” Beetlejuice has arrived along with some new details on the show....

‘Candyman’ Updates: ‘Beale Street’ Actress Teyonah Parris In Talks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II May Not Be Playing Candyman After All By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2019 10:00 am EST Like angry bees swarming around a man covered in honey, the Candyman reboot cast is quickly coming together. Teyonah Parris, who played one of Regina King’s daughters in If Beale Street Could Talk, is the latest addition. She joins Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who was previously reported as playing the new Candyman…but that may not be correct after all....

‘Death On The Nile’ Wants To Add Annette Bening To Its Ever-Growing List Of Suspects By Chris Evangelista/June 26, 2019 1:30 pm EST Death on the Nile, the next entry in Kenneth Branagh’s unofficial Agatha Christie Cinematic Universe, continues to rack up impressive cast members. Just like the star-studded previous film, Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile is adding a cavalcade of famous suspects for Branagh’s Hercule Poirot to investigate....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Roller Coaster Vehicles Revealed By Ben Pearson/Nov. 14, 2018 3:00 pm EST We’ve written about Disney’s plan to include spinning roller coaster cars on their upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster at Walt Disney World, but a new video shared by Disney Parks chairman Bob Chapek gives us our first look at the new vehicles in action. Check it out below. At an International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions event, Chapek showed off some new test footage of the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy attraction and revealed what the new ride vehicles will look like....

‘Halloween’ On Track To Become Biggest R-Rated Horror Hit After ‘It,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Rises Over ‘Venom’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 29, 2018 9:30 am EST Halloween may have shattered box office records for slasher films, but the Gordon Green sequel is set to slash even more records as the numbers from this weekend roll in. The Halloween box office continues to have a strong showing in its second weekend, maintaining the No....

‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Poster: Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham Make For An Unlikely Duo By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2019 8:00 am EST When the blockbuster season rolls around, we won’t be getting a full-fledged Fast and Furious movie with the whole crew. Instead, we’ll see Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw, a musical spectacular featuring two cars struggling to get by in the big city. All right, that would be amazing....

‘Star Trek Discovery’ Reveals First Look At Rebecca Romijn As Number One By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2018 2:00 pm EST In the Star Trek universe, Rebecca Romijn (X-Men, Femme Fatale) is the number two person to play Number One. The actress has taken to Instagram to share our first-look photo at her take on the character in the upcoming season of Star Trek Discovery, and you can see how she steps into Majel Barrett-Roddenberry’s shoes in the photo below, as well as in the newly-released trailer for Discovery’s second season....

‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ Trailer: A Terrified Jesse Eisenberg Learns Karate By Chris Evangelista/March 11, 2019 1:30 pm EST Jesse Eisenberg is afraid of…well…everything in The Art of Self-Defense. Eisenberg plays a nervous nebbish who decides to sign up for a karate class in order to get over his many, many fears. But as this brief but memorable trailer shows, there’s more going on here than meets the eye. Watch The Art of Self-Defense trailer below....

‘The Invisible Man’ Will Make ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Star Oliver Jackson-Cohen Disappear By Chris Evangelista/July 12, 2019 3:30 pm EST Oliver Jackson-Cohen is about to get transparent for The Invisible Man. The Haunting of Hill House star has landed the titular role in Blumhouse’s horror reboot, which also stars Elisabeth Moss. Leigh Whannel is directing this new take on the tale, which subverts the original story about a mad scientist who ends up turning himself invisible....

Adam Sandler’s Return To ‘Saturday Night Live’ Starts Off Slow But Is Ultimately Satisfying By Ethan Anderton/May 5, 2019 10:00 am EST After 24 years, Adam Sandler returned to Saturday Night Live to host the late night sketch series for the first time ever. The expectations were high, and while the Sandman was back to his usual self, the overall show took some time to gain steam. Thankfully, it ended with a bang and even some tears....

Doctor Strange Was Almost In ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2018 3:30 pm EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is chock-full of characters and cameos, but there was one planned cameo that never came to fruition. Doctor Strange was originally set to make an appearance in Sony’s acclaimed animated superhero movie, but never made it past the first draft. Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the former of which co-wrote the screenplay alongside Rodney Rothman, explained why the Doctor Strange Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse cameo never came to be....

Hollywood Legend Doris Day, Star Of ‘Calamity Jane’ And ‘Pillow Talk’, Has Died At 97 By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 2019 8:30 am EST One of the biggest box office stars of the mid-20th century is no longer with us. Doris Day, the legendary Hollywood star who went from starring in classic musicals like Calamity Jane to leading love interest in the likes of Pillow Talk and Lover, Come Back, has passed away at age 97....

Kevin Smith Talks ‘Howard The Duck’ Animated Series Influences, Hypes Up ‘MODOK’ And ‘Hit-Monkey’ Footage By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2019 1:30 pm EST Marvel Studios surprised us all during the Television Critics Association panels by revealing an exciting new partnership with Hulu for four new animated series based on comic books. MODOK, Tigra & Dazzler, Hit-Monkey and Howard the Duck are all getting their own animated shows before joining forces with each other for a crossover series called The Offenders....