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/Filmcast Ep. 179 - The Hunger Games (GUEST: Tasha Robinson From AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/March 27, 2012 7:51 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the pleasures of texting in a theater, praise the wonders of Clone High and The Raid: Redemption, and compare Battle Royale to The Hunger Games (because nobody’s ever mentioned their similarities ever!). Tasha Robinson joins us from AV Club. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 475 - Ant-Man And The Wasp By Slashfilmcast/July 10, 2018 10:30 pm EST You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. Listen and subscribe below: ShownotesWhat We’ve Been Watching David – Tag, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, The First Purge Kristy – Leave No Trace, Glow Season 2 Devindra – Pose, Sharp Objects, Blockers Jeff – Nanette Featured ReviewAnt-Man and the WaspCredits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 8, 2019 10:30 am EST Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance was one for the history books — which was why it was unfortunate that the rest of us lowly masses who weren’t able to snag a ticket to the music festival would only be able to witness that historic performance through bad bootlegs and shaky fancams. But Netflix is here to remedy that, and bring Beyoncé’s ode to black education to the people that it’s actually about....

Mary Poppins Returns Featurette No one can replace the unmatchable Julie Andrews, but Blunt is a worthy successor. Taking on the role of the magical nanny that Andrews won an Oscar for playing in 1964, Blunt infuses the role with comic timing and a spoonful of sugar. And Blunt is not the only one paying respectful homage to the original, the entire production is a recreation of the scope and the wonder that first enchanted us all those years ago....

‘The Magicians’ Brings The Ensemble Back Together In “The 4-1-1” – Only To Split Them Apart Again By Vanessa Armstrong/April 4, 2019 11:00 am EST “The 4-1-1” begins with a lot of the gang back together in New York City, a rare moment on this ensemble show, and one—given all the storylines that need to be tied up in the last three episodes—that’s necessarily short-lived. After Margo debriefs Quentin, Julia, Penny23 and Alice on her musical journey to the desert (she has ice axes to kick the evil god out of Eliot!...

‘Toy Story 4’ Presales Destroy ‘Incredibles 2’, So We May Be Looking At Another Record-Breaker By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2019 11:30 am EST Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4 has broken the first of what could be many records, and it hasn’t even hit theaters yet. The upcoming sequel has already become the new record holder for best first day presales for an animated movie on Fandango, beating out another Pixar movie: last year’s Incredibles 2....

Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ Adds Kumail Nanjiani, Angelina Jolie Apparently Playing Sersi By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2019 1:14 pm EST Kumail Nanjiani is continuing a stellar year with an interstellar trip to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Big Sick actor and Oscar nominee is reportedly in talks to star in Marvel’s ambitious cosmic film The Eternals, joining Angelina Jolie, who has already been cast as Sersi. With this news, Nanjiani adds one more exciting title to his hot streak of projects, having recently come off an eye-opening performance in CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 39 - Matrix Trilogy And Favorite Chick Flicks (GUEST: Laremy Legel From Film.com) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 26, 2009 8:53 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....

‘Amazing Grace’ Review: The Legendary Aretha Franklin Takes Us To Church In A Glorious, Long-Lost Concert Documentary By Abby Olcese/March 1, 2019 11:00 am EST That the Aretha Franklin concert documentary Amazing Grace exists at all is something of a miracle. It was originally filmed by Sydney Pollack to accompany the recording of her live 1972 gospel album of the same name. Franklin’s album would go on to sell two million copies....

SHOWNOTES What We’ve Been Watching (01:30) David: Hacksaw Ridge, The Handmaiden, Moonlight, Christine, Mad Max: Fury Road – Black and Chrome version Jeff: Doctor Strange Featured Review (36:40) Doctor Strange SPOILERS (1:07:00) Credits Our sponsor this week is Harrys. Go harrys.com and use promo code “filmcast” to get a free trial set and post shave balm. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here....

By Josh Spiegel/March 14, 2019 12:00 pm EST Haley Lu Richardson has “up-and-coming movie star” written all over her, from her innate charm to her high-wattage smile, which she puts to excellent use in the sappy star-crossed romance Five Feet Apart. Richardson, who established herself with her impressive work in The Edge of Seventeen, Columbus, and Support The Girls, has an undeniable charisma that ensures her performance here is something truly special....

‘New Year, New You’ Review: Sophia Takal Takes On Internet Celebrity Culture For Hulu’s ‘Into The Dark’ By Matt Donato/Jan. 11, 2019 10:00 am EST Blumhouse’s 2019 starts by taking one companywide step forward with their latest Into The Dark chapter. After critical reports identified a striking gender differential between The House Of Toby’s horror director hires, after Jason Blum’s interesting-at-best response, Sophia Takal becomes the brand’s first female filmmaker (on a horror title) with New Year, New You....

‘She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power’ Returns With Punch In Season Two By Caroline Cao/April 24, 2019 7:00 am EST The She-Ra is back! As a forward-forged reboot of the 1980s Filmation cartoon, Noelle Stevenson’s fantasy-adventure She-Ra and the Princesses of Power launches season two with high spirits.Last we left off in season one, the heroine and antagonist made their respective uphill climbs. Having escaped her upbringing with the evil and imperialistic Horde army, Adora (Aimee Carrero) has matured into her hero role as the Chosen One She-Ra warrior with her magic sword and acquired an ensemble of freedom fighter princesses....

‘Star Wars’: The Chosen One Prophecy Has Finally Been Revealed By Ben Pearson/April 16, 2019 4:30 pm EST A new Star Wars novel has finally revealed the entirety of the “Chosen One” prophecy, pulling back the curtain on something fans have been wondering about for decades. The answer lies in the pages of author Claudia Gray’s new novel Master & Apprentice, the first canonical novel to take place before the events of The Phantom Menace....

Review: Disneyland’s ‘Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run’ Ride Let’s You Explore The Fastest Hunk Of Junk In The Galaxy – And Then Pilot It By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2019 8:25 am EST (Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens this week and it’s too big and too immersive to be contained in a single review. Our extensive coverage will be collected here.) Tucked into Black Spire Outpost on the Planet Batuu (actually Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, California), you will find an infamous ship parked at the local port: the Millennium Falcon....

The 10 Best-Directed Films Of 2018 By Siddhant Adlakha/Jan. 4, 2019 9:00 am EST Cinema is a language beyond words, one we speak regardless of where we’re from. It allows us to both put forth and absorb ideas through picture and sound, telling stories that transcend borders while still being specific to our experiences. Though, despite our constant fixation with discussing cinema, I often wonder how much we’re truly understanding one another....

This Week In Trailers: The Bouncer, The Changeover, Beats, Two For Joy, Transit By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 13, 2019 9:00 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?...

Video: /Film Visits ‘Hollywood Dream Machines’, The World’s Largest Museum Exhibit Of Sci-Fi Vehicles By Ben Pearson/May 22, 2019 2:00 pm EST At Los Angeles’s Petersen Automotive Museum, they don’t need roads – all they need is enough room to feature some of the coolest vehicles from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and superhero films, TV shows, and video games in a new exhibit. It actually turns out they barely meet that requirement: some of the vehicles included in the exhibit are so big, they can’t fit inside the building....

VOTD: How Did Popcorn Become The Staple Movie Theater Snack? By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2019 6:00 am EST If you were on Family Feud, the number one survey answer for treats you have at the movies would be popcorn. Sure, candy and soda have become an important part of the movie-going experience, but popcorn is considered the quintessential snack when you sit down in theaters. So how did popcorn become the traditional movie theater snack?...

‘3Below’ Season 2 Review: Guillermo Del Toro’s Animated Netflix Show Reaches A Satisfying But Uneven Conclusion By Caroline Cao/July 12, 2019 2:00 pm EST Netflix has released the second season of 3Below, a sci-fi Dreamworks CGI animated series overseen by fantasy maestro Guillermo del Toro. 3Below is the second series installment of del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia animated trilogy, following the critically acclaimed Trollhunters. Season two concludes the 3Below saga, but is it a worthwhile finale?...