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‘Drunk History’ Season 6 Trailer Features Evan Rachel Wood As A Foul-Mouthed Mary Shelley, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 19, 2018 4:00 pm EST Everyone’s favorite inebriated Comedy Central series is back, with an even more star-studded cast for its sixth season. Derek Waters’ Drunk History season 6 has released its first trailer ahead of its January premiere, and it has everything: Elijah Wood in a wig, Evan Rachel Wood rattling off a string of curse words, and returning Drunk History guest stars Will Ferrell, Vanessa Hudens, and Jack McBrayer giving their best over-the-top lip sync performances....

/Filmcast Ep. 476 - Skyscraper By Slashfilmcast/July 17, 2018 11:00 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. ShownotesWhat We’ve Been Watching Jeff – Three Identical Strangers Devindra – Gemini, Summer of Sam, Bloodsport David – Who Is America Featured ReviewSkyscraperCredits: Our sponsors this week are Casper and AMC Shudder Go to casper....

/Filmcast Ep. 89 - The Crazies (GUEST: Laremy Legel From Film.com) By Slashfilmcast/March 2, 2010 8:43 pm EST In this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley try to figure out what Kevin Smith was going for in Cop Out, assess the career of David Goyer, and shower praise on Triangle, The Last Airbender, and the Muppet movies. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Update: George R.R. Martin Reveals New Info About The Upcoming HBO Series By Ben Pearson/July 9, 2019 9:30 am EST Information about HBO’s still-untitled Game of Thrones prequel series has been slowly emerging over the past several months, and we’ve been poring over casting announcements and picking through statements from A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin like a maester at the Citadel. But thankfully, Martin has just revealed some concrete details about the upcoming show that give us a better idea of what to expect when the premium channel returns to Westeros....

‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3 Clips Show Trish Walker’s Evolution To Full-Fledged Superhero By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 12, 2019 4:30 pm EST Jessica Jones is no longer the only female vigilante in town. After two seasons of enviously observing her best friend become a famed superhero, Rachael Taylor’s Trish Walker finally gets the spotlight following her acquiring of new super abilities in Jessica Jones season 3. Netflix has released two new clips highlighting Trish’s evolution from child star to superhero....

“The Dead Are Already Here”: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Preview Teases The Biggest Battle In The Show’s History By Ben Pearson/April 22, 2019 12:30 pm EST After season upon season of trudging around north of The Wall, The Night King’s army of the dead has finally made it through and is ready to face off against everyone holed up at Winterfell. Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” was all about the characters we love experiencing one final calm before the coming storm, but once the next episode begins, the bodies are going to start piling up....

‘The Grinch’ Review: This Animated Dr. Seuss Retelling Is Two Times Too Long By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 8, 2018 7:00 am EST Everything is round, and shiny, and innocuous in an Illumination movie. The animation studio behind Despicable Me and The Secret Life of Pets delivers films with no sharp corners, no rough edges, only a soft plumpness that recalls a plush toy or a baby-proofed house. And The Grinch, the adaptation of Dr....

Canary In A Coal Mine: How ‘Us’ Continues The Work Of Mark Twain And Rod Serling By Bryan Young/April 10, 2019 12:00 pm EST In the ’60s, the author Kurt Vonnegut spoke about what he called the canary in the coal mine theory of the arts. In a speech to American Physical Society, he said, “This theory says that artists are useful to society because they are so sensitive. They are super-sensitive....

How Michael Biehn’s Agent Helped Save ‘The Terminator’ By Fred Topel/Oct. 22, 2018 4:30 pm EST The Terminator is now a lucrative franchise with a sixth movie on the way. In 1984, it was a struggle just to get the studio to screen the original. film. Producer Gale Anne Hurd was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Screamfest and spoke about her work before screenings of Aliens and The Terminator....

Let’s Talk About That Surprising ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Post-Credits Scene By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 2, 2019 9:00 am EST Spider-Man: Far From Home takes the webslinger out of his familiar New York haunts and takes him to the far-off shores of Europe. But once he’s back swinging through the skyscrapers of New York, the film reintroduces us to all the familiar faces in Peter Parker’s life — including one face that’s new to Tom Holland’s Peter, but very recognizable to us....

Lorraine Warren, Paranormal Investigator And Inspiration Behind ‘The Conjuring’ Series, Has Died By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2019 12:30 pm EST Real-life ghost hunter Lorraine Warren, who, with her late husband Ed, inspired The Conjuring series, has died at 92. The Warrens made a name for themselves investigating several famous hauntings, most notably the Amityville Horror case. In 2013, Vera Farmiga portrayed Lorraine in James Wan’s hit horror film The Conjuring, which would go on to inspire both sequels and an entire cinematic universe....

Marvel Studios Confirmed For 90-Minute San Diego Comic-Con Panel In Hall H By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2019 11:00 am EST Last month, we got word that Marvel Studios appeared to be planning a return to San Diego Comic-Con after sitting last year out entirely. With no future slate officially dated or announced by the comic book movie studio, fans are anxious to hear what the next era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will look like....

Sam Raimi Still Wants To Make Another ‘Evil Dead,’ With Or Without Bruce Campbell By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 11, 2019 4:00 pm EST You can’t keep the Evil Dead franchise buried for long. After seeing a revival on TV with Ash vs. Evil Dead, which ran for three seasons on Starz through last year, original filmmaker Sam Raimi is ready to get back into the blood-soaked saddle with another Evil Dead sequel....

Streaming Services Planning On Bringing Commercials To Your Binging Pause Breaks By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 7, 2018 3:30 pm EST What’s the one thing everyone loves about watching TV? That’s right – commercials! Oh, wait, no. That’s not true at all. But commercials pay the bills, and as streaming becomes more prominent than traditional TV, streaming services want in on that phat commercial cash. But how do you add commercials to a medium that is typically commercial free, without angering your subscribers?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Venom’ Fight Scene Breakdown, An Incredible One-Shot Take From ‘Kidding’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2018 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, director Ruben Fleischer breaks down a fight scene from Venom....

Theme Park Bits: Epcot Forever, Adventureland Sign Going Away, And More By Josh Spiegel/April 15, 2019 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Epcot’s new nighttime spectacular has an arrival date. The Adventureland entrance at Disneyland may be replaced for crowd control. A new restaurant is coming to Universal Studios CityWalk. And more! As you may already know, Epcot’s current nighttime show, the wonderful IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, is going away this year for good....

Trailer Round-Up: ‘Little’, ‘Pink Wall’, ‘The Public’, ‘Poms’, ‘Sherwood’, And More By Ben Pearson/March 1, 2019 2:30 pm EST There’s a lot happening in the world right now, and you can’t possibly be expected to keep up with every movie trailer released online. Can you imagine scrolling aimlessly through YouTube, searching for trailers you haven’t seen yet? Nobody has time for that! Luckily, we’re here to help with another trailer round-up, presenting fresh looks at a new Robin Hood-inspired TV series, a Big-inspired studio comedy, a new indie movie from Emilio Estevez, an animated true story, and more....

Will Disney Change The ‘Avengers 4’ Release Date To Save Audiences From Spoilers? By Ben Pearson/Oct. 26, 2018 4:00 pm EST Avengers: Infinity War was originally set to hit theaters in the United States this past May, about a week after it opened in many international markets, but Disney ended up shifting the superhero sequel’s domestic release date to match the international one. Will they make a similar change to the Avengers 4 release date?...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Was Originally Titled ‘Infinity Gauntlet,’ Could’ve Been Two Movies By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 6, 2019 9:30 am EST For a solid three years, we all assumed that the third and fourth Avengers movies would be a massive two-parter known as Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2. But that soon changed when Anthony and Joe Russo came on board to direct Avengers 3 and Avengers 4, the first of which was quickly titled Avengers: Infinity War....

‘Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer: The Comic Heroes Collide In An Epic Showdown By Ethan Anderton/March 13, 2019 10:30 am EST Last month we found out that the comic book crossover Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would be getting the animated movie treatment from Warner Bros. Animation. Now the first trailer has arrived, showcasing the face-off and inevitable team-up between The Dark Knight and the heroes in a half-shell....