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New ‘Detective Pikachu’ Trailer Reveals Even More Pokemon, Additional Talking Pikachu Wisecracks By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 26, 2019 9:01 am EST Detective Pikachu is like no Pokemon ever was. But catching the culprit is going to be a real test even for this smart-talking, mystery-solving Pikachu voiced by Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds stars in Detective Pikachu as the titular talking Pokemon who strikes up an alliance with the human Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), whose father has mysteriously vanished....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘Glass’, ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’, ‘Dragged Across Concrete’, ‘Replicas’, ‘The Witch’; Plus: The ‘Escape Room’ In A Box By Chris Evangelista/April 17, 2019 1:00 pm EST Physical media will live forever! That’s what I keep telling myself every night as I cry myself to sleep. For now, at least, physical media is sticking around, and that’s where this column comes in – rounding up the Blu-ray releases you might want to check out, while Blu-rays still exist....

Red Carpet Home Cinema Lets The Super Rich Rent Theatrical Releases At Home, Away From The Poor By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2019 1:30 pm EST Red Carpet Home Cinema is a new streaming service that caters only to the super rich by giving them the opportunity to rent first-run theatrical releases for anywhere between $1,500 and $3,000 each. And since this is something only for the kind of people who have rugs that cost more than a college education, there’s a very strict verification process to sign up....

Rose Byrne Joining ‘Irresistible’, Jon Stewart’s New Movie Starring Steve Carell By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2019 1:30 pm EST It’s been five years since former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart got behind the camera for the first time with the drama Rosewater. Now he’s heading back to the big screen with his sophomore directing effort, and a new cast member is in talks to join the production. Irresistible already had Steve Carell on board as a slick Democratic strategist who helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, right-wing town in Wisconsin (famously a swing state in presidential elections)....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In July 2019 By Chris Evangelista/June 21, 2019 12:30 pm EST Summer is here, bringing with it hot weather, insects, fireworks, and sunburns. Also: new stuff to watch on Netflix. July has several offerings worth checking out, and you won’t have to face the summer heat to sit through them. Check out the best new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in July 2019....

The Morning Watch: How Spike Jonze Made A Music Video In One Shot, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 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....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Quantum Of Solace’ Is The Second Best Daniel Craig 007 Movie By Rob Hunter/Nov. 28, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: Quantum of Solace deserves better than the frequently snide dismissals you’ve all been giving it.)Casino Royale (2006) is not only the best of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies, but it’s the best Bond movie period....

VOTD: How Pixar Has Impacted Cinema’s Best Visual Effects For The Past 30 Years By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 26, 2018 6:00 am EST Pixar Animation is best known for creating heartwarming stories featuring memorable characters and stunning computer animation that changed the medium forever beginning with Toy Story all the way back in 1995. But before that, Pixar was already influencing cinema in another way. Through the process of visual effects, Pixar has had a massive impact on blockbusters and the process of making the unbelievable seem believable every single year....

Watch Our Footage From ‘Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure’, The Best ‘Harry Potter’ Ride Yet By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 2019 8:00 am EST Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opens on June 13, 2019 at Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios Florida, and we were able to get an early preview of the newest addition to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And we loved it – it’s the best Harry Potter ride to date....

Weekend Box Office: ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ Stays At The Top By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2019 4:30 pm EST Last weekend, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was at the top of the charts. Now, another weekend has come and gone, and the third Dragon movie is still number one. The animated sequel held fast, just beating A Madea Family Funeral, which is supposedly the final Madea film from Tyler Perry....

‘Body At Brighton Rock’ Director Roxanne Benjamin On Her Christopher Pike Influences And Bootstrap Horror Filmmaking [Interview] By Eric Vespe/April 25, 2019 12:00 pm EST Benjamin has been in and around the genre scene for years, producing horror favorites V/H/S, V/H/S/2 and The Devil’s Candy and then moving on to directing parts of two anthology films (Southbound and XX). Now she has her first feature under her belt and the long road to this movie is where we begin our conversation....

‘Child’s Play’ Remake Chucky Revealed In New Behind-The-Scenes Image By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2018 2:00 pm EST News surrounding the Child’s Play remake hasn’t exactly been received with welcomed arms by horror fans. Many feel a remake is unnecessary since the franchise is still going, and creator Don Mancini isn’t happy about this at all. Perhaps in an attempt to assuage fan concerns, a new behind-the-scenes pic has been released, highlighting the film’s practical effects being used to create the new Chucky....

‘Dark Phoenix’ Will Have A Stan Lee Tribute Instead Of The Usual Cameo By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2019 11:30 am EST Stan Lee has made no less than 37 appearances in movies based on Marvel Comics. But since we lost the legendary creator last year, those cameos are sadly coming to an end. Recently we heard that Avengers: Endgame will feature Stan Lee’s final cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it sounds like it’ll be his last Marvel cameo entirely too....

‘Dune’ Will Reunite Dave Bautista With Denis Villeneuve [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2019 2:05 pm EST Update: THR says Bautista “will play ‘Beast’ Rabban, the sadistic nephew of a baron who oversees Arrakis.” Our original article follows.Dave Bautista and Denis Villeneuve: together again. Villeneuve directed Bautista in Blade Runner 2049, and now the wrestler-turned-actor is hopping aboard another sci-fi epic for the French Canadian filmmaker: Dune. Bautista is the latest addition to the Dune cast, which already includes Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson....

/Filmcast Ep. 381 - Don’t Breathe By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 30, 2016 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the wastefulness of movie theater popcorn, the joys of Sing Street, and the underwhelming nature of Morgan. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES Slashfilmcourt (1:45) What We’ve Been Watching (22:00) David: Morgan Devindra: Movies with Mikey Jeff: Sing Street Featured Review (36:30) Don’t Breathe (46:08) SPOILERS Credits Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock....

‘Halloween’ Clip Reunites Michael Myers And Laurie Strode By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2018 9:30 am EST Halloween fans have been waiting for this moment for a long time. In this pulse-pounding clip from the new Halloween movie, Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode faces off against her ultimate boogeyman: Michael Myers. Laurie has been waiting for 40 years for this moment, and even though she thought she was prepared, Michael isn’t going to be easy to stop....

‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Trailer: Look On These Birds, Ye Mighty, And Despair By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2019 2:00 pm EST There’s a new movie was coming out that stars Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Peter Dinklage, Sterling K. Brown, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, and Awkwafina. Exciting, right? Unfortunately not, because, as you may have deduced by now, that movie is The Angry Birds Movie 2, a follow-up to the 2016 film which was based on the popular mobile phone game....

‘Wonder Park’ Trailer: The Nickelodeon Movie Takes You On A Ride Through Wildly Different Lands By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 4, 2019 1:30 pm EST The closest thing we’ll get to real-life magic is going to a theme park, so when you’ve got an actually magic theme park, all bets are off. The latest Wonder Park trailer reveals more about the magical park at the center of the film, which has seemingly sprung from the imagination of a young girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski)....

Kevin Feige Calls The First 22 Movies In The MCU “The Infinity Saga,” Says ‘Endgame’ Will Focus On The Original Core Avengers By Jacob Hall/March 18, 2019 4:30 pm EST Geeks love having specific names and labels for the various corners of the universes they love. So Marvel Studios seemed to directly touch our hearts (because they’re nothing if not crafty) when they revealed that each grouping of films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe belong to a “phase....

Legendary Actor Dick Miller Of ‘Gremlins’, ‘The Terminator’, ‘The Howling’ And Many More, Dead At 90 By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 31, 2019 7:30 am EST Dick Miller, one of the most prolific “hey, it’s that guy!” actors in history, has died at the age of 90. Miller’s career spanned 60 years, and included hundreds of screen performances. Miller worked with such directors as James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, and, most notably, Joe Dante – appearing in all of Dante’s films, including The Howling and Gremlins....