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I Am Not Gone: Finding Hope At The Movies In 2018 By Jacob Knight/Nov. 9, 2018 9:00 am EST (This article discusses key plot points from Mandy, First Reformed, You Were Never Really Here, Apostle, Burning, and The Haunting of Hill House.) One of the more indelible images contained in 2018’s cinema arrives at about the halfway point of Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy. Following an unspeakable misfortune, Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) stares down at all that remains of the titular woman he loves (Andrea Riseborough): a charred skull sitting atop a pile of fresh ashes....

Paul Rudd Answers The Call For ‘Ghostbusters’ 2020 Sequel By Ethan Anderton/June 27, 2019 9:37 am EST Following confirmation earlier this month that most of the original cast of Ghostbusters has been lined up to reprise their roles for the sequel coming in 2020, the new movie has brought in a newcomer. The all-around delightful Paul Rudd, known for everything from Clueless to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, has landed a role in Ghostbusters 2020, which seems to be the working title for the movie for the time being....

Superhero Bits: ‘Dark Phoenix’ And ‘Hellboy’ NYCC Footage Details, ‘Avengers 4’ Title Spoiled & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2018 6:00 pm EST What iconic Batman villain is Shane West playing on Gotham? Which Marvel superhero is the next to get their own LEGO animated special? What was Venom’s official Cinema Score over the weekend? Which chart-topping rapper is doing a song for the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack? Want details on the Dark Phoenix and Hellboy footage from NYCC?...

Superhero Bits: Goose The Cat Gets Live Stream, Batman Chases The Road Runner & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2019 6:00 pm EST Which member of Congress is getting their own comic book? Want to watch Goose the cat from Captain Marvel on a live cam? What’s happening in the sequel to the Batman/Elmer Fudd crossover comic? Want to see the latest TV spot for Captain Marvel? Who is the mystery character who might be part of Marvel’s The Eternals movie?...

The Morning Watch: Movie Poster Remakes Vs The Original, THR’s Actress Roundtable & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 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 professional movie poster designer compares and contrasts the movie posters of remakes with the posters from the original films....

The Next Cinematic Universe is…General Mills’ Cereal Monsters? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2018 1:00 pm EST For years, every studio in Hollywood has wanted to cash in on the cinematic universe craze. Now that fervor has spread beyond Hollywood and reached…the cereal industry? General Mills, the food company behind ubiquitous brands like Cheerios and Cocoa Puffs, wants to launch the cinematic universe you’ve been craving all this time: a General Mills Cereal Monsters universe....

Warner Bros. Pushes Back Animated ‘DC Super Pets’ To 2022 By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 23, 2019 4:30 pm EST Action hero pets are all the rage in theaters right now thanks to John Wick, but Warner Bros. may be missing that boat by delaying the DC Super Pets release date. The animated film based on the kids cartoon franchise that follows the furry friends of DC superheroes has been pushed back from its initial May 2021 release date to May 2022....

‘After The Wedding’ Review: Michelle Williams And Julianne Moore Disappoint In Messy Melodrama [Sundance] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 25, 2019 11:30 am EST After the Wedding is a remake of Bird Box director Susanne Bier’s 2006 movie of the same name, and while I haven’t seen that version, this one is a muddled melodrama that never comes together in satisfying fashion. Michelle Williams plays Isabel, an American ex-pat living in India and working at an orphanage....

‘Bumblebee’ Review: The ‘Transformers’ Franchise Finally Gets A Beating Robotic Heart By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 9, 2018 9:00 am EST The opening scene of Bumblebee plays out like a child’s fantasy: Brightly colored Autobots clash with the sinister Decepticons in a battle that feels like the cinematic realization of a little kid smashing his toys together. And it’s awesome. It’s something that’s been missing from the progressively darker and grittier iterations of the Transformers movies, whose brand of “Bayhem” have prevented the films from being anything close to fun....

Cold War Trailer While I’m more or less caught up with all the films I wanted to see in 2018, I’m embarrassed to admit I still haven’t seen Cold War. I’ve heard nothing but glowing, positive things about the movie – I just haven’t found the time to watch it (I’m busy!). Based on this trailer, though, the drama looks incredible, rendered in stark, lovely black and white cinematography that makes great use of shadows....

By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 29, 2018 6:43 pm EST The Marvel Netflix characters may have survived Thanos’ snap, but their days on the streaming service are all but over. Daredevil has been cancelled by Netflix after three seasons, making it the latest Marvel Netflix show to get the boot. Over the last few months, Netflix has pulled the plug on Iron Fist and Luke Cage, making Jessica Jones and The Punisher the only Marvel shows left....

/Filmcast Ep. 196 - Total Recall (GUEST: Matt Singer From Criticwire) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 5, 2012 6:18 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam muse on the pleasures of space jail, ponder the virtues of a filmic canon, and explain why Total Recall represents everything that’s wrong with cinema today. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from Criticwire and Filmspotting: SVU. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 20 - Religulous (GUEST: Amelie Gillette) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 8, 2008 9:24 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by the Onion AV Club’s Amelie Gillette and together they tear apart the notion of a Blade Runner sequel, try to figure out if they trust James Cameron more than McG, and spend some time discussing the finer points of religion while reviewing Bill Maher’s Religulous....

/Filmcast Ep. 367 - The Nice Guys By Slashfilmcast/May 23, 2016 7:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss what a Tetris movie’s plot would be, celebrate the world of competitive endurance tickling, praise the comedy of Maria Bamford, and aren’t super impressed by Neighbors 2. 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 in browser below:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Prequel Comic Introduces A New Titan By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2019 3:00 pm EST When Godzilla: King of the Monsters hits theaters this summer, it will bring three more massive creatures to the table: Rhodan, Mothra and Ghidorah. But before the sequel arrives, a comic book prequel will introduce a brand new titan that Godzilla had to contend with sometime after the events of the first movie but before the new one....

‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Trailer: Danny DeVito And Danny Glover Enter The Game As Two New Players In ‘Jumanji 3’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 1, 2019 6:47 am EST The Jumanji 3 has just changed up the game with the arrival of two new players in the form of…Danny DeVito and Danny Glover? The septuagenarians don’t seem like people who would get anywhere near video games, but they get pulled into the magical jungle world of Jumanji regardless in Jumanji: The Next Level, the highly anticipated sequel to Sony’s 2017 mega-hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle....

‘The Mandalorian’ Reveals Droid Bounty Hunter IG-88 On The ‘Star Wars’ Show Set By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 26, 2018 7:30 am EST Even though The Mandalorian has officially revealed the cast of the first live-action Star Wars series coming to Disney+ in 2019, there are still plenty of details under wraps. However, one of the rumored elements of the series appears to have been confirmed by a set photo that executive producer Jon Favreau posted to Instagram on Christmas Day....

Blumhouse ‘Black Christmas’ Remake Cast Adds Cary Elwes By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2019 5:00 pm EST Cary Elwes, best known for making people swoon in The Princess Bride, and then cutting his own foot off in Saw, has joined the cast of Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake. Like the original – and its other, previous remake – the story will focus on a group of female college students terrorized by a stalker....

How Silent Film Comedian Harold Lloyd Influenced ‘Star Wars’ (And Jar Jar Binks) By Bryan Young/Nov. 21, 2018 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired or help us better understand George Lucas’ iconic universe. In this edition: Girl Shy.) Among film nerds, Harold Lloyd is a household name. Saying his name instantly evokes images of the bespectacled actor dangling from a clock or in other improbable and impossibly dangerous situations....

James Cameron Thinks Computers Will Soon Make Movies And “It’ll Suck” By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2019 3:00 pm EST James Cameron loves using the latest cutting-edge technology for his film work, but that doesn’t mean he has only positive things to say about tech. The Avatar filmmaker recently said he thinks we’re headed towards a future when movies are created by artificial intelligence. And when that happens, it will, in Cameron’s words, “suck....