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New ‘Dumbo’ Trailer Makes Michael Keaton Feel Like A Kid Again By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2019 10:30 am EST Disney’s animated classic Dumbo is barely an hour long, but director Tim Burton is going to flesh that out into a movie that’s right around two hours. We’re not sure how he’s adding a whole extra hour to the story outside of introducing a wide array of new human characters who take a keen interest in the little flying elephant, but a new Dumbo trailer shows off the circus spectacle of Disney’s live-action remake....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 131 - Responding To The Golden Globes And Appreciating Piranha 3D By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 25, 2011 6:00 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 Films Of M. Night Shyamalan Revisited: The Twists, The Triumphs, And The Turkeys By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 16, 2019 8:00 am EST Early reviews of Glass, the first big movie of 2019, have mentioned how writer-director M. Night Shyamalan was once seen as the next Alfred Hitchcock or Steven Spielberg. For at least a three-year stretch at the turn of the millennium (five, if you count the two years after Signs, but before The Village), Shyamalan stood as a worthy successor to the throne of populist filmmaking, capable of delivering high-concept thrills in an intimate, character-based way....

The Rock Calls ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ His Most Challenging Film By Ben Pearson/Feb. 18, 2019 4:30 pm EST Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been a part of some intense productions over the course of his career, but according to him, the upcoming Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw is “easily the most challenging film” that he’s ever produced and starred in. Take a look at a new Hobbs & Shaw wrap photo and a video from Johnson’s Instagram below, and join us as we compare what we know about this movie to the other films Johnson has produced and starred in....

What Happened To The Infinity Stones In ‘Avengers: Endgame’? The Russo Brothers Have Answers By Chris Evangelista/May 1, 2019 8:30 am EST Much like Thanos himself, a non-stop news cycle about the Russo Brothers answering questions about their latest movie is…inevitable. Following Avengers: Infinity War, the filmmaking siblings spent what seemed like weeks answering every question under the sun about the film. Now, it’s time for them to do it all over again for Avenges: Endgame....

By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2019 7:00 am EST The latest season of Stranger Things got into the post-credit game with an unexpected scene that brought back an unexpected character and hinted at the fate of another. The moment comes as a big surprise – if you’re not waiting for it, you might even end up turning the show off before the scene arrives. But just what is up with that Stranger Things 3 post-credit scene?...

‘Dirty John’ Trailer Asks: Do You Really Know The One You Love? By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 18, 2018 3:15 pm EST The popular podcast comes to life with Bravo’s Dirty John. Based on a true story, the series follows Debra Newell (Connie Britton), who falls into a whirlwind romance with John Meehan (Eric Bana), a man she met online. But is John really who he says he is? Or is he hiding darker secrets?...

/Filmcast Ep. 495 - Creed II (GUEST: Joseph Kahn, Director Of Bodied) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 4, 2018 9:29 pm EST Check out Devindra’s new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets, and David’s video review on Mission: Impossible – Fallout 4k. 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. Show Notes (all timestamps are approximate only)What We’ve Been Watching (~10:00) David – M:I Fallout 4K, Eighth Grade, Ralph Breaks the Internet Devindra – Bodyguard, Little Drummer Girl, Patriot Season 2 Jeff – Mary Poppins Returns Featured Reviews (Contain Spoilers) Creed II (~ 42:00) Credits: Our sponsors this week is RXBAR....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Teaches A Masterclass About Writing A Great Death In “Project Daedalus” By Monique Jones/March 15, 2019 1:00 pm EST Can Star Trek: Discovery not destroy my soul every week?While the show has done its best job of keeping tension and emotions high, this week’s episode, “Project Daedalus,” is the season’s saddest and most intense yet. At the same time, it was also a masterclass of how to write a great death....

‘Suicide Squad’ Sequel Cast Adds Daniela Melchior As Ratcatcher By Chris Evangelista/April 30, 2019 4:32 pm EST The Suicide Squad sequel cast continues to assemble, and the latest addition is a fresh face indeed. Daniela Melchior, an actress who has primarily worked in Portuguese film and television projects. Melchior would play Ratcatcher, a character who can control rats (didn’t see that coming, did you?). Melchoir joins Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, and more in the James Gunn-directed sequel....

‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Wants To Protect Himself Against A Dangerous World — And Get Some Fitness By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 22, 2019 9:30 am EST Everyone muses about signing up for a self-defense class at one point or another, but when Jesse Eisenberg’s terrified young man does in The Art of Self-Defense, he gets a little more than he bargained for. The black comedy that made waves at SXSW has a new trailer, and it gives us another glimpse at what happens when Eisenberg’s timid young man buys into the toxic masculinity of karate class....

‘Wild Wild West’ Honest Trailer: Will Smith Turned Down ‘The Matrix’ For This? By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2019 6:00 am EST Summer blockbuster season get a big jolt this week with the arrival of Spider-Man: Far From Home. But over at Honest Trailers, they’re celebrating blockbusters the only way they know how: by making fun of them. Coincidentally enough, as Spider-Man returns to the box office for his second solo film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we take a look back at another Independence Day blockbuster involving a big screen spider....

Every Pokemon In The ‘Detective Pikachu’ Trailer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 12, 2018 2:00 pm EST Now that we’re recovered from the bewilderment of watching the Detective Pikachu trailer, it’s time to parse through it frame-by-frame and count every Pokemon that makes an appearance. Because despite the strangeness of a Detective Pikachu adaptation, it’s still a big deal to see our favorite Pokemon come to life on the big screen in a live-action movie....

How Many People Will Get To Experience Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Each Day? By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST I think it’s safe to say that Disney is worried about how many people are going to show up to experience Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when it opens at Disneyland in Summer 2019. The problem here isn’t too few visitors – it’s too many visitors. How many people will be able to experience Galaxy’s Edge each day?...

Imogen Poots Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘Prisoners Of The Ghostland’ Cast Following News That Director Sion Sono Suffered A Heart Attack By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 7, 2019 4:30 pm EST Nicolas Cage recently described his upcoming film Prisoners of the Ghostland as the “wildest movie” he’s ever made, and that’s saying something. The film teams him with legendary Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono, director of Why Don’t You Play in Hell? and Suicide Club....

New ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Revelations Help Flesh Out The Teaser Trailer By Ethan Anderton/May 22, 2019 10:30 am EST When the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted, it was our first real look at the final installment of the Skywalker saga. There were plenty of new details to obsess over and theorize about, but much of what we saw still left us in the dark about exactly what we were seeing....

On Its 65th Anniversary, ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Still Looms Large Over Modern Cinema By Kristen Lopez/Feb. 12, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Classically Contemporary, a series where we explore the ways in which new releases echo classic Hollywood or how classic Hollywood continues to influence modern filmmaking.)In 1954, a little feature called Creature From the Black Lagoon crawled up from the seas of Universal Studios to terrorize audiences....

Sequel Bits: ‘Glass’, ‘47 Meters Down’, ‘Star Trek 4’, ‘Hobbs And Shaw’, ‘Leprechaun Returns’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Indiana Jones 5’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 11, 2018 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: M. Night Shyamalan says “No” to a Glass sequel. The 47 Meters Down sequel will star the daughters of Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone. John Cho has a good feeling about Star Trek 4. See The Rock and Vanessa Kirby running on the set of Hobbs and Shaw....

Seth Rogen Enters ‘The Twilight Zone,’ Josh Radnor Joins ‘The Hunt’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 4, 2019 12:30 pm EST Seth Rogen Joins The Twilight Zone Cast Deadline reports that Rogen will star in an upcoming episode of the CBS All Access series, though details have not yet been shared on Rogen’s character or the episode’s story. The outlet predicts that Rogen could star in one of the more comedically-inclined episodes given the show’s April Fool’s Day launch....

Theme Park Bits: Galaxy’s Edge Opening Date, Innoventions Demolition, And More By Josh Spiegel/March 8, 2019 11:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has a confirmed opening date, but there’s a catch. Disney has filed for demolition of Innoventions in Epcot. Cook like you’re in the Mos Eisley Cantina with a theme-park-flavored cookbook. And more! Has it really only been one week since we were talking about the behind-the-scenes peek at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge that journalists got?...