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‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’ Will Be The Next Arrowverse Crossover Event On The CW In 2019 By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2018 7:30 am EST Last night, the Arrowverse crossover event Elseworlds came to an end, and it concluded with a tease of another threat yet to come to the comic book universe shared by Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The crossover event spanning the Arrowverse in the fall of 2019 will adapt the iconic comic book event series Crisis on Infinite Earths....

‘Deadly Class’ Trailer: The Brutal And Brilliant Comic Becomes A Syfy TV Series By Jacob Hall/Nov. 5, 2018 1:00 pm EST It would be easy to describe Deadly Class as “Harry Potter with assassins,” but that’s just scratching the surface. Sure, this is a series set at a secret academy that trains teenagers how to be expert killers, but the comparisons really end there. If Syfy’s upcoming television adaptation of the Image Comics series by writer Rick Remender and artist Wes Craig is anything like the source material, it will be the kind of entertainment that leaves you a bit bruised and beaten and wanting more....

/Filmcast Ep. 340 - Project Greenlight And The Leisure Class By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 3, 2015 11:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Peter Sciretta to discuss Back to the Future Day and David’s riveting viewing of Victoria, as well as the new Ash vs. Evil Dead series. Their attempt to review Beasts of No Nation goes haywire when they spend all their time discussing Project Greenlight and its resulting film The Leisure Class....

/Filmcast Ep. 498 - Aquaman By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 23, 2018 4:29 pm EST Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill and Devindra’s new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. 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: Show Notes (all timestamps are approximate only)Featured Reviews (~4:30)Aquaman Spoilers (~30:00) Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock....

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum’ Clip: Taxi Drivers Are Much Cooler Than You Think By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2019 8:30 am EST Millions of moviegoers are impatiently awaiting the arrival of Avengers: Endgame in theaters next week, but let’s not forget that John Wick is heading back to the big screen with a promising sequel of his own. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum continues the franchise following the game-changing events of the previous sequel....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Sweeps The Annie Awards, Winning All 7 Of Its Nominations By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 4, 2019 7:30 am EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had a superb showing at the 46th Annual Annie Awards this weekend, sweeping all seven categories in which it was nominated, including Best Animated Feature. With that win, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has swung to the front of the Oscars Best Animated Feature race, as the Annie Awards winner goes on to win the Academy Award more than 70% of the time....

‘The Night Comes For Us’ Trailer: ‘The Raid’ Stars Reunite In Bloody, Badass Indonesian Action Flick By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2018 9:30 am EST The Raid co-stars Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim reunited in an Indonesian action flick even more brutal than the Gareth Evans thriller? Yes please. The Night Comes For Us made blood and brains splatter when it debuted at Fantastic Fest in Austin last month, delivering the kind of thrills that genre fanatics could only dream of....

‘Thor 4’ May Have Already Been Pitched, According To ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Star Tessa Thompson By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2019 9:30 am EST Did you hear there’s a new Avengers movie coming this month? No? It’s not like they’ve been advertising it or anything. Just around the corner, we’ve got Avengers: Endgame bringing an end to The Infinity Saga. But after that, we don’t have an official slate of movies that has been announced by Marvel Studios....

‘Tolkien’ Review: An Intimate, Romantic Origin Story Of A Literary Titan By Ben Pearson/May 10, 2019 10:30 am EST If you’re anything like me – someone who loves Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, but has only read a small number of Tolkien’s books – you may have found yourself either shrugging your shoulders at the trailers for this film or rolling your eyes at the Middle-earth references dotted throughout....

Henry Winkler Joins Wes Anderson’s Star-Studded ‘The French Dispatch’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 11, 2019 2:00 pm EST Otherwise, the rest of the cast is filled with Wes Anderson collaborators such as Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Saoirse Ronan, Bob Balaban and, of course, Bill Murray. Other cast members include Lois Smith, Steve Park and French actors Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric and Denis Ménochet. And those are only the cast members we know about so far....

Marvel Announces ‘Captain Marvel’ Blu-Ray Release With Action-Packed Promo By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 9, 2019 12:30 pm EST After a sky-high box office debut that flew past the billion-dollar mark, Captain Marvel is coming home. Marvel’s first solo female superhero movie will be arriving on home video, with Marvel Studios announcing the Captain Marvel Blu-ray release in a brand new promo packed with action and bonus features. Captain Marvel Blu-ray Promo...

New Martin Scorsese Bob Dylan Documentary Headed To Netflix This Year By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2019 5:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese and Bod Dylan: together again. In 2005, the legendary filmmaker released the documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan. Scorsese now returns to Dylan as a subject with the new doc Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, set to be released by Netflix later this year. It’s one of three Netflix projects for Scorsese, the other two being the gangster epic The Irishman, and a Second City Television reunion show....

Sinemia Is Bringing Back Physical Debit Cards To Help Customers Avoid Online Fees By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2018 3:00 pm EST Even though MoviePass was the king of the movie ticket subscription service for a time, their shady practices of constantly changing the policies and capabilities of their service quickly turned them into an undesirable company. One of the other subscription services picking up the pieces has been Sinemia, who offers their own reasonably priced subscription plans to allow users to see movies on the cheap....

Superhero Bits: ‘The Flash’ Gets A New Showrunner, Kids Ask ‘Captain Marvel’ Stars Questions & More By Ethan Anderton/March 13, 2019 6:00 pm EST How much has Captain Marvel made at the box office so far? Who is taking over as showrunner for The Flash next season? What is the working title for The Suicide Squad? Did Scott Derrickson tease the arrival of Namor in the MCU? What questions did kids ask Brie Larson and Samuel L....

‘Adam’ Review: A Lighthearted Romantic Comedy Provides Perspective On Gender And Sexual Identity [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2019 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There have been plenty of romantic comedies where one of the parties involved pretends to be something they’re not in order to get the object of their affection to fall deeply in love with them. But what we haven’t seen is one of those movies set firmly in the world of the LGBTQ community during the summer of 2006 in New York City....

‘Doctor Who’, ‘Venom’ And ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ Deliver Some Festive Yule Log Video Loops By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 24, 2018 6:00 am EST If the Pixar Animation themed fireplace wasn’t impressive enough to stream in your television during Christmas Eve, don’t worry. Some other options for a yule log are available for you nerds without a fireplace. The beloved BBC series Doctor Who, the new Netflix holiday movie The Christmas Chronicles, and the inexplicable global blockbuster Venom have all created their own festive yule log videos that you can stream in the living room while the ham cooks in the oven....

/Filmcast Ep. 146 - Thor (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/May 10, 2011 11:31 pm EST This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam praise the second season of Justified, get psyched about the next Will Smith film, come to terms with the fact that the Akira remake will be completely unrecognizable, and ponder the future of the Paranormal Activity series. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us from the Totally Rad Show....

/Filmcast Ep. 251 - Thor: The Dark World By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 12, 2013 8:30 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Germain discuss the latest (and last?) Miyazaki film, praise the mad genius of Escape from Tomorrow, and explore how Catching Fire improves on its predecessor in every way. Be sure to read Germain’s interview with Jennifer Lawrence, learn what was going on at the end of Thor: The Dark World, and see why Marvel has a villain problem....

/Filmcast Ep. 365 - Captain America: Civil War By Slashfilmcast/May 5, 2016 10:40 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss whether the latest Marvel film lives up to its pedigree, and how well it handles the same themes from Batman v. Superman. In the After Dark, we discuss whether eating in theaters is bothersome and how yondr can improve the concert-going experience. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 376 - Star Trek Beyond (GUEST: Matt Singer From ScreenCrush) By Slashfilmcast/July 22, 2016 3:30 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Matt Singer from ScreenCrush to discuss the latest Star Trek film. Be sure to read Matt’s review of the film. 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:...