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This Week In Trailers: There Are No Fakes, Baristas, Backstage Action, Inside Lehman Brothers, El Toro By Christopher Stipp/March 23, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

What Does The ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Title Mean For Rey, Kylo Ren, And The Story At Large? By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 12, 2019 11:45 am EST Lucasfilm debuted the first trailer for Star Wars: Episode 9 at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago this Friday, and with that, the official title of the final film in the Skywalker Saga. The title Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at first seems like an appropriate bookend for a franchise that started with a young farmboy 40 years ago (and plays into director J....

Yes, All The Dead ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Characters Are Still Dead By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2019 1:45 pm EST In Avengers: Endgame, there’s a fine line to be drawn between death and disintegration. While those who went up in smoke following the Snap in Infinity War ceased to be, they didn’t really die – not technically, anyway. As for those who suffered non-dusting fates, well, that’s a different story. So how does Endgame go about approaching this?...

By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 20, 2018 10:30 am EST Netflix continues to tease the inevitable return of Black Mirror, and now we know a little bit more. While we know Black Mirror season 5 is coming soon, we’ve also learned that a Black Mirror movie might be about to drop as well. We previously learned of the title Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, which most people were assuming was a subtitle for a season 5 episode....

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Teaser Video Tours A Familiar ‘Karate Kid’ Set By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 10, 2018 8:30 am EST The first season of the Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai on YouTube was a surprise hit. Fans of the original films starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka found themselves caught up in a bit of nostalgia, but also in the story of the next generation of karate kids that was much better than anyone thought it would be....

‘Creed II’ Featurette Focuses On The Franchise’s Newest Director: “He Just Wanted To Go The Distance” By Ben Pearson/Oct. 19, 2018 10:30 am EST The Rocky movies have always been about legacy. Sylvester Stallone’s underdog boxer didn’t think he was going to win in his first bout with Apollo Creed back in the original movie – he just wanted to “go the distance” to prove he could hang in there with the best of ’em....

‘Dark Phoenix’ Clip: Magneto And Xavier Have A Last Stand-Off Over Jean Grey By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 22, 2019 5:30 pm EST It’s the same-old routine in every X-Men story: Magneto and Professor X argue over how mutants should live in the world in a debate that turns violent, with their mutual teams facing off in an epic battle. But this time, it’s personal. The new Dark Phoenix clip depicts the familiar scene of Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) butting heads over how to handle Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), who has wreaked untold destruction following her encounter with the Phoenix Force....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Delivers Its Most Divisive And Apocalyptic Episode With “The Bells” By /Film Staff/May 13, 2019 10:30 am EST Well, that was certainly a thing. The penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, titled “The Bells,” somehow managed to be more apocalyptic than the episode with the battle against the literal army of the dead. The body count was massive. Characters made ugly and horrible decisions. The landscape of Westeros was forever altered....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Show Might Not Include Dragons And Other Familiar Iconography By Ben Pearson/Nov. 21, 2018 11:30 am EST With the final season of Game of Thrones nearly upon us, HBO is hard at work to keep the fantasy world alive in at least one prequel show. George R.R. Martin, the author who first crafted the elaborate fantasy worlds of Westeros and Essos on the page, is involved as a co-creator and executive producer of the upcoming series, and in a new interview, he shared some more details about the show – including a better idea of where it falls on the timeline compared to the original series....

‘Primal’ Trailer: Genndy Tartakovsky’s New Series Is Brutally Beautiful By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 15, 2019 3:30 pm EST Genndy Tartakovsky makes his highly anticipated return to TV with Primal, an Adult Swim animated series that looked to be as ambitious and visionary as his acclaimed show Samurai Jack. But even the title, and the show’s premise of a caveman who befriends a dinosaur, couldn’t prepare us for just how bloody this show would be....

‘The Chocolate War’ Is The Kind Of Film Young Adult Audiences Deserve But So Rarely Get By Rob Hunter/Dec. 4, 2018 1:00 pm EST Mention YA films – a term most often associated with films adapted from books for young adults – and most people think of sci-fi/fantasy franchises. It’s understandable as they’re the most common and popular examples, with the seventeen highest grossing YA adaptations consisting of films from just three franchises....

‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Release Planned For March 2019 As Film Finds New Distributor By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2018 5:00 pm EST What a journey it has been for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Gilliam began shooting the film in 2000, with Johnny Depp in the lead, but production woes plagued the project from the start, including illness, injury, and a significant lack of money. As a result, production was halted, and then cancelled entirely....

Cool Stuff: High-End ‘Star Wars’ Furniture Looks Like It Belongs On Canto Bight By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2019 6:00 am EST “I want to put my fist through this whole lousy beautiful town.” That’s what Resistance fighter Rose Tico says when she looks at the glitz and glamor of the rich and soulless on the casino planet of Canto Bight. And we can’t help but assume that she would want to do the same with this new line of high-end Star Wars furniture created by designer Kenneth Cobonpue....

New ‘Orphan Black’ Series In The Works At AMC, Set In Same Universe As The Original By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2019 9:41 am EST Clone Club, unite. Orphan Black is coming back, but as a new AMC series. The network is reportedly developing a new Orphan Black series that will not be a spin-off or reboot, but a “new story” set in the same universe as the beloved BBC America sci-fi series....

Photos: ‘The Mandalorian’ Props Take Inspiration From Strange ‘Star Wars’ History By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 15, 2018 8:00 am EST New The Mandalorian photos recently released by executive producer Jon Favreau are going to send Star Wars fans deep into the Wookiepedia archives. The first Star Wars live-action streaming series is set to explore the galaxy in the time period between the fall of the Empire and the emergence of the First Order, but it will do so by going back in history....

Robert Pattinson Almost Punched Director Robert Eggers Over The Grueling Filming Conditions Of ‘The Lighthouse’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 6, 2018 2:00 pm EST The Lighthouse, the highly anticipated follow-up from The Witch’s Robert Eggers, is described as a “fantasy horror story set in the world of old sea-faring myths.” But the real horror is what went down on set as Eggers’ star Robert Pattinson almost came to blows with the director over the harsh filming conditions....

Sequel Bits: ‘Zombieland 2’, ‘Child’s Play’, ‘Jurassic World 3’, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2019 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Thomas Middleditch has joined Zombieland 2. Bride of Chucky star Jennifer Tilly is not a fan of the Child’s Play remake. Chris Pratt was “blown away” by the Jurassic World 3 story, but he can’t tell you what it is. Kevin Smith is giving fans a chance to be in his new movie....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 59 - The Ethics Of Michael Bay And Brüno By Slashfilmcast/July 19, 2009 3:00 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 Morning Watch: ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ Production Design, New Found Glory Covers ‘The Greatest Showman’ & More By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 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, take an extensive look at the development of the production design for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

The New Beverly In Los Angeles Reopens In December, Check Out The Exciting New Schedule By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2018 5:00 pm EST Back at the end of 2017, the popular New Beverly movie theater in Los Angeles announced they would be closed for part of 2018 in order to install “variety of exciting upgrades and enhancements.” Known for playing a variety of classic and new movies, special double features, exclusive events, and much more, the theater owned by filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was a popular destination for cinephiles living in the area, and a must-stop destination for movie-loving tourists, but it’s been closed for almost the entire year....