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‘Captain Marvel’ Character Posters Feature Captain Marvel’s Cat! (And Some Other People) By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2019 1:30 pm EST Every single dang character in Captain Marvel now has their own fancy character poster – including Captain Marvel’s cat, Goose. This is the first pet character poster in Marvel Cinematic Universe history, thus making this a momentous day for cinema. Also on display: young Nick Fury, young Agent Coulson, badly photoshopped Jude Law, and of course, Captain Marvel herself....

/Filmcast Ep. 226 - Iron Man 3 (GUEST: Matt Singer From Criticwire) By Slashfilmcast/May 7, 2013 10:00 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Matt Singer from Criticwire chat about the awesome directorial stylings of Renny Harlin and reflect on the decline (or lack thereof) of the American film industry. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser:...

/Filmcast Ep. 356 - Triple 9 By Slashfilmcast/March 1, 2016 6:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the disappointing Crouching Tiger sequel, this year’s Oscars, plus why the “popcorn trick” is impractical. Be sure to read up on why our relationship with TV need to change, the amazing editing of Mad Max, and why those Asian jokes undercut the Oscars’ message of inclusion. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 455 - Black Panther (GUEST: Candice Frederick) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 20, 2018 8:00 pm EST To enter our Darkest Hour contest, email slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com by 11:59 PM Pacific time on Friday, February 23rd, with your mailing address (US only, no PO boxes) and an audio recording of yourself performing Gary Oldman’s greatest line, “EVERYONE!” 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!...

‘Night Of The Living Dead Part II’ Coming From Original Writers And Producers By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2018 5:30 am EST Night of the Living Dead remains an immortal horror classic, but what came next diverges into very different paths. The original film hailed from director George Romero, with a script credited to Romero and John A. Russo. After Night, however, Romero and Russo went their separate ways, with Romero crafting his Dead trilogy, and Russo striking out to make his Return of the Living Dead series....

‘The Mandalorian’ Has Officially Cast ‘Game Of Thrones’ And ‘Narcos’ Star Pedro Pascal [Updated] By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2018 10:52 am EST Update: Variety reports that Pedro Pascal is officially set to lead The Mandalorian, confirming Making Star Wars’ scoop from last month. Details remain mostly under wraps, but Pascal will play “a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.” And he’ll also wear some sweet Boba Fett-esque armor....

A Key Line In ‘Willow’ Came From Joseph Campbell’s Wife By Fred Topel/Nov. 1, 2018 6:00 am EST The American Cinematheque hosted a tribute to Ron Howard over the weekend, concluding with a screening of Willow. Howard and screenwriter Bob Dolman gave a Q&A after the screening and one of the stories they shared was about how the wife of The Hero’s Journey writer Joseph Campbell inspired a line that Howard put in the film....

Alamo Drafthouse’s Season Pass Movie Ticket Subscription Is Launching This Year By Ethan Anderton/March 19, 2019 4:30 pm EST Last summer, Alamo Drafthouse tested their own movie ticket subscription service called Season Pass. Now they’re bringing it to all of their theater locations before the end of the year. Business Insider has word from Alamo Drafthouse founder and CEO Tim League that the Alamo Drafthouse Season Pass will be available before the end of 2019....

By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2019 10:15 am EST Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, pic.twitter.com/unJj1Bpde1 — The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) February 15, 2019 There it is. That’s it. “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,” is the description attached to the pic, which is of course a quote from the Lord of the Rings books, explaining the rings dolled out to specific Middle-earth denizens....

Cool Stuff: Life-Size Bust Of ‘RoboCop’ Needs You To Come Quietly, Or There Will Be Trouble By Ethan Anderton/April 19, 2019 6:00 am EST “I’d buy that for a dollar!” Actually, you’ll be paying significantly more than a dollar for this life-size RoboCop bust that is available for pre-order today from Chronicle Collectibles. It’s a completely new sculpt from the one they previously created for the 1/2 scale bust a little while back, and it’ll make creeps think twice before they come busting down your door....

Dark Universe Architect Alex Kurtzman Says Making ‘The Mummy’ Was Just As Painful As Watching It By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 9, 2019 3:30 pm EST Like a freshly-turned vampire immediately stumbling out into the sun, Dark Universe died before it could really get started. Universal had hoped to launch their own cinematic universe based around their classic monsters, but the first entry – The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise – was a complete dud....

It’s Time To Rethink How We Review Comedy By Jamie Jirak/Oct. 5, 2018 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: comedy is the most subjective genre and we should be more aware of that when we review it.)Bold statement coming at you: we need to rethink the way we review comedic films. I know this sounds odd coming from someone who literally survives off of being allowed to have entertainment opinions (thanks, internet), but comedy is the most subjective genre, and we need to start treating it as such....

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Arrives On Blu-Ray & DVD In June For Everyone To Endlessly Dissect By Ethan Anderton/April 30, 2019 12:30 pm EST Even though everyone is talking about Avengers: Endgame after the sequel’s record-breaking opening weekend, let’s not forget about Jordan Peele’s Us. Not only did the original horror movie break box office records of its own, but it was a buzzworthy movie worth talking about extensively. Now we’ll be able to dive even deeper into the film as Us hits Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD and OnDemand in June, and it comes with an underground bunker’s worth of special features....

Laura Dern And Issa Rae Unite For ‘The Dolls’, A Limited Series About The Cabbage Patch Doll Riots By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2018 4:30 pm EST Younger millennials may not remember Cabbage Patch Kids, but the cuddly dolls were all the rage when they hit shelves in the 1980s. The toys were in such high demand that riots broke out at some stores across the United States when stores didn’t have enough to sell to customers who waited in lines for hours, resulting in behavior that would embarrassingly become all too familiar around Black Friday decades later....

See The First Poster For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2019 7:00 am EST Update: A new poster featuring Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate has been released. See it below.Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio look lean, mean, and a little Photoshopped in the very first Once Upon a Time in Hollywood poster, which gives us a new look at Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated film....

The Latest ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Trailer Gets Extremely NSFW By Chris Evangelista/March 3, 2019 10:00 am EST Love, Death & Robots, the new anthology series from David Fincher and Tim Miller, may be animated – but it’s definitely not for kids. To hammer that point home, Netflix released a new Love, Death & Robots trailer, and let’s just say this thing is extremely NSFW. So send the kids out of the room, put on some headphones, and enjoy the naughty cartoon hijinks!...

The Morning Watch: Meet Weta’s ‘I Am Mother’ Robot, Zachary Levi Meets The Tethered & More By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 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, watch as Adam Savage goes behind the scene at Weta Workshop to take a closer look at the robot from the Netflix movie I Am Mother....

‘Apollo 11’ Trailer: Never-Before-Seen NASA Footage Becomes A Stunning Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 29, 2019 5:00 pm EST Peter Jackson is not the only filmmaker to create breathtaking documentaries out of restored footage. Director Todd Douglas Miller crafts a gorgeous documentary Apollo 11 out of never-before-seen NASA footage, restoring the 50-year-old footage into what the director has called “the highest quality digital collection of Apollo 11 footage in existence.” Apollo 11 Trailer...

‘Bios’ Cast Adds Caleb Landry Jones As Tom Hanks’ Robot Dog Sitter By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 9, 2019 5:00 pm EST Caleb Landry Jones, an actor who seems to excel at playing creepy weirdos, has joined the cast of Bios to play a much more likable character. The Amblin film stars Tom Hanks as the last man on earth. Jones will play (via motion capture) a robot Hanks builds to watch over his dog....

/Filmcast Ep. 49 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (GUESTS: Elisabeth Rappe From Cinematical, Neha Tiwari From DL.TV) By Slashfilmcast/May 5, 2009 7:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley marvel at the new trailer for District 9, discuss the new batch of remakes that Hollywood is mulling over this week, reflect on the relative hopelessness of Eclipse, and spend 55 minutes conducting a review/therapy session over the fate of X-Men Origins: Wolverine....