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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Attempts To Bridge Distances In “Unknown Caller” By Caroline Cao/June 19, 2019 11:00 am EST With pouts flickering behind her self-assured facade, The Handmaid’s Tale’s Yvonne Strahovski is good at raking pity for an egotistical privileged power-starved Serena Joy. For all her monstrous deeds to her Handmaid June, Serena Joy’s point of sympathy is her maternal love for baby Nichole because it plays to a universal understanding that maternal bonds are sacred and allows her to care for someone outside of her ego....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 9, 2019 6:30 am EST When Carol Danvers steps into Avengers headquarters in the trailer for Avengers: Endgame, she looks a little…different. Gone are the loose waves of hair and bare face of Captain Marvel, in which Brie Larson made her debut as the cosmically powered superhero just months ago. Instead, she rocked a smooth straight-ironed hairdo, red lipstick, and a full face of makeup. The hair could be explained away by the 10-year absence (it was a little ridiculous that her hair was so bouncy after getting blasted by so many aliens), but fans wondered when Carol would have had time to stop by a Sephora while the world was ending....

Daily Podcast: What Do Sith Troopers Mean For Rise Of Skywalker? Evil Dead, Sherlock Holmes 3, Spike Jonze, Hobbs And Shaw And Zack Snyder By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2019 12:17 pm EST In The News: Brad: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Reveals New Sith Trooper Ben: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Opening Dates and New Poster Revealed HT: Sam Raimi Still Wants to Make Another ‘Evil Dead,’ With or Without Bruce Campbell...

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ May Have Lost ‘Paddington’ Director Paul King By Ben Pearson/Jan. 16, 2019 11:44 am EST In an interview with DiscussingFilm (via Collider), cinematographer Seamus McGarvey broke the news that King is no longer involved: Disney has been developing this live-action remake since 2015, and if it’s true that King has left the project (which it sounds like it is), he’ll be the second director to walk away from it....

Exclusive: Composer David Schwartz On Creating Music For ‘The Good Place’, ‘Arrested Development’ And ‘VEEP’ By Chris Evangelista/May 13, 2019 7:00 am EST David Schwartz has a knack for composing memorable music for very funny shows. He’s spent the last two decades creating music for several TV titles, including The Good Place, Arrested Development and VEEP. In an exclusive clip below, Schwartz breaks down the elements from the scores of those three shows, utilizing unexpected instrumentation....

How Long After ‘The Last Jedi’ Does ‘Star Wars Episode 9’ Take Place? John Boyega Has The Answer By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 23, 2018 10:00 am EST As has become customary with any new Star Wars saga film, very little is known about what is coming in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Star Wars Episode 9 is currently in production, and very few secrets are making their way on to the web, which isn’t surprising since Mark Hamill recently compared the secrecy surrounding the franchise as something akin to being in the CIA....

Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ And ‘The Punisher’ Officially Canceled At Netflix, But Marvel TV Head Teases Some Kind Of Continuation By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 18, 2019 9:17 am EST After the cancellation of Marvel’s Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist at Netflix, the streaming service has unsurprisingly given the axe to its remaining shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter and The Punisher starring Jon Bernthal have been officially canceled at Netflix....

Producer Jon Landau On Why ‘Avatar’ Sequels Took So Long And Exploring The Different Cultures Of Pandora By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2019 9:45 am EST Our own Jack Giroux spoke to Jon Landau on the press circuit for Alita: Battle Angel (the full interview is on the way), and asked about the long gap that exists between the original film and the first sequel arriving in 2020. Did they consider how the cultural landscape changed during those years?...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 9, 2018 6:30 am EST “The book is so genuine, so accomplished and well written,” Chalamet said, “and I felt like that one scene would be a barometer for whether we would pull it off or not.” It turns out that Guadagnino struggled with how to frame that scene for those very reasons as well. But Hammer suggested that the sequence be filmed in one long take, which all three men agreed made the moment feel more honest:...

The 10 Greatest Moments In The Pokémon Movies By Dalin Rowell/May 9, 2019 2:00 pm EST Since 1996, the worldwide phenomenon known (in many countries) as Pokémon has left a mark on pop culture as a whole. With multiple video games, a long running anime TV series, card games and other media, Pikachu and the rest of the gang have become as much a part of our lives as cereal mascots, commercial jingles, and any of those other bits of nerdom mush....

The Best And Worst Aspects Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Serve As A Time Capsule Of The 2010s By Joshua Meyer/May 20, 2019 12:00 pm EST Game of Thrones is a show that is profoundly of its time. It’s a sword made of the finest Valyrian steel that has cut through pop culture but is nonetheless two-edged in its relation to and reflection of the cultural zeitgeist. The story begun in George R....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In May 2019 By Chris Evangelista/April 25, 2019 3:30 pm EST Next month, Netflix will drop a whole new set of films and TV shows for your viewing pleasure. The constant barrage of Netflix originals will be there, as well as some must-see titles from others. Check out the best new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in May 2019....

The Mandalorian: Directors, First Photo, Details & More Revealed For Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 4, 2018 5:01 pm EST Production on the Star Wars live-action television series has officially begun and we have our first look at Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, which is being produced for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. Hit the jump to learn more about The Mandalorian. Lucasfilm and Disney have officially announced the start of production on The Mandalorian, releasing the above image of the titular hero....

‘Brave New World’ TV Series Coming To USA Network By Ben Pearson/Feb. 13, 2019 4:15 pm EST Aldous Huxley’s 1932 classic novel Brave New World has been adapted into TV movies twice before, but now the dystopian story is becoming a full-blown series on the USA Network. Despite the project initially being developed back in 2015 over at Syfy, USA has now given the Brave New World TV show a straight-to-series order....

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 2 Trailer: Two Dojos, One Fight By Chris Evangelista/April 4, 2019 9:57 am EST Ready for more Cobra Kai? The only real hit of the experiment known as YouTube Premium is coming back for a second season, continuing the story started back with the Karate Kid. Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso continue their apparently never-ending rivalry. Johnny wants to destroy Cobrai Kai, but as this trailer says, Cobra Kai will never die....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Director Compares Rodan To A “Massive A-Bomb” By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 20, 2019 3:00 pm EST Godzilla may be King of the Monsters, but he’s got a hell of an impressive kingdom. Once the superior monster wreaking havoc on the Earth in Gareth Edwards’ 2014 film Godzilla, the radioactive giant lizard is about to be joined by the Pandora’s box of creatures, including some of Toho’s most famous kaiju, Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah....

‘King Of The Hill’ Is Now On Hulu In An Exclusive Streaming Deal For All 13 Seasons By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 2, 2018 10:30 am EST Variety has word on Hulu being the only streaming service where you can watch King of the Hill over and over again. The series comes from Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge and Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation), and it originally ran on FOX from 1997 through 2009, though it’s been airing on Comedy Central in recent years in syndication (where you’ll still be able to find it airing outside of Hulu)....

‘Lovecraft Country’ Adds Tony Goldwyn As A Wealthy, Racist Sorcerer By Chris Evangelista/July 11, 2019 3:30 pm EST Lovecraft Country has found a villain in Tony Goldwyn. The actor has joined the cast of the HBO series as a wealthy racist who dabbles in black magic. In other words, he’s bad news. The horror series, which is being produced by Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams, is adapted from the novel by Matt Ruff about Lovecraftian monsters and racial tensions lurking in 1950s Jim Crow America....

‘Quincy’ Co-Director Alan Hicks On Telling Quincy Jones’ Epic Story [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Oct. 3, 2018 1:00 pm EST Alan Hicks and Rashida Jones’ Quincy get so close and intimate with the great and powerful Quincy Jones you feel like you’re watching a hangout movie. From his youth playing music with Ray Charles, his unforgettable and award-winning film scores, his collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, and far more, the Netflix documentary goes deep into Jones’ work and accomplishments....

‘Shrill’ Trailer: ‘Saturday Night Live’s Aidy Bryant Takes The Lead In Hulu Comedy By Ben Pearson/Feb. 12, 2019 3:00 pm EST If I were ranking the current Saturday Night Live cast members in terms of reliability, Aidy Bryant would be in the upper echelon. She may not have many of the memorable, flashy characters that are often featured in sketches that go viral the next day, but she’s always there to deliver laughs and do the work to set up her fellow performers....