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‘The Umbrella Academy’ Showrunner Drew Inspiration From ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ And ‘Children Of Men’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/Feb. 18, 2019 1:00 pm EST Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a group of kids with extraordinary powers are raised together to save the world. No, no, it’s not the X-Men. It’s The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s new series based on the Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba comic book.One day, women around the world give birth to super-powered children....

‘Venom’ Deleted Scene: The Symbiote Hates Car Alarms As Much As You Do By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2018 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s hard to believe, but Venom has become one of the biggest box office hits of the year. With a box office haul of over $851 million, it’s currently the 66th highest grossing film globally of all time, surpassing almost all the films in the Spider-Man franchise (except Spider-Man 3 and Spider-Man: Homecoming) and even pushing past Wonder Woman in the 71st spot....

Did ‘Game Of Thrones’ Use Arya Stark To Solve One Of The Show’s Biggest Mysteries? By Donna Dickens/May 2, 2019 11:00 am EST This article contains major spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8.For eight seasons, Game of Thrones built up the confrontation between the Night King and the champions of the living. Since the pilot episode, the undead have been a slow burn threat creeping closer to take out those who cannot put aside their petty differences and ally themselves against the Night King’s existential threat....

New ‘Halloween’ Coming To IMAX Theaters For One Week Only By Ben Pearson/Oct. 23, 2018 3:00 pm EST Halloween will be available in IMAX theaters for one week beginning this Friday, October 26, 2018. IMAX announced the news on their Twitter account this morning, citing popular demand as the reason for the film’s upcoming engagement: — IMAX (@IMAX) October 23, 2018 The question is, will seeing this movie in IMAX be worth it?...

Robert Englund Says He Could Do One More Freddy Krueger Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 23, 2018 7:30 am EST Robert Englund may have gotten a taste for more bloodshed after appearing as his iconic slasher villain Freddy Krueger in the upcoming Halloween episode of The Goldbergs. The actor is walking back previous statements that he wouldn’t reprise his role as the razor-handed monster in a new Nightmare on Elm Street. A new Robert Englund Freddy Krueger appearance may be in the future....

Small-Screen Stream: ‘Killing Eve,’ ‘Sorry For Your Loss,’ And Other Great Streaming Series You Might Have Missed In 2018 By Lindsey Romain/Dec. 11, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Small-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) The year is winding to an end, the “best of” lists are pouring in, and chances are you’re up to your neck in content you’d like to catch up on before the month is through....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - How Well Does True Detective Treat Women? (GUEST: Joanna Robinson From Vanity Fair) By Slashfilmcast/March 5, 2014 5:16 am EST David chats with Joanna Robinson from Vanity Fair about how well True Detective treats its women. This episode SPOILS everything through Season 1 Episode 6 of True Detective. Be sure to read Emily Nussbaum on The Shallowness of True Detective, Britt Hayes on whether or not the show has a women problem, Willa Paskin on why True Detective treating its characters badly is part of the point, and Alyssa Rosenberg on that long shot....

The Royal Handmaidens Of Naboo Represent A Fascinating Opportunity For A New ‘Star Wars’ TV Series By Donna Dickens/Nov. 29, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to A Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of the Star Wars universe and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.)Star Wars is a vast galaxy that was created by George Lucas, but more has been added to it over the decades by countless storytellers....

Water Cooler: Fyre Festival, Climax, Police Story 2, Battle Angel: Alita, Beale Street, Titan Games, Kavalier & Clay, Sparrow Creek By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the January 21, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘Aladdin’: Watch Composer Alan Menken Perform A Medley Of Disney Songs, And Learn How Will Smith Crafted His Version Of Genie By Ben Pearson/May 21, 2019 4:00 pm EST Despite going into Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin with almost no hope whatsoever, I ended up being won over by the movie. Fans of the original Aladdin won’t be disappointed, and while I’ve grown to be somewhat cynical about Disney remaking its animated classics, this one justifies its existence by making some interesting updates while staying true to its characters....

‘Alien Nation’ Remake “Epic” And Set In Arkansas, Says Director Jeff Nichols By Jack Giroux/Nov. 2, 2018 8:30 am EST The original movie is a conventional but well-done L.A. cop movie with a sci-fi twist: three years after aliens came to earth, they’re now our neighbors, co-workers, and dance teachers. While well-intentioned, the film is a little too surface-level when it comes to its depiction of racism and xenophobia. The remake, however, may dig deeper than the original....

‘Captain Marvel’ Honest Trailer: The ‘Citizen Kane’ Of Female Superhero Movies That Aren’t ‘Wonder Woman’ By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2019 6:00 am EST When it comes to big screen superheroes, the ladies haven’t gotten the spotlight nearly as much as the dudes. That’s why Captain Marvel is easily the Citizen Kane of female superhero movies that aren’t called Wonder Woman. Even if it feels like a stepping stone between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the movie still introduces us to one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it does it while kicking dirt in the faces of all the fanboys who just want Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) to smile and turn the other cheek....

‘Catch-22’ Teaser: George Clooney Is In Command Of The Hulu War Satire By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 11, 2019 10:25 am EST George Clooney is a bad lieutenant, but hopefully a good director and executive producer of the upcoming Hulu miniseries based off Joseph Heller’s classic satirical novel, Catch-22. Clooney pulls triple duty as the director and executive producer the series with partner Grant Heslov (Good Night and Good Luck), and as the Lieutenant (later Colonel and eventually General) Scheisskopf, whose ambition and odd fixation on parades present a major obstacle for Christopher Abbott’s protagonist Captain John Yossarian....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Didn’t Influence How ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Ended By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2019 8:30 am EST Avengers: Endgame concludes with a pretty clear set-up for what might happen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. It’s so explicit, in fact, that you might assume Guardians mastermind James Gunn played a big part in shaping how Endgame would lead into his sequel. But that’s not what happened. According to Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo, they haven’t even read Gunn’s script, and were given the freedom to do whatever they wanted....

Late Night Final Trailer I really wanted to like Late Night. The premise is solid, the cast is great – everything is in place for a winner. Sadly, when I saw the film at Sundance, I was disappointed. But I appear to be in the minority here, because the crowd at Sundance went gaga for this film, and our own Ethan Anderton gave Late Night a very positive review, writing:...

‘Memory: The Origins Of Alien’ Review: A Fascinating, Uneven Deep Dive Into The Sci-Fi Classic [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2019 9:30 am EST Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film Alien is a classic, plain and simple. It’s one of those movies studied in film school and has been poured over by critics, filmmakers, scholars and fans for decades. But believe it or not, Alexandre O. Philippe’s new documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien shows there is still plenty to learn about the development and making of such an influential and iconic movie....

‘Queen & Slim’ Trailer: Daniel Kaluuya And Jodie Turner-Smith Get Their Own ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2019 8:01 pm EST Ready Player One co-star Lena Waithe made a splash a couple years ago as the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None. Now she’s making her feature writing debut with Queen and Slim, a new drama that turns Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya and newcomer Jodie Turner-Smith (Nightflyers) into the black Bonnie & Clyde....

‘RoboCop Returns’ Will Feature Original RoboCop Suit, Says Director Neil Blomkamp By Chris Evangelista/July 2, 2019 9:30 am EST Remember that new RoboCop movie that Neil “Chappie” Blomkamp was going to direct? Well, it’s still happening. Blomkamp took to social media to give some updates on the film, called RoboCop Returns. According to the filmmaker, the script is still being hammered out. In addition to that, Blomkamp says he definitely plans to use the original RoboCop costume – which means we don’t have to worry about any dumb updates like in the forgettable RoboCop remake from 2014....

‘Tammy And The T-Rex’ Trailer Reveals The Never-Before-Seen “Gore Cut” Of This Insane 90s Movie By Ethan Anderton/May 31, 2019 5:30 pm EST After Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit theaters in 1993, the dinosaur craze began. Hollywood responded with the likes of Prehysteria, Super Mario Bros., We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story, and Theodore Rex. But one dinosaur movie tops them all. Tammy and the T-Rex is a cult classic released in 1994 about a high school girl named Tammy and her boyfriend Michael....

‘The Prodigy’ Trailer: Georgie From ‘IT’ Plays Your Typical Creepy Kid Creating Jump Scares By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 22, 2018 8:00 am EST Since Halloween hit theaters this weekend, studios knew they needed to pack the pre-show with a bunch of horror trailers to get those hungry for scares excited about the terrors to come. Unfortunately, since it’s October, that means we’re talking about horror movies that will get dumped in the early months of 2019, where bad movies go to die....