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‘Venom’ Early Buzz: Tom Hardy Gives A Fascinating, Bizarre Performance That Will Make Or Break The Movie By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2018 7:30 am EST You’ve been patient, and finally the time has come. The first reactions to this week’s release of Venom have arrived, and they certainly pack a punch. The anticipation for Venom has been lukewarm, mostly because the trailers painted quite an odd movie that felt like it came out of a time capsule that was lost in 2004....

‘Vice’ Director Adam McKay On His Meticulously Made Biopic And How He Thinks Dick Cheney Would React To The Film [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Jan. 2, 2019 3:00 pm EST Too many biopics fall prey to hero worship. In trying to celebrate someone’s life, many biographical films end up lacking humanity, nuance, and, more often than not, hard truths. It plagues bio films, especially the agreeable kind that score all the Oscars....

‘Wildlife’ Star Carey Mulligan On The Modern Parallels Of This ’60s-Set Story And Defending Her Character During A Q&A [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Nov. 2, 2018 2:00 pm EST Not that I make a point of getting hung up on awards in general or the Oscars specifically, but it’s almost impossible to wrap my brain around the fact that actor Carey Mulligan’s only Academy Award nomination was for her breakthrough performances as young Jenny Mellor in 2009’s An Education....

Exclusive: ‘Invisible Essence: The Little Prince’ Trailer Chronicles The Legacy Of A Classic By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2018 12:30 pm EST First published in 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince has been translated into 300 languages, sold nearly two million copies annually, and has become one of the best-selling books in history. The new documentary Invisible Essence: The Little Prince attempts to get to the heart of what makes this story so special....

The Solo Connection The Kessel Run is something that’s been talked about for the better part of forty years, ever since Han Solo casually mentioned running it in less than 12 parsecs in Chalmun’s Cantina. We’d imagined a hundred different ways in our imagination, whether reading about it in the books or trying to pull it off yourself in the Star Wars roleplaying games, but Solo: A Star Wars Story finally gave it to us....

New ‘Aladdin’ TV Spot Explains The Basics Of Wishing As Advance Tickets Go On Sale By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2019 10:30 am EST Now that Avengers: Endgame is in theaters, Disney has moved on to promoting their next big summer release, whether you wished for it or not. Aladdin is giving the classic 1992 animated film from Walt Disney the live-action treatment. While the excitement surrounding this particular adaptation doesn’t seem to be quite as high as Beauty and the Beast before it, or even the upcoming remake of The Lion King, the time has come for Disney to start making the full push to get butts in the seats....

Rob Zombie’s ‘3 From Hell’ Screening In Theaters Three Nights In A Row With Bonus Material By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2019 3:00 pm EST Rob Zombie is at it again with 3 From Hell, the third entry in his unnamed trilogy that started with House of 1000 Corpses and continued with The Devil’s Rejects. Zombie’s new horror film is set for a September release, but don’t expect a traditional rollout. Instead, 3 From Hell will be screening in 900 select movie theaters across three days....

Superhero Bits: ‘Aquaman’ Breaks Pre-Sales Records, Secrets Of ‘The Dark Knight’ Pencil Trick & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2018 6:00 pm EST What’s coming in the latest Spider-Man PS4 downloadable content? Did you hear Aquaman broke pre-sales records at Atom Tickets? How much did Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse make in Thursday night previews? How was the pencil trick in The Dark Knight pulled off? What mistake did Jason Momoa make on the set of Justice League?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ AR Experience, New ‘Joker’ Set Photos & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2018 6:00 pm EST How much could Aquaman make it its opening weekend? Want to check out a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse AR experience? How can you see the fifth season premiere of Gotham early? What was forbidden on the set of the first X-Men movie? What is The Joker doing at a cemetery in new set photos?...

Superhero Bits: Gamora Becomes A Disney Princess, Is The X-Men Name Outdated & More By Ethan Anderton/June 7, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see an animated Guardians of the Galaxy short where Gamora is basically a Disney princess? How are Dark Phoenix’s box office prospects looking? Will Blade debut in one of the Marvel animated shows on Hulu? Will the Black Widow movie take place in the 90s? Should we believe a rumor about a new Fantastic Four movie coming in 2020?...

The /Filmcast Reviews Star Trek With Rian Johnson, Director Of Brick And The Brothers Bloom (/Filmcast Ep. 50) By Slashfilmcast/May 12, 2009 8:06 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this special episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley are joined by writer/director Rian Johnson to review JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek film. They also wonder what the hell director Nicholas Winding Refn thinks about Keanu Reeves, reflect on the promise of Bradley Cooper, and get excited about Neveldine/Taylor’s Gamer....

This Week In Trailers: The World Before Your Feet, Daughters Of The Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story Of The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Room 104 By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 3, 2018 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?...

Big Mouth Season 3 Announcement Spoilers ahead. At the end of the third season, Nick (voiced by co-creator Nick Kroll) finally started to experience puberty, but in a surprise twist, his hormone monster was none other than Connie (Maya Rudolph), the female hormone monster who has been working with Nick’s friend Jessi (voiced by Jessi Klein). It’ll be interesting to see how that works out. Will Nick have some kind of incredible insight into how women operate?...

‘Big Time Adolescence’ Review: Pete Davidson Is A Lovable Loser In A Comical Coming-Of-Age Gem [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 7, 2019 12:00 pm EST Every Sundance Film Festival comes with a handful of coming-of-age narratives showing kids struggling with adolescence in a variety of ways. At Sundance, teens frequently feel like outcasts, have their hearts broken, deal with shitty parents, hang out with unique friends, find inspiration from 1980s music and movies, and learn important lessons....

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Box Office Tracking Proves Poor Reviews Won’t Stop The Magic By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST Reviews for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald have been the worst in Harry Potter history, but that’s not going to stop audiences from turning out. Early Crimes of Grindelwald box office tracking indicates the film is flying towards a $275 million global launch, which would put it well above the global opening weekend intake of the previous film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....

/Filmcast Ep. 240 - Kick-Ass 2 (GUEST: Matt Singer From The Dissolve) By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 20, 2013 8:13 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Matt Singer from The Dissolve discuss the brilliance of The Act of Killing, and praise the second season of The Killing. Be sure to read about movie-lovers who don’t love movies and the death of snapshots. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Frozen 2’ Teaser Trailer Breakdown: Seasons Change And New Characters Are Introduced In The Disney Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 13, 2019 1:00 pm EST Disney released the Frozen 2 teaser trailer today, giving us our first look at the highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 mega-hit. Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna (Kristen Bell), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and Olaf (Josh Gad) return in what looks to be an epic and action-packed sequel, as our heroes venture beyond the Kingdom of Arendelle for the first time....

‘I Am Mother’ Review: Sci-Fi Thriller Features An Unforgettable Robot And An Out Of This World Performance From Newcomer Clara Rugaard [Sundance] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 26, 2019 2:00 pm EST Raised in total isolation by a robot, a young woman’s world is turned upside down when a survivor from the outside bangs on their airlock door one day. What is true? What is real? Is there a difference between the two?...

‘Snowpiercer’ TV Show Already Set For A Second Season Before Season 1 Even Premieres By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 15, 2019 9:30 am EST Despite delays and a network change, it seems like nothing can stop the perpetual train that is the Snowpiercer TV series from chugging along. The sci-fi series adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed 2014 film of the same name has already been renewed for a second season at TBS before it has made its 2020 release....

‘The Favourite’ And ‘Roma’ Top 2018 Online Film Critics Society Nominations By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 27, 2018 3:30 pm EST The 2018 Online Film Critics Society nominations are in, and The Favourite, Roma and If Beale Street Could Talk are at the top of the list. Other honorees include the criminally underrated Annihilation, Roma breakout star Yalitza Aparicio, You Were Never Really Here director Lynne Ramsay, and of course, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....