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/Filmcast Ep. 478 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (GUEST: Patrick Willems) By Slashfilmcast/July 30, 2018 11:11 pm EST David, Devindra, Jeff, are joined by Patrick Willems to review Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Check out Patrick’s video essays about why Mission: impossible movies are great and who is Ethan Hunt, really. Also check out Patrick’s podcast about Josh Hartnett, We Heart Hartnett. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Sequel Short Adds Lily James And Alicia Vikander By Ethan Anderton/March 15, 2019 3:00 pm EST Toward the end of last year, we learned that a Four Weddings and a Funeral sequel was being planned as a short film to support the charitable Red Nose Day campaign. Writer Richard Curtis is back to script the sequel, and Mike Newell will be directing again, too. But let’s be honest, it’s the returning cast you’re excited to see after 25 years....

‘High Fidelity’ TV Series Breaks Up With Disney+, Climbs Into Bed With Hulu By Chris Evangelista/April 9, 2019 5:00 pm EST Looks like that High Fidelity TV series originally planned for Disney+ has found a new main squeeze. The series, based on the 2000 comedy starring John Cusack, will now air on Hulu. Disney has a controlling stake in Hulu, so they win either way. The reasoning behind the move? Disney+ is meant to be a more family friendly streaming service, and the High Fidelity TV show is turning out to be more R-rated than Disney anticipated....

‘Ma’ Trailer: Don’t Break Octavia Spencer’s Rules, Or You’ll Be Sorry By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2019 8:12 am EST A Blumhouse movie starring Octavia Spencer? You have my attention. In Ma, Spencer plays a lonely woman who offers some teens a chance to crash in her basement and knock back a few cold ones. But Spencer’s house has some rules, and if the kids break them, well…there’s going to be trouble....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Arrives On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD And Digital In March By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 2019 11:30 am EST This spring, you won’t need a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down, because Mary Poppins Returns will be coming into your house to give you the best care possible. The musical sequel starring Emily Blunt will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital in March....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Clip And Featurette Focus On Emily Blunt And Meryl Streep By Ben Pearson/Dec. 15, 2018 11:00 am EST Mary Poppins Returns is going to sing and dance its way into movie theaters in just a few days, and Disney has unveiled another new clip that shows why Emily Blunt is truly the perfect person to take on this classic role. Oh, and there’s also a featurette about Mary Poppins’ cousin Topsy, who’s played by Meryl Streep....

‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Filmmakers Explain The Sequel’s Un-Disney World; Rich Moore Remembers Creating Ned Flanders By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2018 11:00 am EST A few weeks ago, I sat down with directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore, alongside producer Clark Spencer, to discuss their latest film Ralph Breaks the Internet. We talked about what made this worthy of being a rare Disney animated sequel and the evolution of the story through development; Johnston told us what’s going on with Reply All and Phantom Tollbooth; we discussed how Moore helped create Ned Flanders on The Simpsons; and the inspiration of Slaughter Race, the unlikely possibility of a theme park land based on this new creation, and much more....

‘Rocketman’ Trailer: Taron Egerton Shoots For The Stars In Elton John Biopic By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 21, 2019 5:42 am EST Hollywood can’t get enough of musical biopics, but Rocketman is attempting to set itself apart from all the others. The Elton John biopic is shooting for the stars by presenting itself as a “musical fantasy” film rather than a straightforward biographical drama. This means more trippy imagery and fantasy sequences galore in the latest Rocketman trailer....

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Oscar Chances If the Utah Film Critics’ Association is willing to name Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the Best Film of 2018, could the movie end up getting on Oscar nomination for Best Picture? Well, it’s not necessarily out the realm of possibility, but the odds are stacked against it. First of all, no superhero movie has ever been nominated for Best Picture. Secondly, only three animated movies have ever been nominated for Best Picture in the history of the Oscars (Toy Story 3, Up and Beauty and the Beast)....

‘The Farewell’ Director Lulu Wang On The Long Journey To Make Her Very Personal Film [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/July 11, 2019 1:00 pm EST One of the most talked about and critically acclaimed films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival (and frequent Audience Award winner at several film festivals since January) is writer/director Lulu Wang’s sophomore feature The Farewell, with Awkwafina in her first starring role.Based on an incident in her own family (the movie opens with the title care “Based on an actual lie”), The Farewell concerns a Chinese family who discovers that the matriarch, Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen), has terminal cancer and on a few months left to live....

10 Things We Learned On The Set Of ‘The Magicians’ Season 4 By Candice Frederick/Jan. 9, 2019 8:00 am EST Real talk: The Magicians is one of the most jam-packed series on TV and has been since it debuted in 2015. As die hard fans know, there’s always a wrench being thrown into the plans of the students at Brakebills, the home base of our core group of characters who’ve gone from young magicians-in-training to queens and kings to people who have grappled with personal conflict as they fight to save the world....

Cool Stuff: First-Ever Laurie Strode Action Figure Coming From NECA By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2018 2:00 pm EST Believe it or not, there’s never been an official Laurie Strode action figure. Until now! Just in time for Halloween, the folks at NECA have revealed the first look at the first-ever Laurie Strode action figure, inspired by the new Halloween. That’s right – soon you’ll be able to have your very own facsimile of Jamie Lee Curtis on your shelf....

First Order Founder Rae Sloane Is The Antihero Future ‘Star Wars’ Projects Need To Explore By Donna Dickens/April 17, 2019 11:00 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.)With Star Wars Celebration — Chicago Edition officially over, fans around the world have seen their first look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and how Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) story might play out....

Jennifer Lawrence Joins Mysterious New Movie From Distributor A24 By Ben Pearson/April 16, 2019 2:30 pm EST Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has appeared in 19 movies since her breakout role in 2010’s Winter’s Bone, and Dark Phoenix, her 20th film in 9 years, comes out in under two months. But if it feels like you haven’t seen much of Lawrence lately, it’s because she took a well-deserved break from acting and hasn’t spent much time on a movie set since 2017....

Oscars Release List Of 25 Films Competing For Animated Feature: Here Are The Ones That Will Probably Make The Cut By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2018 11:05 am EST The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced the 25 animated films qualified to compete in this year’s Oscar race. The competing films for the Oscars 2019 animated feature category include Pixar’s superhero sequel Incredibles 2, Disney’s irreverent comedy Ralph Breaks the Internet, Sony’s eye-popping Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Wes Anderson’s quirky Isle of Dogs....

Tubi Wants To Enter The Streaming Wars In A Big Way By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 30, 2019 3:30 pm EST Have you heard of Tubi? I have, but I’ll confess I’ve never used it – mostly because the name Tubi sounds weird to me. But this streaming service is worth checking out for one main reason: it’s free. Of course, that also means it features commercials – but beggars can’t be choosers....

VOTD: See A Haunting Animatronic Baby With Jack Black’s Adult Head From ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2019 6:00 am EST The House with a Clock in Its Walls came and went last year without a lot of pomp and circumstance. But we’re not sure how a movie directed by Eli Roth that features a horrifying animatronic baby with the bearded adult head of Jack Black didn’t spark a larger discussion about deepest, darkest nightmares come to life....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’ Cast Adds Ella Purnell As Dave Bautista’s Daughter By Chris Evangelista/May 29, 2019 5:30 pm EST Zack Snyder’s first post-DCEU film is Army of the Dead, an action movie about mercenaries trying to pull off a heist during a zombie outbreak. Dave Bautista was previously announced as the star of the film, and now more Army of the Dead cast members have joined the team....

‘Batwoman’ Begins: First Look At Ruby Rose As The CW Superhero By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 9, 2018 8:45 am EST Meet The CW’s Batwoman. The TV network has released the first look at Ruby Rose in costume as the Gotham City caped crusader, who will make her small-screen debut in this winter’s upcoming Arrow-verse crossover between the CW comic book shows Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl. Batwoman First Look As the teens say these days, WIG....

/Filmcast Ep. 167 - Martha Marcy May Marlene (GUEST: Keith Phipps From AV Club) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 23, 2011 5:30 am EST This week, David, Devindra, and Adam discuss the sad business of Brett Ratner’s Oscar-hosting gig, unabashedly praise Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, ponder the bizarre world of Cars, and get excited for new episodes of Arrested Development. Special guest Keith Phipps joins us from AV Club. To read more about the twisted world of Cars check out Eric D Snider’s and Rachel Mercer’s respective blog posts....