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‘Fast And Furious 9’ Brings Back Charlize Theron And Helen Mirren By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2019 8:30 am EST Fast and Furious 9 is bringing back even more franchise cast members. Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, who made their Fast debut in 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, will both return for Fast and Furious 9. Theron will once again play Cipher, while Mirren will reprise her role as Magdalene Shaw, mother of Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw....

/Filmcast Ep. 18 - Lakeview Terrace (GUESTS: Dan Trachtenberg & Myles McNutt) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 23, 2008 7:53 pm EST Words are not sufficient to describe how epic this /Filmcast is. In this episode, Dave, Devindra and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show to geek out about some recently watched TV and films, tear apart the 2008 Emmy awards with Myles McNutt, wage in on Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow’s Green Hornet news, and praise Neil Labute’s Lakeview Terrace....

/Filmcast Ep. 217 - Warm Bodies By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 5, 2013 10:37 pm EST Dave, Adam, and Devindra discuss how House of Cards upends traditional television models, praise the underappreciated Boardwalk Empire, and get disappointed by Hotel Transylvania. 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: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES What We’ve Been Watching Devindra (5:50) : House of Cards, Anna Karenina, Stand Up Guys Adam (27:00): Boardwalk Empire, The Paperboy, Hotel Transylvania News Discussion (37:30): DGA Awards Featured Review (43:17): Warm Bodies Credits A big thanks to our sponsor, Audible....

/Filmcast Ep. 351 - The Keeping Room By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 26, 2016 8:00 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the dramatic changes to 2017’s movie calendar, get excited about The X-Files and Mad Dogs, and marvel at the heartbreaking beauty of 45 Years. 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! Download or Play Now in your Browser:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

‘Myst’ Movie And TV Show Are In The Works, So Let’s Party Like It’s 1993 By Ben Pearson/June 26, 2019 11:00 am EST I’m old enough to remember booting up the family PC and spending hours clicking through the world of Myst, a first-person point-and-click adventure puzzle game originally released in 1993. Hollywood has tried to translate the game’s mesmerizing world to both the big and small screen over the past ten years, first with a planned movie and then with a TV show on Hulu, but nothing came of either attempt....

‘Point Blank’ Trailer: Anthony Mackie And Frank Grillo Get Into Some Grand Theft Auto Kind Of Problems By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST Anthony Mackie may soon get to take on the mantle of Captain America after Chris Evans passed down the shield to his Marvel Cinematic Universe character Falcon at the end of Avengers: Endgame. But before that, he’s gonna have to team up with one of Captain America’s former villains in a new action (comedy?...

‘Star Wars’ Augmented Reality Experience ‘Project Porg’ Will Let You Train Porgs By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2018 11:49 am EST Are you ready to train some porgs? I know I am. LucasFilm’s ILMxLAB, which uses VR, AR and other emerging technologies, has just announced a new project: Star Wars: Project Porg, which enables users to befriend the cutest characters in all of Star Wars history (sorry, Sy Snootles; you’ll always be#2)....

‘The Lodge’ Trailer: You’re Not Ready For How Freaky This Movie Is By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2019 9:23 am EST Ready for the next great horror movie? Good, because it’s here, and it’s called The Lodge. This supremely freaky nightmare from the director of Goodnight Mommy traps Riley Keough and two kids in a cabin during a blizzard, and proceeds to scare the living daylights out of you. Watch The Lodge trailer below....

‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ Trailer: Peter Jackson’s World War I Documentary Brings 100-Year-Old Footage To Stunning Life By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2018 11:00 am EST Peter Jackson has put his cutting-edge visual technology to good use with They Shall Not Grow Old, a World War I documentary unlike any other. The documentary takes BBC archival footage shot during the war 100 years ago, and brings it to life via a state-of-the-art restoration and colorization process — and in 3D for good measure....

‘Wedding Crashers’ Director Reunites With Will Ferrell For Netflix Movie By Ben Pearson/March 8, 2019 2:30 pm EST Last summer, we learned that comedy superstar Will Ferrell was set to star in a new Netflix movie called Eurovision, based on an internationally popular music competition show. Now that movie has finally found a filmmaker: Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin is stepping behind the camera and reuniting with Ferrell for the first time since the actor made a memorable cameo in his 2005 comedy....

George Romero Left Behind A Full Unreleased Movie And 50 Unproduced Scripts By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 8, 2018 1:00 pm EST There will never be another George Romero, and the filmmaker’s death in 2017 left a big hole in the world of movies. But Romero’s legacy lives on through his work, and it might continue on into the future thanks to unreleased material. Romero’s widow Suzanne Desrocher-Romero has revealed that the Night of the Living Dead filmmaker left behind round 50 unproduced scripts, as well as a completed film from 1973 that most filmgoers have never seen....

Is The DC Universe Streaming Service Worth The Price? A Review After One Month By Vanessa Armstrong/Oct. 15, 2018 12:00 pm EST On September 15, a day also known as Batman Day, DC Entertainment launched its DC Universe streaming platform, a service that aims to cater to those who want to become immersed in the DC world. On October 12, the platform premiered its first original show — Titans — which to date is best known for showing a Dick Grayson grumbling, “Fuck Batman!...

Jordan Peele’s Revival Of ‘The Twilight Zone’ Shares The Same DNA As ‘Us’ – Here’s How They Compare By Josh Spiegel/April 3, 2019 9:00 am EST “The past is past,” a severely stressed-out man says to himself, staring in a cramped bathroom mirror. “The past….is past.” In spite of being encouraged to say this mantra by his therapist as a way to calm himself, it doesn’t work. That’s in part because the past is what you carry through to your present whether you like it or not....

Mondo ‘Halloween’ Vinyl Soundtrack Comes Home This Week By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2018 4:00 pm EST John Carpenter’s immortal score for Halloween is getting a 40th anniversary vinyl re-release from the folks at Mondo. Mondo released the soundtrack on vinyl once before, but this new pressing presents Carpenter’s chilling, minimalistic music in a whole new way. Full details on the Mondo Halloween vinyl soundtrack await you below. Mondo and Death Waltz Recording have been slowly rolling out Halloween movie soundtracks on vinyl....

Netflix Responds To Steven Spielberg As The Streaming Wars Continue By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2019 7:00 am EST Over the weekend, Film Twitter exploded (not literally, unfortunately) as word quickly spread of Steven Spielberg’s latest crusade against Netflix. The filmmaker plans to address the Academy Board of Governors this April in an attempt to stem the tide of Netflix and their rising influence. Spielberg has spoken several times in the past about his distaste for streaming....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man Takes On Thanos, Fans Avenge The Defenders, Morbius Set Photos & More By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2019 6:00 pm EST What did David Harbour surprisingly reveal about Hellboy’s activities on Earth? Did The Snappening take a toll on the environment as well as the population? Are you prepared to see Ant-Man destroy Thanos in the worst way possible? Fans gave The Defenders their own Avengers: Endgame posters? Want to see some new photos from Morbius the Living Vampire?...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Episode 5 By Slashfilmcast/June 28, 2008 12:01 am EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Wolf Of Wall St. (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From Newest Latest Best) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 5, 2014 6:21 pm EST Dave, Devindra and Jeff from Newest Latest Best discuss Martin Scorsese’s latest masterpiece, The Wolf of Wall St.. Be sure to check out more info on Jeff’s newest play. Also, see A.O. Scott’s great review of Wolf of Wall St. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

The Best Killer-Cat Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/Oct. 19, 2018 2:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. This week we look at savage felines big and small but mostly big!) Culture and horror cinema is filled with references to cats being the demon spawn of the pet world, and until recently I saw no reason to disagree....

‘A Quiet Place’ Mondo Poster Captures One Of The Movie’s Best Visuals By Ben Pearson/Nov. 1, 2018 3:00 pm EST People weren’t expecting much from A Quiet Place when it was first announced, but John Krasinski’s high concept horror film took Hollywood by storm when it debuted earlier this year. With its great story hook, quick pacing, excellent performances, and memorable sound design, it’s still one of my favorite films of 2018 so far....