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Hulu’s Holiday Horror Anthology ‘Into The Dark’ Takes On Thanksgiving With ‘Flesh And Blood’ By Matt Donato/Nov. 6, 2018 10:00 am EST (Blumhouse Television and Hulu have partnered for a monthly horror anthology series titled Into The Dark, set to release a full holiday-themed feature the first Friday of every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable.)...

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Is Developing A Robot Family Sci-Fi Movie, ‘The Mother Code’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 11, 2019 7:30 am EST Too often we refer to Amblin as a studio of yesteryear, but Steven Spielberg’s production company is still pumping out movies today. And its latest movie acquisition sounds like it’s straight out of their classic catalogue. Amblin has acquired the rights to The Mother Code, based on the novel by Silicon Valley biochemist Carole Stivers....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 146 - Comparing ‘Fast Five’ And ‘Thor’ By Slashfilmcast/May 15, 2011 3:57 pm 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 First ‘Star Wars: Galaxy Of Adventures’ Shorts Have Debuted, And They’re Pretty Damn Cool By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2018 11:30 am EST Earlier this week, we learned about a new animated endeavor called Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures that was specifically geared towards kids in an effort to introduce the classic themes, pivotal moments, and iconic characters from the Star Wars saga to the next generation of fans. Now the first animated shorts from the newly founded StarWarsKids....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Isn’t Easy To Like, But That’s Why It’s Brilliant By Leigh Monson/June 19, 2019 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: The Dead Don’t Die has been critically panned, but it’s far more insightful than it’s being given credit for....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Original Ending: Evangeline Lilly Was “Grateful” It Didn’t Make The Final Cut By Ben Pearson/Oct. 16, 2018 1:30 pm EST Ant-Man and the Wasp isn’t a movie filled with important universe-altering events. There were plenty of those in Avengers: Infinity War, and director Peyton Reed made the smart decision of not trying to compete with that gargantuan effort; instead, he made a smaller scale film that’s easily one of the funniest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Carnival Row’ Teaser Takes You To A Victorian Fantasy World By Chris Evangelista/June 26, 2019 2:30 pm EST Carnival Row Teaser Well, this certainly looks stylish. There’s no story to speak of in this teaser, but there’s plenty of atmosphere, bringing us into this fantasy world with “mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man.” Here’s the synopsis: In addition to Bloom and Delevingne, Carnival Row stars:...

/Filmcast Ep. 166 - A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (GUEST: Paul Scheer) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 7, 2011 9:36 pm EST This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley chat about the honesty of Universal chief Ron Meyer, praise the wonders of the Jurassic Park Blu-Ray, and critically evaluate A Serbian Film. Special guest writer/actor/producer Paul Scheer joins us for this episode. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 221 - Oz The Great And Powerful (GUEST: Laremy Legel, Author Of Film Critic) By Slashfilmcast/March 11, 2013 9:24 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dave, Adam, and Devindra get lukewarm about Dead Man Down, prematurely mourn the loss of Enlightened, and explain why film critics get no sympathy from anyone. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us. Be sure to check out Laremy’s new book, Film Critic....

/Filmcast Ep. 483 - Searching By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 5, 2018 11:27 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss the fun action of Upgrade, the perfectly enjoyable Juliet, Naked, and what it means to be a working actor. Be sure to check out The Big Picture’s interview with Aneesh Chaganty, as well as Ben Pearson’s interview. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook....

‘Ophelia’ Director Claire McCarthy On Turning Madness And The Male Gaze On Its Head [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2019 1:00 pm EST Ophelia is one of the most maligned characters in literary history. It’s not entirely her fault — the tragic heroine of Hamlet suffers from being not much of a heroine, but rather a cipher for the purity and virtue of women and all that will befall them when that innocence is corrupted by the world....

‘South Park’ Escape Room Opens In Chicago Today, Expanding To More Cities Soon By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2019 6:00 am EST Have you heard of the latest entertainment sensation called escape rooms? A group of friends get together and get locked in a room full of puzzles, clues and locks that must be navigated in order to get out of the room. Each escape room usually has some kind of theme and narrative to add some layers of fun, and now Comedy Central’s best known series will be getting one of its own....

‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Sneak Peek: A Disney Park Far, Far Away Gets A Little Closer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 25, 2018 7:23 am EST Disneyland’s version of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the highly anticipated Star Wars-themed land, will open in summer of 2019, while Disney World’s version in Hollywood Studios will open later in Fall 2019. But while the grand opening of those lands are a little less than a year away, the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade just made that far, far away premiere date seem just a bit closer....

‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Adds Lena Headey, Awkwafina, Sigourney Weaver, Benedict Wong, And More To Already Stacked Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2019 9:30 am EST The cast of Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance just keeps getting better and better. Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), and Sigourney Weaver are among the new additions to the cast, which already includes the likes of Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Hamill, Jason Isaacs, and more....

‘The Princess Switch’ Trailer: Vanessa Hudgens Is Seeing Double In Netflix’s Sugary-Sweet Christmas Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 7, 2018 5:00 pm EST Vanessa Hudgens and…Vanessa Hudgens star in The Princess Switch, a cheesy Christmas movie that promises to dethrone The Christmas Prince as your new Netflix holiday obsession. Because look at all the ingredients in this sugary-sweet movie! Two Vanessa Hudgens: check. Two blandly handsome love interests, one of whom happens to be a pseudo-British prince: check....

‘Westworld’ Season 3 Trailer Teases An Entirely Different Show By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 20, 2019 6:30 am EST Westworld will never give us what we expect, but the trailer for season 3 manages to be even more baffling and tantalizing than ever before. HBO released the Westworld season 3 trailer during the highly anticipated Game of Thrones finale last night, but you’d have difficulty immediately recognizing it as a trailer for Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan’s sci-fi drama....

HBO Developing New Epic Fantasy Series Based On Comic Book Series ‘Asunda’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 28, 2019 5:00 pm EST With Game of Thrones set to slay its last White Walker this year, HBO is eager to find its next hit fantasy series. The network has begun development on the epic fantasy series Asunda, based on the comic book universe of the same name created by Sebastian A. Jones. The Asunda TV series will center on an orphan girl born of two nations who must battle an ancient enemy in a “culturally rich world” that looks to be even more diverse than Game of Thrones...

How ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Transforms The World Wide Web Into A Fully-Realized World By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 25, 2018 9:30 am EST Ralph Breaks the Internet takes John C. Reilly’s good-natured video game “bad guy” out of the arcade and drops him into the world wide web. But the filmmakers and animators and designers at Disney Animation faced a challenge: how do you transform the internet into an actual place that can be occupied by characters?...

Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Calls Up ‘Stranger Things’ Star Finn Wolfhard And ‘Fargo’ Star Carrie Coon By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2019 1:27 pm EST It hasn’t been very long since we learned about the new Ghostbusters sequel in the works. The film will go back to the mythology of the original franchise and pick up 30 years after the events of Ghostbusters II. While we don’t know of any returning cast members from the original movies just yet, a couple new stars have already been signed up to join the new Ghsotbusters sequel cast....

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Super Bowl Trailer: Can This Family Survive Themselves? By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2019 8:52 am EST Get Out director Jordan Peele is back behind the camera this year with a new nightmare called Us. The first trailer undoubtedly gave us chills, and it made the hip hop jam “I Got Five On It” by Luniz absolutely terrifying. Now a new trailer has arrived that will also be airing during the Super Bowl tonight....