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Ryan Reynolds Gives A Behind-The-Scenes Peek At ‘Detective Pikachu’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 31, 2018 4:00 pm EST If Detective Pikachu couldn’t get more uncanny for you, Ryan Reynolds is here to remind you that you’re looking at his face when you look into the eyes of that furry yellow creature. The star of the live-action/CG hybrid film posted a Detective Pikachu behind-the-scenes image that gives us a sneak peek(-achu) at the upcoming Pokemon video game adaptation....

The Morning Watch: ‘Dark Phoenix’ Easter Eggs, Chris Hemsworth Vs Tom Holland & More By Ethan Anderton/June 10, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, learn about all the Easter eggs you missed when you weren’t seeing Dark Phoenix last weekend....

The Morning Watch: ‘SNL’ Cast’s Favorite Adam Sandler Sketches, Writing A Scene In 7 Minutes & More By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2019 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, the cast of Saturday Night Live talks about their favorite Adam Sandler sketches before the comedian returns to the show as host....

Upcoming ‘Doctor Who’ Holiday Special Officially Moved To New Year’s Day By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 15, 2018 1:30 pm EST The holidays are coming and the Doctor is in – just not for the holiday that you’d expect. After reports surfaced that the BBC had scrapped the Doctor Who Christmas special for the first time in 13 years, the network has officially announced that Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor will have a holiday special after all: on New Year’s Day....

‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Renewed For A 7th Season At ABC By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2018 2:02 pm EST Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., one of network television’s most criminally underrated series, has been renewed for a seventh season at ABC. The network has given the Marvel series a season 7 order ahead of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s sixth season, which is set to premiere in next summer. For much of its run, Marvel’s Agents of S....

‘Aladdin’ Clip: Will Smith Puts On A Show-Stopping Performance Of ‘Prince Ali’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 14, 2019 7:30 am EST Brush up your Sunday salaam, because Will Smith is performing his show-stopping version of one of Aladdin’s most beloved songs: “Prince Ali.” But we’ll leave it up to your interpretation as to whether that’s a good or bad version of show-stopping. Watch the new Aladdin clip below. Aladdin Clip Watch Will Smith perform “Prince Ali” in this new clip from #Aladdin!...

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Deleted Scenes Reveal More About The Quantum Realm, Walton Goggins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 28, 2018 12:00 pm EST Two new Ant-Man and the Wasp deleted scenes have been released ahead of the Marvel film’s Blu-ray release next month. While both have tiny running times, one offers a larger glimpse into the grander world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The other gives us a more Walton Goggins, which is, well, just as good....

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Season 6 Premiere Date Set For January 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2018 12:00 pm EST Brooklyn Nine-Nine was cancelled for a total of 31 hours before NBC stepped in and rescued it, and thank heavens for that. The series will jump from FOX to NBC next year for its sixth season, and we now have an official premiere date, as well as confirmation of when the show will air weekly....

‘Captain Marvel’ Review: Marvel’s First Solo Female Superhero Movie Makes A Solid Landing By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2019 6:30 am EST Captain Marvel is a film with a chip on its shoulder and something to prove, and it revolves around a character with characteristics to match. Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) is unlike many female protagonists we’ve seen before: a hot-headed, unapologetic, gruff warrior with a tendency to take wild swings at her enemy before landing a solid punch....

/Filmcast Ep. 254 - Oldboy (GUEST: Vincenzo Natali, Director Of The Darknet Files) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 9, 2013 10:09 pm EST Dave and Devindra discuss some messed up Korean thrillers, praise the sci-fi trappings of Almost Human, debate how well Spike Lee treats his poster artists, and mourn the loss of Paul Walker. Writer/director Vincenzo Natali joins us. Be sure to check out Vincenzo’s latest work at The Darknet Files. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 407 - Get Out (GUEST: Aisha Harris From Slate) By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 27, 2017 8:05 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss Macon Blair’s impressive directorial debut, get pleasantly tickled by The Tickle King, and try to figure out WTF happened during the craziest Oscars moment ever. Be sure to read Harris’s take on the Oscars, and her review of Get Out. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Succession’ Season 2 Trailer: The Best HBO Show You Haven’t Watched Yet Is Back By Jacob Hall/May 2, 2019 12:30 pm EST When Game of Thrones ends in a few weeks, don’t let your HBO subscription lapse. Use it to finally watch Deadwood before it returns with that long-awaited finale movie. Use it to catch up on Big Little Lies in time for the new season. And most importantly, use it to learn that Succession is one the best new shows the network has made in ages and that the upcoming second season should be a massive event....

Cool Stuff: ‘Batman Vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Action Figures Are Coming Later This Year By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2019 6:00 am EST If you’re lamenting missing out on those awesome new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures that are coming to San Diego Comic-Con later this month, we’ve got some collectible toy news that might help lessen the blow. Later this year, DC Collectibles is releasing a whole line of figures inspired by the recent animated adaptation of Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

Daily Podcast: Spider-Man: Far From Home Spoiler Discussion By Ben Pearson/July 3, 2019 2:45 pm EST On the July 3, 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 writer Hoai-Tran Bui for a Spider-Man: Far From Home spoiler discussion. Opening Banter: In Our Spoiler Discussion: Spider-Man: Far From Home. Warning: Spoilers for this movie and probably any preceding MCU film....

Daily Podcast: The Best Movies From The 2019 Sundance Film Festival By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 5, 2019 5:30 pm EST On the February 5, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the best films of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Daniel Craig Will Star In ‘The Creed Of Violence’ For Director Todd Field By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2019 1:00 pm EST Todd Field hasn’t helmed a movie since 2006’s Little Children, but he’s ready for a comeback. The filmmaker will direct The Creed of Violence, and he’s landed Daniel Craig to star. Craig will get to work on the film after he shoots Bond 25, which is expected to be his final outing as 007....

Grappling With ‘Bodied’, 2018’s Most Brazen, Entertaining, And Troubling Movie By Siddhant Adlakha/Nov. 2, 2018 8:00 am EST Joseph Kahn’s Bodied, which made its way around the festival circuit last fall, is finally here, though it enters a world that feels even more volatile than the one it was meant to critique. Born out of the polarized reactions to Kahn’s “Wildest Dreams” music video for Taylor Swift — which came under fire for centering whiteness in the Serengeti on a fictional ’50s film set — the adrenaline-fueled satire follows white academic Adam Merkin (Callum Worthy, American Vandal) as he enters (and eventually, dominates) the world of underground rap battles....

How ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Brings Back Leia (And Carrie Fisher) By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2019 8:30 am EST When Carrie Fisher died in 2016, the immediate assumption was that her character General Leia would not be returning for the next Star Wars sequel. But that idea was soon put to rest when it was revealed director J.J. Abrams would be utilizing unused footage of Fisher to complete the Skywalker saga....

Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Movie Cast Adds ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Actor O-T Fagbenle By Ben Pearson/April 10, 2019 1:38 pm EST O-T Fagbenle, who plays Elisabeth Moss’s character’s husband Luke on the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, is the latest actor to enlist for Marvel’s Black Widow movie. Information about his character in the film is being kept under wraps, but he’ll reportedly play a leading role in the spy origin story....

Robert Patrick Remembers Every Time He’s Played The T-1000 Outside Of ‘Terminator 2’ By Eric Vespe/March 28, 2019 7:00 am EST I had the very great pleasure of sitting down with Robert Patrick at SXSW this year to discuss his fun, satirical midnight movie Tone-Deaf, in which he plays an aging boomer who hates millennials so much he decides to AirBnB his isolated cabin so he can torment and kill one....