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Exclusive ‘Widows’ Blu-Ray And Digital Clip Takes You Inside The Hideout By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 23, 2019 8:30 am EST Widows was one of my favorite films of last year – smart, slick, and entertaining as hell. The Steve McQueen heist flick is now available on VOD, and will be hitting Blu-ray early next month, giving you the perfect opportunity to check it out if you missed it in theaters. Below, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip featured on both the digital/VOD and Blu-ray releases, that takes you inside the real-world location used for the hideout the widows meet up at to plan their job....

Jonah Ray Explains Why ‘Mac And Me’ Beat Out ‘The Room’ And ‘Plan 9’ For ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/Dec. 3, 2018 1:00 pm EST Over Thanksgiving, we had new Mystery Science Theater 3000 for which to be thankful. Netflix dropped a new season of six episodes, titled The Gauntlet. Jonah Heston (Jonah Ray) and the robots were forced to watch six movies back to back and riff on them, although Netflix allowed people to watch them movie by movie....

Reminder: Tune In On Saturday, March 30th, For Our Live 10-Hour FilmAid Broadcast! By Slashfilmcast/March 27, 2013 8:00 am EST In the past month, /Film readers and /Filmcast listeners have helped us raise over $10,000 for the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. This money will go towards FilmAid’s important work there, which will bring media training and workshops to thousands of people in need. Now it’s our turn to fulfill our end of the bargain: delivering you guys a 10-hour long broadcast, this Saturday (March 30th), from 9 AM – 7 PM Pacific time....

‘Chernobyl’ Review: HBO’s Captivating Miniseries Is Intense And Infuriating By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2019 9:00 am EST Creator Craig Mazin and director Johan Renck hold a magnifying glass up to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history with Chernobyl. Most adults are aware of the disaster, and likely know the basics. But Chernobyl digs beneath the radiated earth, pulling up alarming truths that often come across as depressingly timely....

/Filmcast Ep. 447 - The Post By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 28, 2017 7:00 pm EST This week on the /Filmcast, David, Jeff, and Devindra catch up on all they’ve been watching recently, discuss the shockingly good I, Tonya, praise the longevity of Terminator 2 on home video, and debate the merits of Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. 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!...

‘Killing Eve’ Season 3 Ordered, With Yet Another New Showrunner By Chris Evangelista/April 8, 2019 4:00 pm EST Season 2 just started, but Killing Eve season 3 is already a sure thing. The third season was officially announced by AMC, who air the show simultaneously with BBC America. Curiously, the third season will have a brand new showrunner, even though a new showrunner just stepped into season 2. This is a design, not a flaw, though, with the plan being to pass the series to a new female writer every season....

‘The Mandalorian’ Used Practical Miniature Ships, Shot Like The Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 14, 2019 11:10 am EST Jon Favreau is becoming known as a director who loves testing the boundaries of cutting-edge technology and using that to further the limits of filmmaking. But sometimes, even he loves to go old-school. The writer, creator, and showrunner of The Mandalorian revealed that the effects used to shoot the ship of the titular bounty hunter, called the Razorcrest, will be entirely practical....

‘The Twilight Zone’ Super Bowl Trailer: Jordan Peele Invites You To A New Dimension By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 3, 2019 5:03 pm EST CBS has dropped the first The Twilight Zone Super Bowl trailer, showing executive producer and host Jordan Peele introducing the reboot of the iconic Rod Serling sci-fi series. The series is set to debut on CBS All Access in April. The Twilight Zone Super Bowl Trailer The first teaser trailer for The Twilight Zone is appropriately tied into the Super Bowl night on which it debuts....

‘World War Z 2’ Still Has David Fincher Attached To Direct, Production Set To Begin In June 2019 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2018 12:30 pm EST A sequel to World War Z has been in the works ever since the first film became a monster hit, earning over $540 million worldwide. However, in the five years since then, it’s had plenty of delays and has gone back and forth between being a project that David Fincher would return to direct....

Chadwick Boseman To Star In Spike Lee’s Vietnam Veteran Drama ‘Da 5 Bloods’ At Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 13, 2019 10:30 am EST Director Spike Lee and actor Chadwick Boseman have been riding quite the wave throughout awards season. Spike Lee’s latest film BlacKkKlansman is nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and it also landed him a Best Director nomination. Meanwhile, Chadwick Boseman is the star of the Best Picture nominated Black Panther, which earned six other noms....

Google Thanos For A Traumatic ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Easter Egg By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 26, 2019 10:30 am EST It’s clear which side Google is taking in the endgame. A Thanos Easter egg has been hidden in the Google search results for the Avengers: Endgame villain that does something a little drastic to your desktop. If you search for the word “Thanos,” you may see a little Infinity Gauntlet in the corner of the screen under the images....

Hear An Exclusive Track From Carter Burwell’s ‘Missing Link’ Soundtrack By Chris Evangelista/April 3, 2019 3:00 pm EST Carter Burwell, one of the best film composers in the business, lends his singular talents to the upcoming Laika animated film Missing Link. Light, playful, and immediately recognizable as something created by Burwell (Carol, Fargo and many more), the Missing Link score is a treat. We have an exclusive track from Burwell’s Missing Link soundtrack, and you can hear it below....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 106 - Breaking Bad Season 3 Wrap Up By Slashfilmcast/July 4, 2010 4:18 am EST In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley share their thoughts on Breaking Bad’s superlative third season. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us on Monday at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST at Slashfilm’s live page as we review The Last Airbender....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 20, 2017 10:53 pm EST David and Devindra discuss why xXx: The Return of Xander Cage is so bad it’s good, and why it’s what we need at this moment in our moviegoing lives. 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:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

The Original ‘Dark Phoenix’ Ending Involved The Skrulls And A Big Battle In New York By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2019 10:30 am EST The Dark Phoenix apology tour continues as the cast of the abysmally-performing film try to pique our interests with a hypothetical “what could’ve been’s.” Director Simon Kinberg got the ball rolling last week by teasing details of the original ending, which apparently shared more similarities with the plot of Captain America: Civil War than the Captain Marvel-esque ending that ultimately made it to the big screen....

THX Ultimate Cinema, A New Premium Large Format Brand, Is Debuting This Year By Ben Pearson/March 31, 2019 1:00 pm EST While IMAX is still king of the premium large format brands because of the sheer size of its screens, it has to face a barrage of new contenders for the crown. The latest is THX Cinema Ultimate, a new premium large format (PLF) brand debuting later this year intended to “help elevate the industry standard and bring premium experiences around the world to a whole new level....

Two Of Television’s Best Directors Have Lined Up New Shows By Ben Pearson/June 26, 2019 4:00 pm EST If you’re the type of person who pays attention to the people who direct your favorite TV shows (and if you’re reading a site like /Film, let’s assume you probably are), you’ve likely seen two names pop up again and again over the past few years: Michelle MacLaren and Hiro Murai. Both have amassed impressive resumes with credits on some of the biggest and best shows in the world and become mainstays on lists of directors who should tackle the world’s next big-budget franchise movies – but both of them have primarily stuck to the TV realm thus far in their careers....

Unbow Your Head, Sister: Exploring The Beauty Of ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ [NYFF] By Siddhant Adlakha/Oct. 10, 2018 10:00 am EST When KiKi Layne’s Tish and Stephan James’ Fonny make love for the first time, If Beale Street Could Talk cuts to a golden light shimmering off the surface of a jazz record. It spins, unevenly but with purpose, carrying with it the weight of history. Of American history. Of Black American history....

/Filmcast Ep. 249 - The Counselor (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From Newest Latest Best) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 27, 2013 9:24 pm EST Dave and Devindra discuss the battle between HBO and Netflix, decide not to get bothered about how streaming is killing off movie history, and praise the riveting, elegiac Valentine Road. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Jeff’s new show, Newest Latest Best. Also, be sure to check out Mary Pols and Andrew O’Hehir’s reviews of The Counselor....

/Filmcast Ep. 309 - Chappie By Slashfilmcast/March 6, 2015 7:06 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the flashiness of The Jinx, the ugliness of Dumb and Dumber To, and the intelligence of Rick and Morty. Be sure to read Angie Han’s and Drew McWeeny’s review of Chappie, how Sam Biddle came to peace with Justine Sacco, and what really makes you you. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....