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/Filmcast Ep. 130 - Exit Through The Gift Shop (GUEST: Alison Willmore From IFC) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 11, 2011 7:00 pm EST This week, David and Adam discuss the merits of Errol Morris, praise some British TV shows you probably don’t have access to, and lament the passing of a great actor. Special guest Alison Willmore joins us from IFC. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Mad About You’ Revival Officially Happening With Helen Hunt And Paul Reiser Returning By Chris Evangelista/March 6, 2019 1:30 pm EST Ready to go mad over Mad About You again? I hope so, because the Mad About You revival is officially happening. Spectrum Originals have picked up a limited series revival of the Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt sitcom. This will be good news for fans of the show, and also people who want to find out what the hell Spectrum Originals is....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ May Feature Spider-Man In A New Suit By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 28, 2018 12:30 pm EST Spider-Man may be getting a costume change in Spider-Man: Far From Home. While new duds are expected with every Marvel film (got to sell more of those toys), this new Spider-Suit may be familiar to fans who are eager to get a hint at what the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel will be about....

‘The Lion King’ Early Buzz: Does Jon Favreau’s Remake Roar? By Ben Pearson/July 9, 2019 9:38 pm EST Are critics feeling the love tonight? Will you “be prepared” for what they have to say about Disney’s not-quite-live-action, not-quite-animated remake of The Lion King? I sure hope so, because the first reactions have arrived and we’ve gathered several from around the web to give you an idea of whether director Jon Favreau managed to capture the essence of the 1994 animated classic with his newfangled technology....

‘The Report’ Review: Adam Driver Impresses In A Quiet, Boiling Political Thriller That Will Infuriate You [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2019 9:30 am EST Scott Z. Burns has plenty of Hollywood experience as the writer of The Bourne Ultimatum, Side Effects, Contagion and The Informant. With his feature directorial debut The Report, one of our most anticipated titles of Sundance this year, the filmmaker shows that he’s picked up a step or two from directors Paul Greengrass and Steven Soderbergh....

‘The Starling’: An Annoying Bird Pesters A Grieving Melissa McCarthy By Ben Pearson/June 11, 2019 4:30 pm EST Like many other comedians before her, Melissa McCarthy has fluctuated between small-scale dramas and broad studio comedies since her breakout role in Bridesmaids. The quality of those films is all over the place, but McCarthy can shine when she’s in the right project – and it sounds like she may have found another winner....

‘Venom’ And ‘A Star Is Born’ Both Exceed Opening Weekend Expectations By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 7, 2018 11:00 am EST The October box office has kicked off with a bang as newcomers Venom and A Star Is Born both exceeded expectations with their opening weekend box office. Despite missing the presence of Spider-Man, the Sony Pictures comic book title Venom still raked in $80 million for the weekend. Meanwhile, A Star Is Born earned a little more than half that with an estimated $42....

Christopher Nolan’s Mysterious New Movie Casts ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Star John David Washington By Chris Evangelista/March 19, 2019 2:00 pm EST BlacKkKlansman actor John David Washington will star in Christopher Nolan’s next movie – you know, the movie we have no actual info about. Nolan is the type of filmmaker who generates enough buzz without giving away much, and adding a strong actor like Washington to the cast is a big plus. But just who is the actor playing?...

Let’s Talk About The Surprise Third Act Of ‘Shazam!’ And What It Means By Siddhant Adlakha/April 8, 2019 10:00 am EST Superhero movies rarely hide their climaxes this skillfully. Let’s keep it that way. Major spoilers for Shazam! follow.Based on the trailers, Shazam! seems like “Big with superheroes,” with the bare presence of a mildly threatening villain, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong). The actual film certainly fits this description, but it keeps secret some of its most alluring aspects, from Sivana’s true nature, to Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) backstory, to a third-act set piece so utterly delightful in concept that it seems too good to be true....

Marvel’s ‘Loki’ Series Lands ‘Rick Morty’ Writer As Showrunner, Plot Sounds Like ‘Quantum Leap’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 15, 2019 1:05 pm EST The god of mischief deserves a writer who knows a thing or two about crafting finely-honed chaos…and it sounds like Disney’s upcoming Loki TV series is in good hands. Michael Waldron, a writer for the anarchic and ambitious animated series Rick and Morty, has been hired to serve as showrunner on the new streaming series....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2018Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Morgan NevilleCast: Orson Welles and all his buddies Netflix famously rescued Orson Welles’ long-lost final film The Other Side of the Wind this year, completing it after years of obscurity, and releasing it on their platform. Welles’ faux-documentary is definitely worth checking out, but the real gem of this entire situation is Morgan Neville’s They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead....

Should ‘The Lion King’ Remake Be Called An Animated Movie? Jon Favreau Says No By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2019 10:30 am EST Unlike some recent live-action Disney remakes, technology is a big part of the raison d’être for Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. While the director incorporated some live-action elements into 2016’s The Jungle Book, this version of The Lion King does not feature any human characters. That means the entire film is being created using computer graphics, resulting in some breathtakingly realistic depictions of not only the African savannah, but the animals that inhabit it....

Superhero Bits: ‘World Of Warcraft’ Honors Stan Lee, John Glover May Appear In ‘Shazam’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2019 6:00 pm EST What is the Rotten Tomatoes score for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass? How did World of Warcraft pay tribute to Stan Lee? Does Smallville star John Glover have a role in Shazam? How did Peter Parker make his perfect Spider-Man suit? Who is Samuel L. Jackson’s favorite Avenger?...

The ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Story Unfolds Over Three Specific Days By Chris Evangelista/May 21, 2019 11:00 am EST Quentin Tarantino’s much-anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood makes its world premiere at Cannes today. While the rest of us peasants have to wait a few months to clap eyes on this thing, everyone is already buzzing. Tarantino has put together a killer cast, and more than that, he’s also hinted at some big surprises awaiting audiences in the film....

The Script For Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is “Unreal,” Robert Pattinson Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2019 8:30 am EST Robert Pattinson is offering us more details about Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated mystery movie. Kind of. The High Life actor is teaming up with the acclaimed filmmaker for the first time and had warm words of praise for the next Christopher Nolan movie script, which he described as “unreal.” Let the hype train begin....

Werner Herzog Is Probably In The Star Wars TV Series ‘The Mandalorian’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 10, 2018 3:19 pm EST Director Werner Herzog is known not only for his mesmerizing documentaries and arthouse narratives, but also his trademark ominous voice. Jack Reacher made substantial use of his menacing presence as a villain, and now it seems like he’s been all but officially confirmed to be involved in The Mandalorian, Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars series....

‘5 Worlds’ Creator Mark Siegel On Crafting Epic Collaborative Comics By Rosie Knight/Nov. 16, 2018 10:00 am EST Making comics can seem like a complete mystery to those who aren’t actively making them, but the conceit is simple: words and pictures tell a story. However, actually understanding how they move from concept to page can be a massive undertaking. I recently sat down with the brilliant artist and author Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain, or the Mermaid in the Hudson) to talk about his gorgeous fantasy comic series 5 Worlds....

/Filmcast Ep. 410 - T2 Trainspotting By Slashfilmcast/March 21, 2017 4:30 pm EST With Dave on vacation, Devindra and Jeff review the sequel we didn’t know we needed, T2 Trainspotting. They also chat about this year’s SXSW, the prospect of new Matrix films, and the downsides of good shows on streaming platforms nobody is subscribing to (looking at you, CBS). You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

By Ben Pearson/Jan. 4, 2019 3:00 pm EST Hanna TV Show Teaser Knowing the basic premise of this show, what if this baby Hanna was trained in the womb to be an assassin? See, she isn’t stolen in this teaser – she really breaks out of the crib on her own, incapacitates a guard with her pacifier, and goes on the run just minutes after being born. Now THAT would be a show!...

‘His Dark Materials’ Casts Newcomer Amir Wilson As The Show’s Second Most Important Kid, Will Parry By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2019 1:30 pm EST One of the greatest tragedies of the 2007 The Golden Compass movie (apart from being, you know, not very good) was that its failure prevented us from ever meeting Will Parry, the protagonist of the second novel of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, The Subtle Knife....