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Three Generations Of ‘Shaft’ Unite In First Look Photo By Ben Pearson/Dec. 20, 2018 10:00 am EST Director Tim Story (2005’s Fantastic Four, Ride Along) is resurrecting the long-dormant Shaft franchise with a new movie next summer, bringing actor Richard Roundtree back to reprise his role from the original 1970s blaxploitation movies and luring Samuel L. Jackson back as his nephew, John Shaft II, from the 2000 sequel. Joining them as the youngest member of the family is Jessie T....

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Super Bowl Trailer: The Cyberpunk Anime Blockbuster You’ve Been Waiting For By Jacob Hall/Feb. 3, 2019 3:38 pm EST We were skeptical about Alita: Battle Angel for some time, but we’ve really turned around on this Robert Rodriguez-directed, James Cameron-produced science fiction film. Based on the popular Japanese manga Battle Angel Alita, this looks like a faithful (and therefore, odd and crazy) adaptation that really understands the appeal of the source material....

‘Apocalypse Now’ Final Cut Debuting At The Tribeca Film Festival By Chris Evangelista/April 5, 2019 12:30 pm EST Francis Ford Coppola has tinkered with Apocalypse Now in the past, but now he’s ready to deliver what he considers the final cut. Coppola went back to his Vietnam War epic to craft a new, definitive version, which will debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. There’s no word yet on what will happen after the Tribeca screening, but it’s safe to assume the Apocalypse Now: Final Cut will find its way to Blu-ray eventually....

‘City On A Hill’ Trailer: Kevin Bacon Goes Corrupt In 1990s Boston By Chris Evangelista/May 5, 2019 1:00 pm EST Has anyone ever considered making a crime drama set in Boston? Could be a good idea! I jest, of course – there are an innumerable amount of crime stories set in Bean Town, and now here comes another: City on a Hill. The Showtime series follows a corrupt FBI agent (Kevin Bacon) who has to form an alliance with an idealistic assistant district attorney (Aldis Hodge)....

‘Deadwood’ Movie Trailer Reveals Tense New Footage, Confirms May Premiere Date By Chris Evangelista/March 21, 2019 11:30 am EST Alright, I guess it’s time to admit the Deadwood movie is really, finally happening. There’s even a new trailer! And a premiere date! I never thought this day would come. HBO’s new film will reunite almost the entire original cast of the Shakespearian Western for one last hurrah, thirteen years after the series was cancelled....

/Filmcast Ep. 418 - King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword By Slashfilmcast/May 15, 2017 9:52 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff re-affirm that Doug Liman’s still got “it,” debate the merits of naming your child Kylo, and praise the new season of Master of None. Be sure to read how Matt Zoller Seitz inspired this week’s Leftovers. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Insatiable’ Tops The Worst New TV Shows Of 2018, According To Metacritic By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 26, 2018 3:30 pm EST In the era of Peak TV, it’s inevitable that you’ll get a few clunkers. And Metacritic is here to tell you exactly what those clunkers were in the year 2018. As the year closes out, the review aggregation website has compiled a list of the worst new TV shows of 2018, based on the aggregate critic scores....

‘Runaways’ Season 2 Spoiler Review: Remixed Comic Book Origins Leads To True Success In Show’s Second Round By Trey Mangum/Dec. 26, 2018 8:00 am EST Out of all of Marvel’s properties, Runaways had arguably the hardest page-to-screen adaptation. There’s a lot of wacky shit going on in the comics, and all of that wouldn’t transition to screen well – especially in a live-action version. But for Season 2 of the Marvel drama, the series retools and grounds many of these elements, and the result is some of the company’s best television work....

‘Star Wars’ Has Even Stricter Guidelines Than Marvel, According To Taika Waititi By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 11, 2019 2:00 pm EST Taika Waititi is no stranger to working under secretive conditions, but it seems that one Disney-owned studio is stricter than the others. The Thor: Ragnarok director recently journeyed to a galaxy far, far away to helm an episode of the upcoming Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. There, he learned the secrets of the Star Wars universe — but nothing he can tell us about....

‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ Infomercial Promises To Transform Your Life By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2019 9:00 am EST If you were to turn on the TV at two in the morning and stumble on this The Art of Self-Defense infomercial, you could be forgiven for calling the number immediately. The viral marketing clip from the SXSW darling perfectly imitates those classic late-night infomercials, right down to the shoddy production, the endearing visual noise, and the stiff delivery from the various “real people, not actors....

‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series Cast Adds ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Jerome Flynn As A ‘Cowboy’ By Chris Evangelista/April 22, 2019 1:30 pm EST Speaking with The Mirror, actor Jerome Flynn spilled the beans regarding his involvement in The Dark Tower TV series: This news is a bit bittersweet, because Flynn would actually make a great Roland Deschain, the lead character of the saga. But that’s not who he’s playing, because Sam Strike (Leatherface) is playing that part instead....

James Gunn Opens Up About ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Firing And Rehiring By Chris Evangelista/May 15, 2019 10:00 am EST Last summer, James Gunn was on top of the world. And then he wasn’t. The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise filmmaker was fired by Disney after offensive joke tweets from his past resurfaced, and despite fan outcry defending Gunn, it looked like his days with Marvel were over – especially when word broke that he was heading over to DC and Warner Bros....

Netflix’s ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ Cast Adds Brie Larson And Jesse Plemons For Director Charlie Kaufman [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2018 10:35 am EST Update: Variety reports that the ever-busy Jesse Plemons, whose credits include Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, Game Night, FX’s Fargo, and the upcoming Vice, has joined the cast of I’m Thinking of Ending Things. He will play the role of Jake, the boyfriend to Brie Larson’s character....

Ron Howard Reflects On George Lucas Giving Him Final Cut On ‘Willow’ By Fred Topel/Nov. 1, 2018 5:30 am EST Final cut is the privilege all directors want and only a select few can claim: the power to deliver their cut of the film without studio interference. Ron Howard is one director who has such clout, and he’s earned it with Oscar-nominated and winning films like Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, and crowd-pleasers like Coccoon, Splash and Backdraft....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In January 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2018 6:30 am EST It’s hard to believe 2018 is almost over – the year just flew by! Just kidding, it was an endless slog. But the end is here, which means it’s time for a new year, and new titles on Netflix. As is par for the course now, Netflix is more interested in bringing you their own originals than classic films and shows – but there are a few familiar films nestled among the list....

By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 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, watch a new take on Hamlet that takes the famous Shakespearean soliloquy from the play and gives it to a Stormtrooper on Tatooine from Star Wars....

VOTD: How Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2019 6:00 am EST This weekend brings Disney’s remake of their 1992 animated classic Aladdin to theaters. If the early buzz is to be believed, the movie is surprisingly better than the marketing has indicated so far, though with only 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s clearly not impressing everyone. But before you get to this updated version of Aladdin, it’s time to look back at the original Disney version to see how it should have ended....

‘Aquaman’ Review: James Wan Steers The DC Universe To Weird, Wild Success By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 11, 2018 11:00 am EST Aquaman is a movie that shouldn’t work. You’ve got Nicole Kidman eating a live goldfish in one scene, and an octopus playing the bongos in another — plus an absurd number of men sticking their heads down toilets (actually it’s just once, but it feels like a bit that goes on forever)....

‘Destroyer’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Her By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 17, 2018 6:06 am EST Destroyer features Nicole Kidman like you’ve never seen her before. The brutal crime thriller from The Invitation director Karyn Kusama puts the actress through hell, with Kidman playing a severely damaged cop dealing with the fallout from her past actions. Also starring Sebastian Stan, Tatiana Maslany, Toby Kebbell and Bradley Whitford, Destroyer is one of the year’s best films....

‘Dumbo’ Early Buzz: Tim Burton’s Latest Live-Action Disney Movie Hits Cruising Altitude By Ben Pearson/March 11, 2019 9:17 pm EST Tim Burton has largely built his career making movies about societal outcasts, and he’ll be back with the story of another outcast later this month in Dumbo, his second live-action remake of a Walt Disney animated film. The earliest reactions have arrived, so read on to get a sense of what critics are saying about Burton’s latest cinematic spectacle....