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Always Be My Maybe Trailer The new Always Be My Maybe fleshes out the plot a little more than what we saw in the teaser, with Wong’s Sasha and Park’s Marcus getting a little more backstory, and a charming meet-cute-again. I was already on board with this film at the prospect of Ali Wong and Randall Park as the romantic leads. Just 5 years ago, the concept of an Asian-American led rom-com was incredibly rare, but now on the heels of Crazy Rich Asians and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, it’s becoming the norm....

‘Ash Is Purest White’ Trailer: The Cannes Favorite Is Coming To The U.S. By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 9, 2019 10:00 am EST World-renowned director Jia Zhangke has become a film festival constant, with his films like Still Life and and A Touch of Sin regularly earning accolades at the Venice and Cannes film festivals. And his latest film, Ash is Purest White, is no exception, earning acclaim and becoming a fast favorite at last year’s Cannes Festival....

‘Collateral Beauty’ Is Morally Reprehensible [Bonus Podcast] By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 16, 2016 8:30 am EST When I saw the trailer for Collateral Beauty, I thought to myself, “Huh, that looks incredibly treacly and saccharine, but maybe I could be a sucker for that type of thing?” Then the extremely negative reviews started rolling in and I felt I oddly compelled check this film out to see how it could possibly be as terrible as critics were saying it was....

/Filmcast Ep. 324 - Dope (GUEST: Bradley Jackson, Writer Of Balls Out) By Slashfilmcast/June 30, 2015 11:23 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss their favorite works of James Horner, analyze the brutal critical reaction to True Detective: Season 2, and talk with writer Bradley Jackson about how he came to write a movie called Balls Out. Be sure to check out Balls Out on iTunes and other VOD platforms, read up on 31 ridiculous moments in True Detective’s season premiere, and back David’s cello EP Kickstarter....

‘Frankie’ Review: Isabelle Huppert And Brendan Gleason Shine In This Moving Family Drama [Cannes] By Jason Gorber/May 23, 2019 8:00 am EST Ira Sach’s Frankie is a light, lovely film about complicated family dynamics and coming to terms with mortality. With a formidable cast anchored by Isabelle Huppert, the sun-dappled setting and multi-generational storyline makes for a relaxed, enjoyable visit with this extended onscreen family.Huppert plays, as she often does, a movie star, one named Françoise (Frankie to her friends) who is struggling with the return of an illness that she’s kept from all but those closest to her....

‘Good Boys’ Review: Humor And Heart Headline This Maturely Childish Riot [SXSW] By Matt Donato/March 12, 2019 1:00 pm EST There is, despite countless American Pie and Road Trip spin-offs arguing otherwise, an art to shaping R-rated comedies. Rawdog raunchiness and “F-bombs” alone don’t equate to laugh-a-minute genius.Take a movie like Good Boys. Gene Stupnitsky’s hilarious adolescent comicality boasts heart, message, and humor in the precisely right places. Lesser creators would’ve leaned heavily on cursing “tweens” thinking with their pre-pubescent naughty parts, yet Stupnitsky and co-writer Lee Eisenberg dare to focus on a heartwarming story about coming of age with sixth-grade understanding, and then fill in the anecdotal kinky playthings and pornography gags....

‘In The Heights’ Finds Its Benny With ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star Corey Hawkins By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 31, 2019 2:30 pm EST The upcoming feature film adaptation of In the Heights has found its Benny. Corey Hawkins, star of Straight Outta Compton and the 24 revival, has been cast in In the Heights as one of its lead characters Benny, originated by Christopher Jackson in the Tony Award-winning Broadway play. Hawkins’ addition fleshes out the In the Heights cast, which is lead by Anthony Ramos....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 2, 2019 2:30 pm EST Ahoy, mateys! Disney is still putting together their Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, and while we know very little about the project itself, we do know that Johnny Depp is getting the old heave-ho. Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow is not expected to return, and his departure is going to save the House of Mouse enough loot to fill up several treasure chests. While Depp fans may be disappointed about this, Disney is likely happy to set sail without him, and save some of their precious booty in the process....

‘Scoob’ Brings In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Looper’ Stars To Play Young Mystery Solvers By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2019 12:00 pm EST The cast of the new animated take on Scooby-Doo continues to grow, and this time it’s with some familiar child stars playing younger versions of the characters from Mystery Inc. Scoob is the name of the new animated Scooby-Doo movie, and it already features Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, Gina Rodriguez and Will Forte as the voices of Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy respectively....

‘The Babadook’ Director Jennifer Kent Is Working On A Project With Guillermo Del Toro By Jacob Hall/Jan. 29, 2019 3:30 pm EST Jennifer Kent broke onto the scene in 2014 with The Babadook, a movie that managed to be a thoughtful examination of motherhood, grief, and mental illness while also being a movie about a terrifying top-hatted monster who lives in a children’s book and haunts an unsuspecting family. Five years later, she’s finally back with a new movie and she’s talking about another project, one that would unite her with The Shape of Water and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro....

‘The Dead Don’t Die’ Clip Tells You How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2019 5:00 pm EST Jim Jarmusch’s star-studded zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die remains an enigma. Despite featuring Jarmusch’s usual players, it looks unlike any other film the Only Lovers Left Alive director has made so far. Jarmusch has dabbled in comedy plenty of times, but has he ever gone this silly? Or is the marketing for this movie deceiving us all, and there’s more than meets the eye here?...

‘The Irishman’ Teaser Lets Us Hear (But Not See) Martin Scorsese’s New Gangster Epic By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 24, 2019 6:55 pm EST The first teaser for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is here! And…there’s no footage. But hey, we’ll take what we can get. In the Netflix film, Scorsese reunites with his original leading man, Robert De Niro. He also reunites with Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci, the latter having come out of retirement to work with the director again....

‘The Walking Dead’ Comic Comes To A Shocking End With Only One Day’s Notice, Robert Kirkman Explains Why By Ben Pearson/July 2, 2019 1:00 pm EST The Walking Dead will live on in the form of TV shows, spin-offs, and movies for a while yet, but Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s comic book that started it all has come to a dramatic surprise end. The ongoing series, which had been published regularly since 2003, ends tomorrow with issue #193, a lengthy wrap-up in the wake of a jaw-dropping development in the story....

Disney Announces New Nighttime Spectaculars, ‘Ratatouille’ Adventure, Mickey Mouse Experiences & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2018 11:00 am EST This morning, Disney Parks unveiled a bunch of new plans from D23 Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse. We already covered the biggest news about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, including new music from John Williams and teasers of the upcoming attractions coming to the parks next year, but for all you Disney fans who may not be all that excited about going to a galaxy far, far away, there’s plenty of good stuff coming for you too....

Dozens Of ‘Haunting Of Hill House’ Hidden Ghosts Busted In New Video By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2018 1:00 pm EST Mike Flanagan’s wonderful Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House has plenty of ghosts front-and-center. But there are even more specters hidden in the background. Flanagan has confirmed that there are hidden ghosts in almost every single episode of the series, and now, a video put together by IMDb has managed to spot 43 of them....

Once Upon a Deadpool Nickelback Video Honestly, this schtick between Deadpool and Fred Savage has really been working for me. It’s a hilarious idea, and Fred Savage is really leaning into this, which makes it that much more fun. Hopefully, there’s enough funny banter between them to make a double dip into a tamer version of Deadpool 2 worth seeing when it hits theaters this week. But since they shot all these scenes in a day, we should keep our expectations in check....

SXSW Days 8 And 9: ‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ And ‘Pet Sematary’ Offer One Of 2019’s Worst Horror Movies And One Of The Best By Jacob Hall/March 18, 2019 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The SXSW Diaries, where we will be chronicling every single movie we see at the Austin-based film festival.) Welcome to SXSW 2019 days eight and nine. In this final edition: The Curse of La Llorona is the worst Conjuring movie yet and Pet Sematary is one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever made....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 30 (GUEST: Fake Michael Bay) By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 20, 2008 2:10 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....

There Are Four ‘American Crime Story’ Seasons In Development, Along With More ‘American Horror Story’ [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 4, 2019 12:12 pm EST American Crime Story and American Horror Story are two of FX’s hottest shows, both from creator Ryan Murphy. Murphy has signed a deal with Netflix so he won’t be producing any new series for FX, but FX is keeping their current Murphy series going. During an executive panel for the Television Critics Association, FX CEO John Landgraf said there are many new seasons of American Crime Story in development....

/Filmcast Ep. 70 - Zombieland And The Invention Of Lying (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 6, 2009 6:00 pm EST In this week’s /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of corporate sponsorship, speculate on some plot possibilities for Kill Bill 3, and Devindra and Jeff try and fail to Curb Their Enthusiasm for Friday Night Lights. Jeff Cannata is our special guest this evening, joining us from the Totally Rad Show....