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‘I Want To Eat Your Pancreas’ Trailer: An Anime Romance That Will Shed Tears, Not Blood By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 5, 2019 10:00 am EST No zombies can be found in the trailer for I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, despite what the title implies. But there are plenty of tears in this sentimental romance film from writer-director Shin’ichiro Ushijima, who adapts the beloved Yoru Sumino novel of the same name into a sumptuous anime film that will now be making its two-day premiere in the U....

‘Mighty Mouse’ Live-Action/Animated Hybrid Movie In The Works From ‘The Meg’ Co-Writers By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 11, 2019 4:30 pm EST It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…mouse? With the movie industry saturated with superheroes, you’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the prospect of a new one hitting the scene. But what if that new hero was in fact one of the oldest superheroes in American pop culture history?...

‘Monsters At Work’ First Look: Meet The Disney+ Show’s New Main Character By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 12, 2019 10:33 am EST Disney+ has released the first look at its new main character of its Monsters, Inc. spin-off series, Monsters at Work. While Monsters at Work, which takes place six months after the events of the original movie, will feature the original film’s cast, including John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprising their roles, the new series will center on a brand new character known as Tylor Tuskmon, “an eager and talented mechanic....

By Chris Evangelista/March 25, 2019 6:30 am EST Junkie XL, AKA Tom Holkenborg, is set to lend his signature sound to the Terminator: Dark Fate soundtrack. The composer, who has provided scores for Mad Max: Fury Road and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, also worked with Dark Fate director Tim Miller before on Deadpool. The sixth (and potentially final) Terminator film hopes to restore some dignity to a series that’s been on shaky ground for years....

‘Toy Story 4’ Teaser And Character Poster: Bo Peep Is Back, And This Time She’s Wearing Pants By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 28, 2019 10:30 am EST Bo Peep is back and this time, she’s no delicate porcelain figure. She’s traded her hoop skirt for pantaloons and her bonnet for a cute side ribbon in our first look at the long-missing toy in the latest Toy Story 4 teaser. After being absent from Toy Story 3, Bo Peep is making her big return with a brand new look....

Cool Stuff: Christmas Caroling ‘Gremlins’ Figures Are Coming From NECA This Year By Ethan Anderton/May 17, 2019 6:00 am EST NECA has already released a handful of outstanding action figures from Gremlins. Not only did they release ultimate versions of both Gizmo and two versions of the generic transformed monster gremlins, but they also released a new version of Stripe. They all come with a bunch of accessories to recreate scenes from the movies, and now two more are coming this fall that will make the perfect decorations for Christmas....

George R.R. Martin Suggests Idea For Another ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spin-Off; Learn About ‘Unseen Westeros’ Exhibit By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2018 11:30 am EST Until HBO decides to reveal more official information about their upcoming Game of Thrones prequel show, we’re going to have to make do with updates from author George R.R. Martin, who’s on board as a co-creator/executive producer. In a new interview, Martin offered a brief update about HBO’s upcoming prequel and also spoke about a new Game of Thrones spin-off idea which he compares to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead....

Neill Blomkamp’s Latest Short Film Is A Live-Action Prequel To ‘Anthem’, An Upcoming Video Game By Ben Pearson/Feb. 14, 2019 11:00 am EST District 9 director Neill Blomkamp hasn’t directed a feature film since 2015’s Chappie, but he’s since become a prolific director of short films, helming ten of them in the past four years at his company, Oats Studios. Now he’s teamed up with EA for his latest short called Conviction, which is a live-action prequel to BioWare’s highly-anticipated upcoming video game Anthem....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 152 - Spoilers And War Allegories By Slashfilmcast/June 30, 2011 4:00 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....

The Morning Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Easter Eggs, Every Spider-Man Explained & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2018 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, get a rundown of dozens of Easter eggs to keep an eye out for in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

‘22 July’ Review: Paul Greengrass Tackles A Different Kind Of Terrorism By Marshall Shaffer/Oct. 9, 2018 9:00 am EST Filmmaker Paul Greengrass gets most of his credit for visual innovations behind the camera. It’s his work on the Bourne series that film scholar Jonathan Rosenbaum chose as an exemplar of a dominant style in contemporary Hollywood filmmaking, “intensified continuity,” an aesthetic that prioritizes visceral shocks over all story, logic or character matters....

/Filmcast Ep. 400 - Silence By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 10, 2017 7:00 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff reflect on 400 episodes of the /Filmcast, discuss the Golden Globes, and also reflect on how the television format is changing. Be sure to read about the relevance of Children of Men as well as Jen Yamato’s review of Silence. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 481 - Crazy Rich Asians By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 21, 2018 7:00 pm EST David, Devindra, Jeff, and Hoai-Tran Bui discuss The Meg’s PG-13 rating, the pleasures of Castle Rock, and the brilliance of HBO’s Succession. Be sure to read Hoai-Tran’s pieces about what Crazy Rich Asians gets right about Asian-American identity, and why it’s good that the film doesn’t try to break stereotypes. Also, check out Jason Concepcion’s piece on the anti-capitalist message of Succession....

‘School Of Rock’ At 15: In 2003, Richard Linklater Offered Us The Best Possible Version Of Jack Black By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 3, 2018 9:00 am EST Family-friendly films rarely feel edgy, as you’d expect from the very concept of the genre. How can something intended for everyone be risky? That’s what makes the few exceptions to the rule stand out all the more. In the 1970s, the go-to exception was The Bad News Bears, an underdog sports story that was all about kids dabbling in very bad behavior....

‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’: Here’s The Technical Reason This Movie Looks So Incredible By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2018 10:00 am EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which has earned rave reviews so far, is being hailed as the best animated movie of 2018. That comes down to a matter of taste, which makes the claim debatable. But here’s something that’s definitely not up for debate: this film doesn’t look like any other animated feature....

‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Trailer: Terry Gilliam’s Passion Project Is Finally Coming To Theaters (For One Night Only) [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Feb. 25, 2019 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Update: Check out the bottom of the article for more information about the movie’s release. For years, cinephiles were convinced they’d never have the opportunity to see director Terry Gilliam’s long-awaited film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which had earned a reputation for being cursed after an aborted production effort in the early 2000s that was chronicled in the documentary Lost in La Mancha....

2018 Box Office On Track To Set New Record By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2018 3:30 pm EST Despite the persistent fear that streaming will kill off movie theaters, the 2018 box office is on track to break records, domestically. The domestic box office revenue for the year just hit $11 billion, and will only continue to increase in the remaining days of 2018. This puts 2018 on the path to obliterate the previous record-holding year of 2016, where the annual box office topped-out at $11....

Cannes Palme D’or Winner ‘Parasite’ Gets U.S. Release For October By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 30, 2019 4:30 pm EST Another Bong Joon-ho hit is coming to the United States. Fresh off his historic Palme D’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival — the first win for a South Korean filmmaker — Bong’s acclaimed black comedy Parasite has set its U.S. release. Stateside distributor NEON has set the Parasite US release for October 2019, just in time for awards season....

Small-Screen Stream: ‘The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ And Other Halloween Episodes You Can Stream Right Now By Lindsey Romain/Oct. 30, 2018 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome to Small-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) I’m going to do something a little different for this week’s Small-Screen Stream column. Instead of focusing on full shows, I’m going to highlight individual episodes of TV shows that feature Halloween-centric episodes....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 60 - The Entertainment Industry, And Your Bad First Date Movie Stories (GUEST: Marc Webb, Director Of 500 Days Of Summer) By Slashfilmcast/July 31, 2009 1:47 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....