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‘Game Of Thrones’ Drops The Ball With “The Long Night,” The Worst Battle In The Show’s History By Jacob Hall/April 29, 2019 10:00 am EST Here is it is. The biggest battle in Game of Thrones history. And it was a huge letdown. But does the failure of big action mean “The Long Night” itself was a total failure? Not necessarily. Because nestled in that murky brawl were scenes of sublime beauty, unforgettable misery, and triumph that has been years in the making....

‘Isn’t It Romantic?’ Director Todd Strauss-Schulson Watched Every Romantic Comedy Made Between 1988 And 2007 To Prepare [Interview] By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 15, 2019 7:00 am EST Isn’t It Romantic? is in theaters right now. The story follows a New York architect named Natalie (Rebel Wilson) who works hard to get noticed at her job. But more often than not gets relegated to the sidelines, sent out for coffee instead of presenting her big ideas for her firm’s clients....

‘The Old Guard’: Charlize Theron And KiKi Layne Will Play Immortal Mercenaries For Netflix By Ben Pearson/Feb. 21, 2019 2:30 pm EST Charlize Theron is the latest A-list movie star to make a movie with Netflix. The Mad Max: Fury Road actress will co-star with KiKi Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) in The Old Guard, a movie adaptation of the recent comic series about “a covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when their extraordinary abilities are exposed....

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 Teaser We didn’t learn too much about Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 6 at Comic-Con this year, but one thing was very clear: the cast was game to continue and thrilled to keep on playing New York City’s goofiest cops. Even the great Chelsea Peretti leaving the series at some point this season can’t dampen my spirits, mainly because I trust the show and its writers to send her off in style....

Cool Stuff: Han Solo And The Millennium Falcon Get The Funko POP Deluxe Treatment By Ethan Anderton/June 27, 2019 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Though Funko’s bread and butter is undoubtedly their signature POP! vinyl figures, their line-up has expanded to include vehicles that fit the trademark collectible toys. The Ghostbusters Ecto-1, the Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler, the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future, and more have all been turned into what are called Funko POP Rides....

Decoding Westworld S1E04 - Dissonance Theory By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 24, 2016 11:56 pm EST David Chen and Joanna Robinson recap the fourth episode of the first season of Westworld, “Dissonance Theory.” Be sure to read how the Man in Black is a bad gamer. Find more episodes of the podcast at decodingwestworld.com. Feel free to email us your theories at decodingwestworld(AT)gmail.com. Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to Decoding Westworld: Decoding Westworld S1E04 - Dissonance Theory...

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 31, 2019 2:15 pm EST Time’s Up issued a challenge this week that has already seen the support of at least 50 high-profile producers and actors and one major studio. The challenge: to commit to hiring at least one female director in the next 18 months in an effort to push Hollywood toward greater diversity behind the camera in addition to in front of it. Named after the statistic that only 4% of the top 100 studio films in the last decade were directed by women, the 4% Challenge made major inroads yesterday when Universal became the first major Hollywood studio to commit to it....

Fox’s ‘Mouse Guard’ Adaptation Makes Andy Serkis The Rodent Villain By Ethan Anderton/March 10, 2019 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Andy Serkis is best known for his incredible contributions to cinema by way of impressive motion capture performances in films like War for the Planet of the Apes and Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Now he’ll be strapping on a leotard with balls all over it yet again for 20th Century Fox’s forthcoming adaptation of the New York Times bestselling comic book series Mouse Guard....

How ‘Toy Story 4’ Returns Bo Peep To The Fold [Set Visit Report] By Britt Hayes/May 28, 2019 12:00 pm EST Perhaps the most exciting character in Toy Story 4 isn’t a new toy, but one we’ve already met before (and technically not a toy): Bo Peep. Introduced way back in the first Toy Story movie and voiced by Annie Potts, Bo is a porcelain doll attached to a lamp with three sheep....

John Lasseter Looking For A New Hollywood Job, Has Expressed Interest In Podcasting By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 12, 2018 8:30 am EST It’s been nearly a year since John Lasseter announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Pixar Animation as a way of getting ahead of any complaints about possible sexual misconduct. In reports that followed, Lasseter was accused by several Pixar employees of “grabbing, kissing, and making comments about physical attributes....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, ‘Vice’, ‘Pet Sematary’, ‘On The Basis Of Sex’, ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’ By Chris Evangelista/April 3, 2019 1:00 pm EST Hello to all you physical media fiends out there. As usual, I’ve rounded up the best of the best in home entertainment just for you. This week, we have If Beale Street Could Talk, Vice, a new 4K release of the 1989 Pet Sematary, On the Basis of Sex, and, yes, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot....

Sony Launches Playstation Productions Studio To Adapt Its Video Games Into Films And TV By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 20, 2019 9:31 am EST Sony Interactive Entertainment is looking to break the video game curse. Video game movies may have a bad track record in Hollywood, but that won’t stop the video game subsidiary of Sony from launching its very own production company, Playstation Productions, to adapt its extensive catalogue of beloved video games for the big and small screen....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 180 - Joseph Kahn On Film Critics, Genre Movies, And Building The World Of Detention By Slashfilmcast/April 13, 2012 6:00 pm EST David and Adam chat with director Joseph Kahn about the state of film criticism, the racial diversity of genre movies, and building the world of Detention. Detention is out in theaters today! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Honest Trailer: Marvel’s Cutest Hero Not Named Chris Is Back By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2018 5:30 am EST Hey, remember Ant-Man and the Wasp? It’s hard to believe, but Marvel Studios had three movies hit theaters this year, but because the Ant-Man sequel wasn’t as successful or Earth-shattering as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, it barely made a dent in the minds of fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Fyre’ And ‘Fyre Fraud’: Which One Is Better? (And Which One Is Less Ethically Compromised?) By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 21, 2019 10:00 am EST It’s been less than two years since the debacle of the Fyre Festival. The proposed event on a Bahamian island was going to showcase major musical acts such as Blink-182 and Major Lazer; it was overseen by, among others, rapper Ja Rule; and it would create a new Coachella or Burning Man for the social-media elite....

‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Is A New Series About A Super-Powered Girl From ‘Stranger Things’ Producers Coming To Netflix By Ben Pearson/Dec. 12, 2018 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Oh, and the creator of Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World is on board, too. Looks like the algorithm may have found another good match here. Learn more about the new series below....

‘Marvel’s Avengers: A-Day’ Trailer: The Avengers Are Reassembled In Video Game Form By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2019 7:30 am EST The Avengers are assembled again and…they look a little different. Months after Avengers: Endgame ended the Avengers as we know them, the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes reassemble in video game form in Square Enix’s highly anticipated Marvel’s Avengers: A-Day. But it feels like they’ve been reassembled slightly wrong, as the superheroes in the Avengers A-Day trailer dress and act like the characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but everything else is a bit off....

‘Stan & Ollie’ Clip: John C. Reilly And Steve Coogan Get A Reality Check By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 27, 2018 4:00 pm EST If there was any doubt that Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly could do justice to the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, that doubt is cast aside by the latest clip released from the biopic Stan & Ollie. The two comedy actors do their darndest to respectfully portray two of the most famous comedians of all times, the Classic Hollywood film legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the newest Stan and Ollie clip, which features Coogan and Reilly giving an impressive show of physical comedy....

A Cast Of Kings S8E1 - Winterfell By Slashfilmcast/April 16, 2019 9:00 pm EST David Chen and Joanna Robinson dive into the first episode of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, “Winterfell.” Listen to David and Joanna’s recent interview on NPR All Things Considered. Read Joanna’s Vanity Fair article on the Easter eggs in the season premiere, and see her profile in the San Francisco Chronicle. \n Follow us on Facebook and Twitter....

Chris Evans May Not Be Done With Captain America Yet, Says The Russo Brothers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 29, 2018 12:30 pm EST Get this man a shield — Chris Evans may not be totally done with Captain America. Though the Avengers: Infinity War actor had confirmed that he was hanging up the star-spangled suit for good after Avengers 4, directors Joe and Anthony Russo hint that this may not totally be the case....