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‘Loud, bombastic, colorful’ Marvel Studios “Thor: Love and Thunder” seems to be an amalgamation of many genres. While Waititi previously dubbed it a “mid-life crisis” film, it also has elements of a colorful road-trip comedy, the trope of lovers united, and an epic showdown between good and evil. Whether conscious or not, this sense of genre-hybridity and tonal ambiguity was reflected in the sound and artistic design of ’80s hard rock albums, which often meshed with various kinds of rock, such as thrash metal and speed metal....

Gold in them there hills Warner Brothers The trio ends up in the Sierra Madre mountains, stuck in the heat without a guide. Dobbs and Curtin grow quickly hopeless, but Howard is spry and observant, bounding across mountains with the vigor of a younger man. Here, John Huston’s insistence on shooting on location in Mexico comes in handy; the beauty and punishing heat of the mountains mixed with the physical distance the actors need to cross creates a sense of exertion and exhaustion....

What To Know Before You Board The Galactic Starcruiser Bryan Young By Bryan Young/March 1, 2022 9:00 am EST This article will contain spoilers for the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser is the new attraction at Disney World for “Star Wars” fans. For a hefty price tag, you, your friends, and loved ones can spend a couple of days living in a galaxy far, far away. There, you’ll enter a story set in the time between “The Last Jedi” and “The Rise of Skywalker....

Without The Little Shop Of Horrors, We Might Not Have The Matrix Warner Bros By Lee Adams/June 9, 2022 11:59 am EST Roger Corman may be better known as the producer and director of low-budget genre flicks, but he also gave a start to some of the best known directors in Hollywood today. Martin Scorsese (“Boxcar Bertha”), Francis Ford Coppola (“Dementia 13”) and Joe Dante (“Hollywood Boulevard”) all made their debuts on Corman-produced pictures along with many others....

Bullet Train Director David Leitch Wanted Lady Gaga To Play One Of His Assassins Sony Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/May 13, 2022 3:55 pm EST One of these days, I’d like to see directors literally fighting over actors. If two directors (of the same weight class, natch) are competing against each other for the services of the exact same star, then I say put them in a boxing ring and let them duke it out to see who emerges the victor....

Ethan Hawke Was Hesitant To Play Villains, And Then He Did The Black Phone Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/April 30, 2022 11:03 am EST In Scott Derrickson’s “The Black Phone,” due out in theaters on June 24, 2022, Ethan Hawke plays a kidnapper dubbed The Grabber by the press. His modus operandi is to snatch children into his van, carry them to his basement room, and hold them prisoner for days....

Every MCU Movie & TV Show To Watch Before Doctor Strange 2 Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 3, 2022 12:00 pm EST After six long years of being the Earth’s most powerful sorcerer (for now), respected member of The Avengers, and foe to all threats cosmic, Doctor Strange will return in a mind-bending sequel that tackles the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most ambitious adventure yet. The multiverse has been cracked open, danger looms over the world, and Doctor Strange may or may not have a newfound enemy in the Scarlet Witch, whose powers rival his own....

Father And Soldier Review: Omar Sy Delivers A Strong Performance In A Middling War Movie [Cannes] Gaumont By Rafael Motamayor/May 19, 2022 10:00 am EST “Father and Soldier” features a strong and emotional performance by Omar Sy in a story that helps shine a light on an important and overlooked part of history, raising some big questions about colonialism and imperialism in war. Sadly, the film abandons this premise in order to follow a cookie-cutter story of a father struggling to shelter his son from the dangers of the world, despite his determination to venture out into it....

Finding Nemo’s Dentist Office Is A Pixar Easter Egg Gold Mine Buena Vista Pictures By Caroline Madden/March 24, 2022 2:07 pm EST Pixar films notoriously take a long time to make — at least four to seven years. The dedicated animators craft settings and characters with meticulous detail. Sometimes, they like to have a little fun and cleverly sneak in some Easter eggs that aren’t always easy to find. Occasionally, the Pixar animators reference other films such as “The Shining” carpet in Sid’s house from “Toy Story” or the “Vertigo”-style poster at the Dream Productions studio in “Inside Out....

First Kill Trailer: A Lesbian Love Story With A Bloody Twist Netflix By Shania Russell/May 12, 2022 6:00 pm EST Nothing complicates teenage love quite like meddling parents. And secret identities. And high school. And a thirst for blood. All of this and more will be at the center of an upcoming series from Netflix, proving once again that vampires are always in style, whether it’s Halloween or the middle of the summer....

How The Thing Crew Created That Unmistakable Title Sequence Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 24, 2022 11:03 pm EST John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is a stone-cold classic, from its first scene to its final shot. Like many of Carpenter’s greatest hits, the Antarctica-set alien horror film establishes its level of cool early on, with a killer title sequence that still holds a place in the public imagination 40 years later....

Searching’s Realistic Computer Screens Resulted In A Massive Amount Of Extra Work Sony Pictures Releasing By Witney Seibold/May 13, 2022 1:23 pm EST Aneesh Chaganty’s 2018 film “Searching” was one of the best films of its year. Employing the language of common, modern computer use as storytelling and pacing devices, “Searching” told the story of a panicking widower (John Cho) who goes on a cyber-hunt for his teenage daughter after she suddenly disappears....

Steven Spielberg Made Indiana Jones A Tough Sell To Studios Paramount Pictures By Ryan Leston/April 29, 2022 6:49 pm EST Back in 1981, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” changed everything. It introduced Indiana Jones, the quick-witted, whip-cracking archaeologist who believes everything belongs in a museum. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before his first big adventure made its way to the big screen, Indiana Jones was just a concept — one the studios weren’t convinced by....

Supernatural Ending Explained: Carry On Wayward Son Jack Rowand/THE CW By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 11, 2022 8:37 am EST Some people move on. But not “Supernatural” fans. It has been 15 years since Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) began saving people and hunting monsters in their ‘67 Chevy Impala. They killed vampires and werewolves, confronted Lucifer, and participated in an epic showdown against God himself. After what felt like an eternity, the long-running series finally came to an end in late 2020, offering a conclusion to Sam and Dean’s story....

The Daily Stream: Interview With The Vampire Brought Anne Rice’s Undead Characters To Life Warner Bros. By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 15, 2021 4:45 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Interview With the Vampire.” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: The first book in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles gets a big, glitzy Hollywood adaptation – and it’s damn good!...

Why it’s essential viewing Wolfe Films From the earliest moments of “Milkwater,” the film has all of the trademarks of the quirky indie boom of the aughts, like “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Juno.” The dialogue is comedically overwritten (but it’s clever!), the settings highlight specific New York City establishments that locals will flip out over seeing on screen, and all of the characters have such defined personalities you can’t help but wonder how any of these weirdos crossed paths in the first place....

The Moon Knight Comic Run That Inspired Episode 4 Marvel Studios By Lyvie Scott/April 20, 2022 12:01 pm EST Spoilers ahead for “Moon Knight” episode 4. It’s hard to know what you’re going to get with each new episode of “Moon Knight.” The series has only six episodes to introduce Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) to fans both old and new, and they certainly haven’t wasted a second of it. Each episode pivots pretty seamlessly from one genre to the next — but nothing could have prepared fans for the hairpin pivot in the latter half of episode 4....

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Was Originally Going To Feature Darth Maul Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/March 14, 2022 6:37 pm EST It remains to be seen what the verdict will be on the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series but it turns out that the “Star Wars” show could have been radically different than what ultimately came to be. As we know, Hayden Christensen is set to return as Darth Vader in May on the Disney+ series....

The Philadelphia Story Ending Explained: Convolution As Comedy United Archives/Getty Images By Mike Shutt/Feb. 1, 2022 11:17 am EST Once upon a time, romantic comedies consistently proved to be one of Hollywood’s greatest exports. Pairing a couple of the biggest and most beautiful movie stars in the world so they fall in love with one another, all while participating in wild antics and delivering witty banter, was an escapist thrill on par with the grandest visual spectacle money could buy....

The Thor: Love And Thunder Trailer Looks Like Marvel Once Again Unleashed Taika Waititi Marvel Studios By Sandy Schaefer/April 18, 2022 1:25 pm EST After much finger-drumming, the teaser trailer for “Thor: Love and Thunder” has finally arrived. Most exciting of all, it appears that Marvel has once again stepped back and allowed Taika Waititi to do his thing, perhaps even more than it did with “Thor: Ragnarok.” The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s God of Thunder has undergone quite the dramatic evolution since debuting in 2011....