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The Rough Road to Montana Paramount+ “1883” reportedly retained 65% of its “Yellowstone” lead-in, and if you haven’t watched it yet, you absolutely should. I’ve seen the first three episodes, and I’m totally hooked. Particularly of note is relative newcomer Isabel May, who plays the young Elsa Dutton. Her vitality and almost-modern joy in adventure are wonderful to watch and gives the viewer another reason why so many people braved this perilous journey....

Apple TV+ Orders Speed Racer Series From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/May 25, 2022 3:14 pm EST You didn’t think Tom Cruise was the only one with a patent on the phrase “the need for speed,” did you? Both filmmaker J.J. Abrams and Apple TV+ remain incredibly busy these days. The producer extraordinaire has his fingers in a number of different pots through his Bad Robot production company, although we most recently heard that his “Demimonde” series over at HBO may have hit somewhat of a snag....

Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: Doctor Strange 2, Walker, Peggy Sue Got Married, And More Universal Pictures By Ben Pearson/May 3, 2022 3:58 pm EST On the May 3, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: What we’ve been Reading: What we’ve been Watching:...

DMZ Review: A Well-Crafted Tale About Hope In The Face Of Hopelessness Warner Bros. By Danielle Ryan/March 13, 2022 8:00 pm EST Dystopian fiction has been pretty popular on television for a while now, thanks to shows like “The Walking Dead,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Snowpiercer.” As our own world feels increasingly unfriendly, many turn to dystopian dramas to feel less alone in their fears, or get some type of survivalist wish-fulfillment....

The pilot NBC The Britta we see in the first episode is as close to a perfect person as anyone on this show is ever going to be. While not completely impervious to Jeff’s manipulations, she repeatedly turns the tables on him without ever being cruel to him or anyone else in the group. Her “sorry, I lied,” moment near the end is a highlight, as it’s the first time in the show Jeff realizes he’s not going to be able to talk himself out of a situation....

How Glen Powell’s Initial Reluctance To Play Top Gun: Maverick’s Hangman Saved The Character Paramount Pictures By Christian Gainey/June 1, 2022 3:16 pm EST “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 classic, finally landed in theaters this past weekend. The highly anticipated follow-up continues the story of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) as he trains a group of fighter pilots for an impossible mission, which includes Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s best friend, Goose (Anthony Edwards), and a cocky Top Gun named Jake “Hangman” Seresin (Glen Powell)....

Ice Age: Scrat Tales Trailer: Back In His Parent’s Hands Disney By Witney Seibold/March 29, 2022 1:46 pm EST The series will consist of six short films, each featuring Scrat and Scrat’s newfound child. Prior to this, Scrat was featured in six short films, starting in 2002 with “Gone Nutty.” The Scrat shorts feature violent slapstick humor wherein the title creature gets horrendously stretched and mutilated in the pursuit of acorns....

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 15 Ending Explained: The Gang Are America, Sweetheart FXX By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 30, 2021 9:56 pm EST With 15 seasons under its belt, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is now the longest-running live-action comedy series in American television history. The season finale of the record-breaking fifteenth season aired in December, capping off the series’ longest-running single arc following the gang on their vacation in Ireland for four full episodes....

Jurassic World Dominion Trailer While “Fallen Kingdom” undoubtedly left a lot to be desired for many (even for this moviegoer who absolutely loved “Jurassic World”) this latest entry has a lot going for it on paper. Colin Trevorrow is back in the director’s chair, not just producing. Most importantly, the original trio of Sam Neill (Alan Grant), Laura Dern (Ellie Sattler), and Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm) are back together for the first time since the original “Jurassic Park....

It Makes My Insides Feel Bad! Mezco Toyz This is the kind of toy you buy for a child you really don’t like. Or maybe it’s the kind of toy you buy, and display, to keep house guests from overstaying their welcome. While staring at the figure (which I’ve been doing for arguably way too long, I’m kind of mesmerized by its skin), I keep thinking, what if this was a haunted doll?...

Rush Hour 2 Fulfilled A Lifelong Dream For Don Cheadle New Line Cinema By Lyvie Scott/April 1, 2022 4:49 pm EST The name “Kung Fu Kenny” is probably most recognizable to fans of the rapper Kendrick Lamar, but believe it or not, he wasn’t the first to coin the moniker. Lamar’s alter ego owes a lot — everything, really — to actor Don Cheadle. In “Rush Hour 2,” the actor plays Kenny, the Cantonese-speaking, karate-fighting restaurant owner that inspired Lamar’s persona of the same name....

The Adam Project Review: This Sci-Fi Adventure Hits The Right Amblin Notes Netflix By Ben F. Silverio/March 10, 2022 12:00 am EST While I can be quite a mark for nostalgia in media, I understand the criticisms aimed at networks, studios, or filmmakers that tend to go overboard. Not everything needs a reboot or a sequel. And when a movie makes a reference to one thing that was popular back in the day, you don’t necessarily need to squeeze in an overabundance of references to every single adjacent thing along with it....

The Daily Stream: Spirited Away Reminds You Of The Beauty In The World Studio Ghibli By Jenna Busch/May 28, 2022 8:41 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: “Spirited Away” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: It’s very difficult to believe that Hayao Miyazaki’s anime film “Spirited Away” is 21 years old....

The Gilded Age Review: Earnest Escapism That Ticks All The Period Piece Boxes HBO By Shania Russell/Jan. 20, 2022 10:00 am EST Julian Fellowes has a penchant for tossing together top-quality costume drama ingredients, finessing his way past oppression, sweetening wealth porn to perfection, and ultimately whipping up the most sumptuous comfort food you’ve ever laid your eyes on. The creator behind whip-smart period pieces like “Downton Abbey,” “Belgravia,” and “The English Game” has walked this road many times before, so it’s no surprise to discover he’s up to his old tricks with HBO’s “The Gilded Age....

The Surprising Influence Sherlock Holmes Had On JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Viz Media By Mike Williams/March 30, 2022 8:36 am EST Hirohiko Araki has been delivering the absolutely bizarre adventures of folks named JoJo since 1987. Across a number of series, fantastic protagonists with magical powers named after classic rock bands get into all sorts of trouble. There’s truly nothing like “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” — you haven’t lived until you’ve seen a high-schooler who looks like a full-grown adult triumphing over a baby with fangs in a dreamworld....

Why Loiter Squad was great Adult Swim Offbeat comedy has changed quite a bit in the past few decades, influenced by the rise of the internet, meme culture, and the influence of Dadaist, absurd comedy shows like “The Tom Green Show,” which embraced being aggressively bizarre as a form of humor. Enter the Loiter Squad: Tyler, the Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, Earl Sweatshirt, and Lionel Boyce. They’re five young Black men who skateboard, rap, produce music, and create ridiculous comedy sketches....

West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose Joins Westworld Season 4 In Recurring Role 20th Century Studios By Sandy Schaefer/May 10, 2022 2:10 pm EST After a stellar freshman season and two subsequent seasons of tedious, convoluted storytelling, I’ve come to accept I’m only really watching “Westworld” for the vibes at this point. Honestly, I enjoy Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s HBO series for the same reasons I dig the film “Tenet” (which, tellingly, was directed by Nolan’s brother, Christopher Nolan): They’re both overly ambitious sci-fi works that don’t know what to do with all the big ideas they’re juggling, and often tangle themselves up in knots trying to remain a step ahead of their viewers....

Why Will Smith’s Gemini Man Bombed Paramount Pictures By Ryan Scott/May 2, 2022 2:46 pm EST Will Smith remains one of the most famous people on the planet nearly 30 years after he first became a gigantic movie star in the mid-’90s with a run that included all-time hits like “Independence Day” and “Men In Black.” But every career, even the very best of them, has some misfires. For Smith, arguably one of his biggest misfires (from a financial standpoint anyway) came in 2019 with the ambitious action flick “Gemini Man....

Wolf Like Me Season 2 Is Coming To Peacock Peacock By BJ Colangelo/April 26, 2022 5:05 pm EST Great news for fans of the Isla Fisher and Josh Gad comedy-drama “Wolf Like Me,” as the Peacock series has been renewed for a second season. The critically acclaimed genre bender from Abe Forsythe (“Ned,” “Down Under,” “Little Monsters”) features Gad as a widower named Gary living in suburban South Australia with his daughter Emma....

10 Anime Movies That Deserved To Win The Oscar For Best Animated Feature GKIDS By Adam Wescott/Feb. 15, 2022 11:40 am EST It’s been an open secret for years that the Best Animated Feature Oscar is less about quality and more about which films voters bothered to see with their children that month. That isn’t to say that the winners haven’t been deserving. The nominees have still been packed with great work, courtesy of the lobbying efforts of distributors like GKIDS....