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The Batman Cinematographer Greig Fraser On Why THAT Character’s Face Was Hidden Warner Bros. By Rafael Motamayor/March 11, 2022 11:00 am EST Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “The Batman.” Please proceed with caution. Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” goes a long way to build a beautifully dark tapestry with its portrayal of Gotham City, a city that truly feels like the worst place on Earth. This is also a Gotham you can easily see populated by all kinds of colorful comicbook-y villains....

Infinity Train HBO Max All aboard “Infinity Train,” where human souls are spirited away to a mysterious train and must solve escape room-like puzzles and interact with the otherworldly denizens to find their way back home. Over the course of three seasons (or “books”), creator Owen Dennis dreamed up a foundation for rich stories about how both the human passengers and the train’s permanent residents learn to grow up, either by playing by the train’s cryptic rules or by defying them....

The Daily Stream: Freeway Is A Sick Fable For The Sleazy Age Republic Pictures By Witney Seibold/June 15, 2022 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (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: “Freeway” Where You Can Stream It: Prime Video/Freevee, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Plex...

The House Review: A Creepy, Strange, And Ultimately Beautiful Stop-Motion Anthology Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 14, 2022 11:32 am EST What lurks in “The House”? This utterly enchanting, frequently disturbing stop-motion anthology arrives on Netflix today, and while the year just started, I think it just might be the first great movie of 2022. Hyperbole? Perhaps. But when a film comes along from seemingly nowhere and bewitches me so, I get excited....

The Man Who Fell To Earth Trailer: The Next Step On The Great Timeline Showtime By Jenna Busch/April 8, 2022 3:46 pm EST A second trailer has been released for the upcoming Showtime series “The Man Who Fell to Earth.” The series stars Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris, and is based on the 1963 novel by Walter Tevis, and the subsequent classic 1976 David Bowie film of the same name....

The One Scene Spike Lee Wishes He Never Filmed Island Pictures By Anthony Crislip/March 22, 2022 12:05 pm EST Long before “She’s Gotta Have It” was remade as a 2017 TV series for Netflix, it was best known as the movie that announced Spike Lee’s presence to the world — a 1986 classic of contemporary Black American cinema with the kind of artistic self-assurance that you rarely see in debut films....

The Rey And Kylo Ren Kiss In Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Almost Didn’t Happen Lucasfilm By Ryan Scott/May 24, 2022 4:31 pm EST A great deal has happened in the “Star Wars” galaxy over the last few years. The TV side of things have taken a major foothold over on Disney+, and particularly, “The Mandalorian” has paved the way for a whole new generation of storytelling within the franchise....

The Scariest Black Mirror Episodes Ranked Netflix By Bee Delores/July 3, 2022 5:48 pm EST No modern show makes you question your entire existence like “Black Mirror.” Utilizing advanced technology ranging from neural implants to social metrics, the show, created by Charlie Booker, tells honest stories mostly about the destruction of humanity. Hopeful and light episodes are few and far between, but audiences nevertheless plug into its swirling cynicism and nihilism....

Mountains of content Discovery First and foremost, the combined might of these two very different companies will be a force to be reckoned with. The fact of the matter is, to compete against other giants like Disney and Netflix, it is going to require a lot of content that can cast a wide net. Well, at the very least, Warner Bros. Discovery is going to have a ridiculous amount of content and distribution channels at its disposal, ranging from one of the biggest movies studios on the planet to a huge swath of popular cable channels....

There’s One Idea Bong Joon-Ho Can’t Keep Out Of His Films Neon By Shae Sennett/May 12, 2022 4:25 pm EST Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho has mastered every genre from sci-fi to murder mystery, but one subtle common thread runs through all of his work. One theme he established in his breakout crime drama “Memories of Murder” (2003) can be found even in his most recent work, “Parasite,” made nearly two decades later....

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Warner Bros. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is a wildly ambitious and entertaining ride, but the filmmaker’s first big DCEU team-up is an insult to the senses. Not only is the clumsily titled “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” the worst Batman film, but it’s also the worst Superman film, DC film, and comic book film in general. It’s the worst movie featuring a character named Martha, the worst non-existent court case, and so on — you name it, and this is the worst version of it....

Boo, Bitch Trailer Breakdown: Lana Condor Is Ghosting Her Friends Netflix By Natalia Keogan/June 13, 2022 5:23 pm EST Let’s face it — we’ve all desperately wished we were invisible at least once during high school. Perhaps for the broodier among us, the thought has occurred that if we were to suddenly drop dead, countless would pop out of the woodwork to lament our loss. But what if after death, you could still influence what your peers thought of you — and maybe even become more popular than you ever were in life?...

Disney Censors ‘Overtly Gay Affection’ In Movies, According To Pixar Employees Pixar By Rafael Motamayor/March 10, 2022 2:03 pm EST Employees at Pixar have penned a letter alleging that Disney corporate executives censor “nearly every moment of overtly gay affection” in projects from the studio. The letter, which was acquired by Variety, is attributed to “the LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar, and their allies” and is the latest in a wider reaction to a memo sent to all Disney employees by CEO Bob Chapek earlier this week....

Doctor Strange 2 Co-Star Michael Stuhlbarg Must Have A Hell Of An Agent Marvel Studios By Mike Shutt/May 8, 2022 3:20 pm EST It comes as no surprise that Marvel Studios has been able to entice loads of our finest actors to join its endless, ongoing cinematic universe. These are the biggest movies going around right now and they afford so many performers steady, hefty paychecks. Movies with sizable budgets that are not filled with spandex-clad superheroes are in short supply, so if you want to make some decent coin, you need to get on the payroll for Marvel or DC (or for someone else trying to be Marvel or DC)....

Goodbye to a legend Outside of “Sesame Street,” Delgado played roles on “Lou Grant,” “The Get Down,” “House of Cards,” “Falcon Crest,” “Quincy M.E.,” “Law & Order,” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” He has also done voice work for video games like “Red Dead Revolver” and “Red Dead Redemption.” Delgado was a guitar player, performing with the band Pink Martini, and of course, he played a number of songs on “Sesame Street,” like “Three of These Kids,” “Hola, Como Estas?...

Hellbender Trailer: Growing Up Is Hell In This Shudder Original Shudder By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 20, 2022 12:10 pm EST Growing up is hell in “Hellbender,” a new horror film headed to Shudder next month. The film is a family affair, literally – it comes from the upstate N.Y. filmmaker family The Adams: Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams. “Hellbender” was written, directed, produced, scored, and edited by the Adams Family (no relation to the Addams Family), who also star alongside Lulu Adams....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season Of Sherlock BBC By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 28, 2021 10:22 am EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?”) In order for a movie series or show to eventually become a victim of their own hype, they first need to steadily build up and justify that hype in the first place....

How Possession Changed Isabelle Adjani Forever Gaumont By Lee Adams/Feb. 25, 2022 1:23 pm EST Some of the most indelible performances in cinema seem to come from a place beyond acting. One of the greatest ever committed to film was from Renée Maria Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” which gives us an unbearable intimacy with the young martyr as she faces her cruel inquisitors. For all the director’s severe stylistic choices, it is Falconetti’s raw emotion that lingers the most....

Jackass Forever Wins The Weekend Box Office With $23.5 Million Opening Paramount Pictures By Ben F. Silverio/Feb. 6, 2022 8:38 pm EST Move over, “Spider-Man: No Way Home!” There’s a new superhero sitting atop the box office charts this weekend and his name is Johnny Knoxville. Okay, he’s not really a superhero. He just wears a cape sometimes, like when he showed up to the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event last month....

James D’Arcy Joins Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Which Somehow Hasn’t Cast Every Actor Yet Warner Bros. By Jeremy Mathai/March 3, 2022 1:47 pm EST We officially live in a twilight world, to quote another Christopher Nolan movie. At this point, I could have been cast in “Oppenheimer” without even knowing it. Maybe you are, too. Is any one of us safe? Are we going to wake up one morning and find ourselves inexplicably ferried away to the set of the director’s latest movie by mysterious men in suits?...