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How The Batman Should Have Ended Retold using their traditional means of animation, the folks at How It Should Have Ended are covering the latest rendition of the Caped Crusader with Matt Reeves’ “The Batman.” After Batman beats the crap out of a member of the Train Gang, he unloads the catchphrase, “I’m vengeance.” The rest of the Train Gang stand there recording on their phones, confused as to whether or not this dude’s name is “Batman” or “Vengeance....

This Was Alfred Hitchcock’s Best Movie, According To Our Poll Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/Feb. 24, 2022 3:56 pm EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) There are few directors who have ever lived or will ever live that can claim the same level of influence over the art form as Alfred Hitchcock....

Thor: Love And Thunder Collectibles Reveal Looks For Thor, Jane Foster Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/Feb. 18, 2022 10:02 am EST Of all the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe films, I’m looking forward to “Thor: Love and Thunder” the most. I know we’ve got “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” coming up, and yes, that sounds great, but it’s going to be a darker film from what we’ve seen. I could use something fun right now, and I’m sure you can as well....

Unhuman Director Marcus Dunstan Combines Horror With A Gen Z After School Special [Interview] Blumhouse By BJ Colangelo/June 1, 2022 2:59 pm EST Marcus Dunstan has been in the horror business for quite some time. Dunstan and his frequent collaborator Patrick Melton burst onto the scene as the winners of the third season of “Project Greenlight,” which helped them make a monster movie called “Feast.” Suddenly, the duo were the hottest new horror ticket in town, and it led to their writing of the latter “Saw” films, starting with “Saw IV....

Alfred Hitchcock Explains The Power Of Film Editing Global Image Works By Anthony Crislip/March 14, 2022 12:34 pm EST Few filmmakers can claim the level of influence held by Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock. Talking about Hitchcock, Brian DePalma claimed, “if you wanna learn about cinematic storytelling, he’s it” on an episode of “The Dick Cavett Show.” DePalma owed his visual perfectionism and lurid narrative sensibilities to the director’s work, but he also notes that Hitchcock crafted and perfected some of the fundamental grammar of filmmaking, especially in the art of cutting....

Alice Review: Keke Palmer’s Enslaved Character Realizes She’s Actually Living In 1973 [Sundance 2022] Roadside Attractions By Ben Pearson/Jan. 24, 2022 4:00 pm EST “Alice” opens with a marriage, but when the couple’s vows include the phrase “until distance do us part,” it quickly becomes clear that this is not a typical ceremony. Alice (Keke Palmer) is an enslaved woman living on a plantation in Georgia, now married to Joseph (Gaius Charles) and part of a community of so-called “domestic livestock” who have been long-suffering under the tyranny of cruel landowner Paul Bennet (Jonny Lee Miller)....

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Trailer: Humanity, With A Few Enhancements Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/June 9, 2022 11:35 am EST A “Cyberpunk” anime spin-off based on action RPG “Cyberpunk 2077” was announced back in 2020. Now, we finally have a teaser trailer for the anime series, titled “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,” which was released during Netflix’s Geeked Week. This standalone project follows a completely new character, and the teaser features stunning animation and worldbuilding, complemented by a pretty badass score....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Images & Poster Marvel Studios The question of which characters are from the main MCU timeline and which ones are from another reality looks to factor heavily into “Doctor Strange of the Multiverse of Madness.” Case in point: both the film’s teaser trailer and the below image show the Doctor Strange we know and love (if also the one we want to lovingly smack up the head sometimes for being an arrogant jerk) coming face to face with a Doctor Strange variant who’s clearly been through the ringer, judging by his unkempt goatee and creepy demeanor....

Dora The Explorer Is Getting A Live-Action Series On Paramount+ Nickelodeon By Jenna Busch/Feb. 17, 2022 5:15 pm EST Come on, vamanos! Everybody, let’s go! Paramount announced during its annual investors’ day meeting that there will be a live-action series in the “Dora the Explorer” universe that will air on Paramount+, per Collider. The series will reportedly be “inspired by” the 2019 film “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.” That film featured a version of Dora, played by Isabela Moner, who was 16 years old — nine years older than her animated counterpart....

By Witney Seibold/April 28, 2022 9:14 am EST The backstory of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film “Alien” is well-known to its fans, and many details are in the 2019 documentary “Memory: The Origins of Alien.” Screenwriters Dan O’Bannon and Ron Shusett intended “Alien” to be a low-budget B-picture, thrown off in a few weeks with fingers crossed that it make its modest budget back. The original title was “Star Beast” (changed to “Alien” because they liked its double-duty as a noun and adjective), inspired by the legend of gremlins that would foul up the mechanical elements of World War II bombers....

Jury Prizes Rewarded First-Time Filmmakers Apple TV+ The top prize for the U.S. juried dramatic competition went to “Nanny,” a film about an undocumented Senegalese immigrant that marks the feature debut for writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. Anna Diop, who’s best known for her role as Kory Anders on DC’s “Titans,” plays the main role in the supernatural drama. Another feature debut, Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s Bolivian film “Utama,” took home the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category....

Hilary Swank Kept A Dangerous Secret From Clint Eastwood During Million Dollar Baby Warner Bros. By Travis Yates/May 3, 2022 10:07 am EST In film theory, the term “verisimilitude” means the appearance of truth. It’s easy to feel like the 2004 Clint Eastwood film “Million Dollar Baby” is based on a true story. It is far from what you’d expect out of Hollywood. It is dark, gritty, raw, and depressing. Downright exhausting, really....

The King and the Queen Dragon Dynasty In the years to come, critics would hail Cheng’s “grace, agility and dignity, which…came from her background in ballet, music, and Chinese dance.” Cheng possessed all these skills and more, but just as important a trait was her willingness to challenge herself. When the Shaw Brothers offered to train their crew in martial arts, Cheng jumped in head first. “I’m very proud, and competitive to a fault,” she would later say in an interview with TimeOut....

New Dinosaur Just Dropped: Meet Jurassic World Dominion Star ‘The Giga’ Universal Pictures By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 10, 2022 10:40 am EST Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World Dominion” is set up to bring an epic conclusion to the “Jurassic” franchise — as evidenced by the trailer, which offered glimpses of faces (and dinosaurs) old and new. Because of all the genetic tinkering that has gone on in the franchise, the dinosaurs released into the wild at the end of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” were a mix of original flavor dinosaurs and genetically engineered creations like the Indoraptor....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer: This Is The Ewan McGregor-Led Star Wars Show You’re Looking For Lucasfilm By Rafael Motamayor/March 9, 2022 1:52 pm EST I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in joy and were suddenly silenced by the sweet sounds of John Williams’ music. We still haven’t recovered from that Rancor fight in “The Book of Boba Fett” finale, and now we have a new “Star Wars” story to look forward to with the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” TV series coming to Disney+....

Park Chan-Wook, David Cronenberg, And More To Debut Films At Cannes - See The Lineup Neon By Jeremy Mathai/April 14, 2022 10:42 am EST In the days leading up to today’s Cannes 2022 lineup reveal, much of the conversation ended up revolving around which movies wouldn’t be partaking in the respected and prestigious film festival. Sadly, it would seem that rumors of a new David Lynch movie filmed in total secrecy and set to premiere at Cannes were greatly exaggerated....

Space Force Season 2 Images Show Off The Return Of Steve Carell’s Netflix Comedy Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 4, 2022 4:00 pm EST Season 2 of the Greg Daniels and Steve Carell Netflix comedy based on the twice-impeached former president’s ill-advised creation, “Space Force,” is just around the corner. And we’ve got the first look at what’s to come with the new season. The first season debuted in May of 2020, and highlighted not only the absolute absurdity of establishing something as asinine as “Space Force,” but the very real and serious problems that could arise under the military branch....

‘Batman: Fortress’ miniseries announced by DC Comics 🔥BATMAN: FORTRESS🔥The Dark Knight rises to protect the planet from invasion … but where is Superman? https://t.co/x66jqLtWZo Written by @garywhittaArt and cover by @DarickR Variant cover by @Doaly Launching 5/24 pic.twitter.com/Vs3zYapCcT— Batman (@DCBatman) February 15, 2022 If you like Batman and aliens, DC Comics has the story for you! The publisher has announced “Batman: Fortress,” a brand new miniseries from the minds of Gary Whitta (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”) and Darick Robertson (“The Boys”)....

Superhero Bits: The Doctor Strange 2 Super Bowl Spot, Teen Titans Go! Season 8 & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Feb. 14, 2022 4:43 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Batman Actor Barry Keoghan Feels ‘Blessed’ To Join DC Universe As Checks Notes Stanley Merkel Disney+ By Lex Briscuso/March 8, 2022 11:36 am EST Spoilers for “The Batman” follow. The art of the cameo is a subtle one, despite the fact that we as a society have turned it practically into a leading part. We focus so heavily on cameos and their shock value in today’s movie climate, what they bring to the marketing of a film, and how they enrich (or don’t enrich) the picture as a whole....