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Morbius Proves That Marvel Guarantees Box Office Success (But Only To A Point) Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/April 4, 2022 12:47 pm EST It’s April and I kind of like to think of that as pre-summer in the moviegoing world. The years 2020 and 2021 were a bit off given the pandemic, but this year, things are looking a whole lot more normal in comparison. There are a lot of big movies hitting theaters this month that feel like summer movies, but they’re not actually coming out during summer....

Wendell & Wild Netflix First up, Oscar nominee Henry Selick sent a video message to introduce a fresh clip of his upcoming stop-motion film “Wendell & Wild,” which he co-created with Jordan Peele. This is the first time in his career Selick is not adapting someone else’s work, but instead has developed it from the ground up (with Peele), and so far the result is a much deserved comeback for the director of many of your childhood nightmares....

No one wants a numb bum Cinephiles love a long-ass movie, but not everyone has the patience to sit through three or four hours of entertainment straight. Even binging a series has some built-in breaks for episode changes, and there are moments to run to the bathroom or grab a snack. In the skit, Davidson is about to hit play on Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” when he notices that it’s 3 hours and 47 minutes long....

King Shark, culinary superstar. So smart, him. The “King Shark Nom Nom Music Video” (building off King Shark’s de facto consumption catchphrase, “nom nom”) begins with Flula Borg (who plays Javelin in “The Suicide Squad”) receiving texts from King Shark, who definitely does not want to eat him because he is “a vedgertarinarian.” Flula’s search on King Shark’s culinary habits reveals the new music video, a catchy celebration of our favorite antihero beastie....

Sam Raimi Explains Why Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Needed Extensive Reshoots Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/May 2, 2022 9:34 am EST In addition to pandemic-related delays, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, faced extensive reshoots on the way to its theatrical release this coming Friday. The movie was not an easy one to make for its star, Benedict Cumberbatch, but reshoots themselves are often a natural part of the production process, as filmmakers find their narrative in the editing room and adjust it for clarity and dramatic effect based on test screenings....

Sing-Along Versions Of Musical Favorites Are Coming To Disney+, Starting With Encanto Disney By Ben F. Silverio/March 14, 2022 9:36 pm EST Ever since “Encanto” became an international smash hit, it’s been impossible to avoid talking about Bruno. From the time that the film dropped on Disney+ to now, the film has accumulated over 180 million views thanks to the average viewer rewatching it at least five times. Starting on Friday, March 18, 2022, fans will have a whole new way to watch the acclaimed animated feature with music by “Hamilton” and “Moana” maestro Lin-Manuel Miranda....

Match of the century Ahead of the film’s physical media release, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have shared a new video on YouTube promoting “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” It’s a preview of a featurette that should appear on the DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD discs that takes a closer look at the intensely brutal battle between Spider-Man and Green Goblin at the end of the second act. A number of individuals involved in the making of this scene such as fight coordinator Jackson Spidell, associate producer Emily Fong, and second unit director/stunt coordinator George Cottle share their perspectives on how the fight came together....

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Trailer Breakdown: Looking Under The Tapestry ViacomCBS By Witney Seibold/Jan. 21, 2022 4:59 pm EST The second season of “Star Trek: Picard” is scheduled for release on Paramount+ on March 3, 2022, and will run for 10 episodes. The final trailer for said season has been released to the public. As all good Trekkies are wont to do, over-analysis is now on the docket. What we have learned from previous releases is that the second season of “Picard” will reunite the cast from the first season: the suicidal Capt....

Superhero Bits: Natalie Portman’s Thor: Love And Thunder Poster, Madame Web Gets A Release Date & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/April 21, 2022 6:28 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 Boys Season 3 Delivers A Savage Takedown Of The MCU And Online Fans Prime Video By Devin Meenan/June 3, 2022 12:00 pm EST 2022 is shaping up to be yet another year of superhero movie glut. There’s been four comic book movies released so far and, barring schedule changes, six more will be coming in the year’s latter half. Freshly returned, however, is the counter programming to this comic book colored zeitgeist....

Meanwhile, on Laconia Prime Video Before we get to the war-torn solar system, however, we get a brief interlude on Laconia. When we last left the ring planet, Cara’s brother was tragically killed. We start this episode at his funeral, where young Cara (Emma Ho) has a poignant conversation with Admiral Duarte (Dylan Taylor), the Laconian leader. Duarte’s talk with Cara serves the purpose of letting us know why someone like Duarte, a former Martian Admiral, would break off from his home planet and help someone like Marco....

From Inside the Blip Disney+ When we last left our friends, Clint (Jeremy Renner) had been targeted, not only by Echo (Alaqua Cox) who thinks he killed her father (which it now seems that he did) but by Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh, who I will watch in anything she does because she is wildly entertaining). He told Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) to go away and that he’d handle it himself. Kate is not pleased....

The leg shot has a deeper meaning Embassy Pictures “The Graduate” shot that the poster references occurs during a heated argument between Ben and Mrs. Robinson. Ben is offended when Mrs. Robinson protests his crush on her daughter, Elaine, thinking it is on the grounds that she thinks he is not good enough for her daughter. (Maybe it has something to do with the fact that he’s sleeping with her mother?...

The Mission Review: Mormon Missionaries Take A Life-Changing Journey In A Somewhat Stagnant Doc [Sundance 2022] Sundance Film Festival By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2022 4:40 pm EST Faith means something different to everyone, even for those who don’t believe in a higher power. Perhaps that’s why director Tania Anderson’s documentary “The Mission” has a difficult time capturing many compelling or powerful moments on film as it follows four Mormon teens embarking on their religious rite of passage: a missionary trip to Finland....

The Morning Watch: The Making Of The Mitchells Vs. The Machines, Kevin Smith Interviews James Gunn & More Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

The Morning Watch: The Practical Ghost Traps Of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, DIY Medical Scenes In Movies & More Tested By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 10, 2022 8:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)...

The Most Brutal Scene Tom Holland Filmed For Spider-Man: Homecoming Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/April 21, 2022 12:40 pm EST Tom Holland has had to film a few brutal scenes during his stint as Spider-Man in the MCU … but one of the most physically challenging ones he ever filmed is from “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” his first standalone movie as the web-slinger. In the film’s third act, Holland’s Spidey encounters Michael Keaton’s supervillain, the Vulture, in his lair, just as he is about to escape with a ton of alien technology....

The Wild Way The Northman Built A Volcano For Its Brutal Climax Focus Features By Sandy Schaefer/June 9, 2022 3:05 pm EST There’s something to be said for indie filmmakers getting huge budgets to go off and paint their gonzo visions on the biggest canvas available. We’re talking Darren Aronofsky having $130 million at his disposal to make 2014’s “Noah,” an extravagant re-telling of the Noah’s Ark story that’s as bleak and dour as anything else the “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan” director has made, but also features an army of six-armed fallen angels that look like a cross between a Transformer and the Rock Biter from “The Never-Ending Story....

They Call Me Magic Review: Magic Johnson Gets The Spectacular Last Dance Documentary Treatment Apple TV+ By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2022 6:00 pm EST Back in 2020, ESPN’s documentary miniseries “The Last Dance” captivated audiences for weeks by chronicling the rise of the multi-championship winning Chicago Bulls, led by the legendary Michael Jordan. It’s a milestone sports doc series that digs deep into the history of the beloved NBA team and everyone that made them a national sensation in the ’80s and ’90s, both on and off the court....

Triangle Of Sadness Wins Palme d’Or At Cannes, Park Chan-Wook Wins Best Director Plattform-Produktion By Devin Meenan/May 29, 2022 3:58 pm EST If you’re like me, you’ve been paying close attention to the Cannes Film Festival so that you know which films to check out once they get a wider release. The festival’s in-house awards will help narrow your watchlist. The highest prize at Cannes since 1955 is the Palme d’Or, and the 2022 Palme winner, announced on Saturday, May 28, was “Triangle of Sadness,” the latest from Swedish director Ruben Östlund....