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Seth Rogen’s The Boys: Diabolical Episode Just Wasn’t Gory Enough At First By Ben F. Silverio/March 6, 2022 5:28 pm EST But if you’re concerned that the Vought International-approved show might scale back on the flagship’s trademark satire and gore just because it’s animated, worry not. (After all, this is from the same people that brought us “Invincible.”) Though each episode of “The Boys: Diabolical” features different creative teams and animation styles, they all deliver on the outrageous violence that you’ve come to know and love from the original satirical superhero series....

Superhero Bits: Eternals Passes A Major Box Office Milestone, Aquaman 2 Synopsis Revealed & More Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Dec. 22, 2021 6:16 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....

Kickboxer The Cannon Group Jean-Claude Van Damme is action cinema’s most photogenic star, and “Kickboxer” is his best film from a pure martial arts perspective. No movie better captures the grace and athleticism of the self-styled “Muscles from Brussels” at his astonishing physical peak. It’s a wonderfully cheesy 1980s confection with a synthy soundtrack to match, but this martial arts melodrama also packs a serious slow-mo double punch to the gut....

And the Survey Says… Warner Bros. Coming in with just shy of 31% of the vote was Christopher Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece “The Dark Knight,” easily taking the top spot. Quite frankly, it wasn’t even close. Coming in at a relatively distant second was 1989’s “Batman” starring Michael Keaton as the DC hero, with a little more than 17% of the vote. Rounding out the top three, rather amazingly, was “Batman Forever,” which saw Val Kilmer taking over for Keaton with Joel Schumacher in the director’s chair....

The Daily Stream: Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers Is A Must-Watch Music Documentary Focus Features By Jamie Gerber/March 5, 2022 6:30 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: The Sparks Brothers Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: As its title suggests, “The Sparks Brothers” is about Ron and Russell Mael, the brothers behind Sparks, the best band you may never have heard of....

The Lost City Directors Reveal How That Hilarious Mid-Credits Scene Came Together Paramount+ By Witney Seibold/May 10, 2022 9:28 pm EST Note: This article will contain spoilers for the 2022 film “The Lost City.” Adam and Aaron Nee’s “The Lost City” was released in theaters on March 25 of this year, coming in at #1 at the box office that weekend, unseating “The Batman” as the highest-grossing film in the country....

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Version Of The Iron Giant We Never Got To See Warner Bros. Pictures By Collier Jennings/March 16, 2022 9:45 am EST Adaptations, by their very nature, are divisive. Fans and critics alike have debated whether or not a film surpassed the source material it’s based on, or if audiences are better off with the original text. “The Hunger Games,” “Harry Potter,” and “Twilight” all took pop culture by storm; on the other, the “Divergent” franchise came and went without much fanfare....

The Well Scenes In Silence Of The Lambs Sometimes Got A Little Too Real Orion Pictures By Steven Ward/March 30, 2022 12:14 pm EST There are plenty of unsettling scenes in “Silence of the Lambs” — though it’s probably to be expected that a film containing Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) would be bursting at its visceral seems with disturbing moments. For myself, Buffalo Bill’s nightmarish basement pit takes first place for horrific imagery in the feature....

Thermae Romae Novae Trailer: Netflix Adapts The Anime About An Ancient Roman Who Lands In Modern Japan Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 16, 2022 12:36 pm EST Witness a proud Roman architect who gets transported into modern Japan, being (delightfully) bamboozled by the concept of bathhouses and bidets. Yes, we are talking about Mari Yamazaki’s manga masterpiece, “Thermae Romae,” which has been adapted into an animated Netflix series named “Thermae Romae Novae....

This Hawkeye Character Was Almost The Love Interest For Moon Knight Disney By Jamie Gerber/May 2, 2022 5:59 pm EST “Moon Knight” only has one episode left, and with the show winding up in a very different place than where it began, it’s quite difficult to predict what will become of Marc Spector by the end of the final instalment. The Disney+ series stars Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector/Steven Grant, a character coming to terms with his mental health issues all while trying to save the world from the threat of Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), all while discerning fact from fiction becomes increasingly difficult....

This Thor: Love And Thunder Star Wants A Captain Marvel Team-Up Marvel Studios By Erin Brady/June 28, 2022 3:41 pm EST When “Captain Marvel” was first released into theaters in 2019, Marvel fans fell in love with Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). I mean, how could you not? Whether she was rocking Nine Inch Nails shirts or fighting dangerous Kree soldiers, she was a likable, if not just a bit naive badass who continues to help shape the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Titane Is Now Streaming On Hulu, So Don’t Be Like The Oscars And Ignore This One NEON By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 16, 2022 12:19 pm EST We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a vital public service announcement: Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” is now streaming on Hulu. The French filmmaker’s follow-up to her critically-acclaimed 2016 feature debut, “Raw,” won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and earned rave reviews, yet somehow failed to make the shortlist of potential nominees for the Best International Feature Film prize at the 94th annual Academy Awards (despite being France’s entry for the category)....

10 Things That Actually Happened In Legends Of Tomorrow The CW By Ben F. Silverio/May 3, 2022 3:00 pm EST National Superhero Day 2022 was not kind to the fans of The CW’s Arrowverse. Shortly after “Batwoman” got the ax from the network, it was announced that “Legends of Tomorrow” had been canceled and would not be returning for another season. Following the conclusions of “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” and “Black Lightning,” that just leaves “The Flash,” “Superman & Lois,” and the upcoming “Justice U” to carry on this long-running corner of the DC Extended Universe....

Disney Responds To Peter Dinklage’s Snow White Criticism: ‘We Are Taking A Different Approach’ MGM By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 25, 2022 4:41 pm EST Peter Dinklage might be one of our most thoughtful and talented actors around, instantly adding a sense of gravitas and screen presence to each and every one of his roles — most recently in Joe Wright’s upcoming “Cyrano.” He’s most well-known for portraying Tyrion Lannister throughout all eight seasons of “Game of Thrones,” of course, but yesterday he made headlines for very different reasons....

Don’t Feel Bad About Not Having Seen The Best Of 2021 Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 31, 2021 6:26 pm EST This morning after I woke up, I stepped over the gigantic mountain of laundry I’ve needed to put away for weeks, reheated a cup of coffee in the microwave like a garbage troll, and curled up next to my laptop to read the official /Film selections for the best films of 2021....

Every Easter Egg In Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 5 Netflix By Danielle Ryan/May 31, 2022 8:40 am EST Alright, Upside-Downers, it’s time for another round of “Stranger Things” season 4 Easter egg hunting! Episode 5, “The Nina Project,” is chock-full of both overt and sneaky references to pop culture ranging from the goofy fun of “Ghostbusters” to the terrifying thrills of David Fincher’s “Seven.” While season 4 has been primarily focusing on slashers, the fifth episode explores a wider range of horror and science fiction films with its homages, and to great effect....

Face/Off 2 Is ‘The Most Challenging Script’ Adam Wingard And Simon Barrett Have Ever Worked On Touchstone Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/June 7, 2022 3:40 pm EST The origin of Nicolas Cage’s rise to meme-fame extends further back than the 1997 schlocky cult classic “Face/Off,” but I’d go so far to say that there might not be a more fitting representation of everything that the A-list actor brings to the table. The John Woo action film, starring Cage and John Travolta as the co-leads of one of the most ridiculous premises ever to grace American cinemas, rightfully stands tall in the pantheon of both Cage movies and body-swapping narratives....

Gattaca’s Tight Budget Meant They Had To Get Creative Columbia Pictures By Witney Seibold/June 30, 2022 8:23 pm EST While Andrew Niccol’s 1997 dystopian sci-fi film “Gattaca” was not an enormous earner for its studio (it grossed a mere $12 million on a modest $4 million budget), it did manage to find its way deep into the popular consciousness as a salient commentary on where the world was going. A 2011 study by NASA declared “Gattaca” to be one of the most likely sci-fi futures predicted by movies (that same study said Roland Emmerich’s “2012” was the most absurd)....

Hollywood poetry Paramount The role of studio workman was not Weir’s preferred method of directing. He was a full-fledged auteur accustomed to having substantial influence on the writing of the screenplay. And while he loved the material, he had strong opinions on how “Witness” should flow as a story. When Weir sent Kelley and Wallace a significant rewrite, the “Gunsmoke” scribes were stunned. Per a fascinating Cinephilia and Beyond article by Sven Mikulec, Weir said, “I put more Amish ambience in it....

Kevin Feige Teases ‘Plenty Of Other Incarnations Of Thor’ That We’ve Yet To See Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/June 27, 2022 9:10 am EST In “Thor: Love and Thunder,” there’s a new Thor in town and her name is Jane Foster. After sitting out the three-quel, “Thor: Ragnarok,” Natalie Portman’s character is back and she’s buffed up, sporting goldilocks, and wielding Thor’s hammer. As it turns out, Jane’s turn as the Mighty Thor may be a hint of things to come in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....