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Who Is The Main Moon Knight Villain? Arthur Harrow Explained Disney+ By BJ Colangelo/Jan. 18, 2022 10:03 pm EST Last night Disney+ dropped the trailer for the upcoming “Moon Knight” series starring Oscar Isaac as the eponymous vigilante hero, and people are rightfully stoked. The new show will be the first new series from Marvel Studios in 2022, and while the trailer focused heavily on Isaac as Marc Spector/Moon Knight, it finally gave us our first look at the mysterious villain played by Ethan Hawke....

Why Die Hard With A Vengeance’s Bank Heist Caught The Real FBI’s Attention By Steven Ward/March 16, 2022 10:30 am EST There is nothing more painful than a predictable heist in a movie. When a bunch of characters try to steal something with a plan both unimaginative or overdone — because you’ve seen it in a dozen other movies — it really stalls the plot. The thieves feel neither competent or formidable, which in turn, lowers the stakes for the whole movie....

You’re All Nuts, Jurassic Park III Is The Best Jurassic Park Movie Universal By Jeremy Smith/June 8, 2022 12:03 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” was a B-movie transformed into a religious experience via the visual f/x wizardry of Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and Stan Winston. It represented a quantum leap in terms of computer-generated imagery (which everyone from Hollywood to Topeka already knew as CGI thanks to the watershed “morphing” imagery of James Cameron’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), casting a spell over moviegoers young and old with that cut from the awestruck expressions of Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum to the stunningly lifelike sight of a thirty-foot tall brachiosaurus....

5 Science Fiction Horror Movies To Watch After This Week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount+ By Danielle Ryan/June 30, 2022 10:00 am EST The latest addition to the “Star Trek” franchise, the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” feels both familiar and fresh at the same time, drawing from classic “Trek” while also paying homage to plenty of other parts of our popular culture. In its 10-episode first season, “Strange New Worlds” explores almost every possible kind of “Star Trek” episode, from shore-leave silliness to emotionally resonant allegories, and this week, the show dives into the sheer horrors of surviving in outer space....

Batwoman Canceled At The CW After Three Tumultuous Seasons The CW By BJ Colangelo/April 29, 2022 6:02 pm EST After three seasons and 51 episodes, the CW has decided not to pursue a fourth season of the DC Comics series, “Batwoman.” The announcement was confirmed today when showrunner Caroline Dries took to social media to express her sadness about saying farewell to Gotham. “Just got the sad news that ‘Batwoman’ will not be seeing a S4,” she said....

Cobra Kai Season 4: Why That Big Fight Ended That Way Netflix By Jenna Busch/Jan. 3, 2022 4:19 pm EST Be warned that there are SPOILERS ahead for the fourth season of “Cobra Kai,” so proceed with caution. “The Karate Kid” sequel series “Cobra Kai” revisits the rivalry between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso throughout its four seasons. Though these two men are trying to do the same thing – teach kids karate in a way that will help them in their lives – their past fights have left them unable to see beyond their dislike of each other....

Gosh Darn It, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is One Optimistic Show Paramount+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 19, 2022 3:00 pm EST In the three weeks since it debuted, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has pulled out all the stops to win over Trek fans who may have been hesitant about the prospect of an original series prequel. The show is bright and fun, with a welcome return to episodic adventures and a winning ensemble cast....

Easter eggs meet mock edutainment Disney More than its fitting location and ability to spike park patrons’ pulses, Cosmic Rewind contains a number of call-outs to both Epcot and its revered history. Easter eggs, as well as more obvious fan-servicing inclusions, are peppered throughout the coaster’s pre-show. References to Walt Disney’s early ideas and ambitions for Epcot, subtle audio and visual nods to the old Universe of Energy attraction and pavilion — where Cosmic Rewind now sits — and Star-Lord enthusiastically recalling his 1980s visit to Epcot (“I cannot wait to get to go back and ride Horizons!...

Here’s All The Concept Art From The Book Of Boba Fett Episode 3 Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 12, 2022 12:37 pm EST This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “The Book of Boba Fett.” Three episodes in and the main thrust of the story for “The Book of Boba Fett” seems to be rounding into shape. Where “The Mandalorian” hopped from planet to planet with each passing week and promised all sorts of new, unexpected adventures every time we tuned in, “The Book of Boba Fett” is taking a much different approach … for better or worse....

How Michael Clayton Brought Filmmaking’s Past Back Into The Present Warner Bros. By Sandy Schaefer/April 5, 2022 2:45 pm EST We here at /Film often talk about the decline of adult-targeted mid-budget films at the box office and how they’ve been increasingly relegated to the world of streaming (which, to be fair, comes with its own perks), with big-budget movies taking up all the screens in theaters. This trend isn’t anything new, either, having already begun well before Netflix changed the game by launching its streaming service in 2007....

In Another World The Lord Of The Rings Was A Stanley Kubrick Beatles Musical New Line Cinema By Shae Sennett/May 19, 2022 10:59 am EST Did you know The Shire was almost called The Octopus’ Garden? Okay, not really, but it could have been! Before Peter Jackson got his hands on the project in the late ’90s, there was some other interest in the project from an unexpected party: the Beatles....

James Cameron Found An Unorthodox Way To Inspire His Avatar Stars Disney By Jenna Busch/July 2, 2022 9:55 am EST “Avatar” was a groundbreaking film when it came out in 2009. Director James Cameron didn’t just create the landscape of Pandora and a new group of aliens called the Na’vi — he crafted a whole new world, using advances in CGI and 3D to bring that world to life. Whatever you thought of the story, you could lose yourself in Pandora, with these Na’vi who felt real, and solid, with a rich environment around them; you felt like you were there with them on that moon....

Josh Brolin Had A Ridiculous Failed Audition For The Fly 2 20th Century Studios By Jeff Ewing/April 8, 2022 2:54 pm EST Josh Brolin may now be a widely beloved performer known for his work on major projects with the Coen Brothers, Denis Villeneuve, and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Big Bad, Thanos, but Brolin’s early auditions weren’t always the slam-dunk they are now (despite his extreme dedication to the craft)....

Kraven The Hunter Adds Christopher Abbott As Marvel Supervillain The Foreigner Hulu By Ryan Scott/March 9, 2022 12:58 pm EST Sony continues to build out the cast for its “Kraven the Hunter” movie, which will join other titles such as “Venom” and “Morbius” in its growing universe of “Spider-Man” spin-off movies that don’t actually have Spider-Man in them. Christopher Abbott (“Catch-22”) is the latest actor to join the Marvel Comics adaptation, joining an ensemble headlined by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who is playing the title character....

M. Night Shyamalan Credits One Director For Inspiring His Film Career Universal Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 24, 2022 4:51 pm EST Say what you will about his art, but you always know when you’re watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie. That’s a rare quality among mainstream U.S. filmmakers in the age of shared universes and blockbuster franchises, many of which are notorious for flattening the voices of what are otherwise unique storytellers with a distinct style and set of thematic interests....

Spider-Man: No Way Home Is On Track To Hit Another Box Office Milestone Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Dec. 28, 2021 12:24 pm EST “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has made a boatload of cash since it debuted all around the world. It is the first movie of the pandemic era to make $1 billion at the box office, and it did so in less than two weeks. Now, a new report lays out just how much money Sony and Marvel Studios stand to make from this gigantic blockbuster, and, spoiler alert, it’s a lot....

Stranger Things Season 4 Is All About Slashers Netflix By Shae Sennett/May 27, 2022 1:15 pm EST “Stranger Things” is a master class in paying homage to ones influences. The show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, are children of the ’80s through and through, and their hit Netflix series never shies away from making direct nods to their creative references. In approaching “Stranger Things” season 4, they wanted to return even more closely to the source material that first inspired them to enter the horror genre....

The Book Of Boba Fett Confirms Mandalorians Are No Match For Jawas Lucasfilm By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 30, 2021 8:59 am EST Minor spoilers for “The Book of Boba Fett” and “The Mandalorian” ahead. Mandalorians are supposed to be some of the toughest warriors in the galaxy, so why do they keep getting their helmets handed to them by tiny cloaked aliens? In both “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett,” we see the titular heroes encountering Jawas and ending up on the losing end....

The Daily Stream: Boy Is A Creative, Beautiful, Bittersweet Coming-Of-Age Story Kino Lorber By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 31, 2022 5:00 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: “Boy” Where You Can Stream It: Kanopy, Hoopla, SundanceNow, Showtime The Pitch: In 1980s New Zealand, an 11-year-old Maori kid nicknamed Boy (James Rolleston), lives in a small town where his auntie holds half the jobs....

The Improvised Line In The Shining That Became An Instant Classic Warner Bros. By Travis Yates/Feb. 23, 2022 12:58 pm EST The mind of Stephen King is an interesting place. America’s preeminent horror writer has seen at least fifty film adaptations based on his work. His movies have given us some very memorable lines. From “Sometimes dead is better” in “Pet Sematary” to “Get busy living or get busy dying” from “The Shawshank Redemption,” there’s no shortage of memorable quotes from King’s film library....