The top three A24 The best-reviewed horror film of 2022 is Ti West’s homage to guerilla filmmaking flick “X,” with a 96% approval rating. “X” is about a small crew of aspiring Texan XXX filmmakers who have rented a remote rural cabin to shoot a particularly arty adult feature, all of them refreshingly articulate about their careers in the porn industry and the positive force smut can have in the world....
The Expanse: Did Amos And Bobbie Do It? [Exclusive] Prime Video By Vanessa Armstrong/Jan. 7, 2022 12:19 pm EST A lot happened in latest episode of “The Expanse,” not least of which was a meaningful conversation between Amos (Wes Chatham) and Bobbie (Frankie Adams) about what really matters when you’re fighting in wartime. Right after that touching exchange, Amos goes off to hit the brothel one more time before heading back to the Rocinante....
The Lost City Clip: Daniel Radcliffe And A Drone Search For Sandra Bullock In Deleted Scene [Exclusive] Paramount Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/May 10, 2022 2:00 pm EST Who says the age of the star-driven, mid-budget, adventure-romance flick is over? When “The Lost City” premiered in theaters this past March to generally positive reviews and a pleasantly surprising amount of audience interest, the Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum two-hander felt like a refreshing throwback to the days when movies of this size and genre could regularly flourish alongside any kind of counterprogramming at the same time....
The Major Tyler Durden Clue You May Have Missed Early In Fight Club 20th Century Studios By Miyako Pleines/Jan. 12, 2022 10:05 am EST I know I’m not supposed to, but I’m going to talk about it. “Fight Club,” that is — the movie directed by David Fincher that’s based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk and beloved by angsty youths everywhere. It’s a stellar ride of a movie, and if you’ve managed to make it this far in life without getting spoiled on the film’s major plot twist, you’ve either been living in complete isolation for the past couple of decades, or you just don’t get out much....
The Oscar-Winning Actresses Who Accepted Their Razzies In-Person Warner Bros. By Lyvie Scott/Dec. 17, 2021 1:36 pm EST The Academy Awards are one of the highest honors Hollywood can bestow, and actors, writers, directors, and other artists have sought recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. But for powerful good, there must also be a powerful evil, represented in the mostly-harmless Razzie awards. The self-proclaimed “counterbalance” to the Oscars has conducted a mock awards ceremony — usually just days before the Academy ceremonies — for the past 40 years....
The Split-Second Decision That Changed Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks Pictures By Sandy Schaefer/March 2, 2022 10:41 am EST There’s a game I like to play when watching a Steven Spielberg movie, be it for the first time or the umpteenth. It’s called “Spot the Spielberg stand-in.” Mind you, not every great director includes characters who serve as their self-inserts in their films, but Spielberg is very much one of them....
The Witcher: Blood Origin Teaser: Michelle Yeoh Is A Sword-Swinging Elf In Prequel Miniseries Netflix By Sandy Schaefer/Dec. 20, 2021 10:16 am EST Toss a coin to your witcher and, while you’re at it, chuck one to the minds behind Netflix’s “The Witcher” franchise, who are hard at work expanding the fantasy universe. This year alone has seen the release of “The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf,” an animated film exploring the backstory for Geralt’s mentor, Vesemir, ahead of his live-action debut in “The Witcher” Season 2, which only just dropped a few days ago....
This Isn’t A Holosuite Program, Star Trek: Discovery, Lower Decks, And Strange New Worlds Just Got Renewed At Paramount+ Paramount+ By Jenna Busch/Jan. 18, 2022 9:54 pm EST “Star Trek” fans have a whole lot to celebrate today. Paramount+ has announced a bunch of “Star Trek” renewals, and a handful of premiere dates for the U.S. on the streamer. You can just feel your hand lifting to do the Vulcan salute, can’t you?...
A lean, mean comedic thriller Netflix While “Windfall” hinges on its spectacular performances, it’s important to mention that it is also beautifully crafted in every way. The screenplay, written by Justin Lader and Andrew Kevin Walker from a story they wrote with Segel and McDowell, has whip-smart dialogue and brilliant small moments of humor early on to provide much-needed pressure release. The film’s music, by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, is pure noir, and its sharp staccato strings pay homage to frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann....
1883 Review: Journey Northwest With The Ancestors Of Yellowstone Paramount+ By Jenna Busch/Dec. 19, 2021 4:10 pm EST The Paramount+ series 1883 premieres its first two episodes today and I got a chance to see them in advance. I’ve also seen the third one, and let me tell you, folks, I’m absolutely hooked. Here is the official info for the show: Created by Academy Award Nominee Taylor Sheridan, “1883” is the highly anticipated prequel to the Emmy nominated series “Yellowstone....
Black Crab Star Noomi Rapace On Breaking Her Nose On Set, Learning To Ice-Skate, And More [Interview] Netflix By Jack Giroux/March 18, 2022 4:39 pm EST Noomi Rapace is giving it her all on screen. Whatever the job, whatever the movie, she does not want to disappoint. Rapace, as she says, owes that level of commitment to passionate movie fans partly because she, too, is a passionate movie fan. (Believe it or not, but not all actors are....
Blade Runner Was A Surprisingly Personal Project For Ridley Scott Warner Bros. By Travis Yates/April 6, 2022 5:36 pm EST The seminal 1982 sci-fi film “Blade Runner” is set in a gritty, dystopian future and explores themes of identity, isolation, and what it means to be (or not to be) alive. In the film, Harrison Ford plays Rick Deckard, a retired special police operative known as a Blade Runner who specializes in hunting illegal replicants....
Turn back the clock with Steve Jackson’s Munchkin Presents Batman Steve Jackson Games Before the golden age of board games, there were dog-eared stacks of “Munchkin” cards. The popular series from Steve Jackson Games combines a few simple actions — explore dungeons, equip items, collect loot — with the unique fun of creating temporary alliances to screw over your friends. Yes, each game of “Munchkin” ends with the same angry kingmaking, but when you’re a broke college sophomore without a car, this was the very pinnacle of board game prowess....
Daily Podcast: CinemaCon 2022: Avatar: The Way Of The Water, Doctor Strange 2, Top Gun: Maverick, And Much More Paramount On the April 28, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is back with another dispatch from CinemaCon 2022. Opening Banter: In The News: Top Gun Paramount Sizzle MI: 7 Babylon Violent Night Bros Nope Megan Avatar 2 Lightyear Doctor Strange 2 Also mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know:...
Ewan McGregor’s Stunt Double Knocked His Teeth Out In An Attack Of The Clones Fight Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/May 27, 2022 9:52 pm EST It’s been two decades since “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” came out, which is almost upsetting to think about. Ewan McGregor is reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the new eponymous series — a role he also played in the prequels. McGregor joined a panel for the 20th anniversary of the film at “Star Wars” Celebration with co-star Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett (and who played Boba Fett in the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett,” who also plays a role in “Obi-Wan Kenobi”)....
First Contact In The Star Trek Universe Explained Paramount+ By Witney Seibold/May 5, 2022 6:00 am EST After the end of World War III, humanity will be left scattered and destitute. Colonel Phillip Green will lead a freelance army of eco-terrorists, controlled by drugs, to the slaughter of 37 million people. Nuclear bombs will be dropped, and much of the planet’s surface will be seared by radiation. All the governments will have fallen, and torturous kangaroo courts will take the place of truth and justice....
G.I. Joe And Transformers Publishing Rights Are About To Change Hands IDW By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 22, 2022 10:42 am EST As the “G.I. Joe” theme song says, “Got to get tough … go Joe!” Even if that means migrating with “Transformers” to a different comic book publisher. For the last 14 years, IDW has held the comic book publishing rights to “G.I. Joe,” and for the last 17 years, it has held the rights to “Transformers....
Would any actor have been accepted as Anakin Skywalker? LucasFilm Hayden Christensen’s trepidation was warranted. Darth Vader — thanks to his iconic all-black armor and the legendary voice acting from James Earl Jones – became one of the greatest movie villains of all time and a pop culture icon when the character debuted in the original “Star Wars” in 1977. Though Darth Vader was briefly redeemed at the end of “Return of the Jedi,” for two decades it was left up to fans’ imaginations to fill in the details of his backstory and humanize the character....
How Dario Argento Masterfully Used Lighting In Suspiria By Miyako Pleines/March 24, 2022 2:53 pm EST Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” is a bedazzling, mind-altering 98 minutes of cinematic genius. The first time I watched it, a friend told me the best way to view it was to sit in the darkest room possible with the volume turned way, way up. I followed these two rules to a tee, and I must say, it truly did affect the way I took everything in....
How Michael Caine Helped Edgar Wright Capture Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’s Anime Aesthetic Universal By Rafael Motamayor/April 7, 2022 1:08 pm EST Translating anime into live-action is a very difficult endeavor. Trying to capture the cartoonish and fantastic aspect of animation without appearing unrealistic or off is not an easy task, especially when animation can give us worlds and characters that can simply not be replicated in live-action without an insanely big budget....
