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The Morning Watch: Adam West Stars In The Batman, Creating The Weapons Of Halo & More Corridor Crew By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 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 Scariest Scene In Crawl Would Make The Kool-Aid Man Scream Paramount Pictures By Matt Donato AND Ariel Fisher/April 22, 2022 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt learns to “Crawl” again and Ariel can’t sit still.) Is there a more terrifying horror subgenre than aquatic horror?...

The Soviet Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired Annihilation Paramount By Witney Seibold/March 31, 2022 10:15 am EST Based on the first book in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, Alex Garland’s 2018 film “Annihilation” is a contemplative and trippy sci-fi fable about a team of scientists who infiltrate an area — nicknamed The Shimmer — that has been infected by an ineffable alien influence which causes living beings to mutate, merge, and casually swap DNA with each other....

Ukrainian Film Academy Calls For Film Industry To Boycott Russia MGM By Ben F. Silverio/Feb. 27, 2022 10:23 am EST While everything happening in Ukraine might sound like a horror movie, unfortunately, it is not. As Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine enters a third day, the entertainment world has been doing what it can to denounce the Russian president’s actions. Formula One cancelled the Russian Grand Prix in September. UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, announced that the Champions League final on May 28, 2022 would be moved from St....

Watcher Teaser: Someone’s Got Their Eye On It Follows’ Maika Monroe IFC Midnight By Lex Briscuso/March 16, 2022 12:12 pm EST There’s a lot to be excited about in “Watcher,” the upcoming Maika Monroe horror film that premiered at Sundance 2022 to a lot of fanfare. Now that a teaser trailer has dropped for the movie, us plebs can see for ourselves what the fuss is about — and get a taste for what we’re in for....

Who Is Madame Web? Comic Book Origins & Spider-Man Connection Explained Marvel By Ryan Scott/Feb. 5, 2022 11:13 am EST As many hardcore Marvel fans are surely aware, Sony controls the movie rights to the “Spider-Man” franchise and all of the characters closely associated with him. While Sony and Disney have a deal in place that allows Tom Holland’s Peter Parker to exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that leaves hundreds of characters just sitting around waiting in the wings to be used for the sake of solo franchises....

Why The New Texas Chainsaw Massacre Might Feel Too Real Netflix By BJ Colangelo/March 8, 2022 11:09 am EST As a genre, horror films have always been about exploring the cultural anxieties of society. The things that we fear are largely determined by our lived experiences, and horror validates and reflects those feelings by putting them on screen. Using horror as a vehicle for social commentary is a wise decision, and allows audiences to think about their own relationship with the horrors of “real life,” from the safety of a fictional story....

Against The Ice: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Jan. 19, 2022 3:03 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) A Lannister, a Shelby brother, and their sled dogs travel on a dangerous and life-threatening journey through Greenland in search of an expedition that disappeared years prior....

Some of My Best Friends HBO This week, we finally got to see a bit more of the famous Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker), or LTW as she’s more famously known, and the truly fierce Dr. Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman), while being introduced to Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), Carrie’s new realtor. There have been concerns that these women wouldn’t be afforded character arcs of their own, concerns that are valid and have yet to be properly addressed....

Blake Lively Will Make Directorial Debut Adapting Graphic Novel Seconds, Edgar Wright Penning Script Lionsgate By Jeremy Mathai/April 29, 2022 3:58 pm EST Actor-turned-filmmaker Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) currently has her intriguing second feature “Don’t Worry Darling” on the way, Greta Gerwig is hard at work with bringing “Barbie” to life in all its live-action glory (sans the iconic “Barbie Girl” song, inexplicably enough), and Maggie Gyllenhaal most recently debuted “The Lost Daughter” to widespread acclaim....

Bridgerton Season 2: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Jan. 5, 2022 8:47 am EST “Bridgerton,” Netflix’s steamy romance series which catapulted Phoebe Dynevor (Daphne Bridgerton) and Regé-Jean Page’s (Simon Basset) careers to fame, is returning for a second season (and third and fourth season!). The show arrived on Christmas day in 2020, offering a lush escape at the end of a challenging year, and was embraced by isolated audiences....

Daily Podcast: How Spider-Man: No Way Home Broke Box Office Records & What It Means For The Future Of The Spider-Verse Sony By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2021 3:16 pm EST On the December 20, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the reason why “Spider-Man: No Way Home” had a record-breaking box office debut. Opening Banter: Lots of people liked Ryan on last week’s episode, so he’s back!...

Daily Podcast: Is A Spider-Verse/MCU Crossover Possible? Weekend Box Office, Andor Season 2, Edge Of Tomorrow TV Series Sony On the February 7, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to discuss the latest film and TV news, including weekend box office, “Andor” going multiple seasons, an “Edge of Tomorrow” TV series, and is a “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” MCU crossover possible?...

Day Shift First Look: Jamie Foxx Is A Pool Cleaner Moonlighting As A Vampire Hunter Netflix By Ryan Scott/June 7, 2022 12:53 pm EST Netflix is continuing with its 2022 edition of Geeked Week by showcasing a bunch of upcoming horror and genre programming today. Part of that slate includes a new vampire flick called “Day Shift,” which hails from producer Chad Stahelski, of “John Wick” fame, and accomplished stunt performer J....

Denzel Washington Did More Than Act On The Tragedy Of Macbeth Set A24 By Witney Seibold/March 22, 2022 3:47 pm EST William Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth,” believed to be first performed around 1606, is a play about a weak-willed thane in Scotland and his ambitious wife who take advantage of a rare opportunity to commit regicide and usurp the throne. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are then karmically, legally, and capitally punished for their crime, realizing a deep nihilism about the world on the way down....

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Mentions Some Beloved Marvel Characters, And They’re Kind Of A Big Deal Marvel Studios By Jeff Ewing/May 10, 2022 11:00 am EST “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has blown the Marvel Cinematic Universe wide open. Whereas “Loki” revealed the complexity of the multiverse and the origins of branching timelines and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” showcased multiversal chaos coming to the Earth-616 we know and love, our new Doctor Strange outing sends our heroes falling through the multiverse and making frenemies along the way....

Does Lightyear Have An End Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide Disney/Pixar By Chris Evangelista/June 16, 2022 11:15 am EST “Lightyear” — the new Pixar movie confusing everyone because no one seems able to grasp that this isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy, this is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on — is rocketing into theaters this weekend. And when it arrives, the film will have everyone asking one question: “Is this Buzz Lightyear the toy?...

Dracula Spinoff Renfield Begins Filming & Universal Shares Cool Retro Logo Warner Bros. Pictures By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 3, 2022 5:31 pm EST Every piece of information released about Chris McKay’s upcoming “Dracula” spin-off, “Renfield,” is an absolute delight. Between stellar actors being added to the cast and Nicolas Cage (who is donning the cape of Dracula) taking inspiration from Gabriel in James Wan’s “Malignant,” the anticipation surrounding “Renfield” is already palpable....

Drifting Home release date and where you can watch it Netflix “Drifting Home” will premiere on Netflix on September 16, 2022, about a week and a half out from Labor Day, the last official beach day of summer (at least for those of us on the East Coast). The release date actually fits the vibe of the film perfectly. As the last verdant, hot days of the year slip by, we’re at the most ideal point for short-term reminiscence, a natural segue into full-blown childhood nostalgia....

Past and present intermingle in the new documentary Columbia Pictures According to the press release, the documentary will alternate between John’s first 5 years as his star rose from 1970 to 1975 and his current final live tour, effectively bookending his five-decade and counting career. It promises to be the definitive account of one of our most recognizable rock stars. With Furnish producing, we can be sure to get first-hand glimpses at the life and legacy of Elton John, and with RJ Cutler directing, we can be reasonably assured it won’t just be a glamor reel....