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Ms. Marvel TV Spot Gives First Live-Action Look At Red Dagger Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/May 9, 2022 11:23 am EST There are a couple of ways that even the most casual fan can tell that Marvel’s “Moon Knight” has come to an end and the studio is gearing up for their next big Disney+ offering. First, you couldn’t have missed /Film’s consistent coverage of the Oscar Isaac-starring show and all the unexpected paths it charted on its way to resolving the fracture between Steven Grant and Marc Spector (and Jake Lockley)....

One Jurassic World Dominion Dino Was Too Famous For CGI Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 7, 2022 4:52 pm EST Over the past few years, the “Jurassic World” trilogy has swung for the fences. While not every big swing has been a hit, the series hasn’t been afraid to take a tried-and-true franchise in unprecedented directions. But even after blowing up Isla Nublar and trapping Bryce Dallas Howard in impractical heels, writer-director Colin Trevorrow apparently still knows where to draw a line when it comes to respecting the original “Jurassic Park....

A strong ensemble cast Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max Many of the other performances, however, are inspired. Darby captures Stede’s earnestness and vulnerability with comedic flourish, and the actors who play Stede’s crew members excellently portray their characters’ own idiosyncrasies, with some characters like Joel Fry’s Frenchie and Nathan Foad’s Lucius deserving an extra callout for bringing their pirating counterparts to hilarious yet heartfelt life. The show is also uplifted by Fred Armisen and Leslie Jones delivering their comedic style with swashbuckling flair to smaller roles (small, at least, for the first five episodes)....

Search Party Season 5 Trailer: Dory’s Got A Messiah Complex HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 21, 2021 9:22 pm EST Few shows have rebooted their core premise as many times as “Search Party,” and in the trailer for the series’ final season, the show is reinventing itself again. The Alia Shawkat-led comedy will return on HBO Max on January 7, and it looks like it’s ready to go out in a blaze of glory....

The Brownies Steal The Baby MGM/UA Communications Co. The comic relief in many fantasy films tends to be tolerable at best, and by design, the audience initially shares Willow’s frustration with the baby-snatching Brownies. But the benefit of casting veteran stand-up comedians and comic supporting actors like Kevin Pollak (of “The Usual Suspects”) and Rick Overton (of “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Groundhog Day”) as our tale’s two lead Brownies, Rool and Franjean, is that they have experience in eliciting laughter without overshadowing their stories’ leads....

The 15 Best Horror Movies From Black Directors Universal By Bee Delores/March 23, 2022 11:50 am EST “We’ve always loved horror, it’s just that horror, unfortunately, hasn’t always loved us,” author and film historian Tananarive Due says in the opening to Shudder’s extensive “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror.” The sweeping deep-dive confronts the truth about Black representation in horror, spanning from the infamous 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” through cinematic beacons such as “The Night of the Living Dead” to modern fare like Jordan Peele’s “Get Out....

Prime Video By Shania Russell/March 14, 2022 11:26 am EST Although the series has yet to be officially renewed for a fourth season, it sounds like development is already in motion. Given the massive popularity of “The Boys,” this comes as no surprise: Prime Video has offered a clear vote of confidence by green-lighting a live-action spin-off series, in addition to “The Boys: Diabolical,” the animated anthology that premiered earlier this month....

The Halo Game Composer’s Lawsuit Could Jeopardize The Show’s Premiere Paramount+ By Jeremy Mathai/Feb. 11, 2022 11:28 am EST For all the glorious heights the franchise has reached in the years since the seminal release of “Combat Evolved” in 2001, “Halo” and its fans have had to endure their fair share of lows on the way to reaching the ultimate prize of pop culture ubiquity … but enough about “Halo 5,” am I right, folks?...

The James Dean Classic Giant Is Getting A 4K Restoration Warner Bros. By Debopriyaa Dutta/April 15, 2022 1:10 pm EST “Giant,” the 1956 classic starring James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, is getting a 4K restoration as a part of the expanding partnership between Turner Classic Movies and The Film Foundation (via The Hollywood Reporter). The partnership has been augmented with a multi-year financial commitment to fund education and the restoration of classic films in general....

The Magic In Doctor Strange 2 Is Ridiculous And That’s Why It Rules Marvel Studios By Rafael Motamayor/May 6, 2022 4:00 pm EST Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Despite some very cool and trippy visuals with the Astral Plane and Mirror Dimension, magic in the first “Doctor Strange” was kind of bland, mostly just involving Dr. Stephen Strange using a magic whip to hit people in the face and everyone conjuring tiny shields with magic....

These Were Akira Kurosawa’s Favorite Films Of All Time Toho By Lyvie Scott/March 15, 2022 11:49 am EST There’s no doubt that Akira Kurosawa is one of the most influential names in movies today, or at least very high on the list. Without Kurosawa, we might not have the spaghetti western, “Star Wars,” or even Shakespearean adaptations as we know them. His work served as a template for some of the most well-known films of the 20th century, and he continues to influence films today....

Why Ewan McGregor Wishes Yoda Would Have Stayed A Puppet By Steven Ward/June 7, 2022 10:57 am EST Jedi Master Yoda has always been an enduringly beloved character in the “Star Wars” universe. But it wasn’t just the little green alien’s hermitlike eccentrics or sage guidance that struck a chord with fans. When Yoda first appeared in “The Empire Strikes Back,” he was brought to life by the puppeteering talents of Frank Oz....

He’s evil now… Marvel Studios The finale of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a confrontation between the title character and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) who seeks to suck out the dimension-hopping superpowers from the young America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) in order to be with her parallel universe sons again. The Witch had already recently experienced another uptick in her powers, and she has become corrupted as a result, meaning that her gaining additional multidimensional powers point to a grave risk for all life on Earth(s)....

A Real Psychologist Profiles Obi-Wan Kenobi Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/June 23, 2022 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Spoilers ahead for the entire season of “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” The Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” ended its first (only?) season, and I recently spoke with my colleague psychologist Dr. Travis Langley, author of “Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight,” and the editor of the Psych Geeks book series including “Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind” (to which I contributed)....

David Fincher’s Directing Style Made For Some Demanding Days On The Mindhunter Set Netflix By Miyako Pleines/April 25, 2022 7:50 pm EST When you have a show like “Mindhunter,” it seems only natural that filming would often be an intense and emotionally draining experience. I mean, the show’s whole premise is about getting into the heads of famous serial killers, for god’s sake. The on-screen interactions that FBI Agents Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) and Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) have with serial killers like the Son of Sam and Ed Kemper are often difficult to even just watch, so one can only imagine what it must be like to fully embody those characters and act through those scenes on set....

Did You Spot Eagly’s ‘Porn For Birds’ In Peacemaker? [Exclusive] HBO Max By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 15, 2022 4:02 pm EST People can’t seem to get enough of James Gunn’s superhero show about John Cena’s “Peacemaker,” a series that effortlessly incorporates a world needing hi-tech laboratories, white-trash white supremacy dens from the 1980s, maximalist trailer homes, secret task force vehicles, and fully-furnished apartments belonging to hot babes possessed by butterfly aliens. The attention to detail paid by the production team of “Peacemaker” is incredible, and just about every object, record sleeve, poster, and product label is meant to push the story forward or give deeper insight to the characters....

Doctor Strange’s Problematic Past Nearly Cost Marvel Benedict Cumberbatch Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/April 20, 2022 11:57 am EST The Mandarin isn’t the only Marvel Comics character with a complicated history. Doctor Strange, the once world-famous surgeon and now Sorcerer Supreme had troubling comic book origins too, which nearly cost the studio the chance to have actor Benedict Cumberbatch take on the role. The “Sherlock” actor debuted as the all-knowing superhero in “Doctor Strange” (2016), his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Does Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Have An End Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/May 3, 2022 10:59 am EST The eve of a new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is upon us as “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is finally arriving in theaters. The movie was originally announced way back in 2019 during Marvel Studios’ presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, which feels like eons ago at this point....

Henry Cavill Has Surprisingly Few Lines In Batman V Superman Warner Bros. By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Feb. 21, 2022 7:01 am EST Think “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is the official sequel to “Man of Steel,” the first film marking Henry Cavill’s stint as Superman in the DCEU? Think again. “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was a messy spectacle. It continued the story of “Man of Steel” and addressed the aftermath of Clark Kent revealing Superman to the world....

Interview With The Vampire Teaser: Meet The New Lestat, Sort Of AMC By Jeremy Mathai/April 19, 2022 11:28 am EST Haven’t you heard? In 2022, everyone’s catching vampire fever! We here at /Film even have an entire series dedicated to the pointy-toothed bloodsuckers, commemorating the centennial milestone of the original “Nosferatu.” Since you can usually count on Hollywood to take advantage of a major anniversary, we just so happen to be getting a television adaptation of “Interview with the Vampire” later this year, based on the 1976 novel of the same name written by the late Anne Rice (who passed away in late 2021, leaving behind an indelible legacy)....