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Steven Spielberg Saved Jaws With Some Help From Alfred Hitchcock Universal Pictures By Shae Sennett/June 20, 2022 11:00 am EST “Jaws” features one of the most terrifying movie monsters of all time. But what makes this monster so terrifying is it’s barely featured at all. Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller obfuscates its villain, allowing the mysterious depth and vastness of the ocean to fill the viewer’s imagination. The most terrifying part of “Jaws” is not the shark itself, but that we cannot see it coming....

The Big Clue Everyone Missed Early On In All Of Us Are Dead Season 1 Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Feb. 14, 2022 6:55 pm EST The Korean zombie thriller “All Of Us Are Dead” became Netflix’s fifth most-watched non-English series debut in the streaming juggernaut’s history, and for very good reasons. Part zombie apocalypse survivor story and part coming-of-age romantic drama, the first season of “All Of Us Are Dead” provided 12 jam-packed hours of entertainment that has kept the show on the most-watched lists across the globe since its release on January 28, 2022....

The Daily Stream: Dear Brother Is A Masterclass In Melodrama RetroCrush By Adam Wescott/May 29, 2022 11:00 am 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 Series: “Dear Brother” Where You Can Stream It: RetroCrush The Pitch: Nanako Misonoo wasn’t sure what to expect when she began freshman year at the prestigious Seiran Academy....

The Dark Iron Man Sequel We’ll Never Get To See Marvel Studios By Jamie Gerber/Jan. 28, 2022 12:52 pm EST It’s interesting to consider just how different the “Iron Man” sequels could’ve been had the filmmakers drawn more inspiration from a certain classic comics story — one that left Tony Stark forever changed. “Iron Man” launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 alongside “The Incredible Hulk,” but we all know which one left a bigger impact....

The Legend Of Vox Machina Voice Cast Includes David Tennant And Stephanie Beatriz Prime Video By Shania Russell/Jan. 21, 2022 2:38 pm EST Critical Role is kicking off a new campaign by bringing their Dungeons and Dragons roleplay to life with “The Legend of Vox Machina.” The new animated series from Prime Video is already set for a massive two seasons (totaling 28 episodes) that retell the tale of their immensely popular web series....

The Major Yellowjackets Plot Twist That Almost Happened Showtime By BJ Colangelo/June 23, 2022 9:10 am EST Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” was easily one of the best new series of 2021, and a huge part of the show’s appeal was the weekly theorizing many of us did regarding the show’s mysteries. The show’s dueling timelines focus on a girls varsity soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash in 1996 who may or may not have resorted to cannibalism, and the way the event continues to haunt the survivors 25 years later....

The Morning Watch: Barry Season 1 & 2 Bloopers, Nicolas Cage Takes The Autocomplete Interview & More HBO By Danielle Ryan/April 22, 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 Morning Watch: Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Easter Eggs, Ghostbusters: Afterlife Honest Trailer & More Marvel Studios By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 16, 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.) In this edition, take a deep dive into the new trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to discover all the hidden eggs and story hints within....

So many great films Tribeca Festival “Jerry & Marge Go Large” is directed by David Frankel, with a script by Brad Copeland. It’s about a couple that scams the lottery, with Cranston and Bening playing the couple. Cranston’s character finds a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, and the two win $27 million dollars, but they do something really nice with the money. The official fesitval site has info on “Corner Office” with Jon Hamm....

Val Kilmer May Have Helped Matthew Modine Secure His Full Metal Jacket Role Warner Bros. By Jamie Gerber/March 24, 2022 3:12 pm EST It’s almost impossible to discuss the greatest war movies of all time without bringing up “Full Metal Jacket.” Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War epic stars Matthew Modine as young Marine, Private — though he later becomes Sergeant — J.T. “Joker” Davis, who we follow all the way from the brutality of boot camp to the even harsher reality of war....

The Arc of the Ghost Deer Revisiting the first “Get Out” trailer years later, it’s surprising to see just how much of the movie’s third act it reveals. We see Rose’s family, the Armitages, attack Chris and subdue him in scenes pulled from the last 35 minutes of the film. And of course, we see that unfulfilled promise of the ghost deer, which even gets its own mini arc from shock car impact, to highway roadkill, to framed portrait, to supernatural revenge terror — all in the span of two and a half minutes....

Will Obi-Wan Kenobi Get A Second Season? Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/March 11, 2022 10:15 am EST Some of us literally just watched the first teaser trailer for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the new 6-episode “limited series” coming to Disney+ on the 45th anniversary of “Star Wars,” yet already the Internet is talking about whether there will be a second season. The series stars Ewan McGregor — reprising his role as Obi-Wan for the first time since “Revenge of the Sith” in 2005 — and he’s not alone....

Will There Be A Season 2 Of Monsters At Work? Disney Television Animation By Erin Brady/June 15, 2022 5:43 pm EST “Monsters at Work,” the follow-up series to the iconic Pixar film “Monsters, Inc.”, premiered on Disney+ in July 2021. Taking place directly after the events of the 2001 film, it showcases the employees of Monsters, Incorporated as they implement their transition from scare power to laugh power. Best friends and former scarers Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) are helping to lead the charge, teaching employees both new and seasoned the benefits of making children laugh rather than cry....

Flight of the Conchords HBO If you meet a person who treats Darby like the be-all, end-all of comedy, you’re probably talking to a “Flight of the Conchords” fan. The short-lived HBO series made a huge impression, launching its co-creators and stars Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement into the zeitgeist in a way that would’ve scared the pants off their unpopular on-screen counterparts. In the show, the duo plays versions of themselves living the ultimate fish out of water experience in New York as they try to make it as struggling musicians....

A Different Beloved Actor Almost Played Brad Pitt’s Part In The Lost City Paramount Pictures By Rafael Motamayor/May 10, 2022 5:18 pm EST “The Lost City” is just the kind of adventure-romance film they don’t usually make anymore. It’s a mid-budget, wholly original story, with A-list actors, a lovable himbo, slapstick comedy that actually works, and a truly deranged villain played spectacularly by an unhinged Daniel Radcliffe. It is the best movie of its kind since 1999’s “The Mummy,” in no small part thanks to its central romance, and the power of Brad Pitt....

Armageddon Time Footage Reaction: Anthony Hopkins Leads James Gray’s New Movie [CinemaCon 2022] Sony Pictures Classics By Joshua Meyer AND Eric Vespe/April 27, 2022 9:32 pm EST Filmmaker James Gray is back and it’s time for armageddon. The director of “Ad Astra,” “The Lost City of Z,” and “We Own the Night,” among other movies, has assembled an impressive cast for his next feature, “Armageddon Time.” The film is an ’80s period piece set in Queens, where Gray grew up, and is billed as a “deeply personal, coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Learned A Lesson In On-Screen Love While Filming Kindergarten Cop Universal Pictures By Witney Seibold/June 1, 2022 4:03 pm EST However great an actor may be, they are rarely able to fake kissing. An on-screen kiss is one of those acts of cinematic verisimilitude that cannot be faked. Like an exploding car, a virtuosic dance, or the look of fear on Johnny Knoxville’s face during a “Jackass” stunt," a kiss possesses an element of ecstatic truth....

Barry Defies Death Once More In The Thrilling Third-Season Finale HBO By Josh Spiegel/June 12, 2022 11:27 pm EST If you know the HBO series “Barry,” you know the significance of the title of its third-season finale, “starting now.” That’s the two-word phrase that hitman Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) used a few times in the first-season finale, when he continually was promising to leave his violent past behind in favor of a calmer, happier one as an actor in Los Angeles....

Better Call Saul Season 6 Stages A ‘Hit And Run’ AMC By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2022 12:38 am EST The latest “Better Call Saul” cold open reveals a couple out for a bike ride through a seemingly normal suburban neighborhood. But then things change — the couple enters their home and goes about their daily routine, while large men armed with large guns mingle about in the kitchen. At first, it almost seems like the couple can’t see these gun-toting guys; like they’re ghosts....

Daily Podcast: Chris Evangelista’s Top 10 Movies Of 2021 Vertical Entertainment By Ben Pearson/Jan. 13, 2022 3:24 pm EST On the January 13, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to discuss Chris’s Top 10 movies of 2021. Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation: Chris Evangelista’s Top 10 Movies Of 2021 Also mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know:...