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13 Movies Like Demon Slayer: Mugen Train That Are Definitely Worth Watching Aniplex America By Mary Beth McAndrews/April 29, 2022 12:21 pm EST “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” or simply “Demon Slayer,” is an international sensation. The show, which launched in 2019, quickly gained popularity in Japan and spread like wildfire due to its gorgeous animation, a perfect mix of horror and wholesome, and a cinnamon roll of a main character, Tanjiro Kamado....

5 Comics To Read Before Watching The Batman DC Comics By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 10, 2022 1:15 pm EST The influences behind “The Batman” run the gamut from movies to art to books, with David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks,” and even Stephen King’s “Christine” being sources of inspiration. Above all, there is the film’s comic book source material, which director Matt Reeves has been citing since the days back when Ben Affleck was still attached to the project, before Robert Pattinson was even cast as Batman....

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood Trailer: Richard Linklater’s Take On The Moon Landing Netflix By Ben F. Silverio/March 7, 2022 10:08 am EST Space. The final frontier. While this is certainly the case for kids that grew up with an obsession with the cosmos, it also had to be along the lines of what the astronauts were thinking when they set foot on the moon for the first time....

Bad Vegan Trailer: Your Standard Tale Of Theft, Immortality, And Meat Suits Netflix By Anya Stanley/Feb. 16, 2022 10:41 am EST We love our messy documentaries, don’t we folks? Love to see the backslide of all evolutionary skills that teach us to detect and respond to threats, by watching the likes of the lowbrow “Catfish” series to the increasingly bizarre web of manipulation in the “Evil Genius” heist doc, all the way up to the ambitious meditations on fragile egos in the big cat world of “Tiger King” on Netflix....

Better Call Saul Season 6 Trailer: The Beginning Of The End For Jimmy McGill AMC By Jeremy Mathai/March 10, 2022 12:16 pm EST Fans of both “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” know all too well the pain involved in watching shows built around the failings of their respective main characters and, more to the point, the innocents they bring down with them. Walter White’s descent into a meth kingpin was harrowing enough, but viewers soon became fully invested in the battle over Jesse Pinkman’s soul and the question of whether he could somehow, someway find a happy ending after enduring so much hardship — much of it, of course, of his own making....

‘And [Reese] will always love [Dolly] …’ Tri-Star Pictures Witherspoon, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of another country music icon, June Carter, in “Walk the Line,” had this to say about working with Parton on “Run, Rose, Run:” “Growing up in Nashville, I’ve loved Dolly since the moment I heard her magical voice and saw her luminous personality shine onstage. Beyond her magnetic presence as an artist and performer, she is one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our time....

George R. R. Martin Swears He’s Still Working On The Winds Of Winter HBO By Jenna Busch/March 10, 2022 9:16 am EST Fans of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series have had a lot of wonderful things over the years. We got the “Game of Thrones” HBO series. We have several spin-offs on the way. Despite complaints about the final season (which was awful and I will fight you on that), the series as a whole was groundbreaking and enthralling....

Eric proves Gatwa is Doctor material Netflix His constant push and pull between authenticity and the expectations of others makes Eric one of the show’s most relatable characters, and Gatwa wears the dilemma plainly on his face in the show’s most poignant scenes. His sometimes sadness-tinged performance feels like another facet of “Sex Education” that doubles as a perfect audition for “Doctor Who,” as the latter show can careen into heartbreaking territory when viewers least expect it....

Killing It Teaser: Craig Robinson Is Inspiring Us With His Personal Journey In Peacock Comedy Series Peacock By Jenna Busch/Feb. 3, 2022 8:49 am EST Peacock has released a new teaser trailer for Craig Robinson’s new series “Killing It.” So you’re saying, Peacock, that we get Craig Robinson doing Craig Robinson things and we get to stream it for free? Yes, please! When a teaser starts off with Robinson talking about how the kimono he’s wearing was made for the Emperor of Japan but he’s just lounging in it, it’s hard to pass up....

Let’s Talk About Ray Liotta’s Most Underrated Performance Rockstar Games By BJ Colangelo/May 30, 2022 4:33 pm EST We’re still reeling days after the loss of Hollywood legend Ray Liotta, the man who gave us a bevy of incredible performances across just about every genre. While known by most as Henry Hill in the Martin Scorsese masterpiece “Goodfellas,” Liotta has truly done it all. He’s played threatening gangsters, hilarious con men, and even had two different appearances in “Muppets” movies....

The earthquake Toho The twist in “Your Name” comes when Taki and Mitsuha stop swapping bodies. The film then starts following solely Taki’s perspective, as he discovers that his and Mitsuha’s timelines weren’t parallel. While he lived in 2016, she was in 2013, the same year her town, Itomori, was wiped out by a comet. Taki manages to engineer one last body switch and rewrite history so Itomori’s citizens evacuate before the town’s destruction....

Moon Knight Head Writer Explains What Went Wrong With The 2015 Fantastic Four Movie 20th Century Studios By Sandy Schaefer/March 30, 2022 1:33 pm EST On paper, there was a lot to like about the 2015 “Fantastic Four” movie reboot (Or, as its poster calls it, “Fant4stic”). It was arriving on the heels of director Tim Story’s not-so-adored “Fantastic Four” films from the 2000s, with then-up-and-coming director Josh Trank calling the shots and his “Chronicle” star Michael B....

Not Everyone Was Embarrassed To Have Their Films On Mystery Science Theater 3000 American Cinema Marketing By Anya Stanley/March 22, 2022 5:29 pm EST For most filmmakers, a film is a labor of love; the product of countless hours of manpower, painstaking attention to detail, and thorough teamwork. As such, a director might be precious about their work. When it’s mocked or the analysis seems especially off, said director might take to social media and get into spats with critics....

Obi-Wan And Darth Maul’s Relationship Explained: They’re More Alike Than You Think Disney XD, Lucasfilm Animation By Larry Fried/May 24, 2022 9:55 am EST The following article contains spoilers of media across the “Star Wars” universe, including the prequel trilogy, “The Clone Wars,” “Rebels,” and more. Discretion is advised. There are few rivalries in the “Star Wars” universe that are as long and winding as that between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul....

Shining Vale Review: Courteney Cox Headlines A Zany Horror Comedy Starz By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 3, 2022 10:00 am EST Starz’s “Shining Vale” opens with an ominous statistic typed on screen: “Women are roughly twice as likely than men to suffer from depression.” The serif, vaguely gothic font then types out a quick list of depression symptoms, before ending with a second, much less verifiable statistic: “Women are also roughly twice as likely to be possessed by a demon....

Superhero Bits: A New Morbius Poster, James Gunn’s Peacemaker PSA & More Sony Pictures By Ryan Scott/Feb. 9, 2022 6:11 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)...

The Daily Stream: Daisies Is A Subversive Classic That Still Feels Modern The Criterion Channel By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 16, 2022 2:00 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: “Daisies” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, The Criterion Channel The Pitch: After an introduction that focuses on images of gears turning and bombs dropping, Věra Chytilová’s Czech New Wave classic opens with two young women (Ivana Karbanová and Jitka Cerhová), both named Marie, slouching against a wooden fence in their bathing suits....

Stop right now, thank you very much Peacock Considering the nature of the match, both competitors quickly filled the ring with assorted plunder not too long after the bell rang. Zayn and Knoxville hit each other with trash can lids, a crutch, a fire extinguisher, and a baking sheet before Johnny went through a table and Sami was stopped in his tracks by an airhorn. But a stand-out moment from early in the match came with the introduction of a stop sign....

The Northman Is On Track To Pillage $12.5 Million At The Box Office In Its Opening Weekend Focus Features By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 23, 2022 3:42 pm EST Alexander Skarsgård is bravely hacking his way into the box office this weekend, as Variety reports that Viking epic “The Northman” is on track to make $12.5 million. Though that will only land it at the #4 spot, the highly-anticipated Robert Eggers film is holding its own in a crowded, interesting movie weekend....

A Quick Recap Warner Bros. This week kicks off with Mother having a quick conversation with Sue (Niamh Algar), who has remained at the colony despite threatening to leave. She explains that she was made Medic and was given access to the Collective’s computers. She looked into the source of the voice that Mother, Marcus, and Paul (Felix Jamieson) have all been hearing and discovered that there’s an electromagnetic field over the tropical zone that blocks the voice....