Max Evry’s Favorite Movies Of All Time Interfilm By Max Evry/Nov. 3, 2021 11:00 am EST Some people find lists like this daunting, but for me it was pretty simple gathering this list since I only chose movies that had big ol’ profound effect on me. These seminal movies shook me at various points in my life, from childhood to early adulthood. You won’t find any movies from the last two decades, and that’s part of what made this so easy....
Michael Keaton On Playing Batman Again: “It’s Like Muscle Memory” By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 11, 2021 8:23 am EST Although fans have always dreamed of a potential Batman Beyond live action movie starring Michael Keaton, few could’ve expected last year’s bombshell news that the Beetlejuice star would put on the cowl again and make his grand return as an older Bruce Wayne in The Flash, of all movies. But that’s exactly what’s happening and, while we might still need to pinch ourselves to believe it, Keaton himself found the transition back into his iconic Batman role to be … oddly normal....
New York Film Festival 2021 Main Slate Includes ‘Titane,’ ‘Benedetta,’ And More By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 10, 2021 1:11 pm EST Get excited, film fans, because the Film at Lincoln Center announced the 32 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 59th New York Film Festival (NYFF). The upcoming slate will feature some of the film world’s most daring new movies, including the Cannes-shocking Julia Ducournau film Titane, Paul Verhoeven’s lesbian nun love affair Benedetta, and Gaspar Noé’s split-screen drama, Vortex....
Peter Jackson Explains Why The ‘Hobbit’ Movies Are Such A Huge Mess By Jacob Hall/Nov. 19, 2015 1:00 pm EST Even the most ardent defenders of Peter Jackson’s three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit acknowledge that none of them come close to matching the highs of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Something about them just feels off from frame one, like something important is missing. Whatever spark made the first trilogy such a magical experience is missing here....
Rust Crew Had Walked Off Set Before Fatal Shooting; Three Other Gun Misfires Reported On Same Film Jeffrey Bruno / Shutterstock By Ben Pearson/Oct. 22, 2021 6:06 pm EST Hours before yesterday’s fatal incident on the set of the indie Western film “Rust,” in which producer/star Alec Baldwin discharged a gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, several crew members had walked off the set to protest working conditions — including multiple instances of guns misfiring on the set earlier in the production....
Saturday Night Live Is Bringing In Shang-Chi And Loki Stars To Host November Shows Marvel Studios By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 2, 2021 3:53 pm EST “Saturday Night Live” just plowed through for back-to-back episodes to kick off season 47 of the late night sketch series. Rami Malek was the surprising high point with the best episode of the first wave, and Jason Sudeikis ending things on a decent note too. Now November is looking very exciting with a “Succession” star and a couple key names from the Marvel Cinematic Universe hosting new episodes leading up to Thanksgiving....
The Expanse Is Back, And Everyone Is At Rock Bottom In Strange Dogs Prime Video By Vanessa Armstrong/Dec. 10, 2021 11:58 am EST The first episode of the final season of “The Expanse” is finally here! It’s so great to have more time with these characters and meet some … strange new ones as well (sorry, not sorry). Below is my spoiler-full recap/review of season 6’s first episode, “Strange Dogs,” which also includes some quotes from the cast and creative team about certain scenes....
The Inside Story Of How HBO Max Became Home To Streaming’s Greatest Genre Shows By Matthew Monagle/May 14, 2021 10:00 am EST If there was a silver lining to a year’s worth of shelter-in-place orders, it was the opportunity to spend some quality time with our collective watchlists. And in a year where streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ did their best to keep us entertained, it was HBO Max that emerged as the clear winner for genre fans everywhere....
The Lighthouse Is A Christmas Movie A24 By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2021 10:51 am EST “Night, and especially Christmas night, is the best time to listen to a ghost story. Throw on the logs! Draw the curtains! Move your chairs nearer the fire and hearken!” – Frederick Manley, “The Ghost of the Cross-Roads.” Published in 1893. “There’ll be scary ghost stories, and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago....
Y: The Last Man Might Get Resurrected On HBO Max FX By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 19, 2021 1:17 pm EST Alas, poor Yorick, we barely knew you. The story of the last Y chromosome-carrying person on Earth and his amazing pet monkey was canceled before the end of its first season on FX on Hulu. The series, based on the bestselling Brian K. Vaughan comic book series, went through some behind-the-scenes turmoil before it ever aired, perhaps dooming it to its appropriately apocalyptic fate....
You’ll Soon Be Able To Calibrate The Apple TV With An iPhone To Optimize TV Color And Contrast By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2021 4:30 pm EST During this week’s Apple Event, along with the new iPad Pro, colorful iMacs, AirTags and even a purple iPhone, a new Apple TV box revealed, complete with an updated remote. But it’s a new Apple TV color balance feature that will allow for easy image optimization that’s really exciting....
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Release Date Moves Up To May By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2021 8:00 am EST A Quiet Place Part II was one of the first movies to have its theatrical release affected in real-time by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic — a splashy red carpet premiere was even held ahead of its March 2020 release before everything shut down shortly afterwards. Since then, Paramount has been bouncing the release date from month to month, finally settling it in September of this year....
‘Dune’ Will Be “One Of The Most Beautiful Films That People Have Ever Seen,” Says Dave Bautista By Jacob Hall/May 13, 2021 8:00 am EST In a better dimension, we would’ve seen director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune by now. But the COVID-19 pandemic ran roughshod over an entire year of movie release schedules, so the science fiction epic’s December 18, 2020 release date became an October 1, 2021 release date. It will also debut day-and-date on HBO Max, because this is the weird world in which we live now....
By Joshua Meyer/July 8, 2021 5:31 am EST Add the name Andy Serkis to the growing list of actors turned audiobook narrators. This September, the actor who portrayed Gollum via motion capture in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is lending his voice to a new recording of J. R. R. Tolkien’s original book trilogy for HarperCollins. Revisit Middle-Earth with Andy Serkis “I actually feel like I have lived through Tolkien’s saga, and felt his profound understanding of and connection to nature, love, war, truth, hatred and altruism....
‘M.O.D.O.K.’ Clip Gives Us A Mad Scientist Fight By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2021 5:30 pm EST M.O.D.O.K., the new Hulu animated series that puts the Marvel supervillain through a midlife crisis, has released a new clip featuring something everyone wants: a mad scientist fight. Patton Oswalt voices the title character, a Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, and he’s really going through some stuff. Watch the surprisingly long M.O.D.O.K. clip (it’s well over 2 minutes) below....
‘Night Agent’ Series Heading To Netflix From ‘The Shield’ And ‘Terriers’ Showrunner Shawn Ryan By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2021 11:01 am EST Shawn Ryan, the creator of shows like The Shield and S.W.A.T., is heading back to Netflix for a new series. Ryan, who previously worked on the Baz Luhrmann Netflix show The Get Down, will serve as the showrunner of The Night Agent, an adaptation of author Matthew Quirk’s best-selling 2019 novel....
‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie’ Is Coming To Netflix By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2021 5:30 pm EST Sailor Moon is one of the most iconic animes of the ’90s. That’s why it’s a little curious that the 2014 reboot, which more loyally adapted Naoko Takeuchi’s manga, came and went without much noise. Maybe the nostalgia had faded, maybe it was the different animation style, or maybe it was the anime’s U....
‘Respect’ Clip: Jennifer Hudson Sings Another Hit Aretha Franklin Song By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 10, 2021 6:11 pm EST R-E-S-P-E-C-T: we’re about to find out what it means to you as moviegoers. MGM Studios has released a new clip from Respect, the Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson, and it’s sure to get you snapping your fingers, tapping your feet, and singing along. We already saw one official clip with Hudson belting out the title song, “Respect....
‘Rutherford Falls’ Trailer: A New Comedy From The Creators Of ‘Parks And Recreation’ And ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ By Ethan Anderton/March 16, 2021 1:30 pm EST Native American representation in the media hasn’t been given much of a chance to shine outside of different kinds of westerns and historical tales. But that’s about to change with a new comedy series coming to Peacock from The Good Place and Parks and Recreation creator Michael Schur....
‘Saturday Night Live’ Reflects On A Weird Year With Anya Taylor-Joy, Gets Excited About Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2021 11:15 am EST Saturday Night Live brought their 46th season to an end last night with Split and The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy making her hosting debut. The show kicked off by reflecting on one of the weirder years in the show’s history, which returned to production with strict safety measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic....
