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The Daily Stream: ‘Mindhunters’ Is A 2000s Thriller Movie Pizza With Extra Cheese By Danielle Ryan/July 26, 2021 6:58 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: MindhuntersWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: The FBI sends a group of young agents to a remote island for training in their psychological profiling division....

So What is The Dig All About? Netflix Set in 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, “The Dig” introduces us to Basil Brown (Fiennes), a local boy — in Suffolk dialect, every male aged 0-99 is “boy” — and amateur archaeologist who has worked on digs all his life. He is hired by Edith Pretty (Mulligan), an ailing widowed landowner, to excavate a series of mounds of her sprawling estate....

The Last Duel Crew Share Their Ridley Scott Stories: ‘He Doesn’t Stop Until He Gets It’ [Exclusive] 20th Century Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 14, 2021 12:08 pm EST There are many reasons to look forward to “The Last Duel,” ranging from the fact that it’s a Ridley Scott movie and nothing more needs to be said (although I’m going to say more anyway, sorry!), to the current dearth of historical epics that used to be considered proven moneymakers and have made this film into a rarity, to the must-see appearances of both Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in medieval hair and makeup … not to mention their significant contributions on the other side of the camera, as well....

This Year’s Golden Globes Ceremony Couldn’t Even Attract 7 Million Viewers By Ben Pearson/March 2, 2021 2:00 pm EST Another year, another Golden Globes ceremony in the books. But considering the unique combination of multiple controversies roiling within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the organization responsible for the show) and the fact that the ratings for this past weekend’s broadcast were absolutely abysmal, maybe it’s time to put this particular awards show out to pasture....

Video: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Almost Looked VERY Different By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2021 4:00 pm EST The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge hits bookstore shelves this week, and with it comes a lot of information, insight and concept art about how Disney’s Star Wars theme park land evolved into what it is today. That includes all the paths it almost took, including alternate rides and stores, and very different storytelling experiences....

Who Is Kazi In Hawkeye Episode 3? The Villain’s Significance Explained Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 1, 2021 11:50 am EST Marvel’s “Hawkeye” has gotten off to a fast start and hit the ground running, with the first two episodes on Disney+ quickly covering Kate Bishop’s origin story and wasting little time bringing the young hero (played by Hailee Steinfeld) together with Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton. The two archers have since found themselves mixed up with the formidable Tracksuit Mafia, a Russian street gang that is bent on revenge against the mysterious Ronan — who we know to be an undercover and rage-filled Clint, during his bleakest low point in the period after Thanos’ Snap — for the death of their leader, Maya Lopez’s father....

Who Owns The Mysterious Rolex Watch In Hawkeye? Disney+ By Shania Russell/Dec. 8, 2021 2:48 pm EST Four episodes ago, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) had big plans to quickly take down whoever was prowling the streets dressed as Ronin and retrieve the black suit now haunting his life. With that taken care of, he’d be free to fly home for Christmas and spend some much needed quality time with his family....

Will There Ever Be A Polar Express Sequel? Here’s What We Know Warner Bros. Pictures By Steven Ward/Dec. 9, 2021 4:32 pm EST With its illustrious pictures and grand story, “The Polar Express” has continued to be a cherished children’s storybook decades after it was written in 1985 — largely thanks to the potent holiday nostalgia that emanates from the pages decorated by author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg. But for many a millennial and Gen-Z child, as well as their parents, another version of the tale exists in their collective memories in the form of its 2004 film adaption directed by Robert Zemeckis (“Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Forrest Gump”) and starring an abundance of Tom Hanks....

Win A Blu-Ray Copy Of The Bloody New Action Movie Yakuza Princess Magnet Releasing By Ben Pearson/Nov. 4, 2021 2:05 pm EST The world of low-budget martial arts movies can prove to be very rewarding if you enter it with the proper expectations. Are you cool with pulpy, frequently ridiculous narratives? Would you rather see actors put their bodies on the line instead of trying to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance? Do you value kick-ass fight scenes above all else?...

‘1917’ Review: Sam Mendes’ One-Take War Pic Is A Technical Marvel Loaded With Emotional Resonance By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 26, 2019 7:00 am EST Not since Mad Max: Fury Road has a film so fully embraced the “motion” part of motion pictures. Sam Mendes’ jaw-dropping, nerve-jangling World War I epic 1917 is designed to look like one extremely long take from start to finish, resulting in a film that almost never sits still....

‘Brightburn’ Seems To Share A Universe With One Of James Gunn’s Superheroes By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2019 11:30 am EST This weekend sees the release of Brightburn (and it’s pretty good!), the story of a couple (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) who raises a baby boy after he mysteriously crash lands from the sky in their backyard. As the child grows up, he starts exhibiting incredible strength and other unbelievable abilities....

‘Chapelwaite’ Review: This Stephen King Adaptation Has Great Gothic Atmosphere, But The Story Is Stretched Too Thin By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 9, 2021 12:37 pm EST While the films from the Stephen King adaptation renaissance we’re currently in have been (mostly) good, the same can’t be said for the TV shows. Castle Rock, inspired by King’s work in general, turned out to be a disappointment. The recent streaming takes on The Stand and Lisey’s Story were both miscalculations....

By Jacob Hall/July 2, 2020 10:23 am EST #PleaseStandBy. @Fallout @BethesdaStudios #KilterFilms pic.twitter.com/IEDr7AkVvD Set in a future ravaged by nuclear war, the Fallout video games task players with exploring a post-apocalyptic landscape, interacting with the remnants of civilization, scavenging for supplies, running away from mutant monsters that want to eat your guts, teaming up with Very Good Dogs, and shooting wasteland-dwelling raiders. Shooting lots and lots (and lots) of wasteland-dwelling raiders....

‘Mad God’ Trailer: VFX Legend Phil Tippett Has Made A Stop-Motion Sci-Fi Horror Movie By Chris Evangelista/July 28, 2021 10:34 am EST Phil Tippett, a visual effects pioneer who worked on Star Wars: A New Hope, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Starship Troopers, and more, has a stop-motion sci-fi horror movie on the way, and it looks amazing. Titled Mad God, Tippett first had the idea for the film while working on Robocop 2....

‘No Escape’ Trailer: It’s ‘Saw’ Meets ‘Escape Room’ In Gory Social Media-Themed Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 16, 2020 9:00 am EST If you stick a social media star in a torture room, does he make a noise? A lot of noises, and most of them violent screams, according to the No Escape trailer, a new film from the director of Escape Room. No, not the hit 2019 film, an earlier, little-seen 2017 film directed by Will Wernick, who returns to a similar premise with No Escape, an upcoming gorefest which follows a daredevil social media star and his friends as they find themselves trapped in a terrifying torture room....

‘The Flash’ Brings Back Kiersey Clemons To Play Iris West Five Years After She Was Originally Cast By Chris Evangelista/March 11, 2021 10:30 am EST THR has the scoop that Kiersey Clemons will play Iris West in The Flash. Clemons is no stranger to the role – she played the character in Justice League, but her scene ended up on the cutting room floor (and reports indicate her scene was cut even before that film was taken over by Joss Whedon)....

The Last of Us TV Series Set Photo Naughty Dog What you see below are the Millers. The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller, Terminator: Dark Fate’s Gabriel Luna as his brother Tommy, and Dumbo’s Nico Parker as Joel’s young daughter Sarah. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gabriel Luna (@iamgabrielluna) If you haven’t had the pleasure of playing the original video game, I won’t spoil anything for you, but don’t get used to those smiles....

‘The Simpsons’ Casts Kevin Michael Richardson To Take Over Voicing Dr. Julius Hibbert By Ben Pearson/Feb. 22, 2021 5:30 pm EST For 31 years, actor Harry Shearer has provided the voice of Dr. Julius Hibbert on The Simpsons. But that streak came to an end with this past Sunday’s episode, “DiaryQueen.” As promised last summer, the show’s producers have hired a Black actor to replace Shearer and voice the Black character....

‘The Suicide Squad’ Producer Charles Roven On How James Gunn Boarded The Supervillain Sequel [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 7, 2021 10:00 am EST It was always about that R-rating. James Gunn has proudly touted his no holds barred approach to The Suicide Squad, his highly anticipated follow-up to David Ayer’s 2016 film Suicide Squad. But with superhero films expanding their reach across all age demographics, it’s easy to think that Warner Bros....

5 Horror Movies To Stream If You Loved Malignant Warner Bros. By Anya Stanley/Sept. 13, 2021 8:30 pm EST James Wan is back in the horror game. Carrying his “Aquaman” clout straight into the bonkers genre project that he’s seemingly always longed to do, the “Insidious” director has returned to the horror game with a big swing in the form of “Malignant.” In a chat with Bloody Disgusting, Wan credits a handful of Italian and horror-centric directors, calling his latest “my version of a Giallo....