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The Daily Stream: What Keeps You Alive Subverts The Predatory Lesbian Trope IFC Midnight By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 23, 2021 5:15 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: “What Keeps You Alive” Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Directed by Colin Minihan (“Grave Encounters,” “Extraterrestrial,” “Spiral”), this 2018 Canadian psychological thriller follows Jackie (Hannah Emily Anderson) and Jules (Brittany Allen), a young lesbian couple celebrating their first anniversary at a secluded cabin owned by Jackie’s family....

The King’s Man Teaser Introduces Its Gallery Of Rogues 20th Century Studios By Shania Russell/Oct. 22, 2021 7:06 pm EST Ralph Fiennes is assembling a team. But rather than wearing spandex, his crew of heroes is decked out in … tuxedos? There’s nothing wrong with getting a little blood on your suit and tie if you have the proper tailor to replace it all! Fiennes stars in the latest entry of the Kingsman series, “The King’s Man,” which details the origin story of the secret spy agency....

The Morning Watch: Venom: Let There Be Carnage VFX, Inside National Treasure’s Book Of Secrets & More DNEG By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2021 8:06 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.)...

There’s Someone Inside Your House Trailer: Netflix Slasher Knows What You Did Last Summer Netflix By Anya Stanley/Sept. 14, 2021 10:59 am EST Netflix has been on a roll lately with the spooky stuff. Mere months after the streaming service unrolled a back-to-back trilogy based on R.L. Stine’s “Fear Street” novels, a new blade-wielding maniac crawls out from under the bed. “There’s Someone Inside Your House” hacks and slashes its way onto Netflix on October 6, 2021, following a premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest in September....

Vin Diesel Is “Dying” To Do A ‘Fast And Furious’ Musical By Jeremy Mathai/June 28, 2021 6:55 am EST Celebrities: they’re just like us! The recently-released F9 delivers on just about everything fans could possibly hope for: mass vehicular mayhem, some long-overdue justice for Han, and the simply incredible visual of Vin Diesel and John Cena pretending to be brothers. But now the enigmatic man behind Dominic Toretto himself is speaking out and throwing his support behind one last bit of uncharted territory this franchise has yet to cover — one that any of us on the same wavelength as these movies would surely appreciate....

Water Cooler: Cats, Marriage Story, Uncut Gems, Don’t F*** With Cats, Killing Eve, Little Women, Klaus, The Movies That Made Us, John Mulaney And The Sack Lunch Bunch By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the January 8, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘Firestarter’ Remake From Blumhouse Adds Michael Greyeyes As Villain John Rainbird By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2021 2:30 pm EST Firestarter, Stephen King’s tale of a girl with pyrokinetic abilities, is headed to the screen again – this time from Blumhouse. And the film has just cast one of its villains – John Rainbird, a hitman who works for the secret government agency known as The Shop. Michael Greyeyes, who has appeared Blood Quantum, Woman Walks Ahead, and the fantastic Sundance 2021 film Wild Indian, will play the character....

‘Loki’ Mid-Season Trailer Apprehends The Gods Of Mischief, And One Of Them Is Just Insulted By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2021 7:27 am EST Disney+ is all about celebrating the halfway point of their new shows now. Following last week’s mid-season trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch, this time it’s Marvel’s Loki that’s getting the mid-season sneak peek treatment, and this one is far more interesting. Though most of the trailer is spent catching audiences up with what’s happened in the first three episodes so far, there’s still some new footage from the back half of the season, including the arrest of both Lokis by the Time Variance Authority....

‘Loki’ Revealed A Game-Changing Detail About The Time Variance Authority, So Let’s Talk About It By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2021 8:10 am EST This post contains spoilers for the third episode of Loki. Marvel’s new series Loki took us into a whole new world by introducing the Time Variance Authority. The agency, empowered by a trio of cosmic beings known as the Time Keepers, are tasked with preserving what is known as the Sacred Timeline....

‘Loki’ Star Tom Hiddleston Discusses Sophia Di Martino’s Surprising And Mysterious Series Debut By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2021 6:45 am EST Today brings the second episode of Marvel’s Loki to Disney+, and it thrusts us straight into the pursuit of a dangerous time criminal who has been assaulting Time Variant Authority agents and stealing their time-altering gadgets. In addition to putting Tom Hiddleston into full-on time detective mode alongside Owen Wilson as Mobius, the episode also brings Sophia Di Martino into the series as a surprising and mysterious character....

‘Nightmare Cinema’ Projects A Fun Midnight Anthology [Fantasia Film Festival] By Matt Donato/July 18, 2018 11:00 am EST Just as countless horror anthologies of past years have been defined by their own grab bag results, Nightmare Cinema is a mixed collection of eerie crescendos and deflating downswings. Joe Dante. Mick Garris. Alejandro Brugués. Ryûhei Kitamura. David Slade. These directors would fill the roster of any movie lover’s Murderers’ Row, and their collective worth skews towards positive reactions with an emphasis on differentiation....

‘Port Authority’ Trailer: Martin Scorsese Exec Produces This New York-Set Love Story By Ben Pearson/April 30, 2021 5:00 pm EST It’s pretty rare that the legendary Martin Scorsese puts his name on something that ends up being bad. In addition to his directing credits over the past few years, he’s executive produced things like Uncut Gems, The Souvenir, Pretend It’s a City, Shirley, and Happy as Lazzaro, and he’s done the same thing for Port Authority, a New York City-based romance that stars Dunkirk actor Fionn Whitehead and transgender model/actress Leyna Bloom....

‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’ 10th Anniversary Screenings Are Expanding, And A 4K Ultra HD Release Is Coming Too By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2021 10:30 am EST Last weekend, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World returned to select theaters for the film’s 10th anniversary. It’s actually been 11 years since the movie was released in theaters, but the coronavirus pandemic ruined what would have been last year’s celebrations, so here we are....

‘Sex Education’ Season 3 Trailer: The Students Of Moordale Are Back In Netflix’s Hit Series By Alyse Wax/July 19, 2021 2:37 pm EST Season 3 of Netflix’s smashing British comedy Sex Education premieres September 17, and we finally have a teaser for it. Playing like an advert for the school where the series is set, the teaser features the kids of Moordale Secondary School trying to convince others to enroll. As with most school projects, the enthusiasm is met with vastly different levels of interest....

‘The Book Of Boba Fett’ Will Bring Back More Directors From ‘The Mandalorian’ By Joshua Meyer/July 9, 2021 6:15 am EST The Book of Boba Fett is coming to Disney+ this Christmas and it’s bringing with it some notable directing alumni from The Mandalorian. We already knew that Robert Rodriguez would be executive producing the series and helming several episodes himself, but now the actor under Boba Fett’s helmet and armor, Temuera Morrison, has dropped the news that a few other directors will be returning to help film the bounty hunter’s adventures....

‘Wednesday’: Tim Burton Directing Live-Action ‘Addams Family’ Series About Wednesday Addams Solving Spooky Mysteries By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 17, 2021 12:45 pm EST Tim Burton will make his TV debut with Wednesday, a live-action Netflix series featuring everyone’s favorite goth child misanthrope, Wednesday Addams. The show will feature an adolescent Wednesday who has psychic abilities and is tasked with solving spooky mysteries, which, honestly, sounds absolutely nothing like the Wednesday Addams we’re all familiar with....

Daily Podcast: Rian Johnson’s TV Show, Secret Invasion Casting, Golden Globes Changes, The Future Of Killing Eve, And More By Ben Pearson/March 16, 2021 12:45 pm EST On the March 16, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including some Secret Invasion casting, changes to the Golden Globes, Rian Johnson’s new TV series, a Let the Right One In show, and the future of Killing Eve....

Disneyland Ride Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin Is Getting An Overhaul Disney By Josh Spiegel/Sept. 16, 2021 9:41 am EST The last few years for the Disney theme parks have been full of change, which is to be expected and embraced. Some of those changes have focused on updating current attractions to become more culturally relevant. In some cases, as with Pirates of the Caribbean, it means revising show scenes to eliminate unpleasant stereotypes....

Dune Review: Denis Villeneuve Delivers On Sensational And Spiritual Spectacle [Venice 2021] Warner Bros. By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 3, 2021 12:45 pm EST Ever since “Star Wars” revolutionized mainstream science-fiction cinema, filmmakers have flooded the genre with various iterations on Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey. This repeatable structure known as the monomyth is practically a default style of storytelling now, so commonplace that perceptive viewers can settle into a comfortable, complacent groove within its auspices....

Everything You Need To Know About ‘Reminiscence’: Hugh Jackman, Director Lisa Joy, And More Pull Back The Curtain On Their Sci-Fi Noir By Ben Pearson/June 3, 2021 7:00 am EST Since its premiere, HBO’s Westworld inspired its audience to become internet detectives, lighting up Reddit boards and social media with theories as they tried to solve the mysteries co-creator Lisa Joy helped concoct. Joy knows that viewers will want to get ahead of a mystery any time one is at the heart of a story....