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The Morning Watch: The Animation Of ‘Wolfwalkers’, The True Story Behind ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ & More By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2021 5:00 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, fanmade 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 look at how Wolfwalkers was brought to life with a mix of three-dimensional and two-dimensional animation....

The Most Brutal Kills In Halloween Kills Ranked Blumhouse By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 18, 2021 3:55 pm EST Let’s get this out of the way: life is precious. Okay, now that I’ve covered myself morally, let’s talk about murder! “Halloween Kills” is now in theaters and on Peacock, and it certainly lives up to its title. There are a lot of kills here, as Michael Myers cuts yet another bloody path through Haddonfield on Halloween night....

The Premise Season 1: Release Date, Cast And More By Shania Russell/Aug. 5, 2021 11:49 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) These sure are tumultuous times, and nothing gets us through darkness quite like humor. Luckily, FX was looking ahead when they approved BJ Novak’s anthology series, and we’re weeks away from seeing it premiere....

The Summer Of Disney+ Is Coming: Big Blockbusters, New Originals, And Old Favorites By Ethan Anderton/June 3, 2021 10:30 am EST Even though movie theaters are getting their groove back, the summer blockbuster season still won’t be quite as exciting as usual. That’s why Disney+ is hyping up their own summer line-up that brings some big blockbusters, new original shows, and beloved favorites from the past straight to your TV screen....

We Are Lady Parts Season 2 Is Happening At Peacock Peacock By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 28, 2021 9:52 am EST Get ready to rock, because the best original show on Peacock has been given the green light for a second season. Originally conceived as a pilot for the Channel 4 Comedy Blaps showcase for new creators, “We Are Lady Parts” is about biochemical engineering Ph.D student Amina Hussein (Anjana Vasan) who becomes the unlikely lead guitarist of the all-female Muslim punk band known as Lady Parts....

Thank You, Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is the perfect comic book movie — no hyperbole. Directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman took Phil Lord and Rothman’s script and created the movie that comes the closest to replicating the magic of reading your favorite comic book. The movie plays fast and loose with its animation, combining a variety of styles to create something wholly unique....

Shang-Chi Continues to Kick Major Ass Marvel Studios According to Box Office Mojo, “Shang-Chi” took in an impressive $35.7 million at the domestic box office in its second weekend. That represents a 52.5% drop week-to-week. That is a pretty typical drop for a blockbuster of this size. And far less than the 67.8% plunge “Black Widow” suffered in its second weekend. It is becoming relatively safe to say that the Disney+ Premier Access release absolutely cut into the box office prospects of “Black Widow....

‘CSI: Vegas’ Gets Series Order At CBS With Original Stars William Petersen And Jorja Fox By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 1, 2021 8:30 am EST “Twenty-one years ago, we launched CSI and watched in awe as this new cinematic series launched an entire genre and became a groundbreaking juggernaut that still has global resonance today,” Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment said in a statement. “We are thrilled to welcome the next generation of forensic criminalists to the CSI brand and unite them with the legendary characters from the past who we still love, including the extraordinary Billy Petersen and Jorja Fox....

‘Dune’ Delayed Again As Warner Bros. Shuffles Its Fall Release Dates By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2021 1:49 pm EST Dune has weathered quite a few delays, but Warner Bros. has just handed one more to Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic. Thankfully, it’s only a delay of three weeks. Warner Bros. has reshuffled its fall and early winter release calendar, pushing back the release dates for several of its titles, including Dune and the Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark....

‘Fyre’ Trailer: Netflix’s Documentary About The Music Festival’s Legendary Failure By Ben Pearson/Jan. 10, 2019 2:00 pm EST Where were you in April of 2017? For your sake, I hope you weren’t on a private island in the Bahamas attending the infamous Fyre Festival, but if you did happen to be there, maybe we’ll see you in the background of Fyre, a new Netflix documentary that provides a first-hand account of the legendarily terrible music festival....

‘Snake Eyes’ Images Reveal Henry Golding As The G.I. Joe Ninja By Chris Evangelista/May 13, 2021 10:00 am EST It’s time again for Hollywood to try to turn G.I. Joe into a film franchise! This time we’re getting Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, a film that focuses on the (usually) silent ninja assassin character. Here, Snake Eyes is played by Henry Golding, and Golding leads a cast that includes Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as Baroness, and Samara Weaving as Scarlett....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “War-Mantle” By Bryan Young/July 30, 2021 6:59 am EST This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, titled “War-Mantle.” When Captain Rex contacts the Bad Batch and asks them to divert from their mission for Cid to rescue an old clone friend of his, Hunter has little choice. This sends the group to the planet Daro, a planet in the outer rim thought to be empty, with no known settlements or installations....

‘The Unholy’ Trailer: Jeffrey Dean Morgan May Have Found Something Sinister By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2021 11:00 am EST While many Sam Raimi fans are eager to see what the filmmaker can do in the comic book realm again with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, others may be happier to see him producing a new horror film from Sony Pictures. The Unholy follows Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead, Watchmen) as a journalist investigating a story about a young deaf girl who was suddenly able to hear after allegedly being visited by the Virgin Mary....

By Ben Pearson/May 6, 2021 3:00 pm EST Ali Wong, the comedian/actress/writer/producer behind the 2019 Netflix comedy Always Be My Maybe, is the latest addition to the Paper Girls cast, where she’ll be playing one of the lead roles. Read on for the plot details about the series. Wong, whose other credits include Fresh Off the Boat, Tuca & Bertie, Onward, Big Mouth, and American Housewife, is set to play the adult version of Erin, who comes face to face with her 12-year-old younger self....

An Atheist, A Catholic, And A Satanist Walk Into A Screening Of ‘The Witch’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 22, 2016 10:00 am EST Last week, I attended a screening of The Witch hosted by the Satanic Temple and then went to a Satanic ritual. It was my second time seeing The Witch, but my first time participating in a ritual that concluded with chants of “Hail Satan.” The remaining shards of Catholic still embedded deep within me screamed the entire time....

Carrie Fisher, Script Doctor: Her Unknown Legacy Examined By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 29, 2016 7:40 am EST This week we’ve all been thinking about Carrie Fisher, who died earlier this week at the age of 60. While most people know her for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, a lot of people don’t realize that her written career spans farther than the bestselling books and novels that she penned over the years....

Cool Stuff: New ‘Friends’ Apartments LEGO Set Is Packed With Tons Of Series References By Ethan Anderton/May 13, 2021 5:00 pm EST After previously releasing a LEGO set of the famous Friends coffee shop Central Perk, the building brick company is making an even bigger playset inspired by the hit NBC sitcom that practically defined the 1990s. LEGO has announced the forthcoming arrival of a Friends apartment LEGO set, featuring both Rachel and Monica’s apartment and Joey and Chandler’s apartment, as well as the little hallway in-between them and the balcony where they spied on the naked guy....

Daily Podcast: What If…? Spoiler Discussion - Episode 7 Marvel On the September 22, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about What If episode 7 “What If… Thor Was An Only Child?” Opening Banter: Peter was away in Orlando at the opening of Space 220. In The Spoiler Room: What If Episode 7 “What If… Thor Was An Only Child?...

Fever Dream: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 16, 2021 3:28 pm EST ​​(Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) The closer we get to Halloween, the higher the demand becomes for quality horror. Luckily for us, Netflix absolutely crushes it when it comes to curating a collection of creepies, especially when it comes to international horror fare....

Zuul’s Assassination of Egon Sony Pictures I’ve written about why the opening prologue of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” rips, and I wholeheartedly stand by my assessment. The sequence is terrifically tense, and confirms Jason Reitman is trying to up his game as an action craftsman from the jump. That said, it’s also a nifty bit of telegraphing. According to “the 15-minute movie method,” you can see hints of where an entire film is headed within the start of its first act, which certainly applies here: Even though the presence of “Ghostbusters” characters like The Key Master, Zuul, and Gozer are twisty reveals in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Reitman tips his hand that they’re returning here....