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‘Surge’ Trailer: ‘Paddington’ Star Ben Whishaw Stuns In The Sundance Darling By Shania Russell/July 15, 2021 12:50 pm EST No one will ever accuse Ben Whishaw of not having range. How could they? He’s constantly flipping the script on us, going from a literal serial killer in Perfume: The Story of Murder to the epitome of childhood as the lovable voice of Paddington. One second he’s the picture of nerdy charm in Daniel Craig’s James Bond films and now he returns to us as Joseph, a reckless man who’s finally cracked from the monotony of his every day and finds himself on a wild crime spree....

By Chris Evangelista/June 24, 2021 1:27 pm EST The Deep House, the latest from Inside filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, has found domestic distribution. The pic is set to open in France on June 30, 2021, and now it’s been revealed that Blumhouse has picked up the U.S. rights to the movie, with plans to distribute it on Epix. The Deep House follows a pair of YouTubers who dive down to a sunken house and find they’re not alone....

‘The Mosquito Coast’ Trailer: Justin Theroux And His Family Are On The Run By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2021 1:00 pm EST The Mosquito Coast is a novel by Paul Theroux that was previously adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford. Now it’s getting another adaptation for Apple TV+, with Justin Theroux set to star. As you might notice, Theroux shares a last name with the book’s author – and that’s because he’s Paul Theroux’s nephew, which is some fun trivia you can store away in your brain right now and bring it up at your next cocktail party....

‘The Vault’ Trailer: ‘[Rec]’ Director Delivers A Bank Heist Thriller By Ben Pearson/Feb. 12, 2021 2:30 pm EST Jaume Balagueró, who directed three out of four of the Spanish-language [Rec] horror films, is taking on a different genre in The Vault, a new thriller starring Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel, The Good Doctor) and Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth from Game of Thrones). This is a heist thriller set in Spain, in which a grizzled master thief hires an ambitious young engineer to help swipe a priceless treasure from a seemingly-impenetrable building....

The Characters Rosamund Pike leads the sprawling cast of characters as Moiraine. In a marked divergence from the books (where Rand Al’Thor is the “Chosen One” and the main protagonist), the show will follow her after rescuing some villagers under attack by monsters. Pike describes her character as “…the guide figure in this world, the mysterious stranger who comes to town and changes their lives forever. They leave with her on a journey that will either save or destroy humanity....

14 Shows Like Schitt’s Creek You Need To See CBC By Audrey Fox/Nov. 23, 2021 12:44 pm EST There’s nothing more satisfying than watching a genuinely funny, warm-hearted sitcom find an audience and, more importantly, be given time to develop a niche following instead of being cancelled immediately. “Schitt’s Creek” was an unexpected hit, with each season introducing more and more people to the show who would quickly become diehard fans....

23% Of MCU Fans We Polled Said This Is The Best Phase 3 Movie Marvel By Shania Russell/Aug. 24, 2021 12:48 pm EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) When it comes to the big questions in life, we must turn to the internet. Sure, we can come to our own conclusions and like, have opinions and stuff....

River’s Edge Island Pictures “River’s Edge” is one of the darkest high school films ever made. The film follows a group of Northern California teenagers who discover that their lifelong friend John (Daniel Roebuck) murdered his girlfriend Jamie (Danyi Deats), and they’re forced to hide the secret. Watching the naïve characters wrestle with the violent crime and consider how they’ve misjudged their former friend makes “River’s Edge” a shocking coming-of-age story about the loss of innocence....

Alex Garland And Oscar Isaac Explain And Dissect The Ending Of ‘Ex Machina’ By Germain Lussier/April 24, 2015 5:00 pm EST Talking in details about Ex Machina is difficult without spoiling some of the film’s biggest reveals. Writer/director Alex Garland has crafted a fascinating sci-fi thriller and, in speaking with both he and star Oscar Isaac, we had to talk about some of the bigger questions the raised by the end of the film....

Batman: Caped Crusader Details Revealed At DC FanDome Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Oct. 17, 2021 1:31 pm EST DC FanDome has brought the goods this year and, though we didn’t get any actual footage, we got a lot of new details regarding the upcoming animated series “Batman: Caped Crusader.” This show will very much be made in the spirit of the much-beloved “Batman: The Animated Series,” with producer Bruce Timm returning to the fold, alongside J....

Dust Off Your Proton Packs, Because Ghostbusters Day Is Next Week By Ben Pearson/June 1, 2021 3:00 pm EST Like many big-budget Hollywood blockbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife was supposed to premiere in theaters last year but was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s currently slated to arrive this November, but fans should have the opportunity to learn a bit more about the highly anticipated sequel as early as next week, because the annual Ghostbusters Day once again falls on June 8 this year....

Halloween Horror Nights 2021: Ranking All The New Mazes From Worst To Best Universal Studios By Matt Donato/Sept. 15, 2021 10:11 am EST As I strolled into Universal Hollywood for the first time since Halloween Horror Nights 2019, emotions were a bubbly cauldron of excitement, hesitation, and curiosity. The pandemic isn’t over — especially in Los Angeles with delta, mu, and lambda variant concerns — and yet I’m vaccinated, diligently wear my mask, and am ready to embrace SpookySeason™ (safely) once again....

Nothing’s Changed … But There’s An Alternate Blu-Ray Ending Universal Pictures According to Blum, “Halloween Kills” is an example of how Blumhouse Productions doesn’t tend to have a lot of deleted scenes. “Like animation, we try and do the cutting before we start shooting,” he explained. “I try and never shoot a script that’s over a hundred pages for that reason.” That being said, Green has also recently shared that he has an extended alternative ending to “Halloween Kills” that will be in the Blu-Ray version of the film....

Kaylee Dugan’s Favorite Movies Of All Time Recorded Picture Company By Kaylee Dugan/Nov. 10, 2021 1:00 pm EST Hello /Film friends! I don’t know what made you click on this article but I’m simultaneously glad you did and I’m also terrified you’ll find a way to bully me online. This might sound ridiculous, but even though I’ve been writing about movies (and food, art, music and all other sorts of cultural joys) for almost a decade, I still have to imagine the internet as a black void where no one can actually read my content....

Netflix Acquires The Video Game Developer Behind Indie Hit Oxenfree Netflix By Kaylee Dugan/Sept. 30, 2021 12:13 am EST Netflix gets what it wants, and it wants video games. The streaming behemoth isn’t solely satisfied with producing and acquiring some of the most popular films and TV shows of the modern era — it’s ready to take on new mediums. Does this count as disruption? I can never tell when you’re actually supposed to use those Silicon Valley buzzwords....

Netflix CEO Admits He ‘Screwed Up’ Response To Dave Chappelle Controversy, But Employees Still Engage In A Walkout Ovidiu Hrubaru/Shutterstock By Lex Briscuso/Oct. 21, 2021 10:12 am EST Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed to Variety on October 19 that he regrets his last comments about the fallout behind Dave Chapelle’s latest comedy special, “The Closer,” which has been criticized for being transphobic. He told the outlet: “Obviously, I screwed up that internal communication....

Netflix’s Tudum Will Be Like Comic-Con For, Uh, Netflix Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 25, 2021 1:10 pm EST Have you ever been surfing Netflix late at night and found yourself wondering exactly how to verbalize that distinctive sound effect that accompanies the Netflix logo? Probably not, but Netflix has gone ahead and assumed you have by titling their upcoming twist on Comic-Con as “Tudum.” Yeah, I don’t really get it either....

Quentin Tarantino Is Still Threatening To Retire, But He Probably Has One More Film In Him By Ben Pearson/June 3, 2021 5:00 pm EST For years, Quentin Tarantino has said he wants to end his career on a high note. He’s also said he wants to make 10 movies and retire, but it sounds like he may be reconsidering that stance. On the most recent episode of the New Beverly Theater’s Pure Cinema Podcast, which focused on directors’ final films, Tarantino joked that maybe he should go out on top after making Once Upon a Time in Hollywood a couple of years ago....

Station Eleven: Release Date, Cast, And More HBO Max By Sandy Schaefer/Nov. 8, 2021 4:01 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.) When COVID-19 began, people turned to Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 thriller “Contagion” for, one assumes, pointers on how to navigate the terrifying real-world outbreak. Nearly two years later and everyone seems to have understandably tired of movies and TV shows dealing with devastating pandemics....

Batwoman Season 7: Pick Your Poison Here’s the official promo for the seventh episode of the third season of “Batwoman” on The CW: As Ryan’s (Javicia Leslie) family dynamic grows more complicated, she also finds herself in the middle of a Bat Team stand-off between Luke (Camrus Johnson) and Mary (Nicole Kang). Meanwhile, Alice (Rachel Skarsten) finds a new sidekick to do her bidding. Holly Dale directed the episode, which was written by Kelly Ota and Emily Alonso....