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‘The Photograph’: LaKeith Stanfield & Issa Rae’s Woozy Romantic Chemistry Can’t Develop A Focused Picture [Review]

February 16, 2020 12:44 pm

Valentine's Day is for lovers, as is the V-Day weekend excursion to the theaters where studios have typically offered their latest in various modes of romance, be it comical, sensual, dramatic, or otherwise. U...

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Races To Victory Fueled By Big Jim Carrey Energy & The Power Of Friendship [Review]

Asher Luberto

February 16, 2020 11:38 am

News, Reviews

A kinetic, electrically-paced buddy comedy starring a lighting fast, motormouth-talking anthropomorphic hedgehog (Ben Schwartz), and a zany Jim Carrey that began its life with a debilitating, life-th...

‘Locke & Key’: Magical Keys Can’t Open This Contrived, YA Mystery Box From Hell [Review]

Charles Barfield

February 16, 2020 9:59 am

News, Reviews, Television

Moving into a Victorian mansion after a violent death in your family—hey, it’s the next logical step of grief and the premise of countless horror films, no? But as a twist on this tradition, wouldn't it be gre...

Filmmaker Alexander Jorgensen On Documentaries & 9/11 Truthers [Indie Beat Podcast]

Christopher Bell

February 16, 2020 9:35 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Fans of Indie Beat, rejoice… we have returned. On this episode we spoke to filmmaker Alexander Jorgensen. READ MORE: The Best Documentaries Of The Decade Jorgensen, originally hailing from Canada, has m...

‘And Then We Danced’: Georgia-Set Gay Drama is a Cinematic Act of Kinetic Defiance [Review]

Carlos Aguilar

February 16, 2020 8:54 am

News, Reviews

With arms stretched and firm steps, majestic and yet light on their feet, the men in Georgian dance carry the weight of the country's heritage on their shoulders, as well as its rigid ideals of masculinity. Fo...

Alma Har’el Defends Natalie Portman Against The Backlash That She Doesn’t Work With Female Directors

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 4:53 pm

News

After Natalie Portman wore an outfit to the Oscars that featured the names of female filmmakers embroidered on the trim, the Oscar-winning actress received backlash for only starring in two feature films direc...

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‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation’ Announces Star-Studded Voice Cast That Reunites Batman And Joker From ‘Batman: The Animated Series’

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 4:13 pm

News, Television

It seems Kevin Smith has harnessed the power of Grayskull to hire a stellar cast for his animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” which includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lena Headey, Jason Mewes, J...

‘The Batman’ Will Reportedly Explore The Dark Knight’s Second Year At Work

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 3:04 pm

News

Details of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” keep on coming as production continues and we get closer to the release date of the DC film. After giving fans a peek at Robert Pattinson’s Batsuit via a camera test video,...

‘The Iron Mask’ Trailer Promises Epic Fight Between Jackie Chan And Arnold Schwarzenegger

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 1:46 pm

News, Trailers

There is a long list of epic fights in fiction, from Luke versus Vader, Rocky versus Apollo, Ip Man versus those 10 black belt dudes. Now, the trailer for the upcoming fantasy film “The Iron Mask” promises a s...

Watch Philip Seymour Hoffman In The Unaired Showtime Pilot For ‘Happyish’ Directed By John Cameron Mitchell

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 12:51 pm

News, Television

There’s a long history of TV shows changing drastically in the transition from pilot to full season. Directors change, scripts are revised, actors are replaced. But while most of these pilots never become publ...

‘Killing Eve’ Sends In The Clowns In Season 3 Photos As BBC America Announces April Return

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 12:17 pm

News, Television

BBC America and AMC finally revealed the first images from Season 3 of “Killing Eve,” reminding you that the spy drama is coming back on April 26 after that shocking season 2 finale. Only you’d be surprised to...

Taika Waititi Teaming Up With Jude Law For Hollywood Satire Show ‘The Auteur’ At Showtime

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 10:50 am

News, Television

Update: We have a more detail description of what the show may be about. Everyone’s always interested in knowing what filmmakers choose as their follow-up to Oscar-winning projects, but few ask what filmmak...

Scott Cooper To Direct Margaret Qualley In An Adaptation of ‘A Head Full of Ghosts’

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 10:16 am

News

It seems like Osgood Perkins is no longer attached to direct the adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s novel “A Head Full of Ghosts,” but Scott Cooper is in to re-write and direct the horror film starring Margaret Qua...

‘Only’ Trailer: Freida Pinto And Leslie Odom Jr. Star In New Sci-Fi Thriller About A Mysterious Plague

Rafael Motamayor

February 15, 2020 9:27 am

News, Trailers

While we wait for the FX adaptation of “Y: The Last Man” to maybe, finally see the light of day, there’s a new film coming out soon that takes a similar premise, and asks us how far we’d be willing to go to pr...

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‘The Secret: Dare To Dream’ Trailer: The Self-Help Bestseller Hits Theaters Starring Katie Holmes

Charles Barfield

February 14, 2020 3:29 pm

News, Trailers

A little more than a decade ago, the self-help book, “The Secret,” became a worldwide phenomenon. And when we say phenomenon, we mean it, as the book appeared on the New York Times best-seller list for 190 wee...