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‘Retaliation’: Orlando Bloom Is A Sledgehammer Of Trauma In A ‘First Reformed’ Inspired Faith Thriller [Review]

August 2, 2020 5:21 pm

Despite its moniker, "Retaliation" isn't the revenge movie its title suggests. While the trailer for Ludwig and Paul Shammasian's sophomore feature definitely set you up for Orlando Bloom in a Clint Eastwood m...

‘On The Trail: Inside The 2020 Primaries’ Trailer: HBO Max Looks At The Women Behind Political Cable News Coverage

Valerie Thompson

August 2, 2020 4:41 pm

News, Trailers

It’s easy to forget among the noise of toxicity, cultural division, polarized memes, and bad blood, that the people bringing us 24/7 news are just that, people. The new CNN Films documentary “On The Trail: Ins...

‘Rebuilding Paradise’: Ron Howard Looks At The Aftermath Of 2018’s Californian Traumatic Firestorms [Review]

Asher Luberto

August 2, 2020 4:02 pm

News, Reviews

November 8th, 2018 feels like several lifetimes ago. 85 lifetimes, if you want to put a precise number on it. That's how many people died that day in Paradise, California. 50,000 more were left homeless in wha...

READ MORE: The Essentials: The Films Of Wong Kar-Wai

Wong Kar-Wai Will Also Direct Episodes Of His ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Series Which Is Finally Confirmed

Rodrigo Perez

August 2, 2020 11:36 am

News, Television

Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai (“In The Mood For Love”) moves secretly and at his own pace, often taking several years between projects. And per usual, the road to his latest film has been circuitous and per...

Valiant Boss: If Martin Scorsese Made Comic Book Movies, “He Would Make A Valiant Movie”

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 5:49 pm

News

Long, long ago, in the Before Times, there was a movie called “Bloodshot.” This Vin Diesel-starring action film was the first attempt by Valiant Comics to create a cinematic universe using their brand of comic...

‘Fargo’ Teaser: Two Crime Families, Only One Midwest

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 5:06 pm

News, Television, Trailers

One of the better developments in the era of peak television has been that of the non-sequential season orders. Gone are the days where a television network would crank out season after season of a popular sho...

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‘Jay Sebring’ Trailer: Tarantino, Others Set The Record Straight About Manson Victim

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 4:02 pm

News, Trailers

It would probably not be fair to call Jay Sebring “forgotten.” After all, the ‘60s Hollywood stylist was so popular that he served as an inspiration for “Shampoo,” the 1975 satire directed by Hal Ashby and sta...

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‘Happy Happy Joy Joy’ Trailer: Separating Art From ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Artist

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 3:08 pm

News, Trailers

Over the past few years, audiences have been asked to grapple with authorship in increasingly complicated ways. As more creators have had their off-screen actions pushed into the spotlight – or, more accuratel...

Denis Villeneuve Names ‘Dune’ His Dream Project In 1-Hour MasterClass Interview

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 1:56 pm

News

As the American exhibition industry stays dormant, audiences are having to look to other countries for their festival fix. For example, this weekend marks the final two days of the 23rd Shanghai International ...

‘Clapboard Jungle’ Trailer: A Star-Studded Doc About Indie Filmmaking

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 1:00 pm

News, Trailers

What does it take to get an independent feature made in Hollywood? The answer to this question could be any one of a million things depending on who you are. Are you a new filmmaker looking to scrounge up enou...

Jason Bateman To Direct Netflix Heist Film ‘Here Comes the Flood’

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 11:40 am

News

Take it from Adam Sandler: if you do right by Netflix, Netflix will do right by you. That’s certainly the case with Jason Bateman. Bateman’s work on Netflix’s modern-noir series “Ozark” has earned the streamin...

Netflix Officially Launches Variable Playback Speeds

Matthew Monagle

August 1, 2020 11:04 am

News

Back in 2019, a handful of Android users noticed that Google had begun to code playback options into their version of the Netflix app. And while most people assumed that this was a bad idea, full stop, period,...

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‘Chernobyl’ & ‘When They See Us’ Win Key 2020 BAFTA TV Awards

Gregory Ellwood

July 31, 2020 5:46 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The British Academy of Film and Television announced the winners of the 2020 British Academy Television Awards and, like their counterparts across the pond a year ago, HBO and Sky's "Chernobyl" was the big win...

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Giancarlo Esposito Teases Importance And Possible Origin Of Darksaber In ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2

Rafael Motamayor

July 31, 2020 4:53 pm

News

The reveal that Giancarlo Esposito's Moff Gideon has the Darksaber at the end of "The Mandalorian" season 1 was the biggest surprise since Baby Yoda was unleashed on humanity. Though we still don't know Baby Y...

‘Se Upp För Jönssonligan’ First Trailer: Tomas Alfredson’s Reboot Of Popular Film Series Gives You All The Clues

Rafael Motamayor

July 31, 2020 4:23 pm

News

Has there been a fall from grace quite as big as that of Tomas Alfredson? After making two incredible films in "Let The Right One In" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," the Swedish director followed up with the ...