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‘Crip Camp’ Wins Best Documentary At 2020 IDA Awards

January 16, 2021 10:36 pm

In an awards season where the documentaries "Time" and "Collective" have dominated the year-end honors from critics groups, but it was another film that took the top prize at the 2020 IDA Awards. Instead, Nic...

Joel Coen Shot ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth,’ Starring Denzel Washington And Frances McDormand, In Black And White

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 4:50 pm

News

It's been quite a while since we last heard any updates on Joel Coen's first movie without brother Ethan, "The Tragedy of Macbeth," but we're finally getting some news, and it will have cinephiles very excited...

Ben Affleck Praises Marvel’s Kevin Feige As “The Greatest Producer Who Ever Lived”

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 4:10 pm

News

Ben Affleck is done keeping quiet about his feelings on comicbook movies. He's been open about why he took on the Bat-cowl, and now the actor and filmmaker praises Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige as "the greate...

Andy Samberg “Would Die” To Do His Version of ‘Uncut Gems’

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 3:30 pm

News

In the past decade, there have been a number of successful and praised dramatic TV shows and movies led by actors with a comedy background, from "Breaking Bad," to "Uncut Gems." Given how much critics and audi...

‘Searching’ Sequel Will Be Directed By Editors Of Original Film, Will Feature New Story And Characters

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 2:56 pm

News

We haven't spent as much time staring at screens as we did during the past year, so it's inevitable that movies would reflect that. There was the popular (and really good) Zoom horror film "Host," and now, the...

‘Acasa, My Home’ Is A Powerful Exploration Of Bureaucracy And Life In The City [Review]

Asher Luberto

January 16, 2021 1:50 pm

News, Reviews

The Romanian documentary "Acasa, My Home" explores life outside the margins of society. The idea of living off the grid, raising kids, hunting and fishing and swimming and camping might be escapist, but it's s...

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series In The Works With ‘John Wick’ Writer

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 1:10 pm

News

While everyone was busy arguing what the next "Game of Thrones" might be, the answer seems to have been under our noses all along — "Dungeons & Dragons." We already knew that a feature film based on the in...

Kate Winslet Describes James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Studio: “Anything Is Possible”

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 12:25 pm

News

It's been over a decade since James Cameron introduced us to Pandora with the first "Avatar," and we are still waiting for the first of four sequels to come out. With no trailer on sight, we'll have to make do...

‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2: Sean Bean Gives The Train Some Direction, But The Series Still Isn’t On Track [Review]

Brian Tallerico

January 16, 2021 11:35 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The second season of TNT’s “Snowpiercer” improves on the lackluster first year by giving the show a much-needed antagonist and opening it up in terms of world-building and depth of character. Having said that,...

Criterion Adds Boon Joon Ho’s ‘ Memories Of Murder,’ ‘Irma Vep,’ ‘History Is Made At Night’ & More In April

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 10:46 am

News

While 2020 forced many of us to rely on streaming more than ever before, due to cinemas shutting down, physical media remains both relevant, and the best way to acquire and watch films. This is to say that the...

‘The Last Of Us’: HBO Taps ‘Beanpole’ Filmmaker To Direct TV Adaptation Pilot

Rafael Motamayor

January 16, 2021 9:45 am

News

The upcoming HBO series adaptation of "The Last of Us" just got a whole lot bleaker. "Beanpole" director Kantemir Balagov has reportedly been tapped to direct the pilot for the upcoming adaptation of the popul...

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Release Date Moves Up From May To March

Christopher Marc

January 15, 2021 8:43 pm

News

Surprise! Legendary's "Godzilla vs. Kong" is getting yet another release date change. However, in this case, audiences will get to watch the latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise earlier than once schedul...

Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’: Ethan Hawke Tapped By Marvel To Play A Villain In The Disney+ Series

Christopher Marc

January 15, 2021 7:54 pm

News, Television

Marvel's Disney+ limited series "Moon Knight" series has landed its first actor in a villain role. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed veteran actor Ethan Hawke will play the series villain, however, Marvel's ...

‘Locked Down’ Is Like A Pandemic Birthday Do-Over From Doug Liman We Should Pretend Never Happened [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

January 15, 2021 4:50 pm

News, Reviews

One of the first novel concepts introduced in Doug Liman’s tossed-off, super slight, and interminably paced “Locked Down” pandemic-set heist/relationship movie that tells you a little bit about the central cou...

‘WandaVision’ Takes A Trip Down Memory Lane As Marvel Studios Prepares For A Busy 2021 [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield, Brian Farvour and Mike DeAngelo

January 15, 2021 4:20 pm

News, Podcasts, Television

The Marvel Cinematic Universe makes its triumphant return to the public with this week’s “WandaVision.” And not only does the new streaming series mark the return of the MCU after being gone for over a year, b...