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Xavier Dolan And Adele Reunite For ‘Easy On Me’ Music Video

October 16, 2021 6:10 pm

There are few absolute truths in this world, but one of them is that directors who continue to make music videos even after they've made a name for themselves in Hollywood are the best kind of directors. Don't...

Listen To The First Track From Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Spencer’ Score

Matthew Monagle

October 16, 2021 5:41 pm

News

Over the final few months of the year, as the Oscar season starts to heat up and frontrunners emerge from the pack, certain arthouse films find themselves as hyped as any Hollywood blockbuster. Such is certain...

‘The Batman’ Trailer Breakdown: It’s Robert Pattinson Versus Gotham

Matthew Monagle

October 16, 2021 4:39 pm

News

Thanks to DC FanDome, we have our best look yet at Matt Reeves's "The Batman." The latest trailer drop offers a little more insight into Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne and the rogue's gallery of villains he mu...

‘The Batman’ Trailer: “Fear Is A Tool” In Grim New FanDome Trailer

Ned Booth

October 16, 2021 4:37 pm

News, Trailers

It's hard to believe that it will have been a decade next summer since Christopher Nolan ended his Batman trilogy with "The Dark Knight Rises." While that movie has its detractors, Nolan's films still successf...

Jason Momoa Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

‘Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom’ First Look: Jason Momoa Is Back In Action

Ned Booth

October 16, 2021 4:28 pm

News, Trailers

In the DCEU, "Wonder Woman" charmed critics, and "Zack Snyder's Justice League" rallied the fans. However, it was "Aquaman" that won big at the box office. James Wan's 2018 film is the highest-grossi...

‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ First Look: Super Family Vs. Deity Sisters

Patrick Gunn

October 16, 2021 4:13 pm

News, Trailers

Warner Brothers took DC Films in a lighter direction with the 2019 film “Shazam!” Filmmaker David F. Sandberg took a break from horror to direct a comedic film about found families and Zachary L...

‘Naomi’ Teaser: Kaci Walfall Is The CW’s Newest Teenage Superhero

Valerie Thompson

October 16, 2021 4:09 pm

News, Trailers

How will you become a hero? Naomi McDuffie is learning about her own heroism in the series “Naomi.” Ava DuVernay leads the project, another DC property under her ARRAY Filmworks banner. The multi-hyphenate pa...

‘DC League of Super Pets’ Teaser: Our Canine Heroes Leave Their Mark

Jake Sweltz

October 16, 2021 2:45 pm

Trailers

Movies based on comic book properties don't come as easy as they used to. The wellspring of beloved characters like Batman and The Avengers that can reliably support multi-million dollar franchises has dried u...

‘The Flash’ Fandome Teaser: Barry Allen & Batmen Helps Reset The DCEU

Rodrigo Perez

October 16, 2021 2:38 pm

News, Trailers

If it's not obvious, already, "The Flash" looks like it will be the most pivotal film in the modern-day, post-Snyderverse DC Universe. In fact, "The Flash," which looks like a big event film, and will include...

‘Peacemaker’ Teaser: John Cena’s “Superhero” Looks for Redemption

Jake Sweltz

October 16, 2021 2:04 pm

News, Trailers

After a brief career interlude, James Gunn is once again a busy man. In between stints directing this year’s “The Suicide Squad” and the upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the popular auteur developed ...

‘Black Adam’ Teaser Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Brings The Thunder In First Look

Ned Booth

October 16, 2021 1:17 pm

News, Trailers

When movie fans think of the DCEU, they think more often of Batman, Superman, and other members of the Justice League that have already received standalone films. There's more to the DCEU than the Justice Leag...

‘Halloween Kills’: A Killer Addition To The Franchise Or Just Another Messy Sequel? [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

October 15, 2021 4:52 pm

News, Podcasts

Michael Myers is back! And this time, he’s going to…well, kill a bunch of people. You guys know how the “Halloween” franchise works, right? This weekend, Blumhouse returns with another addition to the John Car...

Criterion Adds Jane Campion’s ‘The Piano,’ Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘The Celebration & More For January

Rodrigo Perez

October 15, 2021 4:47 pm

News

We're not even there yet, but The Criterion Collection is planning on ringing in 2022 with a bang and doing so by celebrating some amazingly inventive women filmmakers. The crown jewel of their just-released J...

Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball & Ricky Ricardo In Aaron Sorkin's 'Being The Ricardos' Film For Amazon

Aaron Sorkin Says ‘Being The Ricardos’ Will Feature Four Musical Numbers

Christopher Marc

October 15, 2021 3:04 pm

News

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's classic show "I Love Lucy" arguably did everything in its power to prove that family sitcoms could be developed into an art form. "I Love Lucy" was pioneering for its use of multi...

‘Matrix 4’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Confirms He’s Morpheus, But Won’t “Duplicate Or Challenge” Original

Christopher Marc

October 15, 2021 2:36 pm

News

"The Matrix Resurrections" should prove to be fascinating exercise in Warner Bros' attempt to revive a thought-to-be-long dead franchise. While profitable at the box office, the 'Matrix' sequels weren't exactl...