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      'Smile' Trailer: Creepy Smiles Will Haunt Your Nightmares Starting In September

      Charles Barfield
      June 22, 2022 9:18 am
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      The Duffer Brothers Partner With Netflix For Adaptations Of ‘Death Note’ & ‘The Talisman’ As Well As A ‘Stranger Things’ Play

      Charles Barfield
      July 6, 2022 2:04 pm
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      ‘The Rehearsal’ Trailer: New Comedy From Nathan Fielder To Hit HBO In July

      Rosa Martinez
      July 6, 2022 1:14 pm
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      ‘Mother’s Milk’: Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke & Jack Reynor To Star In New Opioid Thriller

      Charles Barfield
      July 6, 2022 1:05 pm
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      ‘A Love Song’ Trailer: Dale Dickey & Wes Studi Star In The Sundance Standout Drama

      Noah Thompson
      July 6, 2022 12:30 pm
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      ‘Reservation Dogs’ Season 2 Trailer: FX’s Sleeper Hit Comedy Following Indigenous Oklahoma Teens To Resume This Summer

      Jake Sweltz
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      ‘Clerks III’ Trailer: The Quick Stop Goes Meta In Kevin Smith’s Threequel

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      ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’: Colin Trevorrow & Emily Carmichael On Real-World Considerations In Blockbusters, Legacy Cast Members & Much More [Deep Focus Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 10, 2022 11:34 am
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    • Thor: Love and Thunder

      ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ Review: Taika Waititi Brings Mild Amusement To An Otherwise Inconsequential Sequel

      Rodrigo Perez
      July 5, 2022 1:43 pm
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      10 Must-Watch July TV Shows: ‘Black Bird,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ ‘Shadows’ & More

      Ally Johnson
      July 4, 2022 10:57 am
    • 13 Films To See In July

      13 Must-Watch July Films: ‘Nope,’ ‘The Gray Man,’ ‘Resurrection’ & More

      Ally Johnson
      July 1, 2022 2:40 pm
    • Stranger Things Vol 4

      ‘Stranger Things’ Volume 2 Review: The Fourth Season Ends With A Bloated Bang

      Brian Tallerico
      July 1, 2022 9:53 am
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      Halfway To Oscars 2023: A State Of The Race

      Gregory Ellwood
      July 1, 2022 9:23 am
    • Black Bird, Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser

      ‘Black Bird’ Review: Dennis Lehane’s New Apple TV+ Series Is True Crime in Rare, Fantastic Form

      Valerie Ettenhofer
      June 30, 2022 9:20 am
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    • Ms. Marvel

      ‘Ms. Marvel’ Review: An Animated Kamala Khan Lights Up The MCU In Charming Teen YA Series

      Charles Barfield
      June 9, 2022 9:43 am
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      The Duffer Brothers Partner With Netflix For Adaptations Of ‘Death Note’ & ‘The Talisman’ As Well As A ‘Stranger Things’ Play

      Charles Barfield
      July 6, 2022 2:04 pm
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      ‘The Rehearsal’ Trailer: New Comedy From Nathan Fielder To Hit HBO In July

      Rosa Martinez
      July 6, 2022 1:14 pm
    • Reservation Dogs Season 2

      ‘Reservation Dogs’ Season 2 Trailer: FX’s Sleeper Hit Comedy Following Indigenous Oklahoma Teens To Resume This Summer

      Jake Sweltz
      July 6, 2022 12:18 pm
    • She Hulk

      ‘She-Hulk’: Tatiana Maslany Says Her Character Is The “Antithesis Of Most Superhero Narratives”

      Charles Barfield
      July 5, 2022 2:33 pm
    • Stranger Things 4-2

      ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Tease “‘Return Of The King’-Ish” Series Finale With “Like Eight Endings”

      Charles Barfield
      July 5, 2022 12:53 pm
    • ms marvel sharmeen obaid chinoy

      ‘Ms. Marvel’ Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Talks Bringing The “Color & Vibrancy” Of Pakistan To The MCU [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      July 5, 2022 11:52 am
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    • We Crashed, Jared Leto

      ‘We Crashed’: Jared Leto On Initially Being “Seduced” By Damien Chazelle, His “Perfect Partner” Anne Hathaway & More [Interview]

      Charles Barfield
      June 14, 2022 11:00 am
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    • Both Sides of The Blade

      Claire Denis Talks ‘Both Sides Of The Blade,’ Working With Juliette Binoche Again & More [Interview]

      Charles Bramesco
      July 5, 2022 1:56 pm
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      ‘Ms. Marvel’ Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Talks Bringing The “Color & Vibrancy” Of Pakistan To The MCU [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      July 5, 2022 11:52 am
    • The Terminal LIst, Antoine Fuqua

      ‘The Terminal List’: Antoine Fuqua & Showrunner David DiGilio Talk About Working With Chris Pratt & ‘Emancipation’ With Will Smith [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      July 1, 2022 10:40 am
    • Loki, Autum Durald

      Designing & Lighting ‘Loki’ To Keep It “Real” [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 27, 2022 9:33 am
    • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks, Emmys 2022

      Hannah Einbinder: ‘Hacks’ “Changed My Life Totally & Completely” [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 24, 2022 6:07 pm
    • 1883, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill

      ‘1883’: Faith Hill & Tim McGraw On The ‘Yellowstone’ Legacy, Taylor Sheridan’s Writing & More

      Rodrigo Perez
      June 24, 2022 5:12 pm
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    • Lightyear

      ‘Lightyear’ Review: Pixar’s Latest Is OK, But “To Infinity & Beyond” Really Only Means To An Inevitable Sequel

      Charles Barfield
      June 13, 2022 3:00 pm
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      ‘Vesper’ Review: Exceptional Worldbuilding Makes This Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Tale Eerily Relatable [Karlovy Vary]

      Marya E. Gates
      July 5, 2022 2:50 pm
    • Thor: Love and Thunder

      ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ Review: Taika Waititi Brings Mild Amusement To An Otherwise Inconsequential Sequel

      Rodrigo Perez
      July 5, 2022 1:43 pm
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      ‘The Blue Caftan’ Review: Maryam Touzani’s Film Is A Rich, Vibrant Ode To Complex Relationships [Karlovy Vary]

      Marya E. Gates
      July 5, 2022 12:45 pm
    • Beauty, Netflix

      ‘Beauty’ Review: Andrew Dosunmu’s Latest Struggles To Say Something About Queerness, Race & Stardom

      Leslie Byron Pitt
      July 1, 2022 11:30 am
    • Fourth Of July

      ‘Fourth of July’ Review: Outrage Aside, Louis C.K.’s Comeback Attempt Is A Dud

      Nick Allen
      July 1, 2022 11:30 am
    • Stranger Things Vol 4

      ‘Stranger Things’ Volume 2 Review: The Fourth Season Ends With A Bloated Bang

      Brian Tallerico
      July 1, 2022 9:53 am
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    • Ms Marvel Podcast

      ‘Ms. Marvel’: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Talk About What Influenced The Coming-Of-Age Superhero Tale [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 8, 2022 11:13 am
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    • ms marvel sharmeen obaid chinoy

      ‘Ms. Marvel’ Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Talks Bringing The “Color & Vibrancy” Of Pakistan To The MCU [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      July 5, 2022 11:52 am
    • Magic Mike’s Last Dance

      ‘Magic Mike’ At 10: Channing Tatum’s Still-Underrated Stardom & The Male Stripper Movie Subgenre [Be Reel Podcast]

      Chance Solem-Pfeifer
      July 1, 2022 12:35 pm
    • The Terminal LIst, Antoine Fuqua

      ‘The Terminal List’: Antoine Fuqua & Showrunner David DiGilio Talk About Working With Chris Pratt & ‘Emancipation’ With Will Smith [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      July 1, 2022 10:40 am
    • obi-wan-kenobi star wars

      ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: The Force Is Moderately Strong In This Unnecessary ‘Star Wars’ Tale [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 23, 2022 11:31 am
    • Elgin James Mayans Season 4

      Elgin James Talks The Devastation Of ‘Mayans M.C.’ Season 4, Killing Off Fan-Favorites & What’s Coming Next [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 22, 2022 1:01 pm
    • Under The Banner of History, Wyatt Russell,

      ‘Under The Banner Of Heaven’: Wyatt Russell Talks About His Darkest Role Yet, Returning To The MCU & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      June 21, 2022 10:48 am
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      ‘D.B Cooper: Where Are You?!’ Trailer: The Mystery Of A Famous Airplane Highjacker Still Captivates

      Charles Barfield
      June 20, 2022 12:28 pm
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    • the rehearsal Nathan fielder

      ‘The Rehearsal’ Trailer: New Comedy From Nathan Fielder To Hit HBO In July

      Rosa Martinez
      July 6, 2022 1:14 pm
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      ‘A Love Song’ Trailer: Dale Dickey & Wes Studi Star In The Sundance Standout Drama

      Noah Thompson
      July 6, 2022 12:30 pm
    • Reservation Dogs Season 2

      ‘Reservation Dogs’ Season 2 Trailer: FX’s Sleeper Hit Comedy Following Indigenous Oklahoma Teens To Resume This Summer

      Jake Sweltz
      July 6, 2022 12:18 pm
    • Clerks III

      ‘Clerks III’ Trailer: The Quick Stop Goes Meta In Kevin Smith’s Threequel

      Jamie Rogers
      July 6, 2022 12:15 pm
    • Emily The Criminal, Aubrey Plaza

      ‘Emily The Criminal’ Trailer: Saddled With Debt, Aubrey Plaza Turns To Crime In August

      Charles Barfield
      July 6, 2022 11:39 am
    • Amsterdam, David O Russell

      ‘Amsterdam’ Trailer: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie & John David Washington Star In David O. Russell’s Latest

      Charles Barfield
      July 6, 2022 11:23 am
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      Yep, Sheryl Lee Ralph Improvised "Sweet Baby Jesus, And The Grown One Too" On 'Abbott Elementary' [Interview]

      Charles Barfield
      June 13, 2022 10:40 am
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      Halfway To Oscars 2023: A State Of The Race

      Gregory Ellwood
      July 1, 2022 9:23 am
    • Knives Out 2, Glass Onion, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

      ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Will Premiere At The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 29, 2022 10:00 am
    • Billie Eilish, Oscars 2022

      Billie Eilish, Anya Taylor-Joy & Jamie Dornan Among 397 Invited To Join Academy

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 28, 2022 3:57 pm
    • TCA Awards, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter

      ‘Abbott Elementary’s’ Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter & Sheryl Lee Ralph Will Host 2022 TCA Awards

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 27, 2022 11:00 am
    • Loki, Autum Durald

      Designing & Lighting ‘Loki’ To Keep It “Real” [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 27, 2022 9:33 am
    • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks, Emmys 2022

      Hannah Einbinder: ‘Hacks’ “Changed My Life Totally & Completely” [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      June 24, 2022 6:07 pm
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Stuart Beattie Explains His Original Idea For An ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Trilogy Of Films

Charles Barfield
June 27, 2022 3:00 pm
News, Television
Well before “Obi-Wan Kenobi” became the series it is today and debuted on Disney+, the original idea at Lucasfilm was to tell the story in a feature film. For years, the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” feature film was in de...
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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: The Force Is Moderately Strong In This Unnecessary ‘Star Wars’ Tale [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield
June 23, 2022 11:31 am
News, Podcasts, Television
After nearly 20 years of anticipation, fans of “Star Wars” were excited to welcome back Ewan McGregor in the new Disney+ series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Upon its debut, the series instantly became one of the biggest...
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‘Star Wars’: Taika Waititi Wants To “Expand The World” & Create New Characters For His Upcoming Film

Charles Barfield
June 14, 2022 10:12 am
News
Judging by the recent reports, it would appear the next “Star Wars” film to arrive in theaters will likely be whatever Taika Waititi comes up with. And while we don’t have any specifics about Waititi’s additio...
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Hayden Christensen Would “Absolutely” Return As Darth Vader For His Own ‘Star Wars’ Series

Charles Barfield
June 13, 2022 9:37 am
News, Television
While fans are, of course, excited to see Ewan McGregor return to his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the, aptly titled, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Disney+ series, there has been equal (if not more) anticipation at the idea o...
Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi

‘Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi’ Coming In November & Will Tell Stories Of Young Qui-Gon Jinn & Ahsoka

Edward Davis
May 29, 2022 4:34 pm
News, Television
Wrapping up the last bits of “Star Wars” celebration weekend, the content keeps flowing on Disney+. While we’ll get two Lucasfilm live-action shows this year, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” airing now and “Andor” in late A...
The Bad Batch

‘The Bad Batch’ Season 2 Trailer: ‘Star Wars’ Baddest Clones Will Return In The Fall

Edward Davis
May 29, 2022 3:35 pm
News, Television, Trailers
Admittedly, one of the most difficult things of this Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been getting tickets to “Top Gun: Maverick” (which rules, btw), but trying to keep the final weekend of Cannes in your head stra...
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Lucasfilm Announces New ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Animated Series Coming Spring 2023

Rosa Martinez
May 28, 2022 8:37 am
News, Television
As “Star Wars” fans, there isn’t much to complain about these days, toxic fandom aside. Sure, you can complain about the inconsistent quality in the recent trilogy, and the Disney+ shows have been hit and miss...
Obi-Wan Kenobi

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Review: Perhaps It’s Too Big A Burden For The Jedi Master To Be Our Only Hope

Rodrigo Perez
May 27, 2022 11:00 am
Features, News, Reviews, Television
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope,” is obviously a quintessential line in the “Star Wars” canon and one that echoes out in so many ways in the new Lucasfilm limited series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” For tho...
Willow trailer

‘Willow’ Teaser Trailer: A New Fantasy Adventure Awaits On Disney+ November 30

Ned Booth
May 26, 2022 3:10 pm
News, Trailers
Move over, "Star Wars" series: there's another Lucasfilm property headed to Disney+ this fall. A sequel to Ron Howard's 1988 film "Willow" heads to the streamer right after Thanksgiving this year and sees the ...
Andor

‘Andor’ Trailer: Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna & More Tell The Origin Of A ‘Star Wars’ Rebel Spy

Molly Cottee Tantum
May 26, 2022 2:37 pm
News, Television, Trailers
Lucasfilm might be allegedly done with the Skywalker Saga for now, but the elements around it, like the dark period when the Empire ruled the galaxy, are far from done being fully explored. This dark time was ...
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