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Like most fans of cinema, I enjoy reading a lot of reviews; not just to find a worthwhile movie to watch, but also to gain some insight and look into different perspectives on films that I find interesting. I especially like reading film reviews from the past to see how assessments back then measure up to how the film is viewed today, and to examine whether similar evaluations of the directors and predictions regarding their careers have aged well.

We all know how certain movies, like “The Thing” and “Blade Runner,” were poorly received during their time, only to become highly influential within their genres later on. But it’s even more fascinating to read why these movies were panned and what led to their reassessment. With that in mind, I would like to talk about eight reviews or assessments that I found particularly fun to revisit with the benefit of hindsight.

Plex is gearing up for an exciting lineup of films and series in November 2024. Viewers can look forward to a variety of new additions, including Blue Ridge, But I’m A Cheerleader, Call Jane, and Empire State. Cult classics like The Grudge, Hard Candy, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Midnight Meat Train are also hitting the platform, alongside more recent hits like Wind River and Where’d You Go, Bernadette? For fans of horror, thrillers, and emotional dramas, there’s no shortage of options. However, Plex is also bidding farewell to a number of films and shows in November. Among those leaving are 24 Hours to Live, Drive Angry, The Devil’s Rejects, Snowpiercer, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. If you’ve been meaning to watch these titles, now is the time to catch them before they disappear. For those looking to binge their favorites, many notable titles are still available for streaming.

Exclusive: Dan Fogler (The Offer) has been set as a series regular in the USA Network’s new drama series The Rainmaker, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name.

From showrunner and executive producer Michael Seitzman, the Lionsgate and Blumhouse series follows Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) and his law school girlfriend Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss (Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

Fogler will play Melvin Pritcher, a nurse with an explosive secret at the heart of a vast conspiracy.

The previously announced cast also includes P.J. Byrne in the role of Deck Shifflet, a no-filter, shoot-from-the-hip law school grad who failed the bar seven times. He now operates as an unsentimental “paralawyer” at J.

Stars: Collette Wolf, Sam Huntington, Carollani Sandberg, Carolyn Cox, Riley Shanahan, Angela Andrews, David M. Austin, Mary Bayley, Angela Dimarco, Stefan Hajek | Written by Michael Cross, J.C. Ford, Edi Zanidache | Directed by Michael Cross

Second Nature couldn’t have found its place in the world at a more opportune time. A balls-out funny-as-hell comedy about a woman who against all the nay-sayers is going to run for Mayor against a womanizing, no morals and for lack of a better word Ass-hole who thinks the job is already sewn up. Seems standard right?? Well no not really throw in a Magic Mirror and some Freaky Friday gender-swapping and you have Second Nature.

Without jumping into spoilers though, the kicker is this… It’s not our main characters who have swapped roles like in most of these movies. It is the world around them!

Set in the small town of Louisburg, a...

Actress Kirsten Bell has been open about wanting to be in a video game in past interviews and about being a video game lover.

Ryan Hansen and Kristen Bell at the Maxim party for the videogame Assassin’s Creed hosted by Kristen Bell at Club Opera on November 6, 2007, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)

In her exclusive 2006 interview with IGN, Kristen Bell confessed her love for her N64, saying she still enjoys playing Mario Kart and James Bond on it.

I have not graduated from my N64 yet. I know. And I’m just gonna say it and you know what, I’m not ashamed of it! But I love me some Mario Kart. I love me some Mario Kart and I love James Bond on that system. It’s what I had in college, so I’m having a hard time letting go. Because sometimes, I play with younger people,...

Lou Taylor Pucci, star of Apple TV+’s Rose Byrne series Physical, has landed a role on Marvel Studios’/Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again series. The part is under wraps.

The new installment, a continuation of the Marvel/Netflix series, but on Disney+, sees Charlie Cox reprising the title role as the blind attorney Matt Murdock-turned crimefighting vigilante. Vince D’Onofrio is also back asmob boss Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin. Kingpin also starred in Marvel Studios/Disney+’s Echo and Hawkeye.

Pucci play the hysterical surfer dude Tyler on Physical for two seasons, who together with his wife ran a 1980s aerobics studio. Byrne’s protagonist, an apsiring aerobics instructor who battles an eating disorder, steals some of their moves, but soon learns it’s best to work with the couple. Pucci’s credits including the movies The Informers, 2013’s Evil Dead and Fan Boys. On TV, his credits also include American Horror Story,...

Shaun and his best mate Ed are in trouble. They’ve discovered two zombies in their garden, and the lumbering flesh-eaters show no signs of stopping. However, Shaun and Ed have found one way of slowing the approach: throwing records.

And so, as the two zombies grow closer, Ed and Shaun rustle through the latter’s collection. “Sign o’ the Times … Purple Rain,” Ed suggests as projectiles, only to have Shaun tell him no. That is until Ed reaches a low point in Prince’s discography, the Batman soundtrack. “Throw it,” Shaun commands, striking a blow against the living dead.

The above scene is just one instance of the humor and horror that director Edgar Wright and his co-writer Simon Pegg bring to the RomZomCom Shaun of the Dead, released twenty years ago. Shaun (Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) spend a lot of time discussing their pop-cultural interests, even in the most dire situations.

A brand new “The Boys” spinoff series, the second season of “Wheel of Time” and football highlight a robust lineup of new movies and shows coming to Amazon Prime Video in September. “Gen V,” a spinoff of “The Boys” set at a college, premieres on Sept. 29, while new episodes of “The Wheel of Time” Season 2 are rolling out all month long after the season premiere on Sept. 1.

Thursday Night Football is streaming starting Sept. 14, and a whole host of library movies worth checking out – from “Four Weddings and a Funeral” to “Dracula” to “10 Things I Hate About You” – are now streaming.

There’s also the premiere of the original film “Cassandro” starring Gael Garcia Bernal as a gay wrestler, and the acclaimed drama “A Thousand and One” comes to Prime Video on Sept. 19.

Check out the full list of what’s new on Amazon Prime Video in September 2023 below.

It’s a deceptively big month on Prime Video in September! To kick things off, The Wheel of Time will be back for a second season on the service, while a live-action The Boys spinoff series called Gen V will be capping off the original series content later in the month.

But there are also some interesting new projects lined up between those two biggies. On September 15, Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen star in what is sure to be a delicious tale of revenge. Wilderness, based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, stars Coleman as a heartbroken wife who discovers her husband has been cheating on her after she gives up her whole life to move over to America with him and support his career.

You should also keep an eye out for Cassandro, landing on Prime Video on the same day. The film, which has been...

As the calendar turns to August, Peacock is going to be home to some of the most exciting sporting events and movies on streaming. In addition to being the streaming home for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the NBCUniversal streaming service will host the WWE’s Summerslam, college football’s premiere Week 0 matchup between Notre Dame and Navy from Ireland.

In addition to all of the sports action, the streamer will become the exclusive streaming home of the most successful movie of the year, all of Hallmark Channel’s Summer Nights movies, and one of the most exciting Viking epics ever made.

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The United States Women’s National Team is just two games into its quest to win its third-straight Women’s World Cup, but the excitement is already ramping up,...

"Go, Johnny, Go!" Sonic Screenworks has unveiled an early promo teaser trailer for a fun new Back to the Future homage / throwback feature film titled Great Scott. It's not really a documentary, and it's not a remake, it's more of a tribute to the life-changing magic of Back to the Future – a bit like that funky Star Wars tribute film Fanboys from 2009. The story follows a boy named Scott from the UK who sees Back to the Future while he's on vacation in Florida, and when he returns home he is so changed by the movie, he embarks on an adventure to "fix his parents' marriage, get the girl, defeat the school bully, and rock the end of year disco." The cast so far includes Jon Campling and Dougie Poynter. Strangely, the director who was once attached to this has been booted off, so it still hasn't even started filming yet.

Paramount Plus is building out the cast of the upcoming series “The Offer,” which tells the story of the making of “The Godfather,” with the additions of Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks, and Dan Fogler.

The trio join previously announced stars Miles Teller and Matthew Goode. “The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (Teller), about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film. Goode will play producer Robert Evans.

Ribisi is set to star as mob boss Joe Colombo. In addition to running one of the notorious Five Families of the American Mafia, Colombo also founded the Italian-American Civil Rights League. The League originally opposed the making of “The Godfather” before Ruddy met with Colombo and secured his support.

Ribisi most recently worked on the Netflix series “On the Verge” and starred in the Amazon series “Sneaky Pete.” He is best known for his feature roles,...

It was inevitable, we’re entering the stage where studios are making movies about eSports. “Fanboys” director Kyle Newman is now working on a comedy about eSports titled “1Up,” which just got a late-stage shake-up in its cast.

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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on the casting change in “1Up,” saying that Ruby Rose is joining the cast of “1Up,” replacing Elliot Page, who was previously tapped to star in the film but is stepping away from the production — which is now underway in Toronto.

Continue reading ‘1Up’: Ruby Rose Replaces Elliot Page In Upcoming eSports Comedy at The Playlist.

Ellen Page has gotten pregnant in high school, pulled off a heist in someone’s dreams, walked through walls, and roughed some people up in roller derby. Now she’s heading into uncharted territory on the big screen: the world of professional video gaming. BuzzFeed is getting into the movie business with 1Up, an underdog eSports comedy […]

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Ellen Page and Paris Berelc have boarded gaming comedy “1Up,” with Kyle Newman directing in what could be the first feature film for BuzzFeed Studios.

Berelc will portray a gamer who quits her college esports team due to sexism from her male counterparts. To keep her scholarship, she’s forced to assemble an all-female team and enlists the help of a coach — portrayed by Page — who has a gaming scandal in her past.

The script is written by Julia Yorks. BuzzFeed’s Richard Alan Reid is producing along with Michael Philip and Jason Moring. Production is expected to begin in Toronto in November.

Page stars in the Netflix series “Umbrella Academy” as Vanya Hargreeves. She was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress for 2007’s comedy-drama “Juno” and has credits on “Inception,” “Tallulah,” “Whip It” and portrayed Kitty Pryde in “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Remember Fanboys? It was a comedy released in 2009 following a group of friends in 1999 who decide to break into Skywalker Ranch in an attempt to steal a rough cut of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. But it’s not just because they want to see it early. The group learns that one among them […]

The post ‘Fanboys’ Writer Wants to Make a Sequel Focused on The Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League’ appeared first on /Film.

All through the weekend, tributes and memorials poured in for Rush drummer Neil Peart, who died last week of cancer at 67. The band’s progressive and distinctive yet ever-changing sound made a lasting impact on music fans during their 40-plus-year career, and it also affected pop culture, by tapping the minds of creative types who went on to reference the band in countless films, TV shows, novels, comics and more. The list of Rush name-drops runs the gamut from “Sctv” and “Gilmore Girls” to films like “High Fidelity,” “School of Rock” and Rob Zombie’s 2007 “Halloween” remake, which used “Tom Sawyer” in a climactic scene. There are plenty more — and true to their self-deprecating senses of humor — the members of Rush have never had any problem making fun of themselves — the band often played along. Below five of the best and funniest times Rush made an indelible mark on pop culture.

We are only one week away from Phoenix Fan Fusion, formerly known as Phoenix Comic Con, and the guests and schedules are really coming together to make it an awesome year! There are pages and pages of special guests listed on the Phoenix Fan Fusion website, but I have highlighted my favorite guests below that I’ll be hoping to see!

First off, we’ve got Paul Reubens, that’s right, Pee-wee Herman himself will be in attendance. The guy who has played Pee-wee for over the last 30 years, as well as voiced major characters like Max in Flight of the Navigator, and Rx-24 in the old Star Tours ride at Disney parks has been in so many things we never even knew besides the things we love him for. I’m partial to Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, but he was also in all the other Pee-wee projects, as well as Batman Returns,...

Isaac Kappy, American actor and writer. He was known for Thor (2011), Fanboys (2009) and Terminator Salvation (2009). Kappy was also formerly the lead singer of the band Monster Paws. The band was formed in 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico after Kappy met guitarist Nate Santa Maria when the latter was organizing a karaoke night in a bar.

Kappy was born on February 17, 1977, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. He died on May 13, 2019, in Bellemont, Arizona. He was 42 years old.

As reported on few international portals, his death was confirmed on May 14, 2019, by Bart Graves, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Public Safety in a statement. On May 13, 2019, at 7:26 in the morning, troopers were called to interstate 40. Where this happened is not far from Flagstaff, Arizona. We were called there for a subject who had forced himself off of the trans- western road bridge and onto I-40. He was then struck by a passing pickup truck.

Isaac Kappy, an actor who had a small role in the 2011 “Thor” movie, died on Monday after jumping off a bridge in Bellemont, Arizona, and being struck by a truck. He was 42.

Kappy forced himself off the Transwestern Road bridge onto Interstate 40 where he was hit by a Ford pickup truck, Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bart Graves said Tuesday morning, the Arizona Daily Sun reported.

Two teenagers driving past got out of their vehicle and tried to physically restrain Kappy from jumping, but failed, according to authorities.

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“We don’t know why Mr. Kappy took his own life,” Graves said in a statement. No one else was injured during the incident and the investigation has been closed.

Along with the Chris Hemsworth Marvel hit “Thor,” the 42-year-old actor from Albuquerque, New Mexico, also had small roles in movies such as “Terminator Salvation,...

Adam F. Goldberg, creator of ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and co-creator of spinoff series Schooled, is moving to ABC Studios from his longtime studio home at Sony Pictures TV with a big four-year overall deal.

Under the pact, which had been in the works for months, Goldberg will continue as executive producer on his autobiographical 1980s comedy series The Goldbergs, which was just renewed for a seventh season, and on 1990s spinoff, which he co-created with Marc Firek. The freshman was just picked up for a second season. Both shows are produced by Sony TV. Additionally, Goldberg will develop new projects for ABC Studios.

Goldberg is moving to ABC Studios after a decade at Sony TV. In 2010, he landed his first broadcast pilot order with the Sony TV comedy Breaking In on Fox. The project, which he co-created with Seth Gordon, went to series, which starred Christian Slater and aired for two seasons.

Now comes the hard part.

On Thursday, the Walt Disney Company unveiled the list of 20th Century Fox film executives who scored a visa to the Magic Kingdom. Once Disney wraps up its $71.3 billion acquisition of much of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, Fox film vice-chairman Emma Watts, Fox 2000 head Elizabeth Gabler, Fox Searchlight co-heads Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley, Fox animation co-heads Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird, and Fox Family president Vanessa Morrison will all be making the move. Their new gigs have been among the worst kept secrets in Hollywood (though woe to the entertainment journalist who wrote they had deals in place!), making the news something of a meh moment.

What was interesting was how little information there was in the Disney release about what Watts, Gabler, and the rest of the Fox team would be doing under their new leaders. There were a few hints...

With hilarious homages to ‘80s favorites likeFlashdance, Weird Science, “The Golden Girls” and QVC, The Goldbergs: Season 5 makes all your ‘80s-loving dreams come true when the hit comedy comes home to DVD September 4 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Season 5 continues to focus on the Goldberg family dynamic while also drawing on popular pop culture from the iconic decade. With camera in hand, young Adam continues to capture all of the craziness for everyone to enjoy. The Goldbergs: Season 5 features all 22 episodes from the season across three discs along with hilarious deleted scenes and a gag reel.

ABC’s critically acclaimed series stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids), Sean Giambrone (TV’s “Clarence”), Troy Gentile (Good Luck Chuck), Hayley Orrantia (TV’s “The X Factor”), Sam Lerner (Truth or Dare), George Segal (TV’s “Just Shoot Me!”) and Jeff Garlin (TV’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”),. The series is executive-produced by Adam F. Goldberg (TV’s “Breaking In,...

Facebook group Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys claims credit for online abuse levelled at Daisy Ridley and Kelly Marie Tran, who quit social media as a result

A group previously intent on sabotaging the rating of Marvel movie Black Panther has claimed responsibility for the hounding of Star Wars actor Kelly Marie Tran. Tran, who plays Rose in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, was subject to a long campaign of racist and sexist abuse on social media, leading her to close her accounts.

On 8 June, an outfit called Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys said it was behind the attacks in a now-removed Facebook post. The group accused longtime Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy of pursing a “feminazi agenda” that had led to the “perversion” of the “canon” of films, which feature intergalactic bounty hunters and their talking robot friends.

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In today’s roundup, Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” releases first look images of Season 2, while FX debuts the official trailer for Ryan Murphy’s latest series, “Pose.”

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“13 Reasons Why” has released first look images of the second season of the hit Netflix series. Picking up in the aftermath of Hannah’s (Katherine Langford) death, Liberty High prepares to go to trial. Season 2 will launch globally on May 18. See the photos below

Netflix has unveiled a first look at season four of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” with a sneak peek at the 90’s stylized main title sequence of the first episode of the season. In the clip, viewers find Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) starting her first day as Hr manager at Giztoob where her first task is to fire someone. The scene is set to “Little Girl, Big City,” sung by series star Jane Krakowski. The new season hits Netflix...

Remember those Disney hating ass-hats with the Facebook group called "Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys"? They came out attacking Black Panther and looking to sabotage the film’s review score over on Rotten Tomatoes, but they gloriously failed in their attempt as Black Panther was ridiculously successful! Well now they are back with a vengeance and they have set their sites on attacking Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War and Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star War Story.

Below you can find a screenshot of the latest Facebook post which is a call to arms to take on "Disney’s Liberal Agenda" and what they see as a discrimination against straight, white men. The whole thing is absurd and it's going to be funny to see them fail all over again. It's actually pretty sad that they feel the need to do this. It's a shame that they...

The alt-right Facebook page known as “Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys” is back with a vengeance.

Back in December, the hate group claimed responsibility for the concerted attack on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Its sole purpose? To sabotage the film’s review score over on Rotten Tomatoes, and those of you who have followed this situation closely will know that Black Panther was hit with a similar barrage of spiteful negativity soon thereafter.

And now, it seems Avengers: Infinity War and Solo: A Star Wars Story, another pair of big-name titles from Disney, have become the latest targets. As reported by industry sleuth Jeremy Conrad, the Facebook page posted a call to arms earlier today on the belief that Infinity War and Solo ought to be undermined because they reinforce “Disney’s Liberal Agenda” and its alleged discrimination of straight, white men. Yeah, we...

More than a month before Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” arrived in theaters, an “audience review” appeared on Rotten Tomatoes that offered an isolated comment from user “Jonathan G”: “Piece of shit remake of a wonderful book.” The “review” posted on February 5, weeks before DuVernay’s big-scale Disney adaptation of the beloved Madeleine D’Engle book was set to hit theaters.

It wasn’t even the earliest “review” to appear on the aggregation site. That one hit the web January 7, when user “Cgf M” wrote in a half-star review: “This film is going to fumble and should not deserve any recognition. The original novel is better than what is already being presented. It’s one big cliche, the acting seems dry, the only performance I can possibly say that will be Good is Chris Pine’s, that’s it. Casting just for the sake of diversity or...

Director Steven Spielberg skipped the red carpet at Sunday’s premiere of “Ready Player One,” but surprised SXSW audiences by introducing the sci-fi adventure onstage. “This is not a film that we’ve made, this is — I promise you — a movie,” he informed the sold-out crowd at the Paramount Theatre, which gave him a long, raucous ovation. “It’s a movie that’s got to be seen on the big screen, and I’m wondering if this is a big-enough screen, because we made this with a lot of ambition to really fill the screens.”

The two-time Best Director Oscar-winner professed his love for the bestselling source material, written by Ernest Cline, who adapted his book with screenwriter Zak Penn (“X-Men: The Last Stand,” “The Incredible Hulk”). Spielberg’s goal was making a motion picture that would appeal to both video game enthusiasts and neophytes alike, although he falls in...

If the early buzz on “Black Panther” ends up mirroring the reviews, then Marvel is bound to have one of its biggest critical hits with the Ryan Coogler-directed superhero movie. Unfortunately, not everyone is too thrilled about the idea of “Black Panther” earning critical acclaim. Extreme fans of the DC Extended Universe, which is viewed as Marvel’s rival at the box office, have announced plans to sabotage “Black Panther’s” Rotten Tomatoes score.

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The Rotten Tomatoes score takedown is being planned by members of the Facebook group known as “Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys.” The group last made headlines in December for taking credit for the low “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” fan score. The group has created a Facebook event called “Give Black Panther a...

The same Facebook group that took credit for rigging the Rotten Tomatoes audience score of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is now planning to sabotage the score of the upcoming Marvel film “Black Panther.” In the group, Down With Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys, a moderator created an event titled, “Give Black Panther a Rotten Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes.” “Given the massive success of the audience review rigging on the Rotten Tomatoes site for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ and due to the sudden rise in those disgruntled with Disney business practices among other factors especially due to the...

We are very happy to present the very first episode of The First Word podcast, a brand new podcast from FirstShowing. Friends Alex Billington (@firstshowing) and Mike Eisenberg (@Eisentower30) team up to bring you a podcast providing in-depth discussion, analysis, and interviews about the latest movies, and some old ones too. We know there are tons of podcasts out there, and who needs another, but we also just wanted to record our talks and send something out for everyone to listen to if they want. We hope to provide some intriguing insight and different perspectives, along with our honest opinions and feelings about the world of cinema. And of course we'll bring on some guests. Up first - this episode is all about Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi, spoilers and all, diving deep into everything about the movie - good and bad. Our special guest on this...

As the latest chapter in the ever-expanding “Star Wars” universe, Rian Johnson’s blockbuster hit “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” flipped the script on more than a few favored fan theories, pushing the newest trilogy even further into fresh territory and unanswered questions. When “The Force Awakens” director J. J. Abrams returns to direct the latest film in the series, he’ll be expected to contend with some major shifts to characters and storylines.

What’s next for “Star Wars”? At this point, just about anything.

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Still, there are a number of loose threads – perhaps the appropriate amount considering the trilogy style of these films – that Abrams will have to tie up during the course of his still-untitled “Episode IX.” From the fate of beloved characters to lingering mysteries and everything in between,...

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” may be one of the most critically acclaimed entries in the franchise (IndieWire gave it an A- and called it it the most satisfying “Star Wars” film in decades), but it’s passionately dividing fans in a way most “Star Wars” films don’t. Unlike the universally beloved reception to “The Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi” isn’t every fan’s up of tea.

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“The Last Jedi” currently holds a negative 57 percent Rotten Tomatoes user score after over 83,000 responses, which pales in comparison to the 88 percent “The Force Awakens” ended up with after over 200,000 user scores. But while the Rotten Tomatoes user score indicates a more-negative fan response, the IMDb score is currently at 8.0 (even with “The Force Awakens”) and received an ‘A...

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is now playing in theaters around the world, and with it comes Carrie Fisher’s final turn as Princess-turned-General Leia Organa. Director Rian Johnson had previously revealed back at Star Wars Celebration in April that Fisher had helped with the script, calling the actress a “brilliant writer and an incredible mind.”

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“I would go to her house. We would sit on her bed for hours and go through the scripts,” he said. “We would have these stream of consciousness jazz poetry kinda ad-lib sessions. I would just scribble on my script everything she said, and at the end of six hours, there would be like a four-word line of dialogue that was the distillation of all of that that was brilliant.”

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Stars: Chris Marquette, Amanda Crew, Michael Eklund, Niall Matter, Gwynyth Walsh, Mick Foley, Harry Smith, Laurel Van Ness, Lance Storm, Paul James Saunders, Graham Bell, Agam Darshi, Meghan Heffern | Written by Robert Cuffley, Jason Long | Directed by Robert Cuffley

Corey Swanson has problems. He’s almost 30, still lives in his mom’s basement, doesn’t date, and his career amounts to slicing meat in an archaic deli that no one ever comes to – unless they want to rob it. After a chance encounter with a popular former classmate, Corey learns that his high school crush Sheena Halliday will soon be in town for their 10-year reunion. Sheena, now a world-famous athlete, has been dubbed “the Lindsay Lohan of the wrestling world”. She twists and pounds people into oblivion for a living – the same thing she did to Corey’s heart back in high school. Corey puts his broken heart (and punched face) aside,...

Released today, Monday 6th November, by Cockerel Entertainment, Chokeslam is a fantastic indie rom-com about a female wrestler returning to her home town in Canada and stars Amanda Crew (Silicon Valley) and Chris Marquette (Fanboys, Infestation).

Look out for our review of Chokeslam tomorrow!

Love is Hard to Pin Down: Chokeslam is a film about bruising your knuckles as you club your way through the barriers of love. It’s also about the perils of dating a wrestler with a bad temper.

“Chokeslam is a charming and funny movie” – Quiet Earth

“This film was very, very funny” – Calgary Kid Critic

Chokeslam is available on both DVD & Digital platforms, via Amazon and iTunes; and thanks to Cockerel Entertainment we have 3 copies on DVD to giveaway!

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We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: Netflix is changing the landscape of film. If you have yet to hear our conversation on this very subject matter in the latest episode of Los Fanboys, I highly recommend you do so Here (we talk about it during the Death Note section of the podcast). It’s also a subject that was discussed around San Diego Comic-Con time in regards to the upcoming Netflix original David Ayer film, Bright.

Both Death Note and Bright are films that would not have happened without Netflix. They are far too risky and far too genre-specific for normal studios to have been okay going forward with — especially since both would sport R ratings. In fact, in Death Note’s case, it was a production that had been set up at Warner Bros., but they ultimately passed on the script. Luckily for the production,...

On the August 18, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta to discuss the Galaxy Quest tv show news, and in the feature presentation we are joined by filmmaker and Star Wars fanatic Kyle Newman (Fanboys, Barely Lethal) to discuss the big news that Disney is developing an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie and in the Mail Bag we answer a question […]

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Since Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from the Han Solo film, Lucasfilm is on the hunt for a new director to take their place and finish the movie.

Ron Howard, Lawrence Kasdan, and Joe Johnston are all said to be in the running to direct but there's another filmmaker who's throwing his name into the hat and he says he'll direct it for free!

That filmmaker is Kyle Newman, who directed the wonderful Star Wars-inspired film Fanboys. When some of his fans started to suggest that he should take over as the director for Han Solo, he responded with a series of tweets saying:

"I'm available. To be honest, I'd kill it. Was born for it. And know Solo inside out. And am free. As in I would cost zero dollars. I'm not shiny and new. But goddamn could I direct the f**k out of some Star Wars. I have my doctorate in it after all. No fear. Only adrenaline. If it's Star Wars, then I'm your guy. Period. I know Solo inside and out. You'd enjoy my Han Solo radio dramas recorded live at the past three domestic Sw Celebrations. I truly feel like I'm wasting my life Not working on Star Wars in some capacity. I would go supernova and blow people's minds."

The guy is obviously super confident in himself. And you know what? He probably would do a great job! The guy completely understands the character and the Star Wars universe and he could probably do some great things with it. He went on to say:

"It could be a great film and will be a great film." 

Then when commenting on Lord and Miller he said:

"Those guys are great and their DNA will still be all over it."

That is unless Lucasfilm decides to start all over again from scratch. Newman also suggested another person that would be a great fit as a director to take on the film. That someone is Dave Filoni, director of the Clone Wars animated series and executive producer of Star Wars Rebels. 

That's an awesome suggestion as well that I think fans would flip over! Even though Newman is willing to do it for free, I doubt Lucasfilm will even consider him. I don't think they would take risk after what they just went through with Lord and Miller. It'd be pretty awesome if they did take the risk, though!

Jason Reitman doesn't allow his famous Live Reads to be filmed, but if you've ever wondered what one of those events looks like, Smuggler's Revenge from this year's Star Wars Celebration is pretty close. Fanboys director Kyle Newman co-wrote an original Han Solo story that takes place just before The Empire Strikes Back and directed a cast of talent that includes David Collins, Catherine Taber, Tom Kane, Vanessa Marshall, Steve Blum, Mathew Wood, Sam Witwer, and Warwick Davis in reading the script aloud on stage, complete with sound effects and music in the background. If you're a Star Wars fan (and come on, who isn't at this point?), there's a good chance you'll dig this.

Some people loved it, some people hated it, but Donnie Darko was definitely a movie that captivated audiences both with Jake Gyllenhaal and his sister Maggie's performance, and the fact that the movie was left open to interpretation. It is rare that an open-ended movie becomes this big of a cult hit, but Donnie Darko did just that and fans still wonder today if they got it right about the entire movie being a parallel universe set up to create the wrongs of the primary universe, or if it was simply just a mind f%@k.

We may get to learn the actual truth in the upcoming years as director Richard Kelly is questioned about the reissue (4k in some places of the world) that would disregard the almost unseen S. Darko (a failed offshoot). He is asked by HMV if we could return to the Donnie Darko world in a sequel.

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On episode 45 of Los Fanboys, Mario and Jammer are joined by special guest Brandon Collins of the Medium Popcorn Podcast! The trio discuss a bevy of film news, including box office analysis, the current state of the DC Extended Universe, comments surrounding Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin showing up in a Marvel movie, and the latest X-Men title rumor.

Question Of The Week: Do You Think Marvel Should Just Make A Clean Split Between The TV Shows And Films?

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Show Guide:

00:00:00 - Intro & Question of the Week responses

00:08:30 - Box office discussion

00:23:40 - Fantastic Beasts hits $800 million worldwide

00:32:31 - DC Extended Universe bookkeeping

00:41:30 - Green Lantern Corps. Update

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Nearly 20 years ago, Coca-Cola unveiled its Refreshing Filmmaker’s Award as part of the company’s commitment to education and the arts. The competition tapped various film schools and their brightest students to submit entries of original scripts and storyboards, with 10 finalists ultimately receiving $7,500 to produce a 50-second film that was shown at theaters around the country.

Previous winners include Kyle Newman, who directed “Fanboys” and is currently working on the animated feature “Gnomes!,” along with Josh Greenbaum, who is currently working on a new rom-com starring Elizabeth Banks. Not bad company.

The program has evolved over the years, and is returning full force as a brand-new initiative backed by both Coca-Cola and Regal Cinemas, now called the Coca-Cola and Regal Films program. Aided by the addition of Regal as a partner, the new program provides even greater opportunities for student filmmakers to access the entertainment industry and receive national exposure.

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On episode 44 of Los Fanboys, Mario, and Jammer discuss last week’s box office performance before jumping into some of the big bombshells surrounding Ben Affleck’s The Batman movie. Just what in the heck’s going on with that movie? The pair discuss before delving into some Star Wars news that includes Episode VIII and Carrie Fisher’s passing. We go through a couple new synopses — one for Thor: Ragnarok, and one for the new Pirates flick, before closing with some Power Rangers-related images.

Question Of The Week: Are You At All Excited For The Power Rangers Movie?

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Show Guide:

00:00:00 - Intro & Question of the Week responses

00:15:15 - Box office discussion

00:22:40 - Ben Affleck Batman drama

00:36:30 - Rian Johnson talks Star Wars...

The Goldbergs is like an explosion of awesome nostalgia, which is why I love watching it so much. Most of the episodes are inspired by films, TV shows, and other pop culture greatness from the '80s.

Some of the episodes were inspired by films such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Dirty Dancing, The Goonies, Say Anything, A Christmas Story, Knight Rider, Misery, and Commando. It was also recently announced that there will be a Karate Kid episode, which is sure to be a blast!

IGN is now reporting that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of the series, and the theme will be based around Tim Burton's classic 1989 film Batman! The episode will be titled "The Dynamic Duo," and when talking about it, Smith said:

"I grew up watching the Adam West Batman and I was in a sold out movie theater...

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is looking to be an increasingly-interesting beast for Lucasfilm. In addition to all the drama of it being the first standalone Star Wars flick, it will also be the first of the theatrical films not to be scored by film legend, John Williams. But the intrigue doesn’t end there.

Rogue One was originally set to be composed by Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. Given Rogue One’s reportedly extensive reshoots, changes likely had to be made to the postproduction schedule, and with that, it apparently fell outside of Desplat’s open window he had to work.

Read: Star Wars: Rogue One - Michael Giacchino Takes Over As Composer From Alexandre Desplat

Luckily, Lucasfilm was able to replace Desplat with another talented composer: Michael Giacchino, who is best known for such films as Star Trek, The Incredibles, and the more recent Doctor Strange.

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It’s no easy task getting a biopic made. There’s a balance filmmakers have to strike between reverence and reality. What sort of light should they paint the subject in? What aspects of their life should the movie cover? There are a countless number of ways to approach it, and whenever dealing with someone’s life story, every decision is viewed under extreme scrutiny. Such will be the case with the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic, which is based on the life of the comedian, who is set to be portrayed by Mike Epps.

Speaking with Collider, the film’s producer, Bruce Cohen, spoke about the challenges that the biopic brings with it.

“It’s one of the most brilliant scripts. Bill Condon did the initial draft and then Lee Daniels has done the rewrite and unfortunately, it’s hard to make the economics work in this landscape.

Welcome to The Top 5, where every week, we list five things for a given topic. These topics can range from "5 Things We Liked About The Power Rangers Teaser Trailer" to "5 Things We Want (Or Don't Want) In Ben Affleck's The Batman."

Of course, because everyone has an opinion, there is sure to be some disagreements, which is why, despite the title "The Top 5," very rarely are these actual "best of" articles. Instead, they're meant to provide entertaining insight, and to stir a discussion, and give everyone a chance to speak their mind.

If you have a suggestion for a Top 5 piece, send them my way via #TheTop5LRM on Twitter. If I choose your topic, I'll be sure to give you a shoutout!

Now, on with today's topic!

5 Animated Films That Surprised Us This Year

As a fan of animated flicks, I have to say, 2016 left a pretty great impression on me.

Taking a closer look at the cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemTaking a closer look at the cast of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemAdriana Floridia11/17/2016 9:56:00 Am

This November, we'll be meeting a whole new cast of characters from the mind of J.K. Rowling when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hits Cineplex theatres on November 18th. When Harry Potter first came out, the films didn't just give us Harry, Ron and Hermione, but also Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

While some of the members of this new cast are familiar faces, for many of them this is the biggest project they've yet to be a part of, and the film is bound to introduce these actors to a whole new audience. We're taking a closer look at the cast, one by one.

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne has been in the...