** out of **** Rated R (for some strong bloody violence, and language) Released: February 28, 2020 Runtime: 124 minutes Directed by: Leigh Whannell Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer, Storm Reid, Michael Dorman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen Despite an intriguing, relevant hook, the remake of The Invisible Man lacks vision. Putting a #MeToo twist on a [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LnPZo_M030 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Mulan. The latest behind-the-scenes featurette for Disney's upcoming live-action remake of Mulan is a spectacle unto itself (watch above), revealing just how epic in scale, scope, and action this is going to be. It's so impressive, in fact, that one wonders if director Niki Caro would get even more praise and [...]
(Watch on Amazon Prime) We've reached that point in movie history where, in the 2020s, we're about to hit the first consistent string of major 100th Anniversaries. That starts with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which was released in Germany on February 26, 1920. Prior to that year, Silent Film was largely driven by short [...]
The bullwhip has officially been passed. In an unexpected blindside, Steven Spielberg has decided to bow out from directing Indiana Jones 5. Variety reports that his likely successor will be James Mangold (Ford V Ferrari, Logan); negotiations are currently underway. Harrison Ford remains attached to star, and Spielberg will stay on as a producer. The [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4aSE4FhbG4 This is it for Daniel Craig. That's hardly a secret, mind you, but in this latest featurette for No Time To Die, director Cary Joji Fukunaga makes that reality plain by reflecting on how Craig's exit has impacted the whole approach to this 25th installment in the James Bond franchise. As he does, we're [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYni0VNwaCE The Abbott family can run and they can hide...but not for long. "Fight" is the latest 60-second TV Spot for A Quiet Place Part II; it's the creature-feature apocalypse sequel that stars Emily Blunt as the single mom of two teens and a newborn. In one minute (watch above), it basically teases everything you [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6PqQEk2qk There's a bit of irony in the title of the new TV Spot for Disney's upcoming Mulan, an action-packed 60-seconds that is anything but "Tranquil" (that's what the studio labeled the spot). It's the first promo to reveal the film's PG-13 rating, and that's a first for any of Disney's animated-to-live action reboot adaptations; [...]
Well that's...a suit. Seemingly unauthorized, photos of the full new Batsuit and Batcycle from director Matt Reeves' forthcoming The Batman appeared online. (See gallery below.) This follows an official tease of the batsuit from Reeves, as worn by star Robert Pattinson, in a camera test video that Reeves posted online. It's set to a music [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for some violence, peril, thematic elements, and mild language) Released: February 21, 2020 Runtime: 100 minutes Directed by: Chris Sanders Starring: Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Dan Stevens, Cara Gee, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Terry Notary The latest adaptation of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is, ostensibly, a chance [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OJnkJqkyio Spider-Man and Iron Man as...Marty McFly and Doc Brown?! Great Scott!!! YouTuber EZRyderX47, the latest onliner to take a stab at deepfake technology, is having some fun with Back to the Future -- and it's legitimately inspired. In a clip from the original BTTF, the faces of Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox have [...]
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