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‘American Horror Story: Cult’ Review: ‘Drink The Kool-Aid’ Brings The Family Together By Aaron Pruner/Nov. 1, 2017 10:30 am EST (Every week, we’re going to get the discussion going about American Horror Story: Cult by answering one important question: who is the main villain of the episode?) With two episodes remaining in Ryan Murphy’s attempt at post-election catharsis, American Horror Story: Cult put its cards on the proverbial table. “Drink the Kool-Aid” put Ally Mayfair-Richards’ (Sarah Paulson) plan in motion as she sets up Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) – and his cult of manly goons – for what’s sure to be one bloody payback plan....

‘Black Panther’ Reveals A Bright, Ambitious, And Personal Future For The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Siddhant Adlakha/April 25, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: we reach our conclusion with Black Panther, a film that finds Marvel reaching its optimum.) The final stop on the Road to Infinity War is Black Panther, a sprawling superhero epic the likes of which American cinema has never seen....

‘Deadpool’ Is Getting Mouthy At FXX In His Own Animated Series By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2017 11:00 am EST FX already has a hit show based on a Marvel Comics title with Legion, but their sister network FXX is about to get a healthy dose of comic book fun as well. FXX has just given a straight-to-series order to a Deadpool animated series that will be produced by Marvel Television in association with FX Productions and ABC Signature Studios....

‘Doctor Strange’ Reviews Round-Up: A Familiar Origin Story With Dazzling Visuals & Exhilarating Action By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 23, 2016 2:00 pm EST Last week brought the first reactions to Doctor Strange after press saw the movie before it hits international markets this coming week. Now the embargo has lifted on full reviews of Marvel’s latest addition to their cinematic universe, providing us with a much more detailed reception from critics....

/Film Visits The Set Of ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2014 9:00 am EST On May 6th 2013, I ventured downtown to visit the set of The Muppets 2 (now titled Muppets Most Wanted). Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge Jim Henson fanatic and love love love The Muppets. One of the greatest results of starting this site was being invited to the set of a Muppet movie and getting to talk to Kermit and the gang....

‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Spoiler Review: The Good, The Bad, And The Crazy By Vanessa Armstrong/Sept. 10, 2018 8:00 am EST The second season of Iron Fist has most of its characters struggling to figure out who they are and what their purpose in life should be. I, after watching all ten episodes of the season, went through a similar process. It was a journey, but at the end – like some of the show’s characters – I have realized who I truly am: I am a person who wants to watch more Iron Fist....

‘It’s Always Sunny’ Creators On Their #MeToo Episode And If The Gang Would Support Trump [Interview] By Fred Topel/Sept. 5, 2018 2:00 pm EST It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns for its 13th season to answer some cliffhangers. Dennis (Glenn Howerton) was moving to North Dakota to be with his son, and Charlie (Charlie Day) and the Waitress (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) were going to try to have a baby. With Howerton’s involvement still ambiguous (one episode features a lifelike Dennis sex doll prominently), only two of the original Sunny creators were available for interviews at TCA....

2017 Black List Revealed: Here Are The Most Liked Unproduced Screenplays Of The Year By Jacob Hall/Dec. 11, 2017 2:00 pm EST Like with many aspects of Hollywood and the film industry, you can’t take the annual “Black List” too seriously. The survey of the “most liked” unproduced screenplays can be a valuable tool, a way for studios and filmmakers to discover talented writers and brilliant screenplays. It can also be political and silly, as a glance at previous years’ lists can prove....

23 Things We Learned And Saw At Disney’s D23 Expo 2013 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2013 1:55 pm EST The 2013 edition of Disney’s fan convention D23 Expo has come to a conclusion. We were on the ground in Anaheim this weekend covering all the new announcements and giving you detailed descriptions and reactions to all the new footage screened. We had so much coverage over the weekend, you very well might have missed it on your days off....

Awards: AFI Names Best Of 2011; LA And Boston Critic Groups Honor ‘The Descendants’ And ‘The Artist’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 11, 2011 5:27 pm EST We’re getting into the full swing of the awards season for 2011, and this evening four organizations announced their picks for best achievement in film in 2011. The biggest group is the American Film Institute, which released a simple unranked list of ten ‘movies of the year,’ which includes Bridesmaids, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo and The Tree of Life....

Casting Bits: Taylor Swift Joins ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’; Jude Law And Aaron Johnson In Talks For ‘Anna Karenina’ By Adam Quigley/March 18, 2011 8:00 am EST It’s always upsetting to see major roles for animated characters go to high profile celebrities who have no business voice acting — or acting at all, in this case — when there so many more capable voice actors out there struggling to find consistent work....

David Harbour Has More To Say About ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 (And Hellboy) By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 22, 2018 3:30 pm EST David Harbour, talented actor and proud possessor of the ultimate dad bod, is in the midst of an Emmy season blitz, granting interviews left and right. Recently, the actor dropped even more details about the upcoming Stranger Things season 3, promising “weirder stuff” and hinting at a possible romance with Winona Ryder’s Joyce (maybe)....

Disney’s Live-Action Remakes: A Comprehensive List Of The Films In Development By Angie Han/March 21, 2017 9:30 am EST This month, Beauty and the Beast joins Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book on the list of Disney animated features that have undergone live-action makeovers. And over the next few years, that list is only going to grow. It seems like every week brings a major update on yet another Disney fairy tale, and the studio’s already got several dates set aside for these projects through 2019....

Early Buzz: Christopher Nolan’s Inception By Peter Sciretta/July 5, 2010 3:30 pm EST Warner Bros has unleashed the embargo for Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi action film Inception, and the first reviews have begun to flood online. After the jump we’ve compiled some excerpts. We’re trying to keep the excerpts as spoiler-free as possible. Hit the jump. AICN: “Though the narrative speeds ahead like a rapidly unfolding lucid dream, INCEPTION uses the familiar vernacular of the heist film to keep less attentive audiences engaged....

Ewan McGregor, Alec Guiness And Frank Oz Are All In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2015 9:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally in theaters, so hopefully most of you have already ventured out to see how this new era of stories from a galaxy far, far away begins. Old heroes return as new heroes jump into the fray. And while most of the old heroes can be seen front and center on the big screen with the return of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill as Han Solo, Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker respectively, there are a couple other returning cast members that weren’t so prominent, but play an important part nonetheless....

Five Fan Theories That Explain The Events Of ‘Back To The Future’ By David Chen/Feb. 18, 2013 12:00 pm EST I was browsing Reddit the other day when I happened upon a fascinating AskReddit thread, which posed the question: “How do Marty McFly’s parents not realize that they gave birth to their friend from the 50’s who mysteriously disappeared?” It’s a question that’s always vexed me as well. I mean, Calvin Klein made such a dramatic impact on the McFly’s lives, you’d think they’d have recognized their second son, Marty, was growing up to be this dude, no?...

Groundbreaking Cinema: 15 Films From 2010 That Challenged & Advanced The Medium By Adam Quigley/Feb. 25, 2011 8:00 pm EST For an awards show that purports to honor outstanding achievements in film, the Academy Awards seem oddly drawn to the familiar. The movies with the most nominations at this year’s Oscar race, for example, are The King’s Speech and True Grit — two films with a great deal of critical acclaim backing them, but ones that are decidely lacking in any grand ambition beyond presenting a traditional, accessible story....

Interview: Ryan Hansen On Party Down, Lame L.A. Bands, Kristen Bell, Gossip Girl, And Crystal Lake By Hunter Stephenson/May 5, 2009 4:00 am EST With each new episode, Party Down distinguishes itself as one of the funniest and lewdest shows on TV, and one of the coolest that many viewers have not yet seen. Last week, we had a great chat with Martin Starr, and this week we have an interview with Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars)....

It’s Pan & Scan All Over Again: Netflix Exploring Mobile Specific Cuts To Original Shows & Movies By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2017 11:00 am EST Netflix plans to explore creating mobile-specific cuts of its original movies and TV shows, which could transform your experience based on the device you’re viewing it on. Is this the evolution of how we consume non-interactive narrative stories…or is this the pan and scan atrocity repackaged for a new generation?...

JJ Abrams’ Super 8 Viral Begins By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2010 5:38 pm EST You may have seen the movie trailer for the Steven Spielberg-produced JJ Abrams-directed sci-fi film Super 8 attached to Iron Man 2 or bootlegged online, but did you notice the Easter eggs hidden at the end of the trailer that launched the film’s viral marketing efforts? Yesterday I noticed that during the last seconds of the trailer, some letters flash through the lens of the film camera....