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‘Borgman’ Anatomy Of A Poster: Artist Brandon Schaefer Explains His Design Process By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2014 12:30 pm EST We’ve loved the direction that Drafthouse Films has taken in bringing the film Borgman to audiences. The trailer was terrific, and the key poster art is also great. The poster gets right to some of the important ideas in the film in a way that is enticing and mysterious without being blatantly overt....

‘Legion’ Spoiler Review: Thoughts On “Chapter 1” By Jacob Hall/Feb. 13, 2017 9:00 am EST Let’s get the high praise out of the way first: it’s rare for a television pilot to feel as fresh and weird and fully formed as Legion, which feels more like the first 70 minutes of a particularly daring X-Men movie than the first chapter of an ongoing series airing on FX. There is a distinctive personality on display here, a carefully modulated tone that folds horror and dark comedy and mindfuckery into the typical superhero structure....

‘Sausage Party’ Is Looking To Get Some Awards Love By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2016 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sausage Party (coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 8) is already a success, having pulled in $135 million worldwide on a budget of just $19 million, not to mentions an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. But that’s not enough for Sony Pictures, writers Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, and directors Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not For The Lamb’s Cry’ – Or, Why Does Everyone On This Ship Hate Each Other? By Monique Jones/Oct. 10, 2017 8:00 am EST In this week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery, aptly-titled “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry,” the unofficial theme was definitely “Who’s got it worse?” Because there were plenty of losers in this episode. The most definite loser — aside from the poor folks who died in the space mines—was the poor mega-tardigrade....

‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Review: Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 8 By Ben Pearson/June 26, 2017 7:00 am EST (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Twin Peaks: The Return by answering one question: what was the best scene of the episode?) When I prayed for a new Twin Peaks episode that went light on Dougie Jones, I had no idea that prayer would be answered with a full-on deep dive into David Lynch surrealism....

12 Virtual Reality Documentaries You Can Watch Right Now By Alex Riviello/July 5, 2017 1:00 pm EST Affordable virtual reality is finally here for the world to experience, but that doesn’t mean that people have figured out what to do with the technology. Games have been the obvious first use, horror tiles in particular because it’s so easy to scare someone by placing them in a terrifying situation and scaring them with creatures and ghosts lurking around them....

2017 Golden Globe Nominations: See The Full List By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2016 5:15 am EST It’s that time of year again. Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick got up at the crack of dawn this morning to announce the nominees for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards. We’ll be updating this post live with the names as they’re announced, so follow along below. Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Riz Ahmed, The Night Of Bryan Cranston, All the Way Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager John Turturro, The Night Of Courtney B....

Cool Stuff: Sideshow Collectibles’ ‘Star Wars’ General Grievous Sixth Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2014 7:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of their Star Wars General Grievous Sixth Scale Figure. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Sideshow Star Wars General Grievous Sixth Scale Figure, alongside my thoughts on the product....

Denis Villeneuve Confirmed To Direct ‘Dune’ Reboot [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2016 8:00 am EST With Blade Runner 2049 still in post-production, Denis Villeneuve has already set his sights on another classic sci-fi property. You may recall that just a few weeks ago, Legendary Entertainment scooped up the rights to Frank Herbert’s Dune. You may also recall that a few months before that, Villeneuve confessed his longtime desire to make a Dune remake....

Duncan Jones To Direct Jake Gyllenhaal In Source Code By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 8, 2009 2:09 pm EST Set for production in the first quarter of next year is sci-fi thriller Source Code with Duncan Jones (Moon) set to direct and Jake Gyllenhaal in the starring role. This puts Mute and Escape From The Deep to one side, at least for a while but it at definitely seems like a fascinating story and well worth Jones’ attentions as well as being in-step with his noted inspirations....

Echoes Through Time: 45 Years Of ‘Westworld’ By Jacob Knight/Jan. 16, 2018 10:00 am EST Two men ride in on a train, dressed in casual clothes. They’re headed for a vacation, but we’re not sure where. Judging from the landscape passing out the locomotive’s windows, it’s easy to guess the American heartland. But that assumption would indicate that their destination is of natural creation – a product of God’s Design, crafted in a manner we’re still attempting to comprehend....

Jet Skis And Shootouts: The Waterlogged Action Cinema Of The ’90s By Matthew Monagle/March 16, 2018 12:30 pm EST If you asked me to describe my memory of ’90s action movies in a single image, it would be this: our hero, wading through thigh-deep water, firing an endless barrage of bullets at whatever bad guy or monster happens to be offscreen. In my nostalgia-addled brain, it seems like every movie from that decade featured some combination of flooding and gunfights....

1. Mudbound Streaming on Netflix November 17 Dee Rees’ sweeping, sprawling American epic is proof yet again that Netflix can produce truly great movies – now if only they’d do a better job of promoting them. Mudbound deals with two men – one white, one black – who return home to Mississippi after World War II, facing struggles and familial turmoil. Racism is at the center of Mudbound, and Rees handles this subject with nuance that few other filmmakers can master....

Quentin Tarantino On The Current State Of Filmmaking And The Topical Value Of ‘The Hateful Eight’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 24, 2015 2:00 pm EST Quentin Tarantino gave a wide-ranging interview that ran over the weekend, and the outspoken filmmaker had plenty to say about the state of the industry, in addition to speaking about his upcoming film The Hateful Eight. The most interesting comments in Tarantino’s talk are about that new movie, as he says that it chiefly concerns racial conflict, and as such is very relevant to the strife we’ve seen as cities like Ferguson and Baltimore react to killings of young black men and women by police....

Rogue One Bits: The Hilarious Origin Of Scarif, Deleted Scenes, And The Original Opening Crawl By Jacob Hall/March 15, 2017 10:00 am EST In this edition of Rogue One Bits: Gareth Edwards shares all kinds of information in a Reddit AMA. The hilarious origin of Scarif’s name. Why it will be hard to ever release Rogue One’s deleted scenes. A first look at Marvel’s Rogue One comic book adaptation. New Rogue One details revealed on the official Star Wars database....

Rumor: The ‘Inhumans’ Movie Has Been Canceled Amidst A Real Marvel Civil War By Jacob Hall/Oct. 9, 2015 4:30 pm EST UPDATE: HitFix has spoken to what they call “an unimpeachable source” on this matter, and they’re saying this rumor is not true at all. Marvel Studios is still planning to make the film. And to clear this matter up even more, they’re saying that there are certain elements of The Inhumans universe that are off limits to Agents of SHIELD, therefore any clash between Marvel films and television has been exaggerated....

Sequel Bits: ‘22 Jump Street’, ‘Sin City 2’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Dolphin Tale 2’ By Angie Han/May 29, 2014 3:00 pm EST Lots of things to see in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump: See a Transformers viral video and prepare for another trailer Michael Bay comments on the cool cars in Transformers 4 22 Jump Street gets another clip and another featurette Check out the trailer for Steve Coogan’s The Trip to Italy Another Trailer Park Boys movie opens in the U....

Sequel Bits: ‘Now You See Me 2’, ‘Ghostbusters 3’, ‘Transporter Legacy’, ‘Annabelle’ By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2014 6:30 am EST Sequels, spinoffs, and reboots aplenty after the jump. Samurai Cop 2 is happening with Tommy Wiseau Caity Lotz will return for The Pact 2 Mark Ruffalo offers a Now You See Me 2 update The third Sharknado will hit Washington DC Ghostbusters producer Joe Medjuck talks threequel Woman in Black 2 will open in January 2015 Watch another Drumline: A New Beat preview See another trailer for the Veronica Mars spinoff Conjuring spinoff Annabelle gets a creepy TV spot Get your first look at Transporter Legacy...

Star Wars Bits: Disney Infinity On Apple TV, The Art Awakens, Han Solo Blaster Flask By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 12, 2015 10:00 am EST Victory? Victory you say? Master Obi-Wan, not victory. The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun Star Wars Bits has. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: Full Disney Infinity 3.0 game will be available for Apple TV. Latest box office predictions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

Superhero Bits: Adam West Gives Traffic Safety Lessons As Batman, Is Colossus Punching Juggernaut & More By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2018 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What was Grant Gustin’s reaction to Stewie Griffin’s crush on him on Family Guy? Is Colossus punching Juggernaut in a new Deadpool 2 TV spot? Why is seven minutes of Avengers: Infinity War being cut in Indonesia?...