Who is the Jackal? Is he a multimillionaire with a lavish estate who travels around the world? Is he a custodian who quite literally cleans up messes? Or is he simply a hired hand who also happens to be the world’s best sniper? As far as star Eddie Redmayne and the new series “The Day … Read more
We’re closing out our coverage of an excellent Fantastic Fest this year with a trio of very different films, all worth seeing when they find their way to your area in theaters or on streaming. The best of the three is Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s wonderfully twisted “Bone Lake,” a film that feels like a European … Read more
Millie Bobby Brown is partnering with Netflix to possibly star in and produce an adaptation of her debut novel Nineteen Steps. Continuing her well-established working relationship with Netflix, Stranger Things and Enola Holmes star Millie Bobby Brown is adapting her debut novel, Nineteen Steps, with the high-profile streamer. In addition to producing the feature-length project, … Read more
Andor season 2 director Alonso Ruizpalacios may have let it slip that Ben Mendelsohn will be back as Orson Krennic. With Andor season 2 set to bring the story right up to the beginning of Rogue One, it stands to reason that we should see a few familiar characters from the movie, including Ben Mendelsohn … Read more
The premiere movie studio A24 is bringing its collection of hardback screenplay books to brick-and-mortar stores in a publishing deal. Digital media is convenient, storage efficient, and easy to access. However, there’s nothing quite like the real thing. As a collector of physical media (much to the distress of my shelving units), I love slipping … Read more
With The Marvels tracking to underperform at the box office, and Marvel Studios in the midst of its least popular run of films and shows in its near 20-year history, the company could use a surefire hit, one that would immediately change the narrative that the company is overextended and past its glory days. But with the … Read more
Terrifier director Damien Leone knows how to bring Friday the 13th back, but admits they probably wouldn’t ask him to direct it. It’s been nearly fifteen years since the last Friday the 13th movie, which, believe it or not, is the longest period between sequels in the entire franchise. The rights to Friday the 13th … Read more
Hugh Jackman made us forget about Wolverine’s classic blue and yellow look. Now, Deadpool 3’s director says it’s time for its return. Marvel’s Wolverine has proven to be a fan favorite across the board, chiefly as depicted in the X-Men cartoon series and the reinventive portrayal by Hugh Jackman over the course of seven movies … Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen has a few different major comedy personas, but the one that started it all was Ali G. The Ali G character (who’s in-universe real name is Alistair Leslie Graham) was created as a parody of specific types of youth culture in the U.K. at the time. Despite being around since 1998, the … Read more