‘Ducktales’ Review: Rewriting Some History, With Lots More Mystery Being a kid of the ’90s, I discoveredDucktalesnear the end of its popularity.Though myDisney Afternooninterest leaned more towardsChip and Dale Rescue RangersorGargoyles,it was always obvious that there was something special aboutDucktales.WithIndiana Jonesstyle adventure and the humor of the McDuck crew, Scrooge and his family never lost their sparkle. But since I didn’t really get to experienceDucktalesin its heyday, I was excited to check out the new reboot on Disney XD....

‘Fosse/Verdon’ Lands Sam Rockwell And Michelle Williams, With Lin-Manuel Miranda Producing FX has their next original limited series lined-up, and it’s attracted quite a roster.Fosse/Verdonwill starSam Rockwellas choreographer and filmmaker Bob Fosse, andMichelle Williamswill play Fosse’s creative and romantic partner, dancer Gwen Verdon. The series comes from producerLin-Manuel Miranda(you might have heard of him). At last: someone is going to let Sam Rockwell dance on screen again.THRreports Rockwell is set to play legendary choreographer and director Bob Fosse in the limited FX seriesFosse/Verdon....

‘Gotham’ Series Finale Poster Brings Out Batman After five seasons, Batman is finally showing up onGotham…just in time for the series finale! The Dark Knight will show his cape and cowl for the first (and final) time on the Fox series in the forthcoming two-part season finale. The series is on a break, but will be returning for its final two episodes next month. And then we’ll never see Batman again!...

‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 Will Investigate The Atlanta Child Murders I have yet to watch Netflix’s new thriller seriesMindhunter, but /Film’s own Chris Evangelistawrote a rave review of the first season, which debuted a few days ago. In his conclusion, he noted that the show’s true crime roots and its late ’70s setting leave the door open for a number of possibilities for future seasons. And now we know where the second season is heading....

‘Mortal Kombat: Legacy’ Episode Four – “Kitana & Mileena (Part 1)” The first three episodes ofKevin Tancharoen’s web seriesMortal Kombat: Legacy, have focused on Earthlings Sonja Blade (Jeri Ryan), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett), Jax (Michael Jai White) and Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins). For the fourth installment, the series leaves our planet behind for the land of Edenia, which has been taken over by the sinister Outworld empire. The new episode, titled"Kitana & Mileena (Part 1)“follows the origin of the Edenian “sisters,” portrayed here bySamantha TjhiaandJolene Tran....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Spoiler Review: A Hollow Heist Adventure That’s A Damn Entertaining Ride (In ourSpoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry:Ron Howard’s exciting but hollow prequelSolo: A Star Wars Story.) Han Solo is one of the most beloved characters in theStar Warsuniverse, and Lucasfilm decided to tell us how he became the smuggler that we all know and love....

‘Songbird’ Trailer: This Michael Bay-Produced COVID Lockdown Movie Looks Ill-Advised Songbirdmade headlines for being the first film made during the COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles. Produced byMichael Bay, it was a production that ran into problems almost immediately with SAG-AFTRA issuing a “do not work” order to actors for the film. That order was eventually lifted, but later, another story broke accusing the film ofnot following COVID safety protocols. And now…it’s here....

‘Star Trek,’ ‘Star Wars,’ And ‘Batman’ VR Video Games Are On The Way It’s easy to cynical about virtual reality until you actually give it a try. Sure, you look like an idiot when you have one of those headsets on, but when you’re engaging with the right material, the experience can be breathtaking. It’s not going to replace traditional gaming and it certainly won’t change the way we watch movies, but it’s a fascinating new medium and a thrilling way to experience stories....

‘The Great North’ Clip: Meet Fox’s Newest Dysfunctional Family From The Creators Of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Nick Offermanteaming up with the creators ofBob’s Burgersfor a new animated comedy about a dysfunctional family? 2021 is already looking up thanks to Fox’s stacked slate of animated shows, which will be led in by newcomerThe Great North, an adult animated comedy starring Offerman as a single father living in Alaska as he tries to keep a rein on his oddball kids....

‘Toy Story 4’ Honest Trailer: Finally, An Existential Crisis For The Whole Family Pretty much everyone agrees thatToy Story 4was completely unnecessary. Even though the movie was surprising in the emotional reaction it garnered from audiences, it wasn’t a story that needed to be told, even with the introduction of memorable characters like the paranoid and self-deprecating Forky and the new misunderstood nightmare that is Gabby Gabby joining Woody in delivering an existential crisis for the whole family....

‘Wendy’ Review: ‘Peter Pan’ Gets Yet Another Update, This Time From The Director Of ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ [Sundance 2020] Filmmakers just can’t stop returning to the world ofPeter Pan. The story of the boy who never grew up holds sway over seemingly everyone, from Walt Disney, to Steven Spielberg, to Joe Wright, and beyond. The latest to tackle to the tale isBenh Zeitlin, director ofBeasts of the Southern Wild....

2009 Sundance Film Festival Premieres Line-Up The Sundance Institute has just announced the second half of next year’s programing for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Yesterday I took an in-depth look at the out of competition films, but there are just so many cool films in the batch today that I’ve decided not to hand pick through them all. I’m posting the entire Premeire line-up after the jump, complete with photos from some of the more interesting films....

Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Is Not Your Uncle’s ‘Jack Ryan’; Here’s Our Reaction To The Premiere Episode [Comic-Con 2018] Amazon Prime held a two-hour panel at Comic-Con highlighting a slew of upcoming shows, including their most marketed series of the convention,Jack Ryan. Inthe latest adaptation of Tom Clancy’s best-selling novels, Amazon’s Jack is played byJohn Krasinski, the fifth actor to take on the role (previous Jacks include Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine) and the first to play the role in an episodic series instead of a movie....