‘Joker’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is Phenomenal In This Nihilistic Nightmare [TIFF 2019] “He’s a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he’s alive.” That’s the tagline of Martin Scorsese’sTaxi Driver, but it might as well serve as a rallying cry forTodd Phillips’sJoker, a violent, nihilistic horror film masquerading as both a character drama and a comic book movie. Realizing that it’s next to impossible to get a studio-backed character piece greenlit, Phillips has decided to use the Joker as a gateway drug, giving him a chance to more or less remakeTaxi Driverfor a whole new generation of moviegoers – the ones who’ve grown up on a steady diet of superhero movies....

‘Late Night’ Trailer: Mindy Kaling Tries To Save Emma Thompson’s Talk Show Late Nightwas a huge hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and Amazon snapped it up for a lot of money. Now, the first trailer has arrived to give you a look atMindy Kaling’s comedy. InLate Night, Kaling plays an aspiring comedy writer who lands a job writing for Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson), the only female host in late night television....

‘Lovecraft Country’ Season 2: HBO Is “Hopeful” Misha Green Will Find A Way To Continue The Story The first season ofLovecraft Countrymoved at breakneck speed, with showrunnerMisha Greenoften putting as much plot in a single episode as other showrunners would in an entire season of a different show. Season 1 seemed to have a concrete ending, but HBO is excited about the possibilities for a potential second season. During the Television Critics Association press tour, HBO and HBO Max chief content officerCasey Bloyssaid Green and a small team of writers are currently coming up with a take forLovecraft Countryseason 2, and he’s “hopeful” they will end up generating a story worth telling....

‘Make Mine Music’ Turns 75 Today, But It’s The Only Disney Animated Film Not Streaming On Disney+ One of the easiest, most painless binge-watching projects you could embark upon during the pandemic is to dive into the canon of Walt Disney Animation Studios films. Sure, you could add Pixar to the list, but getting to experience the depth and breadth of mainstream animation history, fromSnow White and the Seven DwarfstoRaya and the Last Dragon, would be an effective crash course, and a mighty enjoyable one to boot thanks to the still fairly young streaming service Disney+....

‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 2 Is Already Filming, Diego Luna And Scoot McNairy Returning It was only a few days ago when Netflix announced thatNarcos: Mexicowasrenewed for a second season, but a new report says the show is already filming in Mexico City – and its cast has been officially announced.Diego Luna(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) will return to reprise his role of a cartel boss, andScoot McNairy(Argo) is coming back in a larger role after being teased at the end of the newest season....

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Pushed Off Universal’s Release Calendar; ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Gets New Date And the bad news continues forGuillermo del Toroand his fans. Universal Pictures has announced it’s pullingPacific Rim 2off its release calendar completely, following reports earlier this month that the project had beenpostponed or even cancelled. Meanwhile,Pitch Perfect 3is moving back two weeks to fillPacific Rim 2’s old slot. Read about thePacific Rim 2release date cancellation and the newPitch Perfect 3release date after the jump....

‘The Expanse’ Officially Rescued By Amazon For A Fourth Season [Updated] UPDATE: Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson have issued a statement, confirming that Amazon is picking up the show: “We couldn’t be more excited thatThe Expanseis going to continue on Amazon Prime! We are deeply grateful that Jeff Bezos, Jen Salke, and their team at Amazon have shown such faith in our show.” Our original story from August 09, 2025 follows below....

‘The Predator’ Reshoots Included References To Other ‘Predator’ Films In April, actor Keegan-Michael Key revealed that aboutthree-quarters ofThe Predator’s third act was reshot. Now a new report reveals what changes were made to co-writer/directorShane Black’s highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel, and that a recently-tested cut of the movie includes references to a number of other films in the franchise. Find out what was altered duringThe Predatorreshoots below. Warning: possiblespoilersahead forThe Predator. AvPGalaxy(viaScreenRant), a fan site that’s been covering these movies for years with a pretty reliable track record, has sources that have provided some new updates about what was changed duringThe Predatorreshoots....

‘The Revenant’ Posters Are All About Grit And Grime And Beards And Revenge No 2015 film looks more miserable thanThe Revenant, and that’s just how directorAlejandro G. Iñárritulikes it. Even when he’s making a supposed comedy likeBirdman, no director takes greater delight in shoving an audience’s face right into the literal and metaphorical muck. His movies are gorgeously made exercises in making you feel awful. Whether he cranks out masterpieces or one-note exercises in senseless misery is a debate that rages on....

‘The Staircase’ Review: Netflix Makes An Old True Crime Doc New Again Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s fascinating 2004 docu-series gets an update for the Netflix age. ButThe Staircaseis not your typical true crime saga, and anyone searching for answers will only be left with more questions. What Happened to Kathleen Peterson? On July 22, 2025, Kathleen Peterson met a gruesome end. That is the sole fact in this story – something that can’t be disputed, argued about, or theorized over....

‘Wolves’ Trailer: Don’t Let Michael Shannon Near Your College Savings Michael Shannonseems to be playing a familiar type in the new basketball dramaWolves: the father of the talented high school athlete who can’t help but stand in his kid’s way. He doesn’t disapprove of his son’s sports career – he just went and gambled away his entire college savings. Whoops. Anyway, Shannon (one of our finest working actors) is the chief draw in theWolvestrailer, which shows off a sports drama that may contain a little more nerve than your average entry in the genre....

Batman Unburied Audio Drama Casts Daily Show Star Hasan Minhaj As The Riddler Riddle me this: who’s playing the Riddler? Well, it depends on which of the many upcoming Batman projects you’re talking about. Since the headline above already gives away the answer to this particular riddle, however, we’ll go ahead and do away with any quizzing pretense and just say that Hasan Minhaj has been cast as the voice of the Riddler in"Batman Unburied....

Best Stories Of The Week: Spectre, Ant-Man, Minecraft, Jurassic World 2 And More There are only a couple weeks left in the blockbuster season, but there are still plenty of big stories to be excited about coming soon. This edition of theBest Stories of the Weekincludes updates onMinecraft, a sequel toJurassic World, easter eggs fromAnt-Manan uncertain future for theTerminatorfranchise and confirmation of aFantastic FourandX-Mencrossover in the works. Below you’ll also find new trailers forThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the latest James Bond adventureSpectreand the full trailer for Pixar’sThe Good Dinosaur....