Shane Black’s ‘The Predator’ Targets Olivia Munn, Will Head Into The Suburbs The Predatoris targeting another star from the X-Men universe.Olivia Munn, last seen wearing her very best latex swimsuit to a war memorial as Psylocke inX-Men: Apocalypse, has just boardedShane Black’s reboot-quel, joiningLoganvillainBoyd Holbrook. And along with the casting news comes a few new plot details about the mysterious movie. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, who broke the news of the Olivia MunnPredatorcasting,The Predator"plunks the alien hunter — whom audiences have seen fight in jungles, concrete jungles, frozen wastelands and alien planets — in the harsh environment of … suburbia....

The Best Scene In ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Shows How Scares Can Serve A Story (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: A critical scareInsidious: Chapter 3is as frightening as it is vital to the narrative.)Patrick Wilson is set to return to The Further, both in the director’s seat and as original protagonist Josh Lambert in the upcoming latest installment of theInsidiousfranchise....

The Daily Stream: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Munich’ Remains As Relevant As Ever (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie:MunichWhere You Can Stream It:FuboTVThe Pitch:The movie that helped mark a significant turning point inSteven Spielberg’s storied career. In 2005,Munich(which completed a certain one-two punch along withWar of the Worldsearlier that year) represented something of a reality check for those who expected Spielberg to remain steadfastly within his sentimentalist, nostalgic, and largely crowd-pleasing lane....

The One Buffy Episode Sarah Michelle Gellar Can’t Bring Herself To Watch One of the scariest scenes in"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"has nothing to do with the supernatural. It’s the cold open to “The Body,” an episode that devastated viewers when it first aired on The WB on June 04, 2025. To this day, the episode still touches a raw nerve for Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the titular Slayer for seven seasons....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘I Know That Voice’ Shines A Much Needed Light On The Art Of Voice Acting (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:I Know That VoiceWhere You Can Stream It:Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: You know their voices, but you not know their names, and you almost never see their faces. All your favorite cartoons, from the family-friendly Saturday morning variety to the late night adult comedy, would be nothing without the voices that bring them to life....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Old Guard’ Is The Kind Of Mid-Tier Action Movie That Can Thrive On Netflix (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:The Old GuardWhere You Can Stream It:NetflixThe Pitch:An adaptation of the Image comic series of the same name,The Old Guardfollows a team of immortal mercenaries who struggle with isolation and loneliness while killing bad guys....

This Dangerous Rosemary’s Baby Stunt Was Much More Real Than You Think Thanks to director Roman Polanski’s history of being asexual predatorand fleeing the United States to avoid accountability, talking about his influential work is like performing a balancing act upon a moral tightrope. Shot a decade before he would be arrested and charged for committing especially heinous acts, “Rosemary’s Baby” is considered by many to be one of the most important horror films in existence....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The Hurt Locker, In The Loop, Moon, The Brothers Bloom, Halloween II, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.THE HURT LOCKER There’s a compelling character moment toward the end of The Hurt Locker that takes place in a supermarket, which is startlingly effective in its contrast to prior events....

This Week In Trailers: Middleditch & Schwartz, A Helical, An Engineer Imagines, Slay The Dragon, After Life Season 2 Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Thor: Love And Thunder Will See Valkyrie Facing Her Biggest Challenge Yet, And It Sounds Hilarious “Thor: Love and Thunder” is coming out in two months, and things are changing for our Asgardian heroes. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is trying to hang up (or at least plant) his weapon Stormbreaker and move on. A new hero in the form of Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman and her arms) is worthy to wield Mjölnir, and Korg (Taika Waititi) has fancy new pants....

TV Casting: ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Spin-Off ‘Clarice’, ‘Kung Fu’ Reboot, And ‘The Lost Boys’ A slew of TV casting happened this week, and we’re here to tell you all about it.Clarice, aSilence of the Lambsspin-off series that isn’tHannibal, has found its lead, and so has theKung Fureboot. Meanwhile, the new pilot forThe Lost BoysTV series has added a bunch of names as well. This will actually be the second attempt at aLost Boyspilot – Warner Bros....

Universal Pulls The Plug On Cartel, Starring Josh Brolin, Only Weeks Before Production Begins TheJosh Brolin-starring,Asger Leth-directedCartelcould be this year’sMoneyball. Universal has just killed the picture, reportedly over concerns about several issues: budget, script and the logistics of shooting a drug-oriented drama in Mexico. Deadlinereports that the production is dead, and passes along a note from Universal: Cartelhas had problems before. BrolinreplacedSean Penn,who dropped out a year agowhen he decided to take time off to focus on his family....

Venom: Let There Be Carnage Just Had The Second-Best Preview Night Of The Pandemic “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is off to one heck of a great start at the box office. The sequel, which sees Tom Hardy return as Eddie Brock/Venom, hit theaters for preview showings on Thursday night, ahead of its full rollout this weekend. Things are, to say the very least of it, looking good. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” had the second-best preview night of the pandemic, taking in $11....