‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: A Visual Feast Of Gnarly Monster Movie Action & Adventure There have been plenty of iterations of King Kong over the years, from his debut in the classic RKO picture in 1933 that would influence generations of filmmakers to Peter Jackson’s romantic epic in 2005. But I can guarantee that you’ve never seen a King Kong as badass, stylish and just plain cool as directorJordan Vogt-Robertsdelivers inKong: Skull Island....

‘Misconduct’ Trailer: Anthony Hopkins And Al Pacino Finally Share The Screen Anthony HopkinsandAl Pacinohave both been acting steadily since the 1960s, starring in some of the most iconic films of all time and winning an Oscar each along the way. But somehow, they’ve never actually shared the screen untilMisconduct. Directed byShintaro Shimosawa(Fox’sThe Following), the thriller stars the two titans as corporate rivals. Hopkins is a corrupt pharmaceutical executive, while Pacino is a senior partner at a high-profile firm....

‘Monopoly’ Movie Described As ‘Goonies’-Esque Family Adventure, Will Shoot This Summer So far, the only board game movies to come out of Hollywood’s post-Transformersmania for Hasbro properties are 2012’sBattleshipand last year’sOuija. But we’ve got one more due out in the near future, an adaptation ofMonopoly. ProducerRandall EmmettrevealsMonopolywill shoot this summer, which means we can probably expect it to see it in 2016 or so. WhereasBattleshipwas a big-budget actioner andOuijawas a low-budget horror thriller,Monopolywill be going in a completely different approach....

‘Monsters’ Director’s New Sci-Fi Project Titled ‘Forever,’ Scripted By Dante Harper The low-fi indieMonstersgave directorGareth Edwardsa big-screen career virtually overnight, and in addition to working on the new incarnation of Godzilla for Legendary Pictures he has been developing another follow-up project in relative quiet. Late last summer we got a few details on the movie, which was then untitled. Welearnedthat the film is about “a young human child (probably around 5 years old) and a robot who travel across the galaxy in search of mankind’s origin in a world void of humanity and filled with robots....

‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ Trailer: Tom Hiddleston Is A Beautifully Morose Vampire Tom Hiddleston’s growing legion of fans should really sink their teeth intoJim Jarmusch’s vampire taleOnly Lovers Left Alive. This one might not have the roaring energy ofThororThe Avengers, but it does pair Hiddleston withTilda Swinton, with the two playing on and off again lovers who have hundreds of years of baggage between them.The clips we’ve seen from the film were good, but this first trailer is so much better....

‘Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams’ NYCC Trailer: The Future Is Still Human Philip K. Dickis one of the most influential science fiction writers in the history of the medium. His strange, philosophical writings inspired films likeBlade Runner,Minority Report,Total Recalland more. Now a new Amazon series,Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, will adapt the writer’s work into aBlack Mirror-like anthology featuring a highly impressive cast. A new trailer for the series just premiered at NYCC, and it hints at a creepy, exciting new show full of promise....

‘Rise Of The Guardians’ Teaser Trailer; DreamWorks Animation Tackles Mythic Figures Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost are real and it’s their job to protect the children of the world. That’s the basic setup for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming 3D filmRise of the Guardians. The film is directed byPeter Ramsey, and written byDavid Lindsay-AbaireandWilliam Joyce, based on theGuardians of Childhoodbooks from the latter. Featuring the voices ofAlec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Isla FisherandJude Law, the first trailer for the film has just been released and you can check it out below....

‘Sausage Party’ Extended TV Spot: Seth Rogen’s Hot Dog Has Never Been In A Bun Before There’s been plenty of animated fare for kids this summer, with the likes ofFinding DoryandThe Secret Life of Petshitting theaters. But towards the end of the summer, the adults get to have some raunchy animated fun on the big screen. Sausage Partyis the latest film fromSeth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, and they’re bringing their twisted sense of humor to the grocery aisle with the movie about sentient food who finally learns what happens when they get taken home....

‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Final Trailer Coming In October If you’re hungry for more footage fromRogue One: A Star Wars Story(and if you’re reading this story, we’re guessing you are), you may look forward to a big fat meal in just a few weeks. Disney reportedly plans to unveil theRogue Onefinal trailer in October, about two months before the film hits theaters in December. Get all the details below. Star Wars News Nethas a report from the Kino Expo International in St....

‘Stranger Things’ Trailer #2: Is This More Than A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane? Thefirst trailerfor Netflix’sStranger Thingssure got our attention. Our own Jacob Hall described it as having a “pinch of Amblin and a cup of Stephen King,” which is a spot-on description of a series that looks like a big throwback. There are images in the trailers, including the latest one, that can’t help but make you think of Amblin, King, andJohn Carpenter’s work....

‘Suburbicon’ Review: George Clooney Directs Matt Damon In A Waste Of Talent And Time (This review originally ran during our coverage of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.Suburbiconis in theaters today.)It’s not often that one film attempts so many different things and manages to makenoneof them work, but gosh darn it,Suburbiconsomehow makes such blundering seem easy. DirectorGeorge Clooneypacks a whole lot of ideas into his tale of the underbelly of 1950s suburbia, but they’re really bad, lazy ideas, which is a shame becauseSuburbiconhas quite the pedigree....

‘The Lion King’ And ‘Mulan’ Present Two Very Different Visions For Disney Remakes…and One Of Them Is Far More Exciting (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition:Mulanlooks like the better approach for future Disney live-action remakes.)I spend a lot of time going to bat for reboots, remakes, and relaunches. When done well, they bring a whole new wave of excited viewers to a property....

‘The Nun’ Featurette: Building ‘The Conjuring’ Cinematic Universe WhenThe Conjuringwas released in 2013, few people expected it to launch a whole cinematic universe with its own mythology and crossover characters. A sequel or two, maybe, as hit horror films are expected to make. But one that could rival the superhero universes? Blasphemy. But eight years later and we’re four films into aConjuringcinematic universe, with even more to come in the future....