The Spider-Man Comic Book Storyline That Would Make A Great Horror Movie The “Spider-Man” franchise has been around for 20 years now dating back to director Sam Raimi’s original 2002 film starring Tobey Maguire that helpedcement the modern era of superhero movies as we know it. But we’ve had three different actors in the role in that time, withAndrew Garfieldand now Tom Holland also suiting up as the webslinger. So, where should the movies go from here?...

The Top Ten Films Of 2009, According To John Waters I’m fairly sick of lists by this point every year, and this year, with all the roundups of the past decade, the listmania is way out of hand. But this is one I can get behind. I like it in part simply because it was penned byJohn Waters, the long-standing champion of bad taste. I like it more because there are a few entries I hadn’t much considered before, and that is the only purpose I see in any year-end list....

This ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Trailer Moment Might Not Even Be In The Movie, According To The Russos Captain America and Iron Man have been butting heads for years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but in themost recentAvengers Endgametrailer, the heroes seem to have finally put their differences aside in the wake of Thanos’s devastating snap. “Do you trust me?” Tony Stark asks. “I do,” Steve Rogers responds, and the pair shake hands as dramatic music kicks in....

Trailer Roundup: ‘24 Hours To Live’, ‘I Love You America’, ‘The Chi, Miracle On 42nd Street’, ‘Sweet Virginia’, ‘Angelica’, ‘Princess Cyd’ Sometimes, there are just too many trailers. It’s difficult to give each one a fair shake, but it’s our duty to report to you, the readers, all the entertainment news we can. And that includes trailers. So when some trailers slip through the crack, we break out the lasso and round them all up in one helpful spot....

VOTD: ‘Magnus’ “An old train travels through landscapes, to get to an ancient city.” Today’s animated short may sound boring on paper, but I can promise you that the actual film is anything but. Created as a masters project by Paris 8 University studentsNelson Dos SantosandOmar Merandi,“Magnus"combines exquisite graphics with an equally impressive score to tell a story that is, in the end, surprisingly moving. Watch it after the jump....

VOTD: 45-Minute Career-Spanning Wes Craven Interview Last night brought the tragic news that iconic horror directorWes Cravenhad passed away at age 76. The man was responsible for helping change the face of horror withA Nightmare on Elm Streetand also reinventing the slasher subgenre by pulling back the curtain on all its tropes while also adhering to them inScream. You’d be hard-pressed to find a horror director who wasn’t influenced by the work of Wes Craven....

VOTD: Watch ‘The Heart Of Batman: The Story Of Batman: The Animated Series’ Documentary Even though it was geared towards kids in the mid-90s,Batman: The Animated Seriesis still considered to be one of the definitive adaptations of The Dark Knight. Created byPaul DiniandBruce Timm, the series made full use of Batman’s extensive rogues galley and wasn’t afraid to get a little dark and gritty on Saturday mornings. But how did this incredible animated series come together?...

Watch Lovely ‘Sock Monkey’ Proof Of Concept Footage I envy anyone who is discovering the comics ofTony Millionairefor the first time. For a couple decades, Millionaire has been crafting his Victorian-inspired and intricately illustrated stripMaakies, and importing characters from that strip into the slightly more long-formSock Monkeycomics.Maakiesis decidedly not kids stuff — it’s a dark, messed-up strip with characters like the perpetually drunk and occasionally suicidal Drinky Crow. But Sock Monkey is a great set of all-ages stories, energized by a spirit of classic adventure and a gorgeous illustration style....

What Happens To DC’s Arrowverse If The CW Gets Sold? Fans of the Arrowverse who don’t keep up with business news may not be aware that the DC shows they love could be in for a big shake-up in the not-too-distant future. The CW, the network behind the hugely popular suite of shows based on characters from the pages of DC Comics, is apparently up for sale, with both WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS looking to get out of owning a TV network....

Why NBC’s ‘Will & Grace’ Reboot is Ignoring the Series Finale [TCA 2017] NBC will have a Television Critics Association panel with the cast and creators ofWill & Gracelater today, but in the morning, executives spoke about bringing the hit sitcom back. Creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan told Entertainment Weekly that the new 12 episode series would ignore the series finale in which Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) have children and husbands....

Will ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Box Office Top ‘The Force Awakens’ Opening Weekend? Quietly debuting in theaters this weekend is a little movie calledAvengers: Infinity War. Thanks to a grassroots effort from several independent financiers and even some crowdfunding, the little comic book movie that could is getting a wide release and it could make a million dollars! Who’d have thunk it? Just kidding. Disney and Marvel Studios have thrown all sorts of money at this movie, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made, and they’ve been marketing it all over the place....

“Anything’s Possible” For Luke Cage To Return, Says Mike Colter [TCA 2019] When Netflix began canceling Marvel shows, things didn’t look good forLuke Cage. And sure enough,Mike Colterdidn’t even get to play Luke Cage for a third season. Now he is launching a new CBS show,Evil. AfterEvil’s panel for the Television Critics Association, Colter spoke with reporters about the fate of Luke Cage and its possible future. Of Course He’d Play Luke Cage Again The cancellation of a series was a blow, but it’s not always the end of an actor’s time playing a superhero....

‘13 Hours’ Posters Tease Intense Dramatic Patriotic Thriller On Veterans Day, I was invited to Paramount Pictures to preview 25 minutes of footage fromMichael Bay’s new film13 Hours, followed by a post-screening reception with Bay, producerErwin Stiff, and the real-life heroes portrayed in the film:Mark ‘Oz’ Geist and John ‘Tig’ Tiegan. What I saw from the film was unlike any Michael Bay film I’ve seen before. Sure, the footage was everything we expect from Bay: explosive, intense and beautifully cinematic (yes, you know I’m a fan), but the tone and feel of the story was unlike his previous work: it felt more grounded, more serious....