The Daily Stream: Murderville Mixes Crime Scenes And Improv With Very Funny Results (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 Series:“Murderville” Where You Can Stream It:Netflix The Pitch:“Murderville” is ahigh-conceptcomedy full of simple delights. Its premise, borrowed from a BBC series called “Murder in Successville,” is that a detective works with a rotating cast of junior partners to try to solve a different murder each episode....

The Disney+ Version Of ‘Hamilton’ Is Not Eligible For Oscars The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences know all about the filmed version ofLin-Manuel Miranda’sHamiltonon Disney+, but when it comes to whether or not the movie will be eligible for Oscars at next year’s ceremony, the Academy rule-makers will, to quote one of the musical’s songs, say no to this. Looks like Miranda won’t be putting anyHamiltonOscars on his shelf next to the Grammys, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Billboard Music Award, and other prizes the show has racked up over the years....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga’ Is A Silly But Terrific Comedy (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:Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Two middle-aged Icelanders who have spent their entire lives determined to win the annual Eurovision Song Contest finally get their chance to compete on the world stage....

There’s ‘Something Beautiful’ About This Week’s ‘Better Call Saul’ Welcome to our weekly review-recaps ofBetter Call Saulseason 4. Each week, we’ll delve deep into theBreaking Badprequel series, with spoilers galore. This week we examine episode 3 of season 4, “Something Beautiful.” “Something Beautiful” finds Nacho in a very bad place. Last week, Gus revealed he was well aware Nacho is to blame for Hector’s stroke. That’s bad enough, but Gus also murdered Nacho’s cohort Arturo....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Up In The Air, Precious, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, 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.UP IN THE AIR As a drama, Up in the Air offers the best of both cinematic worlds; it contains all the heart and intimacy of a thoughtful indie, and all the pure entertainment value of a mainstream crowd-pleaser....

TIFF Movie Review: James Gunn’s Super I was one of the many who really lovedJames Gunn’sSlither, and have been highly looking forward to his follow-up.Superpremiered on Friday night as part of the Midnight Madness line-up of the Toronto International Film Festival. The film starsRainn Wilsonas a man who decides to become a super hero after a series of events which include his wife (played byLiv Tyler) leaving him, literally being touched by the finger of God in a dream, and seeing a morally-preachy superhero named the Holy Avenger (played byNathan Fillion) on catholic television....

Topher Grace Edited The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie And We Saw It Last month I received a cryptic e-mail inviting me to a private screening of a newStar Warsfilm edited byTopher Grace— which is funny because I had no idea there was a newStar Warsfilm in the works, with or without Grace’s involvement. I was told the screening was a secret private event arranged only for friends only and was asked not to talk about it beforehand....

Unmatched: Redemption Row Brings Marvel Characters Into The Best Board Game Series Around For several years now, anyone asking me for advice on a board game purchase has heard me talk about Unmatched. Simple without being simplistic, deep without being complicated, and thematic without losing sight of tight, balanced gameplay, Restoration Games' series of card-driven dueling games has been a joy to play, and a joy to collect. Come for the chance to play out wild battles between combatants from across literature, legend, and pop culture (sets include everything from “Jurassic Park” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to Victorian-era genre characters and legendary folk heroes), but stay for the tight gameplay, the stunning art from a roster of top-notch artists, and the beautiful miniatures....

VOTD: Original ‘Halloween’ Mask Creator Reveals How William Shatner Became Michael Myers We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most well-known pieces of movie trivia is that the mask worn by the seemingly invincible slasher Michael Myers inHalloweenis a repurposed mask ofWilliam Shatneras James T. Kirk fromStar Trek. However, what no one has ever really heard is the process by which the sci-fi costume accessory was turned into the iconic horror mask....

Warner Bros. Won’t Have A Hall H Panel At Comic-Con, But ‘IT Chapter Two’ Is Coming To ScareDiego Summer is almost here, which meansSan Diego Comic-Conis right around the corner. And this year’s Comic-Con has a surprise in store. Or rather,notin store: Warner Bros. won’t be bringing anything to the fabled Hall H this year. The studio could’ve easily had panels relating toWonder Woman 1984,Jokerand even Matt Reeves’sThe Batman. Instead, they’re sitting this one out....

What Is ‘Altered Carbon’? Everything You Need To Know About Netflix’s New Cyberpunk Show Altered Carbonhas finally been adapted for television and the entire first season hits Netflix this Friday. It’s impossible for many folks to watch the trailers, which depict a colorful, futuristic cyberpunk adventure, and not immediately think ofBlade Runner,but this show is based on a novel and that novel is very much its own beast.Richard K. Morgan’sAltered Carbonsurprised everyone upon its release back in 2002, with a story that combines a future aesthetic with some incredible action sequences and a decidedly noir atmosphere....

Why Young People Love Bad Movies: From ‘Reefer Madness’ To ‘The Room’ A lot of people can’t understand why someone would want to watch a bad movie – even one that’s “so bad, it’s good.” Yet many bad movies find a completely intentional audience, several years after the fact.TakeEd Wood. The filmmaker died obscure and broke in 1978. Now he’s a famous cult figure with an award-winning biopic to his name, whose movies are screened all over the world....

Y: The Last Man Creator Brian K. Vaughn Aspires To Direct Movies Brian K. Vaughn wants to direct a feature film, but not the big screen adaptation of his popular Vertigo comic book series Y: The Last Man. “I would like to direct, but much smaller things, along the lines of something I’ve done in comics where it’s much more personal and I would have complete control over and doesn’t involve a hundred million dollar budget like Y with planes falling out of the sky and people bleeding out of every orifice,” Vaughn told /Film at Wondercon 2007....