‘A Good Day To Die Hard’ Review: One Really Bad Day For Fans Of John McClane In the event this discussion ofBruce Willis' fifth outing as John McLane trails off after a couple paragraphs, let me offer a pre-emptive excuse: that might be the purest way to reflect the prime characteristics ofA Good Day to Die Hard. Willis gives a detached, disinterested performance in the series' fifth film, and the movie skips from scene to scene as if being played from a DVD dragged across gravel....

‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ Director Drew Goddard Signs Deal With Disney-Owned 20th Century Fox TV Drew Goddard, the director of films likeThe Cabin in the WoodsandBad Times at the El Royale, is one of the sharpest minds working in entertainment right now. So it’s no surprise that he’s just signed a new four-year deal to “write, create, direct and develop new projects” for 20th Century Fox TV. Learn more about the Drew Goddard deal below....

‘Black Panther’ Returning To Theaters For A Week Of Free Showings As Oscar Race Heats Up Black Pantheris taking a victory lap in theaters following its triumphant win at the SAG Awards. In anticipation of the Oscar ceremony in late February, whereBlack Pantheris competing for Best Picture, Marvel is bringing the massive hit back to the big screen for a week of free screenings beginning February 1.Black Pantheris making history. First it became the first superhero movienominated for Best Pictureat the Oscars, then it threw in its gauntlet to become an actual Oscar winner after it took the top trophy at theSAG Awards, lending the Marvel film more of a competitive edge in the Best Picture race....

‘Happy Happy, Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story’ Chronicles One Of The Oddest Cartoons Ever Made Looking back at the history of cartoons that Nickelodeon has brought to television over the years, by far the strangest and most perplexing isRen and Stimpy. The animated series created by John Kricfalusi was part of Nickelodeon’s line-up when the network for kids was just taking off in the early 1990s, but if the show would have been put on Nickelodeon today, there’s no way it would have survived parental backlash and criticism....

‘How To Deter A Robber’ Review: Mirth And Mischief Join Forces In This Holiday Home Invasion Thriller [Fantastic Fest 2020] Boredom and stress are a dangerous combination during the holidays. Dealing with an overbearing family, a lingering assignment for college applications, and trying to entertain an aloof partner can make anyone search for an escape. Writer/directorMaria Bissellalleviates holiday doldrums and the stress of growing up by crafting a uniquely comical home invasion movie with her feature debut,How to Deter a Robber....

‘Joker’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Goes Crazy As The Clown Prince Of Crime Joaquin Phoenixgets the last laugh in the newJokertrailer. The highly-anticipated anti-comic book movie from directorTodd Phillips takes the Clown Prince of Crime out of whatever crazy continuity currently exists in DC-based films, and lets him loose in his own standalone story. Rather than attempt to make your standard superhero-inspired movie, Phillips is going for something heavily influenced by the work of Martin Scorsese –Taxi Driverby way ofThe King of Comedy....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Star Emily Blunt On Taking Over A Practically Perfect In Every Way Character [Set Visit Interview] Any actress who dares take over the role of Mary Poppins from the great Julie Andrews is asking for trouble. Few characters are so iconic, so tied to a single performer. But not every actress isEmily Blunt, the phenomenally talented performer who can play everything from English royalty to badass alien killers....

‘Midway’ Trailer: Roland Emmerich Does World War II At some point,Independence DaydirectorRoland Emmerichmust have watched Michael Bay’sPearl Harborand thought, “I can do that.” And so he did! The result isMidway, which might as well be calledRoland Emmerich’s Pearl Harbor Remake. The visual aesthetic of the film, right down to the digitally enhanced destruction and oversaturated lighting, looks nearly identical to Bay’s WWII flick. But hey, at least he did away with that love story stuff....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Review: Quentin Tarantino Has Made A Profound, Silly, And Sublime Masterwork [Cannes] It’s more challenging than usual to talk about Quentin Tarantino’s latest film,Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, without spoiling a lot of the power of the film. It’s a work that generates much of its power from surprise, and how it’s willing to diverge from the historical record in ways some may find daring and others disturbing....

‘Spectre’ Star Christoph Waltz Insists He’s Not Playing Blofeld For a few weeks now there’s beena rumor floating aroundthatChristoph Waltzwould play iconic Bond baddie Blofeld inBond 24. Even the studio’s confirmation that Waltz would play a character called Oberhauser inSpectrecouldn’t quell that talk, since “Oberhauser” seemed like it could be a fake name a laStar Trek Into Darkness' “John Harrison.” But for what it’s worth, Waltz insists the rumors are false, teasing that the truth about Oberhauser is “more interesting....

‘The Craft’ Reboot Being Conjured Up By Blumhouse And Director Zoe Lister-Jones Blumhouse will attempt to summon Manon by producing a reboot ofThe Craft. The ’90s witch flick has become something of a cult classic, and producers have been mulling a remake for a few years. Now,Zoe Lister-Jonesis set to write and direct aThe Craftreboot for Blumhouse and Columbia Pictures. But will this new take onThe Craftbe able to capture the magic of the original?...

‘The Exorcist’ And ‘Scream’ TV Shows Make For Pitch-Perfect Halloween Binge-Watching Here’s the thing about the television adaptations ofThe ExorcistandScream– they bothsoundlike terrible ideas. They booth reek of desperation, of television networks dragging a popular and familiar name kicking and screaming into another medium, hoping that name recognition alone will attract an audience. In the age ofThe Walking DeadandAmerican Horror Story, an age where horror on television has actually become popular, these shows feel like they should be the half-assed attempts to cash in on the small screen’s current obsession with things that go bump in the night....

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ Will Begin Filming In January While movie release dates are constantly in flux, Hollywood isn’t content to just sit around waiting to start shooting new stuff.Spider-Man 3is currently shooting in New York.Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madnessis expected to start shooting after that. And now, plans are underway to start shootingThor: Love and Thunderin January. During a recent interview with something called the Swisse Vitamins & Supply Company (viaComing Soon), Thor himself,Chris Hemsworth, revealed that plans are underway to start filmingThor: Love and Thunderin January....