Film Bits: SXSW Announces 2017 Keynote; ‘Narcos’ Gets Renewed for Two Seasons; ‘The Crow’ Remake Nears Production Start
SXSW taps Lee Daniels; The Crow eyes January start date; strap in for even more Narcos.
Film Bits: TV’s First Golden Age Loses Two Heroes; ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Rogue One’ Release New Images
New images offer insights into Rogue One and Spider-Man: Homecoming; David Lynch documentary releases trailer; two TV icons pass away.
Film Bits: ‘Mythbusters’ Build Team Makes Triumphant Return; ‘Don’t Breathe’ Suffocates Competition
Netflix puts the Mythbusters build team back together.
Film Bits: Fan Favorite Returns For ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’; Gene Wilder Classics Get Theatrical Rerelease; Key Art Revealed for ‘Westworld’
Jon Favreau reprising role for Spider-Man: Homecoming; creepy image details Westworld robots release; see Gene Wilder in theaters again.
‘The Light Between Oceans’ Is the Snoozefest of 2016 (FILM REVIEW)
Real life chemistry isn’t enough to keep The Light Between Oceans from being painfully dull.
‘Morgan’ A Derivative, Predictable Waste (FILM REVIEW)
A complete and total waste of a fine cast, Morgan plods through a familiar narrative towards a conclusion telegraphed far too early.
Film Bits: ‘Stranger Things’ Will Return; ‘Game of Thrones’ Adds to Cast; Marc Maron Joins ‘G.L.O.W.’
Netflix made some surprising (and not-so-surprising) announcements while Game of Thrones adds an Oscar winner to its cast.
Film Bits: Linklater’s Ambitious New Project; ‘Jumanji’ Casts Its Female Lead; ‘Waco’ Lands Its David Koresh
Linklater plans sequel to 1973 classic, Jumanji rounds out its cast, James Franco continues to find work, and more on today’s Film Bits.
Film Bits: Ben Affleck Reveals ‘The Batman’ Villain; Celebrities React to Gene Wilder Death; ‘Captain America’ Directors in Talks for Massive China Deal
The Caped Crusader finds his next nemesis and celebrities mourn a legend in today’s Film Bits.
RIP Gene Wilder (1933-2016): ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Willy Wonka’ Star Passes Away at 83
The legendary actor and comedian died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
Film Bits: Tragedy on the ‘Blade Runner 2’ Set; Daisy Ridley Teases ‘Episode 8’; Terrifying New ‘Blair Witch’ Trailer
A round up of all the latest movie news from around the web.
‘Don’t Breathe’ Raises the Bar for Suspense (FILM REVIEW)
Fede Alvarez hits another horror homerun with this home invasion thriller.
‘Blind Worms, Pious Swine’ Showcases ORL and Teri Gender Bender at Their Best (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Rock history is littered with dynamic duos. That’s a truism that you just can’t escape. Lennon and McCartney. Richards and Jagger. Iommi and Osbourne. Page and Plant. Part of rock’s great charm and lasting appeal is that it’s propelled by these interesting push/pull combinations of conflicting personalities, ones that might not entirely jive but […]
‘Hell or High Water’ A Stunning Look at the American Outlaw (FILM REVIEW)
Timeless and beautiful, Hell or High Water may just be the best film of the year.
‘Pete’s Dragon’ A Bold, Beautiful Reimagining (FILM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] It would be easy to condemn Disney for their current double-dipping trend if they weren’t doing it so well. It seemed a rather silly notion, at first. Remaking the animated hits of yesterday into live action epics felt cheap, a way to line their coffers by catering to nostalgia at the risk of lessening […]
‘Sausage Party’ A Self-Indulgent Ode to Crassness (FILM REVIEW)
You could watch Sausage Party or you could watch an adolescent laugh at their own dick jokes for 90 minutes. Same thing, really.
‘Preacher’ Limps in Explosive Finale (TV REVIEW)
Like the season it came from, the finale of Preacher was suggestive of great things to come without actually being great itself.
‘Jason’ is ‘Bourne’ Bad (FILM REVIEW)
Jason Bourne treads familiar waters in this ill-advised cash in.
‘Bad Moms’ Celebrates the Warts of Motherhood (FILM REVIEW)
Though often flawed, Bad Moms still manages to charm with its hilarious, true to life depiction of moms.
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Journeys Inward on ‘Corazones’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Somewhat of a departure from his usual work, ORL mines emotional turmoil to craft an intimate, open listening experience.