James Gunn's 2021 film "The Suicide Squad" features a lot of unusual animal people. There is a human weasel monster called Weasel (Sean Gunn), there is a young woman who can wrangle rats called Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), there is a stories-high intelligent starfish monster named Starro, and most amusingly, there is King Shark, a bone-headed (cartilage-headed?) bruiser that is half-human and half-Carcharodon. He spends his time on screen eating human heads, ripping people in half, and being concerned that he doesn't have any friends.
King Shark was voiced by Sylvester Stallone, but visually realized using advanced motion-capture CGI. The on-set actor who provided King Shark's movements was Steve Agee, a friend of the director, who also played a character named John Economos, a sidekick to Viola Davis' character Amanda Waller. Agee had appeared in several of Gunn's previous projects, including "Super" where he played "Comic Book Store Jerk," and...
King Shark was voiced by Sylvester Stallone, but visually realized using advanced motion-capture CGI. The on-set actor who provided King Shark's movements was Steve Agee, a friend of the director, who also played a character named John Economos, a sidekick to Viola Davis' character Amanda Waller. Agee had appeared in several of Gunn's previous projects, including "Super" where he played "Comic Book Store Jerk," and...
- 3/22/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "The Mandalorian."
"Star Wars" fans had to go without "The Mandalorian" for more than two years following the conclusion of season 2 and, for many of us, it felt like forever. Now, it somehow feels like it's been no time at all as we're rolling right along through season 3. The latest episode, "The Foundling," is a relatively short adventure, but one that gave us much to chew on. From a big Order 66 flashback to yet another monster that Mando and his clan need to deal with, it's jam-packed. Perhaps overlooked in the proceedings is the fact that we learned a little bit more about the helmet rule that the Children of the Watch hold onto, and we now have a great many questions.
During a somewhat quiet scene towards the end of the episode, Bo-Katan and a group of other Mandalorians are...
"Star Wars" fans had to go without "The Mandalorian" for more than two years following the conclusion of season 2 and, for many of us, it felt like forever. Now, it somehow feels like it's been no time at all as we're rolling right along through season 3. The latest episode, "The Foundling," is a relatively short adventure, but one that gave us much to chew on. From a big Order 66 flashback to yet another monster that Mando and his clan need to deal with, it's jam-packed. Perhaps overlooked in the proceedings is the fact that we learned a little bit more about the helmet rule that the Children of the Watch hold onto, and we now have a great many questions.
During a somewhat quiet scene towards the end of the episode, Bo-Katan and a group of other Mandalorians are...
- 3/22/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Did you happen to catch cinema's most prestigious event this past weekend? I'm referring, of course, to the release of the dinosaur-themed thriller "65," from writers and directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods ("A Quiet Place"). The very solid B-movie (you can find /Film's review by Sarah Milner here) certainly delivered on its premise, which transported Adam Driver and young actor Ariana Greenblatt to the Earth, 65 million years in the past. To say anything else would ruin too many of the surprises for those who have yet to enjoy it for themselves, but rest assured that the film pays off on all the dino-heavy spectacle that any fan could possibly ask for.
Impressively, the film's relatively stripped-down filmmaking meant that audiences needed something altogether more tactile than could be provided by, say, the wildly expensive "Jurassic World" movies. As Beck and Woods have previously discussed in an interview with /Film's Bj Colangelo,...
Impressively, the film's relatively stripped-down filmmaking meant that audiences needed something altogether more tactile than could be provided by, say, the wildly expensive "Jurassic World" movies. As Beck and Woods have previously discussed in an interview with /Film's Bj Colangelo,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Adam Driver is in full-blown solider mode in "65." The new prehistoric sci-fi thriller, which was written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (the co-writers of "A Quiet Place" and the directors of "Haunt"), poses the question of what would happen if, essentially, a human armed with futuristic weaponry did battle with dinosaurs from Earth's distant past. In her review for /Film, Sarah Milner wrote that "65" delivers when it comes to scares and action, but feels a little derivative of other sci-fi tentpoles -- especially (and unsurprisingly) "Jurassic Park," although there are also shades of "The Last of Us" and the "Alien" franchise.
In "65," Driver's workmanlike character, Mills, discovers a young girl named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt) after his ship crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Mills and Koa are the only two survivors of the wreck as they fight to stay alive in incredibly hostile conditions. Driver...
In "65," Driver's workmanlike character, Mills, discovers a young girl named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt) after his ship crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Mills and Koa are the only two survivors of the wreck as they fight to stay alive in incredibly hostile conditions. Driver...
- 3/13/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
You know what? Maybe "Jurassic Park" had it all wrong. Who needs to bring dinosaurs to the modern day when we could instead take a trip millions and millions of years back to the prehistoric past and imagine how they would've lived in their own natural environments? Apple TV+ apparently had the same idea with last year's debut of "Prehistoric Planet," the nature documentary series depicting Earth as it would've been in the Cretaceous Period. Spearheaded by Jon Favreau and narrated by the dulcet tones of Sir David Attenborough, the state-of-the-art graphics, up-to-date scientific research, and surprisingly compelling narratives all led to positive reactions all across the board (you can read /Film's review by Sarah Milner here).
Now, the streaming service is gearing up for round two of "Prehistoric Planet." Apple announced that the "epic natural history documentary event" has been greenlit for season 2, which will debut with five episodes...
Now, the streaming service is gearing up for round two of "Prehistoric Planet." Apple announced that the "epic natural history documentary event" has been greenlit for season 2, which will debut with five episodes...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
There are thousands of shows and movies to watch on Netflix, but they don't all stick around forever. This is just one of those sad facts of life, made even sadder when the disappearance of a particular title takes you by surprise. If you're making your way through a TV show by watching one or two episodes a week, it's good to know ahead of time if the show will disappear from the streaming service's catalog, so at least you'll have the option of picking up the pace.
Even if you prefer films to TV shows, it's nice to be reminded of your options before said options are taken away. From superhero blockbusters to intimate period dramas and everything in between, there are some real gems leaving Netflix this month. If you've been meaning to get around to any of these titles below, take advantage of the time they've got left.
Even if you prefer films to TV shows, it's nice to be reminded of your options before said options are taken away. From superhero blockbusters to intimate period dramas and everything in between, there are some real gems leaving Netflix this month. If you've been meaning to get around to any of these titles below, take advantage of the time they've got left.
- 1/26/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Over the past week, the /Film editorial staff has published their personal lists of the best movies of 2022. And it all comes down to this: one final list representing the entire site. Our overall top 15 favorite movies of the year. And as you can see from the list below, it was one helluva good year for folks who like cinema.
Naturally, this list could never contain every favorite movie from every personal list, but once we crunched the numbers, this is where the chips fell. And what chips! A brutal anti-war movie. A delightfully honest Pixar romp. The most bombastic action/musical/bromance of all time. An unlikely blockbuster masterpiece. An unforgettable journey through the multiverse. Steven Spielberg. Guillermo del Toro. Jordan Peele. Daniel Craig with a southern accent. It's hard to look at this list and not find at least one movies that you deeply and powerfully love.
As...
Naturally, this list could never contain every favorite movie from every personal list, but once we crunched the numbers, this is where the chips fell. And what chips! A brutal anti-war movie. A delightfully honest Pixar romp. The most bombastic action/musical/bromance of all time. An unlikely blockbuster masterpiece. An unforgettable journey through the multiverse. Steven Spielberg. Guillermo del Toro. Jordan Peele. Daniel Craig with a southern accent. It's hard to look at this list and not find at least one movies that you deeply and powerfully love.
As...
- 1/6/2023
- by SlashFilm Staff
- Slash Film
Wednesday Addams is taking the world by storm in a way that, thankfully, doesn't involve putting her twisted mind to work. Were you to ask the macabre teen herself, her version of world domination would probably involve piranhas, communing with the dead, and ridding the world of any color that isn't her signature despairing black. But the reality of her popularity isn't so bleak: It mostly manifests in TikTok dances, Halloween costumes, and some of the funniest fan edits that society has ever seen. Netflix's "Wednesday" is that kind of popular, as you've most likely noticed it trending at the top of the charts for many weeks.
Whether you sought it out or stumbled onto it via social media, you've definitely encountered the clip of Jenna Ortega's ultra-goth dance scene and maybe even considered trying it out yourself. Mileage on the show certainly varies — in her review, /Film's...
Whether you sought it out or stumbled onto it via social media, you've definitely encountered the clip of Jenna Ortega's ultra-goth dance scene and maybe even considered trying it out yourself. Mileage on the show certainly varies — in her review, /Film's...
- 1/4/2023
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
Staring at my computer screen with the thousand-yard stare of someone who has seen stuff, I find myself unsure how to characterize 2022. The last year has been, frankly, not that different from the year before; despite the promise of vaccines, a new president in White House, and my new job (thank you /Film), 2022 turned out to be a lot less "post"-pandemic than many of us hoped.
Oh, and apparently it'll take me 20 years of saving to buy a house.
Yet, the optimist in me can't help but see signs of better things to come. The definitely-not-a-ponzi-scheme Nft boom of 2021 crashed and burned, leaving my Twitter timeline significantly more tolerable — at least until Daddy Elon took over. Canada and Denmark resolved the 50-year Whisky War. And Disney, heading into its 100 year anniversary as a studio, has Bob Iger back behind the wheel.
We had a strong year for TV in...
Oh, and apparently it'll take me 20 years of saving to buy a house.
Yet, the optimist in me can't help but see signs of better things to come. The definitely-not-a-ponzi-scheme Nft boom of 2021 crashed and burned, leaving my Twitter timeline significantly more tolerable — at least until Daddy Elon took over. Canada and Denmark resolved the 50-year Whisky War. And Disney, heading into its 100 year anniversary as a studio, has Bob Iger back behind the wheel.
We had a strong year for TV in...
- 12/13/2022
- by Sarah Milner
- Slash Film
One of the most acclaimed studio comedies in recent memory will soon be available from the comfort of your couch, in your preferred method of consumption. The movie in question is "Bros," the gay romcom starring Billy Eichner and directed by Nicholas Stoller, of "Neighbors" fame, not to mention that it was produced by Judd Apatow. The point is, this movie has a great pedigree of talent, with our own Sarah Milner giving it a glowing review out of TIFF. Now, for those who may have missed it in theaters, the time has come to watch it at home.
But the question becomes, what's the best way to watch "Bros" at home? Is it going to be available on a major streaming service? Is it available through digital retailers? And what about a Blu-ray release for lovers of physical media out there? We've got all of the information you need right here but,...
But the question becomes, what's the best way to watch "Bros" at home? Is it going to be available on a major streaming service? Is it available through digital retailers? And what about a Blu-ray release for lovers of physical media out there? We've got all of the information you need right here but,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
This piece contains spoilers for season 1 of "Wednesday" on Netflix.
Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) can't catch a break. The delightfully gothic teenaged protagonist of Tim Burton's "Wednesday" started the season by getting kicked out of school for throwing bags full of piranhas into the boys' pool, and ended it with a flaming sword fight, a grave arrow wound, and a stalker who doesn't seem to have her best interests in mind. Granted, she gained a whole host of new friends along the way and was able to (temporarily) save Nevermore Academy from a vengeful spirit and an even more vengeful teacher, but it was anything but an easy semester.
While "Wednesday" hasn't been renewed for a second season yet, the series ends with some cliffhangers that promise more adventures for the dour, pint-sized girl detective. Plus, her relationships with classmates at the school for outcasts have only begun to grow,...
Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) can't catch a break. The delightfully gothic teenaged protagonist of Tim Burton's "Wednesday" started the season by getting kicked out of school for throwing bags full of piranhas into the boys' pool, and ended it with a flaming sword fight, a grave arrow wound, and a stalker who doesn't seem to have her best interests in mind. Granted, she gained a whole host of new friends along the way and was able to (temporarily) save Nevermore Academy from a vengeful spirit and an even more vengeful teacher, but it was anything but an easy semester.
While "Wednesday" hasn't been renewed for a second season yet, the series ends with some cliffhangers that promise more adventures for the dour, pint-sized girl detective. Plus, her relationships with classmates at the school for outcasts have only begun to grow,...
- 11/23/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Today Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for the upcoming Sam Mendes film "Empire of Light." It's a story about how cinema and community can connect us, as two people come together while working at a seaside movie theater. Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Mendes, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2022. "Empire of Light" will be the fifth collaboration between Mendes and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins.
Mendes says of the inspiration for the film:
"For me, that was the late '70s and early '80s: the music, the movies, the pop culture of that period generally formed who I was. It was a period of great political upheaval in the U.K., with a great deal of very incendiary racial politics – but at the same time, an amazing period for music and for culture generally – very creative, very politicized, very energized.
Mendes says of the inspiration for the film:
"For me, that was the late '70s and early '80s: the music, the movies, the pop culture of that period generally formed who I was. It was a period of great political upheaval in the U.K., with a great deal of very incendiary racial politics – but at the same time, an amazing period for music and for culture generally – very creative, very politicized, very energized.
- 11/14/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
One has to imagine that a robotic host in HBO's "Westworld" would receive the news of the show's untimely cancellation, one season ahead of its planned ending, with the words, "Doesn't look like anything to me." On "Westworld," hosts were programmed not to see things that would hurt them, and for the show's main cast, at least, doing that in real life might be a little easier thanks to the fact that they will still reportedly get paid for the unproduced season 5. Just superimpose dollar signs in the millions over their walking papers and they might not look so bad.
Citing unnamed sources, a new report from Deadline indicates that the core "Westworld" cast — which includes Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris and Aaron Paul — had negotiated pay-or-play deals for season 5. A pay-or-play contract ensures that an actor will still be paid even if the production does...
Citing unnamed sources, a new report from Deadline indicates that the core "Westworld" cast — which includes Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris and Aaron Paul — had negotiated pay-or-play deals for season 5. A pay-or-play contract ensures that an actor will still be paid even if the production does...
- 11/5/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
If your childhood consisted of late '90s and early 2000s animation, then the name Genndy Tartakovsky should sound familiar to you. He's the animator behind shows like "Samurai Jack," "The Powerpuff Girls," and "Dexter's Laboratory." Decades later, Tartakovsky is still going strong in the world of animation with the more adult-focused "Primal," which /Film's Sarah Milner called "big, bold, and bloody" in her review.
In terms of what Tartakovsky has brought to the big screen, however, the first three "Hotel Transylvania" movies are a wonderful example of what happens when you let someone with a vivid imagination helm an animated film. Better yet, these movies are the result of taking all of the Classic Universal Monsters and formatting them into a family-friendly animated vehicle that shows a softer side.
Although another Halloween has come and gone, it would appear that "Hotel Transylvania 2," in particular, has held strong in...
In terms of what Tartakovsky has brought to the big screen, however, the first three "Hotel Transylvania" movies are a wonderful example of what happens when you let someone with a vivid imagination helm an animated film. Better yet, these movies are the result of taking all of the Classic Universal Monsters and formatting them into a family-friendly animated vehicle that shows a softer side.
Although another Halloween has come and gone, it would appear that "Hotel Transylvania 2," in particular, has held strong in...
- 11/2/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are probably the greatest comedic duo of their generation. Their chemistry, humor, and visual storytelling is unparalleled, with a unique brand of humor and a dynamic that feels as if they've been performing together their whole lives. Though their time apart as individual filmmakers has resulted in Jordan Peele becoming a horror maestro with some of the best horror movies of all time, and Keegan-Michael Key acting in some phenomenal projects, any time the duo reunites is a cause for celebration.
Which is part of the reason why "Wendell & Wild" is such an exciting title. The stop-motion animation film marks the triumphant return of Henry Selick, a punk-rock movie about a teenage girl in a boarding school who discovers she can command two demons (the titular Wendell and Wild) to do her bidding. As Sarah Milner writes in her "Wendell & Wild" review for /FIlm,...
Which is part of the reason why "Wendell & Wild" is such an exciting title. The stop-motion animation film marks the triumphant return of Henry Selick, a punk-rock movie about a teenage girl in a boarding school who discovers she can command two demons (the titular Wendell and Wild) to do her bidding. As Sarah Milner writes in her "Wendell & Wild" review for /FIlm,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Netflix is currently gearing up for the release of its epic-sized war film, "All Quiet on the Western Front," which will be the next major adaptation of the classic and tragic novel published by German author Erich Maria Remarque in 1929. The famously anti-war story -- written by a veteran of World War I -- is not for the faint of heart, depicting the horrors and unspeakable human cost of the Great War in lurid detail.
As such, any attempt to bring that story to life on the big screen would have to capture the similar ethos at the core of the original novel. The 1930 Best Picture-winning film managed to do just that, making itself an enduring classic that has stood the test of time all these decades later. Now, it's Netflix's turn to attempt something similar with its modern adaptation by German filmmaker Edward Berger.
While viewers will have to...
As such, any attempt to bring that story to life on the big screen would have to capture the similar ethos at the core of the original novel. The 1930 Best Picture-winning film managed to do just that, making itself an enduring classic that has stood the test of time all these decades later. Now, it's Netflix's turn to attempt something similar with its modern adaptation by German filmmaker Edward Berger.
While viewers will have to...
- 10/20/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The team-up you never knew you needed — director Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele — is inching ever closer, friends. The upcoming Netflix animated film "Wendell & Wild" has a brand new trailer, and needless to say, the new sneak peek has us just as hyped up for its release as the last one (which was technically just a teaser).
In the new trailer, we meet Kat, a teenage "Hell Maiden" who comes face to face with a team of demons who want out of the Underworld. It is clearly up to Kat, a young punk with nothing to lose, to wrestle with those demons (literally and figuratively) before their army of the dead takes over everything.
/Film's own Sarah Milner reviewed the film out of Toronto International Film Festival and found it "grim, and vibrant, and weird while also being poignant, and stylish, and funny — everything you could want for...
In the new trailer, we meet Kat, a teenage "Hell Maiden" who comes face to face with a team of demons who want out of the Underworld. It is clearly up to Kat, a young punk with nothing to lose, to wrestle with those demons (literally and figuratively) before their army of the dead takes over everything.
/Film's own Sarah Milner reviewed the film out of Toronto International Film Festival and found it "grim, and vibrant, and weird while also being poignant, and stylish, and funny — everything you could want for...
- 10/10/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
At some point, every child has to grow up eventually and reconcile their memories of their parent with the reality of who they were as an actual person. This poignant, universal struggle is exactly what first-time feature filmmaker Charlotte Wells is attempting to dramatize in "Aftersun," the buzzy new film produced by director Barry Jenkins and picked up by indie studio extraordinaire A24. Impressively, it has already received overwhelming praise from making its rounds on the festival circuit, premiering during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival this past May (where it won the envied French Touch jury prize) and garnered even more glowing reactions at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this month. It also screened during the Toronto International Film Festival, where /Film's Sarah Milner reviewed the movie to extremely high praise and called it,
"...an incredibly nuanced film that layers meaning steadily through subtle cues and juxtaposition, drawing the viewer in...
"...an incredibly nuanced film that layers meaning steadily through subtle cues and juxtaposition, drawing the viewer in...
- 9/27/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Traditional marketing campaigns certainly have their merit: logical, reliable, and unlikely to end with random New Yorkers shrieking in confusion. But you know what's 10 times better than that? Watching Paul Rudd and Billy Eichner dash through the streets of New York, handing out dollar bills to every person who promises to turn up on September 30, when "Bros" arrives in theaters. That's right, Billy is back on the streets but this time he's on a very specific mission.
Next week marks the release of Eichner's Universal romcom "Bros," which is described as the story of "two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy." The film is a collaboration between Eichner, writer-director Nicholas Stoller, and producer Judd Apatow.
"Bros" is giving the world two things that it desperately needs: a new romantic comedy on the big screen and the first major studio rom-com to feature a primarily LGBTQ cast.
Next week marks the release of Eichner's Universal romcom "Bros," which is described as the story of "two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy." The film is a collaboration between Eichner, writer-director Nicholas Stoller, and producer Judd Apatow.
"Bros" is giving the world two things that it desperately needs: a new romantic comedy on the big screen and the first major studio rom-com to feature a primarily LGBTQ cast.
- 9/20/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
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