JokerdirectorTodd Phillipshas a lot to celebrate about. His film, a hardboiled take on the popular DC Comics archvillain, recently becamethe first R-rated film to make over $1 billion.It received lots of praise from fans and industry members alike, especially for its centralJoaquin Phoenixperformance. And now, another celebrated filmmaker of dark narratives about broken men just publicly praised his work. AsIndieWirereported, directorMichael Mann(Heat,The Insider) wrote Phillips and his creative team an effusive letter complimenting the hell out of their work onJoker....

From co-creatorsKurt SutterandElgin James, the FX seriesMayans M.C.is the next chapter in theSons of Anarchysaga, now set in a post-Jax Teller world. Fresh out of prison and trying to carve out a new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with big dreams, Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo) is trying to navigate what it means to be a Prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the California/Mexico border....

If I was a studio executive tasked with launching a horror franchise, one of the first people I’d turn to would beRoy Lee, theItproducer who was also responsible for Hollywood’s J-horror craze, having helped Japanese producerTaka IchisebringThe RingandThe Grudgefranchises to American audiences. Well, Orion Pictures is doing just that, as the studio behind the recentChild’s Playremake is partnering with Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment and Ichise to develop a movie based on thecreepy viral sensationknown asMomo....

As all our favorite major names are gearing up to meet for the 2022New York Comic Con, fans can expect a ton of exciting news from the shows, movies and comics we love. Joining the previously announcedMarvel EntertainmentandPrime Videoin the fray is streaming giant and papa, Netflix, and they’re bringing some of their most highly-anticipated titles to NYCC this year! Netflix is pulling out all the stops at this year’s NYCC....

Netflix stepped up their game on two fronts in 2015. First, they produced and released three of the best series of the year -Master of None,Daredevil, andJessica Jones- which speaks to the streaming service’s dedication to taking on more audacious material (at least from a marketing standpoint) and lending stylish vision and potent politics to material like Marvel comics. Secondly, they’ve put out a slew of films that were abandoned by Hollywood, includingBeasts of No Nation,Creep, andWinter on Fire, films that take on risky subject matter or tap into the B-movie spirit of modern filmmaking that Hollywood is increasingly disinterested in....

Pixar has become world-famous for not just the visual quality of its computer-generated animated films but for the amount of heart in their stories, the emotionally charged themes that resonate with audiences everywhere.Onwardcontinues that legacy. And for director/co-writerDan Scanlon, this family-focused tale is but his latest exploration of a heart-breaking loss that has been a part of his own personal story for his entire life. As he addressed the crowd in attendance at a recent D23, back whenOnwardwas still an untitled Pixar film, Scanlon revealed his inspiration for it:...

BBC recently shared a video of British impressionist comediansCharlie HopkinsonandScheiffer Batestaking their impersonations to the next level and reimagining iconicPeaky BlindersCharacters on other popular BBC shows. To decide which show would go with which character, the comedians had two hats in front of them, one containing Peaky Blinders characters, and another with BBC shows. The first pairing that they picked out was the eldest Shelby sibling, Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) inGordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars....

In celebration of the one-year anniversary ofPhasmophobia, developer Kinetic Games has announced that they’re releasing a new patch for the game, which includes a long-awaited single-player mode. The new mode also allows gamers to play completely offline. However, the gameplay remains the same: you still grab your equipment from the van, explore the area you’ve chosen, and find suspicious activities and clues to determine what kind of supernatural entity is haunting the place, all while trying to not get killed....

Ron Cephas Joneshas passed away at the age of 66. Cephas Jones was mostly known for playing the role of William “Shakespeare” Hill inThis Is Us, theNBCcomedy that followed the lives of a single family throughout different time frames, with the narrative reflecting on the joys and difficulties of raising kids. The devastating loss of the actor at a premature age will directly affect the people close to him, as well as those in the industry fortunate enough to have worked alongside him....

Excerpt: Are you a fan of the new tech? Attention, cosplayers. If you’re looking for more reference points for putting together your outfits based on theSpider-Man: Homecomingsuit, some new detailed shots of Peter Parker’s new (and improved?) web-shooters have hit the Web. The Twitter account for Atlanta Filming, which tracks the production happenings of Hollywood in the Atlanta area, posted three new close-up shots of the latest technological accouterments. WhenTom Hollandmade his debut as the web-slinger inCaptain America: Civil War, we saw he made himself some web-shooters, which were later updated by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr....

Spiderheadmay fall under the “sci-fi movies” category on Netflix, but the filmmakers insist that everything you see in the film is either in the not-so-distant future or could actually be happening today. The movie gets its title from its primary location, a state-of-the-art penitentiary run byChris Hemsworth’s Steve Abnesti. Inmates at Spiderhead have the luxury of roaming the halls freely, indulging in tasty food and other amenities, but in exchange, they must agree to participate in Abnesti’s experiments....

Good movies don’t wait for awards season, which means loving movies is a year-long gig. You’re probably used to seeing best-of lists pop up at the end of the year, but when you wait that long, too many good ones inevitably get lost in the shuffle. There are just too many good movies these days, and whether they land in theaters, head straight to video or pop up on your favorite streaming network, there’s always a new release to get excited about, no matter what time of year it is....

While we wait (and wait … and wait) for a Season 2 announcement for Netflix’s incredible 2019 event seriesThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, we now have another awesome reason to revisit theJim Hensonfranchise. En Masse Entertainment has delivered an epic and addicting game inThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, a turn-based tactical strategy game developed by BonusXP and based on the Netflix Original Series. The title is now available (!...