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The Weekend Read: Defending The ‘Lost’ Finale, A Tribute To Roger Moore, And All 51 Disney Movie Rides Ranked By /Film Staff/May 26, 2017 5:30 pm EST The Weekend Read compiles all of the /Film original features published in the past week. In this week’s line-up of reviews, lists, editorials and more, find a stalwart defense of the much-maligned Lost finale (just in time for the seventh anniversary of its airing), a tribute to the late Roger Moore (who was James Bond for an entire generation of movie fans), and an exhaustive ranking of all 51 North American Disney theme park rides with a movie connection....

TV Bits: ‘Sabrina’, ‘Daybreak’, ‘Sneaky Pete’, ‘Castlevania’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2018 4:00 am EST Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Netflix series inspired by the Archie Comic of the same name (which is in turn inspired by Sabrina the Teenage Witch) now has a very appropriate premiere date. The spooky series will debut October 26, 2018 on the streaming service – just in time for Halloween binge-watching. Last October, Netflix had Stranger Things season 2, but the third season of that hit show won’t arrive until 2019....

Watch: James Gunn Narrates A Scene From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ By Jack Giroux/May 6, 2017 11:00 am EST If there’s one department where Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tops its predecessor, it’s the action. The set pieces are more creative, more propulsive, and often more personal in the sequel. James Gunn’s superhero pic’s most exciting set piece doesn’t involve crowds running in terror or buildings crumbling; it’s just two sisters, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan), going at it and showing little mercy....

Watch ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ End Credits To Relive The Dark Knight’s Musical Spectacular By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2017 12:00 pm EST The LEGO Batman Movie is in theaters right now, and if you haven’t taken the time to experience the exquisite joy that comes from watching this great piece of Dark Knight cinema, you should fix that immediately. As our own Jacob Hall pointed out, the movie is basically a road map for being a better fan, not just of Batman, but of anything....

Watch A Teaser For Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ 3D, Coming To IMAX This Month By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2018 4:00 pm EST At the end of last month, we found out that a 3D version of Michael Jackson’s iconic music video Thriller would be coming to theaters around the United States and Canada for the first time ever, thanks to the folks at IMAX. Now we have a teaser for the big screen debut of the music video that changed MTV forever....

Watch The First Episode Of Showtime’s ‘Our Cartoon President’ For Free Right Now By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2018 9:00 am EST Since every single day is a waking nightmare thanks to the actions of Donald Trump and his bumbling administration, some good old fashioned satire is exactly what we need to help us get through the next three years. Showtime has teamed with Stephen Colbert to deliver an animated series called Our Cartoon President, providing us with a comedic take on the Donald Trump presidency....

Westworld Episode 7 Photos: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Star Tessa Thompson Returns In “Trompe L’Oeil” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 10, 2016 6:30 am EST Earlier this week, we shared with you the Westworld episode 7 trailer complete with an extensive image-by-image breakdown. Now that we are gearing up for the weekend, HBO has officially released their preview images for “Trompe L’Oeil” featuring the return of Thor: Ragnarok/Creed star Tessa Thompson. Hit the jump to take a look at the Westworld episode 7 photos and learn more about this weekend’s episode....

Wolverine And Swamp Thing Co-Creator Len Wein Has Died At Age 69 By Ben Pearson/Sept. 11, 2017 10:30 am EST Len Wein, the comics writer and editor who co-created iconic characters like Wolverine and Swamp Thing, died on Sunday at age 69. Wein was a titan in the comics industry, praised for relaunching Marvel’s X-Men and responsible for editing Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, one of the best and most influential comics ever written....

‘Avatar 5’ Script Finished With Filming Beginning In August; Will ‘Avatar 2’ Be Delayed Again? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 30, 2017 2:00 pm EST James Cameron is a very busy man. He’s writing and prepping the next four Avatar sequels, producing a NatGeo documentary called Atlantis Rising (premiering January 29th, 2017) and developing a sixth film in the Terminator franchise. In a new interview, the filmmaker provides updates on the status of the Avatar sequels, but the answer makes us wonder if Avatar 2 will be delayed yet again....

‘I Can Only Imagine’ Is The Surprise Box Office Hit No One Saw Coming By Chris Evangelista/March 19, 2018 3:00 pm EST I Can Only Imagine, a faith-based film from Roadside Attractions, is a surprise box office hit. The film ended up in third place over the weekend, just below reigning box office king Black Panther and new release Tomb Raider, and above Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. How did this happen?...

‘Rick & Morty: The Non-Canonical Adventures’ Recreate Halloween, The Thing & More In Claymation By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 4, 2016 5:00 am EST Fans of Rick and Morty are patiently waiting to see if the third season of the show really premieres on Adult Swim before the end of the year, which is what we heard all the way back in March. But if you need a fix of Rick and Morty to hold you over, we’ve got something short and sweet for you....

‘Rings’ Delayed A Fourth Time, ‘Friday The 13th’ Pushed Back To Friday The 13th By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2016 4:00 am EST The Ring franchise threequel, Rings seems to be really struggling its way to theaters. Originally slated for a 2015 opening, Rings was pushed back once, twice, three times and now a fourth time. Also, Friday the 13th has been pushed back to a new release date next Halloween. Find out when both horror films will hit theaters, after the jump....

‘Risk’ Trailer: Showtime Debuts Julian Assange And WikiLeaks Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2017 3:00 pm EST Showtime has picked up Risk, a documentary about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks by Citizenfour director Laura Poitras that debuted at Cannes last year. The news of Showtime debuting Risk came along with a trailer teasing the documentary’s connection to the 2016 elections and the hacked Democratic National Committee emails — a facet that Poitras has added to Risk’s plot even after the documentary was initially shown to audiences....

‘Solo’ Character Posters Offer A New Look At Jon Favreau’s Character By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2018 4:00 pm EST A whole gaggle of Solo character posters have arrived, introducing us to the characters who occupy the latest Star Wars Story. The best of the bunch offers up a new look at Jon Favreau’s character, an alien named Rio. Hey, are you in the mood for some Solo character posters? I had a feeling you were, or else you probably wouldn’t have clicked on this story....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ May Have Multiple Credits Scenes By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2017 8:00 am EST It’s a foregone conclusion that a Marvel Studios movie is going to have some kind of scene that happens during or after the credits. Sometimes it’s even both, as in the case of Guardians of the Galaxy, and this summer’s sequel to the cosmic Marvel movie even upped the ante by having a record five scenes scattered throughout the credits....

‘Stranger Things’ Soundtrack Release Date Announced By Jack Giroux/Aug. 10, 2016 4:30 pm EST Stranger Things features Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s first score. The members of the Austin-based band S U R V I V E had a few of their songs in Adam Wingard’s The Guest, but the Duffer Brothers’ hit Netflix series is their first official credit as composers. Fans of the sci-fi show have responded enthusiastically to their synth-heavy score, wondering if or when it might get released....

‘Transformers 5’ Is Now A ‘Big Lebowski’ Reunion: John Turturro & John Goodman Confirmed To Return By Angie Han/Oct. 14, 2016 4:08 pm EST Transformers: The Last Knight will bring back a couple of familiar names. Director Michael Bay has confirmed that John Turturro and John Goodman are both set to return to the franchise — which means, yup, Transformers 5 is now a Big Lebowski reunion. Turturro played Agent Simmons in the first three Transformers films, and Goodman voiced Hound in the fourth Transformers film....

‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Clips: Meet Bad Ape & See Woody Harrelson’s Last Stand By Jack Giroux/June 14, 2017 4:30 pm EST The war between the apes and the humans can’t get here fast enough. If you’re also eagerly awaiting Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes, there are free early screenings next week (and there may even be tickets available still!). Most of us won’t see the movie until exactly one month from today, but the marketing ramp-up has revealed more footage – including a three-minute clip introducing Bad Ape (Steve Zahn)....

‘Westworld’ Featurette Introduces The Drone Hosts And Looks To The Weeks Ahead By Chris Evangelista/April 24, 2018 6:30 am EST Westworld is back, bringing a whole new set of mysteries for fans to obsess over. With those mysteries comes a new group of characters: the creepy, featureless Drone Hosts that are clearly up to no good. A Westworld featurette below looks at the creation of the Drone Hosts, and another video looks to the week’s ahead....

Cool Stuff: Ken Taylor’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Mondo Print Is A Timed Edition By Ethan Anderton/July 24, 2017 6:00 am EST San Diego Comic-Con is officially over and all the attendees are back home with plenty more things than they came to the convention with. Some lucky attendees with enough time to wait in line for an extended period of time went home with the latest artwork from Mondo....