by Editorial Staff | May 31, 2019 | Editorial
What’s better than winning a pair of free movie tickets? Time’s up! The answer is winning free movie tickets for a year. That’s why we’ve launched our Movie May-Nia Superhero Showdown on Twitter. What’s Movie May-Nia Superhero Showdown,...
by Phil Pirrello | May 30, 2019 | Review
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is for fans who like their rock ’em, sock ’em monster movies light on fleshed-out characters but chock full of epic trailer-friendly money shots, a far-reaching plot, and a “Top that!” approach to escalating the...
by Matt Donato | May 30, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
With the post-Memorial Day smells of barbequed meats and suntan lotion still lodged in our nostrils, summer has officially started. Another few months of fun in the sun, splish-splash playtime, and “sunny scary” horrors of the vacation variety. You had...
by Editorial Staff | May 30, 2019 | Video
Release Date: September 20, 2019 Director: Adrian Grunberg Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Louis Mandylor, Óscar Jaenada, Yvette Monreal, Sheila Shah, Joaquín Cosio, Jessica Madsen,, Adriana Barraza, Díana Bermudez Synopsis: Rambo goes up against a Mexican cartel...
by Matt Donato | May 29, 2019 | app
Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman is a flashy and fantastic musical biopic befitting an exquisitely eccentric icon. Taron Egerton stars as Sir Elton John, a British child prodigy who blossomed into the shopaholic piano sensation of global fame. Fletcher and Egerton are...
by Matt Donato | May 29, 2019 | Review
Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman is a flashy and fantastic musical biopic befitting an exquisitely eccentric icon. Taron Egerton stars as Sir Elton John, a British child prodigy who blossomed into the shopaholic piano sensation of global fame. Fletcher and Egerton are...
by Phil Pirrello | May 29, 2019 | News
MGM hopes Boy George will give them some of that Bohemian Rhapsody money. A movie about the Culture Club singer is in the works from writer-director Sacha Gervasi (Hitchcock, My Dinner With Herve). The biopic’s announcement comes a few days before Rocketman, the...
by Phil Pirrello | May 29, 2019 | Movies, News
It’s almost time to head back into the Danger Zone. 2020 marks the return of Tom Cruise’s Maverick in Top Gun: Maverick and Jon Hamm is along for the ride in the Joseph Kosinski-directed sequel. While speaking to the Mad Men star at the world premiere of...
by Allie Gemmill | May 28, 2019 | Editorial
If there is one thing that has become abundantly clear in the development of Tessa Thompson’s career, it’s that she loves to challenge and be challenged. The kinds of characters Thompson has gravitated toward in recent years, as her star power has grown, are...
by Phil Pirrello | May 28, 2019 | app
The only thing that might upset fans more than the Game of Thrones series finale is that their Khaleesi was this close to being in a Marvel movie. Over the weekend, Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce posted a picture to Instagram from the table read for that 2013 Marvel...
by Phil Pirrello | May 28, 2019 | app
Don’t count on Chris Hemsworth heading back to the final frontier anytime soon. The Avengers: Endgame star revealed to Variety Tuesday why he passed on the long-delayed Star Trek 4 from producer J.J. Abrams. The sequel would have seen Hemsworth’s George...
by Yolanda Machado | May 28, 2019 | app
When Toy Story 4 opens on June 21st, audiences will get to meet new characters and reconnect with beloved favorites like Woody and Buzz. But, there’s a character that audiences fell in love with early in the franchise that ultimately was cut out of Toy Story 3: Bo...
by Kimber Myers | May 28, 2019 | app
All work and no play makes the overachieving BFFs of Booksmart dull girls – in their own minds, at least. However, Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) aren’t about to graduate high school and let everyone else have all the fun. They put their smarts and...
by Phil Pirrello | May 28, 2019 | News
The only thing that might upset fans more than the Game of Thrones series finale is that their Khaleesi was this close to being in a Marvel movie. Over the weekend, Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce posted a picture to Instagram from the table read for that 2013 Marvel...
by Phil Pirrello | May 28, 2019 | News
Don’t count on Chris Hemsworth heading back to the final frontier anytime soon. The Avengers: Endgame star revealed to Variety Tuesday why he passed on the long-delayed Star Trek 4 from producer J.J. Abrams. The sequel would have seen Hemsworth’s George...
by Yolanda Machado | May 28, 2019 | Disney, Editorial
When Toy Story 4 opens on June 21st, audiences will get to meet new characters and reconnect with beloved favorites like Woody and Buzz. But, there’s a character that audiences fell in love with early in the franchise that ultimately was cut out of Toy Story 3: Bo...
by Kimber Myers | May 28, 2019 | Editorial
All work and no play makes the overachieving BFFs of Booksmart dull girls – in their own minds, at least. However, Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) aren’t about to graduate high school and let everyone else have all the fun. They put their smarts and...
by Jon Negroni | May 28, 2019 | app
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Disney’s live-action remake took a magic flying carpet ride right over the competition, winning the top spot for Memorial Day weekend by a huge...
by Jon Negroni | May 28, 2019 | Box Office, News
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Disney’s live-action remake took a magic flying carpet ride right over the competition, winning the top spot for Memorial Day weekend by a huge...
by Editorial Staff | May 28, 2019 | Video
U.S. Release Date: June 28, 2019 Director: Gary Dauberman Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Iseman, Mckenna Grace, Emily Brobst, Samara Lee, Katie Sarife, Sade Katarina, Steve Coulter, James William Ballard Synopsis: Determined to keep Annabelle from...
by Alisha Grauso | May 24, 2019 | News
We’ve started a tradition here on Atom Insider: Giving a shout-out to some of our friends around these here internet parts holding it down in the realm of movie journalism and pop culture. Each week, we’ll bring you a hand-picked selection of the most...
by Matt Donato | May 24, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
Sometimes, in my opinion, the best way to start writing is by contextualizing an article’s prompt. Days ago, Atom Insider’s Alisha Grauso counted a bountiful influx of horror titles overtaking this summer’s blockbuster season. The conversational question arose: “Why...
by Phil Pirrello | May 24, 2019 | Movies
Edgar Wright’s follow-up to Baby Driver is finally shooting and it has a cool new title treatment. Last Night In Soho is the writer-director’s new project, described as a “psychological thriller” in the vein of Don’t Look Now...
by Carolyn Hinds | May 24, 2019 | Editorial
John Wick, the man, the myth, the legend, the Baba Yaga. Just as this fictional character is feared and respected in his universe, John Wick the film series is respected and revered for its characters, kick-ass fight choreography, stunts and aesthetics. Directed by...
by Phil Pirrello | May 24, 2019 | News
Sonic the Hedgehog won’t be coming out this November after all. Thanks, Twitter. Director Jeff Fowler announced today via Twitter that, due to design changes on the main character after a small portion of the internet complained about Sonic’s look, the...
by Donnie Lederer | May 24, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
Brightburn, opening this Friday, takes arguably the most well-known superhero origin story — Superman’s — and puts it through a very dark, very bloody lens. The Breyers (lead by matriarch Elizabeth Banks) adopt an infant that seemingly comes from the...
by Phil Pirrello | May 24, 2019 | Disney, News, Star Wars
Star Wars fans’ dreams have finally come true: A Knights of the Old Republic movie is in the works. Three of them, actually. According to BuzzFeed News, Lucasfilm has a new trilogy of films based on the super-popular 2003 video game in development from...
by Matt Donato | May 24, 2019 | Horror, News
Welcome, Atom Insider readers to Donato’s Dungeon! Isn’t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week’s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That’s why I’m here, armed with a chainsaw and machete to slice...
by Donnie Lederer | May 23, 2019 | Editorial
Coming of age movies touch on a subject that everyone can relate to: At some point in your life, you will question the person you are and begin trying to figure out who you should or want to be. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart, is the latest movie in...
by Allie Gemmill | May 23, 2019 | Movies
If you’re fatigued from the ubiquity of superhero films these days and want to see something fresh roll into movie theaters, then allow Brightburn to reinvigorate you. Produced by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, and written by brother Brian Gunn and...
by Phil Pirrello | May 23, 2019 | Movies
We stan Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, and we’re hoping their movie — Men In Black: International — finds more love from fans at the box office than is currently expected. The rebootquel of the popular franchise once headlined by Will Smith and...
by Phil Pirrello | May 23, 2019 | Movies
The Fear remake seems to have found its new Reese Witherspoon. Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) is set to star in the reimagining of the 1996 original for Universal, reports Deadline. The new take on this ’90s guilty pleasure comes from Straight Outta Compton...
by Alisha Grauso | May 23, 2019 | Disney, News
Disney’s latest live-action adaptation hits theaters this weekend. Aladdin tells the tale of the orphan, Aladdin, who befriends the Genie and wins the heart of the headstrong Princess Jasmine, all while defeating the evil Sultan, Jafar. You know the story by...
by Editorial Staff | May 23, 2019 | Video
Release Date: November 1, 2019 Director: Tim Miller Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton, Brett Azar, Gabriel Luna, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta, Alicia Borrachero, Steven Cree, Björn Freiberg Synopsis:Linda Hamilton (“Sarah Connor”) and Arnold...
by Drew Dietsch | May 22, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
Brightburn is delivering a horror-bent twist to the familiar Superman origin story this weekend, and it’s got a lot of people excited about the idea of injecting horror into the superhero cinema landscape. But horror and superheroes have been mixing it up at the...
by Phil Pirrello | May 22, 2019 | Editorial
Blame X-Men: Days of Future Past on The Avengers. Five years ago this weekend, the First Class team of mutants teamed up with the OG crew lead by Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart in 20th Century Fox’s attempt to capitalize on Marvel’s team-up fever and box...
by Phil Pirrello | May 22, 2019 | News
Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated new mystery movie started shooting this week, and now we know the title and the full cast. Tenet, slated to hit theaters Summer 2020, features one of Nolan’s favorite actors to work with, Michael Caine, joining the...
by Alisha Grauso | May 22, 2019 | app
Remaking a Disney classic animated film for a new generation is always tough. It’s even tougher when that live-action adaptation is of a beloved classic like Aladdin. In Guy Ritchie’s modern retelling, certain elements of the original wisely get an upgrade...
by Editorial Staff | May 22, 2019 | app
What’s better than winning a pair of free movie tickets? Time’s up! The answer is winning free movie tickets for a year. That’s why we’ve launched our Movie May-Nia Superhero Showdown on Twitter. What’s Movie May-Nia Superhero Showdown,...
by Alisha Grauso | May 22, 2019 | Disney, Review
Remaking a Disney classic animated film for a new generation is always tough. It’s even tougher when that live-action adaptation is of a beloved classic like Aladdin. In Guy Ritchie’s modern retelling, certain elements of the original wisely get an upgrade...
by Yolanda Machado | May 21, 2019 | app
Booksmart is Olivia Wilde’s directorial feature film debut, and she has knocked it out of the park. The film is about two nerdy girl besties, Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), who discover that the classmates they have looked down on for being partiers...
by Alisha Grauso | May 21, 2019 | app
Actor Olivia Wilde makes her directorial debut in this weekend’s Booksmart, and it’s an impressive accomplishment for a first-time director. Hell, it’s an impressive movie for any director, quirky and whip-smart and real and hilarious in a way few...
by Alisha Grauso | May 21, 2019 | Review
Actor Olivia Wilde makes her directorial debut in this weekend’s Booksmart, and it’s an impressive accomplishment for a first-time director. Hell, it’s an impressive movie for any director, quirky and whip-smart and real and hilarious in a way few...
by Phil Pirrello | May 21, 2019 | Disney, Editorial
Fifteen years ago, Shrek 2 dominated the box office as one of the few sequels audiences felt surpassed it’s original. But here’s the thing about animated movie sequels: There aren’t that many of them. Of the ones we do have, however, their limited...
by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2019 | Video
Release Date: July 26, 2019 Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, James Marsden, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Margaret Qualley, Al Pacino, Luke Perry, Kurt Russell Synopsis: A faded TV actor and his stunt double strive to...
by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2019 | Video
Release Date: June 21, 2019 Director: Josh Cooley Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Keanu Reeves, Patricia Arquette, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Annie Potts, Kristen Schaal, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn Synopsis: Woody and Buzz embark on a quest to...
by Yolanda Machado | May 20, 2019 | Interview
Booksmart is Olivia Wilde’s directorial feature film debut, and she has knocked it out of the park. The film is about two nerdy girl besties, Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), who discover that the classmates they have looked down on for being partiers...
by Phil Pirrello | May 20, 2019 | News
Get ready for more John Wick. On the heels of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum scoring a franchise-best number one opening at the box office over the weekend, Lionsgate has announced that John Wick 4 will hit theaters May 21, 2021. The release date news was...
by Alisha Grauso | May 20, 2019 | News
September is generally a slower month at the box office thanks to the summer blockbuster season being over and everyone heading back to school. But this year, there are still a few hugely-anticipated tentpoles, like It: Chapter Two, and a couple of buzzy movies that...
by Donnie Lederer | May 20, 2019 | Editorial
The third chapter in the John Wick saga, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, is finally here and action movie junkies drove the film to the top of the box office for its opening weekend. Since 2014, John Wick has been the “name brand” when it comes to movies about...
by Editorial Staff | May 20, 2019 | Horror, Video
Release Date: May 24, 2019 Director: David Yarovsky Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Jackson A. Dunn, David Denman, Jennifer Holland, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Becky Wahlstrom, Gregory Alan Williams, Steve Agee, Emmie Hunter Synopsis: You probably know the Superman story. An...
by Jon Negroni | May 20, 2019 | app
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame finally met its match: Keanu Reeves. Oh, and a couple of deadly dogs, as well. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘John Wick: Chapter 3...
by Jon Negroni | May 20, 2019 | Box Office, News
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame finally met its match: Keanu Reeves. Oh, and a couple of deadly dogs, as well. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘John Wick: Chapter 3...
by Alex Kane | May 19, 2019 | Editorial, Star Wars
Among decades of disposable DVD extras and supplemental Blu-ray curiosities, there’s one 66-minute documentary that towers far above most: The Beginning. Directed by Jon Shenk, The Beginning: Making Episode I is a fly-on-the-wall look behind the curtain of Lucasfilm...
by Phil Pirrello | May 19, 2019 | Editorial
20 years ago today, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was an event. Obviously. The only thing that rivaled it was the release of the first teaser trailer for George Lucas’ prequel. The iconic teaser (“Every journey has a first...
by Editorial Staff | May 17, 2019 | Editorial
The best part about going to the movies? The trailers. With the summer movie season in full swing, audiences will be submitted to many ads for upcoming releases that they (hopefully) can’t wait to get into their eyeballs. 2019 is poised to be a mega year at the...
by Matt Donato | May 17, 2019 | app
Welcome, Atom Insider readers to Donato’s Dungeon! Isn’t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week’s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That’s why I’m here, armed with a chainsaw and machete to slice...
by Matt Donato | May 17, 2019 | Horror, News
Welcome, Atom Insider readers to Donato’s Dungeon! Isn’t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week’s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That’s why I’m here, armed with a chainsaw and machete to slice...
by Phil Pirrello | May 17, 2019 | Movies
SPOILERS: Do not read any further if you haven’t seen John Wick 3. Ya been warned. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is not short on set pieces featuring inventive (and bloody) shoot outs and kills. But there’s one scene director Chad Stahelski and...
by Alisha Grauso | May 16, 2019 | app
Everyone has been speculating about who might land the role of Batman in Matt Reeves’ upcoming standalone film, particularly now that Ben Affleck is officially out. The wait is over: According to Justin Kroll at Variety, the next man to wear the cowl will be...
