by Alisha Grauso | Apr 5, 2019 | News
This Friday, Zachary Levi hits theaters as the foster-teen-turned-adult-superhero Shazam! Naturally, that comes with a very specific visual style for the part, one that requires both a body transformation and getting the costume just right in order to nail the look of...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 4, 2019 | News
For 35 years, The Terminator has dined out on his promise of “I’ll be back.” This fall, he makes good on it once again. Terminator: Dark Fate, the sixth film in James Cameron’s unending franchise, is set to arrive this November from Paramount...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 4, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
Everyone knows Avengers: Endgame is going to be a big deal at the box office when it opens on April 26. The only question is: How big? The Marvel sequel has hit tracking and pundits are predicting an opening weekend in the range of $200 to $250 million, according...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 4, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
San Diego Comic-Con might be the biggest geek convention in the U.S. but CinemaCon is – at least for now – the coolest, thanks to the Disney presentation and it dropping some new footage of Avengers: Endgame. We’ve seen precious little of Endgame to...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 3, 2019 | app
Another CinemaCon is here, which means movie studios are trotting out their upcoming slates for exhibitors and theater chains all over the world in order to entice them with their lineup. Warner Bros. was the first major studio to have a presentation at the con, and...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 3, 2019 | app
CinemaCon 2019 is currently in progress, and Universal Pictures pulled out the big guns toward the end of their presentation today – literally and figuratively. Human mountain Dwayne Johnson and scrappy bar fight champion Jason Statham came out on stage to...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 3, 2019 | News
CinemaCon 2019 is currently in progress, and Universal Pictures pulled out the big guns toward the end of their presentation today – literally and figuratively. Human mountain Dwayne Johnson and scrappy bar fight champion Jason Statham came out on stage to...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 3, 2019 | Horror, News
Another CinemaCon is here, which means movie studios are trotting out their upcoming slates for exhibitors and theater chains all over the world in order to entice them with their lineup. Warner Bros. was the first major studio to have a presentation at the con, and...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 3, 2019 | News
Sheriff Jim Hopper is going from the Upside Down to Marvel. Stranger Things star David Harbour is set to join the cast of Marvel and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow movie. The Hollywood Reporter had the casting exclusive Wednesday. Harbour, who will next be...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 3, 2019 | News
Yesterday, we got our first creepy (and effective) Joker movie poster. And now, we have our first trailer for the Batman villain’s solo movie. And, um, this is unlike any DC movie you’ve ever seen. Todd Phillips (The Hangover movies) directs and Joaquin...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 2, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
To keep you entertained at 5am this morning while trying to get Avengers: Endgame tickets, Marvel dropped a new one-minute mini-trailer for the Infinity War sequel. The moody and epic clip contains mostly new footage – behold, Hawkeye/Ronin’s new tattoo sleeve!...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 2, 2019 | app
When Stan Lee passed away in November 2018, he left behind a considerable legacy – especially in regard to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fans have come to expect Lee’s cameos in every MCU movie – which are worth the price of admission alone – and they assumed...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 2, 2019 | News
When Stan Lee passed away in November 2018, he left behind a considerable legacy – especially in regard to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fans have come to expect Lee’s cameos in every MCU movie – which are worth the price of admission alone – and they assumed...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 2, 2019 | app
For the better part of a decade, zombies have been a big deal thanks to Zombieland, The Walking Dead, and the White Walkers on Game of Thrones. Now, director Jim Jarmusch is getting in on the undead action with the zom-com The Dead Don’t Die. The...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Thanks to recent movies like the last couple of Fast & Furious sequels and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, April has become the month where Hollywood can start their summer box office movie season a little earlier than the usual first weekend in May. Marvel...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Raise your hand if you, like me, woke up at 5am for the first full-length trailer drop for Avengers: Endgame. Marvel has been tantalizing us in bits and pieces, first with a teaser trailer, then with a 30-second TV spot at the Super Bowl that still gave us chills...
by Amelia Emberwing | Apr 2, 2019 | app
There is no studio out there right now with the brand recognition and pop culture power of Disney. It doesn’t matter if it’s the house Disney brand, Marvel, Pixar, or Star Wars, it seems like every movie they make has the chance to be a monster hit. This...
by Kristy Puchko | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Sometimes there’s nothing so sweetly satisfying as watching a vicious vengeance unfold. Movies are a perfect place for us to live out our revenge fantasies, imagining ourselves in the shoes–or stilettos–of the onscreen anti-hero. Whether she’s...
by Matt Donato | Apr 2, 2019 | app
As a “wise” Ludlow, Maine resident once assured, “sometimes dead is better” – but such isn’t the case for Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary remake. The duo behind 2014’s Starry Eyes and 2016’s “Valentines Day” Holidays segment take a stab at...
by Alisha Grauso | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Even though it was expected, Warner. Bros. recently confirmed that they’re moving in yet another new direction with the DCEU, this time away from being so tightly bound to the concept of a shared universe. As such, David F. Sandberg’s Shazam!is the first...
by Amelia Emberwing | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Ōkunoshima, Japan rests two miles off the coast of Takehara. Most folks know the island as “Usagi Jima”, or “Rabbit Island”, due to hundreds of feral bunnies occupying the land. Historians still argue over how the rabbits all got on the infamous island. One prevailing...
by Matt Donato | Apr 2, 2019 | app
As the horror genre continues to thrive by modern assimilation and continued rejuvenation – just like it always has – provocateurs dredge up the same frustrating conversation. “[X] movie isn’t really a horror movie, though,” scoffs those who scribble an...
by Amelia Emberwing | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Let’s talk about Hellboy, yeah? The half-demon hero has had a surprising amount of media surrounding him for such a relatively young character, but there’s a lot to love about the big guy. He made his first appearance in 1993, meaning the character was still...
by Shana O'Neil | Apr 2, 2019 | app
Disney’s original Dumbo scarred many of us as a child. So when I learned that the studio had decided to add the animated film to their roster of live-action remakes – one directed by Tim Burton, no less – it almost felt like a personal attack. Why would Disney...
by Kristy Puchko | Apr 1, 2019 | app
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and found your doll-faced daughter staring at you from a dark corner of your room? Have you ever had a nephew say something deeply cryptic and deeply unsettling to one of his toys? Or heard them ramble on and on about...
by Jon Negroni | Apr 1, 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 latest live-action remake managed to triumph over two other March heavy-hitters, so why doesn’t it feel like a win? This Week’s Top...
by Allie Gemmill | Apr 1, 2019 | app
There are only a few weeks left until the premiere of Captain Marvel on March 8th (International Women’s Day!) and to say this film is eagerly-awaited would be putting it mildly. Since the gut-wrenching finale of Avengers: Infinity War and the promise of Captain...
by Amelia Emberwing | Apr 1, 2019 | app
Year after year, we see more reboots and sequels of franchises we loved growing up. With each new announcement comes another wave of concern about ruined childhoods. It can be hard for sequels to live up to our nostalgic memories of being kids witnessing the originals...
by Jon Negroni | Apr 1, 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 latest live-action remake managed to triumph over two other March heavy-hitters, so why doesn’t it feel like a win? This Week’s Top...
by Phil Pirrello | Apr 1, 2019 | News
For the better part of a decade, zombies have been a big deal thanks to Zombieland, The Walking Dead, and the White Walkers on Game of Thrones. Now, director Jim Jarmusch is getting in on the undead action with the zom-com The Dead Don’t Die. The...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Video
Release Date: May 10, 2019 Director: Tom Harper Cast: Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Craig Parkinson, Jamie Sives, Tracy Wiles, Gemma McElhinney, Ashley Shelton, James Harkness, Blair Kincaid Synopsis: A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Video
Release Date: June 28, 2019 Director: Gary Dauberman Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Emily Brobst, Madison Iseman, Steve Coulter, Katie Sarife, Eddie J. Fernandez, Sade Katarina, James William Ballard Synopsis: Annabelle, the haunted doll, is back...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Video
Release Date: April 5, 2019 Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer Cast: Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Naomi Frenette, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Maria Herrera, Obssa Ahmed, Hugo Lavoie, Sonia Maria Chirila Synopsis: Sometimes, dead is better....
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 29, 2019 | News
One of Christopher Nolan’s favorite actors is going to face off against the most noise-sensitive monsters ever. Cillian Murphy (Inception, Batman Begins) is in talks to join Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place 2 for director and writer John Krasinski. The Hollywood...
by Matt Donato | Mar 29, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
As the horror genre continues to thrive by modern assimilation and continued rejuvenation – just like it always has – provocateurs dredge up the same frustrating conversation. “[X] movie isn’t really a horror movie, though,” scoffs those who scribble an...
by Shana O'Neil | Mar 29, 2019 | Editorial
Disney’s original Dumbo scarred many of us as a child. So when I learned that the studio had decided to add the animated film to their roster of live-action remakes – one directed by Tim Burton, no less – it almost felt like a personal attack. Why would Disney...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 29, 2019 | News
Tom Hanks in an Elvis movie, from the director of Moulin Rouge? Sign us up! Hanks is in negotiations to play Col. Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s legendary (and very controlling) manager, for director Baz Luhrmann and Warner Bros., according to The Hollywood...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 27, 2019 | Review
Disney’s little elephant with the big ears is next up for the live-action adaptation treatment when Dumbo hits theaters on Friday. Directed by Tim Burton (don’t worry, this is more Big Fish and less Dark Shadows), this retelling isn’t quite the...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 27, 2019 | Horror, News
Challenge: find a recent film release that’s generated more thinkpieces, in-depth analysis, and reactionary feedback across entertainment journalism than Jordan Peele’s Us. For a very special edition of Currently Clicking – where Atom Insider highlights some of...
by Kristen Lopez | Mar 27, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
I don’t have many memories of my parents happy. In fact, my childhood memories of my parents remain in a constant state of alert, where happiness always felt fake, waiting for the bottom to fall out. Maybe that’s why my biggest takeaway from Jordan Peele’s sophomore...
by Amelia Emberwing | Mar 27, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
Ōkunoshima, Japan rests two miles off the coast of Takehara. Most folks know the island as “Usagi Jima”, or “Rabbit Island”, due to hundreds of feral bunnies occupying the land. Historians still argue over how the rabbits all got on the infamous island. One prevailing...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 27, 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, Captain Marvel was finally dethroned by Jordan Peele’s second feature film, Us. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘Us’ Expectations...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 25, 2019 | Podcast
This week, we’re dedicating the majority of the show to reviewing the new horror film Us, the second feature by director Jordan Peele after his 2017 debut Get Out. We’ll be discussing the film entirely spoiler-free for the first half of this review, then after a...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 24, 2019 | Review
Even though it was expected, Warner. Bros. recently confirmed that they’re moving in yet another new direction with the DCEU, this time away from being so tightly bound to the concept of a shared universe. As such, David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! is the first...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 21, 2019 | News
A long time ago (well, three years) in a galaxy far, far away, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story survived very troubled (and publicized) behind-the-scenes struggles to become a huge box office hit and a movie that fans embraced with a passion. Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 21, 2019 | News
Well, this is a surprise: Noah Centineo is in talks to play He-Man in Sony Pictures and Mattel Films’ long-in-development Masters of the Universe movie, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. The movie has been in development since at least 2007, when John Woo was...
by Amelia Emberwing | Mar 21, 2019 | Editorial
Action films are special. Car chases and explosions, intrigue and killer stunts help us buy into plotlines that are rarely sensical or well-rounded. Who in the world wants to think about logic when a spy is jumping out of a burning plane with no ‘chute, or a...
by Matt Donato | Mar 21, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
South By Southwest’s Film Festival track is never short on horror options – shout out to my Midnighters crowd – but 2019 upped proverbial antes in terms of spotlight treatment. Open with Jordan Peele’s Us? Close with Kevin Kölsch and...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Thirty years after their original movie arrived in theaters, Bill and Ted are finally getting another sequel. Bill and Ted themselves – Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, respectfully – announced from the Hollywood Bowl that the long-gestating Bill & Ted Face the Music...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 20, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
This week, Jordan Peele’s hugely anticipated follow-up to Get Out hits theaters. Us follows the story of the Wilson family, who go on what’s meant to be a quiet seaside vacation, but it turns into a brutal fight for survival when a family full of their...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 20, 2019 | News
While the plot of Christopher Nolan’s next movie remains cloaked in the filmmaker’s usual shroud of mystery, we do know one actor expected to star in it: Robert Pattinson. Pattinson is in talks to have a leading role alongside BlackKklansman star John...
by Amelia Emberwing | Mar 19, 2019 | Editorial
Marvel and DC Comics have both been around for a long time, and the two major comic publishers have been duking it out for decades since well before the superhero movie renaissance. Though the bitter rivalry between the two is mostly made up nonsense, each one is a...
by Donnie Lederer | Mar 19, 2019 | Editorial
With one magic word, Billy Batson becomes the world’s mightiest mortal. On April 5th, Shazam! hits theaters. Since 1940, the character has been protecting the citizens of Fawcett City and beyond, eventually earning membership into both the Justice Society and Justice...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 19, 2019 | Editorial, News
One of the worst events in the history of Marvel Studios turned out to be one of the best things to ever happen to its fans. When writer-director James Gunn was let go from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in 2018, due to some (at best) very problematic tweets from...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | Video
Release Date: June 21, 2019 Director: Josh Cooley Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Keanu Reeves, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Patricia Arquette, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt Synopsis: Woody and Buzz embark on a quest to find...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 18, 2019 | Horror, Video
Release Date: April 26, 2019 Director: Roxanne Benjamin Cast: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, Miranda Bailey, Martin Spanjers, Matt Peters, Susan Burke, John Getz, Brodie Reed, John F. Beach Synopsis: When she finds a dead body on a remote mountain trail,...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 18, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
It has been almost a year since audiences suffered the emotional toll of The Snap at the end of the Avengers: Infinity War. Now, as marketing ramps up for Avengers: Endgame – which will conclude more than ten years of storytelling for the MCU’s OG heroes – we...
by Matt Donato | Mar 18, 2019 | Horror, Review
The generations-old curse of “La Llorona” has been passed down throughout Latin American cultures to keep sneaky children from running away at night, but for stateside crowds, the James Wan-produced Conjurverse spinoff is an introduction. Director Michael...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 18, 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, Hollywood released a few new alternatives for audiences, but it wasn’t enough to topple the biggest movie of the year so far. This Week’s...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 18, 2019 | Podcast
Special guest Sam Noland joins us for a triple review of Triple Frontier, a new “soldier-heist” film debuting on Netflix and starring Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac. We’re also getting emotional over the new teen romance dramedy Five Feet Apart starring Haley...
