by Phil Pirrello | Mar 18, 2019 | News
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood doesn’t get released until July, but the film’s first one-sheet is here to help make the wait slightly more tolerable. Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio headline the writer-director’s ninth film...
by Matt Donato | Mar 18, 2019 | Horror, Review
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 Phil Pirrello | Mar 15, 2019 | Captain Marvel, News
Captain Marvel was always going to have Carol Danvers join the Avengers for their next (and final) movie, Avengers: Endgame. It was just a matter of narratively plotting out how to get her on the team. [WARNING: Spoilers for Captain Marvel happen beyond this point....
by Kristen Lopez | Mar 15, 2019 | Editorial, Horror
Everyone remembers the first Stephen King book they ever read (for me, it was Pet Sematary). And just as memorable is the first King adaptation they ever saw (mine was a WAY too young viewing of The Shining). Hollywood has been adapting King’s work for the big and...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 15, 2019 | News
Pencil this in as officially the best news we’ve heard all week: JAMES GUNN IS OFFICIALLY BACK ON BOARD TO DIRECT GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3! Yes, I understand I just did the obnoxious ALL CAPS thing, but news this huge deserves it. According to Deadline, Gunn...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 15, 2019 | News
We’ve started a weekly 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...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 14, 2019 | Box Office, News
Each week on Atom Insider, we’re giving you the heads up on the biggest and most talked about films arriving in theaters. This weekend, three very different films hit wide release, all competing to clean up what’s left after Captain Marvel’s massive debut last week....
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 14, 2019 | Editorial
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 Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 2019 | Video
Release Date: April 26, 2019 Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 14, 2019 | News
Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley is a busy guy. Currently working on Season 4 of his critically-acclaimed FX series, along with his feature directorial debut – Lucy In the Sky, he is also waiting to find out what will happen to his script for a Doctor Doom solo movie....
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 13, 2019 | News
Disney’s Aladdin remake dropped a new, Genie-filled trailer this week and showed off what looks like a giant version of villain Jafar’s lackey – the parrot Iago – chasing after Aladdin in an action-packed set piece. If that is indeed Iago, we now know who...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 13, 2019 | News
Marvel’s Shang-Chi movie just got closer to being the next Black Panther by setting Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) to direct. Deadline has the exclusive on the hire, with the outlet reporting that Cretton marks the next step in Marvel Studios plan to have...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 13, 2019 | Captain Marvel, News
Captain Marvel has conquered the box office like many a Marvel Studios blockbuster before it, and fans are leaving theaters happy – especially after watching the movie’s two end-credits scenes. The first, set in our current time, (SPOILER WARNING: Stop reading...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 13, 2019 | Captain Marvel, News
In case you hadn’t heard, Captain Marvel is currently tearing it up at the box office. A major part of this success is how Brie Larson embodies Carol Danvers’ swagger and snark, as well as her down-to-earth personality. Some characters become interesting...
by Amelia Emberwing | Mar 12, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
By now, you’ve probably read a lot of takes about Captain Marvel. You’ve seen stories about the trolls trying to review bomb the film on aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes, and you’ve likely seen how well that worked out for them with the film’s record-breaking opening...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 12, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
Captain Marvel is the latest Marvel blockbuster to give the studio bragging rights at the box office. With an opening weekend estimated to be at $154 million – and a global haul of $302M at the international box office – a lot of eyes are on Carol Danvers as she...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 12, 2019 | Video
Release Date: May 24, 2019 Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Billy Magnussen, Mena Massoud, Nasim Pedrad, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Numan Acar, Adam Collins, Kamil Lemieszewski Synopsis: A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 12, 2019 | Horror, Review
You know what you never really see in zombie movies? Children. Specifically, human children. Specifically specifically, how human children handle zombie outbreaks. Little Monsters, however, builds an entire movie around that question. Take a cherubic kindergarten...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 11, 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, only one major studio release hit theaters, but it was more than enough to make a dent. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘Captain Marvel’...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 11, 2019 | Review
In no universe would a woman like Charlize Theron go out with a guy like Seth Rogen – at least, not in the universe of Long Shot, the new comedy by Jonathan Levine that had its premiere at this year’s SXSW film fest. Levine’s resume may not be that long,...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 9, 2019 | Horror, Review
The minute we heard Jordan Peele was heading back to theaters with Us, his follow-up to Get Out, we were in. Didn’t need a trailer, didn’t need to see any set photos, didn’t even need a synopsis. It was Jordan Peele, and it was horror. We were there....
by Yolanda Machado | Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Interview
The films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are fun and engrossing for a number of different reasons. Besides being home of three out of four hot Hollywood Chrises (that’s Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt and the non-MCU Chris, Chris Pine, for those of you who...
by Shana O'Neil | Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
A great deal of the talk about Captain Marvel in the lead-up to the film was about it being the first female-led film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the film certainly delivered on that. It served up an origin story, all sorts of action, and even set up Captain...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 6, 2019 | News
Recently it was announced that Will Smith has departed the now-James Gunn-directed Suicide Squad sequel..remakequel…reboot? But Warner Bros. must have hustled double-time to fill his vacated spot (or, more likely, the news about Smith was held back until they...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 6, 2019 | News
We’ve started a weekly 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...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 6, 2019 | Captain Marvel, News
In just one day, Carol Danvers becomes the MCU’s most powerful hero when Captain Marvel punch-kick-soars her way into theaters. As with so many of Marvel’s movies – especially one so hyped – a number of theater chains are offering special fan events...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 6, 2019 | Video
Release Date: May 24, 2019 Director: David Yarovesky Cast: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Jennifer Holland, Gregory Alan Williams, Steve Agee, Becky Wahlstrom, Jackson A. Dunn, Stephen Blackehart Synopsis: You probably know the Superman...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 5, 2019 | Editorial
It’s no surprise that the 1990s is one of the internet’s favorite decades ever. In terms of its output of movies and TV, that decade was the gift that kept on giving — especially when our favorite stars from the small screen found themselves on the...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 5, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Review
It’s taken eleven long years for Marvel to get around to it, but finally, we have our first female-led movie in the MCU. Captain Marvel flies (literally and quite figuratively) onto screens this weekend – but she won’t be doing it alone. Carol Danvers...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 4, 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, two challengers entered the Top 10 but ultimately flew under last week’s big animated opener. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘How to...
by Jon Negroni | Mar 4, 2019 | Podcast
Special guest Cory Woodroof joins us for a quick Oscars 2019 recap, plus we dig into the recent controversy surrounding Steven Spielberg and Netflix. Our main review is Greta, a new thriller from director and co-writer Neil Jordan starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Isabelle...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 4, 2019 | News
DC fans already can’t wait to get Shazam! in their eyeballs as quickly as possible. The new (and hilarious) trailer Warner Bros. just released for the April movie doesn’t make that wait any easier. Shazam!, directed by Annabelle: Creation helmer David. F....
by Editorial Staff | Mar 4, 2019 | Video
Release Date: April 5, 2019 Director: David F. Sandberg Cast: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Borth, Meagan Good, Adam Brody, Lovina Yavari, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ross Butler, Asher Angel Synopsis: Imagine Big crossed with Superman. Orphan Billy...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 4, 2019 | News
Luke Perry, the actor best known for his role on FOX’s Beverly Hills 90210 and CW’s Riverdale, has died following complications from a massive stroke he suffered on Wednesday, Variety reports. He was 52. Perry was hospitalized at St. Joseph’s in...
by Alisha Grauso | Mar 1, 2019 | Editorial
June finds us smack in the middle of the summer movie season, with big-budget Hollywood spectacles in full swing. June finds a fitting end to two franchises (at least in theory), a restart of another beloved franchise, and a few horror films to give us the chills in...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 1, 2019 | Editorial
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 Editorial Staff | Mar 1, 2019 | Video
Release Date: April 12, 2019 Director: Neil Marshall Cast: Milla Jovovich, David Harbour, Ian McShane, Alistair Petrie, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, Thomas Haden Church, Penelope Mitchell, Sophie Okonedo, Brian Gleeson Synopsis: David Harbour (Stranger Things) wears...
by Phil Pirrello | Mar 1, 2019 | Horror, News
Remember in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, when an elevator opened and let out gallons of blood? Well, it looks like It Chapter Two – another movie based on a Stephen King book – is going to top that. Jessica Chastain dropped by The Tonight Show Wednesday and...
by Alisha Grauso | Feb 28, 2019 | News
We’ve started a weekly 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...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 28, 2019 | News
Oscar-winner Rami Malek is gunning to be James Bond’s newest villain. Collider reports that Malek, who recently won Best Actor for playing the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, is in final negotiations to play the baddie in Daniel...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 28, 2019 | News
RIP, Mystique? The second trailer for Fox’s upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix has dropped and it had a surprise twist that appeared to be…well, a huge spoiler. The demise of Jennifer Lawrence’s character seems to be what the new trailer for X-Men: Dark...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 28, 2019 | Video
Release Date: June 7, 2019 Director: Simon Kinberg Cast: Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee Synopsis: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible...
by Jon Negroni | Feb 27, 2019 | Box Office, News
Each week on Atom Insider, we’re giving you the heads up on the biggest and most talked about films arriving in theaters. This week sees the release of a dark thriller from Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Moretz, plus Tyler Perry is back in the eleventh installment of the...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 27, 2019 | Video
Release Date: March 1, 2019 Director: Tyler Perry Cast: Tyler Perry, Courtney Burrell, Patrice Lovely, Cassi Davis, Ciera Payton, Rome Flynn, Kj Smith, Alexa Whitaker, Joel Rush, Jen Harper Synopsis: Tyler Perry revives his signature character, the tough and...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 26, 2019 | News
When the first trailer for this summer’s Detective Pikachu hit, it captured both die-hard Pokémon fans and casual moviegoers’ curiosity. The latest trailer now has our attention. Like, all of it. Warner Bros. dropped the film’s second trailer...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 26, 2019 | Video
Release Date: May 10, 2019 Director: Rob Letterman Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy, Kathryn Newton, Rob Delaney, Karan Soni, Justice Smith, Ken Watanabe, Rita Ora, Chris Geere Synopsis: The first live-action movie to explore the world of Pokémon...
by Allie Gemmill | Feb 26, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
Arriving in theaters March 8 is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first female-led superhero film, Captain Marvel. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and featuring an all-star team of female screenwriters, Marvel heroine Carol Danvers’ (that’s Captain Marvel to you)...
by Jon Negroni | Feb 25, 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 sees the arrival of 2019’s first big weekend, now with DreamWorks Animation leading the pack. This Week’s Top Earner – ‘How To Train Your...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 25, 2019 | Oscars
Who would have thought that a hostless Oscars would have delivered such an entertaining night at the 91st Academy Awards? Going into Sunday’s awards show, both movie fans and Hollywood were figuratively white-knuckling their armrests to see how the show’s...
by Jon Negroni | Feb 25, 2019 | Podcast
Special guest Sam Noland joins us for a high-flying review of DreamWorks Animation’s third How to Train Your Dragon film, The Hidden World. We’re also discussing the new family sports comedy-drama Fighting with My Family from writer and director Stephen Merchant,...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 25, 2019 | Editorial, Oscars
2018 was kind of a big deal for movies. Thanks to Marvel’s Avengers, Aquaman, Queen, Jackson Maine, and Pixar’s Incredibles family, audiences were spoiled with many quality choices at the multiplex last year. 2019’s slate is shaping up to be full of...
by Phil Pirrello | Feb 25, 2019 | Oscars
The 91st Academy Awards – our unscripted, controversial, wild ride – is finally over. And while this year’s trip to the red carpet was fraught with more behind-the-scenes ups and down than previous Oscar shows – to the point where we worried the Oscars...
by Alisha Grauso | Feb 25, 2019 | Oscars
One of the most moving and solemn moments in every Oscars ceremony is the annual In Memoriam reel. Every year, the Academy cuts together a beautiful tribute to the entertainment industry’s fallen stars from the previous year. This year, the LA Philharmonic...
by Alisha Grauso | Feb 25, 2019 | Oscars
The 91st Academy Awards are happening tonight and finally, we’ll know who gets to bring home the big, gold statue for the 2019 Oscars. Will Spike Lee win Best Director for BlacKkKlansman in his long overdue first Oscar nomination? Will the controversial Green...
by Allie Gemmill | Feb 24, 2019 | Oscars
Ahead of the 2019 Oscars this Sunday, there are still many huge question marks surrounding just how the night will get on without a host. Unlike previous years, which have mostly had an emcee to preside over Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy has endured a...
by Amelia Emberwing | Feb 23, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
The superhero genre can get quite confusing, and that confusion isn’t limited to folks who don’t know who these characters are. The headscratchers can come from within the publishers, too, especially from Marvel and DC. Marvel and DC both have countless characters...
by Allie Gemmill | Feb 22, 2019 | Captain Marvel, Movies
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 Phil Pirrello | Feb 22, 2019 | News
A Quiet Place surprised both Hollywood and audiences in 2018 by over-performing at the box office and delivering one of the most emotionally riveting (and scary) horror movies in recent years. Now, two of the biggest reasons behind that film’s success have...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 21, 2019 | Video
Release Date: May 17, 2019 Director: Dexter Fletcher Cast: Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell, Tate Donovan, Stephen Graham, Harriet Walter, Charlie Rowe, Kamil Lemieszewski, Steven Mackintosh Synopsis: Elton John’s life story is too...
by Alisha Grauso | Feb 21, 2019 | News
Last week, we started a new 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...
