by Lisa Konen | Dec 15, 2018 | Editorial
In what’s typically a slower period at the box office, studios are wasting no time getting their latest films in front of eager audiences this February. From romantic comedies and dramas to horror flicks and sci-fi thrillers, Valentine’s Day (and Galentine’s Day)...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 13, 2018 | News
Every year, YouTuber Sleepy Skunk drops an epic, year-end movie trailer mashup. Fans who have been following for a while look forward to it every December for the excellent song selections and fantastic editing. It’s a fantastic labor of love that annually...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 13, 2018 | News
Fire track alert! The first song from the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse score dropped today, and it’s fantastic. Thanks to Black Panther, original music for movies is actually cool again. Outside of a few recent examples, music has been an afterthought in...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 12, 2018 | Review
Disney’s ambitious Mary Poppins Returns is soon to hit theaters and fans are abuzz with excitement. For a generation that grew up with the original, it’s a chance to revisit a childhood favorite with a fresh pair of eyes. For a younger generation,...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 12, 2018 | Podcast
A lot of films are flying at us this month, so we decided to do a marathon of reviews this week. Not only do we cover some limited releases battling it out for Golden Globes and Oscars, but we also cover some recent streaming releases and major blockbusters that have...
by Lisa Konen | Dec 12, 2018 | News
When it comes to reviving iconic characters on screen, any actor will tell you that great care must be taken. Thanks to social media, film fans now have more of a voice than ever before, and they aren’t afraid to use it to dish out glowing praise or searing criticism....
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 12, 2018 | News
When most Marvel movies hit theaters, a sequel is announced almost before the end credits roll off the screen. The lone exception to that has been Doctor Strange for a number of reasons. As the linchpin of the Infinity War/Endgame arc, it was awfully hard to commit to...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 11, 2018 | Review
Anticipation has been high for Warner Bros.’ Aquaman, the next movie in the ever-changing DCEU. After the world wholeheartedly embraced Wonder Woman and had mixed reactions to Justice League, hopes have rested on the next single character standalone,...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 11, 2018 | Review
When Paramount announced it was making a Transformers spinoff about Bumblebee, the first reaction from a lot of people was, “…But why?” It was certainly an understandable reaction. The last few Transformers movies have been big and bombastic and it...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 10, 2018 | News
The internet has strong opinions about, well, everything in pop culture, and there is no such thing as a sense of chill when it comes to first looks and teaser trailers. Naturally. The latest thing to divide the internet is the first look at Sonic the Hedgehog in his...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 10, 2018 | Movies, Video
Release Date: February 8, 2019 Directors: Rob Schrab, Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum Cast: Alison Brie, Margot Robbie, Chris Pratt, Jonah Hill, Stephanie Beatriz, Tiffany Haddish, Elizabeth Banks, Channing Tatum, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett Synopsis: It’s been five...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 10, 2018 | News
In case you haven’t heard, a PG-13 version of Deadpool 2 is being re-released in theaters just in time for the holidays. Titled Once Upon a Deadpool, part of the proceeds are going to charity. For every ticket sold from December 12-24, one dollar will be donated...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 10, 2018 | Video
Release Date: May 31, 2019 Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, Ziyi Zhang, Thomas Middleditch, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ken Watanabe Director: Michael Dougherty Synopsis: The next chapter in Warner...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 10, 2018 | News
One of the greatest things about 2017’s Kong: Skull Island was just how big the monsters were. Sure, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts was open during the promotion tour that it would be the largest King Kong we’d ever seen, but it was still a feast for the...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 7, 2018 | Video
Release Date: April 26, 2019 Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, Bradley Cooper, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Jon Favreau, Evangeline Lilly, Josh...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 6, 2018 | News
The nominations for the 2019 Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning and the Adam McKay-directed Vice leads all theatrical contenders with six nominations. However, three other films are close behind with five nominations each in The Favourite, the...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 5, 2018 | News
The upcoming Transformers spinoff, Bumblebee, has been flying a little under the radar compared to some of the other splashy December tentpoles. But under the radar or not, the Transformers movies always have a way of getting booties in theater seats, and Bumblebee...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 4, 2018 | Podcast
We’re catching up on our most anticipated films of the winter season, starting this coming week and going all the way through February. This includes some prestige awards favorites we haven’t checked out yet, but also major blockbusters and animated...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 4, 2018 | Captain Marvel, Video
Release Date: March 8, 2019 Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Gemma Chan, Lee Pace, Mckenna Grace, Djimon Hounsou, Annette Bening, Colin Ford Synopsis: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 4, 2018 | Captain Marvel, Editorial
After a few days of hype-building, Marvel Studios dropped the second trailer for Captain Marvel during Monday Night Football. As Marvel’s first female-led superhero film, and a character that is hugely popular from the comics, Captain Marvel is earning every bit...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 4, 2018 | News
In the post-Thanksgiving weekend, studios tend to hold back on big releases, preferring to drop what will hopefully be money-making tentpoles closer to Christmas to capitalize on the holiday. That paves the way for second- and third-weekend movies to rack up a bigger...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 3, 2018 | News
If the cancellation of martial arts-heavy Marvel-Netflix shows Iron Fist and Daredevil bums you out, fear not, for Marvel has plans to keep fists flying and roundhouse kicks coming. Deadline broke the news that Marvel Studios has plans to fast-track a Shang-Chi movie,...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 1, 2018 | Video
Release Date: February 14, 2019 Director: Christopher Landon Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Suraj Sharma, Steve Zissis, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Sarah Yarkin, Caleb Spillyards Synopsis: Two years after the events of the first film, Tree...
by Alisha Grauso | Dec 1, 2018 | Video
Release Date: November 30, 2018 Director: John McPhail Cast: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye, Ella Jarvis, Calum Cormack Synopsis: Zombie movies are cool. Holiday movies are cool. High school...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 29, 2018 | News
Way back in September (I say “way back” because every month feels like a year in 2018), it was announced that Jordan Peele and his production gang were in talks to produce a reboot…remake?…rebootmake? of Candyman. Horror fans on the internet...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 28, 2018 | Video
Release Date: December 7, 2018 Director: Brady Corbet Cast: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Abbott, Raffey Cassidy, Jennifer Ehle, Stacy Martin, Maria Dizzia, Natasha Romanova, Erik King Synopsis: An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 28, 2018 | News
Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie is already generating a ton of positive buzz and plenty of enthusiastic reactions on social media, thanks to its humor, heart, and cast of wacky Spider-people pulled straight from the comics. Now, the...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 27, 2018 | Video
Release Date: December 21, 2018 Director: Travis Knight Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Martin Short, Pamela Adlon, Megyn Price, Kenneth Choi, John Ortiz, Marcella Bragio, Peter Cullen, Nina Cheek Oh you know, just your average “girl makes friends with her car,...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 27, 2018 | News
It wouldn’t be out of the question to say Channing Tatum is one of the most bankable stars working today. His career in the past few years has been a mix of popcorn blockbusters and more acclaimed fare, and he’s worked with some of the most renowned...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 27, 2018 | Video
Release Date: August 9, 2019 Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Ferdia Shaw, Hong Chau, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Miranda Raison, Nonso Anozie, Adrian Scarborough, Bernardo Santos, Sally Messham, Joshua McGuire, Conor MacNeill Artemis Fowl II, a young Irish criminal...
by Amelia Emberwing | Nov 27, 2018 | Editorial
You’ve likely seen the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by now, and if you don’t actively follow the webslinger’s adventures, you might be wondering just who in the hell all the other Spider-people in the trailer are. As it happens, Peter Parker was just...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 26, 2018 | Podcast
The film otherwise known as Wreck-It Ralph 2 has just hit theaters like a box office smashing wrecking ball, but did Ralph Breaks the Internet break our expectations, too? We discuss and review this new Disney film along with Green Book, The Christmas...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 22, 2018 | Editorial
If you’ve never had the pleasure of exploring a VR experience at one of The Void’s many locations, if you ever get the chance to remedy that, do. If you’re sitting here wondering, Wtf is The Void?, fear not, for I shall enlighten you. The Void is an...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 21, 2018 | Video
Release Date: December 28, 2018 Director: Jon S. Baird Cast: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Stephanie Hyam, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Susy Kane, Rufus Jones, Ella Kenion, Joseph Balderrama Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo,...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 21, 2018 | News
Anyone who has sat through a high school English class knows the opening lines to Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 20, 2018 | News
With movie nomenclature smack in the middle of an era of subtitles in movie names, it feels like movie titles are getting ever longer, frustrating SEO headline writers and Google searchers alike. But today, all those other The Age of the Dawn of Apocalypse: Rise of...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 20, 2018 | Video
Release Date: February 8, 2019 Director: Rob Schrab, Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum Cast: Alison Brie, Margot Robbie, Chris Pratt, Jonah Hill, Stephanie Beatriz, Tiffany Haddish, Elizabeth Banks, Channing Tatum, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett It’s been five years since...
by Yolanda Machado | Nov 20, 2018 | Editorial
Our favorite video game villain-turned-hero is back and his new adventures take us to a place many of us love and hate – the internet. Ralph Breaks the Internet opens on November 21st and will reunite us with Ralph, Vanellope, Felix and Calhoun, but also...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 20, 2018 | Podcast
Some fun news for Atom! We’ve teamed up with the Cinemaholics podcast so from now on, you can find it here on Atom Insider every week. This week, the Cinemaholics gang dives into the world of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: Should we Expelliarmus...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 19, 2018 | Video
Release Date: December 21, 2019 Director: James Wan Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Willem Dafoe, Graham McTavish, Randall Park, Djimon Hounsou, Leigh Whannell Ready for a deep dive into the kingdom of Atlantis? After his...
by Amelia Emberwing | Nov 19, 2018 | Editorial
There are few DC characters as misunderstood as Arthur Curry. Sure, folks sometimes hate on Batman’s lack of superpowers, but that’s nothing compared to how often someone throws shade at Aquaman. That misunderstanding stems from a couple of things. The...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 16, 2018 | Editorial, Review
Six years ago, Wreck-It Ralph hit theaters and audiences were introduced to Litwak’s Arcade and its eclectic crew of video game characters, including bad guy-turned-good Ralph and feisty little racer Vanellope von Schweetz. Soon we’ll dive back into their...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 15, 2018 | Video
Release Date: March 29, 2019 Director: Tim Burton Cast: Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Alan Arkin, Kamil Lemieszewski, Joseph Gatt, Sandy Martin, Sharon Rooney, Roshan Seth When baby elephant Dumbo is born, his outsized ears and clumsy ways...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 15, 2018 | Editorial
Ask any Potterhead – or even someone who isn’t a Potterhead – who the most dangerous dark wizard of all time is and they’re likely to say “Voldemort.” He is the Big Bad of the series, a snake-faced killing machine with no scruples...
by Lisa Konen | Nov 15, 2018 | News
When Disney released the teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action Dumbo back in June, we were treated to a sneak peek of the adorable little CGI elephant with oversized ears. The mere glimpse of those big innocent eyes hidden beneath a pile of hay is enough to make...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 15, 2018 | Video
Release Date: March 15, 2019 Director: David Feiss Cast: Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell, Kenan Thompson, Mila Kunis, John Oliver, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Matthew Broderick, Sofia Mali Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 15, 2018 | Video
Release Date: March 1, 2019 Director: Stephen Merchant Cast: Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Merchant, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Kim Matula, Paul Wight, Chloe Csengery Teenager Raya Knight had a strange life growing up in a wrestling...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 15, 2018 | News
If you spend any amount of time on the internet (and, hey, even if you don’t), then you likely know that wrestling isn’t just a thing, but a thing. It might not be your thing, and that’s okay, but millions of people tune in regularly to see their...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 14, 2018 | Video
Release Date: February 14, 2019 Director: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, Mahershala Ali, Lana Condor, Eiza Gonzalez, Casper Van Dien, Jackie Earle Haley Alita: Battle Angel tells the story of...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 14, 2018 | Video
Release Date: June 21, 2019 Director: Josh Cooley Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Patricia Arquette, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack Woody and Buzz Lightyear and Jessie return in a brand-new adventure! The toys are happy with taking care of Bonnie now that Andy has gone off to...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Whenever Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are together, they make comedy magic. The two first gained recognition during their days on Mad TV, then endeared themselves to a generation of millennials with their Key & Peele sketch show for Comedy Central. The two...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 13, 2018 | Video
Release Date: June 21, 2019 Director: Josh Cooley Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Patricia Arquette, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack Woody and Buzz Lightyear and Jessie return in a brand-new adventure! The toys are happy with taking care of Bonnie now that Andy has gone off to...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 13, 2018 | Video
Release Date: May 10, 2019 Director: Rob Letterman Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy, Rita Ora When his dad disappears, Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) is determined to figure out what happened to him. However,...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 12, 2018 | News
Four long years ago, Disney announced that Toy Story 4 was on the way, and fans were overjoyed to learn they’d get at least one last adventure with Woody and Buzz Lightyear. But finally, the wait is over…sort of. Today (that’s Monday if you’re...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 12, 2018 | News
For a few years now, fans of Pokémon have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie adaptation. Today, Warner Bros. dropped the first trailer for the movie: If you did a double take and swore you could hear Deadpool’s voice coming...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 12, 2018 | News
Stan Lee, the larger-than-life former Marvel publisher, creator, and editor has passed away at the age of 95. Born Stanley Marten Lieber on December 28, 1922, to Romanian-born immigrant parents Celia and Jack Lieber, he grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 9, 2018 | News
Netflix may have canceled Iron Fist, but it looks like breakout star Jessica Henwick will land on her feet. Variety reports that Henwick, who also starred as Nymeria Sand in HBO’s Game of Thrones, is set to join the cast of Legendary and Warner Bros.’...
by Seth Freilich | Nov 8, 2018 | Editorial
It was said that 2018 would be the year of comic book movie burnout – you know, after Infinity War and Black Panther. Then Venom stormed through the box office like a hungry symbiote feasting on the arms and legs and face of a petty thug, and folks started...
by Lisa Konen | Nov 7, 2018 | Editorial
It may be difficult to imagine at this moment, seeing as we’re about to kick the holidays into high gear, but come January, the seasonal madness will settle and the festive décor will retreat back into storage for the next 11 months (or 10 if you’re really on top of...
by Alisha Grauso | Nov 6, 2018 | Video
Release Date: February 22, 2019 Director: Dean DeBlois Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Kit Harington, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, F. Murray Abraham, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Hiccup has seen his dream to create...
