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Sinister’s Title Is A Subtle Nod To Another Fan-Favorite Horror Film Early word of mouth indicates that"The Black Phone"is Scott Derrickson’s terrifying return to horror, with his last feature being"Doctor Strange"for Marvel Studios. Whether he’s playing with a horror icon (“Hellraiser: Inferno”), or blending the courtroom drama with the shaky foundation of exorcisms (“The Exorcism of Emily Rose”), Derrickson’s heart is clearly planted in the world of scary movies. Even something like “Deliver Us From Evil,” for all of its flaws, leaves you with some pretty grotesque imagery you’re unlikely to forget....

Star Wars Bits: The Last Jedi Debate Hits SDCC, The Internet Reacts To Leia In Episode IX, And The Star Wars Show Hits 100 In this edition of Star Wars Bits: There has been a lot of debate aboutThe Last Jedi, but at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con a brave panel of people decided to take the debate to the fans… and it was surprisingly civil! FromThe Last Jedilovers to those who would rather never watch the film again, the debate covers all angles and you can listen to it onSoundCloudright now!...

Stellan Skarsgard Boards Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ As Villain Baron Harkonnen Stellan Skarsgardis the latest high-profile actor to boardDenis Villeneuve’s highly anticipatedDuneadaptation. TheMamma Mia: Here We Go Again!actor is joining theDunecast as the villainous Baron Harkonnen, who plots with the galactic emperor to destroy the Atreides family, includingTimothee Chalamet’s protagonist, Paul Atreides.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news that Skarsgard is boarding Villeneuve’s big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s infamously dense novel. He’ll join an impressively stacked cast that already includes Chalamet,Rebecca Ferguson, andDave Bautista....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man Bloopers, Deadpool Core, Season’s Grootings And More Why don’tCaptain America: Civil WardirectorsAnthony & Joe RussoseeBatman v Supermanas competition? WhichSupergirlstars will be atC2E2in Chicago next year? Which two comic book movies have a chance of getting nominated for anOscar? WillRobbie Amellcome back asFirestorm? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. James Gunnwishes everyoneSeasons Grootings with someone else’s Christmas tree.SupergirlstarsMelissa BenoistandChyler Leighwill be at C2E2next year. Check out howThe Flashdoes the visual effects forGorilla GroddandKing Shark....

Superhero Bits: Aquaman, Flash, Arrow, X-Men Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Age Of Ultron What wasJason Momoa’s message from DC to Marvel? Could other incarnations ofThe Flashappear in the upcoming season? Want to see new trailers for that as well asArrow? WillNicholas Houltstop being Beast afterX-Man Apocalypse? Should we expect newNemesisnews soon? IsMiles Tellerinterested in aFantastic Four/X-Mencrossover? How was Nowhere created inGuardians of the Galaxy? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Brie Larson Teases The Marvels, The Rock Hypes Up Black Adam V Superman & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: Brie Larson has a little tease for “The Marvels....

Superhero Bits: Infinity War Could Reach $2 Billion, The Hunt Is On For A New ‘Gambit’ Director & More CouldAvengers: Infinity Waractually pass the $2 billion milestone? CouldJordan Vogt-Robertsend up directing theGambitmovie? How much isPatty Jenkinsgetting paid to directWonder Woman 2? Did you see the matching tattoo that most of the originalAvengersgot? How is progress on theGuardians of the Galaxyroller coaster coming? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The Best Movies Coming To The Criterion Channel In October 2021 “Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make!” Criterion is bringing grotesqueries and chills to your watchlist in time for Halloween! This October, the streaming service calls back to the early howls of horror cinema with a studio that churned out classic tales that would be told again and again and influence a genre for the next century and beyond....

The Book Of Boba Fett Gives Danny Trejo The Perfect Star Wars Role This article containsspoilersfor the new episode of “The Book of Boba Fett.” Watch enoughRobert Rodriguezfilms, and you will quickly realize that Danny Trejo is the Michael Caine to his Christopher Nolan. The director and actor first joined forces on 1995’s “Desperado” prior to learning they’re actually second cousins. They would go on to reunite a year later for “From Dusk Till Dawn,” in which Trejo played a vampiric bartender name Razor Charlie, and again for 2000’s “Spy Kids,” where Trejo played the similarly named Isador “Machete” Cortez, an ex-federale who helps the film’s young heroes, his niece and nephew Carmen and Juni, rescue their super-spy parents after they’re captured during a mission....

The Daily Stream: Gentleman Jack Is The Messy Lesbian Period Romance You’ve Been Waiting For (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you may stream it.) The Series: “Gentleman Jack” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Often referred to by historians as “The First Modern Lesbian,” Anne Lister haled from a land-owning family based in Shibden, West Yorkshire, England, frequently traveled, and was interested in various industrial fields, including mining and landscaping....

The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch Will Change Your Mind About Cats If dogs are man’s best friend, then cats are … well, some people might consider them to be more of an acquired taste. Luckily, that’s precisely the mindset that Benedict Cumberbatch’s artist Louis Wain seeks to change in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.” The biopic premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (you can read Chris Evangelista’s review here) and Amazon Studios has released a new trailer for the film, which you can watch below....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Easter Eggs, ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Fight Scene Breakdown & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, now thatThe Suicide Squadis in theaters and on HBO Max, check out seven dozen Easter eggs, comic references, callbacks, and more details you might have missed on your first viewing....

These ‘Jurassic Park’ Shoes Are Real, Somehow Not A Late April Fools' Day Prank When you walk into a room wearingJurassic Parksneakers, does John Williams' theme music suddenly start blaring from whatever speakers happen to be in that room? I suppose we’ll soon find out, because Reebok is about to release theJurassic Park x Reebok Instapump Furyfrom designer Steven Smith sometime this year. The release of these shoes was originally set to coincide with the release ofJurassic World: Dominion, but even though that film has been delayed due to the pandemic, that’s not going to stop these shoes from stomping their way out into the world....