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The Morning Watch: ‘Oh, Hello’ Comes To ‘Portlandia’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Retrospective & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition,John MulaneyandNick Kroll’s characters from theirOh, Helloshow on Broadway stop byPortlandia....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Mars Attacks!’ Proves Tim Burton Didn’t Always Need A Gothic Circus To Have Fun (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Movie: “Mars Attacks!” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Based on the comic book of the same name, this sci-fi comedy modeled after classic B-movies finds Earth being invaded by some tricky aliens from Mars....

The Scariest Scene In Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel Wants You To Stay A While (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Matt Donato and Ariel Fisher. In this edition, Matt schedules a return to the Abaddon Hotel in “Hell House LLC II” and Ariel’s ready to check out and go home.) We already covered why Stephen Cognetti’s"Hell House LLC"deserves all its praise, but I don’t think Cognetti’s sequel, “Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel,” gets nearly enough recognition....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Halloween III: Season Of The Witch’ Is The Best ‘Halloween’ Sequel (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition:Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which famously abandoned Michael Myers, is actually the best of the manyHalloweensequels.)TheHalloweenfranchise has given birth to an entire candy bowl full of sequels, yet none are as reviled asHalloween III: Season of the Witch....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Drag Me To Hell, Land Of The Lost, The Proposal, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.DRAG ME TO HELL The only thing missing from this bit of glorious schlock-o-rama is 3D....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Blind Side, The Men Who Stare At Goats, Brothers, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.FANTASTIC MR. FOX Fantastic Mr. Fox is as attuned to Wes Anderson’s filmmaking idiosyncrasies as any of his past work, and yet somehow it’s never felt more appropriate....

Unfinished ‘Rick And Morty’ Season 5 Clip Introduces Rick’s Nemesis, Season 6 Already Being Written WithComic-Con at Homemaking the world’s biggest pop culture convention a virtual event, we’ve been covering as much as we can from the pre-recorded panels for all the movies and TV shows who decided to participate. However, Adult Swim decided to have their own virtual shindig outside of Comic-Con at Home, andRick and Mortywas among the shows having panels to tease upcoming episodes....

Why Miles Teller Hesitated To Accept His Role In Top Gun: Maverick Like many, I first spotted Miles Teller in 2011’s totally unnecessary but likable “Footloose” remake. Reboots don’t generally create a breakout star, so I didn’t think his take on Willard made him destined for greatness or future blockbusters. But I like awkward underdogs with sarcastic tendencies, which is his “Footloose” role in a nutshell. Predictably, the young cast of the ’80s remake wandered back into obscurity after the film… except for Teller....

Zac Efron Will Hit The Beach With Dwayne Johnson In ‘Baywatch’ It’s been 26 years since David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson first hit the beach in the television seriesBaywatch, and that means it’s the perfect time for Hollywood to recycle it in the form of a big screen adaptation. Dwayne Johnsonis set tostar in a raunchy, comedic takeon the ’90s series withHorrible BossesdirectorSeth Gordonat the helm. And nowNeighborsstarZac Efronwill likely also throw on some swimming trunks ad take his shirt off for the adaptation....

‘21 And Over’ Trailer #2: Naked And Screaming Think you had a wild 21st birthday? Unless your evening ended with you screaming atop a minivan with a teddy bear dangling from your genitals, it’s safe to assume the guys of21 and Overhave you beat. Justin Chon(Twilight) stars as straight-A college student Jeff Chang, whose plans for a quiet birthday celebration are thwarted in epic fashion when his two BFFs (Pitch Perfect’sSkylar AstinandProject X’sMiles Teller) surprise him with a night out....

‘American Horror Story’ Season 10 Scares Up A New Cast, Including Macaulay Culkin For the 10th season of his horror anthology series,American Horror StorycreatorRyan Murphyhas scared up a cast of both newcomers and veterans to star in the upcoming season. One of those newcomers isMacaulay Culkin, who has been steadily making his way back onto the screen with recent appearances in the Hulu seriesDollfaceand 2019’sChangeland. But by joining theAmerican Horror Storyseason 10 cast, this may be the big comeback that Culkin was preparing for....

‘Bliss’ Trailer: Owen Wilson And Salma Hayek Star In A Twisty Sci-Fi Romance Did you know thatMike Cahill, the director behind 2011’s excellent indie feature filmAnother Earth, was making a new movie? And that it’s already finished? And coming to Amazon next month? I sure didn’t! Owen Wilson(Midnight in Paris) andSalma Hayek(Beatriz at Dinner) star inBliss, a science fiction romance which, like the rest of Cahill’s work, explores big, heady concepts from a grounded, human level....

‘Brigsby Bear’ Is In Theaters Now: Learn The Fictional History Of The Space Trekking Bear This weekend brings the charming, quirky indieBrigsby Bearto select theaters before it expands for a wider release as the summer winds down. The movie follows a young man who tries to cope with a massive change in his life by taking solace in his love for a television show that he grew up with calledBrigsby Bear Adventures....