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‘Snowpiercer’ Season 3 Trailer: Things Heat Up As The Sci-Fi Series Returns January 24

December 7, 2021 4:26 pm

“Snowpiercer” was a breakout sci-fi comic book film from future Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) and eventually got turned into a prequel series at TNT, it’s now about to debut its third season, and a br...

‘The Starling’: Melissa McCarthy & Chris O’Dowd Offer Emotional Range In A Cloying, Overly-Sentimental Movie [TIFF Review]

Marya E. Gates

September 13, 2021 9:38 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Reuniting with “St. Vincent,” director Theodore Melfi, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O'Dowd play a married couple on the rocks after the unexpected loss of their baby tears them apart. Calibrated as a crowd-plea...

Helen Hunt’s Failed ‘Twister’ Sequel Would Have Starred Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal And Feature Rockets Being Shot At Tornadoes

Charles Barfield

June 17, 2021 1:53 pm

News

For many people that are in their 30s (and older), “Twister” holds a special place in their hearts. Sure, the film is ridiculous, but it also has one of the best casts (including a scene-stealing Philip Seymou...

‘Central Park’ Season 2 Trailer: Song And Dance And Looming Gentrification

Kambole Campbell

June 15, 2021 12:15 pm

News, Television, Trailers

The second season of Loren Bouchard’s “Central Park” is back with a vengeance, as well as promises of evil condo owners, high notes, hot dogs, and macaroni. The new trailer gives more or less what you’d expect...

‘Blindspotting’ Trailer: The Hit Indie Film Continues As A Series With Many Of The Same Characters On Starz In June

Edward Davis

May 12, 2021 10:37 am

News, Television, Trailers

Remember "Blindspotting," the 2018 comedy-drama indie that launched the careers of actor/writers/producers Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal? Well, in case you've forgotten, the film has been turned into a series ...

‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2: Sean Bean Gives The Train Some Direction, But The Series Still Isn’t On Track [Review]

Brian Tallerico

January 16, 2021 11:35 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The second season of TNT’s “Snowpiercer” improves on the lackluster first year by giving the show a much-needed antagonist and opening it up in terms of world-building and depth of character. Having said that,...

‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2 Trailer: Sean Bean Joins The Cast & Adds Even More Drama To The Post-Apocalypse

Charles Barfield

January 11, 2021 2:33 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Though the TNT adaptation of “Snowpiercer” pales in comparison to the feature film from filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, there’s no denying the drama series was a hit for the cable network. In fact, the series stands a...

‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2 Trailer Unveils Sean Bean As Mr. Wilford

Charles Barfield

October 9, 2020 10:46 am

News, Television, Trailers

When it was announced that TNT was developing a series based on “Snowpiercer,” folks had every right to be excited. Not only is “Snowpiercer” a great film from Bong Joon Ho, but it established a world that see...

‘Good Lord Bird’: Ethan Hawke Is Delightfully Unhinged In Showtime’s New Abolitionist Series [Review]

Robert Daniels

September 28, 2020 10:29 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Did John Brown, the infamous abolitionist who led the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, really take a cross-dressing teenage slave under his wing and name him Onion? No, not at all. “The Good Lord Bir...

‘The Good Lord Bird’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke’s Abolitionist Revenge Western Is Finally Arriving In October

Reid Ramsey

September 16, 2020 1:15 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Jason Blum has been on a roll lately in the film world. Over the past two years, he has produced “BlacKkKlansman,” “Halloween,” “Glass,” “Us,” and “The Invisible Man.” The amount of goodwill stored up by the h...

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