‘Almost Christmas’ Trailer: Is June Too Early To Start Marketing A Holiday Movie? Talk about Christmas creep: Independence Day hasn’t even rolled around yet, but Universal is already thinking ahead to the holidays. The firstAlmost Christmastrailer has arrived, putting a bunch of actors you like (includingDanny Glover,Kimberly Elise,Omar Epps,Mo’Nique,J.B. Smoove,Romany Malco, andJohn Michael Higgins) under one roof for a cozy family get-together. Hijinks, shenanigans, and drama ensue, followed by (we’re just assuming here) heartwarming lessons about love and family....

‘American Crime Story’ Review: ‘Ascent’ Marks The Beginning Of The End This week’sAmerican Crime Storyreview takes a look at the latest episode ofThe Assassination of Gianni Versace, “Ascent.“Spoilersfollow. The two intertwined plotlines on this week’sAmerican Crime Storyinvolve future serial killer Andrew Cunanan and future fashion designer Donatella Versace both coming into their own, in very different ways.Andrew has yet to fully blossom into the master con-man we know he is. Instead, he’s working a dead-end job at a pharmacy....

‘Better Call Saul’ Showrunner Peter Gould On Season 5 Flashforwards, ‘Breaking Bad’ Cameos, And The Looming Ending [Interview] For the last two seasons,Peter Gouldhas taken over as showrunner onBetter Call Saul. While Vince Gilligan wrote and directedEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, his co-creator Gould has handled the origin story of Saul Goodman, from his early days as Jimmy McGill to his future as Gene Takovic in witness protection in Nebraska....

‘Black Panther’ Is Not Merely A Moment – It’s Here To Stay (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition:Black Pantheris a film that celebrates blackness…and that should become the new normal.) For some, theBlack Panthermovie may be a new phenomenon, a perhaps radical showcase of black talent in which both the men and the women are centered equally — and where they stand tall like royalty as accolades continue to pour in far and wide....

‘Black Panther’ Star Letitia Wright Books A Trip With ‘Orient Express’ Sequel ‘Death On The Nile’ WithMurder on the Orient Express, director and actorKenneth Branaghloaded the cast with famous faces and impressive actors, all in the name of bringing Agatha Christie’s mystery to life. Branagh clearly wants to repeat this approach with the sequel,Death on the Nile.Gal Gadot,Armie HammerandJodie Comeralready have parts, and nowBlack PantherbreakoutLetitia Wrighthas climbed aboard theDeath on the Nilecast as well....

‘Blindspotting’ Review: Daveed Diggs Is About To Become A Superstar [Sundance] Remember the nameDaveed Diggs, because if the Hollywood gods have any sense of justice, this guy is about to blow up in a major way. Fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash hitHamiltonare already familiar with Diggs (he played the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in that show), but inBlindspotting, the opening night movie of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, Diggs establishes himself as a talented multi-hyphenate who should be at the top of every casting director’s list for years to come....

‘Homeland’ Announces Half-Hour Audio Extra Narrated By Damian Lewis We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Season 3 ofHomelandhas been all about Brody, in the sense that nearly everything that’s happened so far is a reaction to his alleged actions from Season 2. But the man himself has been curiously MIA so far, so we can only speculate about whathe’sbeen up to this whole time. Happily, it seems we’re about to find out....

‘It Follows’ Director Responds To Quentin Tarantino’s Criticisms Earlier this week,Quentin Tarantinotook a moment to critique one of this year’s surprise horror hits,It Follows. “It’s one of those movies that’s so good you get mad at it for not being great,” he started, before going on to explainhow he would’ve fixed it. (Short version: Tarantino didn’t think the film did a good job of sticking to its own mythology.) Now the director ofIt Followshas responded....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Producers Frank Marshall And Pat Crowley On Going Back To The Park [Set Visit Interview] In June 2017, I traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to visit the set ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. This week, we will be running a ton of coverage from this visit, beginning with our interview with producersFrank MarshallandPat Crowley. The interview is packed with information on the making of the film, but as always, they were being very guarded about spoilers, so don’t worry – reading this will not spoil anything that hasn’t already been glimpsed in the trailers....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Trailer: The King Has Returned Following a revival ofGodzillaback in 2014, another one of most menacing monsters of the movies is returning to theaters.Kong: Skull Islandbrings back the King of the Apes known as King Kong. And while we know that this new take on Kong will have ties to the same world that the new Godzilla exists in, eventually leading to a head-to-head battle between the two monsters in 2020, first we must have a proper introduction to the giant ape....

‘Krypton’ Blends “Monster Of The Week” Antics And Lunkheaded Social Commentary In “The Rankless Initiative” It’s that time of the week in which I view the latest episode ofKryptonand ask the question foremost in our minds: Is the show getting better? Dare I say that this week, we’ve seen some improvement? This week’s episode, “The Rankless Initiative,” actually has a better defined pace and a clear motive: Seg needs to save Rhom (Alexis Raben), a friend to Seg’s family, from the clutches of Brainiac’s parasitical sentry designed to relay information about Krypton back to the big baddie himself....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Teasers Are Brief Blasts Of Action Warner Bros. opensMad Max: Fury Roadin just six weeks, and the studio is experimenting with reminding us all that the movie looks totally insane, as if there was any chance we’d forget it after that first footage. So here are a few very shortMad Max: Fury Roadteasers / TV spots. Mostly, they re-contextualize footage we’ve already seen, though eagle-eyed viewers will notice a handful of new shots....

‘Meet Cute’ Will Be A Time Travel Rom-Com Starring Kaley Cuoco And Pete Davidson When two characters meet and spark a relationship in a romantic comedy, it’s called a meet cute. Now it will also be the title of a new rom-com starringKaley Cuoco(The Big Bang Theory) andPete Davidson(Saturday Night Live) that has a time travel twist. Meet Cutewill follow a young couple who somehow gain the ability to go back in time and heal their past traumas and problems, presenting them with the opportunity to turn each other into the perfect partner for life....