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The 1980s were a borderline awful decade for Hollywood. Under the presidency of Ronald Reagan and in the dying embers of the new wave of American filmmakers, as outlined by Vox, the chances taken by studio executives appeared to lessen. Hollywood of this decade opted for conservative world views, faddish trends, and the serialization of films as blockbusters dominated and sequels became fashionable. The ’80s were not exactly known for taking risks, but in 1987, in the shadows of Reagan’s presidency, the Iran-Contra fallout, Oliver North, and Black Monday, the American psyche saw a slight shift....

The feature film adaptation of My Best Friend’s Exorcism is coming to Prime Video this fall and a first look photo has been officially unveiled. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Grady Hendrix, the movie stars Elsie Fisher (Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre) as a teenager in the 80s whose best pal, played by Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), gets possessed. The first look photo, seen above, shows the two as they appear in the film....

A new trailer for the video game based on Jon Favreau’s Iron Man has been unveiled on GameTrailers.com, and it looks stunning. Watch the trailer below Mike McHale, senior producer at Sega of America, had previously told reporters that the game would make use of voice talent from the film, as well as using Industrial Light & Magic’s computer-generated models for Iron Man himself, and that is evident in the trailer....

Production on Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit is about to start production in the near future and some new details on the film have emerged. Associated Press recently spoke with art designer Richard Taylor, a longtime collaborator of producer Peter Jackson, who talked about Jackson handing over the directorial reins to Del Toro. Taylor said that the reasoning behind bringing Del Toro on board as a director was, “probably because he’s spent so long in Middle Earth … and probably felt a director such as Guillermo could bring something passionate and unique and original and new to the content for the sake of the fans....

A whole host of new, HD images from upcoming sci-fi action outing The Matrix Resurrections continue to tease the mysterious sequel, giving us a glimpse at the roster of old and new characters, as well as the exciting action sequences that will litter the movie as Neo and Trinity once again attempt to uncover the truth. The wait is almost over, with The Matrix Resurrections due for release later this month following a series of delays....

Acclaimed film, television and stage actor Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) is signing on as a recurring guest star in six episodes of Nurse Jackie, the original Showtime comedy series starring Edie Falco as a flawed emergency room nurse. Feuerstein will play Barry Wolfe, a high-powered, cutthroat lawyer who will represent Jackie as she pieces her life back together following her arrest last season. He joins recently announced recurring guest star Tony Shalhoub in the series’ seventh and final season, which is currently in production in New York....

Obi-Wan Kenobi debuted on Disney+ today with a show of force. As well as unveiling the mysterious mission that brings Kenobi out of hiding, a well-known ally and a host of new characters, it was the ending of Episode 2 that revealed the first look at the one character everyone has waiting a long time to see return. There will be plenty of spoilers below if you have not seen the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi....

Bloody Disgusting is reporting on the origins of the Cloverfield monster tonight. Upon viewing the film closely, you will in fact see a satellite fall out of the sky and into the ocean in one of the film’s video flashbacks. Bloody Disgusting writes: In the FINAL, FINAL scene of the film we see Beth and Rob on a Ferris wheel at Coney Island. He pans the camera to his left to shoot the ocean and if you look to the far right of the screen you will see what appears to be the monster falling out of the sky and into the water....

You can bring home the elevating horror of this indie favorite on DVD this June. Otis will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 20. The standard disc will be priced at $24.98 while the Blu-Ray version will cost $28.99. The film stars Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Pollack, Jere Burns, Tarah Paige and Bostin Christopher as the title character. Otis is a story of suburban America gone haywire. In the midst of a serial abductor/killer’s rampage, a beautiful young teen, Riley Lawson(Ashley Johnson), goes missing....

Paul Weitz is taking his comedy, Another Bullsh*t Night in Suck City to Fox 2000; he’s directing the film as well. Originally, the adaptation of Nick Flynn’s best-selling memoir was at Sony, but Fox 2000 picked up the option; Weitz and brother Chris will co-produce through their Depth of Field Productions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Flynn’s memoir revolves around his experiences as a case worker for the homeless and his relationship with his father....

It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a truly great and massive TV crossover event. The CW is regularly crossing over their Arrowverse shows, but those aren’t landmark moments in TV history and aren’t incredibly memorable. A Doctor Who and Game of Thrones crossover? That, on the other hand, would be incredibly memorable and probably a huge deal. If Peter Capaldi had his way, he’d like to see it happen....

The song “Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has been released and offers us another glimpse at the stunning stop-motion animation on display as the director brings to life the beloved literary classic using his unique imagination. Released courtesy of Variety, the song finds Pinocchio bidding farewell to his father, with the song conjuring a haunting atmosphere around the innocent vocals of newcomer Gregory Mann as the voice of the title character....

Starz, a Lionsgate company, today released the official key art and trailer for the new ten-episode STARZ Original series Power Book II: Ghost. The series will premiere on Sunday, September 6 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, then move to its regular timeslot at 8:00 PM ET/PT starting on Sunday, September 13 on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada, also airing day and date on the Starzplay international streaming service across Europe, Latin America and Japan....

A savage alien hunter meets its match in a fierce Comanche warrior who refuses to be underestimated. Prey reboots the Predator with an axe-throwing, girl power storyline set three hundred years ago on the American plains frontier. This latest installment, the seventh if you include the abominable Alien vs. Predator films, takes a lower tech approach to entertainment glory. The snarling, dreadlocked baddie still rocks invisible camouflage; but mostly eschews futuristic weaponry for eviscerating implements....

Months after the release of Prey on Hulu, star Amber Midthunder continues to draw praise for her performance in the Predator prequel. For this year’s Saturn Awards, Midthunder has been named as the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award. Previous recipients of this award include Grant Gustin for The Flash, Melissa Benoist for Supergirl, and KJ Apa for Riverdale. The actress shared the news on social media along with a pair of emoji to express her happiness....

Before my favorite TV show of all time, The Shield, aired on FX, it was known as Rampart, since the show was loosely based on/inspired by the Rampart police scandal which rocked the L.A.P.D. in the late 1990s. The scandal implicated more than two dozen officers in the CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hooligans) anti-gang unit of the L.A.P.D.’s Rampart division, with allegations of unlawful shootings, framing suspects, planting evidence, and three officers who were accused of being involved in the shooting death of rapper The Notorious B....

Two words probably sum up a great deal of strife, bitterness, and hatred in the world: cultural change. Those are the two words that led to the Trump presidency, where 63 million people essentially voted for the past (‘Make America Great Again’) rather than a future that would look extremely different from what most people over the age of 40 recognized. Rap Sh!t, the new HBO Max half-hour dramedy, masterfully depicts the changing culture (which is, again, why most people over 40 will hate it)....

While some characters may have the same actors play them for sequels or entire franchises, there are some characters who have seen many actors take on the role. For many reasons, including scheduling conflicts or contract negotiations, characters sometimes have to be recast with different actors. While sometimes recasting may end up for the better, other times it may be for the worse, if an actor is unable to live up to their predecessor....

Japanese movies are always an exercise in bizarrity. The only problem is, you never know until you get to watching them just what personality will be in today. Seriously, it’s like a Dilbert strip I once read where Catbert’s off firing some guy with multiple personalities and he’s spent all morning firing the twins and the astronaut and the little girl. Japanese movies really are a lot like that. The question of the day, of course, is who’s in?...

I find it interesting that over the past decade or so - decade of CSI and the forensic crime dramas that - you know, squad officers and detectives and crime shows have kind of taken a back seat while many of the crime scene analysts and medical examiners and their techniques have taken over. It’s almost like the powers that be determined that cops stopped being interesting and Southland is, you know, one of those rare shows that confers that, yes, actually cops still are very interesting....