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Tien (Tony Jaa) stands by a river in Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008)

Tony Jaa Wanted To Send A Message With His Ong-Bak Sequel

By Anya Stanley June 22nd, 2022

Jaa wanted to show that the best martial arts can be about avoiding the fight altogether.

Ramona Edith Williams and Kelly O'Sullivan in Saint Frances

15 Pandemic VOD Releases That You Missed Out On

By BJ Colangelo June 22nd, 2022

From Saint Frances and Saint Maud to Miss Juneteenth and Banana Split, this isn't everything you might have missed, but it's a great start!

The Secrets Behind The Alien Language In Arrival

By Christian Gainey June 22nd, 2022

Arrival is one of the smartest movies about aliens in recent years, and a big reason is the scientific grounding of the film's alien language.

20 Underrated Gangster Films You Need To Watch

By Liam Gaughan June 21st, 2022

Mob films don't begin with "The Godfather" and end with "The Irishman." Thes underrated gangster films are required viewing for genre fans.

Terry Gilliam's Monty Python Frustrations Found An Outlet In Holy Grail

By Witney Seibold June 21st, 2022

'We were watching Pasolini films a lot at that time ...'

A Different Man: Everything We Know So Far About The Sebastian Stan Thriller

By Erin Brady June 21st, 2022

Here's what we know so far.

How Video Game Engines Are Changing The Way Animation Is Made [Annecy]

By Rafael Motamayor June 21st, 2022

This could be a game-changer.

Gene Hackman Nearly Quit Get Shorty Over A Scene That Was Cut From The Movie

By Jeremy Smith June 21st, 2022

Hackman was not thrilled about filming at night.

Making Magneto Move A Bridge Nearly Broke X-Men: The Last Stand

By Michael Boyle June 21st, 2022

X-Men: The Last Stand spent millions of dollars on this big action sequence, and it was almost even more complicated for the VFX team.

How Bill Lawrence Changed Elliot After The Scrubs Pilot To Better Fit Sarah Chalke

By Michael Boyle June 21st, 2022

A lot can change after a pilot.

Eating Maggots In Rescue Dawn Was A Breeze For Christian Bale

By Witney Seibold June 21st, 2022

'It was great. I couldn't stop laughing.'

Cover art for "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt"

How Sony's Kraven The Hunter Movie Will Be A Dramatic Departure From The Comics [Update]

By Ben F. Silverio June 21st, 2022

Kraven will speak every line of dialogue mimicking Keanu Reeves' accent from the 1997 movie 'The Devil's Advocate.' (Not really. But how amazing would that be?)

Onward's Original Pitch Was Almost Too Weird For Pixar

By Witney Seibold June 21st, 2022

Onward turned out all right, but Disney executives were originally a little leery about the story featuring a dead father's legs as a primary character.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Chaplin Casting Nearly Got The Movie Canceled

By Sandy Schaefer June 21st, 2022

It was a much different time in the actor's career.

The Daily Stream: Navalny Is A Fearless Documentary Shocker

By Valerie Ettenhofer June 21st, 2022

Navalny is a thrill ride, an effective character portrait, and a searing, galvanizing political work.

Lightyear's Time Travel Is Straight Out Of An '80s Sci-Fi Anime (But Not As Good)

By Rafael Motamayor June 21st, 2022

Lightyear's ideas about time dilation are straight out of one of the best sci-fi anime of all time: Hideaki Anno's early masterpiece, Gunbuster.

Kevin Costner's New Movie, Horizon, Is Being Split Into Four 2 Hour And 45 Minute Movies

By Jenna Busch June 21st, 2022

That's a lot of movies.

The 15 Best Spider-Man Comics You Need To Read

By Joe Garza June 21st, 2022

It's a great time to be a Spider-Man fan. If you want to learn why Spidey's one of the greatest superheroes of all time, you need to read these comics,