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The latest trailer for the solo adventure of Will Arnett’s blocky Batman emphasizes Bruce Wayne’s emotional conflict: he’s lonely, but he’s also afraid of losing his loved ones again. What he doesn’t realize is that he already has family. Even the Joker wants his attention.

(PG-13: Language) Woody Harrelson plays a lonely middle-aged man desperate to connect with others but also unable to repress his incredulity at life’s absurdity. Daniel Clowes wrote and directed this adaptation of his eponymous graphic novel.

(PG-13) Mark, Spud, Sick Boy, Begbie, and director Danny Boyle reunite 20 years after the chaos of Trainspotting, and this time out, we learn that more things change, the more they stay the same.

(PG-13: Language, Gore) Chainsawsuit Original presents John Wick – which was marketed as a flick with an absurd premise and flashy action – as a well-rounded project about grief that also bids goodbye to an era of action movies while seeming to be a mere continuation of it.

Did you know that Joaquin Phoenix almost got the part of Stephen Strange in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe? That bombshell and more in CineFix’s trivia video about Doctor Strange. Also, we’ve seen it, and think it’s good enough you’ll want to see it on the big screen.

Now You See It presents a supercut of scenes from more than 50 movies, each of which takes us on a ride along with their protagonists as their adventures and the crises they face take their lives in new and profound directions.

“In 2040, you will be able to sail over the North Pole.” Fisher Stevens’ documentary about Leonardo DiCaprio’s three-year journey to enlighten himself about climate change is currently available on National Geographic’s YouTube channel for free.

(PG-13) Michael Shannon plays a successful chef who falls in love with an up-and-coming fashion designer played by Imogen Poots. But their whirlwind romance takes a diabolical turn when she turns out to have dark secrets. Worse, he decides to do something about them.

Lessons from the Screenplay’s Halloween episode is about The Shining. Early on, the film gave away obvious hints of what was to come. The dread comes from its intentionally disjointed buildup, from the inconsistent music to the seemingly mundane hotel.

(PG-13) Christopher Hart is arguably the perfect subject for No Small Parts. You may not know his name or his face, but you definitely know his hand. He played the Addams Family’s loyal pet, Thing.

Today I Found Out talks about the history of movie trailers as well as a couple of bonus trivia about this popular form of advertisement. The most important one being that the first trailers were shown in theaters at the end of films, hence their name.

Dane DeHaan plays an ambitious exec assigned to pick up his company’s CEO at a wellness center hidden in the Swiss Alps. Naturally, the seemingly idyllic facility turns out to be all kinds of screwed up. From Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring)

CineFix commemmorates the 7th 21st anniversary of David Fincher’s crime thriller with seven bits of cool trivia, including the fact that Kevin Spacey is not the one playing John Doe in the screenshot.

A mysterious organization fakes a prisoner’s execution because they want to watch him play a virtual reality game. And access his ancestor’s memories. Michael Fassbender plays both criminal and savior in this canon Assassin’s Creed film.

“Can we please just get down from the mountain?” “Noooo.” Legolambs is back with another hilarious musical movie parody. This time they take on Cliffhanger, a movie where Stallone tries to make as many distinct pained expressions as possible.

A neurotic programmer convinces his wife to lend her voice to his company’s virtual receptionist service. When she starts prioritizing her pursuits, he starts relying on her recording. Operator sounds like a budget version of Her, but critics say otherwise.

(Gore) CineFix compares the 1994 supernatural action flick The Crow and its source material, James O’Barr’s 1989 comic book series. While both are about coping with the loss of a loved one, the movie takes a more conventional approach to the hero’s journey.

The second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story reveals heroine Jyn Erso’s connection to the Death Star. We’re getting cringey vibes from the dialogue we’ve heard so far, but we’re still optimistic about this spinoff.

The evil spirit is left in its prison, Waller elects to call Batman instead of trusting people they didn’t trust enough to be free, and Captain Boomerang gets to do something. But to counter El Diablo’s point, a bomb isn’t “just fire”, you know?

(PG-13: Language) Nicolas Cage plays the role of Gary Faulkner, a jovial and repentant ex-con who went to Pakistan to try to capture Osama Bin Laden – a mission that he would go on to undertake eleven times. Based on Chris Heath’s 2010 article on Faulkner.

(Gore) Long before 1998’s breakout hit The Blair Witch Project, there were the infamous 1960s Mondo films, and in 1980, the sleazy and exploitative Cannibal Holocaust, the lowest point of an Italian film fad consisting of culturally insensitive fake documentaries.

Now You See It’s simplified but thought-provoking overview of how movies use geometry. Lines and shapes don’t have intrinsic or universal meanings, but they make for good reinforcements because they can be subtly and naturally integrated into a character or a scene.

Cinephiles often point to a filmmakers’ technique, an actor’s performance or a writer’s perspective when citing great films. But here CineFix lists its favorite scenes that exemplify one of art’s main points: to evoke, encapsulate or amplify emotions.

No Small Parts goes through the short but enviable filmography of the year’s breakout star. Millie Bobby Brown is of course crucial to the success of Stranger Things (and vice versa), but she’s acted in difficult roles before she got the part of Eleven.

Lessons from the Screenplay argues that Moonrise Kingdom is where Wes Anderson’s aesthetic perfectly matches the screenplay – a tale of innocence and youthful optimism told from the perspective of jaded adults. Then again, that sounds like all of Anderson’s films.