The Water Cooler: ‘Breaking Bad 101,’ Madden On The PlayStation 4, And Getting Into The Halloween Spirit Welcome toThe Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everythingexceptthe movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Jacob Hall reads a new book aboutBreaking Bad, Ben Pearson dives into next-generation sports games, Peter Sciretta plays an incredible board game, Hoai-Tran Bui checks out theHis Dark Materialsprequel, and Chris Evangelista gets into the melancholy Halloween spirit....

Watch The 10-Minute Pitch Video That Landed ‘The Muppets’ A New TV Series In case you hadn’t heard,The Muppetsare coming back to television this fall with a brand new series on ABC. Taking a cue from shows likeThe OfficeandParks and Recreation, the series will be a mockumentary style show following the Muppets as they create a new series for ABC. Yeah, it’s pretty meta, just like all the rest of their productions....

Watch The First Five Minutes Of ‘Source Code’ Duncan Jones, the man who madeMoon(as his Twitter name states) is back with his sophomore film,Source Code. The mind-bending sci-fi film starsJake Gyllenhaalas Colter Stevens, a military captain who somehow finds himself inside the body of another man for the final eight minutes of his life. In that time, he has to find out who blew up a train full of passengers before the bomber strikes again....

What Is The Future Of ‘Daredevil’? Can Cancelled Netflix Marvel Shows Continue On Disney+? Last night, Netflix cancelledDaredevil, leaving onlyJessica JonesandThe Punisheras the final Marvel shows on that streaming platform. But there have been some not-so-subtle hints thatDaredevilwill return in some capacity, so let’s look at the future of The Man Without Fear and address the speculation that the show might make the jump from Netflix over to Disney’s upcoming streaming service,Disney+....

WTF: Drake Doremus Film ‘Equals’ Is A Romantic ‘1984’ Starring Kristen Stewart If you’re like me, when you think of romance, you think of the dystopian future depicted in George Orwell’s landmark novel1984. The novel is just as frightening now as it was decades ago. It is even more appropriate as a piece of social and political observation now than it has ever been. But, y’know, romance! When the new film fromDrake Doremus(Like Crazy)was announced last year, all we knew was that it would be calledEquals, thatKristen StewartandNicholas Houltwould play a couple, and that the writer/director said “Like Crazywas about the past and had a very nostalgic feel to it, and kind of about my past....

‘Behind The Candelabra’ Trailer: Michael Douglas Preens And Seduces As Liberace Steven Soderbergh’s retirement has turned out to be more of a transition. While he’s done with theatrical features for now, he’s as active as ever on the small screen. Just last week, he wastalking uphis plans to adapt John Barth’sThe Sot-Weed Factorinto a 12-hour miniseries. Perfectly positioned to mark that switch from the big screen to the small one isBehind the Candelabra, an HBO film about the rather bizarre romance between the famed pianist (played with flirty, flamboyant charm byMichael Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (a wide-eyedMatt Damon)....

‘Demon Slayer’ Is A Visually Remarkable Action Anime About Not Losing Your Humanity, And Also Killing Monsters (Welcome toAni-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)Because battle shonen anime is arguably the most popular anime genre there is, it is bound to become a bit formulaic. Just like superhero movies can at times feel like they’re just following a series of checklists, too many battle shonen anime feel like a repeat of things you’ve already seen....

‘Doctor Strange’ Villain Revealed: Learn More About Mads Mikkelsen’s Kaecilius Marvel unveiled the firstDoctor Strangetrailermonths ago, but much of the film still remains shrouded in mystery. Like the villain. We know he’s played byMads Mikkelsen, and we got a quick peek at him in the trailer. If you’ve seen some of the paparazzi shots, you may know he’s got some weird stuff going on around his eyes. If you’ve been paying attention to Marvel toy releases, you might have learned thathis name is Kaecilius....

‘Dream Horse’ Review: Toni Collette And Damian Lewis Lead This Crowd-Pleasing Sports Drama [Sundance 2020] Jane (Toni Collette) is tired. Tired of working multiple jobs in small-town Wales, tired of her boring husband Brian (Owen Teale) who bums around watching TV all day, tired of taking care of her aging parents, tired of the drudgery her life has become. So when Howard (Damian Lewis), a former hotshot racehorse owner, becomes a regular at the bar where she works, Jane is inspired to try her own hand at raising a racehorse – but she needs some help to pull it off....

‘Dune’ Will Reunite ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Deadpool 2’ Star Josh Brolin With His ‘Sicario’ Director Josh Brolin, who recently played Thanos inAvengers: Infinity Warand Cable inDeadpool 2, is heading to outer space as part of the increasingly-awesomeDunecast.Blade Runner 2049andSicariodirectorDenis Villeneuveis adapting author Frank Herbert’s acclaimed science fiction novel intotwo movies, and has already managed to lock down one of the year’s most impressive collections of actors, includingTimothee Chalamet,Zendaya,Rebecca Ferguson,Oscar Isaac,Stellan Skarsgard,Dave Bautista,Charlotte Rampling, andJavier Bardem....

‘Evil Dead’ 4K Screening With Reimagined Score Coming To MondoCon 2019; More Panels And Programming Revealed MondoCon2019 is going to take you back to the woods with the world premiere screening ofEvil Deadin 4K with a reimagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca. TheEvil Dead – A Nightmare Reimagined2XLP will also be available with a brand new slipcover. In addition to theEvil Deadmaterial, attendees will be the first to score newMondo offerings including Marvel Studios’Black PantherOriginal Motion Picture Soundtrack 3XLP and posters forGhostbusters,The Last Jediand more....

‘Gotham’ Will Air Mondays; See Over A Dozen New Images WhenGothamwas first announced, it was something special. A new take on the Batman myth, pumped into your home every week via your television. Fast-forward a few weeks and now it’s justone of four new DC Comics showscoming this Fall. But it’s still the biggest and a bunch of newGothamphotos have been revealed, along with the fact it’ll air at 8 p....

‘In Bruges’ Conspirators Colin Farrell And Martin McDonagh Reunite For ‘Seven Psychopaths;’ Rockwell, Walken & Rourke Along For The Ride Let’s get into character here: this f***ing news is better than spending a night with a manky Dutch whore and a shitload of horse tranquilizer.In Brugeswriter/directorMartin McDonaghhas written and will direct a film calledSeven Psychopaths, andColin Farrellis starring. Your indie heroine Megan Ellison is financing, and today at Cannes the project addedSam Rockwell,Mickey RourkeandChristopher Walken....