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The Mountain Goats Sing About “The Ultimate Jedi' In A New Rian Johnson-Approved Song I guess we now know the actual identity of “the last Jedi"mentioned in the titleStar Wars: The Last Jedi– it’s the ultimate Jedi who wastes all the other Jedi and eats their bones. At least, that’s the subject of a new song composed byJohn Darnielleof The Mountain Goats, a song thatThe Last Jediwriter/directorRian Johnsonhas given his seal of approval....

This Was The Hardest Scene For Willem Dafoe To Shoot In The Lighthouse The most difficult part of performing as a trained actor is never what you think it is going to be. It is never the obvious things like remembering lines or having a big crying scene. For people who aren’t actors, these seem like the massive hurdles one has to jump to become a successful actor, but if you have enough training and experiences, an actor can come up with their own methods for having these things become second nature to the profession....

Top 20 Stories Of The Week: Indiana Jones 5, X-Men: Apocalypse, Sausage Party & More The Top 20 Stories of the Weekare the stories we think you should check out on/Filmfrom the previous week. This week we have updates on some TV shows getting renewed or canceled, trailers for the new seasons ofSilicon ValleyandThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, divisive discussion on the hopeful new VOD serviceThe Screening Room, an update on casting youngHan Solofor a future Star Wars spin-off, confirmation ofIndiana Jones 5, a new trailer forX-Men: Apocalypseand much more....

UPDATED: Eddie Murphy Retiring? Talks Beverly Hills Cop 4. Also: Brett Ratner Talks “Hard Core R” We all know thatEddie Murphywill end up on screen again—whether as a jivin' animal, an obese person near a pool, in a third sequel to June ‘09’s awful-soundingNowhereLand, or (hail mary)Inglorious Bastards. But the man who made Buckwheat even bunnier just announced toExtra(classy) that he’s throwing in the towel when it comes to feature films…...

Venom: Let There Be Carnage Ending Explained: It’s A Nice Day For A Red Wedding “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is out now, andit’s already looking like a big hit. If want to know where the “Venom” franchise and this delightfully goofy bromance between man and space goop might be headed, we’re going to take a deep dive into the ending and what it all means. Let’s talk all about the climax of this sometimes-gonzo movie....

We Ask Kevin Feige: When Will We See Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars/Marvel Crossover Movie? During my interview last week with Marvel Studios headKevin FeigeandIron Man 3directorShane Black, I brought upPatton Oswalt’s awesome ad-libbedStar Wars: Episode VIIpitch (aParks & Recreationouttake) which involved a cross-over event involving Disney’s Marvel superhero and galactic universe. While many of my colleagues were asking the softball questions like “will Robert Downey Jr come back for a fourth Iron Man” or “where will Marvel go in Phase 3?...

‘Alex Cross’ Trailer: Tyler Perry And Matthew Fox Play Cat And Mouse Ever sinceTyler Perrywas firstcastas Alex Cross in Summit’sJames Pattersonfranchise reboot, fans have understandably been pretty skeptical. Remember, this is a role once played by the great Morgan Freeman inKiss the GirlsandAlong Came a Spider. Any actor would have his work cut out for him following an act like that, but Perry in particular — who’s best known for his cross-dressing, comedic performances as Madea — seemed like an odd fit....

‘Attack The Block’ Review: A Genre Blending, Cult Classic In The Making Note:We’ve republished our earlier Attack The Block review to coincide with the film’s release. One day in the near future, you’ll probably be able to ownAttack the Blockaction figures. Not lame ones like you see for the typical Hollywood blockbuster, I’m talking the cool ones reserved for the true cult classics. NECA or McFarlane toys. Detailed likenesses with accessories....

‘Ford V Ferrari’ Speeds To The Top Of The Box Office, ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Falls To Hell, ‘Joker’ Crosses $1 Billion Globally The reboot ofCharlie’s Angelsfrom Sony Pictures crashed and burned in its opening weekend, which allowed the high octane biopicFord v Ferrarito speed into the top spot, giving 20th Century Fox a much needed box office victory after a series of disappointments since being acquired by The Walt Disney Company. Find out how the rest of the weekend box office played out in our rundown below....

‘Ghostbusters’ Screenwriter Discusses Two Of The Reboot’s Biggest Nods To The Original DirectorPaul Feigwas disappointedthat the cameos inGhostbusterswere spoiled. Photos taken by the paparazzi and leaks during the shoot told fans who to expect to see in the reboot, but there are possibly still a few surprises left. When we spoke to the film’s co-writer,Katie Dippold(The Heat), we asked her about one of those surprises and a certain cameo. Below, read what she had to say about theGhostbusterscameo and one lovely nod to the original film....

‘Hocus Pocus’ Is Getting A TV Movie Remake – Without The Original Cast The cult classic Disney movie that became a staple of Halloween night marathons for millennials across the country is getting its highly demanded resurrection — but probably not asHocus Pocusfans would have liked. Hocus Pocusis returning from the grave as a TV movie remake without any of the original cast. Which…feels more like a trick than a treat....

‘Irreplaceable You’ Trailer: Netflix’s New Tear Jerker What if you new for a fact that the person you loved would die soon? How would you approach that? And how would your dying significant other face this? These very difficult questions get the tear jerker movie treatment in Netflix’s new original filmIrreplaceable You, starringGugu Mbatha-RawandMichiel Huisman. Watch theIrreplaceable Youtrailer below. The time has come for yet another original movie from Netflix. In their endless quest to create as much original content as possible, Netflix is now taking a trip into weepy tear jerking romance land withIrreplaceable You, which looks the result of someone adding dark humor to a Nicholas Sparks novel....

‘Knives And Skin’ Review: A Neon-Soaked Domestic Drama That Flirts Effectively With Genre If you filtered a classic character-driven film likeThe Last Picture Showthrough a giallo color palette and infused it with impending dread of a horror flick, you’d get something that looked a lot like Jennifer Reeder’sKnives and Skin. The writer-director begins her film with a missing girl, the inciting incident for any number of genres, and lets it spiral away outwards organically....