Directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus, Gremlins is thr comedy horror Christmas movie that celebrates its 40th anniversary.Rob and Jason rewind to 1984 this holiday season to revisit this dark and outrageous Christmas classic.Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) receives a strange creature as a pet, which then spawns other creatures that tran…

'Til death do they part...Written and directed by Kelly Marcel, Venom: The Last Dance is the superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Venom. This is the third installment of the Venom trilogy following Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and is the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.Eddie (Tom Hardy) and Venom are…

Produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, Superman & Lois is the superhero television series based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane.Luke and Jason check in on the fourth and final season of this CW series which stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the titular characters.Clark and Lois continue to deal …

Directed by Jeff Fowler, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series published by Sega.Sonic, Tails and Knuckles (Ben Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Idris Elba) face a powerful and mysterious new adversary, Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves). Defeated by Shadow in every single way, the trio forms an un…

Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Dear Santa is the Christmas comedy film starring Jack Black (not as Santa).When a young dyslexic and meek six-grader Liam (Robert Timothy Smith) mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, the devilish Satan (Jack Black) arrives to help him out – or to wreak havoc.…

Is Cap back for Avengers: Doomsday? From The Bear to The Hutt, we've got the latest casting addition to The Mandalorian & Grogu movie, we've got trailers for Star Trek: Section 31 and 28 Years Later, and the Final Destination franchise continues to cheat death.It could be time to put your Scrubs back on, Reacher takes on someone twice his size, and…

Question everything.Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Heretic is the psychological horror film starring Hugh Grant.Two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of …

Directed by Brandon Vietti, Batman: Under the Red Hood is the 2010 animated direct-to-video superhero film featuring characters from DC Comics.Luke and Nathan revisit the eighth film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies which is directly derived from the Batman storyline "Under the Hood".Red Hood (Jensen Ackles), a villain who knows Batman's…

Infinite space. Infinite terror.Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, Event Horizon is the science fiction horror film starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill.Luke and Jae return to 1997 to take on this 2047 set space rescue mission.Captain Miller and his team discover unbelievable secrets when they board the Event Horizon, a starship that had mysteri…

Created by David S. Goyer, Blade: The Series is the 2004 television series based on the Marvel Comics character Blade.Luke and [co-host] this single season sequel series which shares continuity with New Line Cinema's Blade film series and takes place after the events of the film Blade: Trinity (2004).Krista Starr (Jill Wagner) returns from military…

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Hiccup and Toothless come to life, the Voltron movie is real, an Idle Hands remake is coming together, and Christopher Nolan adds more actors to the cast of his next movie.Looks like the Tulsa King will be back, Clayface is confirmed for the DCU, and From will return to raise even more questions.Por That Film Stew Podcast

Love can be a beast. Written and directed by Caroline Lindy, Your Monster is the romantic comedy-horror film based on Lindy’s 2019 short film. Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera) is a young actress enduring a cancer diagnosis and upsetting relationship breakup when she discovers a terrifying, yet weirdly charming monster (Tommy Dewey) living in her clos…

Developed by Lauren LeFranc (who also serves as showrunner) for HBO, The Penguin is the crime drama television miniseries based on the DC Comics character of the same name.Luke and Jae return to Matt Reeves' Gotham for this spin-off sequel to the film The Batman (2022).Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell), A.K.A. the Penguin, begins his rise in the underworld o…

If life isn’t kicking your ass, it’s not doing its job. Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Goodrich is the comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis. Art dealer Andy Goodrich’s (Michael Keaton) life gets upended when his younger wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program while also threatening divorce. Andy takes charge of…

Written and directed by Jon M. Chu, Wicked is the musical fantasy film which is the first of a two-part film adaption of the stage musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, which is loosely based on the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire and explores the origins of some of the characters from The Wizard of Oz prior to the events of that sto…

Created by Jac Schaeffer (also showrunner and lead director) for Disney+, Agatha All Along is the television miniseries based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Agatha Harkness.Luke and Jason walk the Witches' Road to check out this spin-off of the series WandaVision (2021) - the 11th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MC…

Scary Movie is back, Captain America: Brave New World drops its first full trailer, a new trilogy of Star Wars movies may be coming, and the Mission: Impossible franchise is supposedly coming to and end.The Lanterns cast continues to grow, Macaulay Culkin emerges from the Fallout, and what if What If...? actually comes to an end?…

Witness the origin.Directed by Josh Cooley, Transformers One is the animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line.The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron: better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.…

Directed by Michael Dougherty, Krampus is the Christmas comedy horror film based on the eponymous character from Austro-Bavarian folklore.Luke and Nathan kick off the festive season early as they go back to this 2015 Yuletide feature which was co-written by Dogherty alongside Todd Casey and Zach Shields.When dysfunctional family squabbling causes y…

Directed by Brad Bird (in his directorial debut), The Iron Giant is the animated science fiction film based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.Luke and Nathan revisit this 1999 classic which stars the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonal…

Written and directed by Frank Miller, The Spirit is the neo-noir superhero film based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name by Will Eisner.Luke and Nathan revist this 2008 film to get a reminder of why The Spirit is something the world needs.Apparently murdered cop Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) returns as the Spirit, dedicated to protecting Ce…

Directed by James Wan, The Conjuring is the supernatural horror starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren - paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting.Luke and Jason go back to the start of The Conjuring Universe franchise to revisit the inaugural first installment.In 1970, paranormal i…

It's all about Tom Holland as he teams up with one of the biggest directors for his next film and dishes on Spider-Man 4. The game is back on as Jumanji 3 gets a release date, James Gunn delivers the official trailer for Creature Commandos, Superman has a dog, Nick Frost is a droid, and a Stephen King classic is set for the small screen with Mike F…

Written and directed by Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the first instalment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and our first introduction to the man of our dreams, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund).Rob and Jason drift off back to 1985 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this supernatural slasher film.Several Midwestern teenagers fa…

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, The 4:30 Movie is the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film loosely based on Smith's experiences sneaking into movie theatres as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavours.During the summer of 1986, three 16-year-old buddies spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When on…

Directed bt Stephen Hopkins, Lost in Space is the science-fiction adventure film adapted from the 1966-1968 CBS television series if the same name (itself inspired by the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johan David Wyss).Luke and Jae get lost back in 1998 to review this theatrical reboot which stars Willian Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman, …

Directed by Jesse V. Johnson, Accident Man is the action thriller film based on characters created by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner.Luke and Jae accidentally head back to 2018 to review this Scott Adkins starring flick which takes 'em out one mishap at a time.Mike Fallon is a seasoned hit man who is known for making his target's death look like an acc…

Developed by Mattson Tomlin, Terminator Zero is the science fiction action series set in the Terminator universe created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd.Luke and [co-host] check out the eight-episode Netflix series which premiered in August 2024.A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by …

Judgment is coming.Directed bt Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland, Dredd is the science fiction action film based on thd 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and the character of the same name created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.Luke and Nathan revisit this Karl Urban starring 2012 post-apocalyptic wasteland set outing.Mega City…

Directed by Brian Taylor from a script he wrote with Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, Hellboy: The Crooked Man is the superhero horror film based on the Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy, created by Mignola, which adapts The Crooked Man limited series also written by Mignola. It is the second reboot of the Hellboy film series and is the fourt…

Feeling old? DreamWorks turns 30 years old.Our nightmares are set to come to life as a live-action / CGI Rugrats movie is on the way, Henry Cavill takes on Voltron, and are you ready to get Fast and Loose with Will Smith and Michael Bay?Reacher reaches for a fourth season, it looks to be always sunny at Abbott Elementary, and the 90s have come to a…

The world is a stage... Directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker: Folie à Deux is the jukebox musical psychological thriller film loosely based on DC Comics characters. It is the sequel to Joker (2019) with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as the Joker. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) has been institutionali…

Directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi, Army of Darkness is the dark fantasy comedy film which serves as the third installment in the Evil Dead film series and the sequel to Evil Dead II (1987).Luke and Nathan go back to the Middle Ages (better known as 1992) alongside Bruce Campbell who is trappen in time, surrounded by evil, and low on …

Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is the science fiction horror film based on a story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.Jason and Rob rewind to 1979 to review the movie that horrifically demonstrated that in space no one can hear you scream and kicked off a media franchise of films, books, video games, and toys. It may even be the film responsible f…

Written and directed by Jon Watts, Wolfs is the action comedy film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The movie is out now on Apple+.Two rival fixers (Clooney and Pitt) cross paths when they're both called in to help cover up a prominent New York official's misstep. Over one explosive night, they'll have to set aside their petty grievances and …

We're still asking what that asterisk means as we check out the first trailer for Marvel's Thunderbolts*, Teen Titans Go's Robin will be pleased as they have finally announced a Robin movie, Matchbox or Hotwheels (choose a side), and "meshaloob blursh", the Sims movie is greenlit.We have our newest (or rather oldest) Green Lantern, Velma continues …

Directed by S. K. Dale, Subservience is the sci-fi thriller film starring Megan Fox.Alice (Megan Fox) is a lifelike artificially intelligent android who has the ability to take care of any family and home. Looking for help with the housework, a struggling father (Michele Morrone) purchases Alice after his wife becomes sick. Alice suddenly becomes s…

Primarily directed by Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz is the musical fantasy film which adapts L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Rob and Jason rewind to 1939 to celebrate the magical characters, the iconic songs, and all things Technicolor in this 85 year old MGM classic.When a tornado rips through Kansas, Do…

Heads will roll...Directed by Tim Burton, Sleepy Hollow is the gothic supernatural horror film loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".Luke and Nathan lose their heads over this 1999 adaption which stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.Ichabod Crane (Depp) is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decap…

The juice is loose! Beetlejuice is back! Directed by Tim Burton, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the dark fantasy comedy horror film, the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and the second film of the Beetlejuice franchise. After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia…

Developed by Tim Burton, Beetlejuice is the animated television series loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name (also directed by Tim Burton).Luke and Jason journey back to the animated realm to revisit the 4 seasons of this ABC and Fox series which ran from 1989 to 1991.Lydia Deetz and her friend Beetlejuice share adventures between both th…

Directed by Rupert Sanders, The Crow is the dark superhero film – a reboot of The Crow film series, the fifth film in the franchise, and the second film (after the 1994 original) to adapt the 1989 comic book series by James O’Barr.Soulmates Eric (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA Twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up …

Spider-Man 4 gets a director (but what does it mean for another MCU sequel?), The Goonies 2 (is it happening or not?), Josh Brolin seemingly won't be a Green Lantern, and Ghosts comes down under.Por That Film Stew Podcast

Written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap is the psychological thriller film starring Josh Hartnett. The goal of the trap: Identify and capture The Butcher in a sea of 20,000 people attending Lady Raven’s (Saleka Shyamalan) sold-out concert. A father (Josh Hartnett) who is in attendance with his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) must…

Directed by Frank Paur and Sam Liu, Hulk vs. is a double feature film and the sixth in a series of eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions (Marvel Animation and Lions Gate Entertainment), based on Marvel Comics characters.Luke and Nathan revisit this 2009 double smash which both share continuity with both Wolverine an…

Directed by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the science fiction film featuring the entire main cast of the original 1966-1969 Star Trek television series.Luke and [co-host] set phasers to stun as they take on the sixth feaure film in the Star Trek franchise.Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterpr…

The thing that won't die, in the nightmare that won't end.Directed by James Cameron, and written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, The Terminator is the science fiction action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Luke Jae are sent back in time to 1984 to kill... (we mean review) the original, the epic, futuristic blockbuster and celebrate its 40th anni…

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Something to get excited about... the first trailer for the Minecraft movie is here! Shadow the Hedgehog makes his big screen debut, Ultron (voiced of course by James Spader) is set to make his MCU return, and the next Jurassic World has a title and a synopsis.There'll be more murders and Only Murders in the Building, The Burbs will get the small s…