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HBO has released a new trailer for its upcoming six-part documentary seriesI’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which follows the late crime writerMichelle McNamaraas she hunts for the Golden State Killer. The series is based on McNamara’s book of the same name, and her research was so harrowing that it kept her up night after night with terrible nightmares. Desperate to rest and quell her mounting anxieties, she accidentally overdosed on prescription drugs and died tragically in her sleep with her manuscript unfinished....

Aside from video games, board games also get film and TV adaptations. One of them isClue(or Cluedo), which was first announced in 2021, then later in 2024 when it was revealedto be an animated series that Sony will release. Unfortunately, this board game project was unable to leave the tabletop setting as it was recently reported that the show was canceled. Clue’swriterDewayne Perkinsrevealed in an interview that the show was canceled but didn’t give any reason why that was the case....

The ever-busyKevin Smithhas another project in the works - and this time, he’s coming to TV. The indie writer-director-actor is working onLocal Heroes, a mystery comedy series.Variety reportsthat the series is in development at Universal Television. Local Heroeswill center on the regular customers at a comic book store, who band together to solve local mysteries. It is being developed with an eye to airing on NBC. The series is inspired by Smith’s own comic book store, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey....

Akira’s motorcycle has once again stalled outon the road to a live-action adaptation. According to The Hollywood Reporter,Warner Bros. has given up the film rights to the classic cyberpunk manga and anime feature after over 20 years of trying to put together a new spin. The rights have been returned to the original manga publisher Kodansha, and, reportedly, interested producers and creatives are already gearing up to make their case to take on the legendary Japanese story ahead of it being presented to prospective buyers....

InvincibleSeason 3 went out with a bang aftera bloodied finalerecently leaving fans wanting more. TheRobert Kirkmancreated show castSteven Yeunin the titular role of the teenage hero and has a stellar line up of fan favorite characters voiced by compelling actors whose performances know no bounds, and fuel the fire of this intergalactic world. So, it’s natural for fans of the show to wonder how this world would fare in live-action, and thankfullyInvincibleis an IP that announced a movie in 2017 and seems like the development is still going on....

Game of Thronesclearly had no idea what to do with Cersei (Lena Headey) in its final season. It seemed to believe that they had taken her character as far as they could, and then she just kind of dies without any kind of escape plan or final petty move. Even more surprising is that there was no final confrontation between Cersei and Arya (Maisie Williams) even though Arya had been planning to kill Cersei since the end of Season 1....

Mary Poppins Returnsis about as close as you can get to a remake ofMary Poppinswithout just calling it a remake. Technically the story takes place 25 years after the original, butRob Marshall’s movie is more about replacement rather than moving anything forward. There’s an extended animation sequence, but it uses newer animation techniques. Instead of visiting Mary Poppins’ uncle, they visit her cousin. Instead of a dance sequence with chimneysweeps, it’s a dance sequence with lamplighters....

The first photos of the upcoming crime thrillerMidnight in the Switchgrasshave been released. StarringMegan Fox(Jennifer’s Body) andBruce Willis(Glass), the film focuses on a duo of FBI agents that get caught in the crosshairs with a dangerous serial killer. Joining them isEmilie Hirsch(Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood) as a Florida cop who needs their help in catching the culprit once and for all. The photos are just as sun-soaked and gritty as you can expect from a crime drama taking place in Florida....

After many years of countless productions set in the 80s, Netflix is slowly moving on to the next decade – and their upcoming holiday comedy might make you feel a bit old.Mixtapeis set in late 1999 and follows a young girl trying to retrieve songs her late parents recorded on a cassette tape. The movie premieres next month. The trailer reveals a coming-of-age, end-of-the-year adventure that sees a fun banter between the starGemma Brooke AllenandModern FamilyalumJulie Bowen, who plays her grandmother....

HBO has released the firstMy Dinner with Hervétrailer. The film, directed bySacha Gervasi(Hitchcock), is based on the true, unlikely friendship between struggling journalist Danny Tate (Jamie Dornan) and famous French dwarf actor Hervé Villechaize (Peter Dinklage), who was best known for his work onFantasy IslandandThe Man with the Golden Gun. This is only the briefest of teasers and serves more as an announcement than a real look at the movie. That being said, I’m all for Dinklage taking on roles like this, and since he’s also serving as a producer on the film, it’s clearly a story he’s incredibly passionate about telling....

VivariumdirectorLorcan Finneganreturned to the Cannes Film Festival 2024 to premiere his filmThe Surfer, a thriller led by an explosiveNicolas Cagethat left the audience buzzing. The movie invites its viewers onto the fictional Luna Beach in Southern Australia, where the waters are warm, but the welcome wagon isn’t. The match for Cage’s fuel is a toxic gang leader named Scally, played byJulian McMahon, best known for television roles in hit series likeCharmed,Nip/Tuck, and most recently his run onFBI: Most Wanted....

Even forEdgar Wright, a visually acute and idiosyncratic filmmaker, his 2017 heist caper,Baby Driver, is a supremely ingenious film. The film’s direction and style are commanding on the screen. It is the kind of film that reminds general audiences of the power of the director.Baby Driveris filled to the brim withinnovative cinematic flourishes and radiant influencesthat inspire budding filmmakers. Despite how shrewd and skillful Wright’s vision was, it couldn’t account for unfortunate twists such as rights refusals from the proprietors of a classic horror icon....

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for the horror haul, our weekly round-up and one-stop-shop for all things horror. This week in horror, we finally got our first taste ofAndy Muschietti’s newItmovie with the first trailer for theStephen Kingadaptation. It was a big week for trailers in general, with new looks at theTom Cruiseaction horrorThe Mummy, the latest Conjuring spin-offAnnabelle: Creation, the Fantastic Fest head tripA Dark Song, and the latest Shudder exclusiveSweet Sweet Lonely Girl, and a whole bunch more (Check ‘em all out below)....