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Tahara is a unique and insightful film in a cinematic landscape which often isolates voices. It illustrates the creative potential of what certain theorists have termed ‘intersectionality,’ feminist intersectionality in particular, without being a didactic or proselytizing film. It does this by bringing together different voices in a creative partnership; queer, Jewish, Black, and female perspectives are represented courtesy of the film’s thoughtful cast and crew — writer Jess Zeidman, director Olivia Peace, and stars Madeline Grey DeFreece and Rachel Sennott....

Clayton (Timothy Granaderos, 13 Reasons Why) is an aspiring actor who is desperate for a role as a demonologist. He’s received a callback and is willing to do whatever it takes to beat out Donald (Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild), who is also gunning for the role. In an effort to gain an edge, Clayton contacts Eliza (Radha Mitchell, Man on Fire), an expert in devil lore, to help him prepare....

Soul Power is a new verité documentary about the legendary music festival “Zaire ‘74,” and it depicts the experiences and performances of such musical luminaries as James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, and Celia Cruz. The film was crafted from the extensive “outtakes” that remained after making When We Were Kings, which chronicled the epic title fight between Mohammad Ali and George Foreman, but relegated the music festival to a small, supporting role....

The Fear the Walking Dead penultimate season four episode got the gang back together, mostly. Al hasn’t been seen since she fixed the generator in the hospital. Morgan (Lennie James) and the others devise a plan to get off the roof. Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Charlie (Alexa Nisenson) have found Victor (Colman Domingo) and John (Garrett Dillahunt), but Martha (Tonya Pinkins) complicates the rescue. Jim (Aaron Stanford) whines to the very end, but goes out heroically....

Star Wars fans now have seven live-action movies to love, ok maybe four, an argument could be made for 5. But outside of the movies, there has always been the expanded universe comic books, video games and of course, novels to dive deeper into a galaxy far far away. Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it has been a bit tricky knowing what expanded universe characters are and are not canon, but now we know that one of the biggest Star Wars villains of all-time, Grand Admiral Thrawn, is indeed part of the new canon....

White Men Can’t Jump is getting a reboot, and 20th Century Studios has released a first look. The 1992 classic directed by Ron Shelton is set to join the long list of movies with modern remakes, bringing once high-grossing stories to a new generation with twists that fit today’s world. The film, which will hit Hulu’s screen on May 19, stars rapper Jack Harlow, Sinqua Walls, and Lance Reddick, with rapper Vince Staples also making a special appearance....

It feels like just yesterday this iconic bunch got together for HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion. From the hugs and warm smiles to the rereading of memorable scenes, this group brought back the nostalgic 90s. The award-winning television sitcom, Friends, first aired in 1994 and came to a close in 2004. Most would agree, especially today, that these were simpler times, even for a misfit group of 20-something-year-olds in New York City....

Tuesday nights this summer are going to be a lot more entertaining as FX is pairing its Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama Rescue Me with its new comedy series Louie beginning June 29. The sixth and penultimate season of Rescue Me will air Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT leading into the premiere season of Louie at 11:00 PM ET/PT. “The pairing of Rescue Me and Louie this summer will create an hour and a half of the funniest and most ruthlessly honest comedy and drama about men ever seen on commercial television,” said John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks....

The Mexican actor is brilliant in his darkest role yet Gael Garcia Bernal has made a career of playing unique characters. In James Marsh’s The King, he plays Elvis, a dangerous and confused young man trying to reconcile with his long lost father (William Hurt). After being summarily dismissed as his son, Elvis entrances his unaware half-sister (Pell James) into a twisted and perverse relationship. The film is very similar to a Greek tragedy....

MGM is finally in a position to bring Chucky back to life, with the horror reboot Child’s Play heading into production. Child’s Play first hit theaters in 1988, spawning the sequels Child’s Play 2, Child’s Play 3, Bride Of Chucky, and Seed of Chucky. The remake had been in development for several years, with a script already written by Don Mancini, who also wrote all the previous movies in the Chucky franchise....

Chris Gorak tells us what “not” to do in case of an emergency After multiple dirty bombs are detonated, spreading deadly toxic ash across Los Angeles, Brad (Rory Cochrane) inadvertently quarantines his wife, Lexi (Mary McCormack) outside their new home in Silver Lake, Califonria, by safely sealing himself inside. With the city under siege and Martial Law in affect, Brad and Lexi struggle to survive with little supply, limited time and no information-all the while separated by thin doors and thinner sheets of plastic....

The elusive director discusses his hilarious jihad comedy about four inept terrorists attempting a suicide bombing England’s Christopher Morris has created a thoughtful and hilarious treatise on terrorism with his latest project, Four Lions. While a comedy about Jihadi suicide bombers might sound like its trying to court controversy, the film is being lauded as one of the most important essays ever made about the subject. Some critics have even hailed as it the best film of this year....

Before Billy Dee Williams played the pre-disfigured version in the 1989 film Batman or Tommy Lee Jones took on the character in 1995’s Batman Forever or Aaron Eckhart in 2008’s The Dark Knight, show creators for the 1960s TV series wanted Clint Eastwood to play Harvey Dent. Eastwood, fresh off his success from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, was reportedly in talks to play the iconic character. It was easy for the Rawhide star to mosey over to spaghetti westerns, but audiences never got the chance to see him transition over to Batman villain Harvey Dent, a/k/a Two-Face....

In this neo-political, uber-violent world we live in, it would be shameful to say I was “going off to war”. Spending the week with a bunch of coo-ditch smelling retro-collectors who’ve all been chumpatized is not a painful or life threatening experience. It’s not as bad as, say, having half your torso blown to sawdust. It is, however, quite traumatizing. Heading to the 2007 Comic Con is a lot like trudging down to boot camp....

Criterion has some big plans for their upcoming Janus Films retrospective. In a story from The Digital Bits, Criterion is going to be putting out the Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. In addition to being loaded with classic art films, the set will contain a hardcover book that will give the history of Janus Films from film historian Peter Cowie. Director Martin Scorsese will provide a tribute piece and the set will also contain production notes for all the films in the set....

Without a doubt one of the biggest hits of the year has got to be Toy Story 3. Not only did the film open to rave reviews, and will probably be a top Oscar contender, but it went on to earn over $1 billion worldwide and break several box office records in the process. So it would only make sense that Pixar, and their parent company Disney, would be planning a Toy Story 4, right?...

David Slade has beat out several other directors to make the adaptation Matched for Walt Disney Pictures. The project is an adaptation of Ally Condie’s young adult novel, published in 2010 as the first part of a trilogy. The story is set in a futuristic world where government officials tell people how to live their lives, with everything from what books they should read to what people they should fall in love with....

Set in a world where an age-old truce between the conflicted dark ones and light ones hangs in the balance among the unsuspecting humans, the action-packed fantasy thriller Day Watch soars onto DVD October 30th from Fox Home Entertainment. Available as an Unrated Edition DVD featuring footage not shown in theaters from the remarkable cinematic vision of cutting-edge director Timur Bekmambetov, Day Watch is the second installment of the innovative film trilogy (the follow-up to last year’s critically-acclaimed Night Watch) based on the best-selling horror/sci-fi novels by Sergei Luyanenko....

Deadpool is coming to the small screen next year and finally getting the TV adaptation he deserves. Maybe. Donald Glover (Community) and his brother Stephen Glover (Atlanta) are making the series for FXX which has already been given a 10-episode order. Fans of the movie are likely going to tune into this series the second it drops, but just don’t expect it to be an animated version of what Ryan Reynolds brought to the big screen last year....

Mahershala Ali will lead the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming Blade reboot as the titular vampire slayer, and now another major name has just been revealed to star alongside the actor. Delroy Lindo is reportedly in final negotiations to play a role in the new Blade movie, though the nature of his role hasn’t been revealed. Marvel neglected to provide an official comment on the news. While we have no idea who Lindo will be playing in this movie, it’s undoubtedly fantastic news to learn of his involvement, regardless of the role....