M3GAN Dances! Rosaline Disappoints! Daemon Targaryen is the Ultimate Wife Guy!
Hello, friends. /Film Editor and Chief Film Critic Chris Evangelista here. Once again, the /Film Newsletter has returned from the depths with a burlap sack overstuffed with link-based riches — for you. As is the custom of my people, I've rounded up some of the links from /Film below.
In this edition of the newsletter, Marvel has put Blade on hold; a trailer introduces us to M3GAN, the dancing murder doll; we bite our thumbs at the Shakespeare-inspired comedy Rosaline; a Freaky Friday sequel might happen; and much more!
News, Glorious News
Marvel's Blade reboot with Mahershala Ali continues to struggle, so much so that the film is now on pause while they search for a new director. Sorry folks, the blood sprinklers have been turned off — for now.
Legendary horror director Dario Argento already has a new movie in the works — and it's going to star Isabelle Huppert!
Could we be getting a Freaky Friday sequel? Jamie Lee Curtis says she pitched one to Disney, and who doesn't want to listen to Jamie Lee Curtis?
Kenneth Branagh and his big mustache are coming back for another Poirot film, A Haunting in Venice. And it has one heck of a cast! Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, and more are on board. These Poirot movies aren't very good, and yet, I kind of love to watch them. What a mystery!
Hello, please allow me to introduce you to M3GAN. She's a weird-looking doll who dances and kills people, and you can watch the trailer for her new film right here. The horror flick hails from writer Akela Cooper, who also penned the wonderfully bonkers Malignant, and that's all I need to know! This is going to be a must-see.
Reviews
There's a "hip" new take on Shakespeare called Rosaline headed to Hulu, and critic Hoai-Tran Bui says it's not very good.
Lena Dunham is back with the surprisingly charming Catherine Called Birdy.
The New York Film Festival documentary All That Breathes tracks the life of bird surgeons in New Delhi.
Features and Exclusives
Who is the ultimate House of the Dragon wife guy? Why, Daemon Targaryen, of course!
We love it when an actor stretches themselves (not literally, because that could hurt), so here are The 14 Best Against Type Performances In Cinematic History.
In an exclusive interview, Kate Mulgrew looks back on her short-lived Columbo spin-off, Mrs. Columbo. Now imagine Columbo saying "Just one more thing, this is my wife!"
Harley Quinn has changed significantly over time, and here's how she Became The Perfectly Imperfect Hero For Abuse Victims.
The new Hellraiser reboot is now streaming, and we went ahead and ranked all the film's characters from worst to best. But don't worry, you'll always be the best to me, reader.
Video of the Day
Time for a new section! Video of the Day brings you...uh, a video, of the day. Obviously. Today, here's an old interview with Martin "Marty" Scorsese, talking about framing, with animation by Patrick Smith.