The Next Reel Saturday Matinée

It’s Quibi week. Screenpass might be coming to your Movie Pass account. It’s Tiger King’s world… we’re just living in it. What makes a 5-star film? Zoom virtual backgrounds from studios. Plus, will Cherry Moon move into the top 100 in our Flickchart re-ranking? And a list of movies with conflicts in the Middle East.

Film Board is back this weekend with Guns Akimbo. COVID sanity check reveals Andy’s dark tendencies, a “Platform” update, and boozy, sleepy Criterion Channel sessions. Steve is high for John Wick, and the John Wick video game. Spike Lee offers his unfinished Jackie Robinson screenplay for quarantine reading. The Cancelled STAR WARS Episode 9 Animated. Moria with Lightsabers. CATS: The Butthole Cut trailer. Is Iron Man 3 the stupidest trending topic?

Changing tides in the theater biz. Collider’s digital release schedule for the coming months. Plus Flickchart re-ranking and a list of undercover cop movies!

We’re all living in a post-movie planet and just trying to make the best of it. We’re seeing some creative release strategies in light of the pandemic. Avatar is still coming. Cats keeps on giving. If you’re looking for something to do with your kids, you could do worse than remaking Spider-verse with traditional animation. Plus, trailers and a list of movies that include TV production.

Wisdom teeth. Tom and Rita. Plus a list of films with hot weather as a principle character and three derivative trailers!

Corona Virus Gregorian Reset. Bollywood Eternals. Old Kids in the Hall. Plus a very special re-ranking and a list of films featuring great surveillance!

Spielberg is stepping down as Indy director. Wait… there’s a Snake Eyes movie? Deepfakes and BTtF. The Director’s Cut nightmare. Dear Evan Hansen?

Amazing Stories is back. Trump misunderstands the Oscars, longs for a resurgence of Gone with the Wi…whatever. Shantaram halts production because they don’t know how to write it. Police Academy redux? Joaquin Phoenix prison breaks a cow.