Cinema File Podcast

For his update of the iconic 1972 Gordon Parks Jr. action drama "Super Fly," Director X delivers an exciting - and surprisingly subversive - summer crime epic that has more car chases and kung-fu than you might expect, but it also stays true to the anti-heroes of the '70s instead of just using their names and image.

With "Hereditary," A24 takes another step forward in elevating what's become of the modern horror genre by taking a grim '70s style plot and conjuring up a few modern shocks to make it all go down easier. Does it work? Let's say there are more spoilers in the trailer than in this review.

In a career that basically created "Fail Army" and its culture in 2000, King Jackass Johnny Knoxville apparently is allowed to keep failing as long as its his skull that gets hurt and not the box office of his movies. Here are my notes after seeing his latest, the period underdog comedy "Action Point."

Equal parts western, romance, heist flick and sci-fi action - and much like the main character and his crew - it's impossible to resist the breezy-paced charm of "Solo." My prediction is that "Star Wars" fans will probably want Ron Howard doing more entries in the franchise, Rian Johnson to do less, and Donal Glover to appear in all of them.

Scooby, Shaggy and Fred are in trouble, and not the kind they're used to. Not just because they're nowhere to be found in "Daphne & Velma," but also because you won't miss them when you're watching it.

Coralie Fargeat's bloody thriller "Revenge" fought back in real life by featuring negative comments from male YouTube users in the film's trailer, making it clear that they are not the intended audience but rather the literal target. So who is "Revenge" for, and does it transcend the pitfalls of its genre or succumb to them?

So I walked out about half way through "Avengers: Infinity War," but not because it was a bad movie. Has a life spent not being a fan of video games or episodic television finally got the best of me, ir is the Marvel Cinematic Universe truly broad enough for some of its films to appeal to specific audiences? Tell me on Instagram and Twitter @cinemandrew that I need to go back and finish.

Inspired by last week's news that "The Fate of the Furious" and "Straight Outta Compton" director F. Gary Gray is set to helm a live action film based on (supposedly obscure) '80s toy franchise "M.A.S.K.," OnlineAthens movie columnist Andrew Shearer speculates on other Hasbro properties that could be turned into films, and the possibilities for a Marvel-like "shared universe."

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Do old movies disintegrate when they get remade? Has modern horror fandom alienated old school geeks? Is the Masters of the Universe movie really ok? Hear all this and more as Andrew hits the kitchen with Daily Grindhouse columnist and culinary cut-up Mia Mayo.

What's cool about having a library of movies at your house, apartment, igloo, deep sea diving bell, etc? What practical purpose does physical media serve in teh age of streaming and digital download? The answer - for me anyway - goes back generations. See my collection (and other movie-related nerdery) on Instagram @cinemandrew