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Shortly after the premiere of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 last night, the music videos for the opening and ending theme songs were also released on the respective artists' official YouTube channels. The five-member dance and vocal unit Madkid performs the opening theme song "Resolution." The group has provided the opening theme songs for each anime season of The Rising of the Shield Hero since its debut in 2019. As their 11th CD single, "Resolution" is set to release in Japan on August 20, 2025. Madkid "Resolution" Music Video The Rising of the Shield Hero' Season 4 Creditless Opening Video Madkid artist photo Related: Madkid to Release The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Season 4 Opening Theme "Resolution" in August Singer Chiai Fujikawa (ex-member of idol group Maneki Kecak) performs the ending theme song "Eien ni Ikkai no" ("Once in Eternity"). She has also provided the ending themes for the anime since its first season.

The Rising of the Shield Hero is one of the most popular isekai series today and there is a lot of hype about the show, whose fourth season is coming next month, which is what we are going to talk about in this report.

The popular anime series is based on the ongoing novel series by Aneko Yusagi, which started publication back in 2012; the light novel series debuted in 2013 and there are 22 volumes as of the time of writing.

The fourth season will premiere on July 9, 2025, and the producers have released a new trailer for the upcoming season, as well as a new visual for the upcoming fourth season of the show.

Related: The Rising of the Shield Hero: What Is the Hengen Muso Style & How Powerful Is It?

Before we continue, here is the trailer for the upcoming season:

The new trailer and information were revealed during The Live...

The five-member dance and vocal unit Madkid will release their 11th CD single "Resolution" in Japan on August 20, 2025. As reported in April , the title track will be featured as the opening theme for the forthcoming fourth season of The Rising of the Shield Hero TV anime. Madkid was formed in 2014, and made their major debut in 2018. They have performed all opening theme songs for T he Rising of the Shield Hero anime series since its first season in 2019. The theme songs by them have become a huge hit mainly overseas with over 32 million total views on YouTube. Since then, the group has been active globally, performing numerous anime theme songs and holding live shows in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Mexico, and other foreign countries. In addition to the original Japanese lyric version, the CD single also includes the English lyric version of "Resolution" and "Maze” with lyrics and music by Koji Ide,...

Exclusive: XYZ Films has picked up world sales rights on the supernatural thriller Man Finds Tape ahead of its debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Written and directed by Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, the film stars Kelsey Pribilski, William Magnuson, John Gholson, Brian Villalobos, and Nell Kessler. It is produced by David Lawson Jr, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, and Ashley Landavazo. Executive producers are Jessica Cargill and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). XYZ Films also executive-produced.

The film marks the latest collaboration between XYZ Films and Moorhead, Benson, and Lawson’s Rustic Films, which includes titles such as Something In the Dirt, Synchronic, and Spring. The team also worked together on previous Tribeca titles, The Endless and Resolution, both directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, with the latter being the filmmaking team’s directorial debut.

The official synopsis reads: After receiving a cryptic call, documentarian Lynn Page...

When it comes to isekai anime, The Rising of the Shield Hero has been one of the most popular titles in recent years. Created by Aneko Yusagi as a novel series, The Rising of the Shield Hero rose to popularity when the light novel debuted in 2013.

The light novel series is still ongoing with 22 volumes as of the time of writing, and it contributed to the production of the anime series as well. The anime series premiered in 2019, and since then, three seasons and 50 episodes have aired.

But, as we all know, a fourth season of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime is on the way and the producers have released the first teaser video, as well as some additional staff information.

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Before we continue, here is the trailer:

It’s not much at this point,...

Ahead of a July 2025 broadcast, a brand-new trailer released today for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 previews new cast members and the highly anticipated sequel's opening song, "Resolution" by Madkid. Fellow series regular Chiai Fujikawa also returns to perform "Eien ni Ikkai no" ("Once in a Lifetime") for the ending song. The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Trailer Related: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Premieres in July 2025 Based on the light novels by Aneko Yusagi and Seira Minami, Hitoshi Haga continues to direct The Rising of the Shield Hero for Season 4 at studio Kinema Citrus, with series composition by Keigo Koyanagi and character designs by Franziska van Wulfen, Sana Komatsu and Masahiro Suwa. Additional staff members include: Assistant Director: Takanori Yamamoto Color Designer: Azusa Sasaki Art Director: Junichi Higashi 3Dcg Director: Yuji Koshida Layout Designer: Shinichiro Miyazaki 2D Artist: hydekick Director of Photography: Miho...

With founders Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, masterminds of such low-budget horror as “Resolution,” “Spring,” and “The Endless,” now entrenched in the Marvel machine, their Rustic Films is calling in the reserves. “Descendent” writer/director Peter Cilella has been involved with multiple Rustic productions as an actor, going all the way back to “Resolution” in 2012. Now, he’s the latest member of the Los Angeles-based production company’s roster — he’s preceded by Michael Felker, whose “Things Will Be Different” debuted under the Rustic banner last year — to get his turn in the big chair, so to speak.

At the film’s SXSW premiere, Cilella described his feature directorial debut as being about “depression, anxiety, and aliens.” And the film’s priorities do unfold in that order. There’s also some soul-searching about what it means to be a man in contemporary America, a topic that’s too often hijacked...

Crunchyroll revised its Terms of Service on Jan 25, 2024, in response to a recent leak of Premium user account credentials.

A user on X had posted a list of usernames and passwords that day, leading to confirmations from some subscribers that their credentials were among those exposed.

Concerns over the security of the streaming service intensified, although Crunchyroll maintained that its systems were not compromised.

Table of ContentsNew Eligibility and Registration ClauseChanges to Section 13Overhaul of Section 14: Dispute Resolution and Class Action WaiverPossible Legal Ramifications of the Updates New Eligibility and Registration Clause

The updated Terms of Service now include a new paragraph in the Eligibility and Registration section, emphasizing that the service is strictly for personal use.

The paragraph states that users may not transfer, sell, purchase, or barter their subscriptions. Any attempt to do so, the new clause indicates, is “null and void.” The text also prohibits any fraudulent use of the subscription.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has revealed how excited Christmas guest star Nicola Coughlan was about joining the show. Coughlan appears as a special guest in Doctor Who's 2024 festive special "Joy to the World."

The Bridgerton actress reunites with Barbie co-star Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who’s upcoming seasonal episode, which sees The Fifteenth Doctor and his new friend Joy (Coughlan) teaming up to stop the nefarious Villengard Corporation’s time travel plot. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Davies confirmed that Coughlan’s busy film and TV career weren’t an obstacle in getting her to join Doctor Who. “She was free and she loved it! She’s an old friend of Ncuti’s. I kind of knew her to say hello to and, to be honest, she bit our hands off,” the showrunner joked.

Doctor Who's Latest Christmas Special Reunites Barbie Co-Stars

This Doctor Who Christmas...

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been busy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe lately, directing episodes of Moon Knight, Loki season 2, and the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again, but before they entered the Marvel universe, they were known for making genre films like Resolution, Spring, The Endless, Synchronic, and Something in the Dirt. They’re staying in touch with their roots by serving as executive producers on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different, which stars Riley Dandy of Christmas Bloody Christmas and Adam David Thompson of A Walk Among the Tombstones – and since that film is set to receive a theatrical and digital release on October 4th, a trailer has now made its way online. You can watch it in the embed above.

The feature directorial debut of Michael Felker, the film sees Dandy and Thompson taking on the roles of siblings Joseph and Sidney, who are...

It’s been almost been 20 years since Doctor Who was revived for a new audience, and the show has brought us lots of Christmas and New Years specials since then. Although Christopher Eccleston rang in this new era with his Ningth Doctor in 2005, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor was the first to star in a holiday special.

We're going to rank every holiday special of the New Who era, including the New Years specials produced during Jodie Whittaker's run as the Thirteenth Doctor. Let's begin!

Bradley Walsh as Graham, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Tosin Cole as Ryan - Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks - Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/Bbca 17. "Resolution" — 2019

The Doctor: Jodie Whitaker, the Thirteenth Doctor

Director: Chris Chibnall

While “Resolution” is certainly a visually impressive episode, it's dragged down by a lack of urgency and imagination. This is the first time we see Thirteen meet Daleks.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe aka the MCU is getting ready for what is supposed to be one of the biggest comic book events of all time, Avengers: Secret Wars. But before it, to set the stage for the enticing event to take place in Avengers 5, which was previously titled ‘The Kang Dynasty’.

A still from the Marvel Cinematic Universe | Marvel Studios

Seeing the ‘success’ of recent MCU movies and projects, Marvel Studios has undeniably a lot of pressure to get things done right. While Deadpool & Wolverine is anticipated to be ‘MCU’s Savior’, it seems Kevin Feige is taking appropriate measures in bringing back two iconic Marvel directors to direct the upcoming Avengers 5.

Kevin Feige Reportedly Wants to Bring Back Two Iconic MCU Directors

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The MCU lately has been struggling with underperforming projects and...

Subscription streaming platform HighballTV has acquired North American streaming rights to a package of 15 US, British and Irish titles from Tribeca Films, the distribution label of the Tribeca Institute and Giant Pictures.

The deal, signed following this month’s Tribeca Film Festival, covers 13 narrative features and two documentary features that premiered at festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Berlin and the BFI London Film Festival. Titles will be curated as a Tribeca Films collection.

Launched in 2018 and based in Canada, HighballTV offers curated collections and festival films to a worldwide audience. It also has a production arm.

Among the narrative films included...

Over the last decade or so, Marvel has had a knack for snagging independent filmmakers with a lot of buzz, critical acclaim, and innovative creative voices to join their stable. Before James Gunn was at the helm of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy, he was the guy who got his start writing "Tromeo and Juliet" for Lloyd Kaufman. And he's not alone. Scott Derrickson, Jon Watts, Taika Waititi, Cate Shoreland, Destin Daniel Cretton, Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta, and so many others were still stars on the rise when Marvel came calling.

Fan reactions are typically divided with one camp worried this marks the end of their independent visions in favor of corporate-driven storytelling, while others are thrilled to see directors they love getting one hell of a paycheck. Theoretically, this should give them the creative freedom to make whatever film they want next, like the director's version of what...

Writer/Director/Editor Michael Felker knows his way around time-shifting, metaphysical labors of love, having edited Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s Something in the Dirt, Synchronic, The Endless, and Spring. Felker’s feature directorial debut, Things Will Be Different, seamlessly fits into the Benson/Moorhead cinematic universe, introducing a fractured sibling relationship put through the physical and emotional wringer when they play with forces they don’t quite understand.

Estranged siblings Sidney and Joseph fall into old habits like no time has passed at all when they rendezvous at a diner. That’s largely due to Joseph having a large bag of cash grabbed from an armed robbery, and the authorities are rapidly closing in. The siblings quickly make their way to an abandoned farmhouse with instructions on how to escape their current reality. The plan is to wait out the cops from the safety of an alternate timeline,...

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been busy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe lately, directing episodes of Moon Knight, Loki season 2, and the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again – but before they entered the Marvel universe, they were known for making genre films like Resolution, Spring, The Endless, Synchronic, and Something in the Dirt. Variety reports that they’re executive producers on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different, which stars Riley Dandy of Christmas Bloody Christmas and Adam David Thompson of A Walk Among the Tombstones. The film is set to have its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 11th, and in anticipation of that screening, a clip from Things Will Be Different has made its way online. You can check it out in the embed at the bottom of this article.

The feature directorial debut of Michael Felker, the film sees Dandy and Thompson...

“Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.”

-B.R. Haydon

Love and death are the two most powerful forces in human experience. They are the engines of our stories because they are the engines of our existence. Our hopes, desires, heartbreaks, and fears so often hang on these two factors—ever-present and constantly in tension. Horror, more often than not, preoccupies itself with the latter but from time to time, a really great horror love story comes along. Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson’s Spring is not only a great love story but an acknowledgment of the eternal balance of love and death that connects us to each other, the ancient and ongoing human story, and perhaps even the infinite.

Spring is quintessential Moorhead & Benson, who from their first feature, Resolution (2012), to their most recent, Something in the Dirt (2022), have explored vast and...

Here at /Film, we have talked quite a bit about how much we love genre-specific streaming services like Shudder or Alter, but does such a platform exist for fans of science fiction? Sure, there's always the Syfy channel on cable, but with so many people cutting cords and pivoting exclusively to streaming, you may be wondering where to find new and unique sci-fi stories. Well, may we interest you in Dust? A sister site of Alter, Dust comes from the folks at Gunpowder and Sky, the independent studio behind hits like "Summer of 84," "Tragedy Girls," "Her Smell," "Hearts Beat Loud," "Call Me Miss Cleo," and "Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball."

A hub for the very best in sci-fi short films, Dust also has a live linear channel constantly playing from their selection of shorts, so if you don't feel like wading through the selections, you can let the service choose for you.

As negotiating committees for the WGA and the AMPTP meet Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief negotiator, said a resolution to the writers’ strike would be a “reason for optimism” for striking actors.

“It would certainly be a good sign if the WGA and the studios and streamers are able to reach a deal,” Crabtree-Ireland said in a SAG-AFTRA Instagram Live on Wednesday afternoon. “It will mean that the studios and streamers have made moves in the same direction that we are looking for them to make moves.”

While a new deal between the writers’ guild and the studios might offer some hope to SAG-AFTRA members, Crabtree-Ireland reminded listeners of the issues distinct to actors that have yet to be negotiated since SAG-AFTRA joined striking writers on the picket line in mid-July.

“Of course, our contract proposals...

Holiday specials have become a cherished tradition on modern Doctor Who. Established in 2005's "The Christmas Invasion," which served as David Tennant's first full episode as the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who went on to claim a coveted Christmas Day slot every year from then until 2017. While the more recent seasons under showrunner Chris Chibnall have continued the tradition, they have moved the holiday specials from Christmas to New Year's.

Different writers have taken different approaches to Doctor Who's holiday specials. Some have been typical alien-fighting Doctor Who epics with Christmas-themed additions, such as Robot Santas and killer Christmas trees. Others have taken the opportunity to tell more uplifting and festive Doctor Who stories; while some of the New Year's specials have placed very little emphasis on the holiday setting at all.

Related: 10 Times the Doctor Lost the Tardis on Doctor Who

Resolution

Jodie Whittaker's first season as...

Back in 2019 Dn spoke with filmmakers Visitor (Aka George Thomson and Lukas Schrank) about their music video Resolution, which followed a female sumo wrestler named Tuvsho and her desire to reach the heights of her male-dominated profession. Today we speak with Visitor again, this time about the documentary I am Tuvsho which evolved out of that earlier music video and offers an extended insight into the world of Tuvsho and her ongoing journey within the realm of female sumo wrestling. Much like Resolution, I am Tuvsho uses gorgeous cinematography to weave a stirring account of an impressive athlete that is emblematic of contrasting ideals. Dn joined the co-directors for a revealing conversation about their committed approach to Tuvsho’s story, the evolution of the film post-Resolution and the equipment they opted for that would allow them to create a real and genuine document.

How you arrived at making I am Tuvsho?...

The modern cult sci-fi horror film The Endless is being developed into a television series. Making its debut at The Tribeca Film Festival in 2017, by directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, The Endless tells the story of two brothers dealing with a strain in their relationship. They visit an alleged cult that they once belonged to, gradually discovering that the situation is even weirder than they realize. The movie received strongly positive reviews from critics and raised the profile of its directors, who have since gone on to helm episodes of Moon Knight and the upcoming Loki season 2.

In an interview on the Script Apart podcast, Moorhead and Benson revealed they were working on a TV adaptation of The Endless.

The duo revealed that they are currently writing the project, which they would also star in. It would be set in the same Endless universe as the 2017 film. Benson offered some details,...

If you love the cultier end of the sci-fi/horror spectrum, chances are that Justin Benson_, one of the clearest distillations of their unique filmmaking voice – and they’re not done with creating original projects.

In fact, as they tell the Script Apart podcast, away from their Marvel work, the duo are beavering away on several of their own projects – one of which is a series not only set in the same continuity as The Endless (aka the ‘Shitty Carl Cinematic Universe’), but focusing once again on the characters of Aaron and Justin.

“Even now, nights and weekends are spent working on what is our next thing for that [independent output],” says Benson. “Which is essentially, what is hopefully a TV show – at smallest another indie film – in the Endless universe. That’s where we put all of our passion.” Moorhead adds: “The main characters are Aaron and Justin again. But that...

Doctor Who's potential 2019 Christmas Special was moved until New Year's Day because it was scary for the original time slot. Showrunner Chris Chibnall had written for the long-running sci-fi series since the show returned to screens in 2005 before helming the show from 2018 to 2022. Doctor Who's 2020 New Year's Day episode kicked off season 12 of the revived era with "Spyfall - Part 1," which saw Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor face a global conspiracy involving spies being targetted across the globe and a mysterious tech billionaire. The episode also saw the debut of Sacha Dhawan's incarnation of The Master.

As reported by RadioTimes, Chibnall reflected on his time as Doctor Who's showrunner to the Radio Free Skaro podcast following his departure in October 2022. He revealed that "Spyfall - Part 1" was originally planned to air on Christmas Day 2019, and BBC editorial felt that the final episode would be "too scary" to air on Christmas Day,...

Chris Chibnall has revealed the real reason that Jodie Whittaker never had a Doctor Who Christmas special during her era. With the Chiball/Whittaker era coming to an end in 2022, the former showrunner has revealed more about the motivations behind decisions made during his time on the show. One of the decisions that upset fans the most was the lack of a Doctor Who Christmas special, something which had been a regular fixture since 2005. The Christmas specials regularly got strong ratings, with "Voyage of the Damned," guest starring Kylie Minogue being the highest-rated Doctor Who Christmas special of all time.

Breaking this Doctor Who tradition was seen by many as a sacrilegious move, despite the fact that the Christmas specials rarely represent the very best that Doctor Who has to offer. Where the Christmas specials of the Rtd era were often colorful festive adventures, and those of the Steven Moffat...

Addictive Netflix thriller You is finally back. And in Season 4, Charlotte Ritchie gets the unenviable honour of playing the latest obsession of creepy-yet-handsome, ‘I just can’t help falling in love with (and then probably killing) you’ Joe, aka Penn Badgley.

If you’re new to You, it’s the story of bookshop manager Joe Goldberg, who has a pathological tendency to develop dangerous infatuations with women, which usually end in lots of bloodshed and/or a prolonged stay in a plexiglass book vault. Most recently, he’s had a son, whom he was forced to abandon when escaping to a new life across the Atlantic after the nail-biting, catastrophic Series 3 finale.

These days, Joe goes by Professor Jonathan Moore, and is living it up in London town. Charlotte Ritchie’s character is savvy ice-queen and art gallery director Kate, part of a group of wealthy and privileged young Brits Joe gets tangled up with.

"Boardwalk Empire" is something of an outlier in the so-called "Golden Age of Television." The show premiered on September 19, 2010 and received robust critical praise. Despite the reviews, "Boardwalk Empire" did not find the audience enjoyed by its contemporaries and it has not yet matched the reputation of its predecessors. One way or another, the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson has been outflanked by "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Sopranos," and "The Wire." Consequently, eight years after its expedited fifth and final season, it's time for something of a retrospective.Set during the 13 years of Prohibition, "Boardwalk Empire" spins fact and fiction into an exquisite tapestry of family, greed, lust, and brutal gangster politics. Nucky Thompson's grip on Atlantic City may be the show's center of gravity, but it also captures the zeitgeist of American organized crime in the early 20th century. The real-life figures are too numerous to quantify here,...

After captivating viewers with Resolution, Spring, The Endless, and Synchronic, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are back with their next movie, Something in the Dirt, which now has a teaser trailer and poster ahead of its November 4th theatrical release via XYZ Films.

Below, we have the teaser trailer and poster for Something in the Dirt, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Sundance interview with Benson and Moorhead, and you can listen to Heather and Michelle Swope discuss the duo's mind-bending films on a previous episode of Corpse Club!

Synopsis: "Levi has snagged a no-lease apartment sight unseen in the Hollywood Hills to crash at while he ties up loose ends for his exodus from Los Angeles. He quickly strikes up a rapport with his new neighbor John, swapping stories like old friends under the glowing, smoke-filled skies of the city. Soon after meeting, Levi and...

Last year, we heard that the filmmaking duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead were “returning to their DIY indie origins” with a new project called Something in the Dirt. Now a teaser trailer for Something in the Dirt has arrived online – and along with that comes the information that the movie is going to receive a theatrical release on November 4th!

Benson and Moorhead directed Something in the Dirt from a script written by Benson. The duo also produced the film and star in it… and the movie was actually filmed in their apartments during the pandemic shutdown. Here’s the story they’re telling with this one:

Two new neighbors witness what seems to be a supernatural event in one of their apartments. At first terrified, they realize that documenting this phenomenon could provide them the lives they’ve always dreamed of.

Benson and Moorhead are joined in...

On this special Indie Horror Month episode of Daily Dead's official podcast, Heather Wixson is joined by Michelle Swope to discuss the mind-bending films of the innovative directing duo Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, including Resolution, their Bonestorm segment in V/H/S: Viral, Spring, The Endless, Synchronic, and their new supernatural movie, Something in the Dirt, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

You can listen to the new episode of Corpse Club right now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube, Pandora, and SoundCloud, and go Here to catch up on our Indie Horror Month 2022 features!

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The Disney+ premiere of "Moon Knight" is almost upon us, meaning you'll soon be able to see Oscar Isaac formally enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In "Moon Knight," Isaac plays Steven Grant, aka Marc Spector, a superhero with dissociative identity disorder. While showrunner Jeremy Slater originally pitched "Moon Knight" as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the MCU, Slater has since been joined by other collaborators, each of whom will bring their own unique influences to the six-episode streaming series.

Two of those collaborators are Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the directing duo behind such films as "Resolution," "The Endless," and "Synchronic" (the latter of...

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With their latest feature together, DIY sci-fi directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead continue to make the low-budget thrillers that have gained them a dedicated fan base. Exploring the cults, phenomena, or time travel concepts that break brains and inspire documentaries, the actors take on the challenge of filling up most roles in a production, constantly highlighting their shared love of going out and making films with their friends. They champion this DIY style, stretching thin budgets and taking narrative risks with each successive film, unafraid to get more than a little weird, confusing, or plain bonkers.

Something in the Dirt finds Benson and Moorhead again picking up the roles of co-directors, co-leads, and shared roles when it comes to writing, cinematography, and editing. Following two Los Angeles loners as they experience supernatural elements wreaking havoc in their apartment building, the film devolves into inner and outer madness, using the...

Doomed bromances fuel the mind-bending genre outings of filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Their body of work to date points to a predilection for the dynamics of fraternal male relationships under strenuous, supernatural circumstances — whether it’s a bond strengthened over years or a fresh spark of camaraderie.

In their 2012 feature debut, “Resolution,” a man attempts to cure his best friend’s addiction as a series of bizarre occurrences begin to torment them. Five years later in “The Endless,” Benson and Moorhead played brothers caught in the grasp of an alien-worshipping cult. And for 2019’s “Synchronic,” they cast Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as close paramedic pals who come across a drug that permits time travel. Within their unsettling brainchildren, the emotional tribulations that the events put the friendships through are dramatically vital.

“Something in the Dirt” is the duo’s latest look into the paranormal, and it...

Indie genre specialist XYZ Films is getting into the distribution game, launching a U.S. operation and bringing on board former Drafthouse Films and Neon executive James Emanuel Shapiro.

The domestic operation — which Shaprio will run as executive vp of U.S. distribution — will launch with Something in the Dirt, the latest feature from directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, which is billed as a return to their Dyi indie origins seen in features like Resolution (2012) and Spring (2014). Produced by their longtime producer David Lawson under their Rustic Films production company banner, Something in the Dirt is currently in ...

Indie genre specialist XYZ Films is getting into the distribution game, launching a U.S. operation and bringing on board former Drafthouse Films and Neon executive James Emanuel Shapiro.

The domestic operation — which Shaprio will run as executive vp of U.S. distribution — will launch with Something in the Dirt, the latest feature from directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, which is billed as a return to their Dyi indie origins seen in features like Resolution (2012) and Spring (2014). Produced by their longtime producer David Lawson under their Rustic Films production company banner, Something in the Dirt is currently in ...

The 2020 thriller Treshold will be available on Blu-ray July 6th from Arrow Video

When a phone call from out of the blue brings Leo (Joey Millin) back into contact with his sister, Virginia (Madison West), long estranged from her family due to years of drug abuse, he arrives to find her alone in a bare apartment in the midst of an apparent overdose. After the convulsions and nausea subside, Virginia insists to Leo that she has been clean for 8 months due to the help of a mysterious group. She confides to her cynical brother that her edginess and paranoia actually stem from a sinister ritual conducted by the group that took her in at her lowest and eventually revealed themselves to be a cult. This curse bound her emotions and physical sensations to a man she has never met before.

With his marriage on the rocks, Leo has his own demons to face.

One of the most twisty, surprising, engaging page-turner YAs you’ll read this year—We Were Liars with sci-fi scope, Lost with a satisfying resolution. Cee awoke on an abandoned island three years ago. With no idea of how she was marooned, she only has a rickety house, an old android, and a single memory: she has […]

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Arrow to Release Haunted Road Trip Thriller Threshold May 3 in the US, Canada and the UK: "London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the Arrow release of Powell Robinson and Patrick R. Young's acclaimed Threshold, available to subscribers in the US, Canada and the UK. The haunted road trip thriller world premiered at the Salem Horror Fest in October and made its European premiere at Soho Horror Film Festival in November. On May 3, Arrow subscribers in the US, Canada and the UK can go on a trip with Threshold from the comfort of their homes.

Threshold, the second feature from co-directors Powell Robinson, Patrick R. Young and producer Lauren Bates, following their debut Bastard (2015), was improvised and shot on two iPhones over the course of a 12-day road trip with a crew of just three. The results are an inventive and compelling psychological thriller with hints of the...

The Man/Kind Project — a nonprofit that operates with a mission to fight racism and intolerance — is launching the online series Tears: The Event Against Racism and Stereotyping on March 6.

According to event organizers and a website created for the series, it features members of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Los Angeles Police Department and other community members and activists. The first episode — titled CommUNITY / ReSOLUTION – serves as the kick-off for the series that will include a total of six episodes. Among the participants are LAPD chief Michel Moore and Black Lives Matter Los Angeles co-founder Dr....

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmakers Podcast #204: How to make indie movies with Hollywood actors – Synchronic Directors,...

Marvel Studios’ Disney Plus expansion continues to chug full-steam ahead, with indie horror filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead signing on to direct episodes of Marvel’s upcoming series “Moon Knight,” Variety has confirmed.

Benson and Moorhead join the project alongside director Mohamed Diab (“Clash”) and showrunner Jeremy Slater (“Umbrella Academy”).

Marvel has yet to officially announce the show’s cast, but in October 2020, Variety reported that Oscar Isaac was in talks to play the title role. Isaac would play Marc Spector, whose dissociative identity disorder manifests as different distinct personas. In one iteration of the character in Marvel Comics, Spector is also the embodiment of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon, and Marvel Studios Kevin Feige has said the show will make use of Egyptian iconography. Diab’s filmmaking career also originated in Egypt.

“Moon Knight” is set to begin shooting in Hungary in March, and premiere on...

Moon Knight, one of the many new Marvel shows headed to Disney+, has found its directors: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Benson and Moorhead are behind great indie genre pics like Resolution, Spring, The Endless, and the recent Synchronic, making Moon Knight the biggest project they’ve been involved with yet. Oscar Isaac is set to star in Moon Knight, which […]

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Yesterday’s special episode of Doctor Who, “Revolution of the Daleks,” was an eventful adventure if ever we’ve seen one. But the story also sets up Jodie Whittaker’s upcoming third season as the Doctor in a subtle way.

The narrative picked up several hours after the events of 2019’s New Year’s Day episode, “Resolution,” depicting the aftermath of the Doctor’s confrontation with the lone Dalek scout. Jack Robertson, a past villain, steals the empty metal shell in a clandestine operation, whereupon a scientist named Leo Rugazzi clones the work to create an army of security drones to sell to the UK government and the world.

Back in interstellar space, meanwhile, the Doctor is still serving time in the Judoon prison. And weirdly enough, it’s been years since we saw her last in the season 12 finale. Luckily for her, Captain Jack Harkness breaks into the seemingly...

I think we can all agree that the 2005 redesign of the Daleks was a huge success, right? Nobody had any issues with them surely? Apart from Raymond Cusick, who originally designed them in 1963, and noted in Doctor Who Confidential ‘To them rivets and bolts are archaic.’ So obviously you can’t please everyone.

Last Thursday, which was approximately four years ago, the Radio Times was released with a new Dalek design on the cover. The slightly taller and thinner black Dalek is based on the Reconnaissance Dalek from the 2018 special ‘Resolution’, something which executive producer Chris Chibnall says is a plot point, describing the 2020 special as a sort of sequel to that episode. It looks better in the trailer than it does in a static image, and it’s been implied that the new design is a variant rather than the standard model.

The Daleks have had numerous variants and...

The new "Doctor Who" Christmas special "Revolution of the Daleks" is a direct sequel to the episode "Resolution:

"...previously on 'Resolution', the 'Tardis team' challenged a long-buried 'Dalek' then sent its rusting, homemade body hurtling through space into a supernova..."

But according to executive producer Matt Stevens, "We knew that when we said goodbye to the 'Reconnaissance Dalek', when it was jettisoned out of the Tardis doors into a supernova at the end of 'Resolution', that that would not be the end of it..." 

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It’s Doctor Who Day – the 57th birthday of the sci-fi institution – and the BBC have marked the special occasion by revealing new details on the upcoming holiday special. We already knew that “Revolution of the Daleks” was bringing back the Time Lord’s pepperpot nemeses – it’s kind of in the title – but today we learned that John Barrowman is also returning as Captain Jack Harkness.

This revelation came via our first clip from the episode (see above), which features the immortal Time Agent reacting to the sound of the Tardis materializing. Though we’re still waiting on a full trailer and an actual release date, the BBC has treated us to the first poster for the special, which teases Jack and the “fam” – the Doctor’s friends, Yaz (Mandip Gill), Graham (Bradley Walsh) and Ryan (Tosin Cole) – versus the Daleks. Meanwhile, the Doctor herself (Jodie Whittaker) is stuck in space prison.

Nile Rodgers still remembers the first time he heard what would become his favorite album of all time: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. The guitarist grew up in what he describes as a “jazz household” in New York’s Greenwich Village, and one day, his stepfather came home with the deeply spiritual 1965 suite, which is now considered the saxophonist’s defining work. While playing the album start to finish, Rodgers says he had an epiphany.

“I remember hearing [opening track ‘Acknowledgement’] and that was awesome, of course. But when the composition ‘Resolution...

Directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have been making creative leaps in independent film for years now. From their debut, the two-man show “Resolution,” critics have been stoking the flames of their work, though the audiences have remained cult-like in their following, even with big names such as director Guillermo del Toro singing their praises. With their latest, most ambitious film to date, “Synchronic,” they’re further announcing themselves in the film world with impressive and disturbing set pieces and big-name talent in front of the screen with Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.

Continue reading Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead On ‘Synchronic,’ Obsessing With Time, Working Under Quarantine & More [Interview] at The Playlist.

Netflix is an ever-changing, constantly growing treasure trove of hidden gems and secret delights (here’s everything new on Netflix UK this month). Sometimes, a teeny bit too secret though.

Who hasn’t sat down to watch a horror movie and found themselves scrolling endlessly, either not being able to find something they’re in the mood for, or not really knowing what half the titles are, or if they’re any good?

We’ve scoured the full current catalogue available to watch in the UK now and picked out the best scary movies. It’s a mix of classic and new, and a range of slashers, horror-coms, mumblegore, monster movies and more to hopefully scratch that itch with ease.

We’ll keep this updated as and when titles drop in and out of the service.

Hereditary (2018)

If you haven’t seen this slice of trauma, the feature debut of Ari Aster,...

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the filmmakers behind Resolution, Spring, and The Endless, are back with Synchronic. Once again, the filmmakers are playing around with space and time, and it might be their most ambitious film yet. In the film, Anthony Mackie plays a paramedic in New Orleans who finds himself going on a series of very, very strange trips. Watch […]

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