Digger is unlike any film coming from a major Hollywood studio in years, at least in my memory. It makes sense it comes from Warner Bros, which is the one major that seems to take real swings with big budgets, directors and stars in films you might say…

Emmy winner John Goodman (The Conners), Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey (The Legend of Vox Machina) have joined the Season 3 cast of HBO’s The Last Of Us. The castings are significant, as Alexander and Bailey previously voiced characters from The Last of Us: Part II video game, Alexander as Lev…

EXCLUSIVE: John Goodman has joined Brie Larson in the Sony Pictures thriller Skeletons. JT Mollner is directing the pic. Kyle Gallner, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye and Daithí Ó Haragáin also are on board. The film is a modern take on creature horror movies told from the perspective of a young boy…

CHILI FINGERSection: Narrative SpotlightDirector: Edd Benda, Stephen HelstadScreenwriter: Stephen HelstadLogline: When Jessica Lipki discovers a severed human finger in her bowl of chili, she recognizes an opportunity to seize control of her stagnating life. Jess blackmails the regionally-beloved…

Watching the extremely dark comedy Chili Finger, you have to believe directors Edd Benda and Stephen Helstad wanted to grow up to become the Coen brothers. This movie set in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, is right out of the Blood Simple/Fargo playbook, even to the point of recruiting a Coens favorite…

The latest attempt to jumpstart the iconic Smurfs franchise back to boxoffice life, Smurfs, will be perfectly acceptable fodder to keep the kiddies amused, and because of its original 80’s Saturday Morning cartoon series, just might provide enough…

With the forthcoming July 18 release of Smurfs, the Belgian-created comic book characters created by Peyo (née Pierre Culliford) return to the silver screen. In the animated/live-action musical reboot, Rihanna leads an all-star cast, which includes Xolo Maridueña (Brainy Smurf), John Goodman (Papa Smurf), Hannah…

SPOILERS: This post contains details about The Righteous Gemstones series finale episode ‘That Man of God May Be Complete’ The end is here, and Danny McBride is bidding farewell to The Righteous Gemstones with his signature absurdist brand of comedy, plus a rare dash of sincerity. Ahead of…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from Wednesday’s series finale of The Conners on ABC. After more than three decades, the Conners have held their final family meeting in that kitschy midwestern living room. The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod…

More than 35 years later, John Goodman is saying goodbye to Dan Conner. With the two-part series finale of The Conners airing Wednesday at 8/7c on ABC, the Emmy winner said the seven-season revival has gone by “so fast” as he opened up about bidding farewell to the patriarchal character he…

John Goodman has been injured during the production of Warner Bros and Legendary’s Alejandro González Iñárritu movie, which is filming in the UK. A Warner Bros Pictures spokesperson told us: "Actor John Goodman experienced a hip injury. He received immediate medical attention that led to a brief…

John Goodman has had a long and prosperous career in film and television. But while appearing earlier this month on the SmartLess podcast, The Conners and The Righteous Gemstones star told hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes about how he had to learn to slow down and not try to…