👋 Your watchlist just got better. From overlooked gems to major releases, we keep cinematic tastemakers up-to-date on what’s happening, like what to watch this week:

• 🎥 Warfare | 4.11

• 🎥 Sacramento | 4.11

• 🎥 The Amateur | 4.11

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• 👻 How Robert Eggers (Nosferatu), Dennis Lehane (Shutter Island), Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House) and others write horror.

• 🐌 Here's a slowed down version of the "dream sequence" in the latest Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning trailer (lots to unpack).

• 🎭 If you haven't seen Steve Martin perform "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" it's a must-watch patter (what’s a patter song?).

• 🤫 Never-before-scene training clip shows Ana De Armas preparing for No Time to Die (and what to expect in upcoming Ballerina).

• 🔪 Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return in I Know What You Did Last Summer first look (is this a '90s horror revival?)

• 🍝 Vince Vaughn honors mom with grandmother-run restaurant in Nonnas, which will premiere May 9 on Netflix.

• 🎟️ What inspired Seth Rogan's The Studio? Movies like The Green Hornet and excessive “virtue signaling” in the biz (read the full story).

• 👀 Here's a wild new poster for Ari Aster's (Hereditary, Midsommar) Eddington, starring Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix.

TOGETHER WITH BUZZTOWN

Read and download the Severance spec script.

Series Director Ben Stiller recently revealed that Severance was a spec script, meaning it was written without a prior commission or guarantee of production.

It's the mind-bending psychological thriller everyone has been talking about. Now, you can read and download it for free.

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⭐ Dark Knight Doc, Free Online

Warner Bros. uploaded a 76-minute Dark Knight documentary to YouTube. It's completely free. Fans get full access. The story reveals Nolan's vision. His Batman changed superhero films forever.

'The Fire Rises' tracks Nolan's path from indie director to A-list filmmaker. He wanted Batman grounded in reality. He fought for his vision. Warner Bros. took the risk. It paid off massively.

Nolan rejected CGI when everyone else embraced it. He flipped cars for real. He built practical Batmobiles. His team constructed massive sets. Audiences noticed the difference. Each film became a must-see event.

The casting elevated these movies above typical superhero fare. Bale brought intensity to Batman. Caine added warmth as Alfred. Freeman delivered gravitas. Ledger transformed the Joker. These weren't just comic characters. They felt real.

Each film shifted genres brilliantly. Batman Begins: origin story. The Dark Knight: crime thriller. The Dark Knight Rises: disaster epic. Yet they formed one cohesive trilogy.

The documentary shows Nolan's genius up close. His trilogy pleased critics. It satisfied fans. It broke box office records. Most importantly, it proved superhero films could be art.

Go Deeper: Nolan talks about directing The Dark Knight (11 minutes).

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