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To make the cyber-thriller Searching, these indie filmmakers turned to video games
At its heart, Searching is a mystery film. Widower David Kim (John Cho) must find his missing daughter, Margot Kim (Michelle La). But in this scenario, he isn’t an action hero.Read More
What’s on TV: ‘Nightflyers,’ ‘Truth About Killer Robots’ and ‘Searching’
This week college football rolls into the conference championship rounds, while science fiction fans can check out the latest George R.R. Martin adaptation, Nightflyers. Unlike most cable shows it will be available for a 10-episode binge from day one, so you can see all of this “haunted house story on a starship.” Tonight HBO is […]
Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Searching’ Get December China Releases
Sony is making more inroads into the Chinese movie market, with upcoming December releases for one of its most highly anticipated superhero movies and for its sleeper summer hit. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Searching both earned Sony China releases in December, with the latter indie hit gaining another Asian market after successfully premiering in star John Cho‘s […]
/Filmcast Ep. 483 – Searching
David, Devindra and Jeff discuss the fun action of Upgrade, the perfectly enjoyable Juliet, Naked, and what it means to be a working actor. Be sure to check out The Big Picture’s interview with Aneesh Chaganty, as well as Ben Pearson’s interview. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail […]
Searching: You’ve never seen Windows XP and load screens like this
Ars chats up the team behind Searching. Click here for transcript. (video link) Searching may seem like a pass on paper: yet another thriller that plays out on computer screens. From Unfriended to Modern Family, viewers have seen this schtick before. To potentially complicate matters further, this one comes from a brand-new director. But Aneesh Chaganty […]
Daily Podcast: ‘Searching’ Co-Writer/Director Aneesh Chaganty [Interview]
On the August 24, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents an interview with first-time filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty (who’s a big fan of /Film!), the co-writer/director of one of 2018’s best movies, Searching. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the […]
‘Searching’ Director Talks Inspirations, Insane Challenges, and Casting John Cho [Interview]
Searching, an innovative new thriller about a father’s quest to find his missing teenage daughter, plays out entirely across computer screens and cell phones. That might sound like a gimmick, but aside from being an immersive way to tell this specific story, it has the effect of forcing us to reckon with the ways we […]
Water Cooler: Walter Mitty, Annihilation, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Mission: Impossible, Rampage, Searching, Blindspotting & More
On the July 24, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista we’ll discuss what we’ve been up to at the Water Cooler and answer some listener mail in The Mail […]
Marvel’s Black Widow Movie Actively Searching for Female Directors to Take the Helm
Avengers: Infinity War is now in theaters, and it will certainly keep Marvel fans occupied for a little while. Later this summer, we’ll have Ant-Man and the Wasp arriving in theaters, and the debut of Captain Marvel in March of 2019. But after Avengers 4 hits theaters on May 3, 2019, the only movies that […]