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Creator/Director Genndy Tartakovsky talks to The Inside Reel about build of new season, mythology, thematics and cinematic approach in regards to the third season of his adult animation series: "Primal" on Adult Swim.

Creator/Director Genndy Tartakovsky talks to The Inside Reel about tone, integration, silence and evolution of approach in regards to the third season of his adult animation series: "Primal" on Adult Swim.

Director Timur Bekmambetov & Actor Chris Pratt talk to The Inside Reel about prep, characterization, meta AI reflection, scale, focus and the evolving language of the Screenlife concept in regards to their new thriller: “Mercy” from Amazon MGM Studios.

"Night Patrol" is an interesting play upon the cop/gang genre by placing it within a deeper genre context but not avoiding what the film is really about. Directed by Jordan Prows, an AFI alum, the film delves into the gangland structure of Los Angeles with a similar vengeance of something like "Training Day" but a different track.

"Primate", helmed by "Welcome To Raccoon City" director Johannes Roberts is an interesting play because of its build but also the ethical and empathetic considerations it brings into play. Its focus works on college age girls returning to Hawaii where one of their fathers is doing research on primates. The initial texture because of its setting has a "Jurassic Park" dread to it but on a much smaller scale.

Gerard Butler, like Jason Statham, but in a different way, has found a way to crash his own corner of the concept realm while still delivering box office. Seemingly "Greenland", bolstered by the pandemic, did well to allow the story to move on. "Greenland 2: Migration" is bigger in scale and obviously takes on a different locale in a way. Beginning in Greenland where the last film ended, utopia, or what the inhabitants were hoping for, doesn't turn out in the way they hoped.

Special Creature Effects Supervisor Neal Scanlan talks to The Inside Reel about humanity, old school inspiration, the balance curve and cinematic scale in regards to the digital/in-home release of "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.”