Star Wars fatigue to impact planned spin-offs
The same way video once killed the radio star, Solo might’ve killed the Star Wars universe. Disney bought the property in 2012 for a whopping $4.05 billion, and has done a great job running...
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Superhero fatigue is near: what studio will kill the superhero movie?
We are now 10 years into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has been behind big superhero films such as Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War. The latter proved that the Marvel...
Highlighting the shocking similarities between Sully vs Tully
When the movie Tully came out in theaters, a lot of potential moviegoers skipped it. Their reasoning had been: “we just saw this movie”. Since Tully had not in fact been re-released it seemed...
Where was Jeremy Renner’s William Brandt in Mission Impossible 6?
One actor who was missing from the most recent Mission: Impossible movie was Jeremy Renner. We help to explain why Jeremy Renner’s William Brandt character sat out Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Although the Mission:...
Whatever happened to… Tom Hulce
When actor Tom Hulce got nominated for his role in 1984’s Amadeus, he was only in his early 30s. The most notable role he had played on film before that had been in the...
Why A24 is the best film production company right now
A24 is the film production company that has specialized in releasing arthouse films, such as Moonlight and Spring Breakers. Their strategy has paid off with critical acclaim, as they’ve currently already received 24 Oscar...
How we feel about Neil Blomkamp directing a new Robocop film
Seems like Neill Blomkamp – director of District 9 – has been tapped to direct a sequel to Robocop, called Robocop Returns. The South-African director had previously been trying to make a sequel to...
Arachnophobia Review: This Spider Movie From 1990 Holds Up
For me Friday night is the perfect evening to watch a B-movie. Work has nearly killed my brain by then, and I just want to have a beer along with a disposable fun movie....
Let’s acknowledge the Jesus metaphor at the center of Robocop
To some people it might seem far-fetched, but the full name of the hero at the center of Paul Verhoeven’s seminal 1987 action film’s could have even been Robocop Jesus. In the last few...
Ethan Hawke continues to thrive with upcoming movies
Ethan Hawke may have started off as a child actor with Joe Dante’s Explorers in 1985, but in the 90s he had already established himself as a strong dramatic actor thanks to roles in...