The OA Season Two Coming Soon!
This is not new news–unless you were unaware of it, then it is–but Netflix’s The OA was renewed for a second season a few months ago. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I can’t wait.
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Slender Man – Trailer
The Slender Man meme (created by Eric Knudsen) is one of the first instances I am aware of of an idea started on a message board not only taking on an uncanny life of its own, but contributing to a very real murder. So this movie has a lot to live up to. Looking at […]
Mom and Dad – Official Trailer
A lot of people seem to take a perverse joy in watching Nicholas Cage overacting style of acting, but it typically it doesn’t move me. Though what’s worse is that it feels to me Cage is being mocked, which is sad becaus he clearly trusts in his directors enough that he’s willing to swing for […]
Is Star Wars Too Massive To Fail?
No franchise is too big to fail, though typically a decline–the same logic applies to whether we’re discussing movie franchises or nations– comes before a fall. And that’s important because if you pay attention to the signs you may be able to delay or even avert a worse-case scenario. The Last Jedi is taking a […]
Not-So-Bright Mistake?
I just finished watching Bright on Netflix, and it was okay (review forthcoming) though a few minutes prior I noticed an email from studioADI (the guys who supposedly–a word I use because I wasn’t there, and have no idea of what went on one way or the other–did a lot of the practical effects on the […]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Teaser Trailer
This trailer confuses me. To start it looks very Beauty and the Beast–a movie, much to my surprise, I enjoyed–crossed with any of the Narnia movies (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Voyage of the Dawn Trader, take your pick). Then there’s the whole ‘Four Realms’ stuff, which makes me wonder if this and […]
Where Marvel’s Iron Fist Went Wrong, And How To Set It Right
With a new season of Marvel’s Iron Fist currently shooting, I’ve started to speculate where it was that the first season went wrong. 1. Iron Fist Was Guest-Starring In His Own Story The Rand Corporation (as well as his siblings) are important to Danny Rand/Iron Fist’s narrative, but the series often felt like Rand was a […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Teaser Trailer
Sony is in a really curious place as far as their licensed Marvel Comics characters go. Spider-Man himself is currently being very well-managed by Marvel Studios, who’re essentially producing movies gratis for Sony–so they’re building a branch of the SpiderVerse that doesn’t include him. Which is a bit problematic because the characters that they’re building […]
Has DC Films Accepted That They Have Deep-Seated Problems, Or Are They Shifting Deck Chairs? Part I
The jury is still out, though what makes the most recent reorganization of DC Films not a bad thing in and of itself in that Warner Bros clearly sees that there’s a problem with their organizational structure and are working to address it. Unfortunately, it reminds me somewhat of rearranging desk chairs on a little ship […]
Wrong Lessons Learned from the Justice League Brouhaha
And while ‘brouhaha’ may be a little melodramatic for a film that’s earned over $570 million at the worldwide box office the story surrounding the development of the movie is far more interesting than the movie itself. You may have heard about a petition to release a Zach Snyder-cut of Justice League (despite there […]
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