Netflix’s Black Summer was likely akin to a breath of fresh air for zombie fans, which is interesting when you consider that it was created by The Asylum, a studio known primarily for knockoff shlock like Atlantic Rim (Pacific Rim), Operation Dunkirk (Dunkirk), Z Nation (The Walking Dead), Titanic II (Titanic) and the Sharknado movies. […]
Remember my reaction video for The Hunt? Well, apparently Universal is no longer releasing the movie. Whether or not the primary reason is the studio kowtowing to Trump and his bullying it sets a terrible precedent because it gives radicals like him leverage and a vindication of sorts. Blaming movies allows conservatives/Republicans to redirect the […]
The final trailer for IT: Chapter 2 was released about two weeks ago and this is the first I’ve seen of it. And that’s not typical for me. The reason for the delay is that I saw the first movie in theaters, and found it terribly underwhelming. With a particularly strong emphasis on “underwhelming:” It […]
2004’s Blade: Trinity was the nadir of the Blade franchise, and while I can’t wait for the relaunch of the character with Mahershala Ali I have to wonder what could have come of the franchise if David Goyer hadn’t effectively killed it. That being said, having seen a cut scene from the movie I suspect […]
Could someone please tell me how series a based on 2007’s Event Horizon is supposed to work–I’ve got some ideas but I’m reasonably certain the series wouldn’t take the path I have in mind and even if it were to, I’m not on the writing staff and who’ll buy the cow if give away the […]
Netflix’s The OA had been officially cancelled after two seasons and I’m oddly sanguine about it. The series is so odd and quirky that while I’ll miss it, I couldn’t imagine where it would go had there been a third season. And let’s be honest. I’d prefer The OA to end at the top of […]
Marvel Studios was at San Diego Comic Con, and they previewed their upcoming Phase 4 slate of movies and television shows (which is interesting because as I understand it what Marvel Studios is doing on television is divorced from what Marvel Television is doing, which seems to me to be a problem, namely why have […]
Keep in mind I enjoyed reading Frank Herbert’s Dune. Heck, I even enjoyed David Lynch’s 1984 interpretation (as fascinating as it was, it wasn’t Dune; too nihilistic, too ugly). So why am I pessimistic? Dune is ambitious, BIG storytelling though the problem is that I am not sure there’s an audience for it large enough […]
Movie directing is typically depicted as glamorous work, despite the issues Neil Marshall may have encountered during the production of the Hellboy reboot. Though Hollywood is rife with stories about what happens when relations between directors and studios (or casts) don’t quite go as planned. For instance, Stanley Donen originally only intended to produce 1999’s […]
The way Shazam’s box office performance is being trumpeted you’d think it’s success is assured. It’s not. Shazam has production budget of $100 dollars and earned over $158 million last weekend. And that’s a strong opening but here’s the rub, the fly in the ointment, if you will: If Shazam falls off a cliff, box-office […]
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