‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: A Not-So-Super Adaptation

It would be very instructive to watch a double feature of the new Super Mario Bros. movie and the live-action Super Mario Bros. from 1993. Together they offer a clear snapshot of Hollywood’s evolving relationship to intellectual property. Thirty years ago, movie studios thought they knew best about what worked onscreen, and so they mostly … Read more

Joker 2 Set Photos Feature Harley Quinn Doing a Familiar Dance

Not long after the last bunch of pictures, more Joker: Madness for Two set photos have been posted online, which feature the Joker and Harley Quinn together. Daily Mail and multiple Twitter users posted Joker: Madness for Two set photos that show Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck/Joker alongside Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn looking disheveled and standing … Read more

Living With Chucky Review

Review: Living With Chucky, a documentary on the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise directed by Kyra Gardner, daughter of FX artist Tony Gardner PLOT: Kyra Gardner, the daughter of special effects artist and puppeteer Tony Gardner, takes a journey through the Child’s Play franchise. REVIEW: Friday the 13th has Crystal Lake Memories (both the book … Read more

Across the Spider-Verse Trailer Previews Marvel Movie

Ahead of its release on June 2, Sony Pictures released a new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer. The nearly three-minute video shows off more footage of Miles Morales’ upcoming adventure that will span the multiverse. Check out the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer below: The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and … Read more

10 Best Ridley Scott Movies, Ranked

Throughout his long, storied career, Ridley Scott has only known how to pump his films to the maximum volume and to throw the kitchen sink at his audience. Full of large budgets, bloody, bloody carnage, and maximalist aesthetics, his movies are capable of occupying every inch of a cinema. Stemming from his second film Alien … Read more