While Alien: Romulus is on track for a solid opening in North America, the real story is how well it’s performing overseas. Alien: Romulus is performing more or less within expectations at the North American box office. We had it pegged at making around $40 million this weekend, and early figures from Deadline reveal this … Read more
There is an old saying about prequels: If the material in them had been genuinely important in the first place it would have been part of the original film. By their very nature, prequels are narratively superfluous. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga certainly is — although it also proves quite conclusively that a film can be narratively superfluous, viscerally exciting, imaginatively … Read more
Almost 30 years after it helped set new standards in visual effects with its impressive tornados, Twister is finally getting a sequel. Wait, is it a sequel? Dubbed Twisters, the new film is technically described in the official publicity materials as “a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster.” It doesn’t feature any of the surviving cast members … Read more
Created by Vanessa Ramos, Blockbuster is a workplace comedy TV series streaming on Netflix. The plot revolves around Timmy Yoon, the manager of the last active Blockbuster store in the world, and the people who work with him. After learning that the entire video rental store chain is shutting down, Timmy and his co-workers make … Read more
Stranger Things producer Shawn Levy says that season 5 of the Netflix series will be as big as any blockbuster movie. Stranger Things season 5 may be on hold under the strikes are concluded, but when the final season of the Netflix series does return, it will be bigger than ever. While speaking with Total … Read more
Summer is almost over, folks, which means it’s time to reflect on the season and the blockbusters that dominated cinemas from May to August. Overall, it wasn’t a terrible summer, but there wasn’t exactly a slew of memorable content presented to audiences. Instead, we were bombarded with sequels, bland remakes, and only a tiny dash of original … Read more
As a young academic, J. Robert Oppenheimer witnessed the early days of the field known as quantum mechanics. This was more than a new science, one of Oppenheimer’s associates claims, but a “new way to understand reality.” One can imagine Christopher Nolan’s ears perking up when he heard that phrase. As a director, he is … Read more
Cooking shows like Chef’s Table, Nailed It!, Is It Cake?and Iron Chef: Quest For an Iron Legend have become a big part of Netflix’s television library. And who doesn’t love a cooking show? They’re light, they’re entertaining, and they require very little mental exertion so they’re perfect to watch after a long day of work. … Read more
Netflix is hoping to generate a bunch of new customers, along with some new revenue, by implementing a plan to make it much harder to share the company’s passwords across multiple households. After testing this plan internationally over the last year or two, Netflix has now begun cracking down on password sharing here in the … Read more
Fast X had the worst series opening since Tokyo Drift, but was a blockbuster overseas with a mighty $320 million gross. While domestic audiences seem to be cooling on the Fast Family, with a $67 million opening (below my $70 million prediction), the global gross for FastX proves there’s more fuel left in the tank … Read more