The Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to have the highest opening ever for a film based on a video game. Easter weekend is upon us, and there is no shortage of films to see at your local multiplex. In a true bit of counter-programming, we have two new releases entering the market that are … Read more
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” opens in Brooklyn with the plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt) and his brother Luigi (Charlie Day) trying to get their new business off the ground. Some Nintendo easter eggs in the background of these initial scenes should produce a small smile from people of my generation, and there’s a bit of … Read more
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
Let’s go! The first reviews for the Super Mario Bros. Movie are in after its premiere, with mostly positive vibes for the Ilumination film. Tea first reactions from the Los Angeles premiere of The Super Mario Bros. movie have come in and it’s looking like you won’t want to warp ahead, with many praising the … Read more