The new entry in the haunted house series from James Wan starts with an opening that nearly matches the legacy action icon. The mega-budget movie bubble is seeing some imploding this year, with summer tentpoles sporting highly recognizable IP names taking some blows at the box office. Meanwhile, mid-budget movies that seem like riskier ventures … Read more
The following post will contain SPOILERS for the end of The Flash. The new DC Universe has its Clark Kent and Lois Lane: David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan will play the two leads of James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy. Other members of the new DCU being developed by Gunn will have to wait, though. Gunn … Read more
When her child—in this case, Danny—is speaking to her in disbelief but also hopes that she’s still alive, there’s a confusion there, and she sticks the psychological knife right in him. I love that line. I remember, with “Mommy’s with the maggots now,” I really hoped it would end up on a T-shirt someday, and … Read more
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse are in a dead heat for first place as both films are projected to finish the weekend with around $58 million. It truly is a battle at the box office this weekend as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse are in … Read more
Joel McHale confirms that the Community movie has been delayed due to the WGA strike, saying they were “very close” to starting filming. Community really is the little show that could. After airing on NBC for five seasons, where it was under a near-constant threat of cancellation, the comedy series finally got the axe. Thankfully, … Read more
The interview, by the Fortnight’s artistic director, Julien Rejl, followed a screening of a surprise film that turned out to be John Flynn’s “Rolling Thunder” (1977) on a suitably worn 35-millimeter print. The talk focused largely on Tarantino’s new book, Cinema Speculation. The director didn’t break much news, but it was fun to see his … Read more