HBO defends J.K. Rowling’s involvement in the Harry Potter TV series, saying the author “has a right to express her personal views.” J.K. Rowling is the creator of the Harry Potter franchise, but in recent years, she’s gotten a lot more press for her views on transgender people. As Warner Bros. is currently developing a … Read more
Quentin Tarantino defends Bruce Willis’ direct-to-video movies, saying he was “really impressed” by his performance. Before being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, Bruce Willis had starred in a lot of direct-to-video movies. Critics trashed many of these films, and the Razzies even gave Willis his own category (which they later rescinded after his diagnosis). However, Quentin … Read more
Mel Gibson has found a lot of support from his co-workers across the years, with Andrew Garfield the latest defending him. The crash and burn of Mel Gibson is one of the most infamous in modern Hollywood. Beginning in 2006, Gibson went a spiral that’s been written about over and over. It took a few … Read more
Ted Sarandos made the claim that Netflix is encouraging directors to make their best work ever at the streaming service. You might think you’re a Netflix junkie just because you’ll binge Love Is Blind for an entire Sunday, but nobody is a bigger fan of the steamer than CEO Ted Sarandos. And who can blame … Read more
Damien Leone defends the lengthy running times of the Terrifier sequels, saying Art the Clown’s gore sequences are to blame The first film in writer/director Damien Leone’s Terrifier franchise had a running time of 85 minutes, which I feel is just about perfect for a slasher movie. Then Leone went wild on Terrifier 2, letting … Read more
Monsters co-creator Ryan Murphy defends the recent Netflix crime series against criticisms from Erik Menendez. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has proven to be another big success for Netflix. However, just like the Jeffrey Dahmer season before it, the series is generating some controversy, including from one its subjects. Erik Menendez took to … Read more
Monsters co-creator Ryan Murphy defends the recent Netflix crime series against criticisms from Erik Menendez. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has proven to be another big success for Netflix. However, just like the Jeffrey Dahmer season before it, the series is generating some controversy, including from one its subjects. Erik Menendez took to … Read more
Martin Freeman defends Miller’s Girl from backlash after the film courts controversy due to the age gap between Freeman and Jenna Ortega. Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega star in Miller’s Girl, an erotic thriller which recently began streaming on Netflix. Given the subject matter of Miller’s Girl, in which a high-school teacher has an inappropriate … Read more
While James Cameron’s recent 4K restorations of his classics are controversial, a famous film preservationist is defending them. Over the last few months, there’s been some controversy among home theatre enthusiasts about the recent restoration by James Cameron of three of his classics in 4K HDR: Aliens, The Abyss, and True Lies. The release of … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. is again defending Tropic Thunder, even comparing its controversy to that of All in the Family. You never go full blackface. That is, unless you understand the joke. But for some – chiefly those who couldn’t pick up on the satire – Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder was too easy of … Read more