Movie Rule #28: Never directly reference a movie that is superior to the one we are watching. Dev Patel’s disappointing directorial debut Monkey Man breaks this rule in a very distracting way. In an early scene, the film’s unnamed hero, known only as “Kid” (played by Patel himself), talks his way into the showroom of a black … Read more
Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster was disappointed by the reaction to the film, but hopes audiences will come to appreciate it in future. After the successes of Hereditary and Midsommar, A24 was keen to pump up the budget for Ari Aster’s third movie. Unfortunately, Beau Is Afraid flopped at the box office with just … Read more
Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in The Equalizer 3. Director Antoine Fuqua caps his trilogy of action thrillers centered around a vigilante with a mysterious past. The new movie sees McCall finding a home in Southern Italy, but trouble soon finds him as he finds himself face-to-face with the Mafia. The first Equalizer … Read more
Bonnie Wright says that Ginny Weasley’s lack of screen time in the Harry Potter franchise was disappointing. Ginny Weasley was a prominent supporting character in the Harry Potter novels, but the big screen adaptations didn’t exactly do justice to the character. While appearing on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Bonnie Wright … Read more