Max’s “Dune: Prophecy” Fails to Capture the Magic of Villeneuve’s Films, Herbert’s Novels 

Coming off of the wild success of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” comes a Max series set in the same world, thousands of years before it. Originally ordered in 2019, then called “Dune: Sisterhood,” the retitled “Dune: Prophecy” has had its fair share of setbacks. Delays and creative overhauls have plagued it from the start, … Read more

Argylle fails to launch a franchise for Apple with $18 million opening

While it opened moderately better than expected, Argylle had a pretty bad opening, killing the franchise’s potential. The numbers are in, and while, they’re less dire than we were predicting; in the end, Argylle had a disastrous opening for Apple Films/ Universal. It ended up rallying to about $18 million, higher than the $16.5 million … Read more

Genius: MLK/X Fails Legacies of Civil Rights Leaders | TV/Streaming

Before they take on the roles of Mufasa and Scar in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming “The Lion King” prequel, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre share the screen as Dr. King and Malcolm X. Apart from trying to get a read on how they would sound as their Lion counterparts, their efforts to embody the proactive … Read more

The Marvels Fails to Ignite

Disney/Marvel’s The Marvels failed to get off the ground in its debut weekend, collecting a meager $47 million at the domestic box office. The pic ranks as the lowest opening for an MCU film to date, falling short of The Incredible Hulk’s $55M opening in 2008. Yikes! Worldwide, the Brie Larson superhero epic grossed just … Read more

Fatal Attraction Works As Entertainment, Fails as Social Commentary | TV/Streaming

Of course, Alex is both a victim and a perpetrator. She commits crimes big and small, some from the film and some newly invented ones. It’s worth mentioning here that men are the vast majority of stalkers (87%) and women are the vast majority of victims (78%). The FBI also reports that men commit violent … Read more