Director Issa Lopez (“Tigers Are Not Afraid”) has crafted a vision in “Night Country” that alternates between stark, violent realism and unforgettable surreal visions. She has said that she wanted a mirror image of the traditional “True Detective” season, telling Vanity Fair, “Where True Detective is male and it’s sweaty, Night Country is cold and … Read more
Saw X reactions call the sequel a “return to form” for the long-running horror franchise starring Tobin Bell as Jigsaw. Jigsaw is back, baby! Our own Tyler Nichols caught a screening of Saw X in Las Vegas over the weekend and was pleased to call it a “return to form” for one of horror’s biggest … Read more
These moments are buoyed by smart writing (“Expanse” authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham assisted with the story) and nuanced performances, particularly from Gee. Twist your ears around the staccato space creole of the Belter’s native language and terminology—“felota,” “bosmang”—and you’ll find a tender, engrossing, frequently exciting story about a crew revealing their true colors … Read more
With many episodes written by co-creators Simon Beaufoy and Alice Nutter, our heroes find themselves in mildly amusing situations, however contrived, like in the pilot when Gaz is suddenly under the control of a show-dog who was accidentally kidnapped by his joyriding daughter Dez (Talitha Wing) and her friend Cal (Dominic Sharkey). Gaz is called … Read more
All Marvel needed to make Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 work was a loaded Gunn. MCU fans may remember when Disney removed writer/director James Gunn from the superhero film after the resurfacing of his controversial tweets. However, after a few months, Gunn was brought back on board, allowing him to tell one last story … Read more