Dave Bautista may be the best wrestler-turned-actor working today. As much as we love when he takes on more serious roles like in Dune, Blade Runner 2049, and Knock at the Cabin, he shines whenever he’s going full action-comedy. He’s excelled in films like Stuber and the My Spy movies and is back for more … Read more
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is finally here after decades in the purgatory known as the Hollywood studio development process. (The Recently Deceased waiting room has nothing on development hell.) Tim Burton’s new sequel opens in theaters next week, but it made its world premiere this week at the Venice Film Festival, which means the first reviews of the movie … Read more
John Woo’s remake of his own 1989 Hong Kong action classic The Killer includes a running subplot involving an incomplete crossword puzzle. The title character totes one around, occasionally trying to solve its last remaining clues. And the big answer she finally figures out after much deliberation is “reborn.” The word holds obvious meaning for an assassin who rediscovers some semblance … Read more
In the leadup to Alien: Romulus, I’ve been watching, reading, and playing every piece of Alien content available. Yes, even Alien Resurrection. For the second time in my life, I popped in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s controversial movie, hoping to discover a misunderstood gem. Has the film gotten better over the last two and a half decades? … Read more
11-year-old Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), a history buff, is a loner. At school, he’s the last one picked for their sports team. At home, his parents and younger sister Saffron (Kiera Thompson) mock him for being so nerdy and a chatterbox. One night, his wardrobe opens up a portal, but this isn’t Narnia calling. No, no. Instead, … Read more
True Detective: Night Country mastermind Issa López has a fun, dark story in place for True Detective season 5 Tigers Are Not Afraid filmmaker Issa López, who directed and co-wrote all six episodes of the fourth season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective (a season that’s known as True Detective: Night Country), is coming back to do … Read more
Tonight! Join Kier Gomes on JoBlo Originals on YouTube (also on Rumble and Facebook Live) for our latest Friday Night Flicks Live Stream at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The OFFICIAL JoBlo Originals’ Live Stream, Friday Night Flicks with Kier Gomes, is back! And now, there are more ways than ever to watch … Read more
It’s funny to see a show barreling so ardently towards the new when its fundamentals, right down to its writing, hearken back to the last time the show was revived. The first two episodes of New-Who (well, New New Who) feel, more than anything, like a throwback to Davies’ flashy, camp era of the series in … Read more
The cast, which also includes Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple, gears up for a new time-hopping action comedy that comes from Constantin Films. Gore Verbinski would seem to have hit a snag in his big-budget blockbuster career after his Lone Ranger movie for Disney became a notoriously bloated flop. However, he was able to return … Read more
Initial reactions out of the world premiere of Abigail add even more hype to the horror film, setting the tone for 2024. Universal has a long history with vampire films, going back to the 1930s. Their latest, Abigail, offers a reboot of 1936’s Dracula’s Daughter, a hypnotizing work that still stands as one of the … Read more