Andrew Garfield recalled Heath Ledger being “smug” about 2008’s The Dark Knight, in which he played The Joker. Heath Ledger’s turn as The Joker in 2008’s The Dark Knight remains one of the most chilling performances of this century, the actor eventually winning a posthumous Oscar for the defining portrayal of The Clown Prince of … Read more
Despite being panned by critics upon release, Martin Short always knew Clifford would be appreciated someday. Clifford is an extraordinary movie, and no, I’m not talking about the one with the big red dog, but rather the one where a nearly forty-year-old Martin Short plays a psychotic ten-year-old. The film is a simple one, telling … Read more
Hugh Jackman partly came out of retirement from playing Wolverine because he knew teaming with Deadpool would be best for everyone. Deadpool & Wolverine has been a long time comin’. From comic book history to big screen sightings to actor-on-actor ribbing, it was really only a matter of time before we got Ryan Reynolds and … Read more
The Lathe of Heaven PART THREE: POLITICAL RUIN In the realm of speculative fiction, few authors have captured societal upheaval and the potential for political ruin as incisively as Octavia E. Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin. Their works, particularly Butler’s Xenogenesis series (Lilith’s Brood) and Parable Duology, along with Le Guin’s The Lathe of … Read more
Snake Eyes star Andrew Koji knew the G.I. Joe reboot was going to fail, says audiences don’t want to see the same old thing over and over. Paramount attempted to revamp the G.I. Joe franchise with Snake Eyes, but the film became a box-office bomb which received mostly negative reviews, and it’s something Andrew Koji … Read more
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan knew that critics would despise the movies but appreciates that the fans loved them. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy grossed $1.3 billion worldwide but each film was absolutely trashed by critics, and that’s something Jamie Dornan knew was coming. While speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy … Read more
For decades, the mystery surrounding Harrison Ford’s character, Rick Deckard, has helped the movie become one of the ’80s biggest cult titles. Deckard is a Blade Runner, a future cop who tracks down “replicants,” artificial humans who are almost identical to actual flesh-and-blood people. While Deckard appears to be a real man so do all … Read more