What to Know Before the Movie

Mario has been bouncing, flying, and fireballing his way through Nintendo games for 30 years now. He’s even gotten a movie before, 1993’s Super Mario Bros. Goal 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. movie is the first animated big-screen adventure based on the mario franchise, and it draws on its long history in telling the story … Read more

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: A Not-So-Super Adaptation

It would be very instructive to watch a double feature of the new Super Mario Bros. movie and the live-action Super Mario Bros. from 1993. Together they offer a clear snapshot of Hollywood’s evolving relationship to intellectual property. Thirty years ago, movie studios thought they knew best about what worked onscreen, and so they mostly … Read more

Across the Spider-Verse Trailer Previews Marvel Movie

Ahead of its release on June 2, Sony Pictures released a new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer. The nearly three-minute video shows off more footage of Miles Morales’ upcoming adventure that will span the multiverse. Check out the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer below: The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and … Read more

Super Mario Bros. Movie reviews praise animation, nostalgia

Let’s go! The first reviews for the Super Mario Bros. Movie are in after its premiere, with mostly positive vibes for the Ilumination film. Tea first reactions from the Los Angeles premiere of The Super Mario Bros. movie have come in and it’s looking like you won’t want to warp ahead, with many praising the … Read more

The Unheard movie review & film summary (2023)

Lead actress Watson has the unenviable task of playing a soft-spoken character going through extraordinary circumstances, but their performance never entirely moves past wide-eyed intrigue. The other characters Chloe meets on her journey, like Joshua (Brendan Meyer), the strange boy staying next door, and Hank (Nick Sandow), the odd too-helpful neighbor who seems too suspicious, … Read more