Depicting authentic modern experience on film is a tricky business. Because movies take so long to get made, most attempts to be “current” by using internet memes or niche slang or trendy fashion or tech is out of date by the time the finished product debuts. Never is this more noticeable than in movies geared … Read more
While Marvel’s cinematic universe has gotten increasingly complicated in recent years, the director of Deadpool & Wolverine says you won‘t need to have seen any of it — or any of the prior Fox X-Men movies — before his film. Shawn Levy told Associated Press that despite the 20+ prior Marvel films and 10+ Fox X-Men movies all … Read more
“I’m a massive fan of [Benjamin’s] and he was actually on top of my list for years,” “Boy Kills World” director Moritz Mohr explained recently. “When we got him it was just a dream come true. In the process of editing the movie, we did two things: We had H. Jon Benjamin and we had … Read more
The old saying goes “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” That is especially true in the world of movies. There isn’t a film out there that everyone universally loves or everyone universally hates. There are people who think The Godfather is overrated and people who think Gigli is a misunderstood classic. Cinematic beauty is always in the eyes … Read more
Abigail directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet explain the unexpected cameo in the blood-soaked horror comedy. SPOILERS for Abigail. Turn back now or consider yourself warned. Scream directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have delivered a fun, blood-filled horror comedy with Abigail, and the film concludes with a cameo which has people talking, particularly fans … Read more
All of the great directors know how to get out of the story once it’s over. You can argue about the advisability of the running times of certain films by Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, or Sergio Leone, but rarely about their choice of when and how to end things. Think of “The Good, … Read more
In my job as a writer about movies, the #1 question I ask myself almost daily is “Where is it streaming?” (The #2 question is probably “Can I find a way to write about Gymakta today?”) [The #3 question is probably “Where is Gymkata streaming?”] More and more, I find that the answer to my first question is Tubi, the ad-supported … Read more
The Disney Plus May 2024 schedule has been confirmed. This details all of the upcoming movies and TV shows and movies releasing on the streaming service for the new month. All upcoming movies and shows on Disney Plus in May 2024 May 1 Life Below Zero: First Alaskans (S3, 20 episodes) Marvel’s Daredevil (2003) May … Read more
Want to have a cinematic adventure this April? Look no further than HBO Max! We scoured the platform to bring you a curated selection of the best HBO Max shows and series you won’t want to miss in April 2024. This list mixes cult classics like The Lobster with recent award-winners like The Batman, offering … Read more
A Shrek is back in the weekend box-office charts. What year is this?!? Last I looked, it is still 2024. But in mid-April 2024, one of the ten most popular movies in theaters was Shrek 2, the second of four bizarrely popular Shrek animated movies from DreamWorks. This movie first debuted in theaters in 2004, making 2024 its … Read more