I rewatched Christopher Nolan’s Tenet shortly before Oppenheimer opened in theaters and felt, somewhat strangely, that I understood the film less than the first time I saw it. Maybe the first time I got swept up in the overall story of a mysterious organization protecting our present from time “inverting” interlopers from the future. Seeing it again and knowing … Read more
Some people look down their noses at happy endings. They dismiss them as pat, or formulaic, or saccharine. Personally? I like them, and I understand why others do too. Life is unhappy enough — and every single life eventually closes with the same unhappy ending. So why not embrace happy endings in fiction? Sometimes, that’s precisely … Read more
The Flash director Andy Muschietti says that the movie’s strange VFX shots are supposed to look like that. Most blockbusters, particularly of the comic-book variety, are packed with visual effects these days. But some of the biggest movies in recent years have come under fire for the quality of their VFX shots, and The Flash … Read more
While there are plenty of aspects that go into making a good movie, the overall “tone” is certainly one of the most important. This goes beyond the overall genre of a film — for example, a romance movie can be playful or serious, while a comedy can be silly or rife with cynicism. Therefore, any … Read more
Frank Grillo, who played the supervillain Crossbones in multiple Marvel Studios movies, has stated that the character was supposed to be in the MCU longer. In an interview with ComicBook, Grillo lamented that the MCU never told a story about his character and that the character was “supposed to be there longer,” but that Marvel … Read more