For much of Marvel’s history, their most best-selling team wasn’t the Avengers or the Defenders, or even the Fantastic Four. It was the X-Men, a group of “mutants” with incredible super powers who are marked as different from the rest of a society that hates and fears them no matter how much they try to use their … Read more
“Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet.” Thus begins the very first X-Men movie from the year 2000. Nearly a quarter century later, the big-screen X-Men saga stands as one of the most important superhero franchises in history. … Read more
A Simple Favor director Paul Feig is set to direct a movie adaptation of Worst Roommate Ever for Blumhouse. Most people have had to live with someone after leaving home, and if you’re lucky, that person is a drama-free friend. If you’re unlucky… well, you might just find yourself on Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever series. … Read more
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, appearing together in their superhero alter egos for the first time in the much anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine, are two of Hollywood’s most prolific stars. It feels like an understatement to say they’re both very famous: If you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen many, if not all of each of … Read more
In honor of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F hitting Netflix, we rank all of the Beverly Hills Cop movies from best to worst! At long last, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, the fourth film in the franchise (and the first in thirty years) is out, with it streaming on Netflix. We’ve certainly done our fair … Read more
Imagine: You’re in the theater to see a horror movie. Things are ramping up for a big scare. You’re just about spooked out of your mind. The sudden clash of the music cue hits, but instead of something terrifying all you see is a weird, messy digital effect where the movie’s villain should be. It’s … Read more
As a great man once wrote: It was the best of times it was the worst of times. I’ve already shared my list of the best films of 2024 so far, so you know what that means. It’s time for the worst of times. Oh goodie. Watching bad movies comes with this job — and truth … Read more
About ten years ago, you started to hear it: Longtime Pixar fans complaining that the company had sold out, bowed to corporate pressure, and abandoned their long-standing commitment to originality in favor of a string of sequels. Yes, Pixar has made a fair number of sequels now. But as of this writing, they only account … Read more
There are certain things Pixar fans are known to do. They love to hunt down the company’s Easter eggs, like A113 and the Pizza Planet truck. They frequently weep at children’s films. They tend to look down their noses at kids films from other companies. And they compulsively rank all of the studio’s movies. In honor of time-honored tradition, which now … Read more
We live in a golden age of content. Note I didn’t say we live in a golden age of movies. Because I’m not sure that we do. But content? Oh yeah, we’ve got content for days. The competition for subscription dollars of the last few years, and the race to claim the most customers, has led to explosive … Read more