In the past nine years, it’s been hard to fault the moves and projects made by Marvel Studios. On the feature film side they have had an unprecedented string of hit movies, which have laid the framework for entire universe of storytelling. However, there have been more than a few ups and downs on the […]

This summer there’s an embarrassment of riches at movie theaters, as the summer blockbuster season is primed to be extremely memorable. Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman, and War for the Planet of the Apes, are just some of the offerings for fans of high-concept filmmaking. While comic books are the go to source material for event movies in the modern age, […]

The multi-year partnership between Marvel and Netflix has been a stunning success, with the two companies pulling off a long reaching plan that has seen the production of multiple television shows. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, have all had varying levels of success and paved the way for a spin-off series The Punisher and most notably, the […]

In early 2015, the world was treated to a surprise release that helped to reinvigorate and re-imagine the spy movie for the current generation. Kingsman: The Secret Service caught audiences off-guard with both a new face in Taron Egerton and an unique sensibility adapted from the comic pages of creator Mark Millar and retooled for the big […]

Marvel Studios is at it again. This time they are using the immense amount of creative capital they’ve accumulated over the past decade to push their characters in some unexpected ways. While the state of the MCU is more than stable, no character needed a franchise makeover more than Thor. With that in mind, Marvel looked […]

Biopics have long been a staple of Hollywood filmmaking. Whether they are focused on famous politicians or the roller coaster ride of being a rock star, there is an entire sub-genre dedicated to recreation of famous people’s lives on film. Now that we are well into the second decade of the 21st century, enough time […]

When Marvel united The Avengers on the big screen in 2012 they did more than create a blockbuster; they created a blueprint to franchise filmmaking that would be copied by every other studio from that point forward. Warner Bros has had their ups and downs creating the DCEU. Legendary is currently two films into their own Monster-verse, […]

In 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes caught audiences off guard with a surprisingly emotional and grounded reboot of the franchise that first blew audiences’ minds in 1968. Director Rupert Wyatt’s reimagining of the origin story for how apes took over the Earth was a truly unexpected treat, while the follow-up Dawn of the Planet of […]

Stephen King has published hundreds of horror stories over his long and storied career. However despite the success of hits such as  Carrie, Pet Sematary, and Cujo, there is one story that seems to live on every time a clown is spotted in the woods, at a birthday party, or when the circus comes to town…It. It was […]

There is one superhero that’s arguably larger than the entire Marvel cinematic universe itself – Spider-Man. So when Sony partnered with Marvel Studios to effectively bring the superhero back into the fold there was a sense that something big was on the horizon. Last year, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker was introduced in Captain America: Civil […]

There have already been multiple blockbusters this month and there are still a few more movies that are worthy of your attention. There is seemingly a smash hit release every weekend, but sometimes the last punch is the most effective. The creators behind Ghost in the Shell certainly hope that the motto holds true when they release their […]

Just when you think that blockbuster movies have matured and filmmaking has graduated to another level, Michael Bay’s Transformers return. 2017 is jammed with potential hit movies full of smart writing, high production values, and gifted talent on both sides of the camera, such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Alien: Covenant, and Thor: Ragnarok. However, no movie is as likely as Transformers: […]