The most eager of Marvel fans spent the weekend binge-watching their favorite street-level heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, in their first team-up mini-series, The Defenders. The show collected an impressive collection of the stars and supporting cast of the growing Netflix-Marvel universe in a battle for the city. However, one character who […]
There is a special synergy when a talented director finds his or her muse in an equally talented performer. Hollywood has a long history of pairings that have gone on to create special films. Martin Scorsese and Robert Deniro, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg…heck, in recent years Scorsese has been […]
You only need to see a few frames of the new trailer for Cars 3 to notice that the newest installment has a harder edge and a more mature tone than has been seen before. However, this shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. As Pixar has a long history of delivering quality family entertainment, while sewing complex […]
Ridley Scott is back at the helm of the Alien property and he is determined to correct the franchise that he created and that’s been off-course since the 90’s. The science-fiction master is following up his 2012 film Prometheus, with a sequel to that movie – which also serves as a true prequel to the hit Alien series – with […]
Everything that was once old is new again. That saying has never been more true than in at the movies in recent years. Every movie, tv show, and franchise, is getting pulled off of the shelf and refurbished for a new audience. It seems that nothing is sacred anymore and the next in line is Blade […]
Marvel’s most popular character came home to Marvel Studios in a major way in last summer’s Captain America: Civil War, after a historic deal with Sony Pictures. Now that Spidey is home, he has remodeled the place and is getting ready to invite people over next summer for his first full-fledged MCU adventure. Spider-Man: Homecoming will be […]
Movie audiences have been swamped by a tidal wave of remakes and reboots from the past. Every studio is guilty of raiding the attic for their favorite toys, games, and TV shows, to remake into modern day blockbusters and the next property to have its time in the sun is Baywatch. The upcoming remake is based […]
Marvel may have perfected the formula, but they didn’t weren’t the first to create a cinematic universe. Universal had a heavy presence in cinema during the early part of last century, with their classic lineup of monster movies; featuring a long-list of famous creations including the Wolfman, Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, Dracula, Frankenstein, […]
While Guardians of the Galaxy was an unexpected blockbuster in 2014, their return next summer with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is among the year’s most anticipated releases. Many are expecting the sequel to be another fun ride, but with actor Chris Pratt throwing around praise like “the biggest spectacle” ever made around, we might have […]
Superhero movies rule the day as producers and studio executives barrel through the comic book bins for blockbuster after blockbuster. However, one day the well will dry and they are already looking for the next best place to find oil. Next month Assassin’s Creed will put in another bid for the video game industry, but there is […]
Last summer at San Diego Comic Con, there was a buzz after footage was screened of director Luc Besson’s (The Professional) next movie, Valerian. The visionary director had an unexpected hit with Lucy in 2014. The science-fiction thriller had a $43 million dollar opening and he’s coming back with an even more ambitious project this time around. […]
In just a few short weeks Marvel Studios will release, Doctor Strange, the fourteenth film in their already legendary slate of comic book films. As…strange…and far out as that film is expected to be, we are only seeing the tip of Marvel’s oddball iceberg. As the Guardians of the Galaxy are prepping for a glorious return to cinemas this May. Director […]