The latest Marvel film, Thunderbolts*, faced an unfortunate dilemma of coming out during a time of sheer unsteadiness for the brand, as the multiple recent mediocre releases have heavily watered down what used to be one of cinema’s biggest moneymaking… Continue reading "Thunderbolts*"
Despite only having a few credits to his name, Ryan Coogler has quickly risen in the ranks of directors worth looking out for. After the small but meaningful success of his first feature, Fruitvale Station, Coogler quickly catapulted to mainstream… Continue reading "Sinners"
In the roster of popular holiday mascots, the Easter Bunny can definitely be labelled as one of the most iconic. Originally constructed by German Lutherans as a figure meant to judge the moral character of children, The Easter Bunny and… Continue reading "Hop"
We live in a world where audiences have the power to influence how a movie gets made, especially when it’s based on a pre-existing property. The most recent example of this was with the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, where the… Continue reading "A Minecraft Movie"
There have been a lot of well-known animation mascots throughout history and just as many have been forgotten to time, but if someone had grown up during the golden age of American animation, no one would’ve ever expected the Looney… Continue reading "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie"
Disney has released plenty of unpopular movies in the past, but their latest film, Snow White, may be their most egregious example yet. These live-action remakes of their classic animated library have been rightfully criticized for lazily banking on nostalgia,… Continue reading "Snow White"
A lot of people were really excited when they heard that director Bong Joon Ho would be releasing another English-language picture in 2024 starring big hit actors like Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collete, and Steven Yeun titled Mickey 17.… Continue reading "Mickey 17"
When people first heard about the 2024 sports film, Challengers, their first reactions were something between confusion, hesitation and possibly arousal when they learnt it was going to showcase a tempestuous love triangle between an upcoming young tennis legend and… Continue reading "Challengers"
Christopher Nolan got off to a pretty good start as a filmmaker with Memento. While this technically wasn’t his first feature (with that being the 1998 short crime thriller, Following), it was the first to get him significant attention, as… Continue reading "Memento"
The Notebook still stands as one of the quintessential romances of Hollywood history, and considering how prevalent the genre is, that isn’t something to sneeze at. Based on a 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, a lot of… Continue reading "The Notebook"