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06 Mar

Star Wars Addresses Where Grogu Went in the Sequel Trilogy Era

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This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. When Luke Skywalker took Grogu as his student in The Mandalorian season 2 finale, some fans feared the worst for the little green guy. Did Grogu joining Luke’s new Jedi academy mean he was at the temple when Ben Solo turned to the dark side and destroyed the school along with most of its students? Had the future master of the Knights of Ren killed Grogu before the start of the Sequel Trilogy? Two years later, we’re a little less concerned for Grogu’s future in…

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06 Mar

How Scream Scared Americans into Buying Caller ID

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There was a time when folks just answered the phone whenever it rang. It sounds like the dark ages now, but as a child of the ‘90s and 2000s, I remember well the days before iPhones and Androids; the years when it would seem strange for a high schooler to carry a cellphone; and I even vaguely recall a world before Scream. That slasher classic left a deep scar on the zeitgeist when it opened just before Christmas 1996. At a moment when slasher movies were in decline, and horror itself was experiencing something of a fallow period, here was…

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06 Mar

How Much of Three Day Millionaire Is Based On A True Story?

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WARNING: this article contains mild spoilers for Three Day Millionaire British heist comedy Three Day Millionaire just arrived on Netflix, and it’s certainly an entertaining watch. Part poignant Full Monty-style working class identity crisis, part Guy-Ritchie-esque geezer flick, it tells the story of a group of young trawlermen who lose everything when the Grimsby fishing industry finally folds, so they decide to pull off a daring robbery to secure the money they need to shore up their futures. The convincing premise to this 2022 Britcom – starring Corrie’s James Burrows, Sam Glen (World’s End) and impressive newcomer Michael Kinsey –…

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06 Mar

11 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies That Should Have Been Nominated for Oscars

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This article contains MCU spoilers Unless you’re Martin Scorsese, chances are you’ve probably sat down for a Marvel movie and enjoyed it. Whether it be the formative days of 2012’s The Avengers, the bombastic action of Avengers: Endgame, or anything between or since, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has touched all corners of the industry… even the Academy Awards. As MCU overlord Kevin Feige tries to add those golden statues to his own Infinity Gauntlet of awards, we’ve seen an uptick in “For Your Consideration” nods. While Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is the only MCU movie to win an Academy Award,…

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05 Mar

Joker 2 Set Photos and First Footage Reveal Joaquin Phoenix’s New Clown Suit

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Time to put on a happy face. Joker: Folie a Deux is now in production, currently filming in downtown Los Angeles. Star Joaquin Phoenix is in town, and back in the heavy makeup, but he’s not the only clown in town. And we’re not talking about Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn. The first footage and photos leaking out of the LA set show a total of three Jokers running around the city streets for a chase sequence involving a pursuit on foot as well as several patrol vehicles crashing into things. You can check out the scene being filmed below from…

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04 Mar

Scream 6 First Reactions Rave About Ghostface’s Good Works

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Unlike Jason Voorhees, it appears that when Ghostface takes Manhattan, he makes quite the night of it! That is certainly the implication from the first wave of social media reactions to Scream 6 from critics and film journalists who saw the movie this week. As a rapid follow up to last year’s Scream legacy sequel (aka Scream 5), the sixth chapter in the franchise has had a large groundswell of anticipation going for it in recent months. The viral success of the hype is likely due to a few factors, not least of which is that the directing/producing team of…

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03 Mar

Cult Icon Bruce Campbell Turns Game Show Host

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Detroit-manufactured Bruce Campbell is a cult legend who sawed his way into every genre. Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment of the franchise most associated with the actor, opens a new book on April 21, and it will be the first not to lead with his chin. He isn’t taunting the sacred geometry of the “Necronomicon Ex-Mortis,” Campbell was busy. He is always busy. He has authored novels, comic books, and screenplays, and has directed productions on big screens and small. Campbell is the star attraction of several franchise fandoms (including Evil Dead, Xena, Hercules, and Burn Notice), beloved at…

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03 Mar

Rocky and Creed Movies Ranked from Worst to Best

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It’s been nearly 50 years since a southpaw from Philly went the distance with Apollo Creed. Back then it was a genuinely euphoric moment in cinema, so feel-good that Rocky over-performed at the box office and Oscars, beating out flicks like Network and Taxi Driver for Best Picture, and making Sylvester Stallone one of the biggest movie stars of his generation. Yet even the most elated audiences could scarcely predict how long a tail Balboa’s left hook would have. Forty-six years on, the legacy of Rocky and Apollo grows with nine films and counting, including six Rocky movies and three…

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03 Mar

Unwelcome Ending: Redcaps, Alternate Scenes and What a Sequel Could Look Like

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This article contains major Unwelcome spoilers. British horror Unwelcome sees city couple Maya (Hannah-John Kamen) and Jamie (Douglas Booth) move to Ireland after a horrific home invasion leaves them shaken. But the new rural home isn’t the peaceful idyll they had hoped for, with a baby on the way. If the violent local family hired to do some building work weren’t enough, they also have murderous Redcaps to deal with. It’s a lot. “It started originally from a conversation I had with Mark Stay, who wrote the film,” says director Jon Wright. “We were kind of almost making fun of…

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02 Mar

Star Wars Just Made Palpatine’s Plan in The Rise of Skywalker Even More Complicated

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This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Bad Batch. To paraphrase the exasperated words of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron, somehow the Palpatine cloning plot from The Rise of Skywalker has returned. The latest episode of The Bad Batch, “Metamorphosis,” introduces Imperial scientist Dr. Hemlock (Jimmi Simpson), whom we meet in top-secret Imperial laboratory on the planet Weyland, as he interrogates a captive Nala-Se (Gwendoline Yeo) and sends Imperial forces after a rogue Zillo Beast that has escaped captivity. While these things may seem unrelated, it turns out that both the Zillo Beast and Nala-Se are key to Palpatine’s larger…

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02 Mar

Creed III Review: Jonathan Majors Is a Knockout

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There are boxing sequels and then there are boxing sequels. Longtime fans of the Rocky and Creed franchise should know exactly what we mean by both. Fortunately, Creed III is the latter, as well as one of the best entries in this long-in-the-chipped-tooth franchise. More interesting still, its success pivots on a fairly subversive idea: What if Rocky was the bad guy? That summary might be an oversimplification of the motivations and backstory ascribed to Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson, but it’s also the point. In a series where the opponents are either likable yet oblivious blowhards, a la the original…

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01 Mar

The Mummy Almost Killed Brendan Fraser

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Brendan Fraser has done some daring things throughout his career. He donned a loin cloth and ran into trees for George of the Jungle. He put in a vulnerable performance under layers of fake flesh for the controversial The Whale. He starred in a movie with Pauly Shore. But it’s that very affability that made Fraser such a beloved star. Whether running around with Bugs Bunny or listening longingly to legendary director James Whale, Fraser brought an openness that immediately brought the audience over to his side. The empathy he generates has been central to his recent resurgence, as fans…

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01 Mar

HBO Max New Releases: March 2023

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There’s nothing quite like when HBO is airing one of its trademark watercooler-worthy dramas weekly. Thankfully, we’ll get to it experience exactly that and more on HBO Max in March 2023. The big ticket item on HBO Max this March is undoubtedly Succession Season 4 on March 26. Part prestige drama and part screwball comedy, Succession is about as fun a watch as they come. Season 4 of the series about egregious wealth will find the Roy siblings reeling after trying and failing to take down their father, Logan (Brian Cox). HBO Max’s other major TV option this month is…

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01 Mar

Disney+ New Releases: March 2023

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With its list of new releases for March 2023, Disney+ is premiering another season of arguably its most successful and recognizable series. That’s right: it’s time for more of The Mandalorian. Ever heard of it??!??!? The Mandalorian season 3 premieres Wednesday, March 1 on Disney+ with “Chapter 17” and will continue to air new episodes weekly. A lot has changed since The Mandalorian signed off in its mind-bending season 2 finale on Dec. 18, 2020. Star Pedro Pascal has continued his destiny as a lone wolf guiding a young cub with The Last of Us. Cara Dune actress Gina Carano…

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01 Mar

Creed III Reinvents the Greatest Rocky Villain

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After a number of years, rumors, and teases, Creed III is finally arriving in theaters. Michael B. Jordan is behind the camera for the threequel, succeeding Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. in the directorial seat, and the film chronicles Adonis Creed (Jordan) at the height of his powers and going up against his childhood best-friend turned bitter enemy Damien Anderson (the ever magnetic Jonathan Majors). It looks riveting, emotional, and visceral.And as one watches Creed at this stage of his life, one reflects back on the very man and series that it all emerged from: Rocky. Specifically, Rocky III,…

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01 Mar

New on Netflix: March 2023

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It seems like just last month Netflix was releasing the long-awaited fourth season of its stalker drama You. And that’s because it was just last month that Netflix released You Season 4! Now, with its list of new releases for March 2023, Netflix is finishing off what it started with You Season 4 Part 2. The five episodes that make up You Season 4 Part 2 will premiere on March 9. The ending of Part 1 left things off on quite the cliffhanger so soon we will get to see how Joe (Penn Badgley) reacts to the reveal of the…

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01 Mar

Hulu New Releases: March 2023

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Hulu’s list of new releases for March 2023 features an event long in the making. On March 6, History of the World, Part II will finally arrive more than 40 years after Mel Brooks’ classic comedy History of the World, Part I. first premiered. Of course, Brooks never had any intention of adding future parts to his ahistorical film, but that yet makes the arrival of Part II so many years later even funnier. Described as a four-night comedy event, History of the World, Part II will release two episodes a day through March 9. Brooks returns to write and…

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28 Feb

Star Wars Actor “Gutted” After Reading The Last Jedi Script

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We don’t mean to blow your mind, but somebody on the internet has an opinion about The Last Jedi. Even after more than five years, people still feel the need to litigate writer/director Rian Johnson‘s approach to the universe. Whether you find Johnson’s movie a rejection of everything that made the franchise great or a celebration of Star Wars‘s inherently rebellious themes, you’ll certainly find plenty of people ready to agree or disagree with you all over the internet. Of course, when one of those people is Andy Serkis, who starred in the movie as Supreme Leader Snoke, the opinion…

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28 Feb

Rewriting Ian Fleming’s James Bond Books: What Is Even the Point?

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As Eon Productions prepares to reboot the James Bond movie franchise for the second time in the 21st century, there is a lot of apprehension about what that will look like in the 2020s. While 2021’s No Time to Die was the first 007 flick made after the #MeToo movement began an ongoing (and hopefully lasting) change in the culture, that film also was designed from the ground up to be the swan song of a very distinct and strangely already antiquated version of the character from less than 20 years ago: Daniel Craig’s brooding, tortured superspy. Going into that…

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28 Feb

The Woman King Is the Future for Period Dramas and Epics

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Netflix recently put The Woman King on its streaming service after a successful theatrical run, which recently culminated in a number of film awards nominations (although, notably, not the Oscars). For many Netflix viewers, this will be the first time they’ve ever interacted in any way with Western African history. While some experts on the topic have argued that the film oversimplifies historical events, it is important that the popularity of The Woman King allows future films about African history to be made by native filmmakers and those of the wider African diaspora. The story of Namisca (Viola Davis) leading…

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