Hollywood: Stop making unnecessary, confusing reboots
This past weekend, David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” proved to be a huge hit at the box office, raking in over $75 million, with an estimated budget of only $10 million. This “Halloween” film is the 11th in the series and…
‘Halloween’ 2018 proves that women can handle serial killers
Jamie Lee Curtis (“Scream Queens”) starred in the original “Halloween” in 1978. Her character, Laurie Strode, is the only survivor of the relentless serial killer Michael Myers. Donning a painted William Shatner mask, viewers all over the world feared him….
‘Daredevil’ season 3 gives life to Marvel’s Netflix universe
Netflix has been having a rough time with its original Marvel-comics-related properties. Roughly three years ago, the entire idea of having another universe set within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe came around. Jeph Loeb and Ike Perlmutter commissioned Drew Goddard…
Marvel’s loss, DC’s gain as James Gunn jumps ship
DC and Warner Bros. have confirmed that controversial director James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2”) is set to be the writer for the next “Suicide Squad” film. Gunn, who was most known for his role as director of…
‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ injects new life into 2018
It is amazing how much setting can contribute to a story, especially one that is seemingly grounded in a fairly lame reality. By expanding on the little things and building on its neo-noir themes, films like “Bad Times at the…
‘First Man’ provides early competition for Oscar Race
Houston, we do not have a problem. The film slump known as September is finally over, and October has arrived with its first round of Oscar contenders. One of them is “First Man,” a look into the exploits of Neil…
Venom provides another dud for superhero genre
After a five-year hiatus, Ruben Fleischer (“Gangster Squad”) returns to the director’s chair to deliver “Venom,” the first installment in Sony’s next attempt at a universe. A “Venom” film has been in the works for more than a decade, after…
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga hit home run with ‘A Star is Born’
4/5 Stars The horses are off and running, and the race has officially begun. Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper, “The Avengers: Infinity War”) is a rock star who sells out stadiums but doubles as an alcoholic and drug addict with tinnitus….
‘Vice’ trailer shows off another overweight Christian Bale
With the never-ending barrage of trailers that Hollywood likes to dump on the public at certain points of the year, it can be easy for good content to get lost in the shuffle. However, there was one trailer that stood…
Chris Evans says farewell to Captain America in tweet
Well Marvel fans, in the words of Captain America himself, we have finally reached “the end of the line.” Yet, not entirely, as the highly anticipated, currently untitled “Avengers 4” will not be released until May 3, 2019. However, one…
