Despite the presence of an A-list cast and crew, yours truly has been skeptical about Dune for a while, both in terms of its awards possibilities, as well as just its overall chance of success. The novel is a hard one to adapt, the David Lynch film ver…
Leave it to an audacious filmmaker like Ben Wheatley to put forth a new adaptation of the novel Rebecca here in 2020. Obviously, the most famous adaptation is the Alfred Hitchcock version from 1940, which might have intimidated many a storyteller. Not …
Pro wrestlers often lead tragic lives. That’s just sort of baked into the cake of professional wrestling. The athletes live hard, indulge often times in various substances, and simply don’t have a particularly long life expectancy. Those wh…
We’re still nowhere near the point where a dedicated box office column on a Sunday makes sense. However, with Tenet now in U.S. theaters (where allowed), coming on the heels of The New Mutants opening in August, there’s at least some box of…
Lest you think that the Coronavirus pandemic is in any way behind us, due to film productions restarting and some movie theaters opening up (as well as a certain blockbuster hitting screens), some recent news came as a reminder to the contrary. A few d…
For a significant portion of the The Argument’s running time, there’s a sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop. The set up for the film isn’t particularly strong, and all throughout the first act, it’s hard not to feel like…
When a live-action remake of Mulan was announced by Disney, there was a mix of excitement and trepidation. On the one hand, the epic feel of the story and the battle sequences were tailor made for the blockbuster treatment. On the other hand, however, …
Earlier this morning, a new Trailer dropped for No Time to Die, the latest in the James Bond franchise. Delayed from its initial Spring release, this one now hits theaters in November, deep into the fall/early on in the Winter. Representing the swan so…
When you think about Pepe the Frog, what comes to mind? In all likelihood, it’s either something tied to an internet meme, or more recently, the alt-right political movement. For many, that’s the only thing that they’ve been exposed t…
Welcome to September, ladies and gentlemen. With the summer coming to and end, the fall almost upon us, and the COVID-19 pandemic still very much impacting the industry, much is still up in the air. Such is life with the coronavirus holding up much of …
Charlie Kaufman is unlike any other creative force in the business. One only needs to look at his resume and you’ll see, both as a writer as well as a director, that he’s a singular talent. He sees the world, and interprets it as art, like …
The death of Robin Williams hit everyone hard. It just did. While the initial reports about his passing spoke about depression or a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, it wasn’t until a time later that any details about the actual problem surfaced. T…
As August comes to a close, the state of the Oscar race remains very much in flux. The awards season itself is still to be determined, given the COVID-19 pandemic that’s still causing havoc in the United States, so what becomes of the Academy Awa…
Absolutely awful and tragic news to report tonight. Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing T’Challa / Black Panther in the hit Marvel film, as well as Jackie Robinson in the movie 42, not to mention a key supporting turn in Spike Lee̵…
Brett Haley wants to make a ton of different kinds of films. That much is clear just looking at the movies he’s made over his short yet productive career. Efforts like I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero, Hearts Beat Loud, All the Bright Pl…
Long in the making sequels have been having a bit of a moment in Hollywood over the last handful of years. Properties long since thought dormant have come back to life, sometimes to great success. Now, Bill & Ted Face the Music hopes to be the late…