Category: Movies
Genre Tropes Vs. Homage Vs. Plagiarism
The films of 2018, and various debates surrounding them, have been increasingly making me wonder about the difference between genre tropes, homage, and just uninspired laziness. I definitely think there’s a defined difference, and I think this past year, in particular, we’ve gotten a lot of the ...
Read More2018 Superhero Movies Ranked
2018 has been an outstanding year for superhero movies. The number of these films being produced every year continues to increase, making it hard to watch all of them. What needs to be praised for 2018 specifically is the diversity in their styles. The standard action superhero movie is still alive ...
Read MoreBen Affleck to Co-Produce and Star in I Am Still Alive Adaptation for Universal
Ben Affleck is about to shepherd a new project to the screen. Deadline exclusively reports that the beleaguered Batman actor has signed on to star in and produce an adaption of the Kate Alice Marshall novel I Am Still Alive, about a daughter lost in the woods with only her father’s dog for com...
Read MoreChad Stahelski Talks John Wick’s Future
The Baba Yaga may be sticking around for years to come. That was the consensus, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, between John Wick star Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski. The latter is about to put the finishing touches on the third installment of the action franchise and tells EW he and Ree...
Read MoreHellboy Trailer Punches its Way Online
Legendary raised hell just days before Christmas when they released the Hellboy trailer. The new film is a reboot of the comic-based movie series (duo, really) from director Guillermo del Toro. Stranger Things’ David Harbour slips into the giant red hand, replacing former Hellboy star Ron Perlman,...
Read MoreMarvel Could Start Planning X-Men and Fantastic Four Stories Very Soon
Marvel’s First Family and Mutant misfits may be back home a little sooner than we thought. On Variety’s iHeartRadio podcast “Playback,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that he might get the go-ahead from the Disney brass to start developing stories that incorporate the newly ac...
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