Tag: Comedy
Stranger Things’ Final Season Delayed by the Writers’ Strike
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | May 8, 2023 | 1
Stranger Things, which was recently reinvigorated by the immensely successful and well-received season 4, is the latest production to be affected by the writers’ strike. According to the Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Writers Twitter account: “Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we’r...
Read MoreCommunity Movie Delayed by the Writers’ Strike?
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | May 6, 2023 | 0
Will Abed’s hopeful prophecy of “six seasons and a movie” ever come to pass? Because at every turn, the announced Peacock Community movie has been delayed or put in jeopardy by constant issues. After an entire decade, the promised film is closer than it has ever been. Yet, the wr...
Read MoreREVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
After the last few years of Marvel duds, disappointments, and flat-out disasters, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 feels like a miracle. I’ll stop short of declaring it as such, but it’s an oasis in the desert made up of the remains of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe used to be. It feels like a...
Read MoreREVIEW: Suzume (2022)
Sometimes I watch a movie just by chance or default rather than actively planning on it. This was the case with Suzume, the latest from writer/director Makoto Shinkai (Weathering With You, Your Name). The art style appealed to me, but I went in without prior knowledge, including the director’...
Read MoreJason Reitman Will Direct a Saturday Night Live Movie
The writers’ strike may have shuttered Saturday Night Live for a while, but the landmark sketch show will have its story told soon. Deadline exclusively reports that Jason Reitman will be directing a movie about the first episode of Saturday Night Live, which was once a comedy show. Reitman is wri...
Read MoreSpider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Gets an International Trailer
Today, an international trailer came out promoting Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Check it out here: This is very similar to the last trailer, with just a couple of extra clips sprinkled in. It’s still very good and displays the deft balance of comedy and drama the first film excelled at...
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