Tag: Horror
REVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 8, “When We Are in Need”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 6, 2023 | 0
The impossible has occurred: HBO has released a good episode of The Last of Us. After weeks of subpar writing, bad acting, and bloated filler, the writers have managed to cobble together an enjoyable and thought-provoking experience. Whether or not this is merely a case of a broken clock striking tr...
Read MoreDisney’s Haunted Mansion Trailer Gets Spooky
Today, Disney released the first full trailer for Haunted Mansion, their latest attempt to capitalize on their theme park attractions. Of course, The Haunted Mansion has been adapted once before to questionable results. This film features a star-studded cast, including Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito,...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 7, “Left Behind”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 28, 2023 | 0
There isn’t much unique commentary surrounding the latest episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, “Left Behind.” It still falls into the most egregious pitfalls of its predecessor, namely bloat, empty character development and performances, and a near-total lack of action, horror, ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Cocaine Bear (2023)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 25, 2023 | 1
Unlike the majority of movies and television discussed on this site, Universal Pictures’ Cocaine Bear is an incredibly difficult movie to review. Cocaine Bear is not an intelligent movie. It is not well-acted, well-written, or well-done, and the script is utterly atrocious. But hot damn if it isn�...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 6, “Kin”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 20, 2023 | 0
The turn, the twist, the revelation, and the unmasking of HBO’s The Last of Us has finally occurred. The creatives’ disdain for the source material and all its characters is now evident. This week’s episode, “Kin,” is not only as poorly written and CW-esque as all its predecessors, but the...
Read MoreConstantine and I Am Legend Sequels Coming from Warner Bros.
Disney isn’t the only movie studio pumping out sequels like a rabbit after mating season. Deadline exclusively reports that Warner Bros. Discovery has made a deal with Weed Road Pictures, the production company founded by producer, screenwriter, and occasional director Akiva Goldsman that would se...
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