It looks like a beloved Disney franchise won’t be getting a dose of maximum effort after all. Geoff Boucher, via his new column on Deadline Hollywood, has reported that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have walked away from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. I was excited when I first heard abou...
Read MoreHarrison Ford was largely known for three genre roles in the 70s and 80s: Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard. While I grew up with the former two, I wasn’t really introduced to Deckard until college. Oh sure, I heard the name and understood the influence that Blade Runner had had for the la...
Read MoreUsually I have reservations when a sequel, spin-off, or basically any continuation of a movie I liked is announced; however, I could not have been more ready for more after I saw DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The first movie introduced a breathtaking world full of interesting characters, a...
Read MoreIn film discourse, you hear a lot about creativity and the overuse of certain tropes and plot points. However, it’s always interested me that a lot of the most famous and beloved movies contain these tropes and archetypes, and are even celebrated for them. As for me, some of my favorite movies...
Read MoreWhatcha gonna do when the God of Thunder runs wild on you? A Hollywood Reporter exclusive reveals that Chris Hemsworth will play legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan in a Netflix biopic. Directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School, the upcoming Joker) and written by Scott Silver (Joker, The Fighter...
Read MoreI try not to judge movies based on trailers because they are often misleading and sometimes poorly edited. Everybody can probably name a movie that had bad trailers but ended up being pretty good, and vice versa. That being said, from the very first promo image of Disney Channel’s live-action Kim ...
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