Inspired by 5 of A. A. Milne’s original Pooh stories, Winnie the Pooh was marketed as a nostalgic return of the beloved characters. Particularly memorable was a trailer emphasizing the use of traditional animation set to “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane. While the film wasn’t a huge box off...
Read MoreWelcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend films and series that I think are underrated. Based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui (who voices a bit part in the movie), Paprika was the last film of Satoshi Kon, a brilliant artist, writer, and director who passed away in 2010 at the age &he...
Read MoreI don’t know about the rest of you, but as soon as Ezra Miller was cast as Barry Allen/the Flash, I wanted his solo film right away. Miller is an insanely talented actor; I especially adored his work in the criminally underseen The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Since then, we’ve lost sev...
Read MoreIt took sixteen years, but they finally made it so. After months of speculation, it’s been confirmed that fan-favorite actor Patrick Stewart will be reprising the iconic role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in an upcoming Star Trek TV series for the CBS All Access streaming service. Picard was the capt...
Read More“It’s always a sunny day when Christopher Robin comes to play.” Winnie the Pooh – created by A. A. Milne, and based on Milne’s son Christopher Robin’s teddy bear – is one of the most beloved fictional characters of all time. Winnie’s name comes from a real bear which belonged to Can...
Read MoreGet ready for a tongue-lashing, as Sony Pictures has released a new Venom trailer. In the first of their (presumably) Spidey-less Spideyverse movies, Sony’s Venom finds crusading journalist Eddie Brock exposed to an alien symbiote which grants him immense power – but might cost him his soul. Sta...
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