Tag: sci-fi
Francis Ford Coppola Defies Hollywood and the Media with Megalopolis
Hollywood and the entertainment media have it in for Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming self-financed sci-fi movie, and the legendary filmmaker is digging his heels in and daring them to come and get him. I’ve talked before about the long, arduous road to getting Megalopolis made and ...
Read MoreThe Acolyte Fallout: Merch Disappears From the Disney Store, High Republic May Be Canceled
On Monday, Disney canceled the Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte, which was surprising not because it was popular and had great ratings – it wasn’t, and it didn’t – but because it was a tacit admission to these uncomfortable truths by Disney, especially as it happened so quickly and that...
Read MoreREVIEW: Alien: Romulus (2024)
The trailers for Alien: Romulus sold it as a trip back to the franchise’s origins, and it certainly is that, but not in the way most of us probably hoped. This is not just a throwback in a similar horror vein to Alien but yet another sequel that stands on the franchise’s past like a rickety la...
Read MoreAngry Fans React to The Acolyte Being Canceled
Yesterday, Disney canceled The Acolyte, the latest Disney+ Star Wars series that seemed to turn off fans of the legendary sci-fi saga instantly. There’s not much I can say about the show itself because, as Virginia volunteered to review it, I didn’t watch it. But even an outside observer can se...
Read MoreThe Acolyte is Canceled After One Season
Deadline exclusively reports that Disney+ has quietly made the decision to cancel The Acolyte after one season. Season 1’s finale, “The Acolyte,” which will evidently be the series finale, aired over a month ago on July 16th. The Acolyte has a 78% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audience...
Read MoreMark Hamill Attacks and Hustles His Fans
Has Mark Hamill lost his mind, or is the real man just now coming out? We’ve had to ask this of a lot of people in the past decade or so, celebrities and average Joes alike, but it’s disheartening when someone who was once universally loved becomes so angry, bitter, and obsessed with partisan po...
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