A great Spider-Man story feels like a tragic coming-of-age tale. In the DNA of the character, tragedy spawns a hero who feels compelled to take action. The franchise is riddled with famous tragedies such as Uncle Ben or the infamous death of Gwen Stacy (one of the most talked about deaths in comic history). Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is undoubtedly a visually phenomenal
Read MoreFor most of us growing up with Disney animated movies, the brand came with a sense of enchantment. The stories were presented in two-dimensional landscapes, but it was nonetheless engrossing. The storytelling, the characters, the immersive animated environments, everything felt like it had a soul. The live-action remakes have attempted to carbon copy these animated movies but instead have felt like
Read MoreFast X is another genre reinvention for the franchise. But not the way one would expect. With Fast Five, the franchise dropped its street racing beginnings and made a heist movie. Fast and Furious 6 and Furious 7 took the James Bond route and made spy adventures. F9 had the boldness to tackle the genre known as “bad” movies, an admirable creative choice. Now, with Fast X, the inspired forces
Read MorePeter Pan & Wendy sees another live-action remake from the visionary filmmaker David Lowery. As a director, Lowery brought his sensibilities to the remake of Pete’s Dragon and made it his own. The same is true of Peter Pan & Wendy. The broad strokes of the 1953 animated Peter Pan are in this new take on the fairy tale, but the song feels brand new. Consider the musical
Read MoreRobert Renfield is a timid little man in an abusive relationship. He serves his master Dracula by acting as his caretaker. But instead of doing simple errands like grabbing his groceries or depositing Drac’s money in the bank, he seeks out innocent victims for him to feast upon. Renfield and Dracula have a relationship quite similar to Ramsay Bolton and Theon
Read MoreThe zany and wacky minds at Illumination have finally unlocked the cheat code to the world’s most beloved Italian plumber. Instead of trying to clumsily adapt them into sci-fi elements (much like the entertainingly bad 1993 film), directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, and screenwriter Matthew Fogel, decided to embrace them directly. With The Super Mario Bros Movie, there are certainly
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