James Gunn’s Superman had a lot riding against it. The reboot follows a decade of messy attempts to build a popular DC Universe. An unforgiving fanbase of Zack Snyder loyalists accompanied the sinking ship. Superman’s last two reboots had lukewarm commercial success. The greatest achievement of those movies was arguably the casting of Henry Cavill. After seeing the new entry, it
Read MoreThis July, Superman‘s premiere marks the true launch of the DC Universe’s live-action stories. In James Gunn’s upcoming DC film, we dive into a world where Superman has already saved lives for a few years, shaping headlines and opposing governments to save people no matter what. He’s not the new kid in town. To try to figure out what’s coming next,
Read MoreThe year was 1999, and my father came into my bedroom to tell me about a trailer for a movie, “We have to see,” he exclaimed. It had an intriguing title: The Matrix. Regardless of the film’s quality, a studio or director could not ask for a slicker movie title than The Matrix. As the film conveys, it burdens the viewer
Read MoreSinners as a title may discourage the evangelical audience from seeing the film. Yet, Ryan Coogler has more to say about spiritual warfare than most faith-based movies. His first breakthrough into horror touches on the deeply rooted religious backdrop of the 1930s Mississippi South, where people of color survived a racist landscape through resilience, grit, and the hope of an answered
Read MoreJared Hess is one of those filmmakers where the audience will always split down the middle. He thrives on killing the brain cells of the general public. His films push the boundaries of idiocy, and they do so with intentional earnestness. In A Minecraft Movie, characters break out into musical numbers for no reason, Jason Momoa and Jack Black defy the
Read MoreMickey 17 is the newest film from acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, with Robert Pattinson as the lead character, Mickey Barnes. On a spaceship expedition to colonize the snowy planet of Niflheim, Mickey is brought on as the crew’s “Expendable”, which is a nice way of saying that with cloning technology, he is reprinted and disposable to the mission. Mickey
Read MoreCompanion is an upcoming sci-fi horror romance from writer-director Drew Hancock and the great minds at BoulderLight Pictures. BoulderLight is a young studio which has quickly made a name for itself with hit indie horror films like Zach Cregger’s Barbarian in 2022 and Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour in 2024. The producers specialize in giving fresh filmmakers a platform to
Read MoreIs The Lord of the Rings the new Star Wars? Both franchises feature an iconic, groundbreaking trilogy followed by spin-offs, sequels and television series of varying qualities, and both franchises have vocal fans that can be difficult to please. Now, the vast and expansive world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien is brought to life once again with The Lord of the Rings:
Read MoreThe Dune franchise has exploded in popularity in recent years after the very successful and critically acclaimed Dune Parts 1 & 2 by Denis Villeneuve. The films brought new fans to enjoy the novel it is based on by author Frank Herbert, as well as more interest and appreciation for the other novels in his Dune franchise, with Dune: Messiah set
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