Oppenheimer is not about the atomic bomb. Christopher Nolan’s newest blockbuster is, very simply, about a man. A man so confused, broken, irrational, and undependable that by his own admission he could not have managed a hamburger stand. A Jewish man in the time of the Holocaust, who the United States government incorrectly suspected to … Read more
When Tom Cruise isn’t nearly dying in a Mission Impossible, or Vin Diesel isn’t milking out another Fast & Furious, or Chris Pratt isn’t fighting off a terribly CGI’d velociraptor in another Jurassic World, Disney are the ones topping the global box office charts—and have been for over a decade. Whether it be through some … Read more
A new, predictably violent and bizarre trailer for Gen V has been revealed, and it promises to be everything we’ve come to expect from The Boys universe. We open with images of The Seven, the infamous superhero group at the top of Vought Tower, including A-Train on a start line, Queen Maeve stopping an armoured … Read more
The Walking Dead’s universe shows no signs of slowing down following the announcement from AMC that both The Walking Dead: Dead City and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (which airs in September) will be renewed for second seasons on the network. “This next chapter in the Walking Dead Universe continues to thrive with a terrific inaugural season for Dead City … Read more
As The Walking Dead universe continues to expand, Daryl Dixon’s adventures take him across the world, swapping out the Commonwealth for the beautifully barren, post-apocalyptic landscape of Paris, France, and he’s on a mission to reset the world and save humanity. Revealed during the San Diego Comic-Con panel, the first full-length trailer for The Walking Dead: … Read more
The Walking Dead may be over, but the horror drama’s cinematic universe continues to expand, and AMC has now unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming Rick and Michonne spin-off, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Debuting during the San Diego Comic-Con panel at under forty seconds, we see the first shots of Rick … Read more
On January 16th, 1960, the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) began striking against the Alliance of Television Film Producers (ATFP, now known as AMPTP). A few months later, the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG, prior to their merger with AFTRA in 2012) would follow suite in a strike of their own. As outlined by Megan Mccluskey … Read more
I’ve got a complicated relationship with Tom Cruise. Yes, he is the main financier of a horrific cult and the personal best friend of David Miscavige, one of the most dangerous and deranged men in America. But he is, undeniably, a Movie Star. Capital M, capital S. Tom Cruise is one of the best Blockbuster … Read more
“Movies are a way for an actor to be immortal” was a phrase said by my film studies teacher in college. Whether it’s a phrase he’d taken from someone else or made up himself I’m not sure, but it stuck with me. I find myself being reminded of it whenever my wife and I spend … Read more
Fifteen years ago I stepped out of a stuffy movie theatre with my dad on a muggy summer’s afternoon after spending 91 minutes seeing Mark Wahlberg play a science teacher that fought trees – the former point being the more absurd part – in M. Night Shyamalan’s horror-thriller, The Happening. As we walked towards our … Read more