Of all the relationships and communities we become a part of in our lives, our family will always be the most important. These tight-knit groups can offer us the greatest sense of love and acceptance beyond what any other community can give us, which help establish our truest identity. Families having the influence they do on a person has made them a frequent topic in many movies for the emotional potential they create for characters....
Theearly 2000s represented a cultural shiftfor which we’re still very grateful. This is when TV was reborn and suddenly TV executives were enamored with the idea of making the format bigger and more cinematic. Of course, technology played a big role in this, as high-definition content became available in the comfort of our own homes. Yes, reruns of the most important shows of the ’90s were and still are huge players in the game of TV broadcasts but also during the 2000s streaming started to be taken more seriously....
Unlocked: A Jail ExperimentisNetflix’slatest docuseries that features aradical (and potentially illegal) social experimentright in the middle of the gray halls of Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. In short, Sheriff Eric Higgins, a man with more than 30 years of experience with the police department in Little Rock, decided that a single unit of inmates he oversees needed to be given the opportunity to prove that they could “act more like people than criminals....
Matt Damonmay be trying to give his best friendBen Afflecka run for his money in a new poster fromThe Great Wall, which shows that, even thoughBen Affleckis Batman, Damon can take to the skies as well. Of course,Matt Damonisn’t playing a superhero inThe Great Wall, but he sure does look like one, flying through the air during battle in this new poster. Legendary released thefirst trailerback in July, but this poster could mean that another trailer could be coming soon....
South Korean Director Park Chan-wook’sThe Handmaidenis a chef-d’oeuvre of intrigue and erotica. It is a sumptuously artistic tale, exquisitely shot, that will leave you breathless. Park has obliterated boundaries in his career as a filmmaker. From Oldboy to Stoker, he has gone to dark and sensual places that others never dare tread. Adapted from the Victorian novel “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters, The Handmaiden is the best foreign film I have seen this year by a mile....
It’s an understatement to say we’ve grown accustomed to cringing at bad remakes, as filmmakers endlessly scavenge the past. That said, the cash grab isn’t even the most disconcerting aspect. This practice leads to many vintage movies simply being buried, or outright memory-holed. Usually, it’s not done out of spite, but rather out of sheer cold-blooded business sense, classic films are allowed to vanish in order to not interfere with the modern, more marketable version....
There is no better feeling than perusing IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd, or online film reviews looking for your latest watch, settling for a relatively low-rated film as you’re fed up with scrolling and have seen everything else, only to discover you’ve just picked out an underrated gem. Period war movies are made in abundance; there seems to be an unlimited pool of inspiration, and original new stories are released every year....
Disney may own the world soon, but the mouse will never be safe fromThe Simpsons. The home of princesses and their goofy sidekicks has recently become home to massive swaths of the box office after Disney acquired LucasFilms, Marvel, Pixar and now 20th Century Fox. The massive media machine isn’t hiding their new found power, but is rather poking fun at it. Too much so becauseThe Simpsonshas taken notice. Disneycreated the most meta-twitter conversation ever by making each of its powerful branches tweet each other....
The Undertaker appears to be finally hanging up the boots, as the legendary WWE Superstar has just announced he has “no desire” to ever compete in a wrestling ring again. The veteran performer, whose real name is Mark Calaway, has been the subject of the new five-part docuseries,Undertaker: The Last Rideon WWE Network. In the newly-debuted final episode, the Undertaker revealed that his WrestleMania 36 match against A.J. Styles from earlier this year has left him with the perfect opportunity to ride off into the sunset....
Marvel fans are eagerly awaiting Jon Bernthal’s MCU debut as Frank Castle inDaredevil: Born Again, but in the meantime, the cult classic 2004 adaptation ofThe Punisherhas fought into Tubi’s Top 10 most-watched list.Thomas Janewas the second person to portray the character on screen,following in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgrenand acting as a precursor to Bernthal’s debut in the NetflixDefenders Sagaseries. Despite being roundly panned by critics, there is still a large following for the movie out there, as has been proven by its reappearance on streaming....
Yesterday,Thor: RagnarokdirectorTaika Waitititook a break in the production to answer questions from the fans during a Reddit AMA session. While there were some questions about his popular indie comedies such asWhat We Do In the Shadowsand this year’sHunt For the Wilderpeople, a majority of the questions were about hisMarvel Phase 3adventure. The filmmaker revealed some very interesting tidbits of information, such as how he essentially “ignored"ThorandThor: The Dark Worldwhile making this movie....
Godzillahas become a box office behemoth again thanks to both his tag-team appearance in the MonsterVerse movieGodzilla x Kong: The New Empireand the stunning Toho movieGodzilla Minus One. Although the two movies could not be further apart in terms of storytelling and scope, it seems that both movies, and indeed any Godzilla project, must conform to a strict set of rules dictated by the “Godzilla Room.” Part of Toho Studios, the “Godzilla Room” is a dedicated team within the company who act as sort of guardians of the Godzilla franchise in all its forms....
The internet all gasped as one when it was announced several days ago that Hollywood favoriteTom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson had tested positive for the coronavirusstrain COVID-19. Not only were fans, of course, worried for the A-list couple but suddenly the seriousness posed by the outbreak hit home for many. Since their diagnosis, Hanks has been keeping fans up to date with their progress, with his newest message shrouded in an air of the kind of charming positivity we would all expect from the beloved star....
