There are two ways to judge “Pokémon Detective Pikachu": either compared to the general culture and craft of films as a whole, or to the specific category of video game movies. That body of work hasn’t exactly set the world on fire- while there are box office hits like “Rampage (2018)” or “Warcraft,” ...
Seth Rogen’s latest feature has remarkably less drug-induced chaos than previous works. Along with a myriad of other small changes, that makes his latest film “Long Shot” immediately feel distinct, even for someone who’s filmography includes a stoner Christmas flick, a biopic about a master ...
Part of the journey is the end: this line quoted by virtually every piece of “Endgame” marketing material is undoubtedly true. Whether it went on for ten years or a hundred years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) crescendoing story-line would eventually come to its conclusion; its “Endgame.” While ...
The battle between responsibility and having a good time seems to be a constant theme in Donald Glover's work. Even before his music career took off, most of Glover’s comedy routines and his early TV work centered around characters trying to work hard and also slack off. This is just one of ...
Despite maintaining a relatively obscure existence, "Hellboy" (2019) is not Hellboy’s first foray into mainstream entertainment. He’s guest-starred in video games like “Injustice 2,” had a few direct to video animated films and was the subject of two PG-13 films in the early 2000s from Guillermo ...
With a studio like Laika Studios, it's difficult to know where to set expectations. While none of their movies are bad, there is a stark difference between “Coraline” and “The Boxtrolls.” So, anyone going into “Missing Link” wondering what to expect would be forgiven if they didn’t have ...
Superheroes are completely stupid - even the more realistic ones are built upon the idea that regular, everyday humans can have the power of flight, invisibility and impeccable beach bodies. Despite how much recent DC films and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole have captured the various building ...
Dumbo is a character beloved for how unloved he was while Tim Burton is a director who has built a career on giving the spotlight to exactly these kinds of characters. So, why shouldn’t the two of them meet in the middle for the latest of Disney’s live-action remakes? Burton intelligently brings ...
It’s appropriate to have fear for a director when it comes time for their sophomore film. While a great first outing is a good sign for a long career, the most promising directors have been broken thanks to a shoddy sophomoric outing. Jordan Peele, the Academy-Award-winning writer/director of “Get ...
Considering their involvement with one of the most successful children’s networks, it’s surprising that Paramount Pictures doesn’t have a well-established animation studio. Now they have “Wonder Park,” the latest film from their revamped Paramount Animation. Animated mainly by the Madrid-based ...
Hot off the heels of “Infinity War,” here comes “Captain Marvel,” an origin story focusing on Carol Danvers and the hero she becomes. A prequel to, essentially, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel’s first female lead film, a lot is riding on this glowing, alien hero. Brie Larson ...
Without a doubt one of DreamWorks’ most beloved and acclaimed series, “How To Train Your Dragon” ended its story this past week with the release of the final film in the trilogy, subtitled “The Hidden World.” After two acclaimed films prior, can this finale cement its place as one of the crown ...
After multiple release date delays with multiple directorial changes, “Alita: Battle Angel” has finally made its way into theatres. An adaptation of the classic manga series and a passion project for director Robert Rodriguez (“From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Sin City”) and co-writer/producer James ...
The American filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller are on a bit of a roll right now. For the past five years, Lord and Miller have helped dominate the animation world with the LEGO series of films. They’ve earned rave reviews with their comedy series “The Last Man on Earth,” and they’re ...
It would be easy to be pessimistic about “Bumblebee.” considering the live action “Transformers” series is probably one of the worst film series in recent memory. Despite that, the billions of dollars it has made makes it seem like audiences don’t care either way. As long as it has big robots, ...
Joe Cornish has made a name for himself fairly recently working on movies just as bizarre as “The Kid Who Would Be King.” From writing “Ant-Man” and the 2011 “Tintin” film, to directing the sci-fi action comedy “Attack the Block,” each of his previous works have at least a little bit ...
With a subject that doesn't immediately inspires laugh out loud hysterics, Adam McKay (“Talladega Nights,” “Step Brothers,” “Anchorman,” “The Big Short”) continues his move from screwball comedy into the world of "based on a true story" dramedies. He’s chosen former Vice President ...
In the recent age of Disney regurgitating most of its past films to stellar (“Cinderella (2015),” “Pete’s Dragon (2016)”) and less than stellar “(Beauty and the Beast (2017)”) results, it's easy to be cynical about anything coming out of the Mouse House that bears resemblance to past projects. ...
James Wan, the director of “Saw,” “Insidious” and “Furious 7,” is facing an uphill battle when it comes to bringing Aquaman to a solo big screen adventure. Afterall, this is the character who talks to fish and was famously the fake superhero film pitched in “Entourage,” specifically ...
In the late '70s, the tagline for the upcoming film “Superman: The Movie” was simply, “You’ll believe a man can fly”. Now, four decades later, the superhero genre has been twisted around and contorted in numerous ways to continuously recapture audience’s attentions. Serious dramas (“X-Men,” ...
