Image courtesy of Marvel Television Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) is in the middle of a major revival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after being pushed aside for the better part of a decade. The Punisher’s solo Netflix series was one of several Marvel shows wiped out in the late 2020s, canceled alongside Daredevil, Luke Cage, […]
Recasting happens constantly and it almost never matters. An actor drops out in development, a name gets swapped in a trade report, and the film arrives without anyone recalling there was a first choice. Then there is the other version, where the studio has announced its actor, the head of the studio has gone on […]
When Game of Thrones premiered in 2011, it came out swinging with a first season that immediately showed just how complex the show was going to be when it came to power struggles. Not every fantasy or historical series manages to be this good at that, since most of them would rather focus on big […]
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Henry Cavill has built an impressive Hollywood career, moving from a supporting turn on The Tudors to major roles across multiple franchises. As Geralt of Rivia, he anchored Netflix’s The Witcher for three seasons, and as August Walker, he went toe to toe with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible […]
Considering the frequency that horror movies release, it’s always impressive when one manages to be a break out hit, especially if it is an original story. Luckily, one of the best original horror movies of the 2020s hit theaters four years ago, with the dark comedy launching the career of one of the best horror […]
Image Courtesy of Marvel Comics The MCU has a massive rogues’ gallery that has accumulated across its 38 films and many TV shows, shorts, and more, with nearly every one introducing a new antagonist. Some of these villains were small potatoes (borrowing phrase from current Black Widow Yelena Belova) when they were first introduced, such […]
Science fiction has long been a powerhouse movie genre. Even from the earliest days of cinema, science fiction has given moviegoers some of the most expansive, interesting, and iconic stories to take in, making them question various elements of the human experience as well as pushing filmmaking itself ever forward with new techniques, effects, and […]
The screen is dark for a mere second. Then, it shifts, dozens of white dots and blue lines illustrating the vastness of space popping up. The familiar chimes of a theme song plays, and any doubt of the series about to unfold is dismissed with four simple words: “Space, the final frontier”. The voice narrating is […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF CAPRICCI FILMS One of 2023’s best horror movies is getting an American remake at the studio known for delivering unique big picture scares, and it’s a movie that brings to life that feeling of everyone in the world being out to get you. What if, it imagines, for one man it were […]
Roblox just turned 20 years old. After launching on September 1st 2006, it has grown into a gaming juggernaut. Twenty years is a major milestone, but for a brand that has grown up with its audience, that’s a lot of core memories. For its part, Roblox loves to throw a birthday party for itself. In […]