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Mando and Baby Yoda Make the Leap to the Big Screen with ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu brings our small-screen duo to cinemas with a standalone adventure that thankfully avoids empty fan service, but doesn’t quite hit the highs of the Skywalker saga.
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‘Exit 8’ Video Game Becomes Psychological Horror in New Japanese Film
‘Exit 8’ adds depth to a popular Japanese liminal space video game, creating an effective, surprisingly tense psychological horror film.
Featured Reviews
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‘The Drama’ Could Become the Most Discussed Film of the Year
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s jet-black comedy about a happily engaged couple whose love is put to the test after a shocking revelation during a party game.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
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Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Twists Office Hierarchy with Horror and Humor
With Send Help, Sam Raimi reminds us that he is a master at balancing horror and comedy, turning a simple scenario about a downtrodden employee (Rachel McAdams) stranded on an island with her horrible boss (Dylan O’Brien) into a delightfully tense, bloody, fun movie experience.
Latest Reviews
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Too much drama, not enough abs in ‘Magic Mike’
Based on the trailers, it would be fair to assume that Magic Mike is basically Showgirls, but with shirtless studs instead of busty ladies—and there’s nothing wrong with that! Let’s face it, women are objectified on screen all the time, so it’s only fair that we’d get to ogle sexy, shirtless studs every now and…
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What happened to the ‘Star Wars’ that I used to know?
Anakin Skywalker is not happy with what Lucas has done to his character, so he’s voicing his objections Gotye style in this parody.
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Rob Salkowitz takes us to geek mecca with ‘Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture’
No matter if you have attended San Diego Comic-Con or not, the impact of this mega convention has probably affected your life. Author Rob Salkowitz explains how so much of mainstream entertainment has seen the light of day thanks to the fans in attendance at the San Diego Comic-Con.
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Tom Cruise rocks in ‘Rock of Ages’
Last year, we interviewed Matt Weaver, producer of Rock of Ages, about the big screen adaptation of his Broadway smash. Weaver’s excitement at working with stars like Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Malin Akerman and Mary J. Blige got us pumped for the film. While some of the songs are missing and some of…
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‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ steers clear of indie cliches
Most indie movies involve quirky, slightly off center, lovable weirdos who are outcasts from society, down on their luck, or just generally awkward. Safety Not Guaranteed is no different. Its lovable weirdo is a self-professed time traveler who believes he’s under surveillance by the government and utilizes a classified ad to seek out a companion…
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SNL ‘The Californians’ dress rehearsal
We were all sad to see Kristen Wiig’s final episode of SNL. She’s a comedy treasure. Here’s a clip of Wiig and Bill Hader doing The Californians at dress rehearsal to remember her by. The more they got into the voices, the more they cracked up.
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Making The Hobbit
It has been so long since we’ve seen Orlando Bloom in his long blonde wig (girly sigh).
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Behind the scenes on The Avengers: Rendering The Hulk
A behind the scenes look on how the Hulk got to look so awesome in the The Avengers.
