Ryan Gosling’s Charm Elevates ‘The Fall Guy’
Is Ryan Gosling charming enough to turn the action movie remake of a 1980s TV show into a successful film? The Fall Guy hopes the answer is yes.
Tagged: adaptations
Whatcha Watchin: From Page to Screen with Byron Graves
Alexis is joined by Bryon Graves, award-winning author of Rez Ball, to chat about book-to-screen adaptations. Find out which book made Byron quit a book club and why dystopian YA adaptations are like Gremlins.
‘Dune’ Is the Reason to Go Back to the Movie Theater
If you’re looking for a reason to go back to the movie theater, the stunning visuals and epic scale of Dune is worth seeing in IMAX.
What We Do in the Shadows, When Spinoffs Go Right
FX’s What We Do in the Shadows is one of the rare TV shows adapted from a movie that actually lives up to the original. Here’s how this series defied the TV spinoff odds and became one of the best new comedies on TV.
How Game of Thrones’ Penultimate Episode Could Have Been Fixed
SPOILER ALERT! The final season of HBO’s epic series Game of Thrones is proving to be the show’s most controversial—but it’s not because of brutal content; it’s because many fans are disappointed in the rushed storylines and unresolved character arcs. With that in mind, here are a few things that could improve the penultimate episode, “The Bells”.
Story and science make ‘The Martian’ compelling sci-fi
Great sci-fi films combine visual effects, plausible science, and engaging characters who feel like real people. It’s a difficult balancing act between explosions and action, math and engineering, and an engrossing emotional journey. This is why great sci-fi films are so few and far between, and why The Martian gives me hope that this kind of movie can exist in the effects-ridden landscape of current sci-fi and action movies.
Game of Thrones, Outlander, and TV’s rape craze
From Sansa Stark to the brutal finale of Starz’s Outlander, it seems like TV is obsessed with rape these days, but there’s a difference between a scene that’s hard to watch because it’s moving and a scene that’s hard to watch because it’s an unpleasant viewing experience. Here we dive into two of this year’s most famous (or infamous) rape scenes and discuss how sexual assault is presented on TV. Warning: spoilers ahead!
What does ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ say about women?
We don’t publish enough book reviews here on Trashwire—possibly because we don’t read enough books—but E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey is such a ginormous success that it warrants a bit of commentary....