Sequels are longer about continuing a story, they’re about continuing a brand, and that’s a very fundamental difference when there's no story left to tell.
Sequels are longer about continuing a story, they’re about continuing a brand, and that’s a very fundamental difference when there's no story left to tell.
Boy, people sure are angry about Suicide Squad. Many because it appears to be a half-baked, made-by-studio-committee mess. Many are wondering why DC sucks at making movies and Marvel doesn’t. Quite a number of fans are very upset – and a few zealous ones decided it must be review aggregation sites to blame. Specifically Rotten Tomatoes should apparently be shut down …
Will Doctor Strange's multi-dimensional stroytelling finally give people a reason to justify the increase cost of a 3D film?...
Wow, what a weekend of craziness from Comic-Con! There’s been a flood of trailers and news since Saturday, and I’ve barely been able to keep up. So I thought I’d gather everything in one place, in case, like me, you were feeling a bit overwhelmed.
If a movie spends time setting up some specific rules for their cinematic universe, you should hope they’d have the decency to stick to them. Sadly, that's not always the case.
The thing with Hollywood remakes is that they keep going back to the same type of movie. But what if they used their powers for good? Why not take older movies that were terrible and give them a second lease on life?
It’s taken as a given that this guy’s the hero and that’s the bad guy, we all know who we’re supposed to be cheering on. Though sometimes, I feel like the movie might get it wrong.
From "I didn't sign up for this" to "this isn't what it looks like", what cliched movie dialogue do you never actually hear in real life?
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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