Well, if there was ever a film that had a LOT of potential baggage surrounding it, this is the one. Solo has a freakin’ wardrobe trunk of baggage around it. So, as we must all know, Solo: A Star Wars Story, is about how Han Solo met Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian, and the origin of…
Oh, man, another week packed full of STUFF! IN THIS WEEK’S “Just in time” story, Fox has managed to find their replacement for Clayne Crawford and therefore renew the show Lethal Weapon for another season. Sean William Scott will replace Clayne Crawford on the show, after Crawford’s exit from the series. This came two weeks…
There aren’t many occassions when a sequel is as fun as the original, as we all know, but I think in this case, Deadpool 2 is certainly at least as fun as the first. Well, that’s what I’M saying, anyway. Crazy, things, terrible things, happen, and Deadpool is on a mission. Then Cable shows up…
Holy crap, what a week! Stuff is happening! IN THIS WEEK’S “More days of the Condor” story, Max Irons will soon follow in the formidable onscreen footsteps of Robert Redford. The forthcoming Audience Network series Condor casts the second-generation English actor (dad is Jeremy Irons) as avian-nicknamed CIA analyst Joe Turner, the role Redford originated…
Welcome to another week of stuff happening! AND, May the 4th Be With You! IN THIS WEEK’S “If it ain’t broke…” story, Michael B. Jordan is plotting yet another Black Panther reunion. While the actor is attached to lead Black Panther director Ryan Coogler’s true story drama Wrong Answer, he’s now teaming up with Black…
Another big fat week of film news! IN THIS WEEK’S “Fast and Furious…animation?” story, Yes,an animated Fast & Furious series is headed to Netflix. Not to be confused with “Fast and Furry-ous”. (Google it.) It is the first series in an expansion of an ongoing multi-year deal between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television for original…
Hi. I saw Avengers: Infinity War last night. My mind was blown. It’s absolutely fantastic. No joke, it’s REALLY fucking good. It nails everything that’s so great about these films. It’s funny, it’s full of awesome superhero fight scenes, and most especially, it’s got drama. Really surprising, heartfelt drama. And more shocks than anybody has…
Boom! Another week with a ton of spell-binding news! IN THIS WEEK’S “Don Quixote at Cannes!” story, Terry Gilliam’s notoriously long-in-the-works The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will close next month’s Cannes Film Festival, president Pierre Lescure announced Thursday. In addition, festival organizers confirmed that Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built, a serial…
Another week, and it’s a doozy! IN THIS WEEK’S “Captain Pike, I presume?” story, Star Trek: Discovery has found it’s Captain Pike for their USS Enterprise. Anson Mount has joined Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 in the role of Capt. Christopher Pike, Variety has learned. Mount will be the fourth actor to portray Pike, who…
I feel like we’re experiencing a lot of movies with giant monsters in them recently. It’s sort of a kaiju renaissance, if you will. This works out great for people like me. I love this stuff. But, just having giant monsters in your movie doesn’t mean it automatically good. And a film like Rampage isn’t…