Sometimes a movie is just a product of its era. Sometimes a movie has a beginning, middle, and end that has no call for continuation. This is especially true of The Crow. Not only was …
Nowadays it seems like each major studio can’t get out of their own way in trying to craft the latest and greatest in franchise filmmaking. Whether it’s Warner Bros. having trouble getting its DC Universe …
Part of the great things about movies is each individual’s subjective reaction to the work of art. Of course, there’s never a true consensus. There are people who think Citizen Kane is boring and much …
Over the past 25 years, Batman has become cinema’s new James Bond. A number of actors and directors have rotated their interpretation of the Caped Crusader created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. This month …
The greatest fallacy about the Oscars is that they’re an arbiter of quality and greatness. That simply just isn’t the case. Over the decades, the Oscar for Best Picture has found itself in the hands …
Sometimes long-standing working relationships end. One exceptionally fruitful partnership between director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer came to an end following the action sequel Bad Boys II. There seems to be no ill-will between …
After two consecutive disappointments, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was to be the film that finally showed what the prequels could be – it would be the culmination of all the fans’ …
It didn’t sink right in. It took a little time for everyone to process that, in fact, The Phantom Menace wasn’t a good movie. Once the crushing disappointment had a chance to settle in, sights …
16 Years is a long time to wait for something. Nobody waits 16 years for anything unless we’re talking about some underwhelming time capsule buried years ago, and even then thinking about someone waiting 16 …