Movies

  “On paper, at least …” has to be one of the most depressing lead-ins to any sentence. Throw it in front of just about any assessment of anything, and what looked to be bursting with shiny excitement and breathless anticipation is now tarnished a little (or a lot), a Continue Reading

  At first glance, you might not think that every Disney film is connected. But they are, my friend, they are! From Beauty and the Beast to Aladdin, and from The Little Mermaid to Moana, every feature from the Mouse House is connected by a deliciously enticing chain of easter Continue Reading

  In a fictional context, life is often rendered in big, bold, exclamation-rich, declarative moments, ripe with portentous meaning and unable to be shrugged off with a cursory nod and a move on to the next task of hand. But the reality is that the emotionally-intense moments of our lives Continue Reading

  It has oft been said, and yes I’m about to say it again, that there is nothing new under the sun. Everything that can be said has been said in one form or another meaning that if you’re going to make use of any frequently-used, been-there-done-that elements that you Continue Reading

  We all have stressful days right? Car won’t start. Boss is an ass. Trains don’t run to time. An attempt to tap into the supposedly limitless energy of alternate dimensions goes awry and ends the world as we know it. Wait … what?! Well, if you’re Dan Stevens, that’s Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is an 11-year-old adventure seeker who discovers clues about another dimension called Mid-World. Upon following the mystery, he is spirited away to Mid-World where he encounters a Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), who is on a quest to reach the “Dark Tower” that resides Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species Continue Reading

  One of the things that marked out the first outing of the Guardians of the Galaxy team way back in 2014 was its exuberant of devil-may-care fun. Gone were the usual po-faced sentiments of most Marvel Studio outings, replaced with a giddy sense of mischievous and damn near seditious Continue Reading

  Sure we’ve often seen R2-D2 helping to save the galaxy from the evils of the Galactic Empire but beneath that blue and silver gleaming squat body and the adorable bleeps and squeals beats the heart of a sweet and sensitive droid. A droid, we might add thanks to Jeffrim Sheroky’s Continue Reading