By “Who broke the world?” asks graffiti scrawled across the room where Immortan Joe locked up his “wives” in Mad Max: Fury Road. Fury Road and each of its three predecessors argue pretty persuasively that the answer is men like Immortan Joe: power hungry people whose actions lead to war and
THE BEACH BOYS Doc Makes Its Disney+ Debut, But Does It Offer Anything New?
THE BEACH BOYS (Dir. Frank Marshall, Thom Zimny, 2024) There have been plenty of Beach Boys, and Brian Wilson documentaries before so fans that know their story backwards and forwards may wonder whether what this film, which debuts today on Disney+, brings new to the table. Well, famed producer/filmmaker Frank
Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Episode 9 Review: The Finale May Be in Trouble
This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers Apologies to those who thought the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 might finally give us some concrete information about what the Progenitors’ mysterious and potentially universe-altering technology might be, because it doesn’t. Although “Lagrange Point” is a fast-paced and fairly
Animated Movies Need to Stop Celebrity Stunt Casting
Recently, I watched the trailer for Transformers One, the Cybertron-set sequel about the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Every time I see that trailer attached to whatever movie, an unenthusiasm washes over. It’s mainly a byproduct of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry’s casting as pre-Adam’s-apple-dropped versions of their
Friend With JURASSIC
The upcoming Jurassic Park / World sequel / reboot thingy is building quite a cast. Scarlett Johansson is locked, and now Homeland actor Rupert Friend has secured a major role. Universal Pictures was so excited by the pitch that they placed this project into full fast-track. It is based on
