Trigger Warning: Thunderbolts* includes depictions of suicidal ideation and an exploration of depression. Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is official over and Six is set to kick off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps; but, before we… Read More ›
Lewis Pullman
“Thunderbolts*” is a step forward in revitalizing the MCU as Phase Five phases out.
May 2nd, 2008 — the Paramount Pictures produced and distributed Iron Man releases into theaters and audiences discover they are a small part of a larger universe. Seventeen years later, Thunderbolts* debuts, the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “Skincare” director Austin Peters and actor Luis Gerardo Méndez.
In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning sits down with some of the cast and crew of the new IFC Films production Skincare. Director Austin Peters and actor Luis Gerardo Méndez talk about making… Read More ›
“Top Gun: Maverick” delivers on just about every level imaginable and then exceeds it: plus ultra.
As more and more legacy sequels release due to studios mining their IPs for anything they think will resonate with audiences off the name alone, a follow-up to director Tony Scott’s Top Gun (1986) seemed all the more inevitable each… Read More ›
“Press Play” offers a refreshing approach to the romance genre.
The Fault in Our Stars, The Notebook, Dear John, A Walk to Remember, Paper Towns — all of those movies have two things in common: they’re originally books written by either John Green or Nicholas Sparks and they’re the cheesy… Read More ›
Make your reservations now for some “Bad Times at the El Royale”.
Writer/director Drew Goddard is no stranger to a good mystery. Having made his bones writing for shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Alias, he went on to write 2008’s Cloverfield and co-write 2012’s The Cabin in the Woods,… Read More ›