Author: Brett Stevens
REVIEW: Rim of the World (2019)
Ever since the 80s, the coming of age tale has been a popular storytelling device in fiction. Whether it was ET or Stand by Me or modern day hits like Super 8 and Stranger Things, these stories have often served as not only a gateway to understanding one’s self but also a gateway for the … ...
Read MoreAladdin: A Whole New World for Guy Ritchie
Ever since I saw The Godfather when I was a kid, I’ve always been on the lookout for other entries in the crime genre. I even started watching General Hospital, since it seemed there was at least a kind of gangster story – albeit one that’s a bit watered down – every day. That being &hel...
Read MoreFirst Picard Trailer Released
We’ve finally gotten a glimpse of a legendary character’s next chapter as the first trailer for Star Trek: Picard has been released. You can see the clip here: Throughout the trailer, we get a voiceover that tells us that our beloved Admiral has left Starfleet. This more or less confirms tha...
Read MoreAkira Rides Toward a May 2021 Release
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has set Taika Watiti’s Akira film for a May 2021 release. This is news I’ve been hoping to hear for a long time. I remember a few years ago when Jaume Collet-Serra was attached to direct an adaptation of the iconic manga, and Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart...
Read MoreREVIEW: Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1
Scott Snyder has left an indelible mark on the Batman mythos. While he was working on Detective Comics, I first started reading his work when he collaborated with Greg Capullo on “The Court of Owls,” the introductory Batman story of the New 5. (which has since been adapted, relatively sp...
Read MoreWhy I’m Excited: Terminator: Dark Fate
When most people have nightmares, they get a drink of water, go back to bed, and forget about it. James Cameron isn’t like most people. Using his nightmare as inspiration, he wrote a treatment for a film about a robot coming back from the future. Having only directed the cheesy B movie Piranha 2: ...
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