Category: Movies
Emma Roberts Joins Madame Web
Emma Roberts is coming to Sony’s Spider-Man universe in the Madame Web film. Dakota Johnson (50 Shades of Grey) is playing the film’s lead, with Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney cast in an unknown role. Madame Web will be the origin story of the psychic titular character. Matt Sazama and Burk Shar...
Read MoreJohnny Depp Isn’t Playing Jack Sparrow Again
It’s a ruse worthy of Captain Jack himself. An Australian entertainment news outlet called Poptopic claimed a source told them that Disney is preparing a massive offer for Johnny Depp to return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as Captain Jack Sparrow. According to the source – whom they...
Read MoreLightyear’s Main Flaw Isn’t Casting or Representation
I was pleasantly surprised with Pixar’s Lightyear, an unnecessary prequel/spin-off/toy commercial that I was dreading. It’s not a perfect movie, but I ultimately enjoyed the respect it pays to its characters’ emotions and dilemmas. My sci-fi nerd husband liked it even more. I have no problem ...
Read MoreStrange Bedfellows: We’ve Seen The Multiverse of Madness Before
Watch enough movies, and you’ll start to see strange thematic bedfellows. I finally caught Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a few weeks ago in an attempt to learn one or two plot points and guest appearances from the film itself rather than Twitter. (There’s currently a pool going on ...
Read MoreJohn Williams Eyes Retirement
After an incredible 50+ year career, legendary film composer John Williams has hinted that he’s looking at retirement. In an interview with The Associated Press, Williams said, “At the moment I’m working on ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ which Harrison Ford — who’s quite a bit younger than I am �...
Read MoreSmile Trailer Reaction
Next week is the Fourth of July, which means it’s basically Halloween (I don’t make the rules), and that means we’ve started to get trailers for upcoming horror movies. Paramount dropped the trailer for SMILE, a film I had never heard of before, a couple of days ago, and boy did it...
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