Tag: Adventure
You Should be Watching: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Welcome back to You Should be Watching, where we seek out underseen and underloved films and series. This week, we’re off on the adventure of a lifetime with Lupin III in The Castle of Cagliostro. Lupin III, also known in Japan as Arsène Lupin, began as a manga series in 1967, the popularity of w...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 3 “Home”
Three episodes into its second season and The Orville continues to focus on its characters. “Home” is more thrilling than either “Ja’loja” or “Primal Urges,” but its primary function is to develop a member of the crew, this time Alara. And it does so effectively, stripping our favorite...
Read MoreBen Affleck to Co-Produce and Star in I Am Still Alive Adaptation for Universal
Ben Affleck is about to shepherd a new project to the screen. Deadline exclusively reports that the beleaguered Batman actor has signed on to star in and produce an adaption of the Kate Alice Marshall novel I Am Still Alive, about a daughter lost in the woods with only her father’s dog for com...
Read MoreWhy I’m Excited: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered during a very different time at Lucasfilm. The prequels had finished three years prior, and George Lucas was planning on moving into television. His goals were simple: To create a live-action TV show and 100 episodes of the CGI animated series. Although the live a...
Read MoreFull Cast for The Mandalorian Announced
It looks like The Mandalorian, the first live-action TV show in a galaxy far, far away, has finally announced its full cast. Although I’ve already written about how concerned I was that Gina Carano had joined the series, with the likes of Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) and Werner Herzog (Jack R...
Read MoreAwesome Cheese: The Three Musketeers (2011)
When I heard Paul W. S. Anderson was making a Three Musketeers movie, I felt a mixture of intrigue and trepidation. The Three Musketeers, who originated in the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, have a storied history on screen, whether it’s the myriad Disney versions (particularly one starring Chr...
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