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Roku Acquires Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series
After news of Disney+ dropping their adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Roku has acquired the series. Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the series will run for eight episodes in early 2024. The Spiderwick Chronicles is the story of the Grace family, who move from New York to Michigan, finding a…
REVIEW: The Wheel of Time – Season 2 (2023)
The Wheel of Time’s sophomore season ended Friday on Amazon Prime. I never got around to reviewing season 1, but I will say that I mostly didn’t like it. The best parts reminded me of Lord of the Rings, like early in the season when Rand’s (Joshua Stradowski) father, Tam(Michael McElhatton), essentially paraphrases Gandalf’s line about…
Christopher Nolan is Not Directing the Next James Bond Movie
Today saw a bit of wishful thinking sweep social media before it was predictably debunked. Word of Reel ran a story – which they responsibly labeled as a rumor, not that it stopped anyone from taking it as gospel – that Christopher Nolan would be directing at least two or three James Bond movies and…
Butcher’s Crossing Trailer Brings Madness to the Wild West
The Old West is getting a dose of crazy as Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a trailer for the upcoming Western Butcher’s Crossing. Based on the novel of the same name by (a different) John Williams, Butcher’s Crossing follows a Harvard drop-out looking for adventure who joins a buffalo-hunting expedition and gets a descent into madness…
REVIEW: A Haunting in Venice (2023)
A Haunting in Venice is based on Agatha Christie’s novel A Hallowe’en Party and is the third of Kenneth Branagh’s adaptations of her work. I enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, so I’ve been excited about this film since it was announced. The trailers hinted at a more supernatural setting and story, which piqued my interest…
New Killers of the Flower Moon Trailer Better Represents the Movie
The fall movie season is coming fast, and the prestige marketing is in play. Paramount Pictures and Apple TV+ have released a new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon. Based on the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (which was, in turn,…