The Godfather Part III Gets an Update
Just when movie fans thought they were out, Francis Ford Coppola pulls them back in. A new version of The Godfather Part III called The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone will be released in December. The trailer promises a new beginning and a new ending, calling it “the filmmaker’s true vision.” In another […]
REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast is commonly regarded not only as one of the best Disney films ever made, but as a great cinematic achievement in general. Based on the original novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the film changed several key aspects of the story to differentiate itself from another Disney classic, Cinderella; in the […]
You Should be Watching: The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend films and series that don’t get the attention they deserve. Sometimes this can include movies that were big successes at the time but have been lost to newer generations. In keeping with our Christmas-only theme, this week we’ll be saving a Catholic school with Bing […]
Julie Andrews Says No to Mary Poppins Returns; Yes to Aquaman
It looks like Julie Andrews won’t be lending a spoonful of sugar to Mary Poppins Returns when it’s released in a few weeks. EW has reported that Miss Andrews will not have a cameo in the film, as many fans have wished; the director has said she wants to allow Emily Blunt to embrace the role as […]
You Should Be Watching: The Black Cat (1934)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend forgotten or underappreciated movies and TV shows that deserve to be kept alive. In keeping with my Halloween theme for the month of October, this week we’ll be trapped in a creepy house with horror movie legends Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in the classic […]
Bullets, Bombs and Beatdowns: The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator franchise is a three-and-a-half-decade-long battle with fewer peaks than valleys. It’s been a moneymaker, but in recent years it has hit its lowest low: Terminator Genisys, a lore-breaking, awful fan-fiction of a film that killed the series in one fell swoop. Now that Tim Miller is attempting to resurrect the franchise, and because […]