Same bold experiment, but this time backwards. Five years ago, writer/director Richard Linkater stunned the film world with Boyhood, a coming of age story that he had quietly been filmming over a 12-year-span off-and-on in-between other movies. Tracking the life of a boy from grade school to graduation as he becomes a man, the unprecedented project [...]
SOMEBODY: Hey Jay-Jay, I bet you can’t come up with a reason for Rey to turn to the Dark Side and actually have it work out in a way that fans will accept. J. J. ABRAMS: Hold my Bantha milk. The latest “Special Look” trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker didn’t reveal anything [...]
This mess was so predictable. After Netflix provided an extremely limited theatrical release for its Oscar contender Roma prior to launching it on their streaming platform (which helped lead to 10 Academy Award nominations and 3 wins), media analysts theorized that they would do at least that for Martin Scorsese's all-star mob epic The Irishman and, more likely, [...]
In an absolute shocker, Sony just dropped some major Spider-Man news that is neither amazing nor spectacular. On the heels of Spider-Man: Far From Home becoming the highest grossing film in Sony Pictures history (surpassing the 007 blockbuster Skyfall), the studio has decided to part ways with Disney's Marvel Studios. Their historic collaboration was one that [...]
It's time to swallow the red pill once again. Apparently, the rabbit hole goes even deeper. Variety has reported that a fourth Matrix film has been officially greenlit, involving three of the original key collaborators: stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss (once again reprising the fated heroes Neo and Trinity) in a script written and directed [...]
It's time to pivot your plans, Friends fanatics, because an upcoming Fathom Event is far from a moo point. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this enduring pop culture staple, Fathom Events and Warner Bros. will be screening Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary, a three-night event playing only in movie theaters. Each night, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4bP4a418s Now with Disney+ in the mix, the scope of Phases 1 through 3 for the MCU almost looks quaint. After a rare 9-month break following Spider-Man: Far From Home, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will kick off into its post-Avengers era next May when Phase 4 launches with the release of Black Widow. Two more MCU [...]
Some representation just became part of this world. Disney has announced their choice for who will play Ariel in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid: it's Halle Bailey, singer from the R&B duo group Chloe X Halle. The casting of an African-American in the iconic role (of a caucasian redhead) is a pleasant surprise, [...]
It seemed odd that Pixar's one movie for 2020, titled Onward, would be released in the spring rather than the summer or holidays. Now we know why: It's not their only movie for 2020. In a surprise tweet, Pixar Animation Studios revealed a heretofore secret feature-length movie called Soul, one that will be released exactly [...]
UPDATE: Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the next Star Wars will be the one steered by Game of Thrones producers D. B. Weiss and David Benioff. Interestingly, in his statement, Iger said "...the next movie that we release will be theirs and we’re not saying anything more about that.” Notice the term "movie", as in [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 