Synopsis – A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. My Take – Indeed, we live in weird times, even though society is becoming more accepting of minorities, it is also unintentionally marginalizing them by continuing to perpetuate stereotypes. … Continue reading American Fiction (2023) Review!!
Oppenheimer leads the 2024 Oscar nominations, were revealed Tuesday morning. The film nabbed a total of 13 noms, followed by Poor Things with 11, Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 and Barbie with eight. All four films will compete for best picture of the year, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest. Zazie … Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Oscar Nominations 2024!! Check Out the Full List!!
Marvel Studios has revealed the first look at the third season of What If…?, a month after the second installment premiered on Disney+. The images tease some of the concepts the studio will explore once The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright) continues his journey across different realities set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Characters such as Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) Captain America and the Red Guardian (David … Continue reading ‘What If…?’ Season 3 Reveals First Images!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Author Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn’t caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We’s Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leaving Monk seething. Directed – Cord Jefferson Starring – Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, John Ortiz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘American Fiction’: New Trailer Showcases the Familial Side of the Jeffrey Wright led Comedy!! Check It Out!!
A new Marvel’s What If…? Season 2 trailer has been released, ringing in the holidays with a peek at some of the upcoming stories from across the MCU‘s multiverse. The series is set to debut on Disney+ on December 22 and, from then on, will premiere one new episode every day for nine days in a row. The trailer begins with a custom rendition of “The 12 … Continue reading ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Gets a New ‘Holiday Wordplay’ Teaser!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. My Take – The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington D.C., holds an important place in American history, as it saw more than … Continue reading Rustin (2023) Review!!!
Marvel Studios has released the first trailer for the second season of What If…?, the animated series that focuses on how events from the Marvel Cinematic Universe went down in different timelines due to small, unexpected changes. More than two years after the first installment showed viewers the endless possibilities the multiverse presented, the animated project is coming back with a very peculiar release schedule, … Continue reading ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Trailer Promises New Multiverse Adventures!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington. Directed – George C. Wolfe Starring – Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Rustin’ Trailer Sees Colman Domingo Transform Into the Civil Rights Icon!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Author Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn’t caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We’s Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leaving Monk seething. Directed – Cord Jefferson Starring – Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, John Ortiz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘American Fiction’ Trailer Sees Jeffrey Wright’s Frustrated Novelist Faking His Way to Fame!! Check It Out!!
Cord Jefferson‘s directorial debut American Fiction is set to make its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The movie stars Jeffrey Wright as a writer challenging the norms society, and new images have been released to preview the story to come. The images give us a peak into the bright and fun world created by Jefferson. In one image, Issa Rae is … Continue reading ‘American Fiction’: First Images Reveal Jeffrey Wright’s Frustrated Novelist!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington. Directed – George C. Wolfe Starring – Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Rustin’ Teaser Teases the Historic Civil Rights March and the Man Behind It!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. My Take – Wes Anderson is a genre himself. Known for his signature aesthetic and uniquely quirky vibes, filmmaker Wes Anderson, over the course of ten films, has no doubt established a devoted … Continue reading Asteroid City (2023) Review!!
Wes Anderson has been working on a story quite different from what he has delivered in the past, and now, Searchlight Pictures has released new character posters for his latest project, Asteroid City. A star-studded cast will be featured at the front of the story, including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks. The filmmaker is used to having ensemble casts with some of the … Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’: Wes Anderson’s Latest Ensemble Piece Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a man wearing a jetpack in the new poster for Wes Anderson‘s next film, Asteroid City. The man wearing the device is seen hovering above a crowd who is sitting in the middle of the desert, illustrated by the filmmaker’s signature composition and color palette. Alongside the visually striking image, the poster does a good … Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’: Wes Anderson’s Latest Ensemble Period Film Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Directed – Wes Anderson Starring – Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’ Trailer Teases Wes Anderson’s Latest Ensemble Period Film!! Check It Out!!
Fewer natural locations in America can inspire wonder and awe like the Southwest. Known for towering red rocks and natural arches and bridges, the setting has served as an inspiration for many old West films over the years. And, while Wes Anderson shot principal photography for his upcoming feature Asteroid City primarily in Madrid, the film’s first poster heavily leans towards an American Southwest vibe. … Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’: First Poster Teases Wes Anderson’s Star Studded New Film!! Check It Out!!
Batman fans can now read the screenplay for The Dark Knight’s latest big screen adventure. Deadline has released the script for director Matt Reeves‘ The Batman as part of its Read The Screenplay series. The Batman‘s screenplay was written by Reeves and Peter Craig. The film follows a young Batman/Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) who works with Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) to stop the serial killer … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Matt Reeves and Peter Craig’s Screenplay Now Available to Read Online!!
Even though projects based on video games were for many years considered bad ideas, there seems to be a new dawn for them across all media. While titles like The Super Mario Bros Movie may very well become box office hits, the video game stories are really coming to life on TV. In 2023 alone, our home screens will see titles like The Last of … Continue reading ‘ARK: The Animated Series’ Trailer Sees Prehistoric Animals and Technology Co-Exist!! Check It Out!!
TV fans were stunned earlier this year when HBO announced that their once gold star series Westworld had been cancelled. The sudden news shouldn’t have come as a surprise after mounting cuts at Warner Bros. Discovery had seen movies shelved and renewals pulled back, but it did arrive after weeks of talk from the creators that they had plans for season 5 to wrap up … Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Season 5: Creators Turned Down Offer to Wrap Up with a Smaller Budget!!
Those who love the most auteur of auteur filmmakers, Wes Anderson, will rejoice at the news that his eleventh feature film, Asteroid City, has finally been penciled in for a 2023 release date. Fans of Anderson will be able to kick off their 2023 summers with a healthy dose of perfectly-symmetrical shots when Asteroid City hits theaters. The film will open for its limited theatrical … Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’: Wes Anderson’s New Film Sets June 16, 2023 as Theatrical Release Date!!
In the past year, Warner Bros Discovery has axed series left, right, and center and HBO’s Westworld is the latest casualty. Now there’s a growing concern in the industry that no series or movie is safe. The writing was on the wall when Lisa Joy, Jonah Nolan, and JJ Abrams’ genre drama wasn’t renewed while Season 4 was running, unlike the previous seasons. In a … Continue reading ‘Westworld’: Massive Budget and Plummeting Ratings Blamed for Cancellation!!
After yesterday’s shocking announcement that HBO was canceling Westworld, news has now emerged that the main cast members are still in line for a mega pay-day despite Season 5 being canned by the network. Deadline is reporting the principal cast had pay-or-play deals. In layman’s terms, they would be paid regardless of the show continuing or not. The report stats that the actors’ options came … Continue reading ‘Westworld’: Main Cast To Be Paid Despite Cancellation!!
HBO is shutting down Westworld for good. The hit series, once seen as one of the network’s heavyweight properties alongside Game of Thrones, has been canceled after four seasons. The move comes completely out of left field for a show that garnered a staggering 54 Emmy nominations and seven wins, with its most recent nominations coming in 2020 for Season 3. Considering the slew of … Continue reading HBO Cancels ‘Westworld’ After Four Seasons!!
The cast of Atrabilious, the sophomore feature by 18-year-old filmmaker William Atticus Parker, is taking shape with some heavyweight acting talent confirmed as joining the cast. Deadline reports the student filmmaker has added some serious acting talent to his latest film. Leon Addison Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, and Jeffrey Wright have hopped aboard the project, which is now in the process of wrapping principal photography. Parker, the son of actors Mary Louise Parker and Billy Crudup, shot the … Continue reading ‘Atrabilious’: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and Jeffrey Wright Join 18-Year-Old Filmmaker William Atticus Parker’s Second Feature!!
Audible is making a surprise return to the world of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman. Without warning, the audio book giant released Act III of their star-studded adaptation, continuing the stories of the beloved graphic novels. Where Act I covered three volumes with Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll’s House, and Dream Country, and Act II included Season of Mists, Distant Mirrors, A Game of You, and … Continue reading ‘The Sandman’ Act III: James McAvoy Returns to the Dreaming in Audible Series!!
Focus Features partners with Indian Paintbrush again to domestically distribute director Wes Anderson’s newest film, Asteroid City. The film will be distributed internationally by Universal International and will see the pair re-collaborating after previously working on Moonrise Kingdom. The film will be written and directed by Anderson and is based on an original story by him and Roman Coppola after previously working together on the … Continue reading ‘Asteroid City’: Wes Anderson’s New Film Reveals Synopsis and Full Cast!! Check It Out!!
“It’s time to evolve into the species that we were meant to become.” An oddly optimistic statement for the fourth season of the hit HBO series Westworld. After a several-year absence, Westworld is finally coming back for its fourth season on June 26, 2022, and the new trailer provides new details on the reality-bending expectations in the new season. The trailer opens with a new … Continue reading ‘Westworld’: HBO Unveils Full Trailer of Season 4!! Check It Out!!
A familiar face is returning to the hit HBO series Westworld for its fourth season. Series veteran James Marsden, who starred in the first and second season, is set to return for the fourth installment of the sci-fi television show. HBO announced the news at Austin’s ATX Television Festival, where Marsden made a surprise appearance on June 3 to promote the series’ upcoming season. Since … Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Season 4: James Marsden to Return as Teddy Flood!!
HBO unveiled a new trailer and the release date for its intriguing sci-fi series Westworld. While the series is not a stranger to gruesome imagery, the new trailer promises Season 4 will amp up the nightmarish visions. So, get your stomach ready for some of the most violent scenes featured in the series. The trailer uses Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” to show a series of … Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Teaser Confirms June 26 Return!! Check It Out!!
It’s been a heck of a year for Ariana DeBose. After winning the Academy Award for her breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic musical West Side Story, the actor was selected to host this year’s Tony Awards, which take place next month. Now, HBO announced that the Oscar winner has joined Season 4 of the Emmy-winning sci-fi series Westworld, which is finally … Continue reading ‘Westworld’ Season 4: Ariana DeBose Joins Cast!!
HBO Max released today a behind-the-scenes look at highly popular super-hero movie The Batman. In the featurette, film director Matt Reves takes us through the process of creating Gotham City for one of the top-grossing movies of the year, and it’s a surprising mix of technology and practical effects. The movie centers around Bruce Wayne’s (Robert Pattinson) second year as Batman, his run-ins with the … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: New Featurette Goes Behind the Scenes!! Check It Out!!
If you missed DC’s latest version of The Batman in theaters or simply don’t feel like spending three hours with strangers in a dark room, you’ll be glad to know that HBO is bringing the caped crusader to your screen sooner rather than later. The streaming platform is set to debut the Robert Pattinson version of Bruce Wayne next week, with a linear premiere on … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Set for HBO Max Debut on April 18th!!
A new deleted scene for Matt Reeves’ The Batman reveals more about the director’s version of the Dark Knight (Robert Pattinson), including his relationship with The Joker (Barry Keoghan). The scene is today’s prize of the “rataalada” puzzle, a secret website used in the movie’s marketing campaign. Fans of The Batman who log in to the rataalada website today will face three new riddles they … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Deleted Scene of Batman and Joker’s Meeting Released!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city’s hidden corruption and question his family’s involvement. My Take – From the time I can remember I have always been a fan of Batman. From his various appearances across all media from comic books to the animated series to game, I have always … Continue reading The Batman (2022) Review!!
It is hard to believe that we are only a week away from The Batman finally hitting theaters and one of the most exciting elements leading up to the release of the film has been director Matt Reeves and composer Michael Giacchino slowly teasing the musical score. If hearing the themes for Robert Pattinson’s Batman, Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman, and Paul Dano’s The Riddler was not … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Michael Giacchino’s Full Score Revealed!! Check It Out!!
Director Matt Reeves births a Batverse with The Batman, but it might be a world without a Superman. Grounded in the gritty realism of ’70s neo-noir cop movies like Chinatown and The French Connection, Reeves’ The Batman is not part of the DC Extended Universe that pit Batman (Ben Affleck) versus the Kryptonian Superman (Henry Cavill) in Zack Snyder‘s Dawn of Justice. The reboot — set in year two of a young … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Matt Reeves Reveals if Superman Exists in This Batverse!!
Director Matt Reeves debuted the “final single” from composer Michael Giacchino’s score for the upcoming superhero film The Batman. Giacchino and Reeves had previously unveiled a suite of tracks from the movie, and themes for the Batman and the Riddler. A piano-heavy smooth jazz number, the Catwoman theme runs at a little over three minutes long and features bold orchestration that punctuates its sleek feline … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Catwoman’s Smooth Jazz Theme Revealed!! Check It Out!!
The theatrical version of director Matt Reeves‘ upcoming film The Batman will be the only version of the film. Den of Geek reports that there will not be an alternate R-rated version of the film, as many fans have been hoping for, confirmed in a new interview with Reeves. The theatrical cut of The Batman is rated PG-13 for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: No R-Rated Cut Exists According to Matt Reeves!!
The Batman story has seen myriad adaptations for the screen, each one boasting its own tone and style: some are gritty and dark, like the Nolan trilogy, whereas the classic Adam West iteration is best known for its gaudy, colorful campiness. (Clooney, and arguably Michael Keaton, fell somewhere comfortably between the two.) And unlike Peacemaker, Batman has a broader coiterie of super villains to face, … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Matt Reeves Wants to Bring Mr. Freeze In Future Sequels!!
With less than a month away from the release of The Batman, the hype train for this highly anticipated film just keeps on roaring along. To make things sweeter, the movie’s marketing campaign has released yet another new poster for fans to celebrate being one more day closer to the film’s release. The poster, which comes from ScreenX, is of Zoë Kravitz’s Selena Kyle/Catwoman and … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Gets a ScreenX Poster!! Check It Out!!
Dolby has released a new exclusive poster for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, featuring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader. The new poster has the Dark Knight illuminated by the light of the Bat-Signal, the iconic distress light used by Gotham City’s Police Department to call the vigilante and ask for help. The new Dolby exclusive posters remind fans that the highly-anticipated film will also be … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Gets a New Dolby Poster!! Check It Out!!
The Batman is less than a month away from its release and, because of that, the marketing is preparing its final push. Over the last couple of weeks we have gotten a handful of new posters, TV spots, and clips from this highly anticipated comic book epic. Today is no different ,as IMAX just released their new banner for the film and in a sea … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Gets an IMAX Banner!! Check It Out!!
Apple TV+ unveiled today the trailer for Lincoln’s Dilemma, a four-part docuseries that is set to premiere in a couple of weeks. The series is a much needed look at Abraham Lincoln’s stance and policies towards race: while the former legendary President is famously regarded as an incredibly progressive leader, often dubbed “The Great Emancipator”, Black historians are here to tell us that it wasn’t … Continue reading ‘Lincoln’s Dilemma’ Trailer Teases the Apple TV+ Docuseries on the Former President!! Check It Out!!
We are officially one month away from The Batman’s release, and it is never too early to predict its box office performance. It’s a fan-favorite pastime and according to Box Office Pro, the Robert Pattinson-starring superhero epic looks to have one of the most successful opening weekends in the franchise’s history. As of right now, The Batman is projected to make $135-185 million in its … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Projected to Gross $135-185 million in First 3 Days of Release!!
As promised, director Matt Reeves has debuted composer Michael Giacchino‘s Riddler theme from the upcoming superhero film The Batman. Featuring haunting vocals and almost no brass or percussion to speak of in the first two minutes, the five-minute track crescendos with bold orchestration in the middle, before bringing it back down toward the end, as if Giacchino has given the theme a three-act structure. Foreboding … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: The Riddler’s Chilling Theme Revealed!! Check It Out!!
Ten years after The Dark Knight Rises wrapped Christian Bale‘s trilogy, Robert Pattinson gets a crack at redefining Bruce Wayne. The Batman hits theaters in just over a month, and the marketing campaign is reaching a fever pitch. The latest take on The Caped Crusader is set to dive into the expansive world of Gotham City, birthing new renditions of some of the character’s most iconic villains. Paul Dano leads … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Releases 4 New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
The highly anticipated Matt Reeves film The Batman is a little over a month away, meaning that the marketing for the upcoming blockbuster is beginning to ramp up (a fantastic example being Bat-Pizza). Not much is known about the mystery surrounding the film’s plot or The Riddler’s evil scheme, but the new Total Film issue covering The Batman is sure to enlighten fans a bit. … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Gets New Images!! Check It Out!!
Matt Reeves shared Total Film magazine’s latest cover on his official Twitter page, which now has the internet all abuzz. The cover depicts Reeves’ upcoming The Batman characters in a black and red creepy aesthetic with The Riddler staring at us from the background. The artsy aesthetic cover will be for Total Film’s exclusive subscribers. The newsstand cover will still be Batman-related but without the … Continue reading ‘The Batman’: Matt Reeves Shares Total Film Magazine’s Latest Cover!! Check It Out!!
Director Matt Reeves discussed with Esquire yesterday how his upcoming film The Batman will not include the iconic origin story for the Caped Crusader. It seems as if this particular dead horse plot has been officially murdered. Reeves talked with Esquire how he tackled taking on the story of this iconic character with the article noting that Reeves wanted to look at this origin story … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Will Not Be an Origin Story!!
Days after Warner Bros. Indonesia debuted a new clip from The Batman, the studio’s India division unveiled a brand new poster for the upcoming superhero film. Featuring a visual palette that is totally distinct from what we’ve already seen in the marketing material—most of it was dominated by reds and blacks—the new poster showcases multiple characters against a fiery backdrop. The film’s trailers have been … Continue reading ‘The Batman’ Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
