‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Unlikely to Get Sequel!!

Bram Stoker‘s Dracula has inspired countless tales of terror, whether they be direct adaptations or merely borrowed a page from the vampiric mythology, but producer of this year’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter Brad Fischer recently cast doubt on the movie getting a sequel. Even though the film ended with Corey Hawkins‘ Clemens surviving the ordeal and seemingly using what he learned about Dracula … Continue reading ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Unlikely to Get Sequel!!

Studios Have Been Apparently Manipulating Rotten Tomatoes Scores to Their Advantage!!

When was the last time you read a review? Like, really read it. Sat down, grabbed a cup of coffee and went beat by beat through the points that a film or TV critic made on whether a movie was good, bad, or somewhere in-between. Odds are you just took a quick look at Rotten Tomatoes score and decided if it was worth checking it … Continue reading Studios Have Been Apparently Manipulating Rotten Tomatoes Scores to Their Advantage!!

‘Blue Beetle’ Steals Top Spot from ‘Barbie’ for an Underwhelming Debut at the BO!!

Even though this weekend’s new entries – Warner Bros/DC’s Blue Beetle and Universal’s Strays – aren’t coming in at the top of their projections, with respective lower weekends of $25.4M and $8.3M, the overall health of the theatrical business is still in good shape. It’s being further bolstered by the fifth weekends of Barbie ($21.5M) and Oppenheimer ($10.6M), which are fueling an estimated $100.7M weekend … Continue reading ‘Blue Beetle’ Steals Top Spot from ‘Barbie’ for an Underwhelming Debut at the BO!!

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Review!!

Synopsis – A crew sailing from Carpathia to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo. My Take – Though Dracula continues to remain a cultural icon, the Count seems to be having a tough time on celluloid lately. The Twilight series was indeed a money spinner, but will largely be remembered for being tedious and emotionally soulless, the animated Hotel Transylvania franchise finally … Continue reading The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Review!!

‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Opens Poor as ‘Barbie’ Continues to Dominate at the BO!!

The momentum of Barbenheimer, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and The Meg 2: The Trench, are propelling a significantly better August than a year ago. The weekend is set to top an estimated $118.5M, +76% from the same frame in 2022 per industry sources. Unfortunately, the tanking of Amblin/Universal’s $45M-costing The Last Voyage of the Demeter stands out like a wart, … Continue reading ‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Opens Poor as ‘Barbie’ Continues to Dominate at the BO!!

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’: New Featurette Reveals the Works Behind Dracula!! Check It Out!!

The Last Voyage of the Demeter seems like the perfect fit for the upcoming spooky season. There’s an old ship, a curse, storms, and Dracula himself, the likes of which we haven’t seen before. The movie chronicles the events on a schooner, which is tasked to carry twenty-four unmarked wooden crates from Transylvania to London. While the voyage seems just like any other, soon horrific … Continue reading ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’: New Featurette Reveals the Works Behind Dracula!! Check It Out!!

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin to Produce Two Movies a Year for Netflix!!

Steven Spielberg‘s company Amblin Partners has signed a deal with Netflix that will see it produce at least two movies each year for the streaming giant, and already, Film Twitter is resurfacing Spielberg‘s past comments intimating that movies released day-and-date in theaters and at home — which was Netflix‘s entire model at one point — don’t deserve Oscars because they are, by definition, TV movies. However, … Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s Amblin to Produce Two Movies a Year for Netflix!!