Ranking The Best (And Worst) ‘Godzilla’ Movies Of All Time
As Godzilla vs. Kong has ignited more than the giant reptile’s atomic breath, the new blockbuster crossover has also reignited my interest in the Godzilla franchise. I started looking back at the 30 plus library of films in Godzilla’s catalogue that have spanned nearly 70 years of moviemaking history, and while there are a lot […]
‘Mulan’ Movie Review: Disney Needs To Do Some Reflection, Dishonors Animated Classic With Live-Action Remake
Full disclosure: I am an avid fan of Disney’s 1998 animated classic Mulan. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched and rewatched the movie over the course of my life – perhaps a thousand times if not more. My sisters and I memorized every line of dialogue and every lyric to every song, […]
Live-Action Sonic The Hedgehog: Good Or Bad?
Video game movies. They’ve been around since time immemorial, and they’ll be around long after we’ve all passed on to higher realms of consciousness. And if one thing has held true for every film adaptation of a video game, it’s that they always tend to suck in one way or another. Even the half-decent ones […]
Sonic The Hedgehog Makes Box Office History, Speeds Past Detective Pikachu
Sonic the Hedgehog has been racking up some rings at the box office over the weekend. Despite the cold weather and competition from the star-studded Birds of Prey, Sonic has already pulled in a massive $57 million haul at the domestic box office and over $100 million internationally. That large sum marks a new record […]
What’s With All The Owls In The Sonic Franchise?
As Sonic the Hedgehog fans around the world have lined up at cinemas everywhere to help the blue blur make box office history, many of them have been pleased with the end result of Sonic’s first big screen adventure. However, the new film does introduce one original character that has left some gamers scratching their […]
The First Pokémon CGI Movie Remake Is Coming To Netflix
The Pokémon franchise has been making a lot of bold moves recently. With the release of its first official live-action film Detective Pikachu, a recent announcement of new Nintendo Switch DLC, a new anime mini-series, and major changes to the trading card game, there’s no shortage of Pokémon-related news. That didn’t stop heads from turning […]
The Cancelled Disney Film Nobody Talks About
What was once a high-profile release is now shrouded in mystery.
Review: Frozen 2 Paints a Beautiful, Meandering Picture
Disney just hasn’t been able to let Frozen go. While it seemed like audiences were starting to feel franchise fatigue after the poor reception of Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (which, to be fair, was mostly a negative reaction to it being haphazardly tacked onto Coco), the House of Mouse is back with yet another installment in […]
Fixing Sonic the Hedgehog Wasn’t Cheap
It’s a nightmare scenario for any movie studio: making major changes to a film after production has already begun. When those major changes involve special effects, costs can add up very quickly. That was the situation Paramount Pictures found itself in this spring when worldwide reception to its Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer was unanimously […]
Jim Carrey Disappointed by Sonic the Hedgehog’s Redesign
Everybody is loving Sonic the Hedgehog’s new design for his upcoming movie. After receiving a scathing backlash over the movie’s original design of the iconic character, Paramount Pictures responded by completely redesigning the blue blur. So far, the response has been overwhelmingly positive, with many praising the studio for listening to fans and providing a […]