There are trailers and teaser trailers, and then there areteasers for teaser trailers. You’ve seen themall over the place. They’re typically between 5 and 10 seconds in length, and studios use them on social media as precursors to big trailer reveals. Why are there so many? What does this mean for the future of movie marketing? According to a movie studio exec, the answer to both involves — wouldn’t you know it — Millennials....
I never thought I’d say this, but I kind of loveThe Witcher. Granted I’m definitely into stuff likeLord of the RingsandGame of Thronesand other shows and films that delve in the realm of fantasy, butThe Witcherfelt—at least in the lead up to its release—a bit impenetrable. It’s based on a series of novels and short stories that then spawned three successful video games and even a prior TV and film adaptation....
As Marvel Studios gears up for its 37th film,Avengers: Doomsday,Kevin Feigeis getting candid about what it all means. Speaking to, among others, Collider’sSteve Weintraubat a recent roundtable forFantastic Four, the Marvel boss confirmed thatDoomsdaydoesn’t just mark another epic crossover— it’s the beginning of something new. “It [Fantastic Four] is kicking off Phase Six, for people who keep track of such things, which comes to a close inSecret Wars, andit very much is certainly the most focused phase....
Battlestar Galacticais one of the few science fiction series that proves reboots can improve upon their original source material and that television was ready to support a sci-fi franchise that wasn’t Star Wars or Star Trek.From its pitch-perfect pilotto nearly every episode that followed,Ronald D. Mooreand his creative team brought a grounded approach to their story — well as grounded as “being chased around space by killer robots” as you could get....
Tom Hardy’s new action movie,Havoc, has only been streaming on Netflix for a couple of weeks, but it has been anything but well-received by general audiences. After debuting with asolid critics' scoreonRotten Tomatoes, it seemed likeHavocwas heading in the right direction, but fans have been much harsher on the film than reviewers. Hardy’sHavocfinished last week with a 40% score from critics onRotten Tomatoes, which has since dropped to37%, which makes it one of Hardy’s 10 lowest-rated movies ever....
Immature, selfish, and reckless. Maybe this can’t defineeverydirtbag, but it does justice forJennifer Lawrence’s Golden Globe-nominated performance inNo Hard Feelings. As Maddie Barker, the Oscar-winning actress gets to be as unfiltered as her bad behavior needs. Ultimately, the more trouble she gets herself in, the more she grows into a better person. Maddie is redeemable, after all. She’s got a heart of gold. It might be dirt-stained, but it’s there. The laugh-out-loud, foul-mouthed, unapologetic power of thisraunchy rom-comis how Lawrence lets loose as the big mess Maddie is....
Grey’s Anatomyis one of thelongest-running primetime scripted drama series. Now in its 21st season, the medical drama shows no signs of slowing down. Even if its linear ratings have dropped and it has been moved to 10 p.m. on Thursdays, it’sone of the most popular streaming shows, coming second afterBluey.Deadlinetalked to executive producerBetsy Beersabout the future of the venerable series. “As long as people want to watch it, we’re excited about making it,” Beers said, responding to concerns about the potential for the show to end soon....
In about forty-eight hours,Criminal Mindswill make a thrilling comeback with its eighteenth season, also serving as the third chapter oftheEvolutionrevival. The season debuts with the “Swimmer’s Calculus” episode, written byBreen Frazierand directed byBethany Rooney, with every main character from Season 17 set to return, including the psychotic villain Elias Voit (Zach Gilford). A few hints have come up regarding what’s ahead for some of these characters; one fromPaget Brewster (who portrays the BAU chief Emily Prentiss)and most recently fromAisha Tyler, whose character Tara Lewis is about to have one hell of a season....
There are several reasons why remakes can be a good thing. They can introduce brand-new audiences to a show and help to remind fans why they fell in love with a particular project in the first place. Similarly, franchises will definitely always have a place in our viewing schedules. Adding more shows to franchises, such asLaw & Order,9-1-1, orDick Wolf’s One Chicagolineup, allows a more detailed view of a specific world....
WhileAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniajust opened this past weekend and is another box office hit for Marvel Studios, Marvel fans are already looking ahead to the MCU’s next filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.It’s both the last Marvel film for directorJames Gunnbefore he gives his full attention to his new position at DC Studios and this current line up Guardians. However, before Marvel fans say their heartfelt goodbyes, Hasbro has just unveiled their massive Marvel Legends build-a-figure wave forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....
Who doesn’t lovea good vigilante movie? There will always be injustice in the world, and we little folks almost always find we have zero control over the rights and wrongs of it all, so it can make for a cathartic viewing experience when a movie allows us to live out the fantasy of real, hands-on justice being served. It can also open up a lot of interesting questions about morality, justice, and the failings of society, and engage us as viewers that much more, because the story is often closer to home than the average action or thriller....
There is always something special dished out when comedy and crime fighting are stirred into one single brew. That dynamic is seen quite efficiently in the hilarious yet unlikely crime-fighting duo ofJackie ChanandChris Tuckerwherein Tucker’s Detective Michael Jackson and Chan’s Tito team up to safeguard the community while positively representing the police department—in most cases. In what can be described as one of the best buddy cop movies ever made, the first trio ofRush Hourmovies has consistently entertained and there seems to be more crime-fighting on the horizon....
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Succession Season 4.With only three episodes left, HBO’sSuccessionis poising itself to come to a nuclear-level finale, especially considering all the “money and gossip” that was thrown around at the Roy election tailgate party on the most recent episode. The pressure and some all too familiar backstabbing causes Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom’s (Matthew Macfayden) relationship troubles to reach a boiling point. As Tom stares blankly into his bedroom ceiling, it seems as though he and the viewers are coming to the same conclusion, to survive he will need to betray his wife once more....
