Clint Eastwood has surprised us many times over the years, from arguing with chairs to taking on unexpected genres of movies as a director. This includes his latest effort, an adaptation of the hit musical Jersey Boys. So now is a great time to look at directors who have surprised us with some unexpected movies. […]
Little Mimiko is a cute, redhead with Pippy-Longstocking-esque braids. She’s the precocious star of the saccharine Panda! Go Panda! If you’re not excited, that’s okay. This kiddie anime has more than enough enthusiasm to go around. Our hero’s journey begins at a train platform. She’s seeing her elderly grandmother off to Nagasaki. Granny has reservations […]
England fans are a masochistic bunch, always building up their hopes for major tournaments and always suffering from crushing disappointment. With the World Cup in Brazil just about to start, we can look at the 2001 mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager. After the manager of the English national soccer (football) team suffers a heart attack […]
There are large ones and there are small ones. Some are cute, while others, not so much. Some are friendly protectors and some serve as a sheer force of nature, existing only to deal out death, destruction and in some cases, enjoy obscene amounts of stolen gold. I speak of that awesome mythological creature known […]
Tekkonkinkreet, boiled down to the basics is a story about good and evil, yin and yang. Two, young orphaned boys, Kuro and Shiro, live in the fictional town of Takaramachi. The boys are better known as Black and White, very subtle. They run Treasure Town, as they like to call it, and are themselves known […]
Slashfilm recently came out with an article reporting that Marvel has filed for trademarks for the following properties last December: Age Of Ultron, Alpha Flight, Black Panther, Guardians Of The Galaxy, New Warriors, Rocket Raccoon, Strikeforce Morituri, Journey Into Mystery, Irredeemable Ant Man Of course some of these make sense. Age of Ultron is the […]
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are armed in mech suits in their latest sci-fi movie Edge of Tomorrow. Mech suits and battle armor are a fun part of the arsenal for sci-fi stories, so let’s celebrate by looking at some of the best. 10. Elysium – Exoskeletons Starring this list is the Exoskeleton in Elysium, […]
So here we are again. Another comic book movie, another list of references. This time, it’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Days of Future Past is itself is the name of a famous X-Men arc that loosely follows the same plot. Is that a reference? No! That’s why it’s here instead of in the list. […]
Jump to Last Week’s Episode Welcome all back to The Plot Hole where this week we look at the most recent superhero property to enter the ring with X-Men: Days of Future Past. How does it rank among the saga? Could we have a new staff favorite on our hands? We’ll also discuss the latest happenings regarding Star […]
Edgar Wright is off Ant-Man. It sucks. They cite creative differences, but there obviously seems to be more. Simon Pegg tweeted he was “proud” of Wright and Joss Whedon posted a picture with a Cornetto in a show of solidarity. That seems to point to the Studios trying to force his vision into their own […]
