San Diego’s Comic-Con has come and gone but not before bringing us loads of hot movie tidbits about upcoming projects and plenty announcements regarding what films we should expect to see in the future. Marvel news and reveals for The Hobbit, Django Unchained, Pacific Rim and The Man of Steel are just the beginning.
Sometimes supporting characters steal the show, including in the “Ice Age” series. To celebrate the release of Ice Age: Continential Drift lets look at some of the best scene-stealing supporting characters.
Bruce Wayne gets batty this week on Trailer Tracker, with the funny spoof that pits Bane against Batman and ’60s-era Robin. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence also get a little crazy in the first look at Silver Linings Playbook about two mentally unhinged individuals who find a connection with one another.
he Amazing Spider-Man is a perfectly fine reboot of the “Spider-Man” fiction, but that’s because it’s basically the exact same movie as Batman Begins, give or take a hyphen. The number of plot points and means of re-establishing the fiction that Spidey borrows from Batman’s reboot is astounding, and if you don’t believe me, check just a few of these uncanny instances of overlap between these two super-franchises.
Ladies and geeks, Comic-Con is upon us yet again. As the convention floor opens this evening to give everyone a sneak peak at the fun to come, we have been meticulous examining the panels and presentations schedule for Hall H this year and the showing is pretty good.
The Amazing Spider-Man is here, but is a reboot so soon after the original series worth your time? This week on The Plot Hole, the gang – Sam, Simon and Steven – review Spidey’s return to the big screen and weigh in everything from the action to the performances to where the story is headed for the sequel.
While it’s great that Sony seems to found a way to differentiate this Spider-Man reboot enough from its predecessors to justify its existence, fortune favoring the reanimation of franchise corpses that are barely cold sets a worrying precedent for things to come.
With Oliver Stone’s Savages is a tale of drugs, lust and violence that sends two friends over the wrong side of the U.S./Mexico border to reclaim what has been taken from them. So what better way to celebrate its forthcoming debut than to explore the top 10 films set in the land of tequila. Vamonos!
Tom Cruise is back to his action ways as Jack Reacher, who has one shot to find the perpetrator of a five-victim slaying in the teaser trailer for this adaptation of the popular Lee Child novel. Jesse Eisenberg then teams up with Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan for the road trip dramedy Why Stop Now about an aspiring pianist who must deal with his addict mother and her drug dealer.
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the year and summer movie season has been in full swing for months now. In that spirit, on this episode of The Plot Hole, Steven, John and Simon weigh in on their five favorite films of the year so far.
