Marvel has stretched itself out to many different styles over the last few years. Fantasy, comedy, spy thrillers, heists, period pieces, nothing is off limits when it comes to their films. But, despite this, they manage to maintain consistency across them that is quite impressive. There are many elements that they use to keep this […]
Actor Tom Hardy has been building a steady résumé in Hollywood for portraying tough characters. This summer he has played the title character in Mad Max: Fury Road, which earned rave reviews from critics and grossed an impressive $368.5 million worldwide for an R-rated feature. Many critics, including yours truly, agree that the movie set a new standard in […]
It has been four years since Amy Winehouse’s tragic death, a woman who was one of the most talented singer/songwriters of her generation, who was also notorious due to her alcohol and drug abuse. She serves as the subject of Asif Kapadia’s multifaceted documentary. Using mostly archival footage, personal footage and photographs, off-screen interviews with […]
So Fantastic Four, or Fant4stic, or whatever they’re calling it is bombing pretty hard in theaters right now. The blame is bouncing around multiple parties now: from the execs, to the director, and even to the studio itself. Everyone’s looking for a scapegoat. Strangely enough, the minority voice in this shout-fest has been “do we […]
The Fantastic Four, the first family of Marvel Comics, has had a torrid time on the silver screen. In 1994, the series had the embarrassment of an ashcan copy movie, a movie made only to keep the rights to the series and more indignity when Tim Story directed a critically derided series in the noughties. […]
Say what you will about actor Tom Cruise, but the man has been able to maintain his status as an A-list actor for over three decades in Hollywood. He aligns himself with some of the best talent working behind-the-scenes and continues to push and challenge himself in what he can achieve on the big-screen. He […]
Fox’s reboot of the Fantastic Four is out in theaters this week. Before its release, Fantastic Four has been a very troubled production from the outset: the production was criticized for having a young cast and casting Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm. 20th Century Fox’s lack of promotion for the movie and embargoing reviews for […]
