Magic Mike XXL is The Godfather: Part II or the Aliens of the male stripper exploitation subgenre. The sequel captures the original’s brilliance and expands it into something bigger, broader, and, in this case, beefier. It plays like the lovechild of Magic Mike and Step Up, marking the next stage in Channing Tatum’s unstoppable rise to the top. The Chan can. Three years […]
Here we are with the fifth entry in the Terminator franchise. As with any new installment, we wonder what, if anything, will we see that ends up surprising us? What will we get that is new and fresh? These are questions that become even more potent, particularly when you are dealing with a 30-plus year […]
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most enduring characters in fiction, appearing in books, movies, plays and many other forms of media. There have been many interpretations and revisionist takes of the character, including the adaptation of Mitch Cullin’s A Slight Trick of the Mind by Bill Condon. In 1947 Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) is […]
Oliver Stone’s upcoming movie Snowden, about whistleblower Edward Snowden, has been shrouded in secrecy for many months, with only a few photos released of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the controversial political figure. According to Variety, the studio Open Road has released a simple footage-free teaser trailer six months ahead of its Christmas release date. The trailer is truly a […]
Tom Holland has some big shoes to fill. In stepping into the role of Peter Parker, he is taking over as one of the most beloved (and most profitable) comic book characters. And with a fairly limited filmography to look at, it is hard to get a read for how he will do in the […]
The minions have taken the world by storm. Since their first appearance in 2010’s Despicable Me, the little yellow sidekicks have been wreaking havoc absolutely everywhere. The minion-mania knows no boundaries: t-shirts, lunch boxes, fancy dress costumes and fart guns have inundated the world. When Despicable Me 2, in which the minions featured more prominently, grossed nearly a […]
One thing to understand about Seth MacFarlane is that for a man of our contemporary time, he also lives and breathes something more conventional, evident by how often he tips his hat to much of the films and music that inspired him growing up. This can be found in everything he touches from Family Guy, […]
