2019 is without question going to end up one of the biggest years in cinematic history. Avengers: Endgame is within spitting distance of breaking Avatar's box office record. Likewise, the film is the culmination of over a decade of cohesive Marvel storytelling. The MCU comes to an end as we know it
One of the biggest questions in Star Wars has been this: how could the Sith return without the Jedi Order knowing it? A recent audio novel sheds some light on the subject, however. It turns out the Jedi, or at least a couple of them, knew of the impending Sith uprising, but failed to act on it. One
On the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, George Lucas responded to its critics, reminding them that Star Wars has always been for kids. The Star Wars prequels (Episodes I, II, & III) received considerable backlash from many fans. Fans complained about the overuse of CGI, poor acting, and of
We're down to just a single day before the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park opens at Disneyland in California. Disney has gone all-in on the project, and with good reason. The Star Wars fan base is one of the most vocal, and at times rabid fan bases there is. If Disney gets this wrong, there
Game of Thrones is now in the books. Its eighth and final season wrapped up this past Sunday. It didn't do so without controversy, however. Many viewed the final season of the absurdly popular HBO series as its worst. Some even began a petition to remake the season. For that reason, and others,
(Warning: May contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones finale.) Subverted expectations. Poor character development. Shoddy writing. An unexpected and dissatisfying demise for the primary antagonist. There is even a petition to have it rewritten and remade. Do all of these thing sound familiar? If
It's hard to believe that it's been twenty years since we were introduced to Darth Maul, Qui-Gon Jinn, Jar Jar Binks, and Midichlorians, but here we are. As a fan that saw the original Star Wars in theaters in 1977, the passing of years since Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit theaters
The fact that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was controversial is, well, uncontroverted. As divisive as the film was, and continues to be, it’s only one of multiple, discordant issues to affect the Star Wars franchise. The Star Wars saga is one that spans four decades, after all. There was always
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm jumps right into some bloody action with a new second cours in Ep. 13 "Daikyo and Shokyo". And just two weeks after the conclusion of the first cours to boot. We certainly didn't have long to wait before we see the bloody conclusion to the action-packed ending of Ep. 12.
