Lawyer by trade, writer by passion. Author of 'The Deep Space Chronicles' series available at Amazon.com, a rambling blog at jjgoodman.blogspot.com, and musings on all things 'Star Wars' and more here at That Hollywood Show.
Netflix is certainly all in when it comes to monsters and horror, these days. Stranger Things continues to be one of the biggest, streaming productions ever. The streaming service seems like has a hit on its hands with The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill, as well. And 2018's Haunting of Hill House
I previously opined that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker proves the irrelevance of reviews in today's film industry. In doing so I stated that "people are more concerned with promoting their bloviated opinions than with actually, objectively reviewing the film." Not only do I stand behind those
Let's get this out of the way right now: Nothing that Disney and Lucasfilm will ever do with Star Wars will ever be right. Some fans, like me, hold Rogue One: A Star Wars Story among the best films of the entire franchise. Others deemed it irrelevant and unnecessary. For some, The Force Awakens was
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has now seen its world premiere and first full night of showings. Thus far fan reaction we've seen is overwhelmingly positive, as opposed to the so-called critics' ratings. There are a number of reasons why fans are loving the film thus far, but there's one in
WARNING: Article contains very minor spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK! If you prefer, check out our completely spoiler-free review HERE. Director J.J. Abrams had the unenviable task of bring a trio of trilogies and over forty years of Star Wars history to a
Variety Magazine writer Michael Schneider posed an interesting question: Can the Baby Yoda, or artificial characters in general, compete for awards? The initial answer is no, since both the Golden Globes and the Screen Actor's Guild have said there isn't an award for non-human characters in film. A
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.