In 2017, George Lucas told a story to the crowd at Star Wars Celebration that Star Wars was always meant to be "enjoyed by 12-year-olds". He also doubled down by bashing the "mean" critics, and told us what Star Wars was meant to be in his mind: “Friendships, honestly, trust, doing the right
Seth MacFarlane announced during his SDCC 2019 panel that The Orville will move to Hulu in 2020. The third season is due to premiere in the fall. In May 2019 the show was renewed for a third season. The departure from Fox is due to budget constraints with the ever-expanding imagination. "The
Dr. John Kani sees The Lion King as a specifically African story, explaining why he feels so close to Rafiki and what lessons Scar can teach.
Favreau and Disney have brought the savannah to life in The Lion King, a beautiful work of art that perhaps adheres too faithfully to the original.
Recent news that Disney and Lucasfilm would not have a Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker panel at SDCC (they'll showcase Episode IX at D23 Expo 2019 in August) got me thinking. Disney has made a lot of decisions regarding Star Wars since it took over the franchise. Some have been good, some… not
In a recent RadioTimes article, written by Huw Fullerton, it is suggested that “we” need a break from film franchises like the MCU and Star Wars. As the writer clearly notes in his bio and the article itself he is a fan, so I can only assume when he says “we” that he means all of us fans.
The Apothecary Diaries has Maomao listen to stories of asbestos and then schemes about it in Ep. 50 "The Fire-Rat Cloak". Students of history will even be able to anticipate that plot just from looking at the title. However, you don't need to be a student of history to know that asbestos is highly
By now, you know how much of a sucker I am for wholly embraced absurdity and weirdness in cinema. Movies that know what they are and have no shame in being them will always be for me. Back in Black has that all covered in spades. A pitch black comedy thriller that satirically uses the macabre and
It is hard to imagine that the man who made Argo, arguably one of the best political thrillers of the 21st century, helmed Animals. Unlike the 2011 Oscar-winning drama, Animals is a paint-by-numbers drama that never commits to a single risk or novel idea. Director Ben Affleck takes on the leading
