All you need to do is watch Minions & Monsters to see that Hollywood doesn't have to have franchise malaise. As a critic and filmmaker, I firmly believe that original stories are necessary for a thriving film industry. They're the lifeblood of the art form, and excessive focus on IP-mining and
Universal and Illumination launched a sneak attack recently, as Star Fox’s surprise role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie caused everyone to do a barrel roll. Of course, with a new character on the board, the question of the hour became who in Lylat was going to be the voice for Fox McCloud’s
We’re surprisingly under a week away from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s opening day. Opening on Wednesday, April 1st, we’re about to jump up super high into a world of Nintendo magic once again; and it looks like it’ll be a trip worth taking. However little surprises have been stoking the
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. conquering the world of video games. So of course Universal and Illumination easily slated their blockbuster sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, for a weekend not too long after this year’s Mario Day festivities. Now that we've received
With the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, it's really not hard to see why Illumination and Nintendo are moving forward with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. It's basically an attempt at adapting the other adventures of Mario to the big screen. Specifically, Super Mario Galaxy and its
It was truly special to see Universal and Illumination’s work on The Super Mario Bros Movie worked its magic on Nintendo fans old and new. A new theatrical origin story for our beloved Italian plumbers, the 2023 blockbuster dominated the year; which made greenlighting a Mario sequel pretty easy.
Though faced with some limitations, "VisionQuest" is a sweet, sorrowful look inwards at what it means to be human.
Ambition has been a driving force in cinema in 2026. From veterans to auteurs, everyone with a camera seems to be trying to push the limits of what films can be, letting loose their best and worst tendencies and tackling big, sweeping, complex narratives. In a crowded year - particularly
In 1977, a series of disability rights protests took place in the United States to protest the government’s failure to sign legislation that banned discrimination against people with disabilities. This protest, which continues to be the longest sit-in at a government office, was masterminded by
