As my showing of Now You See Me: Now You Don't wrapped up, which is the third installment of the popular magician heist franchise, I found myself smiling ear to ear. When it's expressed that a trip to the movies can be the greatest form of escapism, this is the kind of film that best represents
Jon M. Chu is heading from Oz to overdrive, and this time, he’s bringing Hot Wheels with him. The acclaimed director behind Wicked: Part One, Crazy Rich Asians, and In the Heights has officially signed on to direct a live-action Hot Wheels movie for Warner Bros. and Mattel. This marks the latest
There's really no doubt that Wicked: Part One is a hit. A veritable hit from director Jon M. Chu, you might say. All you need to do is look at what critics and audiences are saying about the film to confirm that. For example: on Rotten Tomatoes alone, critics have given the film a solid 88% over
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field
The term "crowd pleasing" or "crowd pleaser" has found itself layered with some derogatory undertones among critic circles. Broad appeal seems immediately discounted, as if populist filmmaking is somehow lesser than when compared to auteurs and hidden indie gems. I've always maintained that there
The Apothecary Diaries gives our lovably incompetent quack doctor some character development in Ep. 54 "The Paper Village". We even get to meet his family, who seem a lot less incompetent than he is, but are all more or less just as lovable. Mostly. Alas, even his family has a black sheep in it,
