Leigh Whannell Wolf Man has created a lot of anticipation surrounding what the title monster will look like and how different the overall story will be from the 1941 horror classic, but Whanell’s 1980s body horror inspiration should now alleviate any concerns about the Man’s new look. Lobe. After the success of your approach The Invisible Man in 2020, Whanell will now breathe new life into another classic horror monster in Wolf Man. Based on the 1941 film The Wolf Mandirected by George Waggner, from Whannell Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as Blake, a family man who transforms into the…
Author: Adrienne Tyler
As Sherlock Holmes 3 remains a possibility, if it finally happens it will definitely avoid Moriarty’s fatal mistake that ruined the BBC program Sherlock. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular literary characters, and as such has been adapted into all types of media for decades. The status of Sherlock Holmes’ rights has allowed many artists to make significant changes to the detective, his cases, and the rest of the characters, such as adapting them to the modern day. Of course, others have been loyal to the time setting of Conan Doyle’s stories, among them Guy…
2024 Red introduces the winter witch Gryla (Kiernan Shipka) and her plan to end Christmas, but the film leaves a gap in her plan that everyone has forgotten amid all the action. Red arrived with a mix of action, comedy, fantasy and bits of drama along with the Christmas spirit, led by Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. Directed by Jake Kasdan, Red takes audiences to the North Pole as Callum Drift (Johnson), commander of Santa Claus Logistics and Fortification (ELF for short) faces a major emergency: Santa Claus (JK Simmons) being kidnapped. The investigation into Santa’s kidnapping leads the MORA…
Warning: Major spoilers for Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions TV show. THE Cruel intentions The franchise expanded to streaming with a TV show based on the 1999 film, but despite borrowing its premise, the show has a very different ending. THE Cruel intentions The TV show follows Caroline Merteuil (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lucien Belmont (Zac Burgess), wealthy half-siblings who attend college in Washington DC. Caroline is the president of Delta Phi sorority, while Lucien is the treasurer of Alpha Gamma. When both fraternities face a student movement that aims to end all fraternities, Caroline sets her sights on Annie Grover…
Cruel intentions received a TV adaptation thanks to Prime Video and features a new cast of rich teenagers who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Based on the 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the 1999 film Cruel intentions introduced audiences to rich and ruthless step-siblings Kathryn and Sebastian, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. Cruel intentions spawned a failed prequel and sequel, and now there’s also a TV series that borrowed its premise, but with a different setting and a new cast. THE Cruel intentions The TV series is set…
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) returns Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy Along with Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), and I’m relieved he won’t have a big part in it now that Darcy (Colin Firth) won’t be returning. If there’s one thing we can thank the current trend of legacy sequels and reboots for is the return of some beloved franchises, and among them is Bridget Jones. Although the third movie, Bridget Jones’s BabyFinally giving Bridget and Darcy a happy ending, there is still one story to tell almost a decade later. Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy is based on Helen…
Eduardo Scissorhands is one of Tim Burton’s most beloved works, but it leaves a big question regarding its temporal setting. A year after exploring Gotham City in BatmanTim Burton returned to horror and fantasy stories with his unique visual style in Eduardo Scissorhands. Written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton, Eduardo Scissorhands introduces audiences to a unique main character: a young man raised by a lonely scientist who left him unfinished and with scissor blades for hands. As a result, Edward (Johnny Depp) lived in isolation in his father’s mansion for years. When Edward is found…
2024 Christmas Action Movie Red stars JK Simmons as Santa Claus, but this isn’t the first time he’s donned the iconic Santa suit – and this first experience makes his role a Red even better. Holiday content has hit the big screen early in 2024, and among the first films to be released is Jake Kasdan Red. Mixing action, comedy and fantasy, Red follows Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson), the head of security at the North Pole who faces the biggest emergency of all: the kidnapping of Santa Claus. The Mythological Oversight and Restoration Authority’s investigation leads them to hacker Jack…
A deleted scene from Smile 2 centers on Skye (Naomi Scott) and her mother and manager, Elizabeth (Rosemarie DeWitt), and while it may seem unimportant, this scene makes their story even more tragic. 2024 was a big year for horror, with a variety of horror films that won over critics and general audiences alike. Among them is Smile 2the sequel to Parker Finn’s horror hit in 2022 Smilewhich continues Smile Entity’s path by finding a new host in global pop star Skye Riley, who is preparing for a new tour. As the Smile Entity feeds on trauma, it finds its…
Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) is the only Friends character who got a spin-off TV series, but the best continuation of his story is actually this 24-year-old action film that grossed $264.1 million at the box office. The 1990s and early 2000s saw the emergence of some of the biggest TV shows of all time. Among them is Friendswhich, although it ended 20 years ago, remains very popular with both older and younger generations, even if it hasn’t aged as well in some areas. Friends gave closure to the stories of its main characters except one: Joey, the “womanizer” of the…