A major scene in the US Joker The movie may seem to happen without any significant thought, but Arthur Fleck’s murder of Murray Franklin has a clear motive. The 2019 Joker Film became a huge hit and managed to set a new record for the biggest box office for an R-rated movie. This was partly due to the popular IP that the film was attached to, but more so, the story that surrounded the film made it worth seeing for people in various brackets. Arthur Flex’s spiritual struggles stand out as possibly the central premise for the entire film, as…
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Summary The Boys Season 5 will not mirror Avengers: Endgame, as Butcher’s dark path sets a different tone. Butcher’s descent means that Season 5 may not have a heartwarming resolution similar to MCU heroes. Major hero deaths are likely in The Boys Season 5, deviating from traditional superhero endings. The boys has often drawn parallels with the larger theatrical superhero universes, but despite An Avengers: Infinity War-style ending to season 4, season 5 won’t be anything like Avengers: Endgame. After four spectacular seasons, The boys is setting the table for their final outing in season 5. While the show often…
Summary Season 4 suggests the 43 children never existed in Reginald’s timeline, but is unclear and incomplete. The other 43 kids may have been wiped out by the Umbrella Academy’s cleaning. Consuming marigold to fight the Clence raises questions about the 43 kids’ fate. The Umbrella Academy The final season left a lot to be desired, with questions left unanswered, and a lack of explanation for things like what happened to the other 43 kids with powers in the series. In 2019, the show got off to a great start when it introduced the world to a team of alternative…
Summary The Umbrella Academy has revealed details about the birth mothers of the siblings, all born in sudden and unusual circumstances. Multiple mothers are killed by the handler, revealing tragic fates, while others are victims of Harlan’s psychic link. Each sibling’s mother sold them to Reginald Hargreeves for various reasons, with some from different countries and backgrounds. The Umbrella Academy is heading into its fourth and final season, but the team and its origins remain largely a mystery, although the series has slowly revealed a few facts about the siblings’ mysterious birth mothers. For the time-traveling, superhero siblings, much about…
Early in the first John Wick movie, one scene makes it perfectly clear why the concept of this movie was strong enough to build an entire franchise. John Wick First debuted in 2014, and despite the star, Keanu Reeves, already 50 years old when the movie came out, it sparked enough intrigue and excitement for the film to inspire a larger franchise. The film and characters are original concepts, focusing on action, stunts, and a world full of killers. The fact that the film was also directed by a seasoned stunt director, Chad Stahelski, meant that he paid special attention…
Rick and Morty Season 8 has me the most excited I’ve been about the show in years. Since 2013, Rick and Morty has proven to be one of the most creative, inventive and hilarious shows on television. With wacky sci-fi elements combined with an irreverent comedy that isn’t afraid to experiment and push the boundaries, Rick and Morty is self-aware, unapologetic, and creative in a way that just isn’t often on television, but despite all the highs, the show has its low points. For a while, it felt like the show was largely going in circles, and when scandals came…
Sci-fi is easily one of the most creative and innovative genres in film, but with Sci-fi epicEverything is taken up to another level. Sci-fi is a broad genre that covers everything from synthetic superheroes, to aliens in deep space and time travel. The vast breadth of the genre allows for a lot of creativity, but that doesn’t mean the stories need to be so complex. In fact, many sci-fi films are built around one simple concept or idea, and they explore that singular theme in depth. However, when discussing a sci-fi epic, it needs to be broader, more expansive, and…
American Horror Story popularized the horror anthology genre, but 13 seasons after the show’s debut, it’s time to call it a day. when AHS First aired in 2011, the show delivered an outstanding, compelling series, with incredible actors who just worked. However, when the show delivered a second season, with some of the same actors returning, and a brand new exciting premise that delivered the same horror and anticipation to an even greater extent, it broke the standard format. Of course, there were anthology shows before that AHSBut his influence in popularizing this kind of storytelling and variety is undeniable.…
American Horror Story popularized the horror anthology genre, but 13 seasons after the show’s debut, it’s time to call it a day. when AHS First aired in 2011, the show delivered an outstanding, compelling series, with incredible actors who just worked. However, when the show delivered a second season, with some of the same actors returning, and a brand new exciting premise that delivered the same horror and anticipation to an even greater extent, it broke the standard format. Of course, there were anthology shows before that AHSBut his influence in popularizing this kind of storytelling and variety is undeniable.…
Summary Engineers are advanced beings who engineer DNA to create life on other planets, resembling humans. The Black Guy disintegrates the body of an engineer to create new life, meaning the origins of humanity on Earth. Engineers wanted to destroy humanity, potentially seeing them as a threat due to shared DNA and intelligence. The engineers in Prometheus Clearly have greater significance to these Alien franchise, but they remain pretty mysterious despite their pivotal role in the film. Prometheus was a unique film in the Alien series, considering most of the horror comes from figures that aren’t the usual Xenomorph monsters.…