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…
Author: Ben Gibbons
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.…
Found footage films are a whole niche that can be spectacular, or severely lacking, but the sci-fi movie Chronicle Used this stylistic choice to perfection. The attempt to make a movie look like it was filmed by the subjects, and that the actual product was simply found and then distributed, is most often seen in the horror genre. Here, iconic movies like The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal activityAnd many more see a story unfold when the people recording begin to feel anxious, notice something unusual, or generally feel ill at ease. Although the same style of filming can be used…
Suits is an outstanding legal drama, but it is One element of the show that seemed to be changing constantly - the name of the company. Suits First began airing in 2011, with the series largely following the career tracks of ambitious lawyers as they tried to climb their way up the ladder. Harvey Specter, one of the primary characters throughout the entire series, was a partner in the Pearson Hardman law firm, but his goals were much higher because he wanted to secure a position as a named partner. However, Specter is not the only one who has his…
X-Men: First Class Rebooted the X-Men franchise in 2011, but over a decade later, all the actors involved have moved on to other exciting opportunities. While the MCU was steadily growing in scale to become the elite franchise it is today, Fox was trying to revive one of their most popular IPs, the X-Men. After the success of their original trilogy, it is worth revisiting Marvel's superheroes. All things considered, the movie did a great job of providing an alternate origin story for the unstoppable X-Men. And a big part of the success came down to the casting. The original…
White collar Coming back to the small screen despite finishing 10 years ago, but the success of the show could determine the outcome for a similar show that ended in 2019. White collar was a huge hit when it first aired in 2009 on the USA Network. The series saw a straight-laced officer of the law team up with a shady criminal who has a remarkable talent for theft. Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke didn't always see eye to eye, but over the course of six seasons, the pair grew fond of each other as they began to understand their…