It’s been 10 years since Christopher Nolan released Interstellarand while there’s a lot to love about the film, there are some flaws that stand out on a rewatch today. Nolan has come a long way since his independent, no-budget debut film Following; Earlier this year, he swept the Oscar for his acclaimed World War II biopic Oppenheimer. After The Dark Knight trilogy provided him with the opportunity to land a huge blockbuster budget to bring his radical cinematic visions to life, Nolan took to the stars with his futuristic sci-fi epic Interstellar. Throughout Nolan’s storied film career, he has had…
Author: Ben Sherlock
Takashi Yamazaki’s next Godzilla the film needs to replicate many things from its previous effort, Godzilla minus oneBut most of all, it needs human characters and a human story that are equally compelling. When it hit theaters last year, Godzilla minus one revitalized the franchise. It was critically praised as a kaiju masterpiece, became a huge international box office success, and was the first Godzilla film that won an Oscar with the win for Best Visual Effects. It should come as no surprise that Toho hired Takashi to make a new Godzilla film. It is not yet confirmed whether it…
This year’s awards season hasn’t fully kicked off yet, however A bunch of great movies that could be nominated for Oscars in 2025 have been released. The 97th Academy Awards aren’t set to take place until March 2, 2025, but there’s already plenty of buzz surrounding the frontrunners for nominations. But most of the buzzy movies are yet to arrive in theaters after their much-hyped festival debuts. Sean Baker Anora Will be released on October 18, Luca Guadagnino funny will be released on November 27, and Brady Corbett’s The Brutalist Will be released on December 20th. The biggest potential Oscar…
Sydney Sweeney religious horror film Immaculate is very similar to Rosemary’s Baby – but it crosses the only line that Rosemary’s Baby refused to cross. Immaculatevery similar Rosemary’s Babyrevolves around an unhappy young woman being targeted by a satanic cult and impregnated by the Antichrist. While Rosemary’s Baby revolves around an unsuspecting tenant living in a creepy old New York City apartment building, harboring some very dark secrets, Immaculate revolves around a young nun staying in a beautiful Italian convent who harbors some very dark secrets. Both Sweeney’s sister Cecilia and Mia Farrow’s Rosemary Woodhouse come to suspect that their…
Kay’s pregnancy is a key plot point Alien: Romulusand although she never names the baby’s father on-screen, his identity has been confirmed off-screen. Each character in Alien: Romulus goes through hell in the film – no one comes out unscathed – but Kay, played by Isabela Merced, undoubtedly goes through more hell than any of her friends. At the beginning of Alien: RomulusKay confides in Rain that she is pregnant. But when Rain asks who the father is, Kay simply says he is “some idiot”And refuses to name him. This creates an intriguing mystery about the identity of Kay’s baby’s…
One of the first episodes of The X-Files – season 1, episode 8, “Ice” – was a sly remake of John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror masterpiece The thing. A lot of The X-FilesThe classic “Monster of the Week” standalone episodes were influenced by iconic horror films. Season 4 Episode 2, “Home,” is a horror about a murderous family inspired by The hills have eyes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Season 6, Episode 7, “Terms of Endearment,” subverts the story of Rosemary’s Baby with the story of a demon snatching an unborn child from its mother’s womb. The series’ premise of two…
Ana de Armas is leading the From the world of John Wick: Ballerina Throw in a few familiar faces from the previous one John Wick Movies and other classics of cinema. Set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum And John Wick: Chapter 4, Ballerina Revolves around an assassin named Eve Macarro who, in true Vic fashion, embarks on a quest for revenge when her father is murdered. Ballerina is helmeted by Live free or die hard Director Len Wiseman from a script by Army of the Deads Shay Hatten, with uncredited contributions by Promising young womans…
The announcement of Toy Story 5The premise means that Andy probably won’t return in the film, despite all the theories to the contrary – and for now, that’s a good thing. Although Toy Story 3 was noted as the final chapter, and then Toy Story 4 has been touted as the final chapter, Disney still wants to make more money from this property, so Pixar is working on it Toy Story 5. After Disney suffered a series of box office flops, CEO Bob Iger decided to focus on sequels to the studio’s most reliable franchise – and that includes Toy…
Fast and Furious 11 I can’t end the saga without finally bringing together two characters for a team that has been in the making for over a decade. Although Vin Diesel briefly teased this Fast could be the first chapter of a new trilogy, it has already been confirmed that Fast and Furious 11 It will be the last film in the main series. Universal will certainly continue to squeeze more money out of the series with various spin-offs, but the main story of Dom Toretto and his family will come to a definitive end in Fast and Furious 11.…
The most grounded and emotionally realistic scene in The substance it also serves a dramatic purpose as a subtle microcosm of the entire film. From the twisted mind of writer and director Coralie Fargeat, The substance is a body horror masterpiece that uses a fictional beauty-enhancing drug as a satirical substitute for all the dangerous cosmetic procedures people undergo to hold on to their youth. As she begins to lose work after age 50, celebrity Elisabeth Sparkle begins taking this medication to improve her appearance (and it quickly spirals out of control). For the most part, The substance takes place…