Author: Cathal Gunning

While not a lot is known about Christopher Nolans next movie, it is good that the project will not be his rumored remake of The prisoner. A look back at Christopher Nolan’s movies proves that the director has a versatile taste in projects. From superhero movies like The Dark Knight returns To historical biopics like OppenheimerNolan has brought a variety of stories to the screen over the years. However, as proven by his underrated Hugh Jackman movie The prestigePsychological mysteries hold a particular allure for Nolan. This dates back to his earliest movie, 1998s Following. Related Of Nolan’s 12 movies…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Ghosts, season 4, episode 2, “Sam’s Dad” Although Isaac tried to maintain that Nigel’s change was about his own character growth, it was actually Patience’s role in Ghosts 4th season that required this change. Ghosts Season 4’s new opening credits prove that a lot is changing at Woodstone Manor this year. Mary Holland’s new character, Patience the Puritan, has joined the series’ large roster of characters, Jay’s family will finally be introduced in the upcoming two-part Christmas special, and Sam’s father appeared on the series for the first time in Season 4, Episode 2,…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Smile 2 Although Smile 2Should have been exceptionally obvious’s ending, the horror sequel managed to make the twist feel like a genuine surprise thanks to some incredibly clever directorial missteps. Sequel from director Parker Finn Smile 2 is based on the world established by the 2022 blockbuster Smile from the opening scene onwards. Bravura’s opening sequence sees SmileDoomed antihero Joel ventures into the trap of some drug dealers so he can pass the curse on to them, only to accidentally also implicate Lukas Gage’s hapless drug dealer Lewis. This bodes ill for Naomi Scott’s…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons, season 36, episode 3, “Desperately Seeking Lisa” Although The Simpsons Season 36, Episode 3 is undeniably original, the outing also keeps alive a long-standing trend in the series, taking inspiration from a legendary director. The Simpsons always borrowed from the movies. Of Raiders of the Lost Ark to Western World to Psychopaththe show has parodied countless classics over the decades. Ironically, many classic films remind viewers The Simpsons as the show’s parodies have become as iconic and memorable as the original films themselves. The Simpsons Season 36, Episode 3, “Desperately Seeking Lisa,”…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Smile 2 Although Smile 2 features plenty of scares, the horror sequel is missing the scarier take on the 2022 original. In many ways, director Parker Finn’s sequel Smile 2 It’s an improvement on its 2022 success Smile. The sequel is more ambitious, focusing on Naomi Scott’s traumatized pop star Skye Riley rather than Sosie Bacon’s troubled psychologist. Where Smile operated in a lower register and saved its biggest shocks until the final act, Smile 2 It starts out big and only gets bigger. Smile 2Joel’s initial death kills Joel in a sequence that…

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After Long legs proved to be a huge success for director Osgood Perkins, his next Stephen King adaptation The Monkey it looks like this will take the director in a shocking and promising new direction. Now that the dust has settled on the success of Long legsIt’s fair to say that director Osgood Perkins doesn’t have the makings of a blockbuster director. Perkins’ three previous films, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I’m the pretty thing that lives in this houseand Gretel and John were extremely dark horror films that won the Long legs terrible director Rotten tomatoes average. Not only were Perkins’…

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The news that The Big Bang TheoryThe new spinoff of Stuart, starring Stuart, brings to light a major potential problem for the series. Like most successful comedies, The Big Bang Theory spinoffs generated. Unlike most successful TV comedies, the show’s sequels were not simply sequels that followed a specific character on a new adventure. Instead, after The Big Bang Theorythe end, Young Sheldon went back in time to explore the early life of the series’ breakout character. The spinoff changed the entire premise as Young Sheldon was a single-camera family comedy, while The Big Bang Theory it was a multi-camera…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Abbott Elementary, season 4, episode 2 While this turn of events may have previously seemed unthinkable, Abbott Elementary Season 4 Episode 2 highlighted a surprising similarity between two main characters. Abbott ElementaryThe entire cast of characters is hilarious, but it’s their differences and conflicting personalities that make them shine. If Jacob wasn’t so sensitive and serious, it wouldn’t be so fun for him to live with the brusque and tough Melissa. Likewise, Melissa’s friendship with Barbara is unexpected precisely because of the differences between the smart teacher and her soft-spoken, churchgoing best friend. This…

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While The Simpsons season 34 attempted to break the fourth wall with a reference to a largely forgotten previous episode, the long-running animated comedy made a rookie mistake in the process. The Simpsons is no stranger to self-referential comedy. From its inception, the series poked fun at family sitcom tropes and, at its most ambitious, The Simpsons satirized the conventions of television itself with ambitious, fourth-wall-breaking jokes. However, while the experimental impulse behind these jokes is to be commended, that doesn’t mean they all work. While The Simpsons Season 34 successfully parodied its own decline with an episode about the…

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Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Terrifier 3 (2024) Although Terrifying 3 may have many sickening moments, one of its most important deaths is a stunning disappointment. THE Terrifying Movies are many things, but no one could accuse director Damian Leone’s horror series of subtlety. Art the Clown’s bloody horror films leave little to the imagination, shocking viewers with an onslaught of carnage and graphic violence that most conventional films would never come close to. Terrifying 3Art’s brutal deaths are no exception, with Art’s antics getting even bloodier and more graphic this time around as the franchise increases its body…

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