The best director race for the Oscars 2025 includes some notable directors who have yet to win in the category, as well as some past winners hoping to cause an upset. The 2025 awards season has a very different group of Best Director contenders compared to 2024. While Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan were the top two choices to win, this new year is a more open competition. There are big directors in the mix thanks to massive sequels, but a crop of up-and-coming Hollywood filmmakers are also trying to break through at the Academy. Predicting the five nominees for…
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Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage are the protagonists of the 2024 horror thriller, and there are different options for where to watch Long legs. The two stars are no strangers to horror films, and their combined pedigree in the genre has helped make Long legs one of the most anticipated horror films of 2024. Directed by Osgood Perkins, the film focuses on FBI agent Lee Harker, played by scream queen Maika Monroe, as she investigates the case of a serial killer known as Longlegs, played by Nicolas Cage. As the latest entry on Nicolas Cage's list of horror films, Long…
Now that the dust has settled after the 2024 ceremony, it's time to turn attention to the Oscars 2025 and the films that are competing to secure the Best Picture nomination and campaign for victory. As the surprising 2024 Oscar nominees and winners have proven, predicting the 2025 results so far in advance is no easy task. However, some serious awards season contenders have emerged as Oscar 2025 predictions for all categories have begun to take shape. This includes a strong group of films competing for one of the ten Best Picture nominations. Even heading into the 2025 Oscar season,…
Disney There are several upcoming animated films and the list looks intriguing. Disney has had incredible success in live-action properties over the years, but the studio’s bread and butter for decades has been animated films made for the whole family. In addition to the classic animated tales that have largely defined Disney’s success, the acquisition of Pixar in 2006 brought a great partner to produce blockbusters. Over the past decade, Disney and Pixar have enjoyed great success with franchises like Frozen and Toy Storyas well as original films such as Coconut or Charm. While Disney’s animated films have faced some…
Eight years after the original Moana was a great success with all audiences, Moana 2 it got a significantly lower score on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel to Disney’s 2016 animated film was highly anticipated when the Mouse House announced that a planned Moana The TV show was reworked into a feature film. This was done with a mostly new creative team, although Moana 2The voice cast features returning stars Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson. From the first Moana is highly regarded as one of the best modern animated films, the pressure was on the sequel to deliver an equally lauded…
Red made history for Dwayne Johnson on Rotten Tomatoes, although the actor’s new record is less than desirable for the blockbuster blockbuster. Concern about quality Red began to ramp up when Amazon delayed it by nearly a year and the trailers failed to market the film as the promising Christmas action film it appeared to be on paper. Initially planned for a Prime Video release, critics largely panned Johnson’s film once the review embargo was broken. The result was RedThe Rotten Tomatoes score with critics is in the high 30s – at 31% at the moment. While the Tomatometer score…
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Moana 2!Disney included a post-credits scene with Moana 2 that shows where the franchise is going Moana 3the story. The second film in the Disney animated franchise brings together Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) for another adventure. They come into conflict with Matangi (Awhimai Fraser), who serves Nalo – the lightning god who sank the Motufenu junction point to prevent humanity from meeting. When the time comes Moana 2Moana’s ending and Maui are successful in their mission, allowing them to further explore the ocean now that it is free of Nalo’s curse. Unlike the…
Summary Keanu Reeves makes his debut as Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, fulfilling fan suggestions and speculation. The star-studded cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 includes returning actors alongside Reeves, promising an exciting sequel. Reeves’ portrayal of Shadow stays true to his iconic voice, adding to his impressive list of roles in CGI and animated films. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Brings Shadow the Hedgehog into the franchise with a starring role, and one of Hollywood’s biggest actors voices the black hedgehog. The Sonic Movie franchise tells audiences that the popular video game character is coming in Sonic the Hedgehog…
Summary Shadow the Hedgehog takes on the main villain role in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, posing a significant threat to Sonic and his friends. The movie stays true to Shadow’s tragic story, including Gerald Robotnik, Maria’s death, and a revenge plot against Earth. Shadow’s powers, including chaos control and super speed, are shown in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, making him a formidable opponent for Sonic. Shadow the Hedgehog is a main character in the Sonic video game franchise, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Brings his powers, origins and more to the movie series. Shadow’s brief cameo in Sonic the Hedgehog…
The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie franchise was extremely kid-friendly in the first two installments, however Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Needs to break a franchise streak because of how deep it looks. When it came time to bring SEGA’s iconic blue speedster to live-action, the original Sonic the Hedgehog Maintained the same level of fun and levity that is common in the video games and others Sonic Media. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is continuing to explore the same group of characters, but the meeting of Team Sonic with Shadow the Hedgehog is already notably different. Building away Sonic the Hedgehog 2The…