December 2022

An ironically-titled historical epic cratered by negative buzz seeks liberation on streaming

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. D.W. Griffith’s 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation is one of the most controversial movies ever made, so it was with gleeful irony that Nate Parker wrote, directed, produced, and starred in a completely unrelated […]

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James Gunn dashes hopes of a cult DC villain being guaranteed a live-action debut

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. If we’ve learned one thing from James Gunn‘s contributions to DC so far, it’s that he isn’t exactly against the idea of taking some unknown and obscure characters and bringing them into live-action. Across The Suicide Squad

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A classic Christmastime crime caper basks in its well-deserved annual stint in the spotlight

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. As his filmography has made perfectly clear in almost every project he lends his name to, Shane Black is a massive fan of Christmas, so it was fitting he delivered one of the best and most perennially-underrated

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An aggressively uninteresting sci-fi sequel that might yet become a trilogy embarks on a streaming adventure

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. While there’s nobody who makes for an acceptable Brendan Fraser replacement, Dwayne Johnson is about as decent a candidate as you’re likely to find. The actor also enhanced his self-proclaimed reputation as “Franchise Viagra” when he stepped

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Brie Larson falls for a Twitter hoax, but the internet never forgets a deleted tweet

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. It would be the understatement of the century to say that Twitter is a lawless place full of misinformation that spreads rapidly with very little oversight, and we can now add Academy Award winner and Marvel Cinematic

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‘The Last Airbender’ fans mobilize 13 years late to blast James Cameron for hijacking the ‘Avatar’ name

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. We were all thinking it back in 2009 when the world was waiting for James Cameron’s $237 million sci-fi epic Avatar to hit theaters, and it looks like we’re all thinking it again now that sequel The

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A highly specific aspect of ‘Star Wars’ singled out as the franchise’s most unrealistic element

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. It’s probably best not to overthink Star Wars tech. The nuts and bolts were figured out by George Lucas in the 1970s, meaning that while ships can leap around the galaxy using their hyperdrive, they don’t have

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Review: ‘Sr.’ is a poignant portrait of creative passions from Team Downey

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. With Sr. now streaming on Netflix, the evolution of Robert Downey Jr. will be complete.   From cutting-edge Brat Pack headliner with Less Than Zero, through to MCU overlord Tony Stark, this poignant and heartfelt ode to

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A blasphemous Tony Stark resurrection theory gets shut down by the MCU fandom

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. Some people just need to make like Clint Barton on Vormir and let go. For those who may not be aware, character deaths very often play into an important part of storytelling, whether it’s for plot, stakes,

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‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ raises an interesting question regarding Star-Lord’s Christmas spirit

Watching your favorite movies abroad? Don’t forget to get your Aeroshield smart DNS to access any geo-restricted content. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is set to be remembered fondly as a jolly little asterisk to the conclusion of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Having served the honorable duty of making Kevin

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