Uncanny X-Men #185 is one of those issues that every longtime X-Men nerd knows, like Giant-Size X-Men #1 (the introduction of Nightcrawler, Colossus, Storm), or Uncanny X-Men #4 (the debut of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants), or The New Mutants #87 (the first appearance of Cable). In Uncanny #185, anti-mutant government stooge Henry Peter Gyrich tries to use a mutant-power neutralizer on Rogue, …
Read More »John Krasinski’s Extremely Iffy Kids Movie read full article at worldnews365.me
IF is the sort of prodigious failure that only a very successful filmmaker can create. Only a director with a track record like John Krasinski could convince a studio to bankroll a film this egregiously saccharine and devoid of drama, and only a guy with a ton of pull in Hollywood could to recruit so many …
Read More »Roger Corman, King of Cult Movies, Dies at 98 read full article at worldnews365.me
Hollywood is mourning the loss of one of the giants of American independent and cult cinema. Roger Corman reigned as the biggest name in little movies for much of the second half of the twentieth century. Through his various production companies, he directed and produced some of the most popular and …
Read More »‘Unfrosted’ Has Two of the Craziest Cameos in Film History read full article at worldnews365.me
The following post contains spoilers for Unfrosted. You might think what follows is made up. It does not sound real. I assure you, it is. Unfrosted is Jerry Seinfeld’s new Netflix comedy about the origins of the beloved breakfast food, the Pop-Tart. While the film does mention real companies and alludes …
Read More »What the Hell Do People Want Out of Movies? read full article at worldnews365.me
No, really, I want to know: What the hell do audiences want out of movies? That is the question on my mind this week as I look at the box-office numbers for The Fall Guy, the new action comedy that also serves as the unofficial kickoff of summer movie season. Variety says the film “fell just …
Read More »The Best ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie That Was Never Made read full article at worldnews365.me
The worst Planet of the Apes movie could have been the best one. Tim Burton’s 2001 Planet of the Apes has gone down in history as one of the worst reboots ever made. (It certainly appears on this website’s list of terrible reboots.) The failure of the final product is not entirely Burton’s fault; 20th …
Read More »‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: A New Battle Begins read full article at worldnews365.me
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was almost a great movie, and you can see the contours of its greatness through the cracks of the good movie that it is, a bit like spotting the buried ruins of the human world beneath the overgrown trees and vines of the film’s ape civilization. This latest Apes — a …
Read More »‘The Phantom Menace’ Is 25 Years Old. Is It Underrated? read full article at worldnews365.me
For the first time in five years, there’s a Star Wars movie in theaters. It’s not a new one, though. This year, Disney and Lucasfilm used May the 4th to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first Star Wars prequel. (Yes, The Phantom Menace is older today than …
Read More »Planet of the Apes Endings Ranked By How Much They’ll Mess You Up read full article at worldnews365.me
The following post contains SPOILERS for literally every single Planet of the Apes movie ever made, so listen up you maniacs: If you don’t want to know how these movies end, stop reading now. Everything past this point is the Forbidden Zone for you. It’s one of the most important unwritten …
Read More »Everything New on Max in May 2024 read full article at worldnews365.me
If you’re a Max subscriber (or you’re you’re thinking of becoming one) here’s what you need to know about what’s coming to the service in May. The recently restored iconic concert film Stop Making Sense will be debuting on the service, along with A24’s biopic The Iron Claw starring Zac Efron and …
Read More »Everything New on Netflix in May 2024 read full article at worldnews365.me
Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut in May with his new Netflix movie Unfrosted, a humorous look at the origin of the Pop-Tart. (“What’s the deal with Toaster Strudel? What is this, the Hasburg Empire?” etc.) If you don’t care about breakfast pastries, though, there are dozens of other movies, shows, …
Read More »The Unforgettable ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Is 20 Years Old read full article at worldnews365.me
I don’t remember where I first saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. That’s odd; I can usually rattle off exactly where and how I saw my favorite movies. I watched Citizen Kane in the family room of my parents’ old house on a pan-and-scanned VHS tape I rented from Blockbuster Video. …
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