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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Stunts have been an integral part of filmmaking since the very beginning, providing the type of blood-pumping adrenaline rush that comes with seeing something unbelievable pulled off to perfection. There’s nothing we love more than staring openmouthed at a particularly incredible stunt, wondering how in the world they possibly did …
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Harrison Ford‘s former estate in a very exclusive part of Los Angeles is currently for sale, and whoever buys it will end up owning a piece of movie history. According to the Robb Report, the cinema legend, who currently stars as Jacob Dutton in the Yellowstone prequel 1923, purchased the …
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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 …
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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, …
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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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