‘Spider-Man’ swings into dazzling if goofy ‘Spider-Verse’ Much like its hero, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” swings wildly from place to place, in a tone that’s so uneven as to initially be a trifle disorienting. Stick with it, though, and this animated feature — distinguished by its dazzling visual palette, which creates the feel of […]
First official Avengers 4 trailer prepares for the emotional end The first trailer for Avengers 4, officially called Avengers: Endgame, has arrived, celebrating Marvel’s 10-year achievement in building its Cinematic Universe. It’s a journey through everything that’s happened over the last decade — from Tony Stark’s first jaunt as Iron Man to the devastating battle […]
‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review Sexy, Spirited and Almost Convincing Is there room for two queens on a single island? In a single movie? The answers, according to “Mary Queen of Scots,” are “not quite” and “almost.” The monarchs in question are Mary, played by Saoirse Ronan, and her cousin Elizabeth I, played by Margot […]
Watch Margot Robbie Explains That Insanely Long ‘Birds of Prey’ Title Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Bet ya didn’t see that title coming. But as Margot Robbie confirmed while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, that is indeed the title for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming […]
‘Captain Marvel’ Poster Steals A Page From The ‘Wonder Woman’ Marketing Playbook Kicking off what will be a very big week for Marvel Studios, we got a new Captain Marvel poster last night in anticipation of the new trailer debuting tonight during Monday Night Football. And it is a bright and shiny hero-stance portrait of […]
Netflix cancels Daredevil after three seasons Netflix and Marvel TV’s Daredevil will officially end after the third season, according to a statement from the streaming service, which was first reported by Deadline. “We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful for the fans, we feel it best to […]
‘The Possession of Hannah Grace’ Review: A Demon Makes for a Noisy Corpse “The Possession of Hannah Grace” begins with an exorcism — never a good omen. Sure enough, the demon residing inside the body of Hannah Grace (Kirby Johnson) proves impossible to expunge, and Hannah is killed as a final attempt to subdue its […]
Why The Avengers 4 Trailer “Delay” Is A Smart Move For Marvel The wait for the Avengers 4 trailer may be frustrating fans, but it’s a very smart move on the part of Disney and Marvel Studios. Their epic culmination of the MCU is due to release on May 3, 2019, little more than five […]
‘Artemis Fowl’ Trailer: Finally, A Franchise To Inherit The ‘Harry Potter’ Crown The insane popularity of the Harry Potter novels ensured that their eventual adaptation to movie mega-franchise was inevitable. But for some reason, the story of the Boy Who Lived didn’t pave the way for another well-crafted series of young adult fiction. Percy Jackson […]
“ A Simple Favor ,” Reviewed: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Give Life to a Mystery-Comedy Made of Plastic he performances by Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in the mystery-comedy “A Simple Favor” are so invigorating, so generous with pointed inflections and snappy gestures, that they fill the movie’s good-humored, amply plotted emptiness. They’re two of […]