A team-up between billion-dollar director James Cameron and $7k-feature director Robert Rodriguez never sounded like a sure thing, especially when the project they choose to collaborate on is a live-action adaptation of a 90's era Manga/Anime series. An unlikely collaboration such as this usually yields either brilliance or disaster, but "Alita: Battle Angel" is neither. Instead, it captures the highs [...]
M. Night Shyamalan is a great storyteller, but that doesn't always equate to being a great writer or director. It seems that he wants the world to recognize him as an auteur. Besides producing, writing and directing his films, he also appears (ala cameo) in each. This arrogant nod to Hitchcock can be fun at times, but [...]
Quick! What are your top three ideas for making a good Transformers movie? #1: Get Michael Bay away from it. #2: Find a director that grew up loving the Gen 1 cartoon and understands the fanbase. #3: Ditch the committee written scripts. Find a single writer with a unique perspective, perhaps a woman? After the financial [...]
"Aquaman" has always been one of the silliest heroes in the DC Universe. He's a particularly difficult character for the DCEU to tackle considering their dark, dreary and emo approach to superheroes. They even managed to make Superman depressing! "Justice League" was their first attempt to inject a little frivolity, which might have worked if it [...]
On December 14th, 2018, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. "The Favourite" secured the Best Picture award with Alfonso Cuaron winning Best Director for "Roma" Ethan Hawke and Melissa McCarthy won the lead acting awards for their work in "First Reformed" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me", respectively. The complete list of winners and [...]
During our IMAX screening, one word repeatedly popped into my head. "Waste" So, let's talk about Waste. A WASTE of Resources The main plot motivator (apparently) has to do with natural resources in this wanna-be steampunk post-apocalyptic world set roughly 1,000 years in the future. But as concerned as the characters claim to be, there [...]
) It may not specifically say it in the title, but THIS Spiderman movie is AMAZING. In a year packed with superhero films and sub-par animated outings, it's tempting to dismiss "Into the Spider-Verse" as another Sony effort to hang onto Marvel's Spiderman license. Throw in a talking pig, two Peter Parkers, and Miles Morales(Shameik Moore) [...]
Has there ever been an R-Rated movie that you really wanted to see but either your parents or personal moral restrictions prevented you from watching? If so, you're the target audience for "Once Upon a Deadpool", a film which exists as both a marketing stunt and a financial experiment. Ryan Reynolds describes it best himself saying, "Fox has [...]
The Phoenix Critics Circle proudly announces nominees for its annual awards. Members have narrowed the films from 2018 to the top nominees in each category. "The Favourite" and "Vice" lead with 7 nominations, followed by "BlacKkKlansman", "First Reformed", and "Roma" with four each. Voting is underway for the winners and they will be announced on Saturday, December [...]
The sequel to "Wreck-it Ralph", Ralph Breaks the Internet, is out in theaters now! (You can read our review HERE) Just prior to its release we had a quick chat with Michelle Robinson who was the “Character Look Development Supervisor” for the movie. Michelle has a long history with Disney Animation and has worked on [...]
