Introduction Many famous people have often stated that gaining the respect of their peers is often the most satisfying reward for achieving excellence in their profession. In classic Hollywood, few actors received eternal admiration from their contemporaries for mastering the art of acting, as Spencer Tracy often did. The great Laurence Olivier once said: “I’ve […]
Some things never go out of style, and Dracula is one of them. Bram Stoker’s novel helped to fully define the vampire in the cultural consciousness. Almost 130 years since its publication, it remains hugely popular, with the new horror comedy The vampiric character is the most adapted in film and television history aside from Sherlock Holmes, so we have a full century
There never has been a movie star quite like Nicolas Cage. While obviously handsome and gifted with backlogs of charisma, beneath the surface there lies an unmistakable hunger, a sense of searching, and what some might even call a mania to take a role to its fullest extreme. Even when Cage is taking the “paycheck” […]
Introduction Six years ago, Universal Studios attempted to start a franchise called Dark Universe that was supposed to feature a bunch of classic horror characters. The first movie, The Mummy (2017), did exactly what I predicted it would do. Namely, it crushed the franchise in its infancy. With the Dark Universe stomped to dust, Universal. They hired Nicolas Cage to play Dracula in a movie titled Renfield.
It’s like a Mexican E.T. featuring a mythical dog-thing with wings. Charming kids’ movie Chupa, directed by Gravity writer Jonás Cuarón, is the story of a young boy called Alejandro (Evan Whitten) whose father has died, who travels to Mexico to stay with his grandfather (Demián Bichir) and cousins and befriends a strange creature. This […]
Recently, HBO announced a slew of new shows, including returning once again to Westeros in another Game of Thrones spin-off series. After the success of House of the Dragon, a slew of potential spin-off shows were at least discussed by HBO and author Geroge RR Martin. Now the rumored Dunk & Egg TV series will […]
