Ready to step off the pages and onto the big screen? Buckle up, fellow bookworms and cinephiles. We’ve all experienced that twinge of excitement (or dread!) when our favorite novel gets a Hollywood shout-out. It’s a rollercoaster, isn’t it? But every now and then, Tinseltown manages to hit the nail on the head. These were ...
The biggest Oscar snub last year came with Anthony Hopkins winning Best Actor over Chadwick Boseman. The Academy often makes mistakes that are hard to acquit. Most of these are erroneous judgments in the Best Picture category. As much as we remember films that take home the prestigious Oscar, it’s hard to forget those that ...
It’s funny how time changes. It feels strange to think of a time when Marvel films were simply comic book adaptations, and not the massive events that they have now morphed into. If Iron Man lit the match, subsequent additions to the individual franchises, as well as ambitious crossovers like the very first Avengers have ...
Marvel has closed the book on a few major characters. The future looks bright for characters like Doctor Strange, Black Panther and so on. Upon its release, Avengers: Endgame had shaken up the MCU with drastic and seemingly irreversible consequences. But what truly rounded up the INFINITY SAGA is Spider-Man: Far From Home. The film ...
It takes, at least, a couple of films for any filmmaker to generate a fan base and become a brand. However, it took just one film for Jordan Peele to get all the acclaim any filmmaker dreams of. Us (2019) is the second Jordan Peele film after Get Out that is written, directed, and produced by ...
The Oscar season is in full swing with the award night due in two weeks. Strangely, there is no one to host this time. There are plenty of surprises and some snubs. Nonetheless, the good things outweigh the bad as for the first time we have a Netflix film nominated for the Best Picture. Not ...
(Updated: May 20, 2019) What do people watch more – films or TV shows? Hard pick? There hasn’t been a better time for the small screen than now, particularly with the influx of digital media, devices and platforms. The TV industry is arguably having its best time with a minimum of 400 original shows coming ...
Marvel’s Black Panther has made the impossible, possible. It has managed to overshadow its mega-budget follow-up and pique the interest of millions across the globe. Avengers: Infinity War is, unquestionably, the biggest cinematic event of this decade. There’s no stopping its hype ever since its first trailer dropped in November. However, this eighteenth installment in ...
I never thought I would say this but I am hoping these Oscar predictions turn out wrong tomorrow. If not completely, atleast 40 percent of them should be wrong. The reason for this wish is the unusual award season this year. When it started, there were about a dozen contenders for Best Picture and no ...
In an overcrowded world of superheroes battling super villains, just one fight matters to be seen on celluloid — The King of Monsters (Godzilla) versus The King of Apes (Kong). It’s a shame that inspite of the century old existence of these characters, not a single filmmaker has done justice to them. Batman V Superman, Cap ...
Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart are the two names that have been associated with the franchise since the beginning. While the latter didn’t make an appearance for a long time, the former has been in every film (barring Deadpool), supporting the brand like a rock. And he has had a remarkable run playing the character. ...
“Why don’t you just give me a gun?” Caught up in one of the most vulnerable situations in his entire shoot’em up career, our hero, the legendary killing machine John Wick asks a guy for help. In case you are wondering why didn’t he just ask for a pencil instead of a gun (oh yeah, a ...
“Iron Man sucks.” This phrase is used twice in the film. This and hundred other self-referential jokes aren’t just another jab at Marvel, but a statement that DC has arrived and it’s genuinely doing something better than its counterpart. The tiny black plastic figure which appeared three years ago in The Lego Movie is back.nYes, the dark ...
In a recent promotional interview, when Gary Oldman was asked why he signed this film, he replied vaguely after a long dramatic pause that he wanted to work with friend Peter Chelsom (director). Oldman, the legendary British actor infamous for his portrayal of Sirius Black (Harry Potter) and Commissioner Jim Gordon (The Dark Knight trilogy) is ...
How do you shake something off your head which affects you both visually and aurally? How’d you block your psyche when something persistently tries to enter in? How do you unsee a visual your eyes witness? Cinema is one of the greatest forms of deception. Recall any classic and you will realize that it had some sort ...
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