Scooby-Doo: Wrestlemania Mystery, Review

Like, hey, man! Scooby and the gang team up with some WWE wrestlers to fight a giant ghost bear! Check out the review! You cant be a champion until you could beat a bear. It seemed like such an odd pairing. Then, over time, I noticed that it wasnt so strange after all. WWE has crossed over with the Muppets and two generations/incarnations of the A-Team. Honestly, Im rather surprised it took this long....

March 14, 2014 · 3 min · 443 words · Carmen Brown

Jonathan Glazer interview: Under The Skin, Scarlett Johansson in disguise

Why is this alien femme fatale with a cut-glass British accent hunting males in the middle of Scotland? Youll have to watch director Jonathan Glazers film to find out. Theres a description in the book of how she views the world and the people in it. I remember being very taken by that. Theres a connection to the book, but were just running with that character. It struck me that its very unusual for films to be so unpredictable, which this is....

March 13, 2014 · 7 min · 1456 words · Wendy Fuentes

Millennial Nostalgia: With the Return of Heroes, What’s Next?

Jason has a few ideas… 80s nostalgia is on the way out, and 90s/early aughts nostalgia is on the rise. Personally, this puts me in an odd place. Theres always something thats wrong. Half the time, youre just thinking, Oh, look how old they are. […] Its just fear. Plain and simple fear. I love them all. But were probably best served leaving the past behind. With the words, Never say never, Feig offers the shows fans a small glimmer of hope....

March 13, 2014 · 2 min · 317 words · Courtney Carter

The top 25 underappreciated films of 2011

Standing alone on the list isThe Smurfs,the adaptation of Peyos Belgian comic strip. There are no sequels to be found in the list below, though. Were looking forward to seeing Gilbeys next film, the action comedyPlastic, due out this year. Its not vintage Disney perhaps, but Winnie The Pooh is carefully crafted, and really quite charming. Mel Gibson stars as Walter Black, the chairman of a toy company on the decline....

March 13, 2014 · 3 min · 556 words · Dale Nguyen

Fletch: The Long, Crooked Road to the Latest Reboot

Jason Sudeikis will take over for Chevy Chase in a Fletch reboot. What does it say about a character so beloved that he has that kind of durability? Hopefully, Jason Sudeikis is game to find out. Yesterday, we all discovered thatJason Sudeikis has been cast as the new Fletch. Jason Sudeikis might just have that same indescribable something. Chase is unheralded for dramatic moments like these in this film. Maybe the two are linked....

March 12, 2014 · 1 min · 212 words · Henry Brown

Top 25 Steven Seagal Films: from 15 to 11

Some of you may question whether covering the career of Steven Seagal really required five articles. I cant tell you that it was a conscious decision I made. Rather, I wrote the piece and this is how long it came out. The Patriot Ad content continues below The crisis is spreading. The danger is growing. Time is running out. Steven Seagal IS Dr. Wesley McClaren. These filthy banjo twangers have no idea the kind of facial trauma theyre getting themselves into....

March 12, 2014 · 2 min · 400 words · Kristin Williams

Why Larry Cohen’s The Stuff is a work of scruffy 80s genius

The 1985 B-movie The Stuff is out on Blu-ray today. Look out for Brooke Adams in a blink-and-youll-miss-her cameo.) Is it naturally-occurring or was it left behind by mischievous aliens? Cohen never provides the answers. The Stuff is at its strongest when it satirises advertising and a post-war consumer society. It looks at how cheerfully well collectively consume things without necessarily thinking about the harm theyre doing to us. Did you know in World War II that the cigarette companies gave the soldiers free cigarettes?...

March 12, 2014 · 1 min · 146 words · Deborah Petersen

Danny Trejo interview: Bullet, Machete, Con Air, Muppets

The last but one answer in this interview has a slight spoiler for Muppets Most Wanted. If theres one thing I discovered from our chat with Danny Trejo, its that he laughs a lot. and what followed was one of the most entertaining interviews Ive ever done. Right, right, right you got it right! Have you always been a fan of those man on a mission of justice movies? But I mean we get about thirty scripts a week, so I cant read em!...

March 11, 2014 · 2 min · 414 words · Sandra Santos

The rise and fall of Carolco

Ryan charts its dramatic rise and fall… Paul Verhoeven is not a happy man. Theyre in the boardroom to discussCrusade: a lavish, $100m historical drama described asSpartacusmeetsConan. The supporting cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Robert Duvall. The script is vibrant and brash. There are massive sets being built in rural Spain. When Carolcos executives tell Verhoeven they want guarantees thatCrusadewont drift over its agreed budget, the director is outraged. His previous films with the studio,Total RecallandBasic Instinct,had made them millions....

March 11, 2014 · 3 min · 562 words · Tiffany Gonzalez

Top 25 Steven Seagal Films from 20 to 16

I hear its great, but I havent read. If Steven Seagal films have taught me anything, its to be yourself. A Dangerous Man Ad content continues below They started this. Steven Seagal IS Shane Daniels, a former Special Forces operative. He teams up with the Russians to help a young woman rescue her uncle. Will Daniels be able to bash these shit-munchers up? Well, he is…A Dangerous Man. He is tree, ground, wind, rain and snow....

March 11, 2014 · 2 min · 414 words · Lorraine Conner

Josh Helman: playing Stryker in X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Taking on this role, youre coming from a long line of Strykers. Is that a challenge, or is it a case of cleaning the slate? I mean, I would never say its cleaning the slate. The most daunting thing about Stryker is that hes already been played by two great actors. But Id be lying if I said that it didnt come with a certain amount of stress as well....

March 10, 2014 · 8 min · 1664 words · David Nelson

Music in Film: Only Lovers Left Alive and The LEGO Movie

Ivan checks out the music to a pair of very different films. He also sings Everything Is Awesome. Buying, streaming, downloading, spinning. Only Lovers Left Alive Youre just a couple of condescending snobs! In many ways, shes right. After all, once youve been alive for centuries, you know what you like. His main character is a musician. He lives in Detroit, the once-booming home of Motown. Driving through the dark streets, they stop in a car....

March 7, 2014 · 1 min · 201 words · Blake Williams

Scott Waugh interview: directing Need For Speed and stunts

So how many cars did you wreck in this movie? I just wanted to make an exciting, fun movie that would hopefully fulfil all audiences. So no, it wasnt an objective. Which one are you guys talking about, because theres been about six franchises that have worked. It must beMortal Kombat,the one everyones thinking of. ButResident Evilhad five movies, so obviously worked very well.Tomb Raiderdid very well… I just wanted to make a great car movie....

March 7, 2014 · 7 min · 1397 words · Mr. David Garcia