The game-to-movie pipeline is seemingly in full swing, particularly after the meteoric success of Nintendo’s 2023 animated comedy The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Now Margot Robbie, the star of Barbie (the only movie to beat Mario at the global box office last year), is set to produce a film adaption of Electronic Arts’…
Let me paint you a picture- It’s the early 90s in Los Angeles, California. You’re stopping by the bank on your way home from work and you’re really hoping to beat that Friday L.A rush hour. Just as you’re about to step up to the teller’s counter, the transaction is cut short by the entry of four men in rubber President’s masks and they’re swinging guns around the busy bank lobby. This bank is being robbed- by Patrick Swayze.
Folks, Point Break is more than a bonafide classic. And there’s more to it than explosions and fire fights. Point Break is one of my favorite movies, and if you haven’t seen it, and I haven’t sold you on it thus far, the movie also features Keanu Reeves jumping out of a charter plane with a loaded pistol and no parachute…so…
This movie on the surface is a buddy-action thriller about the most extreme game of cops and robbers that you could possibly imagine. But seeing as its influence has spanned from the iconic first installment of the Fast and the Furious mega-franchise to the extremely disappointing 2015 remake- which I’m still recovering from- I figured there’s got to be something more to this movie that makes me and everyone else I know cherish it so damn much. It’s a story that packs a lot of relatable themes like friendship, love, loyalty, and sacrifice. With Patrick Swayze’s movie legacy getting a bit of a revival thanks to the new release of the Road House remake (which is far superior to the Point Break one), now is the time to take a deeper dive into perhaps his greatest film. It is indeed a real blue flame special, and what I need to know is “What’s Point Break REALLY About?” Check out the video above and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth arrived on February 29, 2024, and it’s been a pretty great time ever since. Today, March 21, 2024, sees Rebirth get a new patch, packing some features you should try and some fixes to character abilities, including new options that’ll make certain mini-games much easier to play.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth arrived on February 29, 2024, and it’s been a pretty great time ever since. Today, March 21, 2024, sees Rebirth get a new patch, packing some features you should try and some fixes to character abilities, including new options that’ll make certain mini-games much easier to play.
Nearly two decades after Super Princess Peach released on the Nintendo DS, the titular leading lady is finally getting another chance at headlining her own game. Princess Peach: Showtime! opens the metaphorical theater doors for players worldwide on March 22, but reviews for the game are out now and will give you an…
Kobi Libii’s feature film debut is already facing some divisive reaction. For this viewer, having grown up on classic films that he is examining, I thought the approach was quite interesting. The American Society of Magical Negroes explores a familiar troupe in classic films that featured a lovable sidekick, often it was someone who is a minority. As his directorial debut is bound to turn a few heads, it also features an impressive cast that includes Justice Smith, Nicole Byers, An-Li Bogan, and David Alan Grier.
Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with a few of the fine folks about their latest. First up, I sat down with the legendary David Alan Grier. And it was a terrific conversation, one where we talked about classic films and reasons behind this story. He is a fascinating man, and he is a joy to speak with. After that, we sat down with the film’s director to talk about his decision to make this story his debut. It was a terrific conversation.
When it came to Justice Smith and An-Li Bogan, the two talked about taking part in Kobi’s story, and for Smith, just how easily he connected to the material. When it came to Nicole Byers, the actress was a pleasure to speak with. First off, I gave her a compliment as my wife is a fan. And then we went into talking about the unexpected character she took on in this feature. The American Society of Magical Negroes is in theatres now.
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Nearly two decades after Super Princess Peach released on the Nintendo DS, the titular leading lady is finally getting another chance at headlining her own game. Princess Peach: Showtime! opens the metaphorical theater doors for players worldwide on March 22, but reviews for the game are out now and will give you an…
Chucky season 3 had to be split in half due to the writers and actors strikes, with the first four episodes (read our review HERE) airing on Syfy and USA Network (as well as the Peacock streaming service) back in October. Production resumed at the end of November, and the second half of the season will begin airing on April 10th. That date is just a few weeks away, so Syfy has now unveiled a two minute promo that offers a glimpse of the insanity the second half of season 3 will be bringing to the screen, and you can check that out in the embed above.
The promo does happen to be geo-locked, so you might not be able to see it, depending on where you are. Thankfully, there are other versions on YouTube that aren’t geo-locked.
A follow-up to all of the Child’s Play movies (remake excluded), Chucky picks up where Cult of Chucky left off. Don Mancini, who has written every film in the franchise (except that remake) and directed a few of them, developed Chucky with producer David Kirschner. Mancini and Kirschner are executive producing Chucky with Harley Peyton, Alex Hedlund, and Nick Antosca. The first season had Chucky terrorizing Hackensack, New Jersey, then he was sent off to a Catholic boarding school for season 2. Now it’s D.C.’s turn to experience some Chucky trouble.
Here’s the season 3 synopsis: In Chucky’s unending thirst for power, season 3 now sees Chucky ensconced with the most powerful family in the world — America’s First Family, inside the infamous walls of the White House. How did Chucky wind up here? What in God’s name does he want? And how can Jake, Devon, and Lexy possibly get to Chucky inside the world’s most secure house, all while balancing the pressures of romantic relationships and growing up? Meanwhile, Tiffany faces a looming crisis of her own as the police close in on her for “Jennifer Tilly’s” murderous rampage last season.
The series stars Jennifer Tilly (as serial killer Tiffany Valentine, now inhabiting the body of actress Jennifer Tilly), Zackary Arthur (as Jake Wheeler), Alyvia Alyn Lind (as Lexy Cross), Fiona Dourif (as Nica Pierce), Björgvin Arnarson (as Devon Evans), Devon Sawa (as President James Collins), Alex Vincent (as Andy Barclay), Christine Elise (as Kyle), Jackson Kelly (as Grant Collins), Lara Jean Chorostecki (as Charlotte Collins), Carina Battrick (as Caroline Cross), and Brad Dourif (providing the voice of Chucky). A while back, it was announced that legendary filmmaker John Waters, who previously played Pete Peters, a tabloid photographer who got dissolved by acid in 2004’s Seed of Chucky, has been added to the cast of Chucky season 3, where he’ll be playing Wendell Wilkins, “the reclusive creator of the Good Guy dolls, who gets drawn into the psychopathic Chucky’s tangled web”.
Mancini has brought some wild ideas to this franchise over the years. I haven’t watched any episodes of Chucky season 3 yet, but it’s clear from the promo above that he’s still bringing plenty of wildness to this one.
Are you caught up on Chucky season 3, and will you be tuning in when the season resumes in April? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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PLOT: A young nun (Sydney Sweeney) accepts a position at a secluded convent in Italy. While there, she mysteriously becomes pregnant, despite being a virgin, and soon the convent becomes convinced she’s carrying the resurrection of Christ. However, something much more sinister might be happening.
REVIEW: For most of its running time, Immaculate is a decent throwback to Dario Argento-style Italian horror movies, with it getting a lot of mileage out of its picturesque Italian scenery and cast of old pro actors from the region. It’s a slow-burn and not particularly scary, but it builds up to an incredibly strong final scene, which is good enough that it really makes the entire film worth seeing just for the superb payoff.
Too bad then that the eighty-minute build-up to the dazzling final sequence is such a mixed bag, with it really feeling like the writer, Andrew Lobell, and director, Michael Mohan, conceived of the final scene on its own and had to figure out a way to build a movie around it. The whole film feels like almost an afterthought to a moment that will undoubtedly inspire a lot of talk about how provocative it is.
As such, Immaculate is, for most of its running time, little more than a passable horror flick, although it’s distinguished by its excellent cinematography from Elisha Christian and a terrific lead performance from Sydney Sweeney. Some may raise their eyebrows at that last part, but the fact is she’s actually always been quite good. Her acting in Euphoria has always been powerful; she was great in The White Lotus and terrific in the little-seen HBO movie Reality.
Some folks seem distracted by her undeniable sex appeal, which the movie uses to its advantage. Sister Cecilia is supposed to be an unlikely nun, with the Italian authorities at customs drooling over her and her fellow nuns looking at her with disbelief when she walks into their remote church. Yet, Sweeney is able to evoke the character’s conviction and unshakeable faith perfectly, and the film wouldn’t work as well as it does without her.
Of course, it all builds up to that amazing final scene, which seems to have been partly inspired by Andrzej Żuławski’s classic Possession, with how thoroughly Sweeney evokes her character’s complete breakdown in a single, unbroken shot that’s reminiscent of Isabelle Adjani’s Paris metro breakdown in that wild 1981 flick. It ends the film on such a wild note that it becomes understandable why this is a Neon release rather than a mainstream studio one, as the finale would have never made it past a roomful of execs.
Director Michael Mohan (who previously directed Sweeney in The Voyeurs) deserves credit for letting the finale play out, but again, there’s a lot of movie to get through before it finally happens, and the rest of the film isn’t as compelling. For one thing, it’s not especially scary despite some good gore and a brutal scene where someone loses a tongue. It’s heavy on atmosphere in a way that pays homage to Argento, but it still could have used a couple of big grand guignol moments earlier on. It takes an awfully long time to get going.
It should also be said that none of the characters except Sydney’s make much of an impression, with Money Heist star Álvaro Morte too obvious of a red herring as the church’s priest. The only one who makes much of an impression is Benedetta Porcaroli as a streetwise noviciate, who finds the idea that Sweeney’s carrying the son of God a little tough to swallow.
But, even still, that ending is dazzling. Without it, this movie is probably a 5 or a 6, but the ending kicks it up a major notch; thus, it gets a much higher recommendation than it would otherwise.
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The partnership between Lego and Fortnite is expanding even more. Epic announced at GDC that players can now create and share games within Fortnite using Lego-themed assets.