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Retcons In The MCU That Never Should Have Happened Marvel Studios By Joe Garza/Dec. 12, 2022 10:38 am EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest and most successful franchise in pop culture history. Fans and critics alike have delighted at what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has pulled off, turning a popular film series into a sprawling saga spanning the galaxy, the time-space continuum, and now multiple dimensions. While it may be tempting to attribute the MCU’s triumph to the novelty of basing a franchise on such an expansive and interconnected universe, that’s only part of what keeps audiences coming back for every new film and TV show....

Sandman Moments That Made Us Cry Netflix By Margaret David/Aug. 8, 2022 9:51 am EST Since 1988, comic book fans have been in love with Dream of the Endless and his dysfunctional family. “The Sandman” is an epic saga that sprawls beyond its titular character and encompasses a universe of diverse characters. With its premiere season live on Netflix, we get to meet them for the first time all over again....

‘Would you like to know more?’ TriStar Pictures Even as the T-Rex roared triumphantly in the wake of the dinosaur picture’s success, the animator would carry his maxim with him to future projects. On Rob Cohen’s 1996 fantasy epic “Dragonheart,” Phil Tippett would meet VFX maestro Craig Hayes, who later designed the deadly warrior bugs in Verhoeven’s cult hit. For the infested landscapes of “Starship Troopers,” Tippett was unsure that he would be able to carry the technical feats of “Jurassic Park” over to a story crawling with hundreds of bugs....

Heaton wasn’t the only Brit struggling Netflix With the exception of star Millie Bobby Brown, Heaton has been surrounded by American actors for most of “Stranger Things.” Fortunately, season 4 brought a few kindred spirits with Eddie Munson actor Joseph Quinn and Henry Creel/Vecna/One actor Jamie Campbell Bower both booked out of England. While Heaton had four seasons and an entire crew parroting lines at him to get it right, Joseph Quinn said that co-star Joe Keery was his saving grace....

The Deer King Review: In The Shadow Of Ghibli GKIDS By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2022 1:00 pm EST Masashi Ando has worked with some of the foremost filmmakers in the anime industry — Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Makoto Shinkai. He’s worked on the animation for some of the greatest anime films of all time — “Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke,” and “Your Name,” to name a few. Now after more than three decades in the industry, Ando is stepping out from beneath the shadows of the great anime titans to direct a feature film of his own....

The Elephant Man’s Makeup Went Through A Disastrous First Draft Paramount Pictures By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Aug. 24, 2022 3:24 pm EST In the late 1970s, David Lynch’s debut film, “Eraserhead,” captured the morbid imaginations of curious audiences — including beloved comedian Mel Brooks, who was blown away by Lynch’s approach to storytelling. Brooks and producer Jonathan Sanger approached Lynch with the offer to direct “The Elephant Man,” a biographical prestige film about the real-life circus performer Joseph Merrick....

R.I.P.D. 2 is real and here’s the trailer to prove it This trailer may be brief but it is just enough to prove that this movie is real and not some kind of joke. While this is billed as a sequel, it becomes clear pretty quickly that this is a prequel, taking the demon-hunting action to the Old West. As for the actual story at hand? Universal has also released an (admittedly lengthy) synopsis, which reads as follows:...

Tiny Cinema trailer “I want to tell you six stories,” the mysterious narrator says at the top of the trailer. “Six innocent stories.” Ah yes, nothing screams trouble quite like throwing the word ‘innocent’ into the mix. But on the off chance that the warped voice and ominous words didn’t raise a red flag, there are plenty of images to hammer in the horror: an animated corpse, a very vicious stabbing, and a man crawling through some convenience store aisles while wearing a pig mask....

Why The Most Important Moment In She-Hulk’s First Episode Was Almost Cut Marvel By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 11, 2022 4:22 pm EST One thing the Marvel shows on Disney+ have going for them is a dedication to authenticity. For example, Alaqua Cox became the first Deaf and Indigenous actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when she joined “Hawkeye” as the seemingly villainous Echo, and “Moon Knight” was praised for bringing Egyptian culture to life with Egyptian creatives working both on and offscreen....

Bigotry will not stop history Universal Pictures Here’s a quick little reminder for any homophobes who stumbled upon this article and somehow made it to this section: your hatred will not stop progress and your bigotry will not stop history. Review bombing “Bros” into oblivion will not change the fact it is the first studio picture to feature an all LGBTQIA+ main cast, and it certainly will not change the reality that “Bros” is really, really good....

Does She-Hulk Confirm Whether The Netflix Shows Are Canon Or Not? Marvel Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 6, 2022 1:00 pm EST This article includes spoilers for the latest episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.” It’s a brave new world in the Marvel Cinematic Universe these days. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” wasn’t just a regular ol’ trilogy-capper, but an extravaganza that wrangled together two previous versions of the title character from other continuities for a crossover to end all crossovers....

Filming Andor Was An ‘Unforgiving’ Experience For Andy Serkis Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 5, 2022 12:31 pm EST When “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” first arrived in theaters in 2016, words like “grounded” and “unprecedented” were thrown around to describe a franchise feature that actually bothered to tell the epic struggle of the Galactic Civil War from the perspective of the little guy. But for all the talk about a movie bringing something genuinely new and never-before-seen to this beloved property, we still ended up receiving all the usual tropes of the trade: Skywalkers, lightsabers, and fan-service galore....

Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Reboot Cartoon Network By BJ Colangelo/July 18, 2022 10:30 pm EST The Cartoon Network series “Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends” lasted six seasons on the network, but many fans (myself included) still believe the show ended way too soon. Created by Craig McCraken and running from 2004-2009, “Foster’s Home” delivered a magical world where imaginary friends are not only real but a necessary part of life....

Keeping things simple Dimension Films Darabont, who still stands by the film’s shocker of an ending, didn’t need to go to the lengths of shooting multiple versions of the climax to keep “The Mist” on track. In fact, he had a much simpler approach to keeping everyone in the mists of ignorance: not putting the ending in the script. At least, not putting it in the scripts that went to most of the cast and crew....

Harrison Ford Didn’t Want Gary Oldman Pulling Punches During Air Force One Sony Pictures It’s sometime in the late ’90s, and this writer’s family has just gotten their first DVD player. A new era in home entertainment has dawned, and to sell these newfangled upgrades to the VCR, our local big box store offered a promo: buy this DVD gizmo, and pick any two DVDs from this small assortment for free....

Here’s When And Why Jimmy Made That Fateful Decision In The Better Call Saul Finale AMC By Valerie Ettenhofer/Aug. 16, 2022 9:41 pm EST “Better Call Saul” has always made an art form out of not showing its hand too soon. It’s a show that rewards patience, not just when it comes to overarching plots and character development, but with specific scenes and episodes, too. Often, chapters will open with con man lawyer Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) or fixer Mike (Jonathan Banks) working on a detail-oriented task that will only much later be revealed as part of a grand plan, the likes of which we never could’ve guessed....

Holy Cow, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny Looks Like A Proper Indiana Jones Movie Lucasfilm By Ernesto Valenzuela/Dec. 2, 2022 11:00 am EST The time has finally come. After years of development and a slew of production news and delays, we can finally stop calling it “Indiana Jones 5.” After showing footage at this year’s D23, the first trailer for the newest Indy adventure has been released online. With this new trailer came something the D23 footage was missing — a full title, which was revealed to be “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny....

Heaven’s Gate United Artists There were box office bombs prior to “Heaven’s Gate,” of course — Anthony Mann’s 1964 epic “The Fall of the Roman Empire” lost about $112 million in 2022 dollars — but nothing had managed to achieve the mythic level of failure that the film achieved. Indeed, if “Heaven’s Gate” is mentioned at all anymore, it’s only in the context of its own financial failure. Despite multiple films having surpassed it in terms of raw dollars lost — “Onward,” “Mulan,” “Jungle Cruise,” “Moonfall,” “Turning Red” and “Wonder Woman 1984” all handily outstrip it — “Heaven’s Gate” still carries its albatross-like reputation around its neck, largely because its failure led to the crash of a 60-year-old studio....

How Much Of Winning Time Is A True Story? HBO By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 24, 2022 2:58 pm EST In its own stylish and amplified way, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” tells the story of the Magic Johnson-led Laker era from the ’80s. Hailing from producer Adam McKay, who is no stranger to elevating real-life stories in his previous projects “The Big Short” and “Vice,” the HBO series embellishes the high-stakes journey of the Lakers basketball team at its lowest with the help of Jerry Buss (John C....

How Peaky Blinders Takes Advantage Of History’s Inherent ‘Chaos’ Matt Squire/Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 15, 2022 5:21 pm EST “Peaky Blinders” is the kind of show that makes amateur history buffs of us all. Across its six seasons, the show mixes truth and fiction to tell a potent tale of the Peaky Blinders gang, a group that actually existed — but didn’t do half the stuff we see in the show....