Predator has been an enduring franchise from the 1980s, standing with the likes of Terminator and Robocop. It has spanned films, novels, comics, and video games and crossed over with the Alien franchise. The fifth standalone film in the franchise has been released as an exclusive on Hulu and Disney+, depending on the territory Naru (Amber Midthunder) is a young […]
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The Mysterious Benedict Society – Season One Review
In a global crisis called “The Emergency,” who are you going to call? No, not the Ghostbusters, but instead a group of misfit orphans who form a team that may just be intuitive enough to stop a worldwide panic. That’s the basic premise of the TV adaptation of “The Mysterious Benedict Society,” (Season 1) which […]
Monsters at Work Review
Disclaimer: Review based on the first two episodes I love Pixar and always have. In particular, I love Monsters Inc. In fact, it was the first movie I was obsessed with. The colorful characters and offbeat humor mixed with Pixar’s signature beautiful animation made for a truly unique movie-going experience for a budding young film […]
Multi-Platform Releasing: the Future of Film Distribution?
The pandemic has been the big disturber to many businesses and industries, including the film industry. The long closure of cinemas and the backlog of unreleased films has led to studios looking for alternative methods of distribution. Warner Brothers planned to release most of the 2021 slate in cinemas and on HBO Max simultaneously, with films […]
Warner Brothers, HBO Max, and the Future of Film Distribution
Since the pandemic has struck the film distribution model has been disrupted. Many companies have tried and failed to make a profit from the Premium Video-on-Demand. Warner Brothers have made the radical decision to release all their 2021 scheduled films in cinemas and HBO Max at the same time. Reactions to Warner Brothers’ has been […]
Mulan on Disney+: Disney’s Dangerous Experiment
The COVID-19 Outbreak has devasted the film industry, especially cinemas. Studios have delayed many of their major released, some many times over. One of them was Mulan but Disney have now decided to release the film straight-to-Disney+ with a $30 surcharge. Disney’s remake of Mulan was set to be one of the first summer blockbusters for the 2020 season […]
The Mandalorian – Chapter 5-7 Review
So, I’ve avoided reviewing The Mandalorian these last few weeks because, frankly, I didn’t have all that much to say about the show. It had fallen into a predictable pattern: Mando and Baby Yoda reach a new planet, they run into a friend/foe, Mando defeats the foe, they make a new friend, they leave the […]