Conventional wisdom about writing is conventionally wrong.
So we rushed to this giant building where popped corn with a fake butter costs $9 a bag, trying to see DOCTOR STRANGE, except we were crazy late. Instead, we watched ARRIVAL.
Didn’t expect much. Wasn’t hankering to see it.
Had to be convinced to see the thing at all.
Except, except, except … this movie rocked.
Warning: this post doesn’t contain spoilers, except for fake spoilers I’ll throw in, just for fun. Continue reading “ARRIVAL hits you like a giant space rock right in the feels”
You can’t escape the marketing blitz. Superhero movies have targeted your local multiplex and they WILL. NOT. STOP.
Ever since Hollywood took a risk by turning Tim Burton and Michael Keaton loose on BATMAN, studio execs in Hollywood figured out yes, you can make mountains of money on superhero movies–if you do them right.
Marvel perfected the formula of interlocking movies, and now DC is trying to copy it with BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN leading up to 5.6 bazillion movies with Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman (what?) and 16 other superheroes only fanboys would know.
Here’s a look at the six comic book films I’m aware of so far. Somebody will point out strays I’ve missed. By the year 2019, every weekend there will be a new Marvel or DC movie opening up, competing with Star Wars and Pixar sequels. All other movies will be relegated to Netflix.
Continue reading “Superhero movies: Golden Age or insane glut?”
The Red Pen of Doom 