Action Countdown #13: THE RAID walked so JOHN WICK could run
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer
I haven’t really seen anything that lives up to The Raid.
Ryan's Top 15 Movies of 2023
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Trying to pick 15 films I wanted to highlight as the best of the year is an impossible task. But the important thing to remember is that you can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep.
THE CREATOR is a new kind of science fiction blockbuster
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Creator feels like a miracle of a movie. An original science fiction blockbuster not based on any preexisting work with legitimate movie stars, with an auteur director left to his own devices feels like a rare occurrence.
KONGZILLA WEEK: Falling into the Hollow Earth–A MonsterVerse retrospective
by Ryan Silberstein, The Red Herring and Garrett Smith, Contributor
Two of our resident Godzilla fans look back on the films of the MonsterVerse so far: Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)!
My Growing Cynicism for Star Wars
by Justin Robert Torres
We are in the age of sequels, remakes, and adaptations running rampant throughout the marketplace of film. It cannot be ignored, and because Marvel has had so much success with their business model, every other studio is trying their hand at building cinematic universes. As much as I love catching smaller films at the theater like Barry Jenkins' Moonlight or Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, I also can't deny the power of a great blockbuster. With so much to choose from in the current market, it's easy to find out what is for you and what isn't for you. I like the Marvel films, but I never find myself being too excited for them. I hated myself for sitting through Batman v. Superman, so I don't necessarily care for the future of the DCEU. Personally, I don't have a stake in any franchise. There's not much I look forward to other than some smaller films released theatrically throughout the year.
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