If Zack Snyder’s nihilist horror film Batman v Superman left you disappointed, fear not, for their is a perkier Dark Knight on the way. The trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie starring Will Arnett reprising his role as the egotistical, boneheaded Batman from 2014’s The LEGO Movie is now online, offering up a two minute … Read more
It’s the comic book universe’s great imponderable. In a world where Superman exists, what’s the point of any other superhero? The guy has godlike powers, the purity of a savior and perfect PR. That’s got to cause some resentment and fear, right? If he shows up 20 years into Batman’s reign of vigilante justice, the … Read more
The odds that the screen you see that new flick on is owned by AMC Theaters are about to go up, now that the chain is gobbling up fellow theater chain Carmike Cinemas in a $1.1 billion deal. The acquisition will make AMC Theaters the largest movie chain in North America, notes the Los Angeles … Read more
After months of wondering, we’ve finally got the new Ghostbusters trailer, and it’s got everything you could ask for, including Slimer. Here it is, in all its glory. One of the biggest plot hints, and something of a switch from the original movies, is that possession seems to play a larger role; instead of needing … Read more
Who are animated feature films for these days? Traditionally seen as children’s entertainment, the higher quality entries in this genre have hit a sweet spot with enough sophisticated jokes for parents to enjoy, coupled with cutesy animation to delight children. Disney’s latest film, “Zootopia” achieves this, though it seems to skew more adult in its … Read more
It’s finally here. It’s been a long and winding road, but the Oscars is finally upon us. After tonight, we won’t have to think about Leonardo DiCaprio’s endless search for an Academy Award (at least for another couple years, possibly). There is a lot to expect out of tonight’s show, but if you’re a casual awards-season watcher, it … Read more
Ryan Reynolds and first time director Tim Miller free themselves from regular comic book conventions and reinvent the formula of superhero movies in “Deadpool.” If you are tired of those typical, run-of-the-mill superhero movies that have flooded movie theatres over the last few years and follow an all-too-familiar pattern, here is something different. It is … Read more
Warner Bros. has released the first official trailer for Suicide Squad, the superhero film directed by David Ayer and based on the DC Comics supervillain team. The trailer features the villainous team being assembled and gives us a quick glimpse at each “unique” character in the group. Suicide Squad is scheduled to wreak havoc in … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards ahead of next month’s event. As expected, The Revenant leads the way with 12 nominations — including those for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor — and is up against Spotlight, Mad Max: Fury Road, … Read more
Of the bevy of movies that were screened down the stretch last year for local critics, there were few I was more excited about than “The Revenant”— and few I was more conflicted about afterward. On one hand, movies don’t get much more visceral than this. This movie just feels wild, like it may come … Read more