Preamble Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is perhaps the apex of cinematic genre mashups. Edgar Wright has described the film as a musical where massive comic book battles take the place of song and dance numbers. He masterfully characterizes each…
SXSW Review: Baby Driver
To read more SXSW coverage, click here. There is a contagious energy that permeates from the nonstop engine that is Baby Driver. After the first minute, it goes from zero to one hundred as it gives the audience a small…
SXSW Audience Winners Announced!
Another year, another successful SXSW has come to a close. With amazing events from a showing of Alien with Sir Ridley Scott, to an outdoor screening of the original Ghost in the Shell. There was something for everyone in this festival and even…
Ansel Elgort takes the wheel in Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’
In Edgar Wright we trust. Do I trust him enough to believe that Ansel Elgort makes for a good leading man? I’m not so sure but if SXSW first reactions are anything to go by, it would seem that fans…
Ben Affleck out as director of The Batman: Who should take the helm?
Oof. The WB seemingly continues to struggle with keeping it’s talent bound to their directorial duties, be it for scheduling conflicts or just conflicts of creative interest and while it seemed at least a sure thing that Ben Affleck would…
Halloween Movie Countdown Day Eleven: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
We’ll be counting down to Halloween with a new post each day about our personal favorite Halloween-inspired and horror movies. To read our past lead up to Halloween coverage, click here. To all who know me or who maybe have read…
Bryan Singer’s X-Men Swan Song (Hopefully)
Getting a comic book-based film franchise is a hard thing to do, and up until recently, it proved to be a near-impossible feat to accomplish. I’m talking about the time right before Marvel started releasing their phase plans and before…