Yesterday, Disney dropped a warthog-sized bombshell on the world. Jungle Book director Jon Favreau will be remaking The Lion King. This project poses many interesting questions. How will the technology used on Jungle Book translate when there are no live…
‘Star Wars’ Goes Rogue: Rogue One Teaser Releases
When Walt Disney Studios purchased Lucasfilm back in 2012 for over $4 billion, a new Star Wars trilogy was immediately planned. Back in December 2015, the world finally got Chapter seven of the universe in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which…
The Film Canon: Phone Booth (2002)
Just because you can’t make something work right now, doesn’t mean it won’t work out somewhere down the line. Such is the story behind Phone Booth‘s production. Writer Larry Cohen originally pitched the concept to famed director Alfred Hitchcock back in…
Movie Review: ‘Southpaw’
Southpaw mirrors the sport of boxing in much more than the literal sense. The strongest aspects of the film are the actions depicted within the squared circle. Outside of the ring, many of the plot points and storylines are all…
Movie Review: ‘Taken 3’
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice, and now you’re just sequel-baiting. Yes, the Taken franchise returns once again with Olivier Megaton’s Taken 3. At this point you should know the drill:…