The subject of artificial intelligence is a complicated one, especially in its unauthorized and unregulated proliferation into the creative arts. Numerous controversies have arisen due to utilizing AI in everything from altering human speech, to creating special effects artwork. Hollywood productions have been a main source of information and data AI engines learn from to create content, and most of it is being done without attribution or permission. Because of this, two of the biggest studios in the industry are filing a lawsuit against one of the largest AI companies. On June 11th, 2025 Disney and Universal filed a 110-page…
Author: Heath Andrews
Frequent readers know we strive to do our best in providing you coverage of some of the weirdest flavor combinations we’ve ever seen. And believe us, we’ve seen a lot of them over the years; hell, we’ve even tried some of them ourselves. Remember pizza flavored ice cream? We do, and to be honest it wasn’t actually that bad. Now, don’t get us wrong, it wasn’t that great either, but it was still something that paired together better than you would think. We’re not sure if we’re going to be able to say the same thing about this latest combination…
Certain movies just seem destined to become clut classics. A little over 15 years ago, one of those films hit theaters starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried. “Jennifer’s Body” seemed like it could’ve been a hit given the talent in front of the camera and behind it, but alas it wound up being relegated to that category of cult classics that are more fondly remembered later on than what they were judged for at the time. Sometimes they even get sequels because of this, and “Jennifer’s Body” is on the path to getting one. In an interview with Variety, Seyfried…
The 1980s were a simpler time in many respects. Granted the Cold War was raging but greeting card characters could create media franchises. Hallmark created Rainbow Brite and American Greetings brought Strawberry Shortcake into the world as well as The Care Bears. Out of those three mentioned franchises, The Care Bears have endured the longest, finding their way back into pop culture every so often with the loving ferocity of a good Care Bear Stare. While its been a while since they had their place in the limelight, that may be changing thanks to an upcoming feature film. From 1985…
The blue and white suits of the Fantastic Four are iconic pieces of comic book design. Even if it’s just the Thing’s shorts, that matching of light blue and white bring to mind Marvel’s first family. But you know what else is blue and white? Kellogg’s blue raspberry flavored Pop-Tarts! Sadly, no, they haven’t been around for a while. There is good news to be had though, for just like the group of heroes saving us from the Skrulls or Galactus, they’re rescuing blue raspberry and helping bring it back to store shelves! Blue raspberry Pop-Tarts haven’t been sold since…
If we were to try and sum up the entire history of Fyre Festival, even the TL;DR would be too long. At this point in time, we all knew the second event was never going to happen and sure enough, it didn’t. It was supposed to run from May 30th to June 2nd of 2025. But after two different announced locations confirmed they never heard of the event being scheduled to take place, the jig was finally up, and on April 16th, it was announced that tickets were being refunded. And yet, somehow, the event wasn’t listed as cancelled! Depending…
When video game director Hideo Kojima is brought up, the subject of film is not far behind. Kojima is a self-admitted cinephile and his games are a reflection of the films he watched. In turn, his games have become increasingly like films as technology has evolved. One only need to look at the evolution of the “Metal Gear” franchise over the years. There’s also “Death Stranding,” which boasts a cast of stars ranging from Norman Reedus to Lindsay Wagner, and even “Mad Max” director George Miller.We know a film is being developed based on the property, and now, there’s also…
Daniel Craig may no longer be James Bond, but he is still very much Benoit Blanc. The talented detective with a southern drawl has already cracked two cases in “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” and now he’s going for round three. If you expected Netflix’s teaser for the upcoming film to drop some kind of hint as to what to expect this time around, you may find more questions than answers. Writer and director Rian Johnson has already shown his strong love of serialized mysteries by way of his previous two Benoit Blanc pictures, not to mention his series “Poker…
Electronic Arts doesn’t exactly have the greatest track record for making consumers happy. This is, after all, the company that pushed loot boxes onto gamers so hard that it turned into a legal issue. It’s the same company that turned BioWare into a shell of its former self and gobbled up gaming companies across the 2000s and 2010s only to close them when they didn’t produce the results EA wanted. And now they have laid waste to another studio and it’s anticipated Black Panther game. Cliffhanger Games was a studio that was essentially tasked with bringing a Black Panther game…
Most all directors have a certain style around filmmaking but there are some whose flair for the art form make them unmistakably themselves. One such is Wes Anderson. Through the casting of familiar faces, unmistakable visuals, love of pop music, and an almost whimsical surrealism amidst dysfunction, he has crafted something entirely unique to himself. This September, die hard fans will be able to cherish his films all over again as Criterion publishes his first 10 movies in a deluxe box set The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years gives you exactly what it says on the tin. From…