Author: B A Walsh

The mythical Snyder Cut of Justice League has been talked about since the movie came out. Director Zack Snyder sadly had to leave the project before it was finished following his daughter’s death by suicide. Joss Whedon stepped in to finish the movie, although with script changes and reshoots. Snyder fans have clamored for the release of a cut that would be truer to Snyder’s original vision, but some claim that no such thing exists, or would be lacking in vital material. While Snyder confirmed the existence of a cut saying, “all I can say is… sure there’s a cut……

Once the Endgame spoiler embargo was lifted and we got to see some real trailers for the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home there has been one question that has dominated the conversation: What’s up with Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal)? Quentin Beck/Mysterio is a classic Spider-man villain who was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #13 way back in 1964. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the villain was a former special effects artist and stuntman who became a villain and a master of illusion. So when Mysterio was first announced as appearing in Far From Home it seemed obvious that…

Warner Bros has just announced the release date for the live-action film version of the popular 1982 manga Akira. That date is May 21, 2021. This is the same date as the recently announce John Wick: Chapter 4, so Akira may face some tough competition. Writer-artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian cyberpunk manga series ran from 1982-1990 and was later collected into 6 volumes. Otomo adapted the material as an anime film in 1988. That film is considered a landmark in Japanese animation and one of the greatest animated science fiction films of all time. However, Otomo chose to step away and…

Rotten Tomatoes has made another change in an effort to prevent trolls from “review bombing” a movie that they don’t like on general principle and that often they have not even seen. Rotten Tomatoes is now adding verified ratings to its audience score system. As they explain on their website: “Rotten Tomatoes now features an Audience Score made up of ratings from users we’ve confirmed bought tickets to the movie – we’re calling them “Verified Ratings.” We’re also tagging written reviews from users we can confirm purchased tickets to a movie as “Verified” reviews.” However, for those who want to…

A release date has been announced for the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. All 10 episodes of the show will be available on Friday, August 30, 2019. Age of Resistance is a prequel to the 1982 movie The Dark Crystal. It takes place years before the time of the movie. In the series, three gelflings discover the secret of the Skeksis’ power and go on a quest to start a rebellion and save the world of Thra. The three gelflings will be voiced by Taron Egerton (Rian), Anya Taylor-Joy (Brea), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Deet). Other voice actors…

You probably know by now that John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a dog lover. In the first movie of the franchise he wreaked bloody vengeance after the death of his beagle puppy. In John Wick 3: Parabellum, Wick turns to an old friend for help when he is on the run with a $14 million dollar bounty on his head. That friend? Sophia, played by former Catwoman Halle Berry. In this film, Berry’s character has an affinity for canines rather than felines as she has two Belgian Malinois dogs. That posed a bit of a headache during filming, as where…

Bruce Willis may be unbreakable when he roams the streets of Philadelphia as a vigilante in M. Night Shyamalan’s film, but he was anything but impressive when he threw out the first pitch before the Philadelphia Phillies played the Milwaukee Brewers on May 15. Willis is a native of New Jersey and filmed the movies Unbreakable, Glass, and The Sixth Sense in Philadelphia. Fans cheered the actor, a die-hard Phillies fan, as he walked out to the mound but they quickly turned on him when he bounced his pitch. Philadelphia may be the City of Brotherly Love, but its sports…

The long-anticipated He-Man movie has been pushed back yet again. Sony Pictures and Mattel Films have announced that Masters of the Universe will be released on March 5, 2021. Previously, the film’s premiere had been pushed back from December 18, 2019, to sometime in 2020. Now the premiere will have to wait until 2021. The Masters of the Universe reboot will be directed by Adam and Aaron Nee. Noah Centineo has been cast as Prince Adam/He-Man. Production on the movie should begin in mid-July in Prague. Although the animated series (1983-1985) about the hero of Eternia was popular, the previous…

As part of Ghibli Fest 2019, GKIDS presents Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) in special Fathom Event theater showings just in time for the 35th anniversary of the movie. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was written and directed by legendary Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest animated films ever made. The film takes place 1000 years after an apocalyptic conflict, the Seven Days of Fire, destroyed civilization. The warring factions of the few surviving humans live in the few hospitable areas in a world that has been poisoned…

TCM Big Screen Classics is bringing Steel Magnolias (1989) back to theaters 30 years after it first premiered. The film was directed by Herbert Ross and is adapted from a play by Robert Harling that dramatized some events from the author’s life. The movie features an all-star cast of Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts and focuses on the bonds among a group of southern women in a small Louisiana town. Central to the story are M’Lynn (Sally Field) and her daughter Shelby (Julia Roberts), who marries and becomes pregnant despite the risks…