Author: Derrick Murray

Here’s the thing, this isn’t that complicated of a topic to understand. It *is* more of a passion project on my part to report box office success more than anything anyone actually asked to dissect or analyze. But with the pandemic still ravaging the industry and literally changing the way we consume media, outlets and headlines have been running with un-contextualized versions of events surrounding the China box office and the films that are released there. It’s important to explain a few key factors very few outlets (like Deadline only focusing on Simu Liu’s comments instead of the overall box…

For any gamer, “Injustice: Gods Among Us” stands out as one of the best fighting games to date, as well as one of the most compelling DC narratives in recent memory. The story told in the game is dark and twisted, exploring what would happen if Superman were to descend into madness and shed his do-gooder demeanor and become an unstoppable menace. A trailer for the film dropped on September 8th, and looks to be another intense take on the “Injustice” concept. You can pre-order the animated film on Amazon here. If you’re unfamiliar with the storyline, it follows the…

It’s no secret that James Gunn is a visionary writer/director who is incredibly involved in just about every part of the filmmaking process. From script to directing to storyboarding, Gunn has earned his creative control over his projects, and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” looks to be no different. Gunn recently revealed a look into his filmmaking process, showing a giant stack of notes that he describes as his hand-drawn storyboard that accompanies the script. According to the tweet, the gigantic stack of papers represents “12 pages of script and will be the foundation for this section of the…

With the first trailer for “The Matrix: Resurrections” hitting the interwebs this week, it has opened the floodgates of speculation regarding plot and characters. The trailer for the 4th installment in the franchise doesn’t provide much in the way of story, really just showing us glimpses of returning franchise favorites and highlighting some cast additions. Personally, I’m not entirely convinced that this film actually exists, and until I’m sitting in the theater watching it all unfold nothing (including a trailer) can convince me otherwise. I have some misgivings about returning the world of man vs machines, but that’s another analysis…

Let’s take a quick look at what’s upcoming from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel as it stands right now!

To really drive home just how good “Spiderman” and “Spiderman: Miles Morales” are, I’m mostly an Xbox player, with the microsoft console being my primary system of choice. I do own a PS4, but that was more because a friend was selling his old one for such a good price it was hard to pass up. It sat collecting dust, that is until my last birthday when I decided to grab the newly released, critically acclaimed “Spiderman: Miles Morales” for my birthday in November. The game was so good I finished it in just about 2 weeks, which if you know anything about how little time I have to play games is pretty damn impressive. I had so much playing this game I immediately swooped up the original “Spiderman” game, and played through that with every ounce of free time I could find. The games are some of the best gaming has to offer, so hearing that not only are we getting a sequel that includes both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, but also includes Venom voiced by Candyman himself, Tony Todd makes it the most anticipated release of its day.

The simplicity of LEGO have lent themselves to a treasure trove of creativity from fans and artists across the world. Aptly named ‘The System,’ the basic block design opens up a whole world of LEGO Ideas, be them original creations or film and tv replicas. On the official website, fans can upload their creations and collections to share with other builders and creators. Recently, someone has recreated the Stargate, equipped with the portal, control room, and inter-dimensional gate on either side of the mysterious water-like portal. Equipped with a briefing room, gate room, control room, off world site and of…

“Shang-Chi” is dazzling in its visuals, bold in its approach and new territory, but is just short of greatness by falling into their own film universe traps.

Looks like Netflix heard my birthday is coming up, and gave us our first look at the new star studded action comedy “Red Notice.” The film looks to deliver on just about everything you could want an action buddy cop comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. I remember watching “Hobbs and Shaw,” and clamoring for a team up movie of Reynolds and The Rock, as their brief banter back and forth were some of the better parts of a rather forgettable film. Netflix seemed to have had the same idea, putting the two stars together and adding…

“Hitman: Agent 47” is more forgettable than terrible with weird narrative choices that leave your mind even as you’re watching it unfold.