With How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, director/screenwriter Dean DeBlois brings to an end the journey of Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Toothless that began 8 years ago. A largely unknown property when How to Train Your Dragon was first released, the surprisingly warm and poignant arc between the two protagonists has created fans…
The butt of many a joke throughout DC’s history, Aquaman has been a superhero that has been a bit hard to take seriously. Bedecked in bright orange and green while using a seahorse as a mode of transport, this was a character that was hard to imagine working well in the era of modern comic…
Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, working off a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, Into the Spider-Verse follows Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a young teenager who suddenly finds himself with spider-like abilities and needs someone to turn to, to help him master his new-found powers while trying to avoid the…
The first live-action transformers movie hit theatres in 2007 with a bang. The Michael Bay helmed action spectacle gave fans their first look at a photo-realistic, whirring and clanking Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), and was a visual feast for the eyes. It made bank at the box office and ensured that there were more Transformers…
*Stomp stomp clap* *Stomp stomp clap* Chances are that just reading that simple beat would have kick-started a song in your head, a perfect example of how Queen and their songs have permeated pop culture, creating anthems that have been the background of many a party, and a sure-fire way to get everyone running onto…
You know, after Mission: Impossible 2, all signs pointed to this series being dead in the water. But now as the 6th movie in the franchise is being released, it’s obvious that the franchise that Tom built has put that black mark behind them and has charged full steam ahead, gaining momentum with each subsequent…
Ever since the end of the first Avengers movie, Thanos has been positioned as a looming threat in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As new Marvel movies came out, the glimpses of the enigma grew, the build-up was such that Thanos’ eventual appearance in Infinity War had a huge hill to climb to live up to…
Whether you’re a major cinephile or you just watch movies on a causal basis, there’s a very good chance that you have heard of Stephen Spielberg. The legendary director transported us to many a world filled with wonder, adventure and just jaw-dropping moments. His name is synonymous with 80’s cinema and is an indelible part…
Black Panther has hit our screens with it claws fully out, a masterful piece of entertainment by director Ryan Coogler, leading a talented ensemble of actors. The film has all the trappings of what we have come to expect from a Marvel movie, action mixed with healthy dose of fun, even if the jokes in the…
You know if you had asked me if we needed a sequel to Jumanji a few years ago, I probably would have said “Do we really need a sequel?” And while the answer to that question may not have changed in the last couple of years, there was something about the trailer to Jumanji: Welcome…
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