As excitement builds for James Gunn’s Superman trailer, some fans are trying to shut down criticism before the footage even drops—circulating memes that encourage total silence toward “negative” opinions. But this kind of toxic positivity isn’t harmless; it’s just another way of policing fandom discourse. When fans are told to “just consume and obey,” we stop being part of a conversation and start acting like unpaid brand ambassadors. Superman deserves better than blind loyalty.
Regal Fires Employee Over Viral TikTok Calling Out Minecraft Movie Madness
A Regal Cinemas employee went viral on TikTok for exposing the chaos of the Minecraft Movie's opening weekend. Instead of support, she got fired—proving again that theater chains protect profits, not people.
Forget Film School—Just Finish Something and Hit Publish
I made a $500 feature film in two days and moved to L.A. to chase the screenwriting dream—15 years later, I'm still learning that the real way in isn't through scripts, it's through stories people can hear.
What Jon Voight Doesn’t Understand About the Real Crisis in Moviegoing
Jon Voight has a plan to “save” Hollywood by keeping productions on American soil—but while politicians obsess over tariffs and tax breaks, the real issue is playing out in overpriced, underwhelming movie theaters across the country. If Hollywood wants to matter again, it needs to stop chasing whales and start fixing the moviegoing experience for the rest of us.
What Danny McBride Gets About Movie Theaters That Hollywood Doesn’t
Danny McBride isn’t wrong: movie theaters aren’t dead, but the experience is in trouble. From neglected screens to bad audience behavior, the biggest threat to cinema isn’t streaming—it’s what happens inside the theater. But April’s box office boom proves people still care. So what now?
Trump’s Hollywood Plan Proves He Still Doesn’t Know How Movies Work
President Trump’s latest move in what might be the dumbest trade war yet is a 100% tariff on foreign-made films—except he doesn’t seem to know that includes American blockbusters shot abroad. Paired with Jon Voight’s MAGA-approved incentive plan, this isn’t about saving Hollywood. It’s about reshaping it in Trump’s image.
Marvel Wants to Simplify the MCU—But That’s Exactly the Problem
Seventeen years after Iron Man launched the MCU, Marvel is scaling back—but is simplicity really the answer? Fans don’t mind doing the homework if it means building toward something meaningful. The real issue isn’t too much content—it’s too little payoff.
Lucasfilm just went all in on AI, and I’m here for it
Lucasfilm has always been ahead of the curve—sometimes uncomfortably ahead. This is the studio that brought us the first fully digital character, the first movie shot entirely on digital, and one of the first major pushes into virtual production with The Mandalorian. So when Rob Bredow took the stage at TED and showed off Star … Continue reading Lucasfilm just went all in on AI, and I’m here for it
Why Movie Studios don’t care about Movie Theaters anymore
In 2024, subscription streaming services pulled in over $40 billion in U.S. consumer spending. That number absolutely dwarfs the domestic box office, which landed around $7.5 billion. For anyone still treating theatrical numbers as the end-all, it’s time to adjust your perspective. The box office isn’t the final word on a movie’s success anymore—it’s the … Continue reading Why Movie Studios don’t care about Movie Theaters anymore
Can Jurassic World: Rebirth Hit $1 Billion — Or Has the Franchise Finally Gone Extinct?
Can Jurassic World Rebirth bring the franchise back to life—and back to $1 billion? With a return to horror roots, a star-studded cast, and the long-awaited raft sequence from the original novel finally on screen, this might be the summer blockbuster that reminds us why we fell in love with dinosaurs in the first place.
Hollywood After Dark 