You’ve got to laugh at the timing sometimes. One weekend, Sinners storms the box office, pulling off a historic second weekend that reminds everyone original cinema isn’t dead. And the next thing you know, Hollywood's already dusting off Miami Vice for another reboot. It’s like they’re allergic to learning the right lesson. I don’t want … Continue reading Sinners Dominates the Box Office — So Naturally, Hollywood Greenlights a Reboot
The Dogma Resurrection Tour Proves This Film Still Kicks Ass
If you had told me back in June 1999, when I first read the Dogma screenplay from a .txt file on Script-o-Rama, that I'd be attending a 25th-anniversary screening introduced by Kevin Smith himself, I would've thought you were as crazy as Bartleby and Loki on a redemption mission. But there I was, in Seattle, … Continue reading The Dogma Resurrection Tour Proves This Film Still Kicks Ass
The Oscars Want to Be Relevant Again. Good Luck With That.
The Oscars used to matter. Not just to film nerds who can quote Cassavetes or argue about lens choices, but to everyone. There was a time when winning Best Picture meant something, when the whole world tuned in to see who’d walk away with a little gold man and a lifetime of credibility. But now? … Continue reading The Oscars Want to Be Relevant Again. Good Luck With That.
From Barbarian to Weapons: Is Zach Cregger Building Horror’s New MCU?
Seventeen kids leave their homes at exactly 2:17 a.m., walking calmly into the woods with their arms outstretched like they're sleepwalking toward some invisible ritual. There’s no dialogue. No gore. Just grainy Ring footage of empty suburban porches and the unnerving quiet of kids disappearing into the dark. That’s not the plot of Weapons, Zach … Continue reading From Barbarian to Weapons: Is Zach Cregger Building Horror’s New MCU?
Why Sinners Might Be the Most Important Film of 2025
Ryan Coogler is walking so the rest of Hollywood can run—and most of the industry is too busy running numbers to notice. It’s kind of amazing what one filmmaker can do by simply betting on himself. With Sinners, Coogler didn’t just make a hit movie—he made a statement. The film is already crushing it with … Continue reading Why Sinners Might Be the Most Important Film of 2025
Why Hollywood Is Sweating Over Sinners Before It Even Opens
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners hasn’t even opened yet, and the knives are already out. Not from critics—those folks are lining up with glowing reviews and a 99% Rotten Tomatoes score to prove it—but from within the very system that greenlit the movie in the first place. The word on the street is that Sinners needs to … Continue reading Why Hollywood Is Sweating Over Sinners Before It Even Opens
James Cameron Says AI Can Save Hollywood…And He Might Be Right
James Cameron wants to cut the cost of blockbuster filmmaking in half. Not by shrinking sets, not by cutting corners, and definitely not by giving up the kind of sweeping, high-concept visual storytelling he’s built his career on. What he’s talking about is using generative AI to speed up production, especially in the world of … Continue reading James Cameron Says AI Can Save Hollywood…And He Might Be Right
Physical Media Isn’t Dead. It Just Moved to Walmart and Thrift Stores
There’s something quietly apocalyptic about watching the movie section at your local big-box store shrink year after year. What used to be a couple aisles packed with DVDs and Blu-rays is now a sad little endcap tucked between seasonal socks and discount phone chargers. Best Buy already walked away. Target barely pretends to care anymore. … Continue reading Physical Media Isn’t Dead. It Just Moved to Walmart and Thrift Stores
Hollywood After Dark 