Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy never shied away from pushing the dark-and-gritty envelope with its visuals, atmosphere, and violent depiction of the perpetually crime-riddled Gotham City. Nolan’s viscerally grounded take on the Caped Crusader emerged as a cultural and artistic course correction to Joel Schumacher‘s campy, overwhelmingly derided Batman & Robin. Instead, Batman Begins echoed … Read more
Disney+ is chock-full of content that can scratch all kinds of itches. You want a Star Wars? You got a Star Wars. Craving Marvel superheroes? Knock yourself out. Need some princesses in your life? Disney Plus is positively saturated with princesses. But what if your particular viewing needs on the Mouse House app aren’t so … Read more
Here is the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts mid-credits scene explained. For those wondering what happened to Mirage, this article explains the end and post-credits scene. Transformers 7 features a mid-credits scene that adds a nice touch to the story and unveils the fate of one of the protagonists. If you can’t wait for the … Read more
I’m not exaggerating when I say that Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry is one of the best English Canadian films in a long time. When I interviewed Jay Baruchel about the film a few weeks ago, I prefaced our conversation by telling him this and that I wasn’t sucking up to him. Baruchel got it, as the … Read more
It doesn’t take an expert on early medieval England to notice that a movie hinging on the Irish ruling over England is not sticking to historical facts. Well, that’s what the 2006 historical romance Tristan & Isolde would have you believe. When the long and bloody history of England colonizing Ireland is considered, this framing … Read more