Whether you realize it or not, “Long Shot” is “Notting Hill” re-imagined. Of course, “Notting Hill” was just a modern day, gender-flipped “Cinderella.” The screenplay isn’t written by Rogen, yet it’s the typical Rogen weird-guy-lands-the-hot-girl story, with plenty of vulgar masturbation jokes and illegal drug use. The timing for a film about running for president […]
The eighteenth film in the Marvel movie universe offers a different pedigree of superhero. In a fierce battle between the two comic book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with “Wonder Woman”, the first big budget modern day female comic book adaptation, and now it’s Marvel’s turn to break new ground with “Black Panther” being
Andy Serkis has an interesting career and trajectory. He’s changed cinema with his motion capture expertise on The Lord of the Rings and The Planet of the Apes series. He is one of the most versatile filmmakers behind the scenes, even working as assistant director on The Hobbit trilogy. That experience has culminated in his
While they will likely continue serving installments of this franchise as long as it makes money. “War for the Planet of the Apes,” number three in the reboot, is, for all intents and purposes, the end of the “Rise/Dawn” trilogy. Since the story began back in 2011, Caesar (animated and voiced by Andy Serkis) has always
Blake Lively’s character repeatedly asks locals what the name of the beach she is surfing is; they won’t tell her, only that it’s a secret beach. It doesn’t take the audience very long to recognize the beach, however, as it’s clearly marked as Imaginary Island. What begins like a lively video advertisement for Roxy swimwear