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A commentary blog on television, movies, DVDs, technology, journalism, and the world at large.
After a day of thinking on it, this is indeed the final few days of this site. This will also be the last daily post. I will come back for one more wrap up post in a couple days.
For now, I… Read More
Barring a minor miracle, this site will be shutting down in the coming weeks.
There’s a couple reasons for this, but the biggest one is most definitely money. While it has been a fanta… Read More
It was a Marvelous Mother’s Day weekend for the folks at Marvel Studios.
First place went to Avengers: Endgame with $63.05M. Domestically it now sits at $723.49M domestically, and glob… Read More
Due to The Nerdy covering TV news this year during the network upfronts, I won’t be doing it here this year. The idea of trying to write each network up twice is just not a fun idea.
I… Read More
After Danny Boyle departed Bond 25, there was chaos to be sure. But after taking a bit of time to sort things out it seemed that perhaps everything was being pulled together.
Sadly, that is… Read More
If you don’t care for Deadwood, I’m sorry, but there are some things you will just need to put up with around here.
Three weeks to go until the Deadwood movie premieres and I can… Read More
What We Do in the Shadows was a fun mockumentary movie, but how could it possibly work as a TV show? Well, it actually works even better than the movie.
Where a movie had to establish the ch… Read More
Remember how we got a New Mutants trailer all the way back in Oct. 2017? Wasn’t that cute?
Yep, it got delayed again.
Right after the trailer came out, The New Mutants was immedia… Read More
Let’s be upfront here, if you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame, do not watch this Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer.
That being said, watch away if you want.
There’s a lot t… Read More
A little independent film took the top spot at the box office this weekend… again.
First place went to Avengers: Endgame with a record-setting $145.8M. Domestically it now sits at $61… Read More
There is a problem in the world of movies: Measuring everything in dollars.
Avengers: Endgame ended the weekend displacing Titanic as the seconnd highest grossing movie of all time. But here… Read More
I know I’m late to the Killing Eve party, but I don’t care. It’s as good as everyone says.
I’m five episodes into season 1 and I’m making myself watch it at a o… Read More
Currently, my writing focus is solely on entertainment. It’s a joy getting to write about comics, movies, TV, toys, and so on.
What isn’t fantastic is when someone who has been s… Read More
Thursday morning I got to work and was getting ready to hit the news that a Willow sequel series may be coming to Disney+.
As I worked on finding a suitable image, I turned on Wednesday nigh… Read More
Alright… we have a He-Man. Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) has confirmed he will be playing He-Man in the Masters of the Universe movie.
All I can say is&helli… Read More
In general, I do not post GIFs on my site. They just aren’t my style, but some stories just demand it some times.
What brings this on? The Sonic the Hedgehog trailer.
This sums up my… Read More
A little independent film took the top spot at the box office this weekend.
First place went to Avengers: Endgame with a record-setting $350M domestically. Globally it sits at $1.209B alread… Read More
Welcome to the fifth part of an analysis of every major film release of 2019.
Following up on last year’s project, I’m back with a look at the films of 2019, but with some more c… Read More
Live-action Tom and Jerry may be a bit generous. Apparently, it will be a “hybrid,” some form of mixing animation and live-action.
The story will reportedly follow newly hired ho… Read More
As I’ve said many times, Lucifer is not high-brow television, and I don’t care. It’s fun and an easy breezy watch. I also like that it has found a way to build its own myth… Read More
When Deadwood originally ran on HBO, I would record every episode. I watched it live, but by the next night I was watching the episode again. I did this for all three seasons.
David Milch is… Read More
I’ve seen multiple reports today that Disney is killing some of the Fox projects in development and is putting them into turnaround. This is a process where a studio essentially cancel… Read More
It was the worst Easter weekend in over a decade, but someone still had to win.
First place went to The Curse of La Llorona with $26.5M. Globally it sits at $56.5M off of a $9M budget.
Shaza… Read More
I had lunch with a friend this weekend who had been away on business when Disney+ announced its pricing. I ran him through the stats of how much content would be on there and so forth, and t… Read More
Have you ever sat there thinking, “Man, I wish I could just shuffle Netflix like I do a musical playlist?” I know I haven’t! Well, it seems Netflix thinks there are some pe… Read More
Jimmy Kimmel will host a special May 22 to honor Norman Lear and two of his most memorable sitcoms: All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear&rsqu… Read More
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but Masters of the Universe is going to miss its Dec. 18 release date.
It’s amazing what happens when you have no director or cast atta… Read More
Swamp Thing is on its way to DC Universe on May 31, however, it’s not getting there without some turmoil.
First off, the first teaser for the series was released on Wednesday.
Earlier… Read More
I have never visited France, and hence I have never seen Notre Dame up close. As I watched the news, however, it reminded me so much of York Minster, that I couldn’t help but think of… Read More
It looks as though a lot of new releases were complete misses.
Shazam! took the top spot this weekend with $25.14M and now stands at $94.91M domestically. Globally it has hit $221.21M off of… Read More
It seems some at Warner Bros. are coming a bit concerned over Johnny Depp continuing in the role of Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts movies.
Depp was revealed at the end of the first Fant… Read More
It seems that Disney has finally realized that even Star Wars fans need a break from time to time.
Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this week that Star Wars films will be taking a hiatus follow… Read More
You knew I had to discuss Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker. Sure I discussed it professionally, but as a life long fan?
It punched me in the feels with that shot of Leia (Carrie Fisher) huggi… Read More
The reviews for Hellboy are in, and they are… not good. In fact, they’re horrific. So, seems like a good time for everyone to get into the blame game!
Currently sitting at 12% o… Read More
I will never try to say Lucifer is a perfect show. It’s not. But I will say it’s a fun show endlessly.
I was bummed for sure when Fox canceled it, and then thrilled when in the l… Read More
Do you remember in Grease when we hear “Summer Nights” and we learn of the summer romance that happened between Danny and Sandy? You know, how that song tells you absolutely ever… Read More
Not every top movie is always a celebration when it misses its targets.
Shazam! took the top spot this weekend with $53.45M and now stands at $158.77M globally off of a $100M budget.
Second… Read More
As much as I want to visit Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge when it opens at Disneyland or Disney World, it is clear it is going to be insane when it comes to crowds. Just how insane?
There wil… Read More
Lorenzo di Bonaventura is out promoting Pet Sematary, and in that process, his other upcoming projects are being asked about. Amongst those are The Meg 2, and McClane – probably… Read More
Netflix has announced the cast for Cowboy Bebop. It looks like this is actually going to come together, but all I can keep thinking is, “Man, this is not going to be a cheap series.&rd… Read More
Do you remember in your childhood (depending on your age) when a movie would be about to start and you’d hear a hiss and then a pop from the audio? It happened with every movie, and it… Read More
Avengers: Endgame tickets went on sale Tuesday morning. Sites crashed. Showings sold out in minutes.
And now people are scalping movie tickets – for a general release film – on e… Read More
Not every top movie is always a celebration when it misses its targets.
The top spot this week went to Dumbo with $45M, but that fell short of projections. Combined with foreign box office i… Read More
Most online writers try to follow some form of stylebook. The helpful guide that tells us when to use a semi-colon for instance. When is it appropriate to abbreviate? And so on.
A lot of us… Read More
Welcome to the third part of an analysis of every major film release of 2019.
Following up on last year’s project, I’m back with a look at the films of 2019, but with some more c… Read More
When I first heard about Pennyworth – a prequel series for Batman’s butler – I couldn’t imagine a sillier idea.
Now the trailer is here, and I’m definitely intr… Read More
I am a Godzilla snob. Yep, I admit it, I like my Godzilla pure. The last U.S. film did not sit well with me, but I have to say, it looks as though Godzilla: King of the Monsters may be getti… Read More
The new Twilight Zone will premiere on Monday, and that means a new trailer has arrived.
CBS released a new Twilight Zone trailer, and I just still can’t get a handle on how I feel abo… Read More
Hi there. Sean Aune here, professional internet person.
I just wanted to take a moment to inform companies what a damned pain in the ass their trend of naming things “something+”… Read More