Author: Domonic Riley
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Streaming Needs More Seasons, More Quickly
The aptly-named Duffer Brothers have made an embarrassing remark in an interview with Variety, where they say that the three-year wait between new seasons of streaming shows is actually a good thing. I’m sure almost no one would agree, but more telling is the part where they say they don’t…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Is This The Way for Star Wars?
The new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu has dropped, and I have to confess, I was left cold by it. I didn’t love it; I didn’t hate it. I just watched it with a shrug. It could have been worse or better, but I really don’t care very much…
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Is Netflix Trying to Enter the Movie Business?
The word is out that Netflix is considering making a bid for Warner Bros., just a few days after Paramount expressed interest in buying the studio too. I’m not going to defend WB, they’ve made a lot of bad choices in recent years, but any kind of buyout would be…
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The ‘Terminator’ Franchise Won’t Be Back
As Hollywood’s current obsession with nostalgia continues, it seems odd that one ’80s franchise is missing out on a reboot: where is Terminator? Well, maybe we will be seeing it again, because James Cameron says he’s writing a script for a new movie, but I have no confidence we’ll ever…
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Paramount Buying Warner Bros. Would Be Bad for Movie Fans
After their recent merger with Skydance, Paramount is now looking to buy Warner Bros., which would be a bad thing for movie lovers. Obviously Warner Bros. has made a lot of bad decisions (and a lot of bad movies) in the last few years, but the one thing that we…
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Liam Neeson’s Back With a Vengeance!
Since his reinvention as an action star, Liam Neeson seems to have a thing for various forms of transport, with his movies taking place on planes, trains, big rigs, and now a bus. Ice Road: Vengeance is the sequel to the 2021 movie The Ice Road, though it only bears…
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Expect More Gimmicks from Movie Theatres
Have you ever wanted to watch a whole movie while walking? Well now you can. In a special screening of The Long Walk, you spend the entire film on a walking machine, where you need to maintain a minimum speed of 3MPH or else you’re thrown out of the theatre.…
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Why Did Obi-Wan Not Kill Vader in the ‘Kenobi’ Show?
Films & Fiction Weekly #2 The more I think about the Obi-Wan Kenobi show, the more I’m convinced it should never have been made, and never could have been good. It’s my least-favourite of all the Star Wars Disney+ shows, but while I can think of ways to improve most…
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Are Movie Characters Dumber Now?
Films & Fiction Weekly #1 Are movie characters getting dumber? When you look at films like Alien, most of the characters react to the presence of an unknown life form in a pretty intelligent way. None of them are trained for such a situation, but they do their best. Ripley…
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Is Netflix Looking to Update Narnia?
New leaks from the set of Netflix’s Narnia adaptation suggest it could be set decades later than the books
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