Category: TV
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Hollywood Needs to Make More Movies Like This About AI
A trailer has released for the film Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Fergusson. It might not be a cinematic marvel, in fact it looks bland and uninspired, the kind of movie you’d expect to find on Netflix. But at least in concept it’s the kind of movie Hollywood should…
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Has James Gunn Already Sunk the DCU?
Superman has come to the end of its domestic run, with a total gross of $354M. I don’t know if it’s worth trying to argue that this movie is, at best, a middling success, as since the claim that it made $125M profit, people just seem to be running with…
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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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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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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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How AI Could Feed Hollywood’s Nostalgia Obsession
I’m no fan of AI being used for making entertainment, in fact, I’m positively anti-AI. I’m sure the technology has some uses in other industries, but in entertainment, where creativity should be at the centre, I’m skeptical of its promises and think it should be kept to a minimum. I…
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Every ‘Star Wars’ Show Ranked From Worst to Best
Star Wars has been producing TV shows for a long time, and in the last few years, we’ve had more shows than movies, as Disney+ gave us a selection of new series. From live-action to animation, good and bad, here’s every* Star Wars show ranked from worst to best. Obi-Wan…
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