Author: Matt Conway

The romantic comedy genre has recently been revived from the grave. Films like Crazy Rich Asians and Set It Up have shown that the genre still can be both popular and lead to fairly charming films simultaneously. The latest romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic skewers the conventions of the genre while playing ode to them, impressively pulling off that balance with loads of charm and heart. Isn’t It Romantic follows Natalie, a young business woman who resents the made-up world that romantic comedies create. When she is knocked out, she awakes to find that she is trapped inside the world of a romantic comedy, realizing she has…

Disney’s 2019 is shaping up to perhaps the most sizable single year slate of all time. With Avengers: End Game, Toy Story 4, Lion King, and Star Wars Episode 9 all hitting theaters, its crazy to think about how much money Disney could rake in this year. Both Frozen 2 and Aladdin also come out from Disney this year, with both films recently premiering their first respective teasers. Both teasers made an impact, but for completely different reasons. While many fans were enchanted by the fresh look of Frozen 2, the internet shared a collective laugh when it came to the bizarre Aladdin teaser, which featured an equally horrifying and hilarious transformation…

Ben Affleck’s tenure as Batman was just as tumultuous as the DCEU. Affleck showed promise in the role at times, especially in the divisive Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, but never got his own solo movie to shine in. With DC continuing to try and find their identity, it wasn’t a shock that they split with Affleck to go in a younger direction. While it has been rumored for a long time now, Affleck went on to Jimmy Kimmel to confirm that he is retired as Batman. Check out his reveal on Kimmel: “Yeah, I am. I have decided- I tried…

Pairing together the directorial talents of Sin City’s Robert Rodriguez with the vision of Avatar’s James Cameron as a producer, Alita: Battle Angel certainly possesses a lot of promise on paper. While the film is admirable in its ideas and filmmaking prowess, the execution makes for one big dissatisfying mess of a film. Based on the Magna series Battle Angel Alita, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, where much of the population is stuck on the junkyard surface of Earth. In the junkyard though, a well-meaning robotics doctor discovers Alita, who possess the technology and abilities of a rare breed of robot. She goes on a…

The success of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has led to the advent of many different new horror series. With the release of Happy Death Day 2U this weekend, the horror-comedy based original film is making its attempt at becoming a franchise. While reviews for the original were solid enough, I personally detested the film for its lazy writing and execution. While its sequel has yet to open, writer and director Christopher Landon has opened up with Entertainment Weekly to discuss a possible tease for a third film that can be seen after the credits of 2U this weekend: “Oh god. Well, I mean, there’s…

While Warner Brothers was hopeful for its success, no one could have predicted just how much of a hit Aquaman would be. The film has gone on to be the highest grossing DC Extended Universe film, grossing over a billion dollars worldwide while scoring solid reviews. Considering DC’s wildly inconsistent track record, a hit this sizable has been something to truly celebrate. DC has already continued to expand the Aquaman universe with the announcement of The Trench, but it looks they will continue to do so with a sequel to everyone’s favorite Atlantic hero. According to Deadline, Aquaman 2 is currently being written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick,…

Tommy Wiseau is a true original, with his infamous “so bad its good” film The Room recently getting the cinematic treatment with James Franco’s The Disaster Artist. Wiseau continues to stay busy, releasing B(e)st Friends Volume 1 and Volume 2 last year, and appears to be continuing to do the same this year with his latest Big Shark.  Starring alongside The Room co-star Greg Sestero, Big Shark has yet to finish production. That hasn’t  stopped Wiseau from giving fans a tease for the film, as he released a teaser trailer for the film along side the official poster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuSLaKHZSo A new poster: BIG SHARK – COMING SOON – Official Trailer https://t.co/7RNabeGWyp…

The revival of Orion Pictures has been an under the radar story behind the scenes. The once iconic distribution company had produced iconic films like Terminator and The Silence of Lambs, but since went bankrupt before being revived by MGM in 2013. While they haven’t made a noticeable impact yet, the studio is digging their toes back into the horror genre with The Prodigy, a familiar, yet solidly executed play on the demented child subgenera. The Prodigy follows Sarah (Taylor Schiling) and John (Peter Mooney), parents who are raising a child with possible genius tendencies. As he ages though, they begin to worry that Miles (Jackson…

Arnold Schwarzenegger has made his name with numerous action brands, but none quite capture his persona like Conan the Barbarian. While certainly campy for today’s standards, the film is still quite entertaining, with Schwarzenegger making a sizable impact with his personality making up for many of the film’s weaknesses. The Conan brand though is one that has largely been dormant in the film landscape, aside from a poorly received reboot that starred Aquaman’s Jason Momoa. Despite the franchise’s lack of activity, Schwarzenegger still wants to get another playing Conan. With a new comic series debuting for the character, Schwarzenegger took to Twitter to promote it, along…

James Cameron has been a very busy man of late. Serving as a producer for Alita: Battle Angle, director for several Avatar sequels, and an undefined role in shaping the future of Alien, there is certainly a lot on his plate to manage. Along side all of that, Cameron is also producing the latest Terminator reboot. This will mark the sixth film in the franchise, but it will ostensibly be another way to reboot the series back to the original roots. While we still have not seen any footage from the new Terminator, Cameron has announced via an interview with Yahoo what the new title of the film…