Author: Matt Conway

Few action movies are able to break out the way Mad Max: Fury Road did, receiving Academy Award recognition while garnering universal acclaim from critics and audiences. Director George Miller pulled off a remarkable accomplishment, modernizing the franchise formula with a series of frenetically-paced and skillfully stylized action setpieces. What makes Fury Road’s success even more remarkable is the behind-the-scenes drama that was present throughout production. According to The NY Times, Mad Max: Fury Road stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron discussed the “overwhelming” production that led to a few conflicts on-set. Here’s how Hardy described his experience making the project: “Because of how much detail…

Netflix continues to be the most prominent streaming service in the market, mainly due to its wide array of unique content. Whether audiences are searching for a meditative Oscar-worthy masterwork like The Irishman or some trashy fun like the dating series Love is Blind (don’t lie, you watched it too), Netflix’s success has allowed the company to create content for a wide array of audiences. The streaming giant is looking to add to their extensive library with a Ju-On: Origins series (Ju-On was the Japanese horror film that inspired The Grudge franchise in North America). Ahead of the show’s July 3rd debut, Netflix has released a trailer…

While Rise of Skywalker may have disappointed many Star Wars fans, The Mandalorian was a much-needed breath of fresh air for the brand. Instead of fixating on tieing in with its cinematic counterpart, showrunner Jon Favreau crafted an entertaining, Saturday morning adventure series that freely played in the sandbox of Star Wars lore. It also showed the limitless possibilities Disney has in creating Star Wars properties on the small screen, already looking to expand on The Mandalorian’s success with  Obi-Wan, Cassian Andor, and the second season of Mandalorian. This new season has already added fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano to the mix (Rosario Dawson will be playing the Star Wars:…

The infamous story of 2015’s Fantastic Four continues to be told today, with upstart director Josh Trank clashing fiercely with 20th Century Fox. What Trank envisioned as a fresh reboot, taking the team’s family image and morphing into something decidedly darker, never quite materialized, with the studio course-correcting the project midway through production. The end result was a major clash of ideas, with critics and audiences panning the project (holds a dreadful 9% on Rotten Tomatoes) for its bland lack of identity. Trank made matters only worse with an infamous Tweet against the project, blaming studio interference for the final…

Movie theaters have been severely impacted by the Coronavirus, with cinemas across the country being closed over the past two months. While a select few are beginning to open, major chains like Cinemark, Regal, and AMC remain closed, with the latter company facing possible bankruptcy due to its financial straits. With AMC’s future being up in the air, it looks like one of the biggest corporations in America could potentially acquire the theater chain, with rumors swirling about Amazon potentially acquiring AMC. According to Variety, business insiders are speculating an acquisition deal between Amazon and AMC, with AMC’s stock rising…

Few directors have endured the meteoric highs and nightmarish lows of Josh Trank, with even fewer experiencing that wide array in their first two projects. His directorial debut Chronicle was praised as a reinvention of the superhero and found footage genres, raising his profile significantly once it turned into a box office hit. His follow-up The Fantastic Four was universally panned by critics and audiences despite its unique perspective, with Trank making matters worse with a now-infamous tweet that blamed studio interference. After a break from the industry, Trank returns with Capone, an admirable passion project that fails to connect with its ambitions. Capone follows the…

Amidst the changing tides of the Coronavirus, many Marvel fans have been holding out hope that Disney’s small-screen universe will still take off on time. While Disney has already delayed most of their cinematic slate, the studio has yet to rule out the targeted release dates of Falcon and the Winter Soldier (scheduled for August 2020) and WandaVision (scheduled for December 2020), leaving content-desperate fans on the edge of their seats. According to Murphys Multiverse, WandaVision has finished its initial production run, including the competition of filming and some VFX work. While many speculate the show can still reach it’s December release because of this, it’s…

The Conjuring franchise has resonated with horror fans in a multitude of ways, with many being impressed by how seamlessly the brand has drawn inspiration from real-life events. The central Conjuring trilogy is based on the experiences of Ed and Lorraine Warren, who worked as paranormal investigators during their acclaimed careers. Their life’s work is inspiring The Conjuring 3 – which is officially titled The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – and is focused on an abnormal legal case involving spectral beings. In a video recovered by Dead Central, Ed and Lorraine Warren break down The Devil Made Me Do It and the…

The Joker is one of the most iconic characters in superhero lore, a villainous presence who has translated marvelously to the big-screen. This millenium alone, both Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger have won Academy Awards for their daring takes as the maniacal clown, impressing audiences with their distinct takes on the character. Sandwiched in between both performances is Jared Leto and his short-lived run as the Joker, with his lone appearance in Suicide Squad allocating the only 8 minutes of screen-time. In that short time, Leto’s over-the-top performance failed to connect with most fans, coming off as energetic shtick rather…

Even at the age of 57, Tom Cruise continues to redefine himself as a fearless action star. Whether it’s hanging out of a plane or climbing the world’s largest tour without a harness, Cruise and company have pushed their creative stunts to their limit with the Mission Impossible franchise, while also flying military planes in the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick. It seems that there’s no limit to what Tom Cruise will do to provide satisfying action thrills, including going to space to shoot his next project. In a truly bizarre news development, Deadline has reported that Tom Cruise will be teaming up…