The third chapter of James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is a visual knockout but lacking in new ideas.
Bi Gan, the director of Resurrection, talks about the purpose and power of the long, unbroken tracking shot.
The third movie in the whodunit series is now streaming on Netflix. You can also check out my review of Wake Up Dead Man (it’s good!) and an interview with director Rian Johnson about why he doesn’t plan in advance and why the movies are always rooted in the present.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, which is launching in 2026, looks like the Star Wars Episode I: Racer successor I’ve always wanted. While it seems to focus more on various Star Wars vehicles than just podracers, the trailer includes a brief shot of Sebulba and the iconic sound of his podracer. I know my main already.
Disney Plus is about to become filled with uninspired garbage.
The director behind Belle and Summer Wars on why his fantasy epic Scarlet is so timely.
Everyone’s favorite movie-rating social media platform has entered the video rental game. Unlike other rental services, this one is highly curated, launching with just nine films. Of those, four have never been released. Prices are a little all over: some movies, like 1991’s Poison by Todd Haynes, are only $3.99 for a 48-hour rental, while Unreleased Gems like the recent SXSW fave It Ends are $19.99.
Netflix may be the frontrunner now, but the war for Warner Bros. could end in a number of different ways.
Rian Johnson’s latest mystery trades crowd-pleasing spectacle for something that pushes the series in a new direction.
We’re still waiting for news about the remake of the first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, but as part of a huge report digging into court filings about why KOTOR II for Switch never got its Restored Content DLC, Game File found mentions of a KOTOR II remake in development as recently as March.
Warner Bros. has a long history of bad buyouts and mergers, but maybe Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has been watching a little too much Arrested Development on his own platform.
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