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Charles Pulliam-Moore

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Film & TV Reporter

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    Netflix is taking Blockbuster behind the woodshed again.

    In what can be described as both an entirely predictable turn of events and history (spiritually) repeating itself, Netflix has canceled Vanessa Ramos’ Blockbuster workplace comedy after just one season.

    Blockbuster featured a solid cast, and there was a twisted irony to it debuting on the very streamer that ushered in the business that ultimately killed its namesake. But at a time when Netflix has been tightening its purse strings and cutting shows in service of its bottom line, Blockbuster’s lackluster reception meant that it was all but certain to be axed.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    For what it’s worth, Avatar: The Way of Water’s a good looking movie.

    James Cameron’s long-awaited Avatar follow-up is a letdown in the same way that many multimillion dollar movie sequels years in the making often are because it’s hard for them to live up to the hype building in people’s minds. Between its discomfitingly high frame rate and middling story, Avatar: The Way of Water probably won’t blow your wig back the way the first film was able to.

    But it’s very fair to say that The Way of Water is a visually-stunning testament to all of James Cameron’s aesthetic sensibilities and skills as a visual storyteller. It’d just be nice if the whole thing worked as an interesting narrative, and not like an overlong tech demo. Critics are split on whether the movie’s any good, but You can find out for yourself now, as Avatar: The Way of Water just hit theaters today.

    Apple is seriously screwing up its big play for an Oscar

    Though Apple’s Emancipation from director Antoine Fuqua was clearly crafted with Oscars in mind, it probably isn’t going to win one.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Henry Cavill’s Superman is no more.

    Judging from the way Henry Cavill left The Witcher and made a rather momentous cameo appearance in Black Adam, it very much seemed like the Man of Steel actor was getting ready to get back to playing Superman for Warner Bros. Discovery.

    But according to a post on Cavill’s Instagram, those plans have been unexpectedly canceled as the studio’s moving forward with a new Superman film written by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn. There’s currently no director attached, but Gunn tweeted that the movie will focus on a younger version of the character, and added that Cavill might still appear in future DC Studios projects.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    The Ghostface killer is moving to NYC.

    Even though the most recent Scream — the fifth installment in the franchise — only just came out this past January, and had a title that made it seem like Paramount was trying to start the story over, the trailer for Scream 6 is already here ahead of its March 10th, 2023 debut.

    Avatar: The Way of Water is a gorgeous rehash of all the first film’s triumphs and failures

    James Cameron’s second Avatar movie is a visual upgrade over the first, but its story and ideas about fetishization of indigenous peoples are just as retrograde.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a gnarly and spiritual fairy tale about what makes life beautiful

    Netflix’s new Pinocchio from Guillermo del Toro is a mesmerizing, anti-fascist morality tale.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore
    FX’s Kindred series feels like a pale shadow of Octavia Butler’s seminal story

    FX’s Kindred series doesn’t know how to navigate the nuances of Octavia Butler’s genius.

    Charles Pulliam-Moore