(SPOILERS FOR TOP GUN (1986))
Every year, the Editor-in-Chief of The Roundup writes a final farewell piece that entails his experiences with the newspaper. Top Gun: Maverick basically does the same thing, but replace The Roundup with Tom Cruise's filmography.
As many critics have noted, Top Gun: Maverick acknowledges that despite his death-defying stunts, Tom Cruise is getting old. The film works as an...
Intro
Game two against the Mavericks and Jazz was one of the best Mavericks playoff games of all time. The Mavericks without Luka battled all 48 minutes to beat the Jazz 110-104, as they scorched the Jazz from beyond the arc, hitting a franchise-record of 22 threes. This was a game for the ages for any Mavs fan. But for...
Batman is one of the most recognizable characters of the past 100 years. Whether it's "WHAM" and "POW" text cards, a Bat Credit Card, screaming about Martha, or detailing the material of the batsuit, we've seen plenty of iterations of the Dark Knight. But after 2017's Justice League, the hero fell out of favor and into the redevelopment cycle....
While working on the film Rust, in New Mexico, Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a gun, killing one and wounding another. Supposedly, Alec was practicing drawing his gun and was told the gun was “cold” - a weapon without ammo. At one point the trigger was pressed, and the gun was pointed towards the crew and staff. Unfortunately, the gun went...
After the delays from the pandemic, Denis Villeneuve has finally been able to put Frank Herbert's science fiction classic on the big screen, or at least the first part of it. Yes, this story will be spread out between two films, there is no other way to tell a story of this scale. And scale is the integral term...
With popular movies, games, and shows like Army of the Dead, Resident Evil, or The Walking Dead there is currently no shortage of zombie media in 2021. With such an over saturation, it is hard for a zombie film to be fresh and novel. This is where Train to Busan comes in and adds a fresh look on the zombie formula.
Plot
The...
In 2017, DC cursed the world with the disaster project Justice League, a film so awful that it took four years to fix. I was originally skeptical about a "Snyder Cut". I thought it was non-existent. In my mind, even if the film existed, it would a dumpster fire. However, my initial reactions to some odd trailers and a...
With the nationwide events of the past year, it is quite cathartic to see a film that feels so in tune with current events. Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah is an incredible film with outstanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemons.
In case you are unaware, Judas and the Black Messiah follows the true story of William O'Neal...
