Cop Car (Review)
Kids do very stupid things that seem like the ok thing for them to do at the time. I know that’s not news to anyone who’s been a kid but it needs to be pointed out because it’s the basic thesis of Jon Watts’ well-done second feature Cop Car. The storyline is simple: two kids who are apparently “running away” stumble across a vacated cop car. Rather than leave it be and tell an adult, they steal it even though they’ve never driven a...
Making Sausage With Josh Trank and the Fantastic Four
There’s all sorts of terms for digging deep into the backstory and machinations of how things happen. Some people call in-depth looks at such things “inside baseball” but I prefer the term “this is how we make the sausage.” Friend, colleague and Entertainment Weekly writer Anthony Breznican (who also wrote an outstanding fiction book titled Brutal Youth) did some sleuthing last week and over the weekend into just what the hell...
Star Wars Episode IX Director Will Be Named Trevorrow?
Actually, he’s apparently being named TODAY! Buzz at the new fanboy site Heroic Hollywood, known rumor starter and maker upper of scoops Umberto Gonzalez is reporting that following J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson, Colin Trevorrow (he of Jurassic World financial success and sloppy movie fame) will be taking on Star Wars Episode 9 as director. Is it true? Time will tell. It is Comic-Con time though and if news is going to be...
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