Did you know that almost every James Bond movie is on Netflix? You'd be forgiven if you didn't; Netflix sometimes makes it hard to find what's available to stream, and the service quietly added the bulk of the film franchise to its platform in recent months (with the exception of the three most recent films starring Daniel Craig as 007 and 1983's Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery). That's 21 Bond movies to […]
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently dominating Marvel's slate of movie, as well as the superhero genre as a whole, the films in the series aren't without their fair share of problems. However, fans tend to overlook them in favor of the franchise's massive scale, failing to consider the hard work, effort, and good or bad times put in by actors of the MCU. Don't feel bad, though, as we […]
Hate it, love it, [extremely Josh Brolin voice] dread it, run from it, the fact of the matter is our pop culture landscape is ruled by superheroes. The modern-day watercooler is the Tweets, forums, and message boards that light up like an Infinity Stone following the release of a comic book movie. Hell, the trailers for the upper-tier entries stop office productivity, traffic, and social interaction for days at a time. This year was a […]
The impassioned debate about Netflix’s place at major European festivals looks set to continue in 2019, but here we run down some of the undeclared films we’d love to see grace the festival circuit in 2019. The Irishman Perhaps the most-anticipated stand-alone film of the year. Martin Scorsese directs Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Anna Paquin in the big-budget crime drama about a mob hitman who recalls his possible involvement […]
Netflix has a contentious history with film festivals, but the streaming service has been welcomed with open arms to this year's Venice Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday. It will premiere six movies at the fest. The movies hail from respected and Oscar-winning filmmakers like Alfonso Cuarón and the Coen Brothers. In fact, Netflix no doubt has its sights on the Oscars this year: you don't finance films from such […]
This is a damn good month for Netflix. Hell, we didn’t even know American Vandal was coming back, but those documentarians have found another case! A “stomach-churning mystery at a Washington high school,” according to Netflix! It’s the fake true crime of the century! This month we’re getting a lot of promising new Netflix shows, plus some classic movies. First the highlights, then the master list: Highlights Shows This month Netflix gets Call […]
As the 2018 awards race hits the halfway mark, there is one solid best-picture bet so far: “Black Panther.” As usual, the year is bottom-heavy and impartial execs who have seen the upcoming films say it could be one of the most fun awards years in memory. Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther,” directed by Ryan Coogler, has enough originality and goodwill to overcome any “superhero” resistance from Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]
A priceless haul. A crack team of thieves. A plan that can’t fail. Welcome to the world of heist films, a genre with a familiar setup but the infinite pleasures of watching smooth criminals try to beat the odds and avoid getting caught. This week, Ocean’s 8 adds its name to a list of high-profile capers, offering a female-centric spin on the Ocean’s franchise, which began with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and their buddies […]
Netflix adds a very popular movie this week. “Thor: Ragnarok” joins on June 5. This movie had a global box office haul of $854 million in 2017, so there’s a decent chance you’ve already seen it. Or, at the very least, you’re probably vaguely aware of what this movie is about. You can read more about the movie below, but basically this is the most recent “funny” Marvel superhero movie. […]
