Star Wars Day 2022 opened up with the exciting announcement that a fresh trailer would be dropping for the upcoming streaming series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”. To get us prepped, they first unveiled a brand-new poster for the highly anticipated show (check it out HERE). A short time later Disney dropped the trailer and lets just say … Continue reading
Star Wars Day 2022: New Poster for “Obi-Wan Kenobi”
We’re only a few weeks away from the start of the highly anticipated Disney+ limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”. I’ve been a fan of Star Wars streaming series we’ve gotten so far (“The Mandalorian”, “The Book of Boba Fett”, “The Bad Batch”) and I’m really excited for the shows that are on the horizon (“Ahsoka”, “Andor”, … Continue reading
First Glance: “Don’t Worry Darling”
The first trailer has finally dropped for the upcoming period thriller “Don’t Worry Darling”. The movie has people interested for a number of reasons. It’s the sophomore directing effort for Olivia Wilde whose first film “Booksmart” was a bland copy-and-paste teen comedy that somehow managed much acclaim. But what has me most excited is the … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Memory” (2022)
(CLICK HERE to read my full review in today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Liam Neeson has made quite a career out of these breezy modestly budgeted action thrillers. Even though they often hit many of the same beats and usually follow a very similar formula, Neeson makes them work mainly because he’s such a likable fit for … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Northman” (2022)
(CLICK HERE for my full review in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) “The Witch” (2015) and “The Lighthouse” are two movies that undeniably bear the same marks of their creator, Robert Eggers. Both are rooted in Eggers’ interests in folk horror. Both show off a near obsessive level of period detail. And both feel completely original and … Continue reading
First Glance: “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
I may not be familiar with the Paul Gallico best-selling novel it’s based on, but I love nearly everything about the first trailer for the upcoming film “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”. Directed by Anthony Fabian, this delightfully whimsical period drama feels plucked right out of the 1950s both in terms of setting and style. … Continue reading