As its title hints, the third and seemingly final Venom movie is coming this fall and Sony Pictures Releasing just dropped the first trailer. It has been a rocky yet somewhat profitable ride for the franchise. The first film, 2018’s “Venom”, wasn’t bad and made good money. Its sequel, 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, … Continue reading
I realize that the Western genre has fallen out of fashion (case in point – just check out some of the early reactions to Kevin Costner’s upcoming frontier epic “Horizon” which just premiered at Cannes). Sure, there are those rare exceptions. But they often consist of cynical deconstructions or genre mashups. As for the more … Continue reading
It’s quite the accomplishment whenever someone is able to bring something new to slasher movies. I mean we’re talking about a horror sub-genre than has been around for 50-plus years and has spawned hundreds of feature films. It has fueled lucrative decades-long franchises and lined the shelves of video stores with cheap B-movies of every … Continue reading
Star-power drives the new film “Wolfs”, a buddy thriller that sees George Clooney and Brad Pitt back together on screen for the first time since 2008’s “Burn After Reading”. The movie is written and directed by Jon Watts (best known for helming the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s three Spider-Man movies) and is being released as part … Continue reading
The recent passing of Roger Corman has sparked a new wave of interest in the career of the independent film icon and trailblazer. Known by such monikers as the “King of B-movies” and the “Pope of Pop Cinema”, Corman helped kickstart the careers of numerous young directors including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, … Continue reading
Normally I would be a little hesitant about a prequel to something as singularly epic as “Mad Max: Fury Road”. Especially a prequel that doesn’t even include Mad Max. But they had me the moment it was announced that Mad Max creator and mastermind George Miller was returning as co-producer and director. And getting more … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 