Review: American Ultra asks “What if Jason Bourne was a stoner?”
Sometimes films take on heavy concepts: life, death, space, time travel. Other times, they take a simpler approach. Sure, it's hard to argue that...
Michael Shannon reveals an odd detail about Batman v Superman
I might get a little spoiler-y here, perhaps, so steer clear if you want to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with fresh...
D23 showcases big reveals for both Marvel and Star Wars
I'm not at D23 this weekend, and I'll reserve any of the "on the scene" impressions for Beat contributors Alex Jones and Victor Van...
Review: The End of the Tour captures the relationship between creators and their creations
The End of the Tour is probably the closest thing I've ever seen to a Matryoshka Russian dolls analogy put to paper. It isn't...
Tom Hardy is developing 100 Bullets for New Line
It was just a few months back that Tom Hardy had hinted that he was working on a DC Comics adaptation, with all kinds...
Trank Sank: Fantastic Four blame flies after poor box office showing
About the one element not being blamed for the Fantastic Four's meagre $26.2M opening is superhero box office fatigue. The film opened at #2,...
Josh Trank implies that you can blame the studio for Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four opens today (technically last night), and the reception that's greeted the film has been venomous. I didn't like it either, but I don't...
Review: Fantastic Four, a case of botched vision colliding with studio demands
In the current mold of superhero film-making, it's difficult to escape the prevailing wisdom of how studios formulate their respective franchises. There's the Marvel...
The Deadpool trailer brings R-rated superhero action to the cinemaplex
A version of this trailer debuted at SDCC, but now you too can get a glimpse at what just a few thousand got to...
Our latest crisis is over, Channing Tatum will be Gambit after all
Just like Alexander posited a few days ago, it turns out that Channing Tatum was indeed undergoing a bit of public negotiating regarding his...
Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation works best when the adrenaline kicks in
While my familiarity with the television series is admittedly meager, the consistently Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible film entries have played like minor American efforts...
Wonder Woman and Justice League now have filming start dates
Per the big cover story in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, we now know just when Wonder Woman and Justice League, the two...
