Movie Blogs

A tribute to one of Mel Brooks great tributes. Men in Tights is a worthy companion to Prince of Thieves, one of the best Robin Hood adaptations ever made. That's right, I said it. Full retrospective inside...

Disney buying Fox is about a lot more than just X-Men and Fantastic Four. The company has acquired a host of other film franchises and big name rights. Here are just a few of the movies that the House of Mouse now owns...

Thirty years ago, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice showed just how much crazy could be packed into a movie about a ghost who will "eat anything you want him to eat, swaller anything you want him to swaller (and if you come on down he'll...chew on a dog?)" It's weird, macabre and yet playful and entirely delightful...

Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox is about more than just Marvel and Star Wars. A library of film and television properties dating back eight decades is about to be added to the House of Mouse's already-huge library. Here are just a few...

Skin your smoke wagons and order some room service, it's time to look back on one of 1993's great films, the Wyatt Earp/OK Corral action-western, Tombstone!

Matthew breaks down (yet another) of The Last Jedi's controversial topics, that of Luke's training of Rey, how easily she grasps it and proficient the student seems to be with the mystical power...

With the newest entry in the Predator franchise coming soon, it's good to look back on the excellent original, a quintessential 1980's action movie that has yet to be outdone by any of its sequels. Why is that? Let's discuss it...

With the shocking (until you learn why) news that James Gunn has been fired from Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3, attention turns to who might replace him in the director's chair. Fortunately, there are a few candidates who seem perfect for the task...

Baseball movies are an interesting sub-genre. This month we're looking at The Sandlot, one of the great movies of 1993 and arguably the greatest baseball movie ever, despite being a movie that's not even about ba

I was an apologist for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Those days are behind me. This is my confession.

There is a powerful, philosophical center buried under the action and drama of Avengers: Infinity War. Let's talk about Captain America's mantra "we don't trade lives" and how it drove the story of the biggest movie of the year...

The Last Jedi is not a typical popcorn adventure movie. It's a film with a strong theme woven throughout its story, and it tells that story in an unusual four-act way...

Grab some grilled meat, fire off multi-colored explosives and circle 'round your television sets; it's time for YOUR Fourth of July viewing guide for 2018!

It's the most divisive movie in the series, with some fans swearing off Star Wars for good because of it. There's no question The Last Jedi is controversial, but was it a box office disaster as some claim? Let's break it down AND put things in perspective...

This year, Cult of Whatever is looking back on some of the great movies of 1993. It’s been twenty-five years since these films first captivated audiences. Some of them were blockbuster hits, while others...

Solo is a box office bomb, which is a first for Star Wars. There's a lot of blame to go around, but the ultimate finger needs to be pointed at the House of Mouse and its approach to the franchise...

SOLO is out now but its box office intake has been relatively disappointing. It had a troubled production too but that's not new to Star Wars, at least not since the new management moved in...

As we look back on the great movies of 1993, we journey to the island of Isla Neublar, where happy and healthy dinosaurs are stored behind high-voltage fences, ready to be gawked at by paying customers. Then the power goes out. Let's reminisce about Jurassic Park and it's place among Steven Spielberg's best movies...

Marvel's first family of comics have had a long and frustrating journey to cinematic relevance. It's time for the Fantastic Four to come home and (finally) be done right. Let's talk about what's gone wrong before and what can be done the right way next time...

A thirty-year old TV adaptation ended up being one of the tightest, most thrilling and fun action-dramas of 1993. Let's look back on The Fugitive, to discuss why it's still awesome, twenty-five years later.