Warning: This review contains spoilers for Spider-man: No Way Home. You have been warned. Spider–Man: No Way Home is finally here. After the entirety of COVID and then some, one of the most awai…
The Lion King Movie Review: Disney laughs in the face of remake fatigue
In many ways, Disney has long applied the “circle of life” philosophy to its classic animated movies, now routinely reborn and recycled into “live-action re-imaginings.” But it…
Casting The Lion King Remake
Yesterday, Disney dropped a warthog-sized bombshell on the world. Jungle Book director Jon Favreau will be remaking The Lion King. This project poses many interesting questions. How will the technolog…
Movie Review: ‘The Jungle Book’
In 2014, Jon Favreau stood on stage at D23 ready to present footage of his adaptation of The Jungle Book. Before he queued it, he told us that this was probably the most technologically advanced film …
‘The Jungle Book’ Interview with director Jon Favreau
A couple weeks ago, I took part in a roundtable interview, along with other outlets, with the lovely Jon Favreau! The Jungle Book director talks to us about the challenges of bringing a re-imagined be…
2014 Tribeca Film Festival: Chef
I don’t really like saying I’m a “foodie.” It’s almost as if I were to say I’m a “breathie” or a “sleepie” but it’s a word that sticks around and apparently does not get that red line under it as brea…
The Top 10 Reasons To Look Forward To The Upcoming Films of 2013
Now that the Summer blockbuster season has been laid to rest, the Fall awards-focused season is taking over. Studios looking to win Oscars for their films like to bundle up as many of their movies lat…