A DEEPER INSIGHT REMAKE THAT LACKS “NEVERLAND” MAGIC Peter Pan. Captain Hook. Tinkerbell. The Lost Boys. Neverland. All of these are iconic staples in the beloved children’s book Peter Pan. Written by Scottish writer J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan or known as “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up” was originally written as a play in 1904 and then became a
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OF SECRETS, MAGIC, POLITICS, AND AN IMPERFECT ADVENTURE In 2016, five years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 concluded the “boy who lived” cinematic adventure saga of witches and wizards, J.K. Rowling returned to her magical “Wizarding World” for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel / spin-off endeavor to the eight-part Potter films. The feature, which
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The year was 1891. Storm clouds were brewing over Europe. France and Germany were at each other’s throat, the result of a series of bombings. Some said it was the Nationalists. Others, the anarchists. But, as usual, my friend Sherlock Holmes, had a different theory entirely as Jason’s Movie Blog present the latest “cinematic flashback” for the 2011 film Sherlock
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My powers and my assets were given to me for one purpose. A magnificent, but simple purpose: to create a new future. A future ruled by us. Tomorrow at noon, we take the first step towards a new chapter in our history. Magic will lead the way. Once the people of England see our newfound power they’ll bow down in
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An impure love is not love, to me. To admire another man’s wife is a pleasant thing, but sensual desire indulged for its own sake is greed, a kind of gluttony, and a misuse of something sacred which is given to us so that we may choose the one person with whom to fulfill our humanness. Otherwise we might as
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HIGHER. FURTHER. FASTER. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (i.e. the MCU) has indeed become a dominant force in both the superhero genre of filmmaking as well as cinematic blockbusters genre. Since the franchise began back in 2008, the MCU has quite literally ascended to popular movie franchise stardom, producing a continuing narrative of interconnected superhero feature films (all from which
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Get ready for the latest superhero to “marvel” over as Marvel Studios releases the second official trailer for their upcoming feature film Captain Marvel. View trailer below.
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DARKNESS RISES AND THE LIGHT TO MEET IT In 2016, five years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 concluded the “boy who lived” cinematic adventure saga of witches and wizards, J.K. Rowling returned to her magical “Wizarding World” for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel / spin-off endeavor to the eight-part Potter films.
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Wands at the ready as Warner Bros. Pictures releases the official final trailer for the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. View trailer below.
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Get ready for see something “marvelous” as Marvel Studios releases the official teaser trailer for their upcoming superhero feature Captain Marvel. View trailer below.
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