There’s always a thrill that comes from discussing the adapted works of Stephen King. It’s especially exciting when they’re in a televised mini-series form. Needful Things doesn’t quite have the ambitions of The Stand, and hasn’t penetrated the pop culture the way IT did. The story also doesn’t swing as broadly as Storm of the… Read More »
Kenneth Branagh has just released A Haunting in Venice, his third big-screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s popular detective character, Hercule Poirot. Interestingly, this new story is based on Hallowe’en Party, the final book in Christie’s series. Does that mean Branagh has officially hung up the mantle and is done doing Hercule Poirot movies? Not particularly.… Read More »
Tony Scott enjoyed quite the career, starting with 1983’s The Hunger and culminating in the 2010 action flick Unstoppable, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. In between, the man directed Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire (one… Read More »
Ten years after the first The Conjuring movie hit theater screens, producer James Wan presents another chapter in the long-running franchise — The Nun II. Cursed with mixed reviews, this latest thrill fest delivers everything Conjuring fans want: jump scares, eerie atmosphere, and lore that dives deeper than your average horror pic. Where does The… Read More »
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with My Animal director Jacqueline Castel about the horror romance movie. The film is set to release in select theaters on Friday, September 8 and digitally on Friday, September 15. “Bobbi Salvör Menuez (Euphoria) and Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies) ignite in this genre-bending supernatural love story,” reads the official… Read More »
The 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s IT always frustrated me as an avid fan of the book. The sneering, snarling nastiness of the source material was stripped away, and entire plot points were ripped up from the roots (understandably in some cases). The casting was a mixed bag, even though Seth Green‘s Richie… Read More »
While promoting the trailer for his new film Rebel Moon, director Zack Snyder let slip that he would love to direct a film adaptation of the popular video game series Gears of War. This would be the perfect vehicle for Snyder, who revels in dark, gritty, bloody action. His visual sensibilities would bring the world… Read More »
Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer trilogy concludes this weekend, which means now is the perfect time to look back on the series and rank them from best to worst. Personally, none of them are awful, but one of the films definitely stands out amongst the other two. Where does this latest entry rank among the franchise?… Read More »
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie premiered in 1995. It failed to impress critics or change cinema, sure. But it did provide over 90 minutes of kickass action for any kid lucky enough to see it on the big screen. The film acted as an alternate origin story set between seasons two and three, but… Read More »
Gran Turismo sped into theaters and turned out to be a really good film. Neill Blomkamp directs the hell out of the picture, resulting in a fun crowd-pleaser that will get your adrenaline pumping, assuming you embrace the film’s fast-and-loose approach to facts. Of course, Gran Turismo is just the latest race car drama to… Read More »