Marvel returns to Asgard with Thor: Ragnarok (2017), the third in the Thor series of films. However, this addition to the franchise brings far more spirit, color, life, and humor to the sometimes stiff characters. Director Taika Waititi along with writers Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost may have created the most accessible and […]
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Legendary continues their MonsterVerse with the release of Kong: Skull Island, following up the American version of Godzilla (2014). With director Jordan Vogt-Roberts at the helm, the film is a B-movie picture with an A-movie cast and budget, including increasing Kong’s size to become over 100 feet tall. It may be the best big dumb […]
The summer movie arrives early! Kong: Skull Island features a version of the furry king that literally towers above its predecessors, nearly one hundred foot tall. The film looms as large as the King in its scope, ferocity, and action. This is a monster movie in every aspect. It never pretends to be more than […]
Monster movies: Do they get any bigger than KING KONG? Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures ares preparing for an update to the classic creature with KONG: SKULL ISLAND. And they’re going large. He is now a huge beast of a monster, preparing for his inevitable team-up/battle in the announced Godzilla in KING KONG VS GODZILLA […]
Crimson Peak, the latest horror feature from fan-favorite director Guillermo del Toro, shares its intentions up front when Edith Cushing, early in the first act, tells a potential publisher that her haunted manuscript is a story that happens to have ghosts. It becomes an important fact to yank out of the dialog and hold onto […]