Anghus Houvouras wants to see a Superior Foes of Spider-Man movie… Sony owning the Spider-Man movie franchise is like watching eight orangutans running a McDonalds. It’s difficult to understand how it happened, they continually struggle with the basic operations, and the end result of their efforts falls somewhere between ‘hilarious’ and ‘stomach turning’. Marvel Studios […]
Why was War for the Planet of the Apes a bust?
Anghus Houvouras on War for the Planet of the Apes… There are some things that defy explanation. Like how the Great Pyramids of Giza were built, what happened to the settlers at Roanoke, or why people watch The Big Bang Theory. Sometimes there are no answers. The question of why a movie succeeds or fails […]
The Most Disappointing: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Anghus Houvouras on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets… TL;DR: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a terrible movie & super disappointing because of how much I love Luc Besson’s earlier films. The long version: I love Luc Besson. One of his films, Leon: The Professional, I list in my […]
Why does Marvel keep using the same villain for every movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s villains… Next year Marvel Studios will turn ten years old. This milestone is being marked with a celebration that Kevin Feige touched briefly upon. There’s certainly a lot to celebrate. Marvel’s foray into feature films has been an unmitigated success financially and with the ticket buying movie public. Whether you love […]
Five actors who should play Obi-Wan Kenobi (who aren’t Ewan McGregor)
Anghus Houvouras with a satirical take on five actors who could replace Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi… Star Wars is back, baby! And better than ever. There’s a new Obi-Wan Kenobi movie in the works over at Disney, and I thought it was time to chime in with five actors who could easily step into […]
Critical Thinking: Don’t Believe the Hype
Anghus Houvouras on hype and hyperbole… Hype is something every film writer constantly struggles with. The perpetual entertainment news cycle gives film fans so much to chew on. There’s a formulaic cycle of hype that happens with every new movie that strokes the cockles of film fans. Some movies come with preordained hype. A new […]
Are franchise blockbusters too big to fail?
Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]
Are we suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue?
Anghus Houvouras is suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue… We spend so much time analyzing franchises. That’s mainly because they make up such a high percentage of blockbuster cinema. If you look at the top 10 films of 2017 globally, only two films don’t fall under the franchise tag: The Boss Baby, an animated family film […]
Lord & Miller vs. Kasdan & Kennedy: A Fight for the future of our franchise films
Anghus Houvouras on the Han Solo director situation and a fight for the future of franchise films… I’m still in a state of utter disbelief over the disintegration that has happened between directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and the creative conglomerate that handles the cinematic Star Wars universe. It’s an absolute gobstopper of a conversation […]
The Most Disappointing: Joss Whedon’s Justice League
Anghus Houvouras on Joss Whedon’s involvement with Justice League… I’m still processing the Frankenstein franchise film that was Justice League. A not totally unenjoyable blockbuster that felt like a movie that had been stolen from Zack Snyder and taken to a chop shop where it was stripped down and reassembled based on the notes from […]
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