Netflix announced today that the streaming service has given the green light to Ragnarok Season 2. Netflix released new images, which spell “Oh My God,” to announce the second season. You can view them below. The first season of the Norwegian-language drama series debuted on Netflix on January 31st. It consists of six episodes. Ragnarok is a …

There are particular buttons in a movie that, when I see them, automatically elicit an emotional response. It’s Pavlovian – if you make a movie about fathers and sons, for example, I am almost certain to react with tears. It’s just hardwired into my moviegoing DNA. Thus, Pixar Animation Studios’ Onward was almost guaranteed to make …

Star Wars: The Clone Wars has returned for its seventh and final season on the Disney+ streaming service. In this review, we’re taking a look at the second episode of the season, titled “A Distant Echo.” After discovering that clonetrooper Echo may be alive, Republic forces form a rescue team to retrieve him. Led by Anakin …

Horror, more than any other genre, it seems, has its hand directly on the pulse of the here and now. It has to be – our fears are changing and evolving, even while those base instincts remain the same. Our monsters may come with different, more modern costumes, but they are still monsters. The Invisible …

It’s been a long time since there’s been a film iteration of H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man with Paul Verhoeven last giving it a go 20 years ago with The Hollow Man, starring Kevin Bacon. Universal Pictures has been trying for a while to get something going for one of their Classic Movie Monsters, although …

Serious fans of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild novel will likely be disappointed in the latest adaptation by 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox, now owned by Disney, and one of Fox’s final productions). The novel is surely dated and somewhat problematic now, with its treatment of North American indigenous people and the …

Red chairs will soon be turning on The Voice Season 18 again, but there will be a few notable changes. The Voice Season 18 will premiere with a special two-night event on Monday, February 24, and Tuesday, February 25, on NBC. Nick Jonas makes his debut, and he’s the youngest coach to date. The 27-year-old joins Kelly …

Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns for its seventh and final season on the Disney+ streaming service. In this review, we’re taking a look at the premiere episode of the season, titled “The Bad Batch.” The war takes a turn for the worse for the Republic as the Separatist droids take on new tactics. The …

How do we know a story is a classic? Is it by the sheer universality of the characters or dialogue to the point where they are referenced consistently in later works? Is it the insight and depth of the story and what it says about the human condition? Is it the fact that it has …

The upcoming Pixar film Onward opens in theaters on March 6, 2020. Earlier today, we got a chance to attend the press conference for the film, which included Chris Pratt and Tom Holland, as well as director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae.  In the film, when teenage elf brothers Barley and Ian Lightfoot (voices of …

Even if Downhill wasn’t based on a unique (and acclaimed) Swedish film, it would suffer in comparison to everything around it. Being borne from something as unique as Force Majeure — and the singular vision behind it — puts any adaptation at a disadvantage. But at every turn, writer-directors Rash and Faxon (The Descendants) pick the wrong …

As a refugee from another planet, Sonic the Hedgehog has spent most of his life in hiding on Earth. While he keeps himself hidden from the town of Green Hills by using his super speed, he feels close to its residents. Sonic feels particularly fond of the local sheriff, Tom Wachowski, whom he dubs “Donut …

Netflix will launch the anticipated sequel film To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You on February 12. Directed by Michael Fimognari, the film reunites stars Lana Condor (Alita: Battle Angel, X-Men: Apocalypse) and Noah Centineo (Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, The Fosters) from the film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, based on the books …

A funny thing happened on the way to my press screening of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (and if you think I’m typing that title full-on again in this review, well, we’ll see how the word count goes), and I blame myself entirely. I didn’t know that Birds of Prey …

In The Rhythm Section, Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, whose family has been killed in a plane crash. That crash, however, was not an accident, and Stephanie is out for revenge. The film also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mark Burnell, from director …

Universal Studios Hollywood is celebrating Lunar New Year from now until February 9. We recently got a chance to check out the seasonal offerings. We took some pictures to give you a look at what you’re going to see, including the absolute highlight, Mr. Ping at his noodle shop. Here’s a list of what’s happening …

Foo Fighters, Gary Clark Jr., Jonas Brothers, Gavin DeGraw, John Legend, and Alice Cooper were just some of the big names that came out to pay tribute to four-time GRAMMY-winning band Aerosmith (buy albums at Amazon), who were honored at the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year. The legendary rock band is known for chart-toppers …

If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Or alter it in any way? This is generally the studio approach to creative decision-making, and from a purely commercial standpoint, it makes sense. So much effort is spent finding something which works the first time, why take risks with reinvention? Sure it impacts longevity, but weighed against …

If you were ever a kid, and we assume you were, you probably know about Dr. Dolittle, the man who could talk to animals. Hugh Lofting’s tales are almost a century old, and you might have even seen the 1967 Rex Harrison film. This time around, Robert Downey Jr. takes on the role in a …

January tends to be a dumping ground for movies. Everyone’s wrapped up in awards talk, and studios are busy pushing their films for Oscar consideration. Sometimes, as a critic, I wonder if studios can walk and chew gum at the same time, much less release a big-budget action film in January while trying to navigate …