Promising Young Woman is a dive into the deep end of cynicism. That is not a pejorative or a negative. It is simply a statement of the reality viewed by its writer/director and the scores of individuals she is speaking for. A world where painful, life-changing events are passed off as ‘youthful indiscretions’ that a …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of December 19, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian season finale, The High Republic, the death of Jeremy Bulloch, and much more. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse …
If Hollywood be our guide, great natural disasters have no greater purpose than to focus a long-standing interpersonal conflict (usually a married couple) and give the participants one big chance to clear it up. Mother Nature isn’t just the personification of our system of physical laws making sure the world works the way it needs …
We’re surrounded by so much news these days, mountains of it at our fingertips, that we forget not only how difficult it once was to receive it but the power it actually had. The news wasn’t (and isn’t) just words, it’s proof of civilization. That the world exists, that people beyond our immediate experience exist …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of December 11, 2020 in one location. At Disney Investor Day, Lucasfilm dropped the most Star Wars news in one go than ever before – from the new Rogue Squadron movie to multiple new TV series, get the summary here! …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of December 4, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got news on the passing of David Prowse, the debut of Ahsoka Tano on The Mandalorian, Kenobi filming in Boston, Star Wars Detours leaks, and much more! If you read …
The Voice returned for a night of incredible performances and revealed the Top 17 contestants for the live playoffs. But in a surprise announcement by host Carson Daly, one singer had to unexpectedly “exit the competition.” Team Kelly’s Ryan Gallagher is no longer on the show and no explanation was given at the time of …
Vital Thrills recently attended a virtual roundtable discussion with the cast of Disney’s Godmothered. The film will begin streaming on Disney+ December 4. Joining the discussion were Jillian Bell, Isla Fisher, Jane Curtin, Jillian Spaeder, Willa Skye, Santiago Cabrera, Artemis Pebdani and Utkarsh Ambudkar. You can check out a video of the discussion with the …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the last week and a half in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on the new Boba Fett TV series, updates on Bo-Katan, $50 Baby Yoda macarons, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be able to …
The time has now come, with all options for ’80s and ’90s nostalgia used up, we must now look to the 2000s and early 2010s to re-feed us our youthful reminisces. Actually, that’s far too cynical. There’s nothing nostalgic about this seven-years-later sequel. The Croods: A New Age is a simple matter of an IP …
Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to the Animaniacs cast and crew! You can watch the virtual roundtable using the player below. Joining the conversation were Rob Paulsen (Yakko Warner, Pinky), Jess Harnell (Wakko Warner), Maurice LaMarche (The Brain), Wellesley Wild (Showrunner and Executive Producer) and Gabe Swarr (Co-Executive Producer). The Animaniacs cast and …
I saw the original Star Wars Holiday Special on television. I remember seeing it; I remember as a nine-year-old kid sitting down and enjoying it — being nine years old, my taste in what was good or bad was pretty fluid — and then wondering why it never played again. As I grew older, the …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the last week in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on the new Star Wars TV series, George Lucas’ original plans for Darth Maul, new toys, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be able to converse …
Millie doesn’t have a lot going for her. She’s unpopular at school. She’s bullied by other girls as well as her teacher. Her mother is an alcoholic. And as the school mascot, even the football players pick on her. Her only comforts are her friends Nyla and Josh. As if things weren’t bad enough, there’s a serial …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of November 6, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian Season 3, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special trailer, new toys, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be able to …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of October 29, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian merchandise, more on The High Republic, a new virtual reality game, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be able to …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of October 23, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian series, rumors of location scouting for Taika Waititi’s new movie, Ewan McGregor returns as Obi-Wan, and much more! If you read this each week, you …
For a character and a comedian whose brands were both built on smashing expectations of not just the permissible but the expected, it’s strange that the second Borat film is exactly what you’d think it would be. Again, taking easy potshots at the conservative America it skewered 15 years ago, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm attempts some …
Vital Thrills recently attended the virtual AFI Q&A for the Netflix adaptation of Rebecca. The thriller stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas and is based on the 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier. (Check out our review here.) Attending the event were director Ben Wheatley, along with stars Lily James and Armie …
Honest Thief is not honest at all. It sells itself as the latest in the modern line of post-Taken Liam Neeson action vehicles. The ones that trade on his gravitas and high octane set pieces in lieu of coherent plots or strong dialogue. Honest Thief only has half of that, with a budget and production …