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 …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of October 16, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian Season 3, the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently …
Adapting a classic, with a classic reputation, is always tricky. Almost as tricky as a director with a settled style stretching himself into new directions. Both are treacherous, filled with pitfalls and observers eager to point out how the earlier stuff was better. And there’s a lot of risk, too, because there’s a lot of …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of October 2, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on new ways to watch The Mandalorian with friends, the debut of Star Wars: Squadrons, and much more! If you read the Star Wars Thrills update each week, …
Aaron Sorkin is a writer’s writer. That doesn’t mean he routinely writes excellent dialogue (though he often does) or complexly crafted characters (though he sometimes does) or even that his work is accoladed or influential to other writers (though some of it is). It means he does what all writer’s do, only more so. Sorkin …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of September 25, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on the Cassian Andor series, The Mandalorian Emmy wins, the re-release of The Empire Strikes Back, Mando Mondays, new Hasbro toys, and much more! If you read this …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of September 4, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got the first The Mandalorian Season 2 photos, an update on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, news on Rey’s original lineage, a new LEGO Cantina set, and much more! If you …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of September 4, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on LEGO Baby Yoda, a start date for The Mandalorian Season 2, a new look at The High Republic, and much more! If you read this each week, …
Mulan was a film that so many of us were waiting to see back when it was supposed to debut in March. The premiere was held right before the shutdown. Then it was put off because of the global health crisis. With things being so dicey in terms of theaters, Disney decided to release it …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of August 21, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on The Mandalorian, a first look at upcoming Star Wars games, new Galaxy’s Edge toys, Star Wars knitting, and much more! If you read this each week, you …
It is perhaps fitting that, like the rest of us right now living through (gesticulating wildly) All This, Bill S. Preston, Esquire (Alex Winter) and Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) in Bill and Ted Face the Music are pining for simpler, happier times. After all, their greatest moments were 25 years ago, when they saw …
More than 19 years since the second installment debuted in theaters, Bill Preston (Alex Winter) and Ted Logan (Keanu Reeves) are finally back! Bill & Ted Face the Music will be available On Demand (pre-order at Amazon) and in select theaters on August 28. The movie also stars Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Kid Cudi, Kristen …
Tickets for The New Mutants recently went on sale and Vital Thrills got a chance to chat with the cast during a virtual press conference for the anticipated movie. Participating were Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Alice Braga, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga and writer/director Josh Boone. The cast talked about the film finally getting …
Unhinged is unapologetic trash. That’s not a bad thing. Good trash can be great. But there’s not much worse than bad trash. Unhinged is not good trash. Its story is rote, and its characters are one-dimensional given the briefest of lip service to their inner motivations in order to get them in place for its …
At first blush, 2016’s Train to Busan (buy at Amazon) does not seem to break the mold of the zombie (or “infected” if you prefer) movie. But it’s the details that make Train to Busan one of the best in the genre. Every character has agency, and all get the most with their screen time. …
With the movie launching on Disney+ on August 14, Vital Thrills got a chance to talk to The One and Only Ivan cast. The Walt Disney Studios film is based on the award-winning book by Katherine Applegate (buy at Amazon). The One and Only Ivan tells the story of Ivan, a silverback gorilla who learns that …
The purpose of Star Wars Thrills is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of August 16, 2020 in one location. This week, we’ve got updates on the new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, updates on The Mandalorian Season 2, new merchandise, and much more! If you read this each week, you should be …
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel The Secret Garden (check price at Amazon) has been adapted before. It’s been on the big screen a number of times, on television and on the stage, including a Tony Award-winning musical. There has always been something lovely about it, but sort of standoffish. In the story, the main character …