Horror Movies and the Art of Dreaded Speculation
With rumored horror movies never made, and unrevealed scenes left on the cutting room floor, the unknown breeds speculation, and that speculation becomes its own horror subgenre.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the Death of Hollywood Franchises
Hollywood franchise films may not have started as theme parks, but the drive to eliminate risk will quickly turn them into the very thing their detractors fear.
Godzilla the Union Buster
There’s a bitter irony in how Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, produced by a notorious union-busting production company, is celebrated for its message of collective strength.
A Case Against Two-Part Movies
With the rise of the two-part movies fad, even filmmakers of Denis Villeneuve’s caliber may be devaluing what makes the cinematic experience, well, cinematic.
Will COVID-19 Kill Movie Theaters?
Streaming services and large TV screens have really hurt movie theaters and now the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered multiplexes and arthouses. The author of The Perils of Moviegoing in America, however, is optimistic.
Hollywood Creative Accounting, or How to Hide a Hit and Still Profit From It
From Batsuits to Lawsuits, Hollywood Studios have a long history of hiding profits to claim that enormous hits were actually flops. How do they do this, and why?