Commentary: ‘Paradise’ Was Always Wholly Science Fiction
Science fiction is a very wide-ranging genre. It can encompass anything from Back to the Future, to The Fly, to
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Author: Frank Martin
Commentary: ‘Star Wars’ Fans Need To Remember It Was Created For Children
Star Wars has grown quite a lot since it first premiered nearly half a century ago. It’s expanded well beyond
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More Vince Vaughn Is Better For ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’
Few actors have had a more expansive career over the decades than Vince Vaughn. He’s been in movies focused on horror,
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Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ Had To Become Something It Wasn’t
The first season of Paradise was something very specific. It dealt with the city of Paradise itself and its origins.
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‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Highlights The Power Of ‘Star Wars: Andor’
The original Star Wars movie is undoubtedly a classic. It developed an entire franchise that’s beloved across the world and
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‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Joins The Ranks Of Low-Tech Time Travel Films
Time travel is an interesting subject for film and television. Initially, it would appear as if time travel is a
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Commentary: ‘Little Nightmares’ Proves Horror Doesn’t Need Story
Horror is a wide encompassing genre. The only necessary requirement: it induces a feeling of anxiety, fear, and dread. This
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Commentary: ‘Predator: Badlands’ Is Both The Most ‘Predator’ Movie And The Least
At this point, there have been enough Predator films for it to be considered an established franchise. Across these films
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Commentary: The Nostalgia Of ‘Scream 7’ Is Purposely Artificial
Nostalgia is a huge audience driver these days. Every franchise is trying to cash in by tapping into past stories
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Commentary: The ‘Scream 7’ Body Count Works Against The Film
Even though it was largely a homage to the slasher genre, Scream also reinvented the format. Over the course of
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Commentary: The Ending Of ‘Ready Or Not’ Leaves Little Room For A Sequel
Horror movies love sequels. This mostly stems from the fact that they are relatively cheap to produce and yet bring
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Commentary: ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Plants Seeds Of Rebellion
Stories tend to happen very quickly. This is because pacing is important. Audiences want to see a beginning, middle, and
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Commentary: ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Channels A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Video Game
Because Game of Thrones focuses on the big players, it’s often lost on the audience just how wide and expansive the
Read moreCommentary: ‘Wonder Man’ Could Use More Wonder And Less Man
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a very specific thing. It’ stories are centered around science fiction and fantasy. They are
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Commentary: ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Mirrors The Real History Of Bored Princes
Like a lot of high fantasy, the Game of Thrones universe models itself after the Middle Ages. There are knights,
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Commentary: On Its Tenth Anniversary, It Is Clear ‘Billions’ Inspired A Genre
The Showtime series Billions marks its tenth anniversary this year. Spanning seven seasons, it is clear the show found some
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Commentary: ‘Wonder Man’ Continues The Trend of Making Heroes A Joke
Of course, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was going to begin building its world with bigger name heroes like Iron Man
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Commentary: ‘Fallout’ Nails All The Walking
Playing a video game is an interesting experience. The action and the shooting usually takes up a lot of the
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Commentary: ‘Goat’ Lets Animals Be Animals
Creating stories for anthropomorphic animals can be tricky. It becomes a balancing act between making the characters relatable and human
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Commentary: ‘No Time To Die’ Gave James Bond Growth
Because of the episodic nature of the James Bond film series, there hasn’t been much growth or many story arcs
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Commentary: ‘Goat’ Creates A Real Animal City
Utilizing anthropomorphic characters has been a favorite for children’s films since animation began. There’s something warm and fun about
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Commentary: The ‘Fallout’ Television Series Mimics The Gameplay Perfectly
Video games have been notorious for terrible adaptations on the screen. There are a multitude of reasons for this, but
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Commentary: A Plot Hole In ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Proves The Show Must Go On
Even casual audiences are aware of what a plot hole is and can spot them if they are big enough.
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Commentary: ‘Blast From The Past’ Is The Perfect Cure For ‘Fallout’ Blues
It’s amazing how stories can germinate from similar ideas despite being completely different from one another. This often happens when
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Commentary: ‘Free Bert’ Creates An Awkward Real Life Fiction
Stories that often blend fiction and nonfiction dance a very fine line, especially when audiences are familiar with the true
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Commentary: ‘Civil War’ Is Actually A Fantasy Story
Given its title and marketing campaign, Civil War was advertised as an action thriller. It featured soldiers in prominent locations
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Commentary: ‘Free Bert’ Recreated A Happy ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Ending
Comedies often create unique storytelling opportunities because they can be a lot looser than their dramatic counterparts. Even if a
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Commentary: ‘Andor’ Success Highlights The Failure Of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
When a franchise becomes as vast and expansive as Star Wars, the canon starts to provide new context for already-existing
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Commentary: It’s Okay That ‘Pluribus’ Is Stupid
TV series tend to want to write smart characters. When they consistently do dumb things in order to move the
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Commentary: ‘Civil War’ Has The Wrong Title
With the current political climate as tense as it is, it’s no surprise that a movie entitled Civil War —
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Commentary: ‘Tron: Ares’ Separates Its Hero From Its Protagonist
Most stories take for granted that the hero and the protagonist are the same character. The strong champion of the
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