If Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary is anything like its 40th, celebrities in Hollywood will be extra hungover on Monday. SNL is going to be live on Sunday, February 16, at 8 PM Eastern for the official Anniversary Special on NBC and Peacock, complete with a televised red carpet leading
Constructing A Modern Buddy Comedy Movie Read More »
BlogPosts, Featured Blog PostGoal: Constructing the ideal modern buddy comedy using tropes and ideas that have been created for us through decades of buddy comedies leading up to this moment Let us dive right in. Types of Buddy Comedies We can’t construct our own buddy comedy without acknowledging what already exists, so,
Actors Get Back to Work After Successful Negotiations Between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Read More »
BlogPosts, Featured Blog PostAfter 118 days of industry disruption, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher announced that a deal was reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the actors strike. The Screen Actors Guild + American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) members are free to resume working,
Without the Writers, There Would Be No Hollywood Read More »
Featured Blog Post, BlogPosts, PopularCreating entertainment in Hollywood was much simpler before streaming. The writers wrote, the actors acted, the show would air, and everyone would get paid for their part in the project along with residuals if the show was picked up for syndication or re-runs. This was the structure that everyone involved
The Movie Gap Podcast Presents: Ocean’s 13 Read More »
Featured Blog Post, BlogPostsYou know those people who don’t watch movies so you have to explain the entire thing to have a conversation?
Spoiler Alert: Comparing “The Flash” to “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Read More »
Featured Blog Post, BlogPosts, PopularIt’s summertime, which means it’s time for the movie studios to release their most expensive and hyped movies of the year. “The Flash” was one of those highly anticipated comic book movies from the DC universe. Ezra Miller was cast as The Flash all the way back in 2014, the
My Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Strategies Read More »
Featured Blog Post, BlogPostsJust having a little fun on this one. Of course deemed purely fictional, my escape from the real world is to watch TV and movies about different versions of a post-apocalyptic world that is worse than what is outside my front door. The true fans of the comic book series
Spoiler Alert: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review Read More »
Featured Blog Post, BlogPosts, PopularThe Guardians came together for one last time on a mission, leading up to major decisions that would change their respective worlds, and no one amongst these ride-or-die best friends told each other yet. This Time It Is Personal It has been confirmed everywhere that this would be the final
Super Mario Bros is the latest video game adaptation movie to come out, and it is one that I was only mildly interested in despite it being made for me. I tried running through my head all of the Mario games I had played. Super Mario 1,2,3 on NES, Super
Will Smith Returns with “Emancipation” Read More »
BlogPosts, Featured Blog PostWill Smith took the step back to the spotlight to talk about the new movie “Emancipation“, based on a true story of a slave named Peter and his escape from the plantation to find his family but is hunted throughout Louisiana on his way north where he would eventually join
Thor: Love and Thunder Review Read More »
BlogPostsAfter much anticipation, I went to see Thor: Love and Thunder on opening day in 3D. Once I heard Guns N’ Roses play during the two-minute trailer, the expectations for Thor: Love and Thunder were high. At this point, it was clear that the movie would be less action and
Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Good, The Bad and the Inconsistent Read More »
BlogPostsAn Op-Ed by Mario Vargas So as I listen to one of my favorite podcasts Newcomers, I end up doing the thing where I answer the questions that Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer ask their guests on their show. I am often running through my own history with the MCU,
