The Sea Beast is an epic swashbuckling adventure that manages to push the boundaries of animation to where it meets live-action. Nothing against Walt Disney Animation Studios but one could never see Chris Williams making this at Disney. It’s very different from any animated film I’ve seen before. If anything, it’s one of those films that gives The Adventures of Tintin a run for its money in a world where animation runs very close to…
"The Sea Beast: An Epic Swashbuckling Adventure"Tag: Netflix
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chris Williams spoke with Solzy at the Movies about The Sea Beast and staying grounded after winning an Oscar. Williams previously won an Oscar for directing Big Hero 6 with Don Hall. He directs and co-writes The Sea Beast, which is an epic swashbuckling adventure that pushes the boundaries of animation. If there’s a world where animation meets live-action, this is that film. The film stars Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne…
"Chris Williams talks The Sea Beast, Oscars"
The sizzle reel and slate for the 2022 Netflix Family Summer have both been unveiled as June gives way to the month of July. Dates Previously Announced: May 19: The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib Following the events of The Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Templeton is framed for embezzlement and forced to revert back to his old Boss Baby self and crash with his brother Tim and his two nieces, brainy big kid…
"Netflix Family Summer Sizzle Reel and Slate"
Ted Sarandos continues to make it harder for Netflix’s LGBTQ employees customers by continuing to justify hate speech as comedy. The Netflix executive never seems to miss an opportunity to defend the likes of Dave Chappelle or Ricky Gervais. This time, his comments come during a “Future of Entertainment” panel at the Cannes Lion advertising conference. “Part of the art form is to cross the line, and part of the art form means you only…
"Ted Sarandos Wants Comedians to “Cross the Line”"
Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in July 2022. All titles and dates are subject to change NEW COLLECTION “Summer Break ” – Now available Summer fun has begun! Dive into these kids and family movies and shows to beat the heat, sing along and get the vacation vibes going! View the collection at www.netflix.com/netflixfamilysummer. Coming Soon Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi…
"Netflix: Coming and Leaving in July 2022"
It’s not often that filmmakers will deliver one of the biggest hits and duds of the summer but Spiderhead is the latter after Top Gun. In fairness, it is hot as hell outside and the excessive heat no doubt impacted my own viewing experience. Joseph Kosinski’s follow-up will play better for cerebral viewers. If you’re a fan of George Saunders, maybe you’ll fare better than me. It’s not much of an action film the film…
"Spiderhead Is Cerebral, No Top Gun: Maverick"
Munich – The Edge of War plays way too much with history in what is otherwise a fan fiction adaptation of the Robert Harris novel, Munich. Years after having a falling out after graduating Oxford, British civil servant Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and German diplomat Paul von Hartmann (Jannis Niewöhner) get their hands on the Hossbach Memorandum about Hitler’s plan for taking over Europe. In this aspect, the film plays like a solid spy thriller.…
"Munich – The Edge of War Plays With History"
Hustle isn’t only a love letter to the NBA and Philadelphia but one of Adam Sandler’s top tier performances since going into motion pictures. It turns out that the secret to making a good movie starring Adam Sandler is to have an auteur director at the helm. The other thing is to take him as far away from his standard comedy comfort zone. We saw this most recently with The Meyerwitz Stories, Uncut Gems, and…
"Hustle: A Love Letter To The NBA"
An Army captain puts her training and expertise to the test in Interceptor when an attack threatens an interceptor station. It isn’t just that the missile interceptor station is being attacked but that the entire country is on the verge of being destroyed. It’s all because of a deranged former military intelligence officer. There’s no simple way to describe his viewpoints. All we know is that he wants to bring about a new America. Sadly,…
"Interceptor: A Real-Time Fast-Paced Thriller"
Bradley Cooper’s upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, is facing a backlash following the first look images being released. Cooper stars as Leonard Bernstein while Carey Mulligan stars as his wife, Felicia Cohn Montealegre. Mulligan’s casting has been rightfully called out for being a white British woman starring as a biracial Latina woman of Jewish descent. Bernstein’s wife later converted from Catholicism to Judaism but her paternal grandfather was Jewish. It is seriously wrong for a…
"Maestro: Leonard Bernstein Movie Facing Backlash"