Author: Mark Salcido

Writer and director Jordan Peele has become a serious force in the filmmaking world. The man’s talent for writing steered more towards comedy in his early days on MadTV and the widely successful Key & Peele show. It was when Blumhouse Pictures decided to take a chance on the comedic writer’s head-first dive into the horror genre, with Get Out, that history was made. Now, Peele is back with another stab at the genre with his latest film, Us. I was one of many critics that were blown away by Peele’s style and social commentary on the world around us and couldn’t…

Fans of the MCU have been clamoring for a female-led superhero film for quite some time. Marvel’s roster of female superheroes is about as long as their male counterpart’s and just as full of opportunities for great storytelling. Sure, characters like Black Widow, Shuri, and Scarlet Witch—just to name a few—were there to tide the fans over, but it just wasn’t enough to wet our whistle. Thankfully, Marvel finally pulled the trigger by giving the fans what they want in Captain Marvel. It’s not necessarily their best origin film to date, but it was one of the most enjoyable rides…

The Fat Man (not so fat anymore) Silent Bob and his heterosexual life partner, Jay, are back in Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The filming for the movie has already wrapped up and Smith decided to mark the occasion by posting an official look of the two iconic characters on his Instagram page: View this post on Instagram SNOOGANS! Here’s a first look at @jayandsilentbobreboot, courtesy of our genius @dpronlevy and our master stills artist @kylebonokaplan. On this adventure, Silent Bob’s dressed pretty much the same as he’s been in #Dogma through #clerks2, but Jay’s outfit…

Jordan Peele has been on a roll since hitting the film world of horror with Get Out and hasn’t slowed down one bit. While taking another stab at the genre with his soon to be released sophomore film Us, Peele decided to produce a “spiritual sequel” to the classic terrifying film, Candyman. The obvious question that followed the announcement was: “Will Candyman himself, Tony Todd return to create a new nightmare for this generation of horror fans?” Sadly, the answer is “No”. Yet, two positives came with this answer: 1) Candyman will be played by Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II—one…

Well before the awards ceremony has even taken place, the 2019 Oscars has already seen its fair share of controversies. Normally, controversy in the film world before such a big event is something that would circle around the nominated films themselves. This year, however, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts has been front and center. Issues that arose include several planned attempts in garnering higher ratings by adding a “Most Popular Film” category and shortening the show by not airing some of the “less popular” categories. Event organizers have even decided to go host-less after the Kevin Hart incident.…

Back to the Future is a shining example of movie popularity and nostalgia. The film has had a loyal fanbase since it premiered in 1985 that still goes strong to this day. The success of the movie has spawned a couple of sequels, video games, a Saturday morning cartoon, art, and fashion. Back to the Future went on to be placed on a high pedestal with movies like The Godfather, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Goonies—just to name a few—that are considered films that should never be remade. How can anyone recapture the amazing fun,…

Rob Zombie’s take on horror is a distinct style that hearkens back to the Grindhouse era. That style, when applied to the Halloween film, was for the fans of that franchise but seemed more so for the die-hard Rob Zombie fanbase. Even though the first one is faulty in many ways, it warranted a sequel that unfortunately was more riddled with problems than the first one. Yet, the success of the first two cemented the third film but without the aid of Zombie’s direction. Thankfully that third film never came to fruition as it was set to go down the…

April is around the corner and with that comes Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Fans and film journalists have been keeping their ear to the ground for any and all news on the film’s plot,—other than defeating Thanos—who will appear and just about anything else. Normally what comes with a new Marvel film is the habit of Spider-Man: Far From Home actor Tom Holland loose lips sinking a ship or two. Unfortunately for Marvel—but fortunate for MCU fans—Holland isn’t the only one with the tendency to spoil something big from a Marvel film before its release. That’s where veteran plot spoiler and…

Home movie service has become a factor in our lives since the first rental video shop opened in the late 70s. Home entertainment blew up in a big way that has continuously changed in order to reach the consumer on the comfort of their living room couch. Once the internet was created, it was only a matter of time before video would mix perfectly with the web like using movies to escape reality. Many business analysts thought that Netflix would fail at the start and fail again when the company introduced streaming movies directly to consumers. Yet, the company knew…

Thank the maker because a new The Twilight Zone is upon us and it’s not that far away. Last year we heard that Oscar-winning writer Jordan Peele struck a deal with CBS to bring a new and updated version of Rod Sterling’s classic anthology series, The Twilight Zone. The series was set to premiere on CBS’s streaming service, CBS Access, which is home to the critically acclaimed show, Star Trek: Discovery. News has been slowly coming down the pipeline that many actors and actresses were set to appear in the new episodes. Updates of the casting were thrown around – like…