Author: Mark Salcido

Daredevil has been the go-to show when it comes to Netflix’s Marvel run. Sure, there have been others to follow like Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and The Punisher but none of them have reached the height of stellar episodic storytelling like Daredevil. Audience members were clamoring to see what happened to the man with no fear after the events of Netflix’s The Defenders and who Daredevil’s newest villain would be. With season three right around the corner, they won’t have to wait for long. The latest season just might be the best in the series and it’ll remind…

Remember those articles in scientific journals about people finding a twin buried inside their body? I’m talking about when a someone would find an extra set of teeth or hair near an organ that was mistaken for a tumor, only for that person to find out he or she had absorbed their twin in utero. Jonathan doesn’t use that scientific fact to add that layer of body horror one would expect. What it also lacks is an extra layer of story and plot that would’ve made this sci-fi indie film from first time director Bill Oliver something truly unique. Jonathan…

Nicolas Cage is an actor with an insane amount of range when it comes to his craft. The man has been in every type of genre and sub-genre in cinema—even if he had no place in certain ones. It was only fitting that the Oscar winner (remember, he has one of those) would finally come across director Panos Cosmatos, whose first feature, Beyond the Black Rainbow, was a technicolor orgy fest. Word around the campfire was that Cosmatos’s Mandy is an insane film ripe for midnight screenings and deserving of a cult following. The film is said to be something…

Netflix’s Ozark is back for its second season for all of your Breaking Bad type needs. Season one of the dark-as-fuck drama was a surprise hit, starring Jason Bateman, who’s better known as the voice of reason in the Bluth family on Arrested Development. Sure, the man has been known to flex his dramatic muscle in other shows and movies, but I can’t help but hear Ron Howard narrate Bateman whenever he’s on screen. Producer Mark Williams and writer Bill Dubuque have brought the Byrde family to the edge of danger and back again in the last season and continue…

It’s been one hell of a week for James Bond news and not all of it was good. First the prologue. People were speculating for a while that Daniel Craig might be out as 007 since the tremulous shooting and critical panning of the last Bond film, Spectre. Craig had no problem hiding his lack of interest in returning to the role and news of his replacement had ramped up. Actors like Tom Hardy, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, and classic fan-favorite Idris Elba were rumored to be up for the role. Craig decided to come back—probably after Paramount drove a…

Alfonso Cuarón has been chilling in the background of Hollywood for a while now since his Oscar win for 2013’s Gravity. Fans of Cuaron’s work have been eagerly waiting for the director’s next picture and a trailer for the highly anticipated film has finally hit online. Cuarón’s newest film, Roma, displays talent as an auteur director in full swing. https://youtu.be/sKVYRtE-kXI There is little to no dialogue in the trailer and the surface level of the story is shown through a series of beautiful shots. The of use black and white–instead of color–allows for the natural light to heighten the people and their…

Slender Man is garbage. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean bury the lead. Let me start over…Slender Man is still garbage. I know the trailer didn’t show anything promising or insinuate that it would be the best horror film ever, but I expected at least a tolerable job from the guy who directed Stomp the Yard, The Losers, and a couple of episodes of FX’s The Americans. Sadly, this film is more laughable than scary and more frustrating than watchable. You remember the Slender Man, right? The Reddit thread about a tall, lanky, no-face, pale humanoid that wore a suit and…

A peek into the newest joint from Cary Fukunaga, titled Maniac, has finally hit the internet waves and it looks like a serious mind trip. The man behind True Detective—the good season—and Netflix’s Beast of No Nation is coming back to Netflix with a new and creative show that will bend your mind to Fukunaga’s will. Fukunaga, who took a crack at the remake of It, brings together Jonah Hill and Emma Stone from her La La Land win for something that looks truly special. Damn its been ages since we’ve seen those together. The ten-episode series, set to be…

Creed was a critical and commercial success from director Ryan Coogler that no one expected. Many critics and fans were more than happy with this inclusion into the Rocky franchise and eagerly waited for any and all news for Creed 2.  The spin-off and sequel to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name finally gave actor Michael B. Jordan the recognition that had been long overdue. Finally, we got a trailer for Creed 2 dropped online earlier this year and now MGM has released official stills from the movie to tide the fans over until the movie hits…

Anyone that has sat through a Mission: Impossible film gets the gist of what they’re about. “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…”; check. Plot twist and betrayal; check. Stunts involving Tom Cruise that would make Evil Knievel shit his pants; check. Yet, there’s something else that comes along with these films that speaks volumes, and we’re not talking hair volume. Actually, yes, we are. Sure, every movie sees Cruise sporting a new do, but each installment in the franchise comes with a level of character growth that gives the film more layers than expected. Mission: Impossible (1996) In…