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Courtesy of Lucasfilm The Star Wars sequel trilogy was like a roller coaster full of ups and downs, with some fans loving some things about the movies and other fans hating others and the movies overall. Criticisms like how The Force Awakens was too similar to A New Hope and The Last Jedi ruining things caused a lot of changes to the direction of the series, in particular, the ninth movie. The final version, called The Rise of Skywalker, was directed by JJ Abrams, received mi

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution I have an urge to watch Polish director Pawel Maślona’s newest feature Scarborn a second time. Considering that’s something I never do, take that as a testament to how good this movie is. Suffice to say, Viaplay - a Swedish video streaming service - has once again brought a seriously underrated production to the United States. In November of last year, I took my first real dive into Viaplay and reviewed Vanguard, a five e

Courtesy of Michael Sagol / Press Kitchen Academy Award-winning film studio Caviar is constantly releasing bold and risk-taking cinema. This is clearly evident in just a few of its films like 2017’s The Rider, 2019’s Sound of Metal and 2022’s War Pony. At the helm of its U.S. operations is co-founder, Managing Director and Executive Producer Michael Sagol - an individual who prioritizes believing in his directors above all else. Known for bringing first time names behind the

Courtesy of CinemaCon Cinemacon 2026 is done, and a lot has happened. The studios released exclusive trailers and announcements to all attendees. Here’s what happened: Sony Sony’s main focus was its upcoming Spider-Man movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. A clip of Brand New Day, coming out July 31, 2026, was shown, featuring Peter learning that Ned wants to find out who Spider-Man is to thank him for saving him in the past, and suspectin