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Independent films
fromInverse
5 days ago

5 Years Later, A Controversial Video Game Movie Already Feels So Much Older

Mortal Kombat's 2021 reboot reflects a bygone era of video game adaptations, struggling with outdated approaches despite its modern context.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Does "Wuthering Heights" Herald the Revival of the Film Romance?

The important thing about adaptations isn't what's taken out but what's put in. Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights"-or, as she'd have it, " 'Wuthering Heights,' " complete with scare quotes-is the season's second Frankenstein movie, because Fennell takes bits and pieces from Emily Brontë's novel and, adding much of her own imagining, reassembles them into a misbegotten thing that wants only to be loved. And paying audiences seem to love it, even if many critics don't.
Film
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue

Contemporary Hollywood's frequent AI stories have grown repetitive, commercially unreliable, and have undermined the cinematic treatment of artificial intelligence.
Film
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Review | A famous director, a talented cast and a 'Dracula' that is endlessly bad

Hollywood increasingly remakes Gothic horror classics as tentpole films, with major directors recycling old stories into often disappointing, confounding new versions.
Film
fromGameSpot
8 months ago

Baldur's Gate 3 Actor Thinks Video Game Performers Are Being "Slept On" In Film And TV Adaptations

Video game actors are often overlooked in film and TV adaptations despite strong fan support.
Film
fromInverse
11 months ago

40 Years Ago, The Most Stupidly Entertaining Thriller Of The '80s Baffled Audiences

Hollywood has long exploited fleeting trends, and Gymkata exemplifies this within the context of 1980s culture.
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