Over the weekend the internet went a little crazy with some news that Lashana Lynch would be playing 007. Of course, the trolls got up in arms without reading the entire story, which basically states that after James Bond retires Lynch's ch...

C What’s Good is the monthly follow-up piece to our C What’s On round-up of the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming. Leaping off of the hard work done by our own Hubert Vigilla, I hope to select a few favorit...

With Disney+ looming over all other streaming services, it was only inevitable that the Marvel/Netflix shows would meet their end. With the slow but steady cancellation of all of the Marvel shows starting in October of last year, it was les...

In the ever growing collection of superhero movies there are plenty of classics that people will talk about, and with Dark Phoenix firmly not being one of them it's time to look an X-Men movie that is. You've got the first Iron Man;&nb...

There is something undeniably addictive about Bo Burnham’s work, and watching Eighth Grade only deepened my appreciation for him. He intrigues and saddens me in equal measure because he’s prodigiously gifted. How can one person,...

Flixist readers, you are in for an absolute treat (re: tragedy) because today I get to write a little history lesson. The first image from Steven Spielberg's 2020 remake of West Side Story released this week, featuring our first look a...

Children know that when school is over, it's time for the good movies. Superheroes, robots, aliens, and other out-worldly forces take over movie theaters to provide relief, escapism, and as we learn later in life, nostalgia. It is these sum...

Motion Pixels is a series of haphazard articles hoping to link the passions of gaming and films. Through recommendations, general chicanery, and, sometimes, analysis our hope is to set you, dear reader, on a path of exploration you might no...

Welcome back to the Decade Decathlon, where we're taking an extended look back at the past decade of filmmaking to see what worked, what didn't, and what stories we can learn from the past. I'm a tired of using the phrase "greatest of all t...

[Editor’s note: this piece contains spoilers relating to Dark Phoenix] Marvel/Disney is pushing Dark Phoenix hard. It’s not their film in that they didn’t make it, but they own it now, and they’re going to try to cap...

In the world of kaiju and humans, only one can be named king... And his name is Godzilla! The question becomes which one? The Godzilla of old with rubber suits and models or the new hip Godzilla with CGI and the bigger budget. They each hav...

C What’s Good is the monthly follow-up piece to our C What’s On round-up of the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming. Leaping off of the hard work done by our own Hubert Vigilla, I hope to select a few favorit...

With the confirmation that Robert Pattinson has been cast to play Batman in Matt Reeve's The Batman there's a certain section of the Internet exploding with frustration over the fact that the pale guy from Twilight is going to be ...

Going to the movie theaters isn't actually getting any easier. Well, it is in some ways. AMC and Cinemark have their own subscription services and Regal is experimenting with some pricing shifts, so it is easier to get a ticket and go more ...

Action films can be so difficult to discuss, and even before that they’re difficult to qualify. You think of Die Hard and Commando, and clearly those fit our notion of what an “action movie” is. But is Heat an action movie...

You know what's a beautiful, wholesome thing? Fandom. I think of my frequenting New York Comic Con every October, and for as much as I love rummaging through longboxes of comics and waiting in line to play video games, I see people just ple...

We can all agree John Wick 3 rocked the box office and all of our minds with Parabellum as the 3rd entry into the franchise. But how rare is it for a third film in a franchise to be so good? I answer that question with the latest edition to...

(Editor's Note: After discovering the movies that the staff hasn't watched they've all been fired. We will rebuild with people who actually enjoy watching movies.) We've all got that movie right? The one that we keep saying we're going to w...

Have you ever watched a trailer that got you excited about a movie? I hope so, seeing as that is their main purpose. It's supposed to get you excited and bring you into the theater, right? It's such a rewarding feeling when the goodwill tha...

So that Detective Pikachu movie was pretty good, wasn't it? It's not like I was expecting it to be a train-wreck or anything, but you can never be too sure with video game adaptations. Even when they're decent, like that Silent Hill movie t...

Since it's been well over a week since Avengers: Endgame came out, I think it's time for us to have a serious discussion and just what exactly the MCU's future is going to look like. Because of this, there will be major spoilers for th...

Avengers: Endgame has fast become a part of history. With its monumental $1.3 billion opening weekend, the film was nothing short of a cultural event, solidifying the MCU in modern history. Yet in the hype it’s easy to fo...

Over the weekend, the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival held a special 35th anniversary screening of This Is Spinal Tap. The celebrated mockumentary turned 35 years old this year, and played for a sold out house at the Beacon Theatre. Director Rob...

I know what you’re thinking -- but first things first, just to be 100% clear, rest assured that I will be watching Endgame this week. Yes, reader, I’m on your side. Willingly or otherwise, I’ve sat through every MCU film...

It's not every day you get to see a decade come to a close. In fact, it's only every ten years. It's easy to look back on how much time has passed between January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2019, but that's an incredible amount of tim...

The clash between Netflix and the movie industry reached new heights in late February when Steven Spielberg re-entered the fray. The 72-year-old filmmaker previously stated that Netflix releases should only be eligible for Emmys rather than...

French cinema is an area of filmmaking I’m really enthused by, and since learning about it as a student, the sheer novelty of the New Wave has always remained an area of fascination. Like many before me, I have a lot of respect fo...

Okay, let's get this out of the way right now so we can actually have a serious discussion about Spring Breakers. Spring Breakers is full of... Asses. Big ol' bums. Badunkadunks. Apple bottoms. Backpacks. Booty booty booty booty r...

Motion Pixels is a series of haphazard articles hoping to link the passions of gaming and films. Through recommendations, general chicanery, and, sometimes!, analysis our hope is to set you, dear reader, on a path of exploration you might n...

I'm not really someone that likes to drink. I may have the odd drink occasionally, but every kind of alcohol I've tried has tasted putrid to me. I can't fathom why people would willingly drink something that tastes like rat piss, but that's...

Steven Spielberg has jumped into the industry battle between traditional theatrical distribution and streaming platforms. According to a spokesperson from Spielberg’s production company Amblin, Spielberg believes that films distribute...

Disclaimer: This is going to be a long, long rant. My soapbox has been checked for its sturdiness and I am perched upon it and ready to go.  It is an absolute joke that Green Book won Best Picture last night and the Academy should...

Welcome one and all to Flixist's new end of the year awards program, the Golden Cages! With Hollywood becoming increasingly out of touch with what the people like, we at Flixist have taken it upon ourselves to deliver the fair, balanced, di...

This is normally the part of the Valentine's Day listicle where we explain our deep-seated hatred for this commercialized holiday made up to make us all feel depressed and whatever. But you've read that a million times before anyway, and th...

I love to hate the Oscars, but I also hate that I love them.  For the past several years I've had a tradition where I try to see as many Oscar Best Picture nominees as I can. I want to see which movies were considered the best of their...

We’ve been in a golden age of documentary filmmaking for a while, with countless features exploring the potential of the non-fiction form (i.e., Stories We Tell, Cameraperson) and even affecting world politics (i.e., The Act of Killin...

The art of animation is something truly spectacular. Through dedication and passion, any artist can create a world of limitless possibilities through a variety of techniques and art styles. While it's very easy to honor the big budget anima...

So many people disregard the craft and artistry that goes into making concise cinematic narratives. Good short films can be just as satisfying and devastating as a much longer work. This week at Flixist, we’ll be looking at all of the...

"If all pork chops were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs." I've been a huge fan of Steven Universe since the summer of 2015 when I decided to casually watch the series over the course of a week. I heard phenomenal things about the show an...

Welcome back to the second and final part of this in-depth look at Luca Guadagnino’s homage/remake of Suspiria. It was one of the most divisive horror movies of 2018, and while I admire the film, I’m still not sure if I necessar...