The movie works for all the reasons others have mentioned (as a spiritual sequel to ROGER RABBIT, as a successful version of what IP mining like SPACE JAM 2 tried and failed, as a meta-parody of reboot culture, as an actually clever example of said reboot culture) and is very fun and funny, but it’s the constant background jokes that kept me in it, some called attention to and others not.
Things like the Hollywood Blvd. stretch with stars for…
Talking to James Wan about this movie to promote its upcoming 4K disc release, if you have any relevant questions for him lay ‘em on me! I’ve really come to appreciate the series of misdirects before the reveal.
Watching this after talking about Alex Garland’s MEN has me thinking about how many movies would be helped or hindered by that title, this one would sort of work!
More going on here than appears on the surface, methinks; her mom was…
