I Am Legend (2007), the third official adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel (and the first to carry the novel’s name) about the last human in Earth after a plague turns the survivors into undead creatures, strips the story down to essentials. This version, directed by Francis Lawrence, focuses on the visceral experience of roaming an […]
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What to stream: Cops, orcs, and elves in ‘Bright’ on Netflix, ‘Gunpowder’ on HBO, ‘Dunkirk’ on VOD, and more
Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now, Showtime Anytime, FilmStruck, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Netflix debuts its most expensive original feature yet: the cop thriller Bright (2017, not rated) set in an alternate universe Los Angeles. Will Smith is a cop who teams up with […]
‘Suicide Squad’ – Worst. Heroes. Ever. on HBO
“Worst. Heroes. Ever.” reads the tagline of Suicide Squad (2016), DC’s attempt to get a little scruffier and offer audiences a comic book movie more fun than the stuffy “Superman” reboots. It stirred dark humor and dark doings into the superhero movie, flirting with cynicism while bonding under fire, and it worked, at least if […]
Watch This! ‘Bright’ coming to ‘Netflix’
Here’s a long-range teaser for Netflix. Bright isn’t coming out until December 2017 but Netflix is letting everyone know that it has won the bidding war. It is investing $90 million in the film starring Will Smith as a human cop in a world shared with orcs, elves and fairies, and other mythical creatures. The […]