Yes, trailers are just marketing material, and we’re not a BFD Advertising and Design class. But as any studio will tell you, a well-crafted trailer that builds hype and excitement for a movie can be a make-or...
Like trailers, movie posters are marketing materials to put butts in seats for movies and one could argue—with the fragmenting nature of streaming and the downtrends of movie theatergoing—that movie posters ar...
In this week’s upcoming episode of The Discourse, your host, Mike D’Angelo, talks to “John Wick” franchise director Chad Stahelski, coming off the heels of “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Stahelski already revealed...
When Chad Stahelski stopped by to chat with The Playlist for an upcoming episode of The Discourse with Mike D'Angelo, it wasn't entirely about his "John Wick" franchise. But the action series did take up a gi...
If you haven’t seen “John Wick: Chapter 4,” then you should probably skip this article. Long story short, there’s still no decision about whether or not a fifth film is being made. That said, if you have seen ...
Earlier this year, "John Wick: Chapter 4" became the action franchise's highest-grossing title, taking in $432.2 million globally off an $100 million budget. Not bad for a series once slated for a direct-to-vi...
OK, we’re already past the halfway mark of 2023, so it’s time for a Best-Of-Year, So Far list, cool? As usual, our mid-year list contains films released right up until, well, yesterday, basically. Our “rules,”...
Over the course of his career, Oliver Stone has been part of quite a few films where violence is plentiful. Whether it’s the fantasy world of “Conan the Barbarian,” horrific war in “Platoon,” or perhaps ‘80s M...
In just two weekends, “John Wick: Chapter 4” has outgrossed the domestic totals for the first two films in the franchise and is more than halfway to passing ‘Chapter 3.’ That is to say, ‘Chapter 4’ is already ...
When you talk about the “John Wick” film (and soon-to-be TV) franchise, it’s hard not to understate the success it has experienced. Each of the first three films has nearly doubled the worldwide gross of the p...