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Paul Anthony Llossas • 10/23/15
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“Every generation needs a voice.” The above tagline for Jem and The Holograms (2015) carries its own bit of irony given that its based on a cartoon that catered to a previous generation. Given the successes of the Transformers and (relatively speaking) GI Joe films, it comes as no surprise that Hasbro dipped into its “toy-to-toon” back log for […]
Paul Anthony Llossas • 07/16/15
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Anyone who’s ever watched any amount of television knows of the staple that is the “Really Big Episode(s)”. You know what I’m talking about: The big, multi-part story epic that takes at least two (maybe three) episodes to tell; a game changer where the stakes for the characters are so high that it leaves the […]
Paul Anthony Llossas • 06/11/15
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Have you seen the trailer for the upcoming Vacation reboot? It showcases a scene from the film that contains this batch of dialogue: “So, you want to redo your vacation from thirty years ago?” “This’ll be completely different.” “I’ve never even heard of the original vacation.” “Doesn’t matter; the new vacation will stand on its […]
Paul Anthony Llossas • 05/22/15
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The recent trend of rebooting / remaking / rehashing past franchises shows no signs of slowing down. Despite the decrying of Hollywood’s lack of originality, the fact remains that reboots are generally met with success of varying degrees; especially given Hollywood’s belief that today’s generation couldn’t be bothered with the films their parents grew up […]
Paul Anthony Llossas • 05/01/15
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Way back in May, 2012, I concluded my review of Marvel’s The Avengers with the following statement: “Long story short: Go See The Damn Thing! And one last thing…what the hell is Marvel going to do for an encore?!” Three years later, we have the answer in the form of Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of […]
Paul Anthony Llossas • 12/15/14
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  “Will you follow me? One last time?”  This question is posed by the dwarven king Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) halfway into Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. By that point, the character has used up whatever good will he has left with not only the outer world-at-large, but with his twelve dwarven […]
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