Tag: Armageddon
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Why Michael Bay’s Immediate Response To Transformers Was A Big Fat No
Michael Bay was a decade into his film directing career when Steven Spielberg and “Transformers” beckoned. He’d established himself as a maestro of mayhem — or, as we call it now, “Bayhem.” He made the $19 million budgeted “Bad Boys” look like a $75 million action extravaganza, and the $75 million budgeted “The Rock” look…
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The Best Part of ‘Good Omens’ Isn’t Aziraphale and Crowley — It’s This
The fantasy world of Good Omens has recently returned to our screens after an interval of four years, where Season 2 once again follows the demon Crowley (David Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), as they continue their relationship in the wake of Season 1’s failed Armageddon. Created by Neil Gaiman, the show originates…
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‘Good Omens’: The 10 Best Episodes, According to IMDb
Based on the beloved novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Prime Video/BBC Studios series Good Omens follows the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant) across the millennia. Season one, based directly on the novel, charts their efforts to find the misplaced Antichrist and prevent Armageddon; season two, partially based…
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Ambulance Ending Explained: Violence, Death and Redemption
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Ambulance.Michael Bay’s new heist thriller Ambulance is his most stripped-back feature film in years. After spending years on the never-ending Transformers franchise, Bay is finally getting back to his roots with a gritty crime thriller. Although the Transformers films are thought of as the absolute pinnacle of everything…
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‘Good Omens’: Biggest Differences Between the Show and the Book
When the first season of Prime Video’s Good Omens graced our screens in 2019, fans were excited to see how the novel written by beloved authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett would be turned into what was then a miniseries. Now, with Season 2 of the show closer on the horizon, fans are dying to…
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‘Good Omens’ Season 2: What to Expect
In 2019, Amazon Prime Video released Good Omens. Based on the novel Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett, this show revolves around an angel named Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and a demon named Crowley (David Tennant), two friends who enjoy spending time on…
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This Wild Michael Bay Movie Commentary Track Remains the Best Ever
In an age that relies heavily on streaming and video on demand (VOD) for at-home movie watching, the movie commentary track has unfortunately become a relic of the past. Often featured as bonus materials on DVDs and Blu-rays, commentaries play over the respective film and usually feature insights from the director, actors, producers, crew members,…
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‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Review: ‘Turning Red’ Takes to the Seas for Familiar Monster Adventure
Audiences might bemoan the lack of original thinking at the movies these days — all those sequels, remakes, and reboots! — but even new ideas can feel suddenly played out when faced with the horrifying specter of parallel thinking. Consider everything from “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon” to “Dante’s Peak” and “Volcano,” “Capote” and “Infamous” to…
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‘Praying For Armageddon’: first trailer for Cph:dox world premiere (exclusive)
The documentary explores the power and influence of fundamentalist evangelicals in the USScreen can reveal the first trailer for Tonje Hessen Schei and Michael Rowley’s documentary Praying For Armageddon which world premieres at Cph:dox in the F:act Award strand.The Norwegian film explores the power and influence of fundamentalist evangelicals in the US who look to…
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Westworld Season 4 Finale Ending Explained
Westworld has long struggled to stick the landing. More often than not, the show has gotten lost in its own mythology, trying to one-up reveals in a battle with its very own fans that results in the season feeling disjointed, if not altogether a waste of time (looking at you Season 3). The fourth season…