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Ready Player One
In 2045, virtual reality is taking over the harsh, miserable real world as overpopulation, pollution, corruption, and climate change have plagued humanity. Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan), a young man who lives in one of the many slum-like cities that make for much of what's left of Earth, is obsessed with the Anorak's Quest, a hidden challenge in the artificial world of OASIS. Beside becoming a millionaire, the winner of the game, which consists in finding Easter eggs among a universe filled with '80s/'90s pop-culture references, is also promised full ownership of OASIS. As Watts and his friends get close to finishing the quest, ill-intentioned players working for an evil corporation run by Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn) stand…
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Why Gender Inequality Still Exists in Hollywood
While everyone pretends to care, very little has changed. Of the top 250 grossing films of 2017, women comprised 18% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and cinematographers. On the other side of the camera, only 24% of those movies had female protagonists. That's 5% less than in 2016. But this is no news for anyone anymore, although it astonishingly feels like it. Now that the Weinstein scandal has paved the way for some serious clean-up focused on men who for decades have abused their power in Hollywood, women in show business are, at long last, getting their voices heard to boost a movement they hope will create a better…
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Hulu Reveals Dark Trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2
Margaret Atwood left us with an unclear idea of June's fate and that of the dystopian Republic of Gilead at the end of her 1985 brilliant novel, The Handmaid's Tale. Now, Hulu is offering a pretty grim vision of what happened next in the trailer for the second season of the series adaptation. Warning: If you haven't seen the previous season of The Handmaid's Tale (first, where have you been?), you should know that the video, below, contains many spoilers.
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Steven Spielberg Has a Problem With Netflix, Too
Spielberg joins the growing list of filmmakers who believe Netflix's movies don't deserve Academy Award nominations. While promoting his new film, Ready Player One, the legendary director recently shared the opinion that productions owned by the streaming giant do not belong in the same category as Hollywood pictures. Being interviewed by the British network ITV, Spielberg explained that direct-to-streaming movies are "a clear and present danger to filmgoers."
