Low-budget ‘Niu Lai’ emerges as a surprise hit with its ‘disaster-level’ animation, grabbing millions in China as curiosity rivals Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

Niu Lai, a low-budget original animation with rudimentary character modeling and an unconventional, abstract storyline, hit ...

The 10 best dinosaur movies that aren't 'Jurassic Park'

With David Robert Mitchell's 'The End of Oak Street' tearing through cinema screens, we examined some of the other best ...
PC Tech Magazine

2D Is Not the Budget Version of 3D

D is not the cheap option; it is a different tool. Styles, costs, timelines, and how to vet a 2D animation studio in ...
Comic Book Movie

Lanterns Season 2 Will Lose Damon Lindelof If It Happens; Plans For A Cosmic Take Were Scrapped Due To Budget

Lanterns arrives on HBO this Sunday, but will it deliver the take on the Green Lantern Corps that fans have been hoping for since 2011's failed effort? Early trailers have drawn mixed reactions, with ...
Opinion

How Disney’s Direct-to-Video Sequels Paved the Way for an Entire Culture of Mediocre I.P.

From the '90s and the 2000s, Disney produced cheap direct-to-video sequels of their most iconic properties. Measured against the sequels of today, these weird cash-ins feel oddly prescient. When I ...

Summer Box Office Hits $4 Billion for Second Time Since COVID, Thanks to ‘Odyssey,’ ‘Spider-Man’ and More Blockbusters

On Monday, domestic revenues for popcorn season reached $4 billion, hitting the milestone for only the second time in the ...

25 Years Ago Today: Box Office Disaster Starring Bill Murray Was Released

Osmosis Jones opened to U.S. audiences nationwide on Aug. 10, 2001 and brought in $5,271,248 in its opening weekend, good for ...

5 Box Office Bombs From The 2010s That Changed Hollywood Forever

The 2010s saw major studios go all in on big budget franchise starters, resulting in a slew of seismic failures that forever ...