19 May 2020
29 October 2019
Dark Fate Viral Video Promotional Trail. They show why Arnold is an Exemplary Star, Role Model, Human Being. And still, the Terminator!
Dark Fate opens this week in America. So we are ahead. But the promotional trail is catching up! YouTube now full of Arnie interviews. Why is Arnold Schwarzenegger a star? It’s not just the bod (‘za baaady’), action hero credentials, nostalgia, one liners, excellent marketing, comic timing and...
22 October 2019
The Snooze of Skywalker. New STAR WARS trailer subverted my Expectations..
…By Being Even MORE Boring, Pointless and Bland than you could POSSIBLY IMAGINE.. See for yourself, here: Why am I so harsh? This full trailer reveals fewer details than its preceding TEASER! ZERO indication of plot /premise /character arcs. Faux notions of completing a saga: this offers...
08 October 2019
Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson makes a 100th birthday very special indeed
What makes something go ‘viral’? What makes a movie star a movie star? THIS! Dwayne very kindly recorded a Happy Birthday message to a girl fan who was turning..100. The charm, joy, innocence, endeavour, humanity: all there in a mutual moment. Sometimes viral media and social platforms are...
30 October 2018
Secretly Spooky / Supernatural Subtexts in Movies that are NOT Obvious Halloween Choices.
Things that go Bump in the..light? Not all ‘horror’ films are explicit. Look out for these unexpectedly scarily gems.. THEY WILL SCARE THE SHIT INTO YOU! ALL fear can be traced back, ultimately, to our most primal, physical struggles for survival in this life. Indeed, there is a theory...
08 August 2018
RED LETTER MEDIA RUNDOWN RECENT COMIC-CON TRAILERS SO YOU WON’T HAVE TO! As always: see the original and best viral YouTube content critics at work..
RED LETTER MEDIA are STILL the Masters of Online Film Criticism with a Comedic Twist. A potted Film-School Class, via some edgy, post-modern satire and character comedy. They practically invented the art of the YouTube Video Essay. Despite occasional setbacks (Plinkett out of action too long; tendency...
