Tim Basaraba – Dreamworks sold me on their 2019 computer-animated adventure film Abominable with the tagline “from the Studio that brought you the How to Train Your Dragon Franchise.” The last of those great films told such a powerful story that it left me in tears as the credits rolled.
Tim Basaraba – It’s risky to release a sequel ten years later. Most don’t do the original justice. Dumb & Dumber To (2014), Clerks II (2006) and Escape from LA (1981) are just some examples of not leaving well enough alone. Could a film built on cultural commentary from ’09 still be enjoyable and funny? Or did Double Tap fall into the same sort of sequel-trap?
Tim Basaraba – The Disney machine started their new round of live action films inspired by their classic animations with 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton’s film was a box office hit, and critics mostly favored its adaptation.
Tim Basaraba – With Disney buying Hulu to run in parallel with their new Disney+ feed, Amazon continuing to buy up precious IP, and Apple jumping into the game, Nextflix had to make some big moves.
Tim Basaraba – When silent films gave way to “Talkies,” and when black and white gave way to color, some people scoffed. If Gemini Man is any indication that the next evolution of our theater experience will be 3D+ High Frame Rate, then consider this my first official scoff.
