Category Archives: The Möbius strip

The Möbius strip: Star Wars predictably takes over the Internet

Summarizing the group threatening to boycott The Force Awakens for daring to cast a black man as the lead — The Hollywood Reporter With the third trailer’s release coinciding with tickets coming available, Fandango spiked to seven times its normal peak traffic … Continue reading

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Wes Craven dead at 76

Wes Craven, who destroyed and rebuilt horror as a genre almost once per decade over a 40 year career, died of brain cancer last night in his Los Angeles home. Craven is best known for his seminal works, 1972’s Last House on the Left, 1984’s A … Continue reading

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Ant-Man staring at lowest Marvel opening in four years

Remember how amped everyone was in 2008 for Iron Man?  There’s been a lot of noise in the past few months, strengthened by Age of Ultron’s performing less than The Avengers on the same weekend and Comic Con, about superhero fatigue finally setting in over the next … Continue reading

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A brief update on how well Jurassic World is doing

After Disney Pixar released Inside Out to $90.4 million, good for no. 2 at the domestic box office to Jurassic World’s second weekend, there’s been a lot of noise about how well the box office in general is suddenly doing after some quiet weekends … Continue reading

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Sir Christopher Lee dies at 93

Christopher Lee, after an acting career spanning almost 70 years, died in a hospital Sunday morning due to respiratory and heart failure. Known for his deep, sinister voice and high cheekbones, Lee had a storied career of villainous roles, most … Continue reading

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