When I was a teenager, a movie like Bottoms wouldn’t have existed. I was 12 years old when Superbad (2007) came out, and I remember sneaking in to see it in theatres with one of my best friends. I’ve seen Superbad more times than I can count, and it still feels like one of the…
The discussion around Martin Scorsese’s comments on comic book movies often misunderstands the director’s intent. He advocates for more inclusion of non-comic book movies in theaters, not for the cessation of superhero films. His perspective differentiates between “cinema”, which he describes as a revelation-filled art form, and franchise pictures, which he sees as remakes catering to specific demands. Scorsese’s concern lies in franchises taking over film exhibition, reducing opportunities for diverse movie-making on the big screen.
This weekend I did a double feature at the nearby Cineplex. We started off with The Exorcist: Believer, which you can read my thoughts on here. Next up though was Gareth Edwards latest film The Creator. If you’re not immediately familiar with the name, Edwards has directed the 2014 Godzilla movie and 2016’s Rogue One:…
Well, if I ever believed in The Exorcist as a franchise then consider this me officially having a crisis of faith. Of course, I never had any faith in The Exorcist to carry a franchise. I didn’t even know there was official sequels until I started reading and watching reviews for this movie. Let’s not…
It’s weird to see movies pop up about what I still consider to be fairly recent events, especially of ones that happened during the pandemic, but Dumb Money has been on my radar for a while now. For anyone that may be unaware, Dumb Money is about the entire Gamestop (GME) saga that occurred in…
Okay so reviewing Barbie in late September when it has been out since almost mid-July is definitely a call, but something also just feels right about this movie being my first review here on Screen Love Affair. I’ll start out with the obvious face that at first glance you might assume that I’m not necessarily…
Hello and thank you for checking out our little corner of the internet! My name is Shea and I’m the creator of Screen Love Affair. What exactly is Screen Love Affair? Well I wanted to create a space for me and my friends to share our passion about the things we love and yes, generally…