Genre: TV Pilot – Drama Premise: A group of Boston friends’ lives are changed after a member of their group unexpectedly commits suicide. About: Today’s pilot comes from former comedy writer DJ Nash, who took a chance in writing his first drama. That chance paid off when ABC made it their first pickup of the […]

Genre: Horror Premise: A young teacher who’s recently moved into a small blue collar town tries to help a lonely boy, only to find out that he’s harboring something terrible in his home. About: Antlers director Scott Cooper is on the verge of becoming the next big mainstream auteur. He’s got a really interesting resume, […]

Genre: Superhero Premise: When a time-traveler comes back from the future to kill the boy who murdered his family, it will be up to Deadpool and his new super duper team to stop him. About: There’s a sneaky sub-story regarding today’s film that the trades are trying to sweep under the rug. Deadpool 2 made […]

As I was finishing up my article on Cobra Kai yesterday, something occurred to me. This is the second hit in the last month that built its story around the villain (Infinity War was the first). In the past, this kind of storytelling was relegated to dark indie dramas and Westerns, and even then, the […]

With 25 million views (and counting!) for its premiere episode, Cobra Kai has single-handedly made Youtube Red a player in the streaming wars. As Hollywood is an unapologetic copycat league, it’s only a matter of time before we get more rebooted 80s franchises in TV form. But many, if not all of these reboots, will […]