The Zachtastic Movie Blog

(Poster Source: Wikipedia ) If you haven’t noticed from my Facebook recently, I’ve taken a keen interest in Netflix’s output of original content. This is the first time I have written a full review for one of their films, though, and this is mainly due to the level of excitement/anticipation surrounding this specific title. Compared to other Netflix Originals that have already been released this year, War Machine has been hyped by some cinephiles. One reason is due to the fact that Brad Pitt is the star, which is certainly a first for Netflix. Moreover, the film was written and directed by David Michôd — an Australian filmmaker who gave us the critical darlings Animal Kingdom and The Rover . Those are both films I still have yet to see, but given the pedigree behind War Machine ’s team, I decided to give a try anyway. Now the question remains: did it live up to my (perhaps too lofty) expectations? With that, War Machine is the pure definition of historical...

This is a feature in which I highlight the biggest articles of movie news – at least in my opinion – from the previous week. It can sometimes be difficult to catch up with the news when so much of it is constantly being shuffled around the Internet; therefore, my hope is that my efforts to find such entertainment-related developments will prove fruitful to my dedicated readers . #10 — James Wan will produce a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise. (Photo Source: Digital Spy ) The game-to-film franchise Resident Evil franchise, which was written, produced, and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, came to an end earlier in January with the release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter . While I cannot comment on how it brought closure to its respective franchise since I haven’t seen it — and that goes for all the other movies too — I’m still aware of its marketing campaign that pushed for finality. But despite how this long-running series came to an end recentl...