When THE MAZE RUNNER burst onto the scene back in 2014, it shoved its way into a marketplace already crowded with teen dystopian franchises based on YA novels. Katniss had already shot her arrow at authority in THE HUNGER GAMES. THE GIVER, THE HOST and DIVERGENT had already come and gone from cineplexes. Even when author James Dashner’s novel debuted in 2009, it had to be squeezed into a large … [Read more...]
5 Fun Facts From The Cast Of The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials is the second installment in the popular young adult series that is hitting theaters September 18th. In this second part of the series, The Gladers: Thomas (Dylan O' Brien), Minho (Ki Hong Lee), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), Frypan (Dexter Darden) and Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) have escaped the Maze and must now survive in a desolate landscape known as "the scorch." … [Read more...]
5 Film Franchises That Should Have Female Reboots
The announcement of the all female Ghostbusters has definitely set the interwebs on fire especially with the announcement of the all-male Ghostbusters too. Opinions are divided and will probably be till the movie comes out and everyone realizes the world didn't end with women in the leads (maybe even made it awesomer!). In the meantime, in order to keep the progressive momentum going, let's talk … [Read more...]
The Maze Runner Movie Review
A few weeks ago, I was invited to see the movie The Maze Runner and did not know what to expect because I didn't know that it was a book series. I honestly thought it was just another teen movie. But I was proven wrong. There are three words to describe this movie: intense, creative ... and running. The scenes in the maze were so crazy you would swear that all these kids got sprinting … [Read more...]
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Maze Runner Cast
A couple of weeks ago I went to a screening of The Maze Runner. Prior to watching the film I didn't know about the book series and that it had such a huge fan following. I'm really glad I know about it now. It was a great film and I really liked meeting the cast as well. I learned quite a bit about the behind the scenes action. Here are five things you didn't know about the Maze Runner … [Read more...]