The Olive Opinion

  Scream was a franchise that originally made meta commentary on horror movies, then on happenings in pop culture, and eventually on franchises, sometimes even making certain aspects of movies today the butt of the joke. But to make previous entries the butt of a joke is that a tad too far from a franchise that is currently under heat at the box office for many political reasons, or will it be free publicity at this point?  With Scream in the headlines this week, I want to remind people who click this review link that they will only get a review, unfortunately. There's a line in this movie that states that Sidney is past her prime as the Final Girl, hinting at a past perception that the franchise needed to move on past the original characters. With a lot of seemingly good ideas and concepts that were used here, I think it's time to say that the issue here is that Ghostface is getting past its prime and becoming the butt of its own joke.  The script is not the stronge...

There's this idea of romance you would expect from Victorian age books, especially after the likes of Jane Austen or even from Julia Quinn's more modern Bridgerton books. Romance is making a big comeback these last few years, and there are a few authors to blame for this resurgence, but a lot of the expectations from these spicy novels are causing excitement with the target audience for this all-new adaptation of Wuthering Heights .  The quotation marks used indicate that Emerald Fennell is not making a faithful adaptation of Emily Brontë's seminal novel, and that is true. The main premise promises the gothic setting and design teased in the marketing, along with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles, which might be influencing a cinematic event. Readers of the source material who know the tale of Wuthering Heights are used to the many adaptations of the novel, which have failed to capture the full story. They will be disappointed again here.  First and foremos...