When looking at the two most recent of Pixar’s underwhelming sequels, both unquestionably fueled on the nostalgia of its now-grown paying audience, there’s only one clear winner in this fight.
As we move into November, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are hounds baying at the door to our wallets. But how much potential do they really have to disrupt this streaming gold rush?
It is in this moment of burning worlds and a fading hope in humanity that cinema offers its hand. When the most empathetic of mediums loses its patience, it may be time to watch and listen.
If cinema is to survive as anything resembling what we recognise it as today, then major theatrical exhibitors need to stop pissing into the howling gale that is the streaming revolution.
With data driving every marketing decision, you would have to assume the five second tease is driving views. Does that mean it’s driving people to the box office? It’s hard to say.
While Stranger Things lavishes in nostalgia, Midnight Special instead longingly looks forward. Here is our discussion and comparison of the two science fiction entries.