Christian Petrozza

Dec 12, 2024 | cbr.com | Christian Petrozza

For decades, Jason Statham has stood as a stalwart staple action hero within the industrial wheelhouse of action movies that Hollywood pumps out year after year. He is sometimes seen taking more dramatic roles in less bombastic films, but for the most part, his career stands on the strong pillars of fast cars, gunfire, and explosions. Many action franchises later, there doesn't seem to be a sign of Statham stopping, and why should he?

Dec 10, 2024 | cbr.com | Christian Petrozza

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Sign in to your CBR account Star Wars: Skeleton Crew splashed across Disney+ with flare last week with a two-episode release, introducing exciting potential to the Galaxy's post-Imperial world-building and ever-expanding range of planets. Within this two-episode release, audiences were introduced to the daydreaming Wim, who is rarely seen without his storybook datapad. This datapad, which resembles a spacey version of a pop-up book, regales the tales of Jedi fighting...

Dec 7, 2024 | cbr.com | Christian Petrozza

Movies Sign in to your CBR account Ridley Scott's Gladiator was a turning point for the sword-and-sandal genre, which had been suffering since the mid-sixties. Pumping in modern effects to bring a magnificent scale and realism, mixed with his penchant for three-dimensional practical sets built a livable, breathable world for actors and audiences to feel and experience. Following this, the epic genre experienced a short boost in the early 00s with hits like Troy, The Last Samurai, and 300...

Dec 5, 2024 | cbr.com | Christian Petrozza

Movies Sign in to your CBR account George R.R. Martin's writing careerhas traversed a kaleidoscope of genres and mediums throughout his long career. From his acclaimedA Song and Ice and Fireseries to his collaborative writing in hit games likeElden Ring, it is hard to see what kind of fiction writing he isn't capable of. His writing resume ranges across the board and yet, not much of his other works have seen the spotlight on the big or small screen. However, with his continuing success,...

Nov 17, 2024 | cbr.com | Christian Petrozza

Vikings: Valhalla runs a very different course as a historical action-drama series than its spearheading predecessor Vikings did in the past. Aside from writing a more diverse range of characters from different walks of life, Valhalla also went more in-depth on how the thirst for knowledge becomes the salvation of the Viking culture since violent religious plight divides them from converted Northmen and the rest of Europe.