The Cape & Castle team proudly presents their very first Award roundtable! Yes, this is only July. Yes, many movie releases had to be postponed to the fall, but the past 6 months feel like a whole — super busy— year. The cinema industry is on hold at the moment, so we thought it could…
Tonight’s Oscars concludes the awards season Disney is competing for the renowned and sought-after golden statues across many categories. Special mention to ‘Ford v Ferrari’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’ nominated for Best Picture, including Scarlett Johansson receiving a nod for her performance in Taika Waititi’s comedy. The ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director, who received a BAFTA award last…
The BAFTA 2020 will broadcast tonight Disney is crossing the Pond this Sunday for the 73rd Ceremony of the BAFTA. Frozen 2 and Toy Story 4 are running for Best Animated Film while The Lion King received a nomination for Special Visual Effects, alongside Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In addition,…
It’s bizarre to think The Rise of Skywalker released a month ago. We at Cape & Castle have had lots of thoughts about the film, particularly on Rey and Ben Solo, but we haven’t talked nearly enough about another key character—Finn. The Stormtrooper-turned Resistance hero has been a highlight of the sequel trilogy. John Boyega’s portrayal of…
Warning: Are you sure these are the spoilers you’re looking for? The recent shift in the film industry’s approach to storytelling is concerning. Writers care more about ensuring the audience cannot predict what will happen rather than telling a good narrative—and Star Wars is no exception. The Rise of Skywalker destroys the mythological and thematic beauty of…
Happy New Year, Cape & Castle Fam! The Red Room Podcast is back, but under a new name and a new brand. Welcome to The Cape & Castle Podcast, the now-flagship podcast of capeandcastle.com! While you can still expect Marvel Studios content from us, we didn’t want to pigeonhole ourselves. Therefore, from this episode onward, expect…
Warning: The spoilers are strong with this one. Knowing that The Rise of Skywalker was on the other side of finals is the only thing that got me through the fall semester. I’m still deciding if that was a healthy coping method or not, but regardless, the film is out, and I have strong opinions about it….
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. After days of looking up spoilers (yeah, yeah, shame on me, so what?), I went into The Rise of Skywalker with the lowest of expectations. I was expecting to walk out of the theater with sheer disappointment. I mean, sure, I was, because honestly? The ending could’ve been better, to say…
We are officially T-minus two days until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Inspired by Josh Gad’s star-studded interrogation of Daisy Ridley last week, we too have some questions going into the final installment of the legendary saga. How did Palpatine return? The teaser that dropped in April threw the Star Wars fan base into…
WARNING: This article contains major spoilers! 7,000 of D23 Expo guests were in attendance at the Walt Disney Studios presentation in Hall D23 on Saturday. Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Animation Studios presented their fans with exclusive looks at their upcoming films over the next two years, and…
