“Tomorrowland” in 2025: Defying a Dark Future for Disney (and the World)

“Tomorrowland” has retroactively attained an aura of premonition.
This Is How Childhood Ends: Growing Up in the Shadows of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith”

When “Revenge of the Sith” was released, I was finally old enough to experience the allure of the dark side.
Wong Kar-wai’s “2046” in 2025: A Requiem for Romance, an Elegy For Hong Kong

Fantasias of auteurism hold no allure for Wong, who shows how the story of a man can become the story of a region.
Adam Driver Will Return as Cesar Catilina in “Avengers: Doomsday”

Here’s to the fools who dream.
Taking the Ridley Scott Voight-Kampff Test

Luckily, no physical violence was involved.
Waiting for Gabriel Bell: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Past Tense” at 30

One particular storyline stoked my interest in light of our current political climate—and gave me hope.
Bennett’s Final 2024 Oscar Predictions

We recorded our Predictions Podcast before the SAG, DGA, and PGA Awards. I have altered my predictions accordingly.
Anatomy of a Scene: Justin Long Is Just Not That Into Ginnifer Goodwin. Or Is He?

In “He’s Just Not That Into You” (2009), Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) isn’t dating Alex (Justin Long)…yet.
And the 2024 Oscar Nominees Should Be…. (According to Bennett)

If Fools Who Dream’s founder/editor ran the Academy, this is who/what he’d nominate.
Chance’s 2024 CSP Movie Awards

Time to roll up my sleeves again, raise my blacksmith’s hammer, and smelt a new batch of little gold men…