The Crow Reboot Review &Fall Preview Hype Meter | ComicBook Nation

The ComicBook Nation crew previews the Fall TV and Movie schedules and share their hype levels for some of the most highly anticipated releases! There’s also a review and discussion of The Crow reboot starring Bill Skarsgård!

PLUS: Deep-dive discussion about the status of Star Wars after The Acolyte‘s cancelation, and a debate about Marvel’s Blade reboot and what kind of film it should be.

The Crow Reboot Review

This is what ComicBook Nation host Kofi Outlaw had to say in his 2-star review of The Crow:

Under the direction of Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) and the genuine effort made by stars Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs, The Crow isn’t a total failure – but it is a messy mismatch of high-art aspirations and bloody, brutal, B-movie action-horror. It’s both vibrantly alive with creative spark and passion – and a listless, muddled attempt at telling a cinematic story.

…It’s not impossible that, despite its flaws, The Crow will follow the path of the original and grow into a cult hit in years to come. If nothing else, it’s one of the biggest showcases yet of Bill Skarsgård’s potential as a leading man (and not just the lineup of odd creatures and/or creeps he’s played). But, after more than a decade of trying to get this reboot off the ground – and all the creative talent that’s been attached to it along the way – it’s almost amusing that middling effort is the end result.

FALL PREVIEW 

MOVIES

• BEETLEJUICE 2 (9/6)
• TRANSFORMERS ONE (9/13)
• THE WILD ROBOT (9/20)
• JOKER 2 (10/4)
• VENOM 3 (10/25)
• RED ONE (11/15)
• GLADIATOR 2 (11/22)
• MOANA 2 (11/27)
• WICKED PT. 1 (11/27)

TV

• RINGS OF POWER S2 (8/29 – Prime Video)
• TERMINATOR: ZERO (8/29 – NETFLIX)
• PENGUIN (9/19 – HBO)
• AGATHA ALL ALONG (9/18 – Disney+)
• ZACK SNYDER’s TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (9/19 – Netflix)
• CITADEL: DIANA (10/10 – Prime Video)
• CITADEL: HONEY BUNNY (11/7 – Prime Video)
• SILO SEASON 2 (11/15 – Apple TV+)
• JAMES WAN’S TEACUP (10/10 – Peacock)
• LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA (10/24 – Prime Video)
• STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW (12/3 – Disney+) 
• KOFI: ST. DENIS MEDICAL – IMAGE
• MATT: MATLOCK – IMAGE 

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