Dallin: The Film Fanatic

With so many issues during its production, does "Solo: A Star Wars Story" crack under the chaos, or rise above the expectations of moviegoers?

Welcome to Five Best Film Scores, a new series that I'm starting where I select a film composer and share what I believe to be their five best film scores. The subject of today is Michael Giacchino. Michael Giacchino started out doing scores for video games and short films. He furthered his career doing scores for smaller films, such as "My Brother the Pig" and "Sin." The composer got some traction with successful and lucrative shows like "Alias" and "Lost," but his big break came when he was assigned the task of creating the score for Pixar's "The Incredibles.” After that, things went uphill for him. Since "The Incredibles," the composer has amassed a unique discography. He worked many more times with Pixar as well as composing scores for films like "Jurassic World" and the second two-thirds of the recent "Planet of the Apes" trilogy. With all these compositions, which of them are the best? That...

Wait a second. Jim from "The Office" and Michael Bay got together and made a Horror movie? How is this movie getting so much acclaim again?

It really is surprising that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been going on for as long as it has. I remember watching the original "Iron Man" for the first time and having my mind opened to the world of superheroes. It was the first superhero film, which wasn't animated, that I saw. Since "Iron Man," Marvel has managed to be the best in the superhero film business. They are the studio that gives us consistently enjoyable movies and even have given us outstanding pictures that transcend the genre. No joke, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is my favorite franchise of all time. Beginning January 1st, I started a marathon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in that I would watch one film a week and by the time I'd finish, "Avengers: Infinity War" would be in theaters. With some adjustments, I completed my marathon and now that "Infinity War" is now released, it is the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not everything has been...

The most expensive TV series ever made comes to a head. After eighteen, somewhat carefully-plotted films, are we in for one grand epic?