Over at That Shelf, I ponder if it is time to start embracing 3-hour long blockbusters again. While not every film needs to be that long, I wonder if a film like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse would have benefitted from an extra 45 minutes instead of being divided into two films. You can read the full article via the link below:
It’s Time to Embrace the 3-Hour-Long Blockbuster Again
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The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, CBC Arts, POV Magazine, That Shelf, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.
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I have no problems with lengths of blockbusters as long as it depends on what it is trying to do though I do feel like a generation of filmgoers are robbing themselves of an immersive experience. When I heard the decision about the last Harry Potter book being split into 2 films. I wasn’t a fan of that idea. Even though I liked the films, I felt that splitting it into two parts into 2 2 & 1/2 hour films have robbed the audience of something grander Especially in something like the Roadshow experience as I’ve managed to have experienced that twice in my lifetime in my screenings for both Che and The Hateful Eight as it’s unlike that can be described for the filmgoer.