In the summer of 1995, Variety confirmed that Johnny Depp had signed up for a big screen adaptation of Speed Racer, written by none other than J.J. Abrams. Depp was set to play the titular character, ...

Even more than most summer-season f/x fests, Speed Racer is a live-action/animation hybrid and, what’s more, proud of it. Bright, shiny and button-cute, the movie is a self-consciously tawdry trifle — ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Emile Hirsch takes the lead as Speed Racer, a natural racing car driver that is driven to success by the death of his older brother Rex. His father Pops (Goodman) is a legendary independent car ...