Nostalgia for the '80s isn’t lost on Hollywood, that’s for sure. This past weekend a movie about the origins of Tetris impressed us and fall’s Weird Al movie starring Daniel Radcliffe was an underrated favorite among many. So what’s next, a Bob Ross biopic about his rise to fame as the star of PBS’ The Joy Of Painting? Nope. But, there is a movie called Paint out now, starring Owen Wilson as a Bob Ross lookalike (fro and all) who is clearly inspired by the landscape-composing legend. I know, you have questions…
The latest 2023 new movie release to come out this weekend is called Paint and it has already earned the reputation of being the “Bob Ross movie” due to so much of the film’s marketing and aesthetic pulling from the iconic man known for calling mistakes “happy accidents.” To clear up some of that confusion, let’s break down what Paint is and why it’s not what most may think.
