Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 4: Zac Brown Overstays His Welcome
When the Survivor 50 trailer dropped at the end of last year, fans were mostly thrilled to get a sneak peek at the milestone season. One element, however, was met […]
Review: Rose Byrne Stars in Tow, a Deeply Human Story of a Woman and Her Car
Based on the true story of a year in the life of Amanda Ogle (played ferociously by recent Oscar-nominee Rose Byrne), Tow tells the story of the Seattle woman living […]
Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Spills a Lot of Blood But Skips the Horror
Picking things up mere seconds after Ready or Not, returning writer/directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (once collectively known as Radio Silence) waste no time getting right back into the […]
Review: In Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling Plays the Sole Survivor on a Mission to Save the Sun
Based on the wildly popular 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) and adapted by master genre storyteller Drew Godard (also The Martian, as well as The Cabin in the […]
Review: In its Final Chapter, Netflix’s Peaky Blinders Finds Closure in Dramatic Moments But Falls Short of the Show at Its Best
Editor’s Note: the following article contains spoilers about Peaky Blinders. Here’s the thing about the Netflix original series Peaky Blinders: if you know it, you love it. Unfortunately, for some […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 3: No Fury Like a Swiftie Scorned
When Survivor brings back returning players, it’s not uncommon for them to carry with them baggage from prior appearances. In the original All-Stars, Jerri Manthey was eager to get revenge […]
Review: Feature Film Debut undertone Uses Podcasting and a Spooky House to Create Believable Scares
In this day and age, it’s tough for a first-time horror filmmaker to not only find an untapped subject or threat to make terrifying, but also to find tools to […]
Review: The Latest Colleen Hoover Film Adaptation, Reminders of Him, Offers an Emotional Journey to Nowhere
The novels, and the movies based on the novels of, best-selling author Colleen Hoover seem to have one mission, and that is to make you sad. Sure, maybe by the […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 2: A Fifth Shot at a First Impression
They say you never get a second chance to make a great first impression. But how about a fifth? Though he’s long-beloved by much of the audience, Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth […]
Review: Satyajit Ray’s Days and Nights in the Forest Shimmers in New Restoration
Days and Nights in the Forest has emerged from the wilderness. Sayajit Ray’s film was not widely available following its 1970 release, but with special thanks to Wes Anderson and […]
Review: The Latest Pixar Animated Offering, Hoppers, Features the Studio’s Signature Mix of Entertainment and Emotion for All Ages
It’s certainly not unusual for a Disney/Pixar animated work to get emotional; hell, the two Inside Out movies are literally about emotions. But it’s difficult to recall a Pixar release […]
Review: Filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal Re-Imagines a Frankenstein Tale with Feminism, Romance and Rebellion in The Bride!>
Following up her exceptional directing debut, The Lost Daughter (which also featured a staggering turn from Jessie Buckley), filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal has created a version of a familiar horror story […]