The first Extraction film was an interesting animal. Back then, I rarely watched made-for-Netflix movies, unless they happened to also run in theaters, which was rare when this film was […]
The creatives at Pixar have covered a lot of ground in their nearly 30 years creating feature films, but one of the subjects they have rarely touched upon is love. […]
I’ll admit, I’ve been a little concerned for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the past few years. After eleven seasons of phenomenal television (its first season is a little […]
Both singer Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) and writer/director Sam Levinson are obsessed with the trappings of fame. This obsession manifests in their art—many of Tesfaye’s earlier albums focus on […]
The truth is, the long-delayed solo film The Flash is one of the more enjoyable experiences I’ve had recently with a DC Comics character on the big screen, and it […]
I’m genuinely confused about what we’re supposed to learn about the iconic enigma who was Salvador Dali or art in general or the period in which Daliland is set (most […]
Once again, Hollywood has given us the origin story of a pop culture sensation that somehow managed to shift the way consumers and corporations looked at the world. In most […]
Sometimes, a gifted director, a shorter runtime, and a unstoppable period soundtrack is all you need to pivot a franchise in the right direction. For the Transformers universe, the previous […]
“You’re just a patsy doing someone else’s jail time,” E. Howard Hunt’s (Woody Harrelson) daughter tells him. She’s sitting with her brother in a prison yard. Her father is in […]
My most consistent and major gripe with the first three episodes of White House Plumbers is the insistence that the audience is supposed to care about Hunt’s (Woody Harrelson) family. […]
Contrary to the dark and depressing content of the other shows I’m currently writing about (Barry and Succession), I do, in fact, like to have fun and feel good. There’s […]
Editor’s note: this article contains major episode spoilers. For a show with such universally praised writing, Succession has never employed a ton of symbolism. Most of its brilliance comes from […]