movie review
It’s not a secret that Hollywood is in something of a repetitive cycle. A good portion of the biggest films are adaptations, reboots, and requels. That doesn’t mean that I loved Evil Dead Rise or John Wick: Chapter 4 any …
From Voltage Pictures comes a film-adaptation of the New York Times Best Seller, Beautiful Disaster. It’s an R-rated romantic comedy that, if you haven’t read the book, has a lot more than meets the eye. It’s the age old “he …
Dungeons & Dragons has enjoyed a nice cultural renaissance over the last few years. From Critical Role to Stranger Things to The Adventure Zone, it’s something all the pop culture greats are capitalizing on. It was only a matter of …
It’s hard to imagine John Wick: Chapter 4 being any more action-packed than its predecessors—until you see it for yourself. Somehow, each installment in the franchise has raised the stakes, increased the danger, and maintained the quality of the story. …
Horror’s gone through a lot of different phases—the classic monster movie, the atomic monster movie, the serial killer, the slasher. Each one has its own set of tropes and rules which, at some point, become a trope themselves. The trick …
Guy Ritchie’s new film, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, is the latest in spunky spy movies. It pulls from classic series like James Bond and Mission Impossible. It hits the right tropes and fills all the character archetypes. It …
Recently, Shudder original Skinamarink has made its way to the streaming platform. With a meager budget of fifteen thousand dollars, Skinamarink has become a viral hit, making over 2 million dollars in its very limited theatrical run. The basis of …
When MTV’s Teen Wolf ended in 2017, the calls for a revival started immediately. For years, fans begged and pleaded online for a little bit more of their favorite show, a little bit more time with their favorite characters, a …
If you’re going to the movies this weekend, you don’t want to miss Missing (2023). A standalone sequel, it follows Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching (2018), starring John Cho. While Searching is about a father looking for his missing daughter, Missing tells …
This past weekend, a new Christmas movie received a limited theatrical release. The Mean One is a parody of the classic tale How The Grinch Stole Christmas, just…a little more violent and bloody. The trailer left movie fans searching …
On Friday, December 9th, Netflix released Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. There was a lot of buzz around this one, debuting with a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Coming off the heels of the release of his Cabinet of Curiosities on …
It only took five words to sell me on Violent Night (2022). They weren’t “Die Hard meets Home Alone” or “time for some season’s beatings.” No, no. All I needed to hear was “David Harbour is Santa Claus” …
It’s been three years since Rian Johnson re-invented the “whodunnit” genre with Knives Out (2019). It was funny, it was intricate, it had an all-star cast, and it was nothing like what the audience expected. Lest I speak too highly …
From Searchlight Pictures comes the latest in modern horror, The Menu (2022). While the description seems pretty cut and dry, the film is a delectable surprise with a fresh take on an increasingly popular theme. (Excuse the food puns.)
The …
“Come little children, I’ll take thee away into a land of enchantment…”
The words that started it all—a Disney Channel Original, a Halloween classic, a cultural cornerstone for a generation. Hocus Pocus has been a hit since it came out …
This past weekend, The Invitation dominated the domestic box office. It’s the latest in supernatural horror, and helps to establish an emerging sub-genre: a gorgeous girl in an extravagant dress kills a family of rich people trying to sacrifice her. …