Starting with 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls, director/co-writer Ethan Coen with co-writer Tricia Cooke began what we now know is a trilogy of lesbian B-movies, a triptych of sorts, that include Honey Don’t! (2025) and the upcoming (and not-yet-dated) Go, Beavers!. These… Read More ›
When it was announced that contemporary cinema’s most interesting enfant, Ari Aster, was developing a COVID-19 western, it did more than turn a few heads. Tackling one of the most uncertain and anxious times in recent memory seemed like an… Read More ›
Mr. K has a lot going for it and most of that energy comes from the always-captivating Crispin Glover (Back to the Future). In one of his most fascinating performances to date, Glover embodies a spiraling character trying desperately to… Read More ›
“God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes ‘Cause then you really might know what it’s like to sing the blues…” – “What It’s Like” by Everlast (1998) The stories we tell ourselves are all predicated… Read More ›
Dreams are incredibly powerful. Whether we experience them awake or asleep, our dreams shape our reality by imagining what could be. It may manifest in our minds as talking stuffies, personified num-nums, or twisted versions of those closest to us,… Read More ›
“Welcome aboard, passengers. Just so you know, we are expecting some turbulence this evening, so please ensure your seat belts are fastened, baggage is safely stowed, and hold on to your vaginas.” – M3GAN in M3GAN 2.0. A single tale… Read More ›
With the ongoing, continuously exhausting debate that goes on in physical media/cinephile circles about streaming vs. owning a movie and that whole conversation, it is *always* a win when a movie, regardless of anything about the movie, gets a release… Read More ›
“Wherever you go, there you are.” – The Barber (Colin Salmon) in Nobody 2 Prior to 2021, actor Bob Odenkirk possessed a strong reputation as a comedian due to projects like sketch comedy Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995… Read More ›
As someone who once lived in The Big Apple, I know a thing or two about dating within its whimsical-yet-chaotic parameters. From trying to have smooches on the subway to debating your dinner on the busy sidewalks of St. Mark’s,… Read More ›
It’s good to be in the age of once-reviled films getting their just due of 4K restoration. Once a film with little to no release, Alex Winter and Tom Stern’s 1993 over-the-top shock comedy Freaked is being re-released thanks to… Read More ›
A repeated fascination of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s is “of monsters and men,” more specifically, the ways in which monsters and humanity dovetail into and deviate from each other until audiences can’t tell which is the true monster and which… Read More ›
Filmmaker Zach Cregger blew audiences away with horror thriller Barbarian in 2022, garnering big word of mouth after its 2022 San Diego Comic Con premiere ahead of its September release. In addition to fans clamoring for a physical release that… Read More ›
Greetings, programs. – Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) in TRON Good, bad, or indifferent — we are in an age of restoration. Between the wider acceptance of 4K UHD technology for home viewing in the last 12 years and a move… Read More ›
November 1st, 1961: Artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee release the first issue of their new series, The Fantastic Four, introducing the world to Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing. Later dubbed… Read More ›
There’s a strange dearth of family programming hitting theaters. There are plenty of films for older teens, young adults, and older, but titles that you can take younger kids to are oddly absent. Even worse, the ones that do get… Read More ›
Since 2004, actor Don Lee (also known as Ma Dong-seok) has worked his way up from small supporting player (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) to scene-stealing supporting player (Train to Busan) to MCU hero (Eternals) to monster cop (Crime… Read More ›
Depending on who you ask, the answer to the question “what is best in life?” will range from inner peace to financial prosperity to crushing your enemies and hearing the lamentations of the women. The last one is more for… Read More ›
Being a woman in this world is hard. From a young age, we’re taught to be polite, stand up straight with our shoulders back, and most of all, be pretty. Put on makeup, style your hair. Women are continuously held… Read More ›
The release of director Gareth Edwards’s Jurassic World Rebirth during the summer of 2025, brings the total number of films that make up the somewhat cohesive Jurassic Park franchise under its new designation Jurassic World to seven. Each film applies… Read More ›
On paper, certain movies have all of the ingredients that should prove to be a success. That includes a solid script, an engaging cast, and a capable director. Granted, that does not always mean it’s going to work out that… Read More ›