Thunderbolts*
So here we are, deep into the Marvel burnout era, where every new release feels like a post-credits scene from something better that came out five years ago. But against...
Captain America: Brave New World
Marvel used to be a powerhouse, an unstoppable cinematic machine that churned out hit after hit, balancing spectacle with solid storytelling. But those days are long gone, and Captain America:...
All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light is one of those films that sneaks up on you. It starts as a quiet, observational drama, unfolding in the lives of two...
Saturday Night
On October 11th, 1975, the first episode of an upstart young sketch comedy show called Saturday Night hit the NBC airwaves. It originated because talk show god Johnny Carson wanted...
Joker: Folie à Deux
In 2019, Todd Phillips directed Joker, (very) loosely based on the DC Comics Batman villain. Joaquin Phoenix played Arthur Fleck, a mentally ill societal castoff who finds a new identity...
The Substance
I grew up on a smorg of wildly different influences that informed my film education. Everything from mainstream movies, to the wild VHS horror and exploitation films of John Carpenter...
Alien Romulus
Like many horror and sci-fi nerds, I grew up with the Alien franchise. My Dad took me to Aliens in 1986, when I was about 11-years-old. At the start of...
Deadpool & Wolverine – One-Minute Movie Review
Hey movie lovers! It’s time to make the chimichangas! Here’s my spoiler-free, One-Minute Movie Review of Deadpool & Wolverine! Enjoy!
The Fall Guy – One-Minute Movie Review
Here’s my One-Minute Movie Review of the new Ryan Gosling/Emily Blunt summer blockbuster — The Fall Guy!
Road House (2024) – Movie Review
1989’s Road House is one of the greatest “bad” movies of the 80s. In fact, it’s such a good bad movie, that it’s not really a bad movie at all....