Reviews

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: Guy Ritchie’s Crowd-Pleasing Pic is a Perfect Match for Henry Cavill’s Charms and Alan Ritchson’s Arms

Rarely has the phrase “based on a true story” been stretched quite as thin as it has in Guy Ritchie’s… Read More

April 18, 2024

‘Abigail’ Review: Pirouette with a Vampire

Abigail, the latest baroque bloodbath from directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence), feels familiar. Too familiar,… Read More

April 18, 2024

Retrospective: Amped Up Jason Statham, Super-Charged Nipple Clamps and the Postmodern American Vulgarity of ‘Crank: High Voltage’ (2009)

Within the first fifteen minutes of Crank: High Voltage, Jason Statham’s Chev Chelios has graphic forcible open heart surgery, violently… Read More

April 17, 2024

‘Back to Black’ Review: You Know That This Amy Winehouse Biopic is No Good

It’s hard to forget the first time you hear a voice like Amy Winehouse's, especially as a teenage girl in… Read More

April 15, 2024

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E15: Super Smash Bros Brawl (Deluxe Lip Sync Edition)

The episode begins with the entire cast of season 16 flooding the Werkroom, the eliminated Queens seemingly have no idea… Read More

April 12, 2024

‘Say Anything’ at 35: How a Boy, a Boombox and a Dream Turned Into a Timeless Classic [Retrospective]

In 1989, Cameron Crowe made his directorial debut with the teen romance, Say Anything…. In which John Cusack’s Lloyd Dobler,… Read More

April 12, 2024

10 Years Ago, Wally Pfister Made ‘Transcendence’ and Was Never Heard From Again [Retrospective]

In 2012, Wally Pfister was on top of the world. The cinematographer had a long career during the 90s shooting… Read More

April 12, 2024

‘Challengers’ Review: Foreplay and Forehands Volley in Luca Guadagnino’s Sweat-Drenched Tennis Love Triangle

The arena of competitive sports is a prime location for engrossing storytelling. Inherently built within that structure is a fierce… Read More

April 12, 2024

‘Franklin’ Review: Talk Less, Smile More; Gorgeous Production Slightly Bogged Down in Dry Diplomacy

In today’s world, diplomacy seems to be somewhat of a lost art. When so much is visible and accessible in… Read More

April 10, 2024

10 Years Later, Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’ Feels More Timely Than Ever [Retrospective]

Jonathan Glazer seemed like one of the more unlikely Oscar frontrunners for the 2023 awards season. Up until now with… Read More

April 8, 2024

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