Retrospective

May the Force Be With You: Ranking All 11 Live-Action Star Wars Films

In what feels like a long time ago, in our own galaxy not far, far away, a young boy was… Read More

April 30, 2024

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

With its 2004-perfect styles and needle drops (not to mention cultural references), Mark Waters’s Mean Girls should feel like a… Read More

April 26, 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

‘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

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

Retrospective: 50 Years Later, We’re Still Talking About ‘The Conversation’ (1974)

Fifty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola solidified his reputation as a legendary director when he released two very different but… Read More

April 2, 2024

All 38 ‘Godzilla’ Movies, Ranked from Worst to Best

Following the new release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the recent history-making win at the Academy Awards… Read More

April 1, 2024

Holding Out for a Hero: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ and ‘Observe and Report’ at 15 [Retrospective]

On January 16, 2009, Paul Blart: Mall Cop was released in theaters. A Happy Madison-produced family comedy about a bumbling… Read More

March 13, 2024

From ‘Adventureland’ to ‘Joe Versus the Volcano,’ 9 Underrated Rom-Coms to Fill the Void in Your Heart This Valentine’s Day

The art of the rom-com is a delicate thing. Among all the meet-cutes, falling-in-love montages, and temporary breakups before the… Read More

February 6, 2024

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