Nerd Heroes Discuss Their Favorite Movies on The Criterion Channel
The Criterion Channel is the carefully curated streaming service that was launched in the wake of the long-lost FilmStruck. Devoted…
One Movie House Projectionist on How to Support Theaters Now
In a recent article in The Washington Post, director Christopher Nolan – one of cinema’s most passionate defenders of film…
The Simpsons: 'Playdate with Destiny' Review
Before launching into a review of “Playdate with Destiny,” the latest Simpsons short, now playing in theaters ahead of Pixar’s…
The Way Back Review
With The Way Back, director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Miracle) has prepared a very familiar and very comforting, audience-pleasing stew. Sports…
Let's Talk About Picard's Parietal Lobe!
Spoilers follow for Star Trek: Picard Episode 2. [poilib element=”accentDivider”] In “Maps and Legends,” the second episode of Star Trek:…
How Picard Changes Everything for Star Trek
Full spoilers follow for Star Trek: Picard Episode 1. [poilib element=”accentDivider”] Now that Star Trek: Picard is out in…
David Lynch's What Did Jack Do? Review
Spare a thought, briefly, for the poor souls who were idly browsing through Netflix on January 20th, 2020 and –…
What Disney’s Rebranding of Their Fox Properties Could Mean
The now-infamous Disney/Fox merger that took place in 2019 still has many in the entertainment business reeling, and there have…
The CBS All Access Star Trek Gamble… Will it Pay Off?
With an abundance of streaming providers, including the newly released Disney+ and Apple TV+ platforms, all competing for your hard-earned…
Rambo: Last Blood Review
The arc of John Rambo, first begun in 1982 with Ted Kotcheff’s broody action film First Blood, has been an…
Star Trek Picard: Essential Viewing Guide Before the Show
Star Trek: Picard will be debuting on CBS All Access sometime in early 2020, much to the cautious delight of…
Ad Astra Review
James Gray’s Ad Astra takes the perfectly decent premise of a fun, schlocky space adventure cheapie, then sits down next…
Stallone on Last Blood and the Central Contradiction of Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood, the fifth and presumed final film in the Rambo saga (at least until the inevitable reboot) opens…
Midsommar Ending and Rituals Explained
This story contains full SPOILERS for Midsommar! Ari Aster’s Midsommar, the follow-up to his 2018 critical hit Hereditary, is partly…
Stranger Things: The 10 Best '80s References
Stranger Things Season 3 will debut on Netflix on July 4th, and so we’re counting down to its launch this…
Midsommar Review
Ari Aster’s Midsommar takes place in a placid and very remote Swedish village during a festive solstice ritual held only…
Brightburn Review
Brightburn, a Tales from the-Crypt-inflected satire of the Superman myth from producer James Gunn, posits a deliciously wicked “what if”…
The Greatest Comic Book Movies (That Don't Have Superheroes)
Comic book movies are big business. A look over box office receipts from the past decade or so reveals smash…
What Are Black Panther’s Oscar Chances Like After Its SAG Awards Win?
The Screen Actors Guild Awards were distributed Sunday, and, only somewhat surprisingly, Black Panther won the top award for Outstanding…
Cold Pursuit Review
Throughout his career, Liam Neeson has played a variety of boxers and badasses, but it wasn’t until 2008 – when…
Opinion: Star Trek: Discovery Isn’t the First Trek That Took a While to Find Its Feet
Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is in full swing now, and the series suddenly feels like it’s on solid…
The Sci-Fi Movies That Predicted 2019… And Got It Wrong
It’s 2019, which means we’re definitely living in the future! If you don’t believe me, look out the window and…
Marvel’s Oscar Hopes May Not Be With Black Panther Anymore
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther is nominated for three Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama. This nomination certainly has…
What Rampage and Tomb Raider Understood That Other Game Movies Didn't
It hardly needs reiterating that major studio feature films based on popular video games have been roundly rejected by audiences…
Once Upon a Deadpool Review
In what can only be explained as a grand cinematic editing experiment, 20th Century Fox and director David Leitch have…
Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old Review
They Shall Not Grow Old will be released in theaters as a Fathom Event on December 17th and December 27th.…
Did the Events of Infinity War Hurt Black Panther's Oscar Chances?
Warning: This editorial will contain spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War. As of this writing, Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is the…
The Death of FilmStruck is a Terrible Thing
It was announced this morning that WarnerMedia is going to be discontinuing FilmStruck – the streaming service devoted to the…
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review
Lee Israel, as she is depicted in director Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me?, only liked four things in…
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Review
There are the makings of a spooky, kid-friendly classic buried somewhere within Ari Sandel’s Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. It is…