When the opening of the new adaptation of The Stand begins, it is very clear that this is a different take on a familiar story. It also telegraphs that linear storytelling is out the window on this go round. The first shot is a view of a cornfield accompanied by the voice of Mother
Credit: CBS All Access It is as inevitable that this new telling of The Stand will be compared to the current epidemic as it will be to the original novel. Though filming ended just shy of the COVID shutdowns, some moments feel pulled straight from the post-COVID year. On the other hand, there
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
If you strip everything else away, at the core—the soul, the center—of DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” is the pure, unadulterated power of goddamn friendship. Potential spoilers ahead! “Forgotten Island” (written and directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford) is,
By far and away the best title at TIFF, Everybody Wants to F*ck Me ranked as one of my most anticipated films on the lineup. And I'm happy to report that it delivered. What's more, it lived up to its title in every way, delivering a dark, twisted, thriller that packs as many satirical laughs into
