KPop Demon Hunters, the global Netflix juggernaut that proved so popular they had to send it to theaters, has locked in another major victory. The beloved musical tribute to KPop and demon hunting netted wins for each of its 10 nominations at the 53rd Annie Awards, completing a clean sweep for the
You can easily tell we're in an era of runaway inequality, in large part due to how frequently dark-but-humorous tales pop up about casually decimating the rich. The Oscar-winning 2019 phenom Parasite sees the Kim family scam their way into the lives of the wealthy Parks, keenly critical of the
Robert Duvall, one of the greatest actors in Hollywood history, has passed away at 95. Excelling at any genre from tense dramas to witty comedies, Duvall’s six-decade career boasted nearly countless roles across film and television. He firmly inhabited any role he encountered, allowing him to
Park Chan-wook's masterful No Other Choice isn't just one of the year's best films: it's one of the best of our era. Simultaneously funny and heartbreaking and punctuated with desperate violence, it's a stunning indictment of contemporary capitalism as much as it is a complex showcase of the depths
Love triangles are one of the trickiest situations in the history of world mythology and literature. The Iliad's Helen, Paris, and Menelaus. Queen Guenivere, King Arthur, and Lancelot. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), and Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) in Casablanca. Godzilla,
At their best, 1970s crime thrillers (think Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, The French Connection) have a distinct, gorgeous visual atmosphere and built-in intensity that really sells an immersive exploration of criminality. That decade is a half-century away, but Dead Man's Wire, Gus Van Sant's
When Noah Baumbach makes a film, Hollywood listens. This is truer than ever given the wide admiration he received for his recent directorial turn in Marriage Story, and it's certainly true of the script he co-wrote with Greta Gerwig for her own directorial effort in Barbie. His latest film, Jay
On the heels of a fantastic LA retrospective covering the whole of his filmography, and his next film, Frankenstein, on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the masterful works of Guillermo del Toro. The auteur filmmaker has carved out a unique, instantly identifiable territory in the
They say “judge not, lest ye be judged.” Those are strong words when it comes to life, especially when re-examining them through the struggles of Wile E. Coyote in the formerly cancelled film that is Coyote vs. Acme. A long in-development picture, the world almost didn’t get to see this
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia has Sitara and Töregene start to open up a formerly tight seam of brotherhood in Ep. 7 "Brothers". All to begin the storm that will shatter the Mongol Empire into warring clans. Forces within the Mongol Empire work to keep that seam closed, but they're fighting
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has the ambushers learn about becoming the ambushed in Ep. 15 "Yuru and Danji". All after some fairly serious family drama between the titular Yuru and his best friend / brother figure Danji. Fortunately, it seems that they still have some sort of bond with each other