Rachel (she/her) is a freelancer. When not writing her thoughts on film and television, she can also be found writing screenplays, fiction, and poetry. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her cats Carla and Thorin Oakenshield but is a Midwesterner at heart. She is also a tried and true emo kid and the epitome of "it was never a phase, Mom," but with a dual affinity for dad rock. She also co-hosts the Hazbin Hotel Pod.
It's a great day for comedies. NBC has renewed St. Denis Medical and Happy’s Place, both for their third season. This comes ahead of the return of St. Denis Medical from its one month break. “Both St. Denis Medical and Happy’s Place have delivered comedic brilliance over their first two
ATTENTION ARMY – BTS is back! Yes, you read that right. Four years after the members went on hiatus in 2022, releasing solo albums and individual tours and performances, they're reuniting for their fifth studio album. Streaming live from the historic Gwanghwamun in Seoul, this performance
The Pitt, much like the atmosphere in an actual ER, has its peaks and troughs. Think of the space like a river: There are some serene moments, but then you turn a corner and are hit with a quickly-rushing rapid. Episode four, "10:00 AM," is like a slow ramp up into those churning waters. The day is
In a recent interview with The Ankler, casting directors Sara Kay and Jenny Lewis talk about what the process of finding the perfect actors to bring these characters to life. The short answer: It wasn't easy. A lot of thought had to go into the search for Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Connor
One of the most anticipated titles, Crime 101, the high-octane thriller from Bart Layton starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry, has set its theater debut date for February 13. What better way to beat the late-winter chill than seeing a heist on the big screen? You can get your
9:00AM is when many are full up and about, so it makes sense that this episode of HBO Max's The Pitt is where everything starts to pick up. Our third episode of this season ties up a few storylines from the first episodes, but also introduces a few more. Our Russian burn victim Yana (Irina Dubova)
DC Studios is branching out. Instead of following the normal comic-book movie playbook, we're getting a movie based on the Batman villain, Clayface. Clayface is an interesting look at what we can do when a comic-book villain gets humanized a bit. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an
Just like the Street Fighter movie of the 90s, it's been quite a while since someone has tried to bring the video game back to the big screen. We had Mortal Kombat II earlier this year (which led to quite the rivalry between the two casts), which made the more absurd and video game-like features
Few studios have set such a precedent within their own genre quite like Laika Studios. With each painstakingly crafted story, they consistently find new ways to level up stop motion animation and push the limits of what can be accomplished. Stop motion is already a marvelous feat of patience and