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.
The doors are closing at Downton Abbey for a final time. After fifteen years, the story of Downton Abbey reaches its conclusion in its farewell film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. It is, appropriately, the end of an era for these families and their lives. Saying goodbye is never easy, but when
Fans of the so-called Hellaverse (named thusly for Helluva Boss and its sister series, Hazbin Hotel, both from creator Vivienne Medrano) have much to celebrate today. Not only are they getting an uncensored version of seasons 1 and 2 of hit YouTube animated show Helluva Boss, but an entirely new
It's about time to check back in to the Hazbin Hotel, and ahead of its upcoming season 2 release, Prime has given us a first look at where our favorite wayward sinners are after the events of the finale. The battle with Heaven is over, Adam is dead, Sir Pentious has been redeemed, and the hotel has
While rom-coms set during Christmastime are fairly par for the course, it isn't often that you get one with the depth that Jay Duplass's The Baltimorons possesses. And for his first film in a decade, he comes out swinging. What sets The Baltimorons apart is that, unlike most Christmas rom-coms, the
Idolatry in all its forms is hardly a new thing. Humans were born to worship whatever they could. But in today's well-connected modern age, the lie between idolatry and obsession becomes somewhat easier to blur and cross. That is squarely where Lurker lies. The feature debut of Alex Russell, who
Taking a look at the animation style of Netflix's Fixed, written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, you may find something familiar there. If you grew up on Cartoon Network, you'd be correct: Tartakovsky created the beloved series Dexter's Laboratory, while also working on others such as Samurai
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
"The Debut" turns a comedy that pokes fun at the sincerity of the local stage and elevates it to a fascinating character study of a woman on the edge. While still being hilarious.
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.