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 life of a serial killer isn't exactly the best for maintaining friendships, but throughout the years Dexter has managed to do so with Angel Bautista (David Zayas). Unfortunately, it seems that after finding out that Dexter faked his death, Bautista has had time to think. Currently suspects his
It wouldn't be a new iteration of Dexter without law enforcement hot on his tail. This series introduces Claudette Wallace (Kadia Sarif) and Melvin Oliva (Dominic Fumasa) as two detectives investigating a mysterious death at the hands of Harrison Morgan (Jack Alcott). Also there was Emilia Suárez,
It's been twenty years since Dexter Morgan first showed his blood-splatter skills on our screens, and the conversation has never truly died. It makes sense, really, that two spinoffs--Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Original Sin--would pop back up in the age of nostalgia. But you can't revisit the
2020 was a divisive time. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, right-wing conspiracies and talking points infiltrated even everyday life. Aster tackles that in the backdrop of a small New Mexican town—a town where those conspiracies can take root and choke out more rational thought. Between
Sorry, Baby is the type of film women shouldn't have to write, with the types of tragedies we shouldn't have to face. But Eva Victor takes control of it and gives us a film that is equal parts beautiful and disconcerting, and the writer/director/star crafts a story that sticks with you for how it
When it comes to Amazon films, you can usually tell what you're going to be in for. There will be some action, of course, typically enough to keep us entertained. Sometimes, however, you get surprised, and that is what Heads of State gives us. Heads of State is a delightful gem. Helmed by Idris
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.