One of the most magical things that can happen to a film lover is buying a Blu-ray or seeing a random movie and watching it based on the cover alone. Something that's equally as magical, is finding out that one of your favorite movies has a sequel, with the original cast mostly intact. Finally,
In March of 2022, A24 released the horror film, X about a group of filmmakers who head to rural Texas in order to shoot porn. However, the farm they're staying on is home to a murderous elderly couple - Pearl and Howard. Now, Pearl is the prequel to the film allowing us to dive a little deeper into
Clerks III has been a long-time coming from Director/Writer Kevin Smith. It's a deeply personal film that likely caps off the series for good. Through the whole thing, this isn't as nearly straight-comedy as the previous two films. At points, it verges into melodrama but always stays true to itself
Horror movies will always show you that no matter how dead you make the villain or monster, they're never truly dead. Trilogies are the gold standard for storytelling, but what happens when you go past that natural three-part arc? Well, this list is about what happens when you go past that natural
Lost in the Reel's video review for Goodbye, Don Glees! GKIDS, one of my favorite distributors of international animation, is back with another limited engagement this September, with… Goodbye Don Glees! The studio has had a jam-packed year full of ups-and-downs, with huge hits and major
The less said about Barbarian before you watch the film, the better - this is one wild ride best experienced without spoilers. But if you’ve seen the trailer, you already know the setup: Tess (Georgina Campbell) arrives at her Airbnb one night, only to find it already occupied by Keith (Bill
The holiday season is heading for us! Kicking off the spirit is an adorable new rom-com About Fate. The film stars Emma Roberts as Margot Hayes, a young girl who wants nothing more than to prove to her family that she’s not a complete mess. When going to dinner with her boyfriend of 3 months, she
In Barbarian, a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
