There was a time where the path of a stand up comedian was straight and narrow: create a killer 30 minutes, tour that across the county, wait for the sitcom or movie offer and then convert that special into a Hollywood hit. It was a rinse and repeat method that has led to many of the most famous
Say what you will about the man, but Guy Ritchie doesn’t quit. In his post-COVID filmography alone the writer/director has released six pictures; and at the time of this writing, he’s got two more in the pipeline. That sort of work ethic can be rewarding, but also dangerous - especially when
D-Day has been experienced on-screen countless times, perhaps most influentially in Steven Spielberg's gory and visceral opening to the 1997 film Saving Private Ryan. It's hard not to start there when it comes to Pressure, which takes on the fateful day, albeit from a very different angle. The
It's rare that a movie arises from an image and a couple of 4Chan posts. Backrooms and all of the content that has been made about it on YouTube, Twitter, and other social media are a phenomenon. So naturally, Hollywood would come sniffing around when there's money to be made. This time around it
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Asa give us her long-awaited backstory blues in Ep. 7 "Asa and Break". This is not an action-heavy episode in the slightest because of that, but it contains major revelations about the overarching story, especially about the pasts of both Asa and Yuru. It even
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
Witch Hat Atelier shows off the rather extreme misconduct of the local magical police in Ep. 8 "The Misgivings of the Knights Moralis". Honestly, it looks more and more like magic society in this world is run more or less like a police state, with the police having the ability to just erase
Indulging every absurd idea that pops into his head, the film unfolds with propulsive vibrance and unshackled execution. That approach turns out to be a bit of a gift and a curse for Riley; a gift in the sense that we get something fresh and original, but a curse because its unbridled approach
In a place as vast as the Amazon, it makes sense that a giant snake would be the ultimate predator. Feasibly, a giant snake could dwell in the waters of the Amazon River; after all, with how many new species are still being discovered each year it really would not be too far-fetched. Beware Boiúna
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Anna (Jasmine Trinca) is a wealthy woman who has a beautiful family in the 90s in Italy. The story, split throughout time with flashbacks to their lives in the 90s and up through 2026, allows the audience to see what Anna inflicts on her family through each decade. The Spiral gives Anna an