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.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm gives us no small amount of tail-shaking in Ep. 9 "Embrace and Whisper". Some of the tail-shaking is from Yuru practically shaking his metaphorical tail like a puppy as he's shown around a modern city for the first time in his life. Other tail-shaking is of a more
Horror movies are big in the news lately, and have been propping up the box office since the reopening of theaters after the COVID-19 pandemic. The last Scary Movie was over 13 years ago with Scary Movie 5. This time around though, the Wayans Brothers are back to write, produce, and star in the
The Power Rangers reassemble for one last mission against a new evil in the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2026) #1. And after a decade-long era of peace to boot. The teens are definitely no longer teens now, with all of them having their own lives and jobs as adults. Will that hiatus
Witch Hat Atelier shows off the defeat of ableism via a bit of magic by Coco and Tartah in Ep. 10 "A Promise in Silver". Specifically: this episode shows off the harmful effects ableism has on a kid's development, with the disability in this case essentially being monochromacy / total color
Daemons of the Shadow Realm gives Yuru and Asa a very tense breakfast to look forward to in Ep. 8 "Suspicion and Conviction". All with a whole bunch of lore dropped and many characters being explored for their motivations and goals, which all leads to some rather critical decisions on both Yuru's
In Nick Antosca's Cape Fear, one of cinema's greatest psychotic antagonists is back to terrify our screens. Max Cady, the antagonist of every Cape Fear project and their source novel, is a despicable rapist and murderer who always targets a lawyer for perceived injustice. It's a blank check for
Adam Carter Rehmeier's work has grown on me with each new directorial outing. Diners in America grabbed my attention, and while I wasn't as high on Snack Shack as others, I was again struck by his uncanny ability to capture the Americana of rural small town life. He's also proven himself quite
The trailer for A24's The Drama does a great job of keeping things intentionally vague. We meet Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya), a couple about to get married who seem like they know everything about each other… until they very clearly don’t. One drunken night at dinner with
There was a time when the stoner comedy was a reliable genre, particularly among the coveted demographic of young men. I remember those late nights in the college dorm quite fondly. Up late working on a paper last minute, ready for the weekend, and a friend suggests ordering a pizza and popping in
The last few episodes of HBO's The Pitt have been a whirlwind of activity. Though not covered here, the show ran the gamut from staff assaults to ICE's appearance. The latter was a prescient addition to the storyline given the current climate in America, and something the show portrayed correctly.