Netflix’s gothic murder mystery, The Pale Blue Eye, sounds like a smash hit on paper: A detective (played by Christian Bale) teams up with pre-fame Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling) to hunt a killer and solve a string of gruesome murders. It’s a premise ripe for high tension, spooky thrills, and
In David O. Russell’s Amsterdam, three friends - played by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington - witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history. Set in the ‘30s, the ensemble cast also features Andrea
This review of Thor: Love and Thunder is SPOILER FREE. It feels terrific to be represented by something as mainstream as Thor: Love and Thunder as a heavy metal fan. It's been a long time coming for the heavy metal renaissance in pop culture, but it finally feels like it's coming. Thor: Love and
With the Ford v Ferrari review, we have another historical period piece talking about a slice of history. Movies like this run the gambit with their executions. These movies can end up Oscar bait through sheer dullness, but FvF, while tackling an interesting topic, takes the story to a whole
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field
The term "crowd pleasing" or "crowd pleaser" has found itself layered with some derogatory undertones among critic circles. Broad appeal seems immediately discounted, as if populist filmmaking is somehow lesser than when compared to auteurs and hidden indie gems. I've always maintained that there
