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
There's a growing trend in cinema right now, and that is the trend of movies being fun again. Just a good old-fashioned time at the theater (or home since streaming accounts for most viewership these days) filled with laughs and action and heart that remind you why you go to escape in the first
There seems to be something in the water over at the Apatow house. The irreverent comedy is alive and well, the mantle carried by Maude Apatow in her directorial debut with Poetic License. Everything you love about buddy comedies, foul-mouthed protagonists, and aimless man-child antics are all
There's no sense in burying the lede here. Obsession is about as good as horror gets, making an absolute meal out of its simple premise and delivering just about everything you could want from a genre film. It's smart, sometimes funny, always entertaining and often downright terrifying. Its expert
It's always a risk when you ask a performer to shoulder a film and carry it over the finish line. Sometimes it works, the star's sheer charisma is enough to override the glaring flaws. But often times, no matter how bright that star shines it can't outshine the weaknesses. Thus is the case with
I am such a sucker for films that make their setting a character. The kind where the city itself is so integral to the story it can't be made anywhere else. I also love a good 70s crime thriller, character-driven narratives packed with equal heart and thrills. Enter The Only Living Pickpocket in
Psychosexual horror comedy featuring tentacle sex and a satirical sledgehammer to therapy culture is a hard sell anywhere. For something like that to work, you've got to be all in on the vibes. If not, the whole thing crumbles and becomes an insufferable sit, the hyper stylized execution more
I've had stock in Julia Ducournau since her debut film Raw, and doubled down on that buy in with her follow up Titane. So naturally my excitement for her third outing Alpha could not be contained. An expert in body horror mixed with insightful ideas of grief and generational trauma, Ducournau has
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his new daemons meet the modern world even harder in Ep. 3 "Dera and Hana". With that meeting involving both explaining modern technology and concepts to them, as well as Yuru discovering the joys of modern food. It's some great example of reverse isekai,
The story of Michael Jackson is fascinating, and it's easy to see how they would make a movie out of it. From his childhood to the making of Thriller to his later career albums like Bad, and then all of the turmoil and controversy in his later life. Even his final days were littered with moments to
Universal Studios Hollywood brought back Fan Fest Nights after an intriguing opening run of the event. It was a cross between Halloween Horror Nights and a way for guests to meet their favorite characters from various properties. The One Piece characters dominated the meet-and-greets last year, and
