Wicked Little Letters tells the tale of a 1920s English town rocked by an unexpected scandal. When the deeply religious and conservative Edith becomes the target of a profane and explicit letter campaign, she accuses her neighbor Rose of penning the missives. But as Rose protests her innocence, the
Lost in the Reel's video review for Empire of Light When Sam Mendes' new film Empire of Light was announced, it shot to the top of every critic's list of Most Likely Oscar Contenders. It's the follow-up to his much-loved World War 1 epic 1917. It's a film about the magic of
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
