Based on Percival Everett's 2001 novel “Erasure” comes the brilliant satirical film dripping in truth, American Fiction. The story follows novelist Monk who is frustrated and frankly fed up with the industry that chooses to only profit from the plight of black history, trauma, and tropes. So, to
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
DC Studios is branching out. Instead of following the normal comic-book movie playbook, we're getting a movie based on the Batman villain, Clayface. Clayface is an interesting look at what we can do when a comic-book villain gets humanized a bit. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an
"The Debut" turns a comedy that pokes fun at the sincerity of the local stage and elevates it to a fascinating character study of a woman on the edge. While still being hilarious.
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.