The new Amazon Prime series Swarm is one of the strangest, darkest and off-putting shows I have seen in quite some time. Yet those aren't necessarily marks against the freshman program… its bonkers tone is sure to intrigue many a viewer prepared for something wildly different. But you should
Lost in the Reel's video review for The English The western genre has seen many attempted revivals over the years, yet it seems to be a genre so rooted in America's dark past… That filmmakers have really struggled to be able to successfully update it for the modern age. While certain movies
Lost in the Reel's video review for The Rings of Power Anyone that follows my channel/writing closely, knows that I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan. The original Peter Jackson Trilogy are three of my favorite films of all time and I grew up reading the books religiously. After the mediocre
We're in the era of liminal spaces, folks. Movies like Skinamarink, Backrooms, and Exit 8 have all proven that audiences, especially younger audiences, can't get enough of them. it Ends brings us really two liminal spaces in one movie. The film tells the story of four friends who are getting
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger feels like a movie that’s selling itself as something deeper than it ultimately is. There’s an expectation that we’re going to get this grand story about the Gallagher brothers reconciling, putting aside their differences, and coming back together for these
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia shows us the power of wisdom, for good and for evil, in the titular Ep. 10 "Wisdom". With Boraqchin showing Sitara / Fatima that she's both very crafty and utterly ruthless in her pursuit of her goals. However, for all that she is wise, she is by no means omniscient.
