Freaky Tales is an action-comedy anthology film set in 1987, Oakland, California. Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the film intertwines four connected stories that reflect the city's dynamic culture and its diverse subcultures. Oakland in the '80s was fascinating. It was a mix of
A Nice Indian Boy is a romantic comedy directed by Roshan Sethi, co-creator of The Resident, and based on Madhuri Shekar's acclaimed play. The story follows Naveen Gavaskar. Naveen, a reserved and gentle doctor who, through happenstance, meets the love of his life, Jay Kurundkar. Jay, however, is a
A keen audience can almost always identify when a movie isn't centering the story it really wants to tell. Madame Web, for example, is ostensibly about Dakota Johnson's clairvoyant Cassandra Webb's efforts to save three girls destined to be Spider-Women in the future. Here, however, the girls do
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 "On to the Next Target" marks the finale of the second season of this anime. Alas, it's a finale that begins and ends with curbstomp after curbstomp. Such things might be entertaining as an opening act, but by this point, it feels more boring
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is exactly what it says on the tin. It's literally just an anime film recapping most of the first season. Not even entirely the first season either. Oh well, at least we get a fun OVA starring Soshiro Hoshina tacked on at the end as a treat. Now if only the entire cast
The Woman in the Yard is a 2025 American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak. The story follows Ramona, who is devastated by the death of her husband in a car accident. Now, she is left to raise their two children alone in a secluded farmhouse. Her
Blue Box Ep. 25 "Even So" marks the finale of the first season of this anime. As you might expect from the previous episode, this one deals with the wreck of the Hina ship that sunk then. Interestingly, it's the way the story deals with that ship sinking in a way that blames neither party that
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 24 "Are You the King of Humans" sets itself up as an epic clash between champions. However, it soon becomes apparent that the fight isn't even remotely a fair one. Spoilers: it's not Jin-woo. As a result, despite the setup and how good-looking the
To Catch a Predator started back in 2004 and had host Chris Hansen coming face to face with adults trying to meet up with young children for sexual reasons. His team of predator catchers would bait these men into revealing themselves and their intentions with children and then their decoys would
Daemons of the Shadow Realm ends the season with a promise of more intrigue in Ep. 24 "Higashi Village and Nishino Village". Yes, this season finale goes out with a bang. However, the bang only leads to more questions that makes this finale one of the worst in terms of cliffhanger agony. Oh well,
In a place as vast as the Amazon, it makes sense that a giant snake would be the ultimate predator. Feasibly, a giant snake could dwell in the waters of the Amazon River; after all, with how many new species are still being discovered each year it really would not be too far-fetched. Beware Boiúna