In August, I fulfilled a long-time dream of mine: seeing Rob Zombie perform live. Zombie’s concerts are known for the macabre, energetic rock ‘n’ roll emitting from his band. His films, likewise, exude similar showmanship, bathing in perverse grit. Rob […]
A common talking parroted around film circles is that “Avatar is unmemorable.” That James Cameron’s 2009 film, which grossed close to $3 billion to become the highest-grossing movie of all time and is on the cusp of spawning a whopping four […]
Either you love Kevin Smith, you hate Kevin Smith, or you’re totally indifferent. For most, that love comes down to whether you caught the wave of hype from his golden era, which lasted from the release of 1994’s Clerks all the way […]
The Lodge is easily one of my favorite horror pictures of the past few years. Writer-directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala conjure up an oppressively dark mood, one that makes the soul feel hollow long after you’ve left the theater. After […]
When was the last time a film surprised you? Like, really surprised you? Not in the sense that it was simply better or worse than expected. I’m talking sitting down in a dark theater and letting a movie play you […]
It’s almost perfect how well Beast fits its release date. As the summer winds down, the kiddos are going to school, and the major blockbusters have come and gone, studios dump their low-priority projects to wring one last buck out of susceptible […]
The current state of cinema centers around event films. Look at the controversial shelving of Warner Bros/HBO Max’s Batgirl for example. Tentpoles make the most money, so tentpoles are what get greenlit. The movies have never been more focused on […]
The following is part of a series of reviews of the Predator films leading up to the release of Prey. Predator is a franchise full of false starts. After the John McTiernan classic, the series moved to the city with […]
The following contains full spoilers for episodes 2-5 of Westworld season 4. For our recap/review of the first episode, click here. In the last recap I did of Westworld, I enthusiastically proclaimed that I was ready to “venture once more into the center […]
The following review contains heavy spoilers for Nope. For our spoiler-free review, click here. I don’t envy being Jordan Peele. After his Oscar-winning Get Out and the majorly successful Us, many have propped him up as “the next Spielberg”, “the […]
