Category: Film
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a “Sister Movie” in Addition to Being Another Commentary on the Rich
With the first Ready or Not released almost a full seven years ago now, it’s safe to say the perspective on the rich and how [Read More…]
The Hope in the Bleakness of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
In many ways, perhaps Tommy Shelby’s (Cillian Murphy) “grand finale” ought to have been something that everyone saw coming. After all, his eventual (and, as [Read More…]
A Semi-Ordinary Man in an Extraordinary Situation: Project Hail Mary
As many a space movie has revealed in the past, audiences love a story with an “ordinary man in an extraordinary situation” premise. Project Hail [Read More…]
The 2026 Oscars Offers Some Levity During a Dark Historical Moment
Whenever “times is tough,” it always seems as though arts and entertainment are thrown under the bus more than usual for being “frivolous” and ultimately [Read More…]
The Problem(s) With Calling a Movie That Makes Millions of Dollars “Dead on Arrival”
From the moment The Bride! landed in theaters, it was branded as “dead on arrival” (yes, a “cute” phrase aimed at the Frankenstein element of [Read More…]
Hoppers: A Much-Needed Advocate for “Nature Connectedness” Being Imparted to New Generations
A movie like Hoppers arrives at an apropos moment in human history. One in which it’s been said that “human connection to nature has declined [Read More…]
Reanimated Rage: The Bride!
It is both entirely surprising and altogether expected that it’s only now, after all these decades, that another movie centered on the Bride of Frankenstein [Read More…]
For All That It Took to Get Scream 7 Made, The Story That Occurred Behind the Scenes Remains More Horrifying
If Kevin Williamson had been asked, back in 1996, if his first feature film would ultimately become a franchise at the center of a major [Read More…]
La Grazia: Paolo Sorrentino’s Wish for How Italian Politicians Would Act in Real Life
In something of a groove with his recent trifecta of film releases, starting with 2021’s The Hand of God, continuing with 2024’s Parthenope and, now, [Read More…]
“Cannibal” as Jennifer Check’s Theme Song
Among the many examples of a certain song being perfect for a certain scene of a movie—but not yet even being out in time to [Read More…]
