Category: Film
Triangle of Sadness Announcement: Having Money Is Not Actually A “Skill” or “Talent” That Will Serve the Rich Outside of Their Bubble When It Bursts
The “chic” emphasis of late on how much rich people fucking blow (see also: The White Lotus, Hellraiser, Bodies Bodies Bodies) has been crystallized at [Read More…]
Halloween Ends, Evil Never Does
A year after the events of 2018’s (rather lackluster) Halloween Kills, mild-mannered Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) is asked to babysit a boy named Jeremy (Jaxon [Read More…]
Pearl Proves What Eminem Said Long Ago: “You Only Get One Shot”
Of all the movies released in the past year to end up offering a prequel and a sequel, X seemed among the least likely. After [Read More…]
Smile, Though Your Trauma Is Radiating
In numerous manners, Smile is rife with meaning about a certain karmic retribution against “the shrink.” The one who, like Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon, [Read More…]
Ticket to Paradise Commingles Father of the Bride and Mamma Mia! Elements for Its Rom-Com Escapism
Despite being a rather generic title, there have only been four previous films (documented in the database, at least) with the title of Ticket to [Read More…]
Not Cute: Meet Cute
Like Gary (Pete Davidson), we already have some vague level of understanding about what we’re getting into when we first encounter Sheila (Kaley Cuoco) at [Read More…]
When Angela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver Stole the Show in Gaslight
While Angela Lansbury might not have experienced her true career “high” until Murder, She Wrote (and also, well, being the voice of Mrs. Potts in [Read More…]
Hellraiser Reminds That Rich People Just Want to Make Deals With the Underworld While “Normals” Suffer as Collateral Damage
‘Tis the most wonderful time of the year. When all things and franchises spooky like to come out and play (even if one wishes that [Read More…]
Hocus Pocus 2 in One Word: Boo
At first, it feels like there’s hope for the sequel everyone gave up on coming to fruition long ago. During the almost twelve and a [Read More…]
Blonde Is A Bomb Rather Than the Story of A Bombshell
When you reach a certain level of “icon status,” there is no coming back from being subjected to “the right” people feel they have to [Read More…]
