Back in 1996 Scream delivered a cutting parody of silly slasher movies via an excellent slasher movie. The teenaged victims were all savvy to pop
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Spider-Man: No Way Home review — It’s…I’m not allowed to say
Since the breadth of what constitutes a spoiler is pretty wide these days, and the MCU prides itself on preserving whatever twists, turns, Easter eggs,
Nightmare Alley – One of del Toro’s absolute best, and also I love you Cate Blanchett
There’s a scene about midway through Nightmare Alley where psychologist Dr. Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett) and carny conman Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) exchange haughty dialogue
Benedetta review – Let’s get horny for Jesus!
While it’s a smart idea to thematically tie sexual liberty with faith, and there are few filmmakers on the planet more capable of doing so
MOVIEJAWN – Hard Target looks better (and sweatier) than ever
***Originally published on MovieJawn*** The year was 1993. Action heroes were required to have long hair, a leather duster, and an unplaceable accent. Filmmakers like
West Side Story review – Spielberg can do musicals!
It’s common knowledge that Steven Spielberg has always wanted to direct a musical. There have been shades of musical theatricality in a few of his
The Scary of Sixty-First review – A darkly funny throwback horror that may or may not be a prank
Director and co-writer of The Scary of Sixty-First, Dasha Nekrasova, is perhaps most famous for her role on Succession, and most infamous as the co-host
Encounter review – Riz Ahmed is an actor of inhuman power
Right off the bat I want to establish something important: While Encounter is a film that is best seen without any prior knowledge of its
Wolf review – A scrappy set of performances bolster a somewhat incomplete film
In Wolf, George MacKay plays Jacob, a young man who thinks that he’s a wolf. No, not a werewolf, but an actual wolf. He is
New York Ninja review – A labor of love brings a film back from the dead
In 1984 a martial artist named John Liu wrote, directed, and starred a film called New York Ninja. In it we follow John, a mild-mannered