Ari Aster’s Latest Film Expained
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers Ahead for Beau Is Afraid Director Ari Aster’s work has always created division amongst audiences. Breaking onto the scene with Hereditary helped to completely disarm viewers. The film relished a story of grief and pain with horrific…
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James Gunn Catches Too Many Feelings In An Overwrought & Overstuffed Goodbye
It’s easy to forget now, given the wild success of the franchise since, but remember the context of the time: filmmaker James Gunn did the unthinkable and overcame great odds with 2014’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 1.” Moreso than…
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Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: ‘The Ghost Hill’
10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition- Day 2: “The Ghost Hill” Taiwanese filmmaker Ting Shan-hsi crafted many wuxia pictures in the 1970s. “The Ghost Hill” (1971) was the filmmaker’s fist foray into the extreme fantastical. This…
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New Cast, Release Date & Everything We Know So Far
You know how people say the sky's the limit? Well, after F9 sent Tej and Roman to space, even that's no longer the case for the Fast & Furious franchise. Once a story about racers and fast cars, the film…
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Why the Show Was Canceled, and Why it Shouldn’t Be
Why Women Kill was a dark comedy anthology TV. series created by Marc Cherry of Desperate Housewives fame. The series premiered in August 2019 on the then-titled CBS All Access streaming service (which was later rebranded as Paramount+). It focused…
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Does ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Have an End-Credits Scene?
Evil Dead Rise is finally bringing the Deadites to theaters this week. Written and directed by Lee Cronin, the new chapter on the iconic horror franchise promises to make your skin crawl out of your body by giving Alyssa Sutherland…
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Why Béla Tarr Is Cinema’s Great Doomsayer
It’s easy to place Béla Tarr as a pessimist. The now-retired Hungarian filmmaker is famous for films that have been described as having bleak, defeatist, and cynical views on humanity, characterized by very long shots, black-and-white cinematography, and apocalyptic undertones.…
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Where Was ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Filmed?
Saving Private Ryan is the most recognizable film ever made about the Normandy landings, and arguably the most acclaimed as well. Despite worries that its violent content and three-hour runtime would damage its box office potential, the film proved to…
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The Hunger Games Prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes What We Want to See
After eight long years, fans of the Hunger Games can return to the bloody dystopian world of Panem in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, coming this November. Set sixty years before the main films, we will see the 10th…
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Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: The Swordsman Of All Swordsmen
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen” Vengeance continues in the festival’s first full day with the beautifully restored and undervalued classic, “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen”. With the monster success of King Hu’s…
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Why ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Is the Last, Best Chance to Extend the Franchise
There’s a new Evil Dead film coming to theaters this weekend. It does not star Bruce Campbell nor is it directed by Sam Raimi, though they are both involved in a producing capacity. It may or may not fit comfortably…
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Is This New Series Worth Watching?
Even if you're just a casual Adult Swim viewer, it's hard to avoid the constant advertisements surrounding the network's newest series, Royal Crackers. Originally picked up alongside the viral smash-hit Smiling Friends, Royal Crackers has not only been featured in…
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