Television and streaming services are populated with a variety of teen shows. There are a number of mythical creature series, post-apocalyptic shows, and teen murder dramas. With a myriad of coming-of-age storylines targeting teens and young adults, writers have to…
Read moreAfter months of campaigning, the 95th Oscar nominations are here. And, in theory, with blockbusters such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (granted, a streaming blockbuster), and “Avatar: The Way of Water”…
Read moreAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might play quite a big role in Marvel's next slate of stories, but a far smaller Disney venture walked so the Ant-Man trilogy could run: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. If you share my age…
Read moreSports might be brutal at times, but they can also transform people by allowing them to overcome their anxieties and grow as individuals. There are numerous films in the sports genre worth watching, like True Spirit, Cosmoball, Creed, and the…
Read moreThe Sundance Film Festival is back in Park City. Really. It’s really happening this time. We swear. America’s greatest film festival (well, at one time, it deserved that title, let’s see moving forward…) is returning to the chilly confines of…
Read moreMatthew McConaughey runs after Kate Hudson's taxi in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Will Smith is a professional dating coach for men in Hitch. A rich, reticent Richard Gere shows a prostitute the high life in Pretty…
Read moreWhich elements of Man Vs. Wild call its authenticity into question? Discovery Communications Man Vs. Wild is a widely popular show that started airing in 2006 and is still streamed today. It was initially steamed on the Discovery Channel, but…
Read more2022 was a great year for horror, with savvy niche distributors like IFC Midnight, Shudder, Neon, and A24 putting out some fantastic flicks and big studios going for broke on gonzo titles like “Barbarian,” “Smile,” and Jordan Peele’s “Nope.” 2023…
Read moreIf the Hollywood studio system of its golden age had no virtues to its credit beyond producing Casablanca, that would still be an enormous credit. The movie is Exhibit A for demonstrating the alchemic nature of filmmaking under a major…
Read moreMarch is almost here, meaning it's time for the streaming services to release their upcoming content for the month. Here, it's Peacock's turn, and they've got a variety of new and continuing shows set to drop throughout March. February was…
Read moreWe just wrapped a year of some solid female-directed films: Dimee Shi’s animated explosion “Turning Red,” Sarah Polley’s Mennonite masterpiece “Women Talking,” Joanna Hogg’s exquisitely understated “The Eternal Daughter.” Now it’s time to get hype for another slate of women-led…
Read moreRelease Date April 21, 2023 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, and some language The upcoming film is a terrifying new instalment in the iconic horror franchise created by Sam Raimi in the 1980s. A…
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