Editor's Note: The following contains The Whale spoilers. To say that Darren Aronofsky’s films “aren’t for the faint of heart” isn’t an understatement, but perhaps it casts his intentions in a poor light. Aronofsky is certainly not a filmmaker like…
Read moreIf you’re a fan of The Simpsons, then you’re familiar with the diehards referring to the first eight-to-10 seasons (some will say through season 12 or 13) of the show as its long past “golden era.” There are many reasons…
Read moreThe secret to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s estimable powers is that he’s flagrantly, proudly, irresistibly uncool. He plays the accordion, one of the few instruments that no musician in human history has ever gotten laid for mastering, and he uses it…
Read moreA billion-dollar question that will need more than a billion dollars to be answered. Concerns around the success of the much-awaited Avatar sequel Way of Water have been making rounds for quite a long time now. And these concerns are…
Read moreHello, Wisconsin! Netflix blessed us with the first extended trailer for That '90s Show this holiday season. For anyone looking to recapture their love of the original series, this trailer did not disappoint. Picking up in the summer of 1995,…
Read moreNo film at the Venice Film Festival not called “Don’t Worry Darling” has attracted such morbid fascination as Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe not-a-biopic, “Blonde.” Turns out that “morbid” qualifier is soft, to say the least: to call “Blonde” relentless would…
Read moreTypically associated with expansive desert vistas and sun-drenched ghost towns, the Western genre is oftentimes placed within a restrictive category of summer-tinged spaces where personal roaming and political conquest seem never-ending. Although films like The Hateful Eight present the West…
Read morePerhaps one of the classic examples of the power of peace and love can be seen within The Grinch’s character arc. He goes from a foul one to a lovable cheer meister. His heart grew three sizes in one night,…
Read moreWill there be any surprises when the 2022 Emmy season comes to a close Monday night? Can “Abbott Elementary” or “Hacks” topple “Ted Lasso” for Comedy Series? Could “Squid Game,” “Severance,” or “Stranger Things” take out “Succession” for Drama Series?…
Read moreTop Ten films of 2022 . . . that’s a tough chore. Once again, I’m coming in right under the wire. As I write this, my list of Top Films of 2022, we’re seven hours, 30 minutes from ringing in…
Read moreThroughout his storied career, Quentin Tarantino has crafted characters that transcend the bounds of the films in which they exist, embodying a bold and distinctly cinematic vision of ensemble storytelling. From immortalized fan favorites like Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson)…
Read moreAlthough the genre seldom goes out of fashion, fans of horror comedies have been particularly spoiled for choice of late, with Henry Selick's animated film Wendell & Wild, indie found footage film Deadstream, and Netflix's Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday…
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