Category: Features
Scott Lang Is the MCU’s Best Dad
Scott Lang Is the MCU’s Best Dad

No one is a better dad in the MCU than Paul Rudd's Scott Lang. There are many MCU dads out there, ranging from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) to Hank Pym (Michael Douglas). Some are good and others are just…

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Is the Total Recall Villain Basically Just Elon Musk?
Is the Total Recall Villain Basically Just Elon Musk?

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the 1990 film Total Recall.Elon Musk and Vilos Cohaagen are practically the same person. It's actually harder to spot the differences than the similarities. Total Recall is a strange film. Depending on how…

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The Best Movie Trailers Of 2022
The Best Movie Trailers Of 2022

As cinema continues to shapeshift in a very literal formatting sense, and the future remains unclear regarding the size of the screen on which we’ll get to appreciate it, trailers often give us the only taste of a cinematic experience.…

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‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’: Movie Review
‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’: Movie Review

Entering its fifth phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peyton Reed returns to the director’s chair for Ant-Man’s latest entry, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Interestingly, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania felt like it was transfixed in a dreamlike state…

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‘EEAAO’ Wasn’t Stephanie Hsu & the Daniels’ First Team-Up
‘EEAAO’ Wasn’t Stephanie Hsu & the Daniels’ First Team-Up

Long before Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (or, the Daniels) directed Everything Everywhere All at Once, they directed one of their Academy Award-nominated actresses, Stephanie Hsu, on television in a genre-defying piece of cinematic absurdity - Awkwafina Is Nora From…

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Is The Last of Us Just Logan Meets The Walking Dead
Is The Last of Us Just Logan Meets The Walking Dead

By holding steady with audience approval ratings in the high 90s episode after episode, HBO's hit show The Last of Us is quickly becoming one of the highest rated TV shows around. It's often been touted as one of the…

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The Best Movie Posters Of 2022
The Best Movie Posters Of 2022

It’s been a fun year for posters, hasn’t it? From the major marketing fail of the poster for “The Northman” that simply forgot the title to the optical illusions of “Nope” and the inexplicable vintage flair of “Confess Fletch,” those…

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SBIFF: “God’s Time”- A Fast, Well-Written, Character Piece
SBIFF: “God’s Time”- A Fast, Well-Written, Character Piece

Five minutes into writer/director Daniel Antebi’s “God’s Time”, it is abundantly clear that first time actress Liz Caribel Sierra has serious skills. Her character Regina is pure fire from moment one and the newcomer dives into the deep end of…

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Before ‘Poker Face,’ Rian Johnson Gave Us the Ultimate Con Movie
Before ‘Poker Face,’ Rian Johnson Gave Us the Ultimate Con Movie

Before Poker Face and the Knives Out films, Rian Johnson gave us his Wes Anderson-esk caper flick, The Brothers Bloom. The director's gonzo sophomore film centers on a pair of siblings who make a living out of staging highly ornate…

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How the Air Trailer Chronicles the Rise of Nike and Michael Jordan
How the Air Trailer Chronicles the Rise of Nike and Michael Jordan

Ben Affleck made his directorial debut nearly 15 years ago with the acclaimed Boston kidnapping thriller Gone Baby Gone. Who knew the heartthrob known mostly for clunky action thrillers and few notable dramatic turns had it in him? He followed…

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Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Season One & Teases The Many Difficulties Of Mounting A Rebellion In Season Two [The Rogue Ones Podcast]
Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Season One & Teases The Many Difficulties Of Mounting A Rebellion In Season Two [The Rogue Ones Podcast]

The Rogue Ones: A Star Wars Andor Podcast returns for one last episode with hosts Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist’s Editor-In-Chief, Rodrigo Perez. As with the previous episodes, each week, our hosts will recap and review the latest “Andor” episode and…

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Ashton Kutcher Needs to Stop Playing One-Dimensional Characters
Ashton Kutcher Needs to Stop Playing One-Dimensional Characters

Ashton Kutcher makes his return to the romantic comedy genre with Reese Witherspoon in the Netflix film Your Place or Mine, in which the two play lifelong friends who begin to develop a relationship. While Kutcher has mostly been on…

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