‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Film Review: A Spectacular New Direction
John McTiernan’s 1987 Sci-Fi/Action Film/Monster Movie, Predator, kicked off a popular and enduring film series. Thirty-eight years later, 2025 gifts fans with two new films featuring different versions of their favorite, “One ugly motherfucker” hunter aliens. The first to arrive…
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What Happens When Ana de Armas Faces Off Against Keanu Reeves in This John Wick Spinoff?
Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for 'From the World of John Wick: Ballerina'The first film spin-off of the John Wick series, Ballerina, comes to theaters this weekend. Ana de Armas leads this story as Eve, a trainee under the…
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Magic and Muscles’ is Now Streaming on Netflix
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a wizard from the Harry Potter universe got bored with spells and chose physical violence instead? Manga artist Hajime Komoto has, and it led to one of the best new action fantasy…
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‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Film Review: Ana de Armas Goes Wick
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is a lot of fun to watch. The film is basically a non-stop barrage of intense, brutal, expertly choreographed action sequences. Written by Shay Hatten and directed by Len Weisman, this is a…
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’28 Years Later,’ ‘F1,’ ‘The Materialists,’ ‘Ballerina’ & More
While June TV is on the quieter side, the film slate is picking up with some major releases heading for theaters. From the latest in the “John Wick” universe to a new original Pixar film and Brad Pitt teaming up…
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Denis Villeneuve Claimed This Underrated 2000s Benicio del Toro Drama Is One of The Greatest War Movies Ever Made
Even the most expansive biopics can only hope to cover a portion of their subjects' lives, as the journey from birth to death could never fit into two hours. That's perhaps why Steven Soderbergh decided to divide his Che Guevara…
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Brad Pitt’s Divisive Horror Movie ‘World War Z’ Sprints Onto Streaming
While the peak of the zombie genre may have come and gone, with the upcoming release of Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later, fans are diving back into some of the best and most divisive zombie movies. As well as classics…
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Greta Gerwig’s Titular Indie Emphasizes the Importance of This Lesser-Known Genre
It's a miracle that Greta Gerwig emerged as one of our most exciting filmmakers working today, considering that her roots began in the much-maligned subgenre of mumblecore. Peaking in the 2000s, mumblecore is a style of indie, microbudget light dramedies…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Vampire Series ‘The Strain’ Now Streaming on Shudder
The Strain, the FX horror series created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, is now available to stream. The four-season vampire series is part of Shudder's refreshed catalog, meaning that starting June 22, subscribers of the horror-exclusive platform (which…
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If You Loved ‘Tár’ (and Who Didn’t?), You Need to Check Out the Director’s Sweeping Drama That Just Landed on Paramount+
Stunningly, Todd Field has only directed three feature films—and that needs to change. The writer-director of one of the best movies of the 2020s so far, Tár, is preternaturally gifted as a visual storyteller and dramatist, diving deep into the…
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Harrison Ford & Brad Pitt Action Thriller ‘The Devil’s Own’ Finds News Streaming Home on Netflix
Netflixis gearing up to add (and take away) a handful of movies and series to its streaming service. From classics created by Alfred Hitchcock to overlooked thrillers from the 1990s, if you decide to have a movie night at home,…
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‘Stick’ TV Series Review: A Familiar, but Touching Sports Tale
Only a couple works have made the game of golf engaging. More often than not, movies just cannot make the sport into an interesting watch. Caddyshack made it fun, but only because of the comedy that surrounded it. Ron Shelton’s…
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