I Know What You Did Last Summer Review: A Lifeless Revival
In the age of legacy sequels, where nostalgia-driven revivals attempt to cash in on the goodwill of yesteryear’s classics, I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) arrives as the fourth installment in a once-iconic slasher franchise. Directed by Jennifer…
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I Was Freaked Out By This Thought-Provoking, Genre-Bending Psychological Thriller
Films that use a wide swath of genres to bolster their stories often result in some very creative tales that one genre wouldn't have afforded. In the case of Bury Me When I'm Dead, the psychological thriller movie expertly demonstrates…
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Pete Davidson Gets His Ass Kicked by the Elderly — and a Laughable Script — in This Schlocky Horror From the Director of ‘The Purge’
If there’s one thing that the horror community seems to agree on, aside from the fact that clowns are evil and basements are haunted, it’s that senior citizens are not to be trusted. Framing the elderly as menacing, deranged monsters…
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Starring a Former Superman, Alien Invasion Meets 2000s High School in This Delightful Horror-Comedy
Well, it's finally happened. I've lived long enough to see my own teen years be depicted in nostalgic movies. I've thoroughly enjoyed this Y2K kick that's been going for the past couple of years, and now it seems that TV…
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A Reboot Drowning in Noise and Nonsense
Really? We’re doing this again? Smurfs arrives with the thunderous fanfare of celebrity voices, flashy musical numbers, and a desperate attempt to modernize a beloved classic. Directed by Shrek the Third’s Chris Miller and penned by Pam Brady (South Park, Team…
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Lily James Is Great But It’s Newcomer Rebecca Antonaci Who Blew Me Away With Her Stunning Period Drama Performance
Finally Dawn is a captivating work of art, creating a lush and emotive period setting. The film revolves around a profoundly transformative experience for a young Roman girl, Mimosa (Rebecca Antonaci), who finds herself thrust into a world she didn't…
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Apple TV’s Landmark Series Hits Another Home Run In Its Third, Excellent Season
Adapting something as dense as the novels comprising Isaac Asimov‘s sci-fi saga “Foundation” obviously can’t be seen as easy. Ask Denis Villeneuve as he sat perched upon the starting line of his theatrical take on Frank Herbert‘s “Dune,” now two…
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Tom Sturridge’s Dream Faces Fateful Consequences in Netflix Fantasy Series’ Strong, Emotional Conclusion
The Sandman we've come to know and love, Dream, a.k.a. Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), is finally faced with his potential end — a tad ironic for a member of The Endless. It would make sense, given the long history of thinking…
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The Task Force Hits a Brutal Boiling Point as Meachum Faces His Worst Moment Yet
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Countdown Episode 7. As we count down to the final plans of the terrorist Volchek (Bogdan Yasinski) being revealed, Countdown is raising the stakes and keeping the Prime Video drama as interesting…
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review
Between Roger Corman, Tim Story, and Josh Trank, the Fantastic Four have gone through three creative teams who couldn’t do Marvel’s first family justice. Fittingly enough, the fourth time’s the charm. For years, fans have been waiting for the Fantastic…
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Foundation Season 3 Episode 1 Review: The Mule Ain’t Playing
Apple TV+ kicks off the third season of Foundation with a premiere that doesn’t just return to psychohistory, it dropkicks it through a psychic wormhole. From mind-control massacres to robot war trauma, Foundation Season 3 Episode 1 hits the gas…
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There’s A Lot Of Adventure In This Animated Musical But There Isn’t Enough Of Everything Else
Smurfs feels like it belongs to two different eras. Unlike so many other films that have brought classic animations to life on the big screen, Smurfs is not a mixture of animated characters mingling with human characters, though the title…
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