I Was Emotionally Invested In This Sci-Fi Thriller With A Powerful, Universal Message
The Occupantis a movie with a very simple premise on the surface. The sci-fi thriller film quickly introduces us to Abby (Ella Balinska), a young geologist on a mission to save her sister from a terminal cancer diagnosis. To save…
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Jim Hosking’s Revisionist Anti-Comedy Take On Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder’s Musical Team-Up Is The Opposite Of Perfect Harmony
A confounding exercise in celebration of the absurd, “Ebony & Ivory” is confident and knows what it wants to be…even if almost no one else does. The kind of movie that is probably a hoot in a packed theater full…
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John Grisham’s Latest Adaptation Fails To Succeed Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
John Grisham's books are perennially popular, and have been for some time, so it's no surprise they've already received myriad spectacular adaptations. The Pelican Brief benefited heavily from the megawatt star power of both Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. A…
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Daniel Dae Kim Leads Prime Video’s Groundbreaking Spy Thriller Series With Wall-to-Wall Action
Ever since his breakout role in the widely popular series Lost, Daniel Dae Kim has been killing it on the screen. Most recently, he's been involved in projects like Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters and Avatar: The Last Airbender, but we…
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Nobody 2 Review | Flickreel
Nobody 2 is like a National Lampoon’s Vacation movie if Chevy Chase were even more prone to violence. Ironically, Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch is cooler under pressure, despite dealing and taking more punches than Clark Griswold. Like Clark, Hutch just wants…
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Four Letters of Love Review: An Emotionally Hollow Adaptation
Four Letters of Love arrives with the pedigree of a celebrated novel, a strong cast of veteran actors, and a sweeping premise about destiny and the inevitability of true love. Directed by Polly Steele, with the screenplay adapted by author…
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I Was Locked Into This True Crime Mockumentary’s Serial Killer Terror Despite One Fatal Flaw
True crime documentaries have become a huge staple of modern entertainment culture. From movies to miniseries, the documentation of grisly murders and corrupt cover-ups has become a permanent subgenre of documentary filmmaking. Because of how widespread it is, it also…
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Jenna Ortega Can’t Save A Meandering, Directionless Season 2
Despite its clumsy attempts to recapture the magic of the ‘90s films “The Addams Family” and “The Addams Family Values,” season one of “Wednesday” found its charm through the stone-faced performance of Jenna Ortega as the titular Wednesday Addams. made…
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Dexter’s Pursuit of the Gemini Killer Leads to the Series’ Most WTF Twist
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Dexter: Resurrection Episode 6. If you thought after three TV series that the world of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) had run out of things to do, oh, has Dexter: Resurrection been…
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Zach Cregger’s ‘Barbarian’ Follow-Up Is Frightening, Hilarious, and One of 2025’s Best Horror Films
In recent years, it seems like we’ve seen an uptick in people known for comedy dipping their toes into horror. Most famously, Jordan Peele won an Oscar for his debut feature as writer-director, Get Out, but Kevin Smith and Bobcat…
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Will We Ever Get A Completely Original Exorcism Movie Again?
Ever since The Exorcist became a blockbuster success, the concept of possession has been one of the most used in the horror genre, whether having a whole plot built around it, or adding it late to the game. As is…
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Bringing Fresh Life to a Classic Spoof Series
After more than thirty years since Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994), director Akiva Schaffer (Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) resurrects one of comedy’s most absurd and beloved film franchises with The Naked Gun…
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