This Is What They Call an “Oh, Sh*t” Moment
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Murderbot Episode 5. Despite its noble intentions, Murderbot's titular star (Alexander Skarsgård) is still alive and well – sort of. Alive and unwell might be more applicable circa Episode 5, “Rogue War…
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Dan Trachtenberg Continues To Usher In a New Golden Age for the Bloody Franchise
The Predator franchise has always been an interesting beast, and that's really been the case since the franchise's inception in 1987. While it might be hard to believe now, John McTiernan's original feature film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was critically panned…
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Killer Of Killers Review — I Can’t Believe This Is Our First Predator Movie After The Masterpiece That Was Prey
Dan Trachtenberg's Prey not only blew me away with how it revived the sci-fi action franchise, but also gave me endless hope for whatever the filmmaker did next with the series. When Predator: Killer of Killers was revealed to be…
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Garrett Hedlund Goes on a Satisfying Revenge Rampage in This Devastating New Crime Thriller
It's been a while since I found myself so invested and emotionally affected by a movie as I was by Barron's Cove. It sometimes feels like the world and entertainment have grown stale, and that maybe being so engrossed in…
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Disney’s Revival Is Just as Good as It Was 10 Years Ago
While Disney is arguably best known for its lofty library of animated feature films, there's something special to be said about the House of Mouse's collection of beloved television shows. From the golden age of the "Disney Afternoon" with Ducktales…
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I Was Far More Delighted By Nina Conti’s Offbeat Road Trip Comedy Than Its Dark Character Moments
Warning: This review contains discussions of suicide. The world of indie dramedies is often a great place for the exploration of themes like identity and purpose, particularly when they take a familiar concept and do something fresh with it. Whether…
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Shane Gillis’ Blue-Collar Netflix Sitcom Is Vastly Improved Thanks to Big Laughs and Thomas Haden Church
Netflix's loosely structured yet highly successful workplace comedy, Tires, has returned with a second season that definitely improves upon the first. Created by co-stars Shane Gillis and Steve Gerben alongside director John McKeever, the sitcom once again plays like a…
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Netflix’s Best Soapy Dramedy Has Lost Sight of What Made It So Addicting To Watch
People often write off teen soaps, but you can’t deny that they’re crucial parts of culture. They’re also deceptively simple, as there’s a real art to capturing the rapidly evolving way teens think, speak, and act. From rich-kid shows like…
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The Little Mermaid A Musical Adventure Review: A Little Rushed
The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure is the second show to debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios these last few weeks to compliment the new Disney Villains show as this revamped production gets a fresh new lease of life as advanced…
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Ana de Armas Makes a Great Case for Why She Should be the Future of the John Wick Franchise
Early on in Ballerina, the first movie spinoff of the John Wick franchise, we flash to a moment from 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, where the Director of the Ruska Roma assassin group (Anjelica Huston) meets with John…
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Ana De Armas Leads A Fun But Frustrating From ‘The World Of John Wick’ Spin-Off
“From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” makes most sense when viewed as intellectual property first and a work of art second. Even the film’s title bears the scars of being optimized within an inch of its life to ensure…
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Ballerina Review | Flickreel
Part of what makes the World of John Wick so engaging is that even after more than a decade, it’s still draped in mystery. When news broke that they’d be expanding the world with spinoffs, I feared they might pull…
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