Gnarly Deaths and Tense Atmosphere Put This Stagnant Horror Franchise Back on Top
A slasher movie where the killer is the invisible force of death sounds like an idea spoken at 3 am at a frat party. How could audiences be made scared by something they can’t see? And yet, 25 years and…
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Cannes Opens With A Fuzzy French Musical That Leads With Easy Emotions
In Leave One Day , Cécile (Juliette Armanet) is a celebrity chef, famed for her stints on Top Chef and her lobster bisque soufflé, but when she finds out she is pregnant just before news of her father's heart attack…
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Coming of Age in Stilettos
In her directorial debut Summer of 69, Jillian Bell aims to create a raunchy yet heartfelt comedy about growing up, sexual identity, and female friendship—but in trying to juggle all of its themes, tones, and character arcs, the film often loses…
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Fight or Flight Review: High-Altitude Hijinks Fall Flat
James Madigan’s Fight or Flight wants to soar—but it’s flying on borrowed wings. An action-comedy hybrid that traps its characters on a cross-Pacific flight teeming with assassins, espionage, and sardonic banter, the film sets itself up as a spiritual successor…
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The Funniest Franchise Iteration Is A Spectacle That Proves Final Destination Has Staying Power
“Death doesn’t like it when you f*** with his plans” — a great quote that sets up Final Destination Bloodlines , a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for fans of the original franchise. The kills are as inventive as ever, and seeing this…
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Clown in a Cornfield Review: Blood in the Heartland
Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield is a smart, savage slasher that combines classic genre thrills with modern commentary, delivering a taut and blood-spattered ride through rural America’s anxieties. Based on Adam Cesare’s novel of the same name (one of…
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Comfort Food and Familiar Laughs
In Stephen Chbosky’s Nonnas, the kitchen is warm, the sauce is simmering, and the matriarchs are plenty. This sentimental comedy, written by Liz Maccie, brings together Vince Vaughn, a cast of legendary actresses, and an irresistibly cozy concept: a grieving…
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Tom Segura’s Hilarious Netflix Sketch Series Is Unapologetically Depraved
Tom Segura's stand-up has always had its fair share of filth, as he constantly uses his sarcastic and deadpan nature to talk about topics ranging from his day-to-day life, his eccentric parents, meeting comedians on airplanes, or "the poors" on…
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Tim Robinson Is Riotously Hilarious In A24’s Absurdist, Nightmare-Fueled Cringe Comedy
Not unlike a long-form version of Tim Robinson’s hilarious “I Think You Should Leave,” Netflix sketch show, but with a coherent narrative structure holding it all together, A24’s dark comedy, “Friendship,” is hysterically funny and sometimes disturbing look at friendship,…
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Josh Holloway’s Dynamite ’70s Crime Thriller Series Is All Gas, No Brakes
Some TV shows prove to be such a perfect marriage of character and actor that they genuinely become a chicken-and-egg scenario — was the role created for the actor, or was it merely lying in wait for the right person…
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Alexander Skarsgård Is a Lovably Awkward Cyborg in Apple TV+’s Killer Sci-Fi Adaptation
While it wouldn't be inaccurate to recognize Apple TV+ as a home for prestige period dramas, the streaming service has also become one of the best places for high-budget science-fiction shows. Whether you're a newcomer to the genre or more…
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I’m Disappointed by This Ending to an Already Frustrating Season
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Watson Episode 13.After twelve (mostly) lackluster episodes of television — that resulted in a surprise Season 2 renewal — Watson ends its freshman season on a confoundingly bad note, which is a…
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