It's been six years since Bong Joon Ho's critically acclaimed "Parasite." A mix of sci-fi, politics, and pitch-black humor, "Mickey 17" reminds us that few directors can weave such layered satires as Bong Joon Ho. "Mickey 17" isn't the latest in a long franchise no one has heard of, instead the title refers to the [...]
Universal has been trying to breathe life back into their "Universal Monsters" IP unsuccessfully for years. In 2020 Blumhouse produced a reimagining of "The Invisible Man" by writer/director Leigh Whannell. This unique take on the story won over audiences and critics with its modernization and switching the perspective from the villain to the victim. This [...]
Can your faith stand up to facts? Does the truth matter if someone is confident in their beliefs? Can an honest search for the one true religion drive a man to madness? A24's creepy new thriller "Heretic" challenges the audience with these questions and more. "Heretic" is co-written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan [...]
Sony's most successful Spiderman spin-off character, Venom, is back for the conclusion(?) of their trilogy in "Venom: The Last Dance." The first two chapters were silly and chaotic but worked as fun, escapism entertainment. Can "The Last Dance" recreate the messy magic, or will this finale fall flat? The movie opens with something I've never [...]
The gleeful trauma-eating-entity has returned in the second chapter of writer/director Parker Finn's "Smile" franchise. But will this sequel be more of the same, or expand into a bigger story? Starting six days after the end of the last film, "Smile 2" opens with Joel (Kyle Gallner) desperately looking for a way to pass the [...]
Most Faustian stories end with the Devil on top, having secured something far more valuable than what the victim traded for it. The compelling and often humorous, "The Apprentice" flips the morality tale on its head, with the student becoming the master. The movie takes place in the 70s and 80s during Donald Trump's (Sebastian [...]
Sometimes it takes a little help from the great beyond to get things back on track. That's not only the case for the characters in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" but also for Tim Burton, who has seen his cinematic mojo wane dramatically over the past decade. Can returning to the genre Burton is known for and resurrecting [...]
With the release of the final season of "The Umbrella Academy" on Netflix, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison) and Ritu Arya (Lila) about their time on the unique series. Like the series, our discussion was bittersweet as they shared some of their favorite experiences working on the [...]
The Merc with the Mouth is back, and this time he's brought a friend. But can "Deadpool & Wolverine" actually save the MCU, or will this be another muddling multiverse mishap? It's been 15 years since Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman first teamed up as their iconic characters in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Reynolds has had [...]
Ti West completes his trilogy of fame and horror with "MaXXXine," a direct sequel to 2022's "X." In the first film, West perfectly mimicked the 70's slasher feel. The follow-up prequel, "Pearl," fused horror with the mise-en-scène of classic cinema. It should be no surprise that he once again delivers a genre perfect seedy 80's [...]
