"Bloodlines" is the sixth film in the "Final Destination" franchise. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly fourteen years since the last. The series started trending downwards after the first two entries, with terrible effects and dull characters. Thankfully, this break has given the writing team some fresh ideas, making "Bloodlines" one of the [...]
"Sinners" is writer/director Ryan Coogler's fifth feature film, but his first original screenplay. His previous films are either based on true events ("Fruitful Station") or existing IP ("Creed" & "Black Panther"). This is the first time we've seen what he can craft with his unbridled creativity. Packed with culture, music, history, and lore, "Sinners" is [...]
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 [...]
