"Caught Stealing" is Darren Aronofsky's first feature film since 2022's Oscar-winning "The Whale." The trailer makes it seem like "Caught Stealing" is a quirky, dark, comedy, but it has more in common with his previous film than one might expect. "The Whale" explored addiction to food as a way of dealing with past trauma that [...]
Writer/director Zach Cregger first caught the attention of horror fans back in 2022 with his sleeper hit "Barbarian." Blending dark humor, gross visuals, and an unconventional narrative structure, it was an unexpected breath of fresh air. His latest creation, "Weapons" takes everything he attempted in "Barbarian" and dials it up a few notches, providing one [...]
It's no secret that the MCU has been struggling. An overabundance of content has reduced the overall quality so even when something great does come along, like "The Thunderbolts," audiences don't turn out like they used to. "First Steps" is the fifth attempt at a "Fantastic Four" movie. (One of those five was never released.) [...]
Your experiences during the Pandemic can make Ari Aster's "Eddington" a difficult watch. While it is his most humorous movie to date, it was harder for me to sit through this than "Hereditary" or "Midsommar." The common theme linking all of Ari's movies is they are "Not For Everyone." Your mileage on this one will [...]
James Gunn has already proven he has a knack for taking obscure or bizarre comic book characters and making them work on the big screen. He made most of us cry like babies over a CGI Racoon and his pals in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3." He breathed life back into the suicide squad [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
