Film

“Primetime” Review: Righteousness for Ratings

Released in theaters on Sept. 25, A24’s “Primetime” is a 2026 film that feels more like a 2000s television fever dream. Read More

20 years later, why is “Cars” still so popular?

In these last 20 years, the popularity of the “Cars” trilogy is still reflected in teenage movie nights, but why? Read More

Project Hail Mary review: “Grace Rocky save stars,” Lord Miller save movies

It’s a simple story executed with so much spirit, mixing the scale and stakes of films like “Interstellar” and “2001: A Space Odyssey” with the adventure and innocent charm of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “The Iron Giant.” Read More

‘Pillion’: ‘a seat or place behind the person riding a motorcycle where a passenger can sit.’

Marketed as a ‘Dom-Com,’ the plot focuses on the first relationship of Colin, a barbershop-quartet-singing parking lot attendant, after he is approached by brooding biker, Ray. Read More

‘Scream 7’: slashes through its own parody

As the heavily anticipated release of the seventh installment of the 30 year franchise, “Scream 7” had high expectations to live up to, especially given all the heavy spoilers that the film hinted towards in the trailers. Read More

The second story of fantasy worlds

Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is among the most famous examples of a secondary world, with Tolkien himself having coined the term. But beyond providing a backdrop for his books, Tolkien’s vast library of encyclopedic appendices presents a continuous narrative of Middle Earth’s fictional history. Read More

‘One Battle After Another’: A powerful political thriller meets a laugh-out-loud comedy

Living in a society with a purist government who retaliates against anyone who helps any sort of minority, the odds are especially stacked against Bob and Willa, who must find and rely on their very few allies to escape. Read More

Dedicated to everyone in the movie theater who laughed at “The Substance”

“The Substance”, though quite effectively campy and satirical at times, is not a comedy. Read More

“Captain America: Brave New World” isn’t the worst

In general, the film is a mixed bag. It isn’t quite a standout in the MCU, but it isn’t the worst, either. Read More

“AFRAID” film review

Horror’s remarkable adaptability has made new sights plausible like the countless subgenres that can be found. From bloody slasher films like “Scream” and bone-chilling apocalyptic films like “World War Z,” there’s just about anything for everyone. For decades, the variety of selection has separated horror from its cinema counterparts, and with Bloomhouse’s new release “AFRAID,” […]