One of my favorite moviegoing experiences of the past several years was going to see an advance screening of Knives Out back in 2019. It...
In the five years since Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published their investigative report on Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual abuse...
After the absolute phenomenon of 2018's Black Panther, a sequel to it was inevitable. However, after the untimely death of its star,...
Having watched the trailer for The Menu a fair amount of times over the past few months, I was worried that I knew exactly what to expect...
Ever since Stanley Kubrick's classic film Full Metal Jacket was released back in 1987, the idea of what basic training is like for those...
When a filmmaker makes a film that reflects on their youth, there is a tendency for them to make a film that romanticizes the past. This...
How does one go about making a biopic about the great "Weird Al" Yankovic? A legend of music, and perhaps the greatest parody artist of...
With his debut feature, In Bruges, Martin McDonagh demonstrates his innate ability to balance comedy and tragedy, and delivered a film...
It could be argued that Ruben Östlund is one of our finest modern satirists. Whether he's tackling masculinity and familial relationships...
It's always great to see a filmmaker make another movie after a long hiatus, especially when that filmmaker is someone as visually...
It's been 16 years since filmmaker Todd Field's previous film, 2006's Little Children. Given how well both that film and his debut...
The evolution of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's career is an interesting one. From his early days of being a pro-wrestler, to breaking out...
As stated by its star, Jamie Lee Curtis, the rebooted Halloween trilogy is about one thing at its core: trauma. While Curtis's insistence...
One of the biggest struggles that horror remakes and reboots tend to have is how to adapt the original film to the modern era. With...
It's no secret that most horror movies as of late have been about trauma. It may not be the main focus of the film, necessarily, but...
To call Blonde a complicated film would be a massive understatement. For starters, the film tells a fictionalized account of the life of...
Touted as the first gay rom-com made by a major studio, it's no secret that Bros was made with big aspirations in mind. It has been...
On paper, a Peter Farrelly directed film titled The Greatest Beer Run Ever sounds like it would be more in line with the goofy comedies...
True comedy films seem to be an endangered species in the world of cinema these days. It is so rare that we see an out and out comedy, as...
I always appreciate it when a film doesn't beat around the bush and lets you know what you're getting into from the get-go. This is...