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'The Exorcist: Believer': A Bland, Unholy Legacy Sequel
Coming off of his trilogy of Halloween legacy sequels, David Gordon Green is back to try and revive another beloved horror property....

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 8, 20236 min read


'Dumb Money': A Funny, Irreverent Retelling of Recent History
When it comes to making films based on actual events, timing is everything. If you put something out too soon after the events in...

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 1, 20237 min read


'Flora and Son': A Heartfelt, Charming Musical
If there is anything that can be said about John Carney, it's that any film he does is going to prominently feature music in some...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 30, 20236 min read


'Fair Play': A Gripping Thriller That Mixes Business and Pleasure
The world of finance has been the background for a number of films and TV shows over the years, such as Wall Street, Boiler Room, and The...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 28, 20236 min read


'No One Will Save You': A Taut, Inventive Sci-fi Thriller
Under the guise of a home invasion movie, Brian Duffield's sophomore feature, No One Will Save You, quickly reveals itself to be...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 25, 20235 min read


'Expend4bles': An Awful Action Sequel
In a time where action franchises are few and far between (or relegated to direct-to-video releases), there is something strangely...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 24, 20235 min read


'A Haunting in Venice': A Thrilling Supernatural Whodunit
Kenneth Branagh's late-career pivot to making adaptations of Agatha Christie's iconic mysteries has been something I can't help but be...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 18, 20236 min read


'Vacation Friends 2': An Unnecessary, Unfunny Sequel
At least once a year, a film comes along that makes me ask, "Why was this made?" Most of the time, this is due to a strange premise or...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 28, 20235 min read


'Oppenheimer': Christopher Nolan's Bleak, Spectacular Historical Epic
If there are two things you can say about Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker, it is that he is always ambitious, and he never fails to...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 1, 20236 min read


'Barbie': A Fun, Heartfelt, and Surprisingly Existential Blockbuster
As Barbie begins, we are quickly introduced to the vibrant, utopian, and of course, very pink, world known as Barbieland. It is a world...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 27, 20235 min read


'Asteroid City': Wes Anderson's Beautifully Meta Masterpiece
Every time a new Wes Anderson film comes out, people are quick to dub it "the most Wes Anderson film yet". As someone who has been a fan...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 24, 20235 min read


'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse': An Incredible, Ambitious, Animated Spectacle
When Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released in late 2018, it had an almost immediate cultural impact. Audiences and critics alike...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 3, 20235 min read


'Fast X': A Middling, Overstuffed Sequel
Although the Fast & Furious franchise began with a simple film about street racing and carjacking, it has only become bigger and more...

Saxon Whitehead
May 21, 20236 min read


'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3': A Fantastic, Fitting Send-Off That Stands Among Marvel's Best
Out of the numerous projects that Marvel has put out over the past several years, none of them have hit me quite like the Guardians of...

Saxon Whitehead
May 16, 20238 min read


'Peter Pan & Wendy': A Fresh Take on a Classic Tale
The idea of yet another live-action Disney remake, let alone one bypassing theaters and going straight to Disney+, doesn't exactly...

Saxon Whitehead
May 1, 20235 min read


'Beau is Afraid': A Beautiful, Nightmarish Odyssey
After the one-two punch of 2018's Hereditary and 2019's Midsommar, Ari Aster solidified himself as one of our most ambitious and unique...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 22, 20236 min read


'Renfield': Nicolas Cage is Great as Dracula, But This Horror-Comedy Lacks Bite
On paper, a film about the relationship between Count Dracula and his familliar, R.M Renfield, has some serious potential. Giving the...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 16, 20234 min read


'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': A Fun Video Game Adaptation That Plays It Safe
In 1993, a film based on the highly popular Super Mario Bros. video game series was released. It would go on to become a huge box-office...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 15, 20234 min read


'Air': A Compelling Slam-Dunk of a Sports Drama
There are few figures in the world of sports as iconic as Michael Jordan. In addition to being commonly regarded as the greatest...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 10, 20236 min read


'John Wick: Chapter 4': A Stunning Action Epic
When I first saw John Wick back in 2014, I never would have imagined that it would have grown into the phenomenon that it has become. I...

Saxon Whitehead
Mar 25, 20235 min read
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