Months before it was released, almost from the moment it was announced, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale has caused every corner of the Internet to hunker down for the impending war of takes, opinions, and causes. On the one hand, the film has been...
Can a sequel ever surpass its predecessor? It’s a question that’s plagued audiences and critics alike for decades, debating if it is indeed possible for lightning to strike twice. Personally, I’m skeptical of any sequel’s chances – it is a...
2022 has been a year marked with attempts to finally launch the gay romantic comedy on a mass scale. In many ways, this seems like too little, too late, but with states passing laws stripping away rights and talking heads praising the surging...
Has any other film or film series suffered the same level of scrutiny and misjudgment that Avatar has? Originally James Cameron’s follow-up to highest-grossing-film ever Titanic, Avatar beat the “disastrous flop” allegations to become the...
It takes sheer audacity to tackle the most popular story in Western literature. It’s borderline insanity to do so when there’s already an incredibly famous version in existence. This is the uphill climb that Guillermo del Toro faces in retelling...
In 1952, a young married couple took their eight-year-old son to see The Greatest Show on Earth, a film that terrified and fascinated him. Ten years later, that couple divorced after years of unhappiness, leaving a lasting impact on the...
Everywhere I’ve gone this holiday weekend, from work to Christmas parties to friends online, there’s one film I’ve been asked about more than any other: Violent Night. Seriously. More than any Oscar contender or blockbuster or niche indie film...
In spite of Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis’ zeitgeisty domination, the summer of 2022 has been mostly disappointing in terms of its blockbuster fare. We’ve seen dinosaurs haphazardly clomp around, Norse gods crack jokes to distract us from a lack...
I’m starting to suspect that James Gray really hates his parents. Three years after his intriguing Ad Astra explored his complicated relationship with his father, Gray has returned with Armageddon Time, a semi-autobiographical look at his...
The line between “good” and “great” is thin to the point of invisibility, especially in cinema. A film can have all the pieces of a great film – an important story, a stellar cast, strong direction – but without that extra “something,” it never...
The most egregious crime a piece of art can commit is undermining its own message. If the entire thesis is so flimsy that a film’s very existence disproves it, then why bother watching it? This is the feeling that envelops a watcher of The Menu...
In Tim Burton’s awful 2005 take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka declares “The best prize is a surprise.” Why am I quoting this horrible children’s film to you? Well, it felt apropos given the nature of this review. I knew...
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