2021 was indisputably a better year for humanity than 2020. As far as the year’s movies are concerned, it’s a matter of opinion and taste, and it depends on where you look. Studios continued to delay many major theatrical releases until we reach a future with fewer COVID cases. The streaming market, however, was another […]

No one has ever been smarter about being stupid than Steve Martin. He first gained worldwide recognition in the seventies for his silly and absurdist stand-up comedy routines. His banjo-playing, arrow-through-the-head-wearing “Wild and Crazy Guy” persona served as a beacon that brought him legions of lifelong fans. As Martin’s career and talents matured over the […]

Director Dexter Fletcher’s musical interpretation of Elton John’s life (all set to his music) is an inventive and exhaustive experience that both overstays its welcome and seems to cut itself short. Taron Edgerton is unquestionably brilliant as John, successfully exhibiting the musician’s talent (with Edgerton impressively singing all the songs onscreen), weaknesses, and passions. Unfortunately, […]

We all have our favorite horror classics that we watch every Halloween. While our favorite titles put us in the right spirit for the season, they also fail to be truly scary or surprising after they’ve been viewed for, roughly, the twentieth time. Horror classics are a wonderful and familiar pleasure, but it’s also important to […]

Zac Efron is so naturalistically seductive in his portrayal of Ted Bundy that it’s near-tragic that his performance is not featured in a better film. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile attempts to depict the infamous serial killer through the eyes of his longtime girlfriend, Liz Kendall (portrayed with empathy and commitment by Lily Collins). […]

Another Girl is the latest film by writer/director Allison Burnett. It is a continuation of his 2014 cult masterpiece, Ask Me Anything, which is based on his own novel, Undiscovered Gyrl. Ask Me Anything and Undiscovered Gyrl follow the exploits of an adventurous, promiscuous and self-destructive eighteen-year-old girl named Katie Kampenfelt. An exhibitionist of the […]

This Gunn family production (produced by James and written by his brothers, Brian and Mark) is a dark, clever, and shocking twist on modern superhero mythology. Much like Superman, the title character of Brightburn mysteriously crashes on Earth and is discovered by two kind and loving parents (the excellent Elizabeth Banks and David Denman). Also […]

We have already thoroughly detailed Allison Burnett’s life and career. To briefly summarize, he’s a professional screenwriter who also works as a novelist and independent filmmaker. He’s the rare artist who has found creative and financial success—though rarely with the same project. Burnett recently published his seventh novel, The Ghosts of Normal, and directed his […]

Hollywood has never quite known what to do with Matthew Modine. Sure, he had a highly enviable hot streak in the eighties and nineties, but he never quite mixed with the mainstream in the same manner as other successful actors of his time (Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage). This appears to suit the individualistic […]

Richard Donner was a film director who explored many different genres. Comedy, drama, action, Western, horror, fantasy, superhero, family… you name it, and he did it masterfully. What he lent to each genre he worked within is insurmountable, as he pretty much left behind a classic in each one. His recent passing on July 5, […]