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The Perfect Film for Easter Weekend Turns 25 This Year
The Perfect Film for Easter Weekend Turns 25 This Year
Telling the greatest story ever told in a new way
Paul Combs
Mar 29
The Most Tragic Star Wars Character is Not the One You Think
The Most Tragic Star Wars Character is Not the One You Think
It’s not always about the darn Skywalkers
Eric Pierce
Mar 27
Ghostbusters: 40 Years On
Ghostbusters: 40 Years On
Ivan Reitman’s spooky comedy adventure has certainly dated, but it remains a hugely entertaining blast
Simon Dillon
Mar 26
In Defense of Alien Resurrection, the Most Distressingly Horny Entry in the Franchise
In Defense of Alien Resurrection, the Most Distressingly Horny Entry in the Franchise
Bringing the sex to the Alien Franchise in ways we could never have imagined
KeN-K
Mar 29
What Easter Has To Do With Fairy Stories According to J.R.R. Tolkien
What Easter Has To Do With Fairy Stories According to J.R.R. Tolkien
Joy like swords and the greatest Eucatastrophe in history
JRR Jokien
Mar 29
Why Black Sails’s Captain Flint is One of TV’s Best-Written Characters
Why Black Sails’s Captain Flint is One of TV’s Best-Written Characters
What would it take for you to abandon your rage? Let go of your shame? Would love be enough?
João Pedro Fernandes
Mar 28
Review — Love Lies Bleeding
Review — Love Lies Bleeding
Director Rose Glass spins a web of sex, violence, and doom just as the film’s title suggests in a dark 1980s-set noir
Kevin Powers
Mar 28
What Year Did Superhero Movies Peak?
What Year Did Superhero Movies Peak?
Now that we’re in an MCU A.D. all-time low, what was the best year ever for superhero movies?
Darren Zouga
Mar 27
Pay Your Respects to Lord Vader
Pay Your Respects to Lord Vader
Why Anakin Skywalker and Hayden Christensen deserve another chance
Andie Adams
Mar 27
Late Night With the Devil is a Vintaged, Hypnotic Trip. I Loved It!
Late Night With the Devil is a Vintaged, Hypnotic Trip. I Loved It!
A review for one of this year’s best horror movies
Shelby Fielding
Mar 26
We Binged, “We Crashed” and We Wondered — WTH Happened?
We Binged, “We Crashed” and We Wondered — WTH Happened?
Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto give fantastic renditions of modern-day narcissism as a life plan
Arpad Nagy
Mar 25
I Enjoyed ‘Mean Girls’ (2024), But Was It a Good Movie?
I Enjoyed ‘Mean Girls’ (2024), But Was It a Good Movie?
Can a movie be good if it just reminds us of something better?
Margaret Chamberlain
Mar 25
‘The Terminator’ Chronicles: How the Robot Franchise is a Generational Time Capsule
‘The Terminator’ Chronicles: How the Robot Franchise is a Generational Time Capsule
From 1984 to 2019
Andie Adams
Mar 24
The Best Version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
The Best Version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Jean Cocteau’s stunning and essential fairytale
Alan Corley
Mar 24
‘Late Night with the Devil’ is a Found Footage Horror Gem
‘Late Night with the Devil’ is a Found Footage Horror Gem
Cameron & Colin Cairnes have constructed a tightly-paced production with both tricks and treats
Nikki Davis
Mar 23
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is 2024’s First Great Movie
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is 2024’s First Great Movie
A gory, gay, grindhouse-esque noir that is poetic and lovely
Shelby Fielding
Mar 23
‘Red Dawn’: Say It Isn’t Soviet
‘Red Dawn’: Say It Isn’t Soviet
Commie-hating Wolverines turn 40
T. Kent Jones
Mar 23
Is The Last Airbender (2010) Really That Bad?
Is The Last Airbender (2010) Really That Bad?
Unforgivable dumpster fire, or forgivable misfire?
Ben Ulansey
Mar 22
Women Are Making the Best Docuseries Lately: ‘Quiet on Set’ to ‘The Vow’
Women Are Making the Best Docuseries Lately: ‘Quiet on Set’ to ‘The Vow’
Don’t get between a woman and the Truth
Andie Adams
Mar 22
I Don’t Know What ‘The Acolyte’ is Supposed to Be, and I Don’t Think Disney Does Either
I Don’t Know What ‘The Acolyte’ is Supposed to Be, and I Don’t Think Disney Does Either
The vibes are confusing and contradictory
Eric Pierce
Mar 21
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