Wicked
The 2003 Broadway musical, Wicked, became an instant pop culture phenomenon when it first opened. The musical, starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, [...]
Red One
Dwayne Johnson's status as a Mega Movie Star is undeniable. The producer/star has seen countless blockbusters over his esteemed career, but recently his output has left much to be desired. [...]
Venom: The Last Dance
Quality is not something audiences have come to expect regarding the Marvel-adjacent Sony films. The first Venom film, a passion project for star/producer Tom Hardy, was largely a dull experience [...]
Joker: Folie à Deux
2019's Joker was a lighting-in-a-bottle film that came with much buzz and discourse, with overwhelming box office returns to boot. Todd Phillips' distinct vision of the classic DC villain was [...]
The WIld Robot
DreamWorks Animation has typically been seen as the B-side to the greater works of Pixar. When there was Toy Story 1 & 2, there was DreamWorks’ Shrek, which was less [...]
Speak No Evil (2024)
The 2022 Danish film Speak No Evil left a toll on any audience member willing to sit through its punishing display of brutality. Directed and co-written by Christian Tafdrup, the [...]
The 4:30 Movie
In the wake of films such as Roma, The Fabelmans and Belfast, films that saw major filmmakers looking past nostalgia to their respective upbringings, writer/director/editor Kevin Smith has now made [...]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Tim Burton's original 1988 Beetlejuice was something of a pop culture phenomenon in its initial release. Just the second feature film from Burton, Beetlejuice was largely responsible for establishing the [...]
The Crow (2024)
The year was 1994; Kurt Cobain is dead. OJ is on trial and star Brandon Lee, son of legend Bruce Lee, has died on the set of his soon-to-be-iconic role [...]
Alien: Romulus
Ridley Scott's original 1979 masterpiece Alien not only birthed a larger subgenre of horror, but has since launched a major Hollywood franchise. Blessing cinema with an all-time great leading heroine [...]