The Toxic Avenger (2025)
The Toxic Avenger is a loving, smartly updated take on the 1984 splatter horror comedy landmark. Where the original was nearly all gore and sex, often for what seemed to [...]
Weapons
Zach Cregger's breakthrough horror film Barbarian was a surprise hit in the fall of 2022. A film marketed off of not knowing its many twists and turns, Cregger's foray into [...]
2005 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2005
2005 in many ways resembles 2025. Politically, it was a miserable year, as we were in the first year of the second term of George W. Bush, and we had [...]
Vulcanizadora
Regional film making can be rich and rewarding. It can cast a light and use a very specific voice to say something unique about the area and the people within [...]
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley was among the select few singers in popular music to be gifted with the vocal range of four or more octaves. His ability to mimic the works of [...]
Together
The 2020s have seen something of a resurgence in the body horror subgenre, from the Oscar-winning masterpiece The Substance, to the stunning Palme d'Or-winner Titane. This decade has also given [...]
The Naked Gun (2025)
The Naked Gun is not a remake. It is a direct continuation of the original series of films, done with a clear level of care and love for the goofy [...]
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2 is the sequel to the original 1996 film, starring Adam Sandler. Happy is a golfer driven by his rage, harnessing that to drive the ball further than anyone [...]
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
For decades now, it has been an ongoing joke that the Fantastic Four property is cursed when it comes to making successful film adaptations. Roger Corman famously attempted to bring [...]
Sorry, Baby
GRADE A This first half of the decade has been quite notable for female directors, especially for fresh voices. The debut feature written and directed by its lead, Eva Victor, [...]