Fear Street Part 1: 1994 has a lot of expectations to meet, even before it kicks off with a blood-smirked homage to Scream starring Maya Hawke as a bored teen working in a mall. The film is the first of…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×03 Review: “Kyle” dissects toxic masculinity with surreal wit
Tuca & Bertie, Lisa Hanawalt’s irreverent animated sitcom, frequently wraps complicated character dynamics and difficult psychology inside the candy-coated, hyperactive exterior of the show’s vividly realized world. The world of Tuca & Bertie operates by its own logic, offering up…
‘The Ice Road’ review: Along came a semi with a basic, creaky load
The “What year is it?” energy is intense this year as film after film claims or functions like they’re throwbacks. Off the top of one’s head, a great one is The Djinn, the claustrophobic horror film that would fit right…
‘Rurouni Kenshin: The Final’ Review: The Iconic Samurai Hits Netflix Worldwide
[Editor’s Note: Analysis of this franchise should also note that the original Rurouni Kenshin manga this series is based on was created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Details of criminal charges against him can be found in detail here. Neither Watsuki’s himself,…
‘Army of the Dead’ review: Zack Snyder’s return to the zombie genre is a bloody, fun mess
It’s no secret that the most recent stage of Zack Snyder’s directing career has seen the auteur pushing his more serious, objectivist ideologies even more strongly into his film output than ever, leaning away from the schlocky fun of his…
‘The Woman in the Window’ review: Amy Adams carries confused thriller
Not to shock you, but movies like to fake you out. No matter how well a film’s imagination can wow you at first, we all learn that things on the screen are made-up for our amusement. There isn’t actually a…
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Review: Netflix wades into the superhero genre, but never ventures from the shallows
In an era brimming with superhero movies and television shows, studios seem to be at war with one another competing for the next big hit. Netflix’s newest Jupiter’s Legacy presents all the promise in the world, then falls short of…