“Never marry a tennis player… Love means nothing to them!” – Dad Jokes Despite being all about the romantic entanglements of those who partake in the sport, not once does Challengers make that hackneyed observation. This is but one sign you’re in for something greater than expected. Challengers feels like a sports film from the 1980s along the lines…
“The idea of breaking up the country seems so grave, so full of disillusionment, so great a loss to the founding idea of America, that most of us regard it as unthinkable. Most, not all.” – Clay S. Jenkinson The critical response to Civil War has been so contentious that some may label it a “love it…
“If Satan wasn’t around, churches would go out of business.” – Marilyn Manson Sacrilege as it might be to say, but try as I might, I have never really liked the Omen films. Even the original, the supposed “good” one, was very badly written, failing to provide a satisfying resolution for the protagonist and audience, resulting in…
Warning: The following article will contain spoilers for some episodes. The early 2000s saw an explosion in crime television programs. CSI debuted to immense popularity and would come to influence how society as a whole views forensic science. Law & Order began branching out with its Special Victims Unit spinoff living on to this day…
“Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they presuppose and which are a vital part of their essential charm.” – Jean Baudrillard I did not like the last Scream movie and did not have hope that the same creative team would fare any better with a follow-up, especially one produced so soon. Not to mention that horror…
“When the music changes, then the rhythm of the dance must change also.” – Tuareg proverb Five years ago, Black Panther was a rousing success the likes of which the world had never seen. The often overlooked Marvel comics character was now in the stratosphere of the company’s biggest creations. Naturally, a sequel was called…
Richard Belzer, an actor who parlayed his comedic success into a decades-long tenure in hard-hitting drama, passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Born Richard Jay Belzer in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 4, 1944, he worked as a reporter for the Bridgeport Post before getting into comedy. His stand-up shows led to him joining the…
Warning: The following article will contain spoilers The story, all names, characters and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious, but wouldn’t it be neat if they weren’t? So reads the disclaimer in the end credits of Deathrow Gameshow, the 1987 satirical film directed and written by Mark Pirro. Live or Die is…
“What is even more baffling than allowing a franchise to run on too long is not allowing one to reach its full potential.” – Justin Bruce Before watching this film, I made a pact with myself that if they killed off a certain character, I’d be giving the movie a thumbs down. Sure enough, that…
Films anchored by female villains are still not too commonplace, even less so are ones garnering major awards. But with Promising Young Woman and I Care a Lot, we have two concurrent examples. Darkly comic yet deadly serious, each features a British lead actress combined with a British writer/director, but is set in the United States. One…
