“Animal Farm” (2026) Review
Kids can handle reading Animal Farm. Sure, it’s a dark book, and children are not going to directly trace the allegory to Stalin’s rise amid World War II, but the
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“Mother Mary” (2026) Review
Mother Mary isn’t so much a film about artistic fame descending into dark madness as it is about trying to find a path forward in the aftermath of the erosion
“Michael” (2026) Review
The music of Michael Jackson has always felt like a constant force in pop music that hasn’t diminished since the 1980s. Amid all the controversies and scandals associated with Michael,
“Your Attention Please” (2026) Review
Social media is the best and worst way that we have shifted our communication. The abundance of worldwide voices has given the isolated more of a connection while also making
“Normal” (2026) Review
By the time the credits roll on Normal, that jovial man sitting next to me wanted to tell me which movies this reminded him of, and I already knew the
“The Travel Companion” Review
There’s an imposter syndrome lurking under the surface of The Travel Companion that makes it one of the most maddeningly authentic portrayals of art as an awkward and dependent struggle.
“Pizza Movie” Review
Like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Pizza Movie is this generation’s stoner comedy where munchies motivate a wacky night of hijinks. For what seems like low stakes that
“Primate” (2026) Review
How I wish a movie like Primate had graced the video store shelves of the 1990s, advertised with a terrifying cover of a screaming chimpanzee, thirsty for blood. It would
Will There Be A Smash Bros. Movie? Eh, Probably Not.
With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie now in theaters for Easter weekend, the lingering questions that follow every video game movie of this era have less to do with where
“Bodycam” (2025) Review
There is something worth exploring in Bodycam, a movie that struggles to extend its short-concept horror idea past an hour. There’s plenty to play with in how the film stages