“Back in Action” (2025) Review
I hate how old Back in Action feels. It’s not just that this action-comedy makes dated references, but pulls dated genre tropes straight off the shelf without even a dusting.
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“Dog Man” Review
I find myself now placed in the spot where an adult critic must critique an animation squarely aimed at the young kids who consume the easy/fun-to-read books of Dog Man.
“Star Trek: Section 31” Review
There has always been a debate on Star Trek regarding its best and worst interpretations. In the realm of movies, there were debates over which Trek film was worst, ranging
“The Girl with the Needle” Review
In the fight for abortion and female empowerment, The Girl with the Needle doesn’t shy away from the darkness of that struggle in 1919 Denmark. Not just the darkness of
Thoughts on the 2025 Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced this week and there’s plenty of surprises this year. Some were genuinely pleasing, as with Sean Baker’s wild drama Anora and the body horror The
“Creature Commandos” Season 1 Review
Creature Commandos won me over almost instantly for the character of GI Robot (Sean Gunn). He is a robot programmed during World War II to fight Nazis. He enjoys gunning
“T Blockers” Review
Here’s the good stuff. Here’s that scrappy, rebellious spirit for the transgender experience we need now more than ever. The cheapness of T Blockers can be felt in its rickety
“Get Away” (2024) Review
Subversion is a tricky thing to inject into a film. Get Away is a film that attempts to surprise with its twist of a folk horror nightmare vacation that is
“Pepe” (2024) Review
Late last year, I watched Dahomey, a film that tried to mix the ghostly narration of an ancient spirit with the modern-day political documentary of Benin. At a brisk 68
“Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy” Review
A gross feeling washed over me during Buy Now, and not the intended disgust of the waste in our world. That admission of our hideous consumer culture had already been