“Frankie Freako” Review
Frankie Freako feels like a wild retro cocktail of combining the allure of those enticing hotline numbers and gross-out puppetry. The obvious inspiration for such a film was the commercial
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“Thunderbolts*” Review
It’s hard not to see the parallels that Marvel’s misfit ensemble picture shares with DC Comics’ The Suicide Squad. This film shares many of the same elements, including staging, pacing,
“Rumours” (2024) Review
There’s a peculiar reflection within Rumours, a film about world leaders being exposed as pretentious amid a crisis they so vaguely observe. The attempt to weave political satire with some
“Companion” (2025) Review
Sometimes the right attitude can carry a picture through its old paths with renewed vigor. This is very much the case with Companion, a film that initially relies on its
“Daredevil: Born Again Season 1” Review
The sequel series to the gritty Daredevil may be Marvel Studios’ most frustrating TV show for how close it comes to greatness. Unbound by the strict connectivity of the MCU,
“Andor: Season 2” Review
It makes perfect sense that one of the few Star Wars TV series to get a reprisal was Andor. Far from the lukewarm attempts to recapture the aesthetic or adhere
“The Wedding Banquet” (2025) Review
With such a generic title and serving as a remake, it’d be easy to write off The Wedding Banquet as a routine romantic comedy of screwball schemes. While the film
“Sinners” (2025) Review
The biggest sin in trying to define Sinners would be to write it off as Ryan Coogler’s Americana riff of From Dusk Till Dawn. The mere citation might be a
“The Rule of Jenny Pen” Review
Horror involving the elderly can be either tragically funny or tragically, well, tragic. Part of you wants to laugh at how far you’ve come and kick your old tank to
“G20” Review
G20 is a frustrating action thriller because it seems to stumble so close to being a revenge fantasy fit for 2025. Here is a film where a Black female president