“The Substance” Review
The bluntness of The Substance is so gratuitously forceful that it’s enough to trigger an endorphin effect. It’d have to. The struggles of a world obsessed with beauty for an
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All Things Movies With Mark McPherson
“Transformers One” Review
The Transformers franchise was built for animation. Well, okay, they were built to be versatile toys, but in the audio/visual medium, cartoons best suit the battles of transforming robots. Transformers
“The Platform 2” Review
The Platform was messy, but its staging was suitable enough for capitalism satire. The idea is that individuals who are either poor or prisoners are given a chance at success
“V/H/S/Beyond” Review
The V/H/S series of horror films have grown on me. Despite a rough start, the batting average of these many found-footage anthology films looks pretty strong. I adore the better
“Uglies” Review
Society places a weird value on beauty that deserves to be dissected and explored. Don’t expect any of that contemplation within Uglies, a young-adult dystopian story that plays like a
“The Wild Robot” Review
It’d be so easy to get lost within the woods of The Wild Robot for looking so damn good. The lush visual splendor is enough to make one crave a
“A Quiet Place: Day One” Review
The origins of the alien monsters from A Quiet Place don’t sound that interesting. The creatures are more compelling for their towering physical forms and attraction to sound. Day One,
“The Beast” (2024) Review
It’s fitting that The Beast begins with Léa Seydoux being placed in a green-screen environment. She appears before a director who asks her to react to nothing. Everything terrifying about
“Alien: Romulus” Review
There’s something to be said of the Goldilocks Zone aimed for with Alien: Romulus that actually manages to reach a safe space of intense thrills. It’s not a rip-roaring sci-fi
“Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie” Review
SpongeBob SquarePants has been around for so long that there was bound to be some reinventing of the wheel. There are plenty of spin-offs of varying quality, ranging from a