“Jackpot!” (2024) Review
There’s a barrier that Jackpot taps into in its attempts to wield dark comedy and slapstick action amid a dystopian setting of greed. Rather than offer anything wittingly wry on
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“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
“Crash” (1996) Review
How easy it would be write off David Cronenberg’s Crash as a film about weird people who are horny for car crashes. It’s not a big surprise considering Cronenberg’s resume
“Orion and the Dark” Review
There is something to be said of how kids fear the darkness. It goes beyond the mere terror of a boogeyman under the bed or a monster in the closet.
“Batman: Caped Crusader Season One” Review
In terms of Batman cartoons, none surpass Batman: The Animated Series. It’s the gold standard for the bat-dressed superhero and no Batman cartoon before or after has managed to surpass
“Arcadian” Review
In the way that a costume drama may have better threads of cloths than melodrama, Arcadian is a horror film with more thrills placed in its creatures than the humans
“Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three” Review
The best thing that can be said of the third and final chapter of Crisis on Infinite Earths is that it features the final performance of Kevin Conroy. The long-time
“Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two” Review
There’s something to be said of the confusing complexity that the second Crisis on Infinite Earths embraces. While Part One did struggle to find its footing with its needlessly intricate