“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
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“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
“Y2K” (2024) Review
It’s a strange sensation to now be at an age where recollections of AOL, CD burning, video stores, and VCRs are now ingredients of a period piece. Within minutes of
“The Amateur” (2025) Review
Theoretically, The Amateur offers a refreshing subversion of the globe-trotting action-spy thriller genre. Instead of casting a beefy tough guy who can shoot guns and kill easily, this film casts
“Common Side Effects: Season 1” Review
In the spirit of Twin Peaks, Common Side Effects is an adult animated series that starts with an alluring premise and spins it into realms of the surreal, philosophical, and