“Fast X” Review
The past few Fast & Furious films have had a fluctuation of popcorn action movie elements. The car chases have grown more absurd, the sentimentality adorably cornball, and plots a
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“You Hurt My Feelings” Review
There’s an almost aggravating preciousness to how tender this dramedy of New Yorkers proceeds. The film features characters who have weathered so much insecurity amid all their devoted love. There’s
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Review
Nine years ago, director James Gunn convinced audiences to root for a talking raccoon and talking tree save the galaxy. Nine years later, he makes us cry about what might
“Beau is Afraid” Review
It might be hard to sell Beau is Afraid as Ari Aster’s weirdest film to date. He’s already made surreal nightmares with Hereditary and Midsommer, horror films with so much
The Mario Movie and Misreading Movie Reviews
In April of 2023, Universal released The Super Mario Bros Movie. The film was made as a co-production between Nintendo, the titular video game’s franchise creators, and the Illumination animation
“Suzume” Review
Makoto Shinkai made a massive splash in 2016 with Your Name, a coming-of-age anime fantasy that found fondness in the contemporary and cerebral. Given how revered that film became when
“Renfield” Review
Renfield is a horror-comedy that makes a controversial call to mix two types of horror. It wants to embrace the allure of vampire lore and the poignant nature of toxic
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Review
Nintendo fans might be taken aback by how The Super Mario Bros Movie opens with the typical Illumination logo presentation, featuring their iconic yellow minion characters engaging in a dose
Anime Detour 2023 Schedule
The Anime Detour convention in Minneapolis is next week and I’ll once more be on a slew of panels. Stop on by April 7th-9th to check out the following panels
“Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” Review
Dungeon and Dragons doesn’t like it’d be the hardest of IPs to transform into a movie, given the freedom of forming campaigns. There’s no rigid plot to follow from the