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Disney’s Wish is Exactly What Many Fans Have Hoped For

In recent years, Disney has faced considerable criticism from its fanbase. Many enthusiasts believe the company has departed from its original storytelling roots, becoming increasingly entwined with the current social and political landscape in ways that make some fans uneasy…. Continue Reading →

Priscilla Reveals a Darker Side of Elvis

Per Matt Now that November has arrived and the awards season inches ever closer despite the lingering SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strike, the need for entertainment options grows even greater as the holidays approach. A24 Films offers its prestige picture, Priscilla, which… Continue Reading →

November 3, 2023

The Last Matinee Drips of My Guilty Pleasure

Per Matt What’s Halloween without a little subtitled terror? The Last Matinee is My Guilty Pleasure!

October 30, 2023

The Killer is a Methodical Mess

Per Matt Michael Fassbender starring as a hitman in a David Fincher movie that’s based on a French graphic novel really sounds like the beginnings of a terrific logline. Somewhere along the way, the script unfortunately flips on The Killer.

October 29, 2023

Five Nights at Freddy’s is a Mild Thrill Ride

I only have a passing familiarity with the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. When the game was initially released in August 2014, my then-wife was in the final stages of her pregnancy with our daughter, and the same week I… Continue Reading →

October 26, 2023

Will Flower Moon Bring More Awards to Leo and Scorsese?

Per Matt Awards season has returned once again, so it must be time for yet another Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio passion project. This one, Killers of the Flower Moon, which is based on the nonfiction bestseller by David Grann, is a… Continue Reading →

October 20, 2023

The Complete Story of Film is Innovative, Emotional and Opinionated

Per Matt William Goldman once said, “Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work.” Amen to that. The Oscar-winning screenwriter/quote machine knew the Hollywood risk-to-reward ratio was a fickle thing, one… Continue Reading →

October 6, 2023

The Blackening Flips the Script on Horror Tropes

Per Matt Taking a wide glance at many successful horror movies released throughout the years, you’ll surely find quite a few of the same horror tropes. Each film might not feature every single one of them, but there’s a lot… Continue Reading →

June 18, 2023

Where Was The Flash Five Years Ago?

Per Matt I’m a card-carrying, lifelong fan of DC Comics… well, I was, before The New 52 shook things up, and then I bailed. Batman was my all-time favorite character and will probably always overlook every other superhero out there…. Continue Reading →

June 16, 2023

DC Catches Lightning in a Bottle with The Flash

Batman. Superman. Green Lantern. Wonder Woman. All these characters were my heroes, as I grew up. There were a few Marvel characters thrown in, but the vast majority came from the DC Comics Universe, and I had a reason to… Continue Reading →

June 10, 2023

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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Disney’s Wish is Exactly What Many Fans Have Hoped For

Priscilla Reveals a Darker Side of Elvis

Will Flower Moon Bring More Awards to Leo and Scorsese?

Where Was The Flash Five Years Ago?

DC Catches Lightning in a Bottle with The Flash