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Pizza Movie: All Crust, No Pepperoni

I have always believed there are two types of high-school experiences. There are the ones you see in movies, where everyone is always cool, effortlessly social and somehow always at the right party. And then there are the rest of… Continue Reading →

Bring Her Back Hits Where It Hurts

There are certain thoughts you never want to admit out loud as a parent. The kind that sit in a dusty attic in the back of your brain, where you hope they stay forever. But every once in a while,… Continue Reading →

November 19, 2025

Opus: Come for the Cult, Stay for the Confusion

My first cult experience was the Cult of Jon. It happened at Dragon Con, somewhere between the endless escalator rides and the late-night panels, where everyone pretends they’re not running on three hours of sleep and sheer nerd adrenaline. I… Continue Reading →

July 22, 2025

Is Hulu’s Hold Your Breath Worth Holding Your Breath For?

The “Samara Weaving Covered in Blood” trope is highly regarded among horror enthusiasts, but another equally celebrated motif is “Sarah Paulson Screaming.” Paulson has built a substantial following within the horror community, primarily due to her performances across nine seasons… Continue Reading →

January 10, 2025

Beau Is Afraid is a Three-Hour Schizophrenic Episode

Throughout my life, I have seen many films that I thought were disturbing. At the tender age of 15, someone brought a copy of The Exorcist to watch at at my Halloween party. I made it to the crucifix scene,… Continue Reading →

April 19, 2023

WandaVision Is Here, But How Does It Fit Into the MCU?

On January 15th, 2021, Disney+ released the next installment of the official Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the television series WandaVision. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WandaVision actually kicks off Phase 4. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany return to their… Continue Reading →

January 17, 2021

Blumhouse Peeks Inside the Black Box

Per Matt What are we without our personal experiences or our memories? Without actually knowing who we are, without really knowing our own character, how can we differentiate one person from another? When those very specific aspects are removed, what… Continue Reading →

October 20, 2020

Legion Takes a Far-Out Mindtrip for Season 3

How does a TV show advance its storyline once it invokes a time traveler, who will simply remove any updates? Much like past seasons’ questions of Legion, how do you show repercussions on a show when almost everything is happening… Continue Reading →

June 27, 2019

Blade Runner 2049 Offers a Key to Future Box-Office Totals

Per Matt With replicants returning to movie theaters after a long hiatus, will this weekend’s box-office results mimic those of 1982? Or will October follow the lead of the largest U.S. September box office on record, with a familiar film… Continue Reading →

October 4, 2017

Twin Peaks: The Return Is Beautifully Weird

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There are few sins worse in pop culture these days than not grasping the current zeitgeist stemming out of a new (or old) piece of content. Indeed, it’s nearly blasphemous as a pop-culture writer to admit a certain ignorance with… Continue Reading →

June 6, 2017

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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