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The #HauntLife 2025 Mid-Year Movie Missteps Awards

Every year delivers a few cinematic masterpieces, a handful of surprises, and then… well, then there are the others. These are the movies that made us check our watches, doubt our life choices or wonder if everyone else saw a… Continue Reading →

Does Jurassic World: Rebirth Resurrect the Franchise?

The year is 1993. I’m 8 years old, visiting Orlando with my family for a trip to Disney World. After a few days filled with scorching heat and roller coasters, we decided to go to the theater to watch a… Continue Reading →

July 2, 2025

Killer of Killers: How to Build the Predator Universe

Do you remember the Expanded Universe? I’m old enough to remember there were two types of Star Wars fans back in the day: Those who only championed the Original Trilogy and those with way too much time on their hands… Continue Reading →

June 12, 2025

Your Heart Will Soar For How to Train Your Dragon

My 3-year-old son has reached the point in life where he has declared naps to be completely uncool. To tackle this, my husband and I have introduced “quiet time” in the afternoon, which allows him to either watch a movie… Continue Reading →

June 9, 2025

Lilo and Stitch is an Ohana Remake

Let’s get one thing out of the way: I did not walk into the 2025 live-action Lilo & Stitch expecting to cry into my popcorn like it was the funeral scene in The Lion King. But there I was, a… Continue Reading →

May 27, 2025

Until Dawn: Time-Loop Video Game Horrors

Video game-based horror movies have been around for quite some time, and I’m a big fan of them, even though I’m not an avid gamer. Watching these films feels like stepping into an actual video game, which is one of… Continue Reading →

May 26, 2025

Secret Level Ambitiously Honors Gaming of All Formats

Warhammer 40,000 is the current hobby of choice in my household, rekindling a passion that began in the 1990s when the game was first released. Back then, I was captivated by the intricate miniatures, deep strategy and rich lore, but… Continue Reading →

January 27, 2025

Robert Eggers Breathes New Life into Nosferatu

My first brush with horror came one quiet afternoon when King Kong aired on cable TV. We had just gotten the cable box, and as I explored the channels, the sight of the massive ape rampaging through the jungle and… Continue Reading →

December 23, 2024

Dirty Angels Fights a Treacherous Mission

Female lead characters in action films are often criticized as weak when they lack depth, agency or compelling motivations, reducing them to stereotypes rather than fully developed individuals. Strong characters like Ellen Ripley from Alien and Lara Croft from Tomb… Continue Reading →

December 12, 2024

A Wicked Review by Someone Who Hasn’t Seen the Stage Show

Before watching Jon Chu’s adaptation of Wicked, I felt like the only person who had never seen the famous Broadway musical. I didn’t grow up in a family that attended musicals, although we did enjoy the music from Cats and… Continue Reading →

December 4, 2024

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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