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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Is the Ultimate Big-Screen Tribute

Music documentaries usually aren’t my thing. There was a time when I practically lived in Nashville bars and concert venues, chasing live sets and late nights, but as the years rolled on, that chapter slowly closed. These days, I’m more… Continue Reading →

Something of a Monster: Pregnancy Horror Still Has Teeth

I have a friend who is a full-blown, championship-level hypochondriac. You know the type. Every week they have discovered a new designer illness that sounds like something you would catch while backpacking through an ancient tomb. One minute it is… Continue Reading →

December 3, 2025

My Robot Sophia: When Your Childhood Furby Grows Up

When I was a teenager, I owned the ultimate piece of late ’90s technological wizardry: a Furby. Yes, THE Furby: that weird, wide-eyed, gibberish-spouting robot that somehow became the crown jewel of every social circle. While my friends were stuck… Continue Reading →

April 29, 2025

Rom-Com Meets Slasher in Heart Eyes… But Does It Work?

One of my favorite subgenres is “holiday horror.” I make it a tradition to watch one or two holiday-themed horror movies each holiday. So, you can imagine my excitement when I discovered a new Valentine’s Day slasher was coming to… Continue Reading →

February 25, 2025

It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts for A Different Man

A24’s A Different Man is essentially the male counterpart of The Substance. Both films explore the societal pressures on individuals and how these pressures influence our actions, particularly regarding our appearances. The Substance explores America’s obsession with life-altering drugs and… Continue Reading →

November 27, 2024

Trauma Terrorizes a Pop-Music Prima Donna in Smile 2

How do you top a sleeper hit featuring the slow-burn psychological terrors of an unseen antagonist, haunting and wrecking the lives of its victims to the point that death is their only escape route? You focus your franchise on a… Continue Reading →

October 17, 2024

The Substance is a Brilliantly Disgusting Masterpiece of Body Horror

“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?” the black-market drug known as “the substance” asks, and in reality, who hasn’t? In a world of unattainable body ideals, the proliferation of diet drugs, and other body-modifying substances, how… Continue Reading →

October 2, 2024

Gotham Knights May Be The CW’s Best Superhero Show, Yet

The CW Network has been a bountiful harvest for comic book fans for the past decade. Starting with the Arrow series, the channel has expanded upon the DC comic book world, creating what is now known as the Arrowverse. Additionally,… Continue Reading →

April 10, 2023

Good Night Oppy Gives Me All the Feels

Per Matt The search for drinkable water on the Red Planet can be a grueling one, but never miss a golden Opportunity to go the distance. When NASA’s Mars Program sent two autonomous solar-powered rovers to the fourth rock from… Continue Reading →

December 11, 2022

Andrew Garfield Shows Off His Singing Skills in Tick, Tick…BOOM!

It’s no secret that I have a small infatuation with musicals. I don’t watch many. In fact, even though the 2020s have been filled with several major musical hits, I have mostly avoided watching them. But with the awards season… Continue Reading →

February 4, 2022

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Gotham Knights May Be The CW’s Best Superhero Show, Yet