South Korean director Park Chan-wook has been recognized as one of the best directors. It’s hard to deny with films such as Thirst, The Handmaiden, and his masterpiece Oldboy. With such an impressive trifecta that solidifies Chan-wook as one […]
2022 has been quite the year for the horror genre. With films like X, Pearl, The Black Phone, Barbarian, Nope, and Hatching entering our cinematic stratosphere, the genre has never felt richer with great movies. Finally, the spooky season […]
Since the commencement of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m confident in saying that the bloom is off the rose. The last year and a half of MCU projects have been great as […]
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival offered an array of documentaries, and one, in particular, blended my passion for both film and sports. As an avid New York Yankees fan for more than 25 years, it’s […]
Over the past 72 years, cinephiles have been privy to a few iterations of Father of the Bride. Starting in 1950, Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor starred in the critically and commercially successful film that sparked not […]
Over the past two years, I’ve become incredibly intrigued by the works of Academy Award-nominated director David Lynch. During the COVID-19 pandemic, after years of accepting it as a blind spot in my palette, I […]
There is no medium more significant than the one of cinema. Cinema can move us in fashions; very few mediums can. From hateful rage towards a film we despise to overwhelming praise for a movie […]
Downton Abbey: A New Era is the second film based on the original series, which I loved and is miles away better than the first film, which I have to say I did like quite […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has recently entered the crossroads between over-saturation and re-imagination. Despite its continued dominance over the box office for the better part of 14 years, there has been a growing feeling that […]
Over the past 20 years, the Wizarding World franchise has established itself as one of today’s most profitable franchises. Through ten films to date, the series has earned over $9 billion at the box office, […]
As a 35-year-old, it’s hard to remember a time when action romantic comedy was not a part of my cinematic zeitgeist. Unfortunately, despite the popularity of this sub-genre, in 2022, it becomes pretty tricky for […]
The Cursed is a new gothic horror film that I’ve been looking forward to for the past few weeks after the enticing trailer dropped, and it was better than I expected, exceeding my expectations. As expected, […]
Over the past few years, Aubrey Plaza has become one of the most unique actresses working today. Plaza has consistently challenged herself with interesting and against-type roles, including her previous film at the Sundance Film […]
Kanye West is considered by many as one of the greatest innovators in the rap game. The producer-rapper has produced some of the biggest hits of the past 30 years and released some of the […]
Before the days of social media and the world wide web, Baywatch and Playboy icon Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee broke news circuits with the most popular VHS tape of the 1990s. That […]
As the Sundance Film Festival neared its end, I was ready to put a check on top of my screening list. I just needed to watch a few more award winners before I did. One, […]
892 not only gives us a career-best performance by John Boyega but a film that examines the moral compass of right and wrong. […]
Despite its uneventful finale, Dual is a film that, once discovered, will undoubtedly create a discourse for fan theories and conversations about the true meaning of Stearns’ film. […]
The Tender Bar is the newest Amazon Prime film and the latest directorial effort from George Clooney, who is extremely hit or miss as a director with more misses than hits. Thankfully this is one of […]
Ridley Scott has had quite a year. The acclaimed director has had two of the most talked-about releases among cinephiles, The Last Duel and House of Gucci. One being a callback to some of the best films of […]
In 1978, John Carpenter’s Halloween laid the foundation for one of the longest-running horror franchises of all time. Since then, there have been 11 films, three different timelines, and one underrated anthology film. While they’re not all […]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t hate the first Venom film but found it mediocre and thought it belonged in the early 2000s. I had no expectations and wasn’t hype at […]
Throughout his career, Wes Anderson has cemented himself as one of the most eccentric and unique directors working today. Anderson’s visual style and aesthetic are always on full display since his debut film, Bottle Rocket, […]
Director Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick is one of my favorite films of the 2010s, so it was hard not to be excited for his upcoming film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. While the trailer did not sell me […]
Despite all the hardships the COVID-19 pandemic has created in the past two years, the pandemic has allowed studios and their directors to put their thinking caps on for unique ways to direct and release […]
Antoine Fuqua has never been a director whose films I’ve fully enjoyed. Outside of Training Day and Southpaw, I’ve mostly been bullish on his work. So when news broke that Fuqua would be bringing his English-speaking remake […]
Sports films have become a staple of cinema. As we enter over 100 years of sports in cinema, it’s become even more critical for these films to set themselves apart and offer a uniqueness to […]
Cinephiles are pretty familiar with Justine Bateman. Her extensive career has provided folks with various content, including the classic Family Ties and cult favorites, Desperate Housewives and Californication. However, this year’s Toronto International Film Festival proves she’s nowhere close to […]
John Wick showed studios that the assassin story is alive and well. The only question would be, who would attempt to replicate the formula successfully. Unfortunately, there have not been many from my perspective that have […]
The Tomorrow War is the latest sci-fi action film from Amazon, bought from Skydance. I have to say I enjoyed this more than I expected as none of the trailers caught my attention. It doesn’t […]
No Sudden Move is Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh’s second film for HBO Max after the Meryl Streep starrer Let Them All Talk, and it found him in familiar territory. This is his latest heist film, […]
Fatherhood is the latest Netflix original film and is a rare step into dramatic territory for Kevin Hart, similar to the surprisingly moving but funny The Upside. Netflix bought it from Sony, and I feel […]
To anyone that knows me, I am quite an unabashed sports fan, and the only thing that mirrors that same emotion with sports for me is movies. I love a good old-fashioned sports film. There […]
While I’ve always been passionate about hip-hop over the past few years, I can’t claim to be as passionate as I once was. Therefore, the rise of A$AP Rocky, while familiar with the name, I […]
The phenomenon of serial murderers continues to live in a significant space in the dark recesses of the American psyche. I attend several horror fan conventions throughout a calendar year and you can’t imagine the […]
When I was preparing my selection of films to cover at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, All The Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding is one that jumped off the page as a […]
Over the 20 plus years, I’ve been a fan of film, and outside of Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese, I don’t think there’s ever been a better director than Stanley Kubrick. His filmography contained so […]
Home invasion horror/thrillers have been a staple of the genre for decades upon decades. Some of the terrifying moments in the film are most effective when the audience feels a level of discomfort as our […]
Over the past eight years, The Conjuring Universe has become the standard-bearer in the horror genre. Regarding financial and primarily critical acclaim, the universe has done an excellent job creating a pop-culture love for the franchise, similar […]
Those Who Wish Me Dead has been one of my most anticipated films for the past two years, so I had big expectations for it, especially since it comes from Taylor Sheridan. He has given us […]
Zack Snyder is having quite a year. Just two months after his long-anticipated Snyder Cut release, Snyder is back with Army of the Dead, taking him back to the genre that got him started – zombies. Back in 2004, Snyder […]
Wrath of Man is the latest from writer/director Guy Ritchie and is a remake of the 2004 French film Cash Truck. The film continues its winning streaking, debuting one year after his return to form with […]
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