Except for a brief period in my pre-teens when I thought it wasn’t “cool,” I’ve always been an avid reader. I was practically raised in the library, and to this […]
Sometimes a familiar story needs a fresh twist, even if that story is arguably one of the most famous in all of William Shakespeare’s lexicon, Hamlet. Directed by Claire McCarthy […]
Back in January 2018, I attended the world premiere of writer-director Ari Aster’s debut feature Hereditary at the Sundance Film Festival, and I predicted that it was an early candidate […]
Before we dive into this (and as if you don’t already know), it’s rather imperative that you see Avengers: Endgame before even thinking about stepping foot into a theater for […]
In a genre that seems to be quite of the moment, count Wild Rose as the latest entry into films about female musicians searching for themselves, stardom, love…and sometimes all […]
The hardest reviews to write are the ones for greatly anticipated movies that ultimately fall short of expectations. Such is the case with Yesterday, a film that, based on its […]
There are two truly fascinating, wildly different documentaries about unique sailing trips being released right on top of each other that are both worth your time. One is Maiden, about […]
The one thing that becomes abundantly clear after watching this third entry in the Annabelle series (which is a part of the so-called Conjuring universe) is that the closer these […]
I’ll admit, I was genuinely surprised to hear that there were people in this world who were concerned that the fourth installment of Toy Story series might not be good. What […]
Mike “McBeardo” McPadden is truth in human packaging. A beard is indeed present, bristly, with streaks of grey—suggesting wisdom in matters strange and arcane. I’ve seen McPadden in action as […]
Fans of foreign films will recognize the two lead actors in Thomas Stuber’s In the Aisles, a sweet fable of love blossoming in the break room of a Costco-like warehouse superstore. […]
“A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.” That’s the simple yet wholly accurate plot summary of the feature debut from […]