The self-contained SUMMERWEEN episode is this series at its best. The concept of a scary monster, the Summerween Trickster, seeking revenge against kids who think they are too cool to participate in Halloween is non-stop demented fun.…
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S2 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH started with a dud for me. I was so unimpressed with E1 of this season that I didn’t continue to the following two episodes that all dropped together back on October 5th. When a friend told me the show picked up quickly after the premiere, I binged E2-6 in one sitting, and I’m so glad I did. I returned to this show for Stede and Ed, and the pirates delivered that. There are a…
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For all its campy flaws (all worth celebrating), NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is a uniquely well-made film and a bona fide Halloween classic.…
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This isn't a dream. This isn't a one-off Halloween gimmick. This is a straight-up canon episode where everyone becomes a zombie by eating military rations purchased by an Abba-loving, Gaga-dressed Dean Pelton.…
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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY broke my heart this week. It was told from 6:30’s point of view.…
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Not only is US a film showcasing how dynamic Peele is as a director, but it's also the film with Lupita Nyongo's greatest performance ever.…
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EXODUS represents a historical classic of monumental proportions that is still retelling the world today……
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Please, “Don’t Blame Me” I knew “All Too Well” it would be an instant “Love Story” when I saw TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR this past weekend. After a “Cruel Summer” of missing the tour like a bad “Archer,” my wife and I were able to dress up in “Style” and “Shake it Off” to see the best concert film of all time. I’ve seen Taylor Swift’s last two concerts, and even though she doesn’t go into as many personal…
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“Hold your breath” for the best formulaic sports movie of the year. Sometimes, critics love films that, for lack of a better word, are Oscar bait (see TÁR and WOMEN TALKING last year). Yet, the movie the Oscars have forgotten about in recent years is the underdog sports genre. Yes, NYAD is such a film, but the twist is that rather than focus on men, it’s the story of a woman in her sixties attempting to do something no one…
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