One Man’s Trash: Alien Warfare
Never has a film been more aptly titled than Alien Warfare. At least, once Chris (David B. Meadows) gets off the phone, I’m pretty sure some aliens are going to start wreaking havoc.
Preacher 4.01 & 4.02 Recap: “Guess We All Gotta Die So
A TV series as defiantly weird as AMC’s Preacher couldn’t possibly last forever. For many reasons, the fact that it survived more than a single year is pretty amazing. Back this week for its fourth and officially final...
Now Streaming: The Boys Season 1
We may have already hit the saturation point for movies and TV shows about superheroes but, vague title aside, Amazon’s The Boys has a fun take on the genre. If super powers really did exist, isn’t it likely that most ...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 4th, 2019 – Catch and Re
A pretty big selection of Blu-rays and 4k Ultra HD discs run loose this week. Do you really gotta catch ’em all, though? That seems expensive.
Weekend Roundtable: Odd Couples
The Hobbs & Shaw movie teams up a pair of mismatched partners who may bicker but actually kind of like each other deep down. Believe it or not, other movies have tried this innovative formula before! Here are some of our favo...
Mike Wallace Is Here Review: Puff Piece on a Hard Hitter
Mike Wallace Is Here is a mostly fluffy documentary on the famed 60 Minutes host and interviewer. Though Wallace was known for being tough on his subjects, this bio avoids those tactics altogether.
Hobbs & Shaw Review: Between a Rock and a Hard Case
There’s a strong sense of “How did we get here?” with Hobbs & Shaw, the spinoff from the Fast & Furious series. Mathematically, the film takes two series addendum characters – Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson...
Now Streaming: Another Life
Former Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff returns to duty in space for Netflix’s new sci-fi drama Another Life. I wish she could have brought some of that prior show’s good writing with her.
Fantasia Fest Journal: Chiwawa
Some films are not about character revelations or plot. Sometimes, you’re merely fed information and allowed the space to come to your own conclusions. Chiwawa chooses to present the world as a messy moving target, without e...
Fantasia Fest Journal: Mystery of the Night
It’s difficult, and possibly unfair, to separate Filipino director Adolfo Boringa Alix, Jr.’s Mystery of the Night from the ideas it’s representing. The film uses folkloric techniques to tell a story about love, ...
Poll: Dwayne Johnson or Jason Statham?
Hobbs & Shaw teams up Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as reluctant partners, but which actor is really the better action star? If only one of them could continue to have a career based on your decision, which would you choos...
Fantasia Fest Journal: 1BR
More often than not, horror lies in the unknown. In rare occurrences, like those shown in 1BR, knowing everything is even scarier.