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ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR (2025) is largely a rehash of the original that feels like White Lotus-lite
We’re big fans of the original A Simple Favor, a fun satire on true crime and mommy bloggers that seemed very timely given the rise of bloggers like Bailey Sarian, who mixed makeup tips with breakdowns of serial killers. Queue that up with Blake Lively playing against type of her public persona and Paul Feig’s…
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THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) is a reminder that Marvel can still deliver fun action and energy to the big screen
Director Jake Schreier (Netflix’s Beef) delivers one of the most engaging features to the Marvel Canon since the heyday of the era of the Russo Brothers and James Gunn. There’s something to the idea that the Peak TV era delivered its best returns as entries in the MCU. When you look at the best films…
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REVIEWS: MICKEY 17 (2025) is a fun and timely satire on the woes of the working class in Bong Joon Ho’s latest exploration of late-stage capitalism
Robert Pattinson plays the unlikely hero in a satire that rings a little close to reality in this sci-fi send-up of populist politics. It’s no secret that Bong Joon Ho harbors a definitive point of view towards populism; the idea that the elites in society are only out for themselves at the expense of the…
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WOLFMAN (2025) is a body horror meditation on grief and longing in this new Blumhouse world of gods and monsters
Director Leigh Whannell’s follow-up to 2020’s The Invisible Man continues his exploration of the human condition behind the veneer of losing it in this adaptation of the classic Universal Monster tale. Over the past several years, Leigh Whannell has been crafting a cinematic universe of post modern horror under the umbrella of Blumhouse and Universal.…
