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Mando and Baby Yoda Make the Leap to the Big Screen with ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu brings our small-screen duo to cinemas with a standalone adventure that thankfully avoids empty fan service, but doesn’t quite hit the highs of the Skywalker saga.
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‘Exit 8’ Video Game Becomes Psychological Horror in New Japanese Film
‘Exit 8’ adds depth to a popular Japanese liminal space video game, creating an effective, surprisingly tense psychological horror film.
Featured Reviews
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‘The Drama’ Could Become the Most Discussed Film of the Year
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s jet-black comedy about a happily engaged couple whose love is put to the test after a shocking revelation during a party game.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
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Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Twists Office Hierarchy with Horror and Humor
With Send Help, Sam Raimi reminds us that he is a master at balancing horror and comedy, turning a simple scenario about a downtrodden employee (Rachel McAdams) stranded on an island with her horrible boss (Dylan O’Brien) into a delightfully tense, bloody, fun movie experience.
Latest Reviews
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Is Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ a Mess or Masterpiece?
Is Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis the magnum opus of one of cinema’s great auteurs or the fever dream of an old man who is not used to hearing the word no? Well…it’s complicated.
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The Beauty and the Body Horror of ‘The Substance’
In a combination of body horror, biting humor, and beautiful visuals, The Substance delivers one of the most unique viewing experiences of the year.
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New Casa Bonita Documentary Looks Inside the Renovation Nightmare
The new documentary ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! takes viewers inside Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s renovation nightmare and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the South Park creators’ restoration of the iconic Denver Mexican restaurant.
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Should Tim Burton Have Let Beetlejuice Rest In Peace?
Because we live in an era of reboots and lega-sequels where nothing is sacred, everyone knew we’d eventually get a new Beetlejuice film. With Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Michael Keaton back, can Beetlejuice Beetlejuice capture the fun of the original or should the ghost with the most have been allowed to rest…
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Can Zoë Kravitz’s ‘Blink Twice’ Live Up To ‘Get Out’?
Zoe Kravitz channels her inner Jordan Peele in her directorial debut, Blink Twice, but does the film fully live up to Get Out?
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Are Critics Wrong About M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’?
I’m going to get a lot of side-eye from my film friends for this one, but I liked the new M. Night Shyamalan movie, Trap—mostly because of Josh Hartnett.
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The MPA Movie Rating System: From PG-13 To NC-17
In this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast, Alexis and Kt Baldassaro from MovieRuntime discuss the history of the MPA movie rating system and whether or not it still matters in the streaming age.
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Celebrating 25 Years of ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut’
On the latest, Whatcha Watchin, Alexis is joined by Angus Truskett from Hey Fam to talk about the 25th anniversary of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and all things Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
