Written by Anna Harrison "A 50 for a movie I went into with rock bottom expectations is vastly different from a 50 for, say, a Spielberg movie. If I give a 50 to a film from one of our greatest … Continue reading.
It Ends with Us
Author: Anna Harrison
House of the Dragon (Season 2)
Written by Anna Harrison “‘It all goes back and back,’ Tyrion thought, ‘to our mothers and our fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own … Continue reading.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Written by Anna Harrison "In 2016—simpler times—the first “Deadpool” roared onto screens at just the right time. Fox’s X-Men universe was stuttering as the Marvel Cinematic Universe was racing towards (though not quite at) its peak..."… Continue reading.
Doctor Who Season 14
Written by Anna Harrison "Stop me if you’ve heard this before: after a bumpy road and some time off the air, a guy named Russell T. Davies becomes showrunner for “Doctor Who,” rebrands his new season as “season one,” casts … Continue reading.
Wonka
Written by Anna Harrison "Raise your hand, please, if you were clamoring for a prequel about the man who put several children through severe trauma in his chocolate factory. Oh, I see—no one? No one was asking for this movie? … Continue reading.
Civil War
Written by Anna Harrison "I am going to say something very brave: I liked “Men,” Alex Garland’s 2022 horror film which got skewered by critics, both professional and armchair. So even when Twitter started dragging his name through the mud … Continue reading.
Rustin
Written by Anna Harrison "Bayard Rustin was a great many things. He was a devoted Quaker and a gay man, he was an avowed socialist yet received praise from Ronald Reagan, he was one of the leaders of the March … Continue reading.
Saltburn
Written by Anna Harrison "Fennell, it seems, wants to have her cake and eat it too: while she attempts to layer in shades of gray to Ollie, the film’s final “twist” (if it can be called that) seems to unravel … Continue reading.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Written by Anna Harrison "Well, while “Ballad” may not reach the highs of the first two films, it has more going for it than a cash grab, which is more than you can say about the boneheaded decision to split … Continue reading.
The Marvels
Written by Anna Harrison "The once-untouchable behemoth has been beset by a literal plague and increasingly diminished returns, and now it seems the norm has become mediocrity at best and mind-numbing at worst with only glimpses of the old..."… Continue reading.