Written by Anna Harrison In these retrospectives, Anna will be looking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, providing context around the films, criticizing them, pointing out their groundwork for the future, and telling everyone her favorite scene, because her opinion … Continue reading.
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Written by Michael Clawson 90/100 Before there was The Irishman, there was Jacques Becker‘s Touchez Pas au Grisbi, an impeccably crafted crime film from 1954, in which French acting legend Jean Gabin plays a worn out gangster in the twilight … Continue reading.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Written by Patrick Hao 25/100 Last month AT&T announced that they were unloading Warner Media to Discovery for $43 billion after less than three years of merging with Warner Media. This also comes after a lengthy battle with the U.S. … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw
Written by Taylor Baker 60/100 The Last Thing Mary Saw is a naturalistic Victorian period piece detailing the events of our titular character Mary’s seeming descent, framed to the viewer through an interrogation sequence that begins at the outset of … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Wild Men
Written by Anna Harrison 70/100 You would be forgiven, upon starting Wild Men, for thinking that it would be a harrowing tale of survival in pre-modern Norway. We find our fur-bedecked protagonist, Martin (Rasmus Bjerg), crying on the top of … Continue reading.
A Quiet Place Part II
Written by Nick McCann 96/100 One of my biggest regrets in movie-going was not seeing A Quiet Place in theaters when it was new. I was highly impressed when I did finally watch it and subsequently crushed that I didn't … Continue reading.
Fantasia & New York Asian Film Festival Review: Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It
Written by Patrick Hao 55/100 One of the shames of watching a movie like Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It and other festival movies at VOD screenings is the palpable audience reaction to a movie that unfurls itself to the audience. … Continue reading.
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Written by Alexander Reams 27/100 When I think back to my childhood there are certain events I remember, and yes most of them revolve around films. I remember seeing G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with my father and seeing … Continue reading.
Fantasia & New York Asian Film Festival Review: Time
Written by Anna Harrison 75/100 Time opens in spectacular fashion: two young assassins, assisted by their getaway driver, wreak havoc on some unknown targets, utilizing everything from knives to whips to banana peels to foil their enemies. Freeze frames pause … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: The Night House
Written by Taylor Baker 78/100 David Bruckner who rose to some prominence through his work on the anthology short collections V/H/S and cult darling Southbound returns with his sophomore feature follow up to 2017's The Ritual with The Night House. … Continue reading.









