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Don’t Worry Darling, the ambitious new thriller that is as star-studded as it is scandal-ridden. At this point, it is nearly impossible to separate the film from the controversies surrounding it in the headlines. I’ll be the first to admit that I was looking forward to this movie prior to its current tabloid messiness. The […]
Satire is a tricky thing in 2022. Many have claimed it’s impossible to satirize the current moment, as reality has become so ridiculous that everything is essentially a parody of itself. Others express frustration at the commonality of microaggressions or verbal attacks masquerading as “jokes”. It’s also, obviously, a very frustrating time to be alive, […]
Nope, Jordan Peele’s latest horror-comedy epic is intensely enigmatic. At times both profound and confounding, this is an incredibly dense movie, filled with metaphors and symbolism it oftentimes leaves up to you to decipher. While it is certainly possible to enjoy the movie’s narrative at face value, I’m sure many will walk away from it […]
This weekend saw the release of eccentric Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, a biopic epic about the troubled life of the king of rock n’ roll. Oh boy, this is a whole lot of movie. Luhrmann and company have stuffed an almost overwhelming amount of sequins and style into every frame of this film, and […]
It’s that time of year again! Time for PopCultureManiacs’ resident East Coast American to trek into Washington DC to report on the goings-on at the biggest fan convention in the Capital area: Awesome Con! While last year’s convention was all about recovery and the return of fan events during “Difficult Times”, this year celebrated much […]
Nicolas Cage might be the internet’s favorite actor. With his wild film performances and equally unhinged personal life, the man is a walking meme. Acknowledging and paying tribute to this status, Cage now stars as himself in the new meta-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which just might be the most Nic Cage movie […]
Everything Everywhere All At Once, the latest genre-defying masterpiece from filmmaking duo Daniels, is one of those movies that is next to impossible to write about. It’s so weird and so dense, with each new plot development somehow being stranger than the last. I don’t want to go into too much detail about its plotline, […]
One of the more unexpected effects this pandemic has had on my movie-going life is an almost total lack of exposure to bad films. With the effort and precautions required to see a movie in theaters, I’ve found myself exclusively choosing to see things I know I’ll enjoy. Couple that with the production slowdown at […]
Wes Craven’s original Scream was a genre-defining masterpiece. Prior to its 1996 release, mainstream horror was pretty much dead. Audiences had grown tired of the increasingly ludicrous sequels popular franchises were churning out at that point. The only move left was to make a horror movie about horror movies. Through its meta deconstruction of slasher […]
And the award for Most Cynical Movie of 2021 goes to… Don’t Look Up is the latest genre-defying dark comedy from the very specific mind of Writer/Director Adam McKay. The film paints a bleak portrait of humanity through its satire, reveling in the worst of our impulses with its tale of scientific denial, greed, and […]