Nimona is a science fantasy adventure-comedy film. It is based on ND Stevenson’s webcomic, and later graphic novel, of the same name. Annapurna Animation, Vertigo Entertainment, DNEG Animation, Blue Sky Studios, and 20th Century Animation produced the film. Nick Bruno and Troy Quane directed it. Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary are producers. This piece was […]
Film Reviews
Talk to Me Review
Talk to Me is an Australian horror film and the directional debut of the Philippou Twins. It’s a film that had a lot of buzz around it since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Mia (Sophie Wilde) is a teenage girl who is still grieving for her mother who passed away two years prior. When […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #37: Barbenheimer
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the Barbenheimer phenomenon and share their thoughts on Barbie and Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer Review
Movie fans always anticipate Christopher Nolan’s films. He moves into the world of biopics with his historical epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer follows the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from 1926 to 1954. This includes his student days in Cambridge and travelling around Europe to learn from the best physicists, teaching […]
Barbie Review
Barbie makes her live-action movie debut with a self-titled film. It has become one of the most anticipated films of the summer of 2023. Barbie can be a doctor, a writer, a president, and anything that can ever be imagined. The Barbies live in a perfect world where every day is the best day ever. […]
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Review
DreamWorks had a great one-two punch with their 2022 releases The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Their first film of 2023, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken had a lot to live up to. Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) and her family live in the seaside town of Oceanside. There are Krakens who are pretending to be humans. […]
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review
The Mission: Impossible film series has arguably been getting better and better with each installment. After a five-year gap since its previous entry and three years since it started filming, the series returns with the first part of a two-part finale. An Artificial Intelligence program known as The Entity has developed self-awareness and has been infiltrating computers around […]
Insidious: The Red Door Review
Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth film in the Insidious series and sees the return of the Lambert family for the first time since 2013. After the events of Insidious: Chapter 2, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) have their memories erased of Dalton’s coma, Josh’s possession, and suppressing their powers. Nine years later Dalton is […]
Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny Review
Indiana Jones is a franchise that has been around for over 40 years and has been 15 years since the release of the previous entry. Harrison Ford is back at the age of 80 for one last adventure as the famous archaeologist. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) has reached a low point in his life. He lives […]
Indiana Jones Retrospective: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
After a 19-year break, Indiana Jones returned with Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It’s a film where the fan reaction can charitably be called mixed. In 1957 Indiana Jones has been abducted by Soviet agents and forced to infiltrate a secret American government base in Nevada. This leads to Indy getting accused of […]