Jurassic Park is one of the biggest film franchises around. The original is a classic and the most recent films broke the billion-dollar barrier. The Jurassic World trilogy is concluding with Jurassic World Dominion by bringing together the original and current cast of characters. Four years after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom dinosaurs have been roaming the globe. Humans have […]
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Happening Review
Happening is a French drama based on an autobiographical novel by Annie Ernaux. It explores a time that was oppressive for women. Anne Duchesne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a university student, studying literature in the 1960s. She discovers she’s pregnant at a time when abortion was illegal in France. Anne desperately seeks a way to terminate the […]
Awesome Con 2022: Washington DC’s Premier Fan Convention
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 […]
Men Review
Men sees the cult genre filmmaker Alex Garland move into the elevated horror genre. What he delivers is one of the most divisive horror films in a long while. Harper Marlowe (Jessie Buckley) is a recently widowed woman who goes on a two-week vacation in the English Countryside. However, she must deal with the aftermath of […]
Britflix: The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II has sat on the British Throne for 70 years and is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. It’s a momentous achievement for her majesty, so now seems like a good time to check out the royal biopic The Queen. 1997 sees two massive events that affects the UK. The first was the election of Tony […]
The Bob’s Burgers Movie Review
Bob’s Burgers is one of the biggest animated sitcoms of the past decade. There have been 12 seasons so far and it has won seven Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program seven years in a row. It joins the likes of South Park and The Simpsons and earned a feature film. The Belchers endure a week from hell. The bank has given them a […]
Top Gun: Maverick Review
Top Gun is a film that generations of film fans hold dear to their hearts. 36 years later a sequel has been made and sees Tom Cruise return to the Danger Zone. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) is a decorated Navy pilot, earning medals and commendations for his service. But he is also a misfit because he […]
Firestarter (2022) Review
Blumhouse, the horror production company, make their first adaptation of a Stephen King, with their version of Firestarter. Charlie McGee (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) is an 11-year-old girl who struggles with her pyrokinetic powers. After a bullying incident in school Charlie’s powers get exposed and force the girl to go on the run with her father (Zac […]
Britflix: Never Let Me Go
2010’s Never Let Me Go was an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel of the same name. The adaptation was able to attract some amazing talent in front of and behind the camera. In 1952 there has been a medical breakthrough that allows people to live up to 100 years old. But this health revolution came at a […]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
It has been a long six-year wait for Doctor Strange to have a second solo adventure. This time Marvel brought in a directional heavyweight for an adventure across the multiverse. America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) is a teenage girl who has the power to travel the multiverse. She’s also being chased by demons and monsters. When […]