From the opening frames of Katrine Brocks’s Danish drama The Great Silence, it’s clear that something is rotten in, well, if not the state of Denmark, then in the convent in which postulant Alma is living. Mere weeks from taking her final vows, Alma appears to be content to spend the rest of her life […]
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Halloween Ends Review
David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy has come to an end with Halloween Ends. It has already garnered a reputation as one of the divisive films in the Halloween franchise. It has been four years since Michael Myers’ escape and rampage. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has attempted to move on with her life by moving back to Haddonfield and sharing a house with […]
Vesper Review
Vesper is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film and a co-production between Lithuania, France, and Belgium. In the future humanity has fallen into a new Dark Age. The elites in the Citadel control all the resources for food production and the rest of humanity toil on a hostile planet. Vesper (Raffiella Chapman) is a young girl who’s a […]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Review
Based on a children’s book by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a CGI/live-action hybrid and a family-friendly musical. Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem) is a performer and dreamer who adopts a remarkable baby crocodile that can sing. However, when it comes to the time to perform Lyle the Crocodile (Shawn Mendes) gets stage fright and […]
Amsterdam Review
The 1933 Business Plot serves as the inspiration for David O. Russell’s 10th film. Russell aimed to repeat the success of American Hustle by making a film based on a historical event and filled with an ensemble cast. Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) is a doctor and veteran of the Great War and treats other veterans out of a […]
Emily Review
Emily Brontë is one of the most famous British novelists which is a remarkable feat because she only wrote one novel in her short life. Her story is explored in Frances O’Connor’s directional debut. Emily Jane Brontë (Emma Mackey) is one of four siblings who lived in rural Yorkshire. She’s a shy young woman who […]
The Lost King Review
The discovery of Richard III’s body was a major event for the city of Leicester and historians. One of the people involved in the search was Philippa Langley and her story gets told in The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) is a divorced mother of two who gets passed over for promotion. After taking one of […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #33: Warner Bros. Discovery
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent issues afflicting Warner Bros. Discovery.
Crimes of the Future Review
Crimes of the Future is a sci-fi film by the master of body horror, David Cronenberg. It’s the first film made by the director in seven years and was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. In the near future humanity is rapidly changing. Many people have modified their bodies so they […]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Review
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a comedy-drama that’s based on a novel by Paul Gallico. Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) is a cleaner in London. She lives alone in Battersea and harbours hopes of her husband returning home despite going missing during the Second World War. Mrs. Harris becomes obsessed with a Christian Dior dress owned […]










