The Running Man is the fourth and final adaptation of a Stephen King story. This time, it’s a big-budget dystopian film with Edgar Wright directing. In the near future, The Network controls America. They have run down safety regulations, attempts to unionise are crushed, and the masses are fed a diet of brutal game shows. […]
Rocking out and taking out monsters: The power of music in anime [Part 1]
Music has always been important in anime, but especially in recent years. This year alone, at least seven music series aired, specifically BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (also known as Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast), Flower and Asura, Harmony of Mille-Feuille, Maebashi Witches, Princession Orchestra, You and Idol Pretty Cure, and Rock Is a […]
The Long Walk Review
The Long Walk is a retro-dystopian film based on a Stephen King novel, which he wrote under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. The United States has suffered war, military dictatorship, and economic depression. This has led the government to introduce an annual competition where a boy from each state must compete in “The Long Walk.” The […]
Pluribus – We Is Us and Pirate Lady Review
Well, that’s a heck of a start to the show, no? From spending the pilot letting us get a feel for just who Carol was, laying out just how the Joining came to be, and exploring a bit of how this new world order has impacted half of our surviving “humans” in very different ways, […]
Pluribus Review
When Vince Gilligan (the creator of Breaking Bad and co-creator of Better Call Saul) announced that he would be creating a new series for AppleTV+ starring Rhea Seehorn (the beating heart of Better Call Saul), I was beyond excited. And now that the series is here – and now that I have seen seven of […]
Shelby Oaks Review
Chris Stuckmann was one of the first successful film critics on YouTube. He also harboured filmmaking ambitions, which he has fulfilled with his debut feature, Shelby Oaks. Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn) was a paranormal investigator and a YouTuber who disappeared in 2008 when exploring the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Her older sister, Mia (Camille […]
Sentimental Value Review
I’ll admit, it took me awhile to gather my thoughts enough to write this review of Sentimental Value. Because, despite finding a lot to love about Joachim Trier’s film, I didn’t find myself as rapturously drawn to the story, the performances, the overall aesthetic of the film as a number of other reviewers. So, I […]
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review
Bruce Springsteen, AKA the Boss, is one of the most popular musicians America has ever produced, and he is the latest musician to be given the biopic treatment. In 1981, Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) had completed a sold-out tour and returned to his hometown. He uses his time to write a new album and […]
K-On Complete Collection Blu-ray Review [Part 2]
This review continues from part 1, which examined the themes, characters, and plot in seasons 1 and 2 of K-On!, a slice-of-life musical series. This review will examine the K-On! film, the special features, English dub, and more, within the Blu-ray collection. K-On! the Movie, which released in theaters in early December 2011, and on Blu-ray and […]
Dream Eater Review
The first movie from Eli Roth’s new production studio, The Horror Section, was Jimmy and Stiggs, a jaw dropping descent into goopy, neon madness. It was a perfect midnight movie that nonetheless played the multiplex. That was all it took to convince me that seeking out the studio’s films moving forward would be worthwhile. Roth […]










