Yeon Sang ho’s The Ugly strips away spectacle to deliver a slow burning mystery rooted in grief and prejudice. Park Jeong-min carries the film in dual roles, portraying both the son who discovers his mother’s remains decades later and the father who lived through her...
Hikari’s Rental Family explores Japan’s real life rent a relative industry through the eyes of Philip, a lonely actor in Tokyo played by Brendan Fraser. Hired to play husbands, fathers, and sons for clients in need, Philip finds himself blurring the line between...
Don’t let the wild title fool you. KPop Demon Hunters may sound like an over-the-top concept (and it absolutely embraces that flair), but it’s also one of the most emotionally resonant and thematically thoughtful animated films to come from Sony and Netflix in years....
M3GAN 2.0 may present itself as a sci-fi horror sequel, but it quickly reveals itself to be something much more ambitious. Beneath its sleek techno-thriller exterior lies a layered meditation on artificial intelligence, power, and the difficult, often painful path...
In its second episode, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes continues to prove that this spin-off series is more than just a side story—it’s a gritty, grounded look at heroism from the margins. While it still exists within the My Hero Academia universe, Vigilantes carves its...
The first episode of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes offers a refreshing and grounded perspective of the hero world we’ve come to know through the main My Hero Academia series. Instead of showcasing elite students or high-profile Pro Heroes, it introduces us to people...
September 5 is a compelling exploration of the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis and its groundbreaking impact on live news coverage. Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, the film highlights how ABC News redefined broadcast journalism by choosing to focus on the unfolding...
Smile 2 delves into the impact of fame, guilt, and the breakdown of personal relationships, all of which add depth to Naomi Scott’s character, Skye Riley. Her life is marked by isolation, with most of her remaining “friends” being employees or industry insiders rather...
My Hero Academia: You’re Next dives deeper into the philosophical and emotional complexities of heroism than previous films, challenging its characters—and the audience—to rethink the meaning of power and responsibility. While the series has always been about the...