The scariest thing about the present is that it may not be that different from the past. Last Night in Soho tells the story of Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), a young woman who moves from the English countryside to study fashion in London. Struggling to adjust to life in the big city, Eloise feels ostracized by the…
In Lindsay Gossling?s 13 Minutes, a natural catastrophe brings devastation to a community. But this isn?t your typical disaster movie that brings the survivors together to return to the way things were. Rather, this is really about the personal catastrophes that were already present in their lives. Set in a rural Oklahoma town, we meet…
?My baby?s life matters.? Unless we choose willful ignorance, we should all know that Black people in America have faced violence for a very long time. Sometimes that has happened at the hands of police. Sometimes it has happened in lynchings. But we need to remember that those who experience such events are individuals?someone?s friend…
Ron?s Gone Wrong?is an unexpected joy. Developed by 20th Century [Fox] Studios, Ron?s Gone Wrong is a weird and wonderful mixture of ET: The Extra Terrestrial, Mission: Impossible and buddy comedy that?s filled with heart and humour. While Pixar and Illumination seem to garner the animated headlines, 20th Century is also the same studio that offered the vastly underrated The Peanuts Movie and Spies in…
Never let it be said that Denis Villeneuve isn?t willing to take risks. After the financial disaster of critical darling?Blade Runner 2049, one might have thought that the Canadian director would move on to smaller projects. But why do that when you can tackle a complex work of science fiction with a history of failures…
In an alternate DC Universe, Joker and Harley Quinn decide to have some fun in Metropolis, at Superman’s expense. They kill Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman’s unborn child that Lane is carrying, before devastating the entirety of Metropolis. Superman loses his temper and kills Joker, before announcing to the world that evil and injustice…
In the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, Whoopi Goldberg is Mother Abagail and Alexander Skarsgard is Randall Flagg, the Dark Man. It’s still set in a future version of the United States (which resembles today’s society) where a military-level virus gets out and kills the majority of the population. Those who remain are…
HBO Max’s original Victorian steampunk fantasy revolves around a group of people in London in the 19th century who wrestle with the powers they discover they have. It’s like the X-men meets Victorian England, from the ever-creative mind of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), where women with powers rise up to confront the injustice…
Bruce Timm has more of an impact on the DC Universe than the casual fans of the DC films can understand. His creations, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, and The New Batman Adventures, have captured the attention of animation fans and young children for years. Now, thanks to an unlocking of…
The sequel to 2017?s disastrous Suicide Squad, James Gunn?s soft-reboot The Suicide Squad also tells the story of a ragtag group of villains and maniacs with unique abilities who are forced to work together by the America Government. If they are able to survive this suicide mission, they get reduced jail time. Disobey an order though and their…
