For the centennial celebration of Warner Bros. Studio, the greatest superhero of all time soars onto physical media shelves May 9th, in a 5-film box set celebrating the iconic Man of Steel. Packaged beautifully as a set, Warner Bros. has released 4K editions of Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, […]
BEAU IS AFRAID: Ari Aster’s Character Piece Is A Singular Tragicomedy
Gone are the respective horrors of Hereditary’s witch covens and Midsommar’s pagan cults. In Ari Aster’s third feature film, Beau Is Afraid, he has decided to showcase a horror that will hit incredibly close to home for every viewer: that of an overbearing parent. This latest mind trip of a film from the auteur filmmaker […]
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE: A Cinematic Plea for Help
How To Blow Up A Pipeline, most importantly, finely rides the line between a call to action and a desperate plea for help. Daniel Goldhaber’s 2022 film follows a group of environmental activists on a singular mission, and the title makes it pretty obvious as to what that mission is. It plays out like a […]
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING: Superhero Movies Can Still Be Fun
The French auteur Quentin Dupieux is perhaps most famous among general audiences for his 2010 film, Rubber. Yet Dupieux’s productions have not slowed down in the thirteen years since its release. In that time, he has released seven more films, all of which he wrote, directed, shot, and edited. Now, his eighth film in just […]
CREED III: Michael B. Jordan Stakes His Claim In New Weight Class
It’s been a long 5 years since the last time we saw Adonis Creed in the ring, but Michael B. Jordan hasn’t lost his groove when it comes to playing the titular boxer. In fact, it seems that Jordan felt more confident than ever putting the gloves back on, because for Creed III, the star […]
INFINITY POOL: A Twisted Yet Shallow Cronenberg Experience
It’s no secret that the Cronenberg family has a deeply pessimistic view of humanity. More specifically, David Cronenberg and son, Brandon Cronenberg, have angrily taken aim at the systems put in place by humanity. While David has been honing this craft for over thirty years in the world of filmmaking, his son, Brandon, recently broke […]