This article was written by Lauren Weiner. Normal is a little, boring town in the middle of wintry Minnesota, and it seems as though nothing ever happens there. That much […]
A Chicago native (Naperville via Berwyn actually), actor-comedian-screenwriter-director-author-producer Bob Odenkirk is an artist who wears many hats. In fact, at any point in his career when you think you’re fully […]
French director François Ozon’s adaptation of Albert Camus’ absurdist novel The Stranger premiered in September 2025 at the Venice International Film Festival and was met with acclaim, eventually garnering a […]
As he does with all of his documentaries (including his one on Paul McCartney, Man on the Run, which was released mere weeks ago), director Morgan Neville tailors his latest […]
One of the things you should know going into Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is that it’s not really a mummy movie at all. It’s certainly not anything like the 1932 […]
To survive this gameDon’t question Coach’s honorIt’s gonna cost you Well, that may not be entirely true, but I have to acknowledge and pay tribute to Benjamin “Coach” Wade’s series […]
This article was written by Lauren Weiner. Beast, directed by Tyler Atkins, follows the story of Patton (Daniel MacPherson), an MMA fighter who put the octagon behind him after knocking […]
Has the Spanish government declared Carmen Maura a national treasure? If not, what are they waiting for? Maura stands shoulder to shoulder with such icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, […]
If you know anything about me, you should know that I love live theater, and my favorite subsector of live theater is the works of William Shakespeare. But the only […]
It’s never a good sign when Jeff Probst promotes a Survivor episode with the threat of an unprecedented, game-altering twist. The core game of Survivor is so inherently compelling that […]
This is a good month for filmmakers Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. Later this month sees the release of the terrific dark horror/comedy/love story Over Your Dead Body (an English-language […]
If you like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie or its 2023 predecessor (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the second-biggest film of that year, situated squarely between Barbie and Oppenheimer), then […]